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priority review of TBBPA under RoHS
seemingly undermines the EU’s emerging
chemicals policy and law under REACH.
We urge the commission to reconsider the
inclusion of TBBPA in its list of ‘priority
ipc website now “auf Deutsch”
The sMarT group lead-Free Defect
review’ substances under RoHS.”
The website of IPC—Association Connect-
guide 2
Following interagency review of the
ing Electronics Industries® is now available
Environment DG proposal, the Com-
in German.
mission will present the proposed RoHS
“This is one example of new activities
Revision to the European Parliament. This
we’ve initiated to meet our Board’s vision
summer IPC hosted a workshop in Brus-
of serving the global electronics industry,”
sels outlining the negative impact of the
said Kim Sterling, IPC vice president of
Öko-Institut’s recommendations for the
marketing & communications. “Having
SMART Group’s second lead-free guide
inclusion of additional chemicals to RoHS
our site available in German and Chinese
is a compilation of defects designed to
including TBBPA. The Environment DG’s
is an important step in reaching the major
help managers, designers, engineers and
proposal is based on the institute’s recom-
decision makers in electronics manufacturing
operatives solve these everyday problems
mendations.
worldwide today.”
and let them troubleshoot effectively and
TBBPA is used in more than two-thirds
Almost all of the pages of the extensive
efficiently.
of the world’s electrical and electronic
IPC site have been translated, including
The SMART Group has been at
(E&E) appliances. A ban of TBBPA, a reactive
key features such as IPC news, weekly
the heart of disseminating information
component to produce flame retardant
feature articles and environmental policy
regarding the diverse research and develop-
epoxy systems, would have a tremendous
issues.
ment needed to implement the change to
impact on the electronics industry in
IPC web content has been available in
lead-free soldering. The group has used
Europe.
Chinese since 2003. The association hopes
the knowledge and feedback they have
A copy of IPC’s letter to EU commis-
to translate the site into Japanese next.
built up, through seminars, the European
sioners is available at
www.ipc.org/ehs.
To view the IPC site in German, visit
LEADOUT project, correspondence on
www.ipc.org and select Deutsch. For more
our unique Email Forum smart-e-link, to
information or to direct questions, contact
put this defect guide together.
Sterling at +1 847-597-2805 or KimSter-
www.smartgroup.org
ling@ipc.org. seMi recommends concrete
action to maintain europe’s
ipc voices concerns over rohs industry competitiveness
revision developments SEMI® members are concerned
On the heels of a recent news report that a further decline of the mainstream
that Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is microelectronics manufacturing base will
on a draft list of substances for priority have a negative impact on Europe’s overall
eipc Winter conference
examination under the European Union’s competitiveness. Working with mem-
amsterdam 2009
(EU) Restriction of Hazardous Substances bers, SEMI developed a white paper that
The European Institute of Printed Circuits
(RoHS), IPC president Denny McGuirk presents six key recommendations to the
(EIPC), the only WECC member repre-
dispatched a letter to EU commissioners European Union and national governments.
senting the interests of the PCB manu-
expressing the organization’s concerns for Implementation of these recommendations
facturing and supply industry in Europe,
the inclusion of TBBPA. would increase Europe’s microelectronic
announces its Winter Conference for 2009,
In its October 15 issue, ENDS Europe industry competitiveness. The SEMI White
to be held in Amsterdam February 12-13,
DAILY reported it viewed a proposal Paper was released on 7 October 2008
2009, at the Holiday Inn Hotel.
drafted by the European Commission’s and relayed by several leading industry
EIPC will have a highly topical program
Environment Directorate-General (DG) with publications. The recommendations will
based upon the two disciplines of technol-
a new annex listing five substances for pri- be discussed with the EU at the 3rd SEMI
ogy and management, and within these
ority assessment and potential inclusion in Brussels Forum on 9-10 December 2008.
a range of topics will be discussed--all of
RoHS, including TBBPA, a reactive flame To receive a printed copy of the SEMI
which will be germane to the business of
retardant used in a majority of printed White Paper, please send your contact
producing PCBs. A full program will be
circuit board laminate. details to
semieurope@semi.org or download
issued shortly, but for further details on this
“TBBPA has already undergone a it from
www.semi.org/europewhitepaper.
event, please contact Sonja Derhaag at the
comprehensive EU Risk Assessment and,
EIPC Offices in Maastricht by e-mailing
therefore, is not expected to be subject to
sderhaag@eipc.org.
www.eipc.org
authorization under REACH,” explained
McGuirk. “The recommendation for
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