REACH: Compliance and Growth in the Electronics Industry in 2013

SILICONEXPERT INFOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIES www.siliconexpert.com REACH COMPLIANCE AND GROWTH IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY IN 2013 REACH is a regulation of the European Union to improve the protection of human health and the environment from the risks of chemicals and promotes alternative methods for dangerous or harmful substances. To comply, substances must be registered and chemical data must follow regulations. All data is current as of August 2013 PARTS WITHOUT ACTIVELY PUBLISHED REACH INFORMATION 10% 77% Parts without published REACH information Parts with actively published REACH information ...**. 13% ***.. Parts with some REACH information published NOT ALL MANUFACTURERS PUBLISH REACH DATA ACTIVELY 62% 38% Do not publish REACH/chemical info Publish REACH/chemical info 26% 12% Actively provide REACH info Do not actively provide REACH info This respresentation is based on a sample of 1,651 manufacturers from the Silicon Expert Database WHY IS PUBLISHING REACH IMPORTANT REACH places the "burden of proof" on companies to comply with regulations forcing them to identify and manage substances of risk. Although this is an EU (European Union) regulation, it affects multiple members of the supply chain including manufactures, suppliers, importers, and more. SVHC (SUBSTANCES OF VERY HIGH CONCERN) Under REACH a substance is a SVHC if it BOTH meets this list of hazardous categories ... Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMRS) Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic [PBT] Very persistent and very bio-accumulative [VPVB] Equivalent level of concern, such as endocrine disruptors AND has been placed by the REACH Commission on the candidate list of substances considered for authorization. SVHC SUBTANCES TO DATE +54 +6 150 120 +13 +20 90 60 +8 +7 +13 +8 30 +15 OCT MAR JUN DEC JUN DEC JUN DEC JUN 2008 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 Current total SVHC Substances Under the REACH Regulation 144 162 Current total Registry of Submitted SVHC Intentions According to ECHA TOP 10 PRODUCT LINES CONTAINING SVHCS Resistor Fixed Single-Surface Mount Zener Capacitor Ceramic Multilayer Capacitor Plastic Film Capacitor Aluminium Connector RF Laser Diode Module Filter Misc TVS Resonator 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 Using a random sample of 78,996 parts with SVHCS POTENTIAL SVHC SUBSTANCES - FUTURE REACH PROJECTIONS Beyond REACH, non-profits such as ChemSec located in Sweden are actively identifying potential SVHCS that are not yet recognized by ECHA, the governing body of REACH. These potential SVHCS are called SIN (Substitute it Now) substances and act as a tool to help identify hazardous chemicals that fit REACH criteria. PRODUCT CATEGORIES INCLUDING SIN SUBSTANCES Electronic product lines that are most likely affected if all substances on the SIN List are recognized by REACH. Resistor Discrete Power Management Connector Linear Frequency Controls Wire and Cables Standard and Specialty Logic Memory Capacitor Infographic by: Feeling overwhelmed by Environmental Compliance including REACH/ROHS? SILICONEXPERT TECHNOLOGIES Find out how SiliconExpert can help at www.siliconexpert.com/environmental