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RoHS Mandates–Get the Lead Out The RoHS Directive bans the use of six hazardous materials. The materials are four metals: lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, and mercury; and two brominates flame retardants: polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). RoHS is difficult to interpret in some instances because it sometimes refers to another document, the Waste in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive that is being implemented differently by member countries of the E.U. The fact that the PRC operates under one government makes it more likely that country will produce a simpler, easier-to-interpret directive. Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances and the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (RoHS and WEEE) RoHS restricts the use of the following SIX substances. Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium, Lead, Mercury, Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB), Polybrominated Diphenyls Ethers (PBDE) European Union RoHS (Restriction on Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) |