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Moscow Threatens Lithuania for Rail Blockade
On Tuesday, June 20, 2022, Russia demanded Lithuania to lift their “illegal” rail blockade of goods being transported to Kaliningrad, a Russian province isolated from the main Russian borders by Lithuania and Poland. Lithuania has shut down the railway for transport of coal, steel, and…
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EU Proposes Two New Substances to RoHS
June 27, 2022 – In May of 2022, following technical assessments, the European Commission proposed adding two substances, tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBP-A) and medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) to the EU RoHS Annex II (Restriction of Hazardous Substances). EU RoHS 2 now includes a total of 10 restricted…
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Four Phthalates Added as Restricted Substances to Chinese RoHS
June 20, 2022 – The Chinese Ministry of Industry & Information Technology (MIIT) has announced the plan to add four new phthalates to China’s RoHS legislation. On March 14, 2022, the Electrical and Electronic Product Pollution Control Standardization Group of China’s Ministry of Industry and…
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Lead Found in 94% of SCIP Database
June 15, 2022 – 94% of the 7.5 million articles submitted to the SCIP database contain lead and its compounds, according to the NGO Chemsec (International Chemical Secretariat). ChemSec, is an independent non-profit organization that advocates for the substitution of toxic chemicals with safer alternatives. Their…
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3M Factory Shutdown Could Rock Global Electronics Market
Chipmakers use a semiconductor-grade PFAS as a coolant during chip etching – and 80% of that came from a single 3M plant in Belgium. May 11, 2022 – Global chipmakers are facing a major issue with the shutdown of a 3M Company factory that produces…
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CMRT 6.2 Available for Download
Updated May 11, 2022 – The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) has released version 6.22 of the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT). CMRT 6.22 contains Minor revisions to correct reported issues including those related to “Product List” tab. April 29, 2022 – The Responsible Minerals Initiative…
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Five New Substances added to EU REACH Authorization List
April 22, 2022 – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has added five (5) new substances to the European Union’s REACH Authorization list, bringing the list up to 59 total entries. These new substances added to the Authorization list were “due to their reprotoxic, carcinogenic or endocrine-disrupting properties”….
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Oeko Final RoHS Exemptions Report (Pack 24)
March 23, 2022 – The Oeko-Institut has recently published a final report studying the renewal requests of eight (8) exemptions: 5(b), 18(b), 18(b)-I, 24, 29, 32 and 34 of Annex III and 34 of Annex IV of Directive 2011/65/EU (Pack 24). These studies and recommendations…
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U.S. EPA Extends PIP (3:1) Compliance Deadline
March 9, 2022 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the compliance dates for PIP (3:1) to October 31, 2024. The EPA initially planned to have a full understanding of the impact of the prohibition prior to issuing the January 2021 final rule, however, that…
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Oeko Final RoHS Exemptions Report (Pack 22)
February 3, 2022 – The Oeko-Institut has recently published a final report on the “Study to assess requests for a renewal of nine (-9-) exemptions 6(a), 6(a)-I, 6(b), 6(b)-I, 6(b)-II, 6(c), 7(a), 7(c)-I and 7 (c)-II of Annex III of Directive 2011/65/EU” (Pack 22). The…