RoHS: Past, Present, Future

ROHS: VENKEL LTD. Past, Present, Future ROHS | rs/, Irl, Irozl, irohz/ noun 1.The Directive on the restriction of the use of six hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment 2002/95/EC (commanly referred to as the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive or RoHS). The six materials are Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent chromium, Polybrominated biphenyis PBB), and Polybrominated diphenyi ether (PBDE). Who's Involved? United States EU China India South Korea 2006: China introduces Management Methods for Controlling Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products Regulotion (China RoHS) 2002: 2010: Proposition re entered Parliament for a second reading leading to major amendments to original directive proposal 2008: ROHS amendment with new exemplions is introduced Europeon Commission adopts a revised list of exemptions and restructured annexes. Expiration dates are now included with the new exemption structure 2000. 2008: 2004: Countries forced to pass appropriate legislation First draft of RoHS written RoHS Recast 2007 1st phase of China ROHS implemented 2013: Countries will is proposed 1988: EU instituted and invoked a community action program to combat codmium polution 2011 ROHS Recast becomes law/ be required to pass appropriate legislation in regards to ROHS Recast . 2012: India RoHS will become law 2010: India adopts Electronic Waste Rules (India ROHS) 1996: 2010: European Parliament EU review identified need to reduce certoin hozardous substonces and create 2008: Korea ROHS approves ROHS Recast is implemented community wide rules regarding waste management 2003: 2007 2007: Korea introduces Act for California RoHS Resource Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Official Directive was published ofter "conciliation process" Key Changes from ROHS Recast regulotions take effect 2001: 2006: Equipment and Vehicles Common position text was created by EU members RoHS directive officially (Korea ROHS) becomes enforceable law 3 Categories added (medical, monitoring, other) CE marking required. Progress Thus Far* Exemplion expiration dates (subject to renewal). EEE now defined exclusively within the directive EC declaration of conformity required Waste Stream Reduction (Aggregete flow ef waste makeriel rom genarafion to Ireatrent le firal dispesilion) Periodic Table NOF Na of Elements Cd Codmium Ma Ng K C S T VG Na Fe Co Cu Zn Ga Se Cadmium waste streams have been reduced from 15,873 tons to 5,873 tons or 63% Hg | Mercury Hf Ta w R 0s Ir A H P Po Mercury waste streams have been reduced from 12,321 tons to 5,421 tons or 56% Pb Lead Lead in waste streams has been reduced from 292,000 tons to 233,600 tons or 20% Reduction of Substances in Products D-1000 tons Product Waste Reduction Mercury Cadmium 14, 200 Tons Pb Cd P6|P6||F6||P6|| P||P6||P6||P|P||P Lead 82, 700 Tons • Lead use in copiers has been reduced from more than 1 kg to a little more than 0.3 kg • Cadmium use has been reduced in TVs, copiers, and refrigerators from greater than 0.1 kg to a little more than 0.01 kg per product SOURCES Belden RSJ Technical Consulting Official Journal of the European Union REV20110901 *insufficient data for Cr, PBB, and PBDE