Yeah Bob, I just heard this from our process lead this morning. He printed
out the article for me.
I'm going to copy the TechNet on this too in case they haven't seen it.
Ridiculous...
Steve Gregory
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Subject: [LF] Canada bans rosin flux
What's next, I wonder...
Will we all be forced to go back to living in caves, writing on walls (with
environmentally safe materials, of course)? Will our modern world will be
deemed too unsafe to live in? Seems that's where we are headed, doesn't it?
-Bob Landman/H&L Instruments,LLC
http://circuitsassembly.com/cms/news/8884-ipc-urges-canada-to-remove-propose
d-ban-on-rosin
IPC Urges Canada to Remove Proposed Ban on Rosin
Written by Chelsey Drysdale
Friday, 02 October 2009 16:12
BANNOCKBURN, IL - IPC is urging its members to respond to Canada's Chemical
Management Plan's proposal banning five rosin-containing substances from all
products manufactured and sold there.
The trade group also submitted comments today to the Canadian Department of
the Environment in advance of the Oct. 20 comment deadline.
Rosin is used in the manufacture of more than 75% of electronics products,
including defense systems, telecommunication and transportation
technologies, IPC noted.
A ban on rosin would make it difficult for electronics manufacturers to
continue to do business in Canada, says IPC. In addition, consumers would
likely foot the bill for the increased production cost because electronics
manufacturers would have to engineer products specifically for the Canadian
market. Even more likely, Canadian electronics manufacturers would consider
moving operations to countries that do not ban the use of rosin, resulting
in a loss of Canadian jobs, says the association.
According to Dr. Greg Munie, IPC technical director, rosins are naturally
occurring materials that possess irreplaceable chemical and electrical
properties qualities that ensure a reliable, safe and long-lasting product.
There is no known chemical or combination of chemicals that can provide the
same functionality and reliability of rosin. Therefore, eliminating rosin
would force a change in the composition of soldering flux and solder paste
that will ultimately affect the reliability of the final electronic product.
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