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used in more than 80 percent of the ful as well as the German spoken workshop
world’s printed circuit boards (PCBs). A Starr-Flexible Leiterplatten in Frankfurt on
comprehensive EU Risk Assessment found June 9. The proceedings of the conference
TBBPA not harmful to the environment or and workshop are available on CD.
to human health. The CD is free of charge to EIPC Mem-
SMarT group to celebrate 25th an-
However, as discussions of the pro- bers. The costs per CD and per event for
niversary with year of events
posed revisions to the RoHS Directive Non-members is €125, excluding shipment
To commemorate the silver anniversary of
proceed among members of the European costs. Please write to
eipc@eipc.org if you
SMART, there will be a year of celebration,
Union Council, Germany and Sweden’s are interested in buying a CD.
commencing with an event at its popular
environmental agencies are calling for the If you have a spare moment please take
Oxfordshire venue on October 22nd with
restriction of TBBPA under RoHS, a sub- some time (7 min.) to watch the video at
headline speakers Doug Pauls and Dave
stance not currently on the list of proposed
www.emspeople.com/video/an-interview-mi-
Hillman from Rockwell Collins, USA, to-
restrictions. chael-weinhold. It will give you an interesting
gether with a line-up of speakers, supported
Recently, Germany’s federal envi- view on what the EIPC can mean for your
by a table-top exhibition. In the evening
ronmental agency, Umwelt Bundes Amt company and to the printed circuit board
of this event there will be a celebration
(UBA), published a newsletter calling for industry.
www.eipc.org
get-together.
the restriction of TBBPA under RoHS,
The Group’s founder member was
www.ipc.org/UBA-newsletter. The basis for
John Burke who is now based in the USA
UBA’s position is the faulty and unscien-
but is still an active member of the smart-e-
tific report published last year by the Öko
iNeMi members release position
link email forum.
Institut. Information about the electronics
statement on the definition of “low
The SMART Group was formed by
manufacturing industry’s concerns with the
halogen” for electronic products
engineers originally to meet the new chal-
Öko Institut report is available at www.ipc.
lenge of Surface Mount Technology. Along
org/Industry-response. Growing pressure
The International Electronics Manufac-
the way the vision has changed to embrace
from the Swedish government is spurred
turing Initiative (iNEMI), an industry-led
all the new technology developments and
by a report from the Swedish chemicals
consortium, released a position statement
environmental concerns. These include de-
agency, Kemikalieinspektionen, www.ipc.
that defines “low-halogen” (brominated
sign, printed circuit board manufacture, all
org/KEMI-report.
flame retardant (BFR)/chlorinated flame
components, assembly, test and reliability,
“As we continue to monitor global
retardant (CFR)/polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-
rework and repair.
environmental activities, it is impera-
free) for electronic products. For PCBs and
Details of further events will be posted
tive that we engage the support of IPC
substrate laminates, iNEMI members de-
on their website,
www.smartgroup.org.
members in affected regions. We continue
fine “low halogen” as containing no more
to lobby governments directly, but we also
than 1500 ppm of total halogens in the
recognize that government officials respond
resin plus reinforcement matrix, and no
best to companies located in their country.
more than 900 ppm (each) of bromine or
Our strategic advocacy efforts are always
chlorine (per IPC-4101). For components,
strengthened with the active support of
each plastic in the component should con-
industry members,” said Fern Abrams,
tain less than 1000 ppm of bromine if the
ipc urges members in germany and
IPC director of environmental policy and
source is from brominated flame retardants
Sweden to voice concerns
government relations.
(BFRs), and less than 1000 ppm of chlorine
IPC—Association Connecting Electron-
For more information on IPC’s
if the source is from chlorinated flame re-
ics Industries is mounting an advocacy
advocacy efforts, visit
www.IPC.org/ehs or
tardants (CFRs), PVC or PVC copolymers.
campaign encouraging its members in
contact Fern Abrams at
fernabrams@ipc.org
www.inemi.org
Germany and Sweden to contact their
or +1 703-522-0225.
respective environmental agencies and
government officials, urging that they resist
a ban of Tetrabromobisphenol(a) (TBBPA).
proceedings eipc events available
The EIPC team is pleased to announce that
the EIPC Summer Conference held in St.
TBBPA is a popular flame retardant
Michael on June 18 & 19 was very success-
50 – Global SMT & Packaging – September 2009
www.globalsmt.net
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