Environmental product information
We are an environmentally conscious company and it is part of our corporate culture to comply with all applicable legal obligations. For that reason, and in order to satisfy the requirements of our customers, we undertake all efforts to ensure compliance of our wide range of industrial components with the RoHS and WEEE Directives as well as the REACH, EU Regulation.
RoHS
RoHS refers to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and subsequent amendments on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (recast).
This directive prohibits sales of any new electrical and electronic equipment in scope of the Directive, containing more than the allowable levels of the restricted substances and maximum concentration values according to Annex II of the Directive.
This directive prohibits sales of any new electrical and electronic equipment in scope of the Directive, containing more than the allowable levels of the restricted substances and maximum concentration values according to Annex II of the Directive.
WEEE
The purpose of this Directive is, the prevention of waste electrical and electronic equipment, and in addition, the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of such wastes so as to reduce the disposal of waste.It also seeks to improve the environmental performance of all operators involved in the life cycle of electrical and electronic equipment, e.g. producers, distributors and consumers and in particular those operators directly involved in the treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
REACH
REACH, the EU Regulation 1907/2006/EC regarding chemicals, is intended to replace a large number of existing directives and regulations, which have developed historically. REACH came into force on 1st June 2007.In the past the authorities have evaluated and eventually restricted the use of certain chemicals when risks were found. Under REACH a significant part of the responsibilities has been shifted to manufacturers and importers, either of chemicals on their own and preparations, as well as articles.