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California OEHHA Announces Proposition 65 Updates
January 19, 2022 – California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added several new substances to California’s Proposition 65. California Proposition 65, officially known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, protects the state’s drinking water sources from…
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UK REACH to Distinguish Itself from Predecessor
January 18, 2022 – UK’s REACH regulation, under the guidance of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), has made its first steps towards distinguishing itself from EU REACH. The HSE’s recommendation to add two new substances is one of the first clear signs of the…
Severe Floods Impact Malaysian Manufacturing
Heavy rains have swept across much of Malaysia causing severe flash floods and displacing thousands. With more than 30 districts across the country being impacted by the flooding, the Malaysian Disaster Management Agency has reported the displacement of over 100,000 people. Malaysia is considered a…
Super Typhoon Rai Devastates Philippines
Beginning on December 12th, Typhoon Rai swept through the Philippines leaving mass destruction and a death toll of over 400 in its wake. Typhoon Rai, otherwise known as Typhoon Odette, is a Category 5 super typhoon and the strongest storm since 2013 to make landfall….
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Tracking U.S. Tornadoes’ Effect on Supply Chain
Tornadoes swept across the Midwest US this week, causing fatalities and massive destruction on key manufacturing hubs, including General Motors, Amazon, Toyota, and FedEx. The death toll rose to 74 in Kentucky this week, following a series of fatal tornadoes that hit multiple US states…
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New SCIP Database 2.0 Released –
Data on Reducing Hazardous Substances
November 24, 2021 – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has released a new version of the SCIP database, version 2.0 “Dissemination platform V2”. Importance of the SCIP Database The SCIP Database (Substances of Concern In Products) is a list of data concerning materials and substances of very high concern (SVHCs). This database was developed…
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Chip Shortage Forces Automakers to Remove Features
Revenue reports have shown that automakers have lost up to 21% in sales in Q3 when compared to 2020. In an attempt to combat falling revenue numbers due to the global semiconductor chip shortage, automakers are removing popular electronic features from their current lineup of vehicles. It’s important for…
Chipmakers Race to Build Factories Amidst Shortages
Relief to the chip shortage is coming – but how soon? Electronics chip makers have shifted gears in an attempt to combat the global chip shortages. Top manufacturers, such as TSMC and Samsung, are looking to invest tens of billions of dollars into building new chip…
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Stay Compliant with Extended Mineral Reporting
October 20, 2021, RMI (Responsible Mineral Initiatives) has released a new template that combines the existing Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT) and Mica Reporting Template (MRT). This new template is called the Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT). Mica and cobalt are both used extensively in manufacturing….
China’s Energy Crisis Threatens Global Supply Chain
Widespread power shortages have caused China’s economy to hit its lowest point of growth in the third quarter of this year. Shortages of coal, skyrocketing electricity prices, and increased demand for industrial goods have caused the Chinese government to ration electricity use in at least…