...Association Connecting Electronics Industries released highlights for its IPC Printed Circuits Expo/APEX/Designers Summit, April 1-3, 2008, in Las Vegas. The show includes a conference, free forums, standards development meetings, professional development courses, and exhibit floor. Patrice Rolett, GM, Avantec Europe, will co-host the opening session with Huang Jianzhong, director of the Bureau of Economy System Reform & Economy Operation, Ministry of Information Industry (MII), China. Huang and Rolett will speak about REACH regulations and the requirements of China RoHS, topics that resonate throughout the week's technical sessions.... more...

...European businesses are under-prepared for new chemicals legislation that will take effect in June next year and have consequences for the electronics, textiles, automotive and aeronautical industries. The Reach (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical Substances) directive introduces new environmental and safety standards for chemical manufacturers and importers.... more...

...The Confederation of European Paper Industries is planning a new workshop on implementing the Reach regulations, which replace more than 40 existing directives and regulations on the use of chemicals across Europe. The workshop, aimed at representatives of pulp and paper companies and mills, will run on 30 January in Brussels and update participants on developments in the implementation of Reach (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals).... more...

...The IT industry will need to prepare now for environmental legislation that will take effect in June next year and have particular consequences for hardware vendors, and possibly IT buyers. Reach (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical Substances) introduces broad new environmental and safety standards.... more...

...Reach legislation to result in phasing out of chemicals commonly used by the electronics, textiles and automotive industries. Many firms are failing to adequately prepare for new European chemicals legislation that comes into effect next June and is likely to have a major impact on multiple manufacturing processes.... more...

...About 82,000 chemicals exist in this country, more than 700 new ones are introduced each year, and thousands are used in the home. Here are some questions and answers about how government regulates them:... more...

...'Act instead of reacting', urges the German Fachverband der Bauelemente Distribution eV (FBDi eV), taking up a stance towards the new REACH chemicals regulation. . . Directly affected by this regulation are also stakeholders further down the supply chain along with companies that import products made from such substances from non-EU states both within and outside Europe. As such, REACH also affects to varying degrees the distributors of electronic components.... more...

...The pocket-sized guide, launched on 25 November, was compiled by 'Women in Europe for a Common Future', or WECF, a network of 80 organisations involved with health and environment, poverty reduction and sustainable development issues. The publication aims to inform women - the largest group of shoppers in the EU - about their rights as consumers regarding the REACH regulation.... more...