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Reporting Conflict Minerals for 2024
The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) has released updated guidance and templates to help companies responsibly source minerals at the center of conflicts and comply with global mineral sourcing regulations. The updated Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) and Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT) help companies organize…
Regulation and Compliance updates | Thought Leadership
The Challenge of Measuring Carbon Emissions in Electronics
Electronics manufacturers are increasingly feeling the pressure to measure and understand the impact the carbon emissions of their products and manufacturing operations have on the environment. Regulators around the globe are calling for more transparency from companies when it comes to more indirect manufacturing operations….
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Canada PFAS: How to Comply with New Reporting Mandate
Canada’s Minister of the Environment has issued a new reporting mandate to obtain information on the manufacturing, importing, and use of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ during the 2023 calendar year. The notice in the Canada Gazette calls out 312 specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances listed in…
Industry News | Regulation and Compliance updates | Supply Chain
UFLPA Entity List 2024 (Uyghur) Update Adds 34 New Companies
The latest UFLPA Entity List 2024 update is out, and 5 new companies were added on August 9, 2024. The US Department of Homeland Security is continuing its crackdown on the use of Forced Labor in China by adding to the UFLPA Entity List in…
Typhoon Gaemi Disrupts Supply Chain in Taiwan and China
On July 25th, Typhoon Gaemi ripped through Taiwan and China’s Fujian coastline, disrupting the supply chain with rough seas, power outages, and flooding in its wake. The typhoon was one of the strongest to hit Taiwan in eight years with wind gusts up to 141…
Samsung Labor Strike Targets High-Powered AI Memory Chips
The recent 2024 Samsung labor strike has been brooding for some time. Samsung Electronics’ South Korean labor union is now threatening to disrupt high-power AI chip production as part of an ongoing labor strike. On July 10th, the National Samsung Electronics Union announced it would…
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6 PFAS Electronics Statistics on ‘Forever Chemicals’ and How They Threaten the Industry
The electronics industry is facing one of its biggest regulatory challenges as global agencies start closing in on PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ use. We’ve compiled 6 PFAS electronics statistics to help you and your development teams understand the latest impacts on part selection and use. PFAS…
Industry News | Regulation and Compliance updates
SVHC Candidate List Update 2024
UPDATED JUNE 2024: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) issued another SVHC Candidate List update on June 27th, 2024, adding one new substance. With the five new substances from the January update and one from June, the REACH SVHC list now contains 241 substances. The 6…
Latest Updates: Taiwan Earthquake Impact on Semiconductor Supply Chain
Latest update April 12th. Original article published on April 4th A 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan on Wednesday, threatening the supply chain for 92% of the globe’s advanced semiconductors. The quake struck at around 8 am local time just 11 miles southwest of Hualien City….
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EPA Bans Chrysotile Asbestos Under TSCA
On March 18th, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned chrysotile asbestos, the last form of asbestos used in the United States, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Its use goes beyond construction and is still used in electronics and automotive applications. Chrysotile asbestos, or…