RoHS Compliance
The EU, RoHS directive 2002/95/EC restricts the use of lead and other potentially hazardous substances including cadmium, mercury and chromium VI, amongst others, in electrical and electronic products. RoHS limits these substances to 0.1% or 1,000ppm (except for cadmium, which is limited to 0.01% or 100ppm) by weight of homogenous material.
The EU RoHS directive is closely linked to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) 2002/96/EC which sets collection, recycling and recovery targets for electrical goods.
Similar regulations exist in other areas of the world including China, Japan, South Korea, USA, Norway and Turkey. Our chemical experts help you mitigate the risk of non-compliance to global and national restricted substances regulations.
RoHS specifies maximum levels for the following six restricted materials:
- Lead (Pb): < 1000 ppm
- Mercury (Hg): < 100 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): < 100 ppm
- Hexavalent Chromium: (Cr VI) < 1000 ppm
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE): < 1000 ppm
- Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB): < 1000 ppm
RoHS Impacted Categories
- Cat 1. Large household appliances: refrigerators, washers, stoves, air conditioners
- Cat 2. Small household appliances: vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, coffee makers, irons
- Cat 3. Computing & communications equipment: computers, printers, copiers, phones
- Cat 4. Consumer electronics: TVs, DVD players, stereos, video cameras
- Cat 5. Lighting: lamps, lighting fixtures, light bulbs
- Cat 6. Power tools: drills, saws, nail guns, sprayers, lathes, trimmers, blowers
- Cat 7. Toys and sports equipment: videogames, electric trains, treadmills
- Cat 8. Medical devices and equipment
- Cat 9. Control and monitoring equipment
- Cat 10. Automatic dispensers: vending machines, ATM machines
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