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Rob Spiegel

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Rob Spiegel is a contributing editor for Design News, where he covers RoHS, China RoHS, California RoHS, REACH and EuP. He also follows these subjects on Design News' Green Scene page.

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China releases RoHS catalog

According to Michael Kirschner, president of Design Chain Associates in San Francisco, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has just issued the proposed Key Administrative Catalog for the Pollution Control of Electronic Information Products (Batch 1). Kirschner notes that “this is the infamous ‘catalog’ for which Phase 2 restriction requirements... More

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U.S. car makers launch lead-free test plan

U.S. automakers are working together to remove lead from vehicle electronics. A project team under The United States Council for Automotive Research - which includes Chrysler, Ford and GM - has developed a Lead-Free Solder Validation Test Plan . Developed through its Vehicle Recycling Partnership (VRP) program, the test plan was designed for suppliers of audio components, instrument... More

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Paper on environmental compliance management

GreenSoft Technology Inc., an environmental compliance management company in South Pasadena, Calif., has released a complimentary copy of the white paper, “Compliance Management for OEM-Specific RoHS/REACH SVHC Requirements.” The paper was produced to describe the best practices of environmental compliance management on subsystems or modules to comply with an OEM... More

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Major firms remove hazardous materials from electronic products

Two non-profit organizations, ChemSec and Clean Production Action (CPA), have released a research report on companies that are leading the electronics industry by moving away from chemicals that can lead to health and environmental problems. The report, “ Greening Consumer Electronics: Moving Away from Bromine and Chlorine,” identifies seven companies that have engineered... More

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California revises proposal for Safer Alternatives Regulation

According to a Design Chain Associates (DCA) in San Francisco, the California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) has issued a significant revision to the straw proposal for the Safer Alternatives Regulation. “The new draft narrows the scope but still potentially includes products like printers, electronic toys and computing equipment used in the K-12 school... More
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