Product category: Electronics Manufacturing Materials and Consumables
News Release from: Zirkon | Subject: Lead-free processes
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 03 June 2003
Industry must embrace lead-free
processes
Tony Inskip comments on progress towards the implementation of the WEEE and RoHS directives.
A recent survey carried out by the UK Environment Agency body Netregs revealed that only 18% of UK SMEs knew of the environmental legislation that applied to them In July 2006 two pieces of legislation, the WEEE and RoHS directives will come into effect
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Oct 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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