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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…
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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…
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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…
Regulation and Compliance updates
3 New Substances Added to California Prop 65 – November 2023
On November 17, 2023, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) added three new substances to California’s Proposition 65 list. Proposition 65 requires businesses to place clear warning labels on products and locations that may contain significant exposures to chemicals that cause cancer,…
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UFLPA Entity List Update – US Restricts Imports from China Made with Forced Labor
The United States restricted imports from three more Chinese companies as part of an effort to eliminate goods made with the forced labor of Uyghur minorities. Effective September 27, 2023, goods produced by the following companies are being restricted from entering the United States: Xinjiang…
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SVHC Candidate List Update 2023
Two new substances have been added to the REACH SVHC Candidate List on June 14, 2023: Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (CAS No. 75980-60-8) Bis(4-chlorophenyl) sulphone (CAS No. 80-07-9) The total number of substances on the Candidate List is now 235. What are the new substances added to…
Regulation and Compliance updates
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…
Regulation and Compliance updates
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…
Regulation and Compliance updates
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…