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Hmmmm. Lets see, rosin comes from pine trees - Canada grow a lot of  
pine trees - Canada produce a lot of rosin - Canada seeks to ban  
rosin.....?

Graham Naisbitt

On 13 Oct 2009, at 14:05, Steve Gregory wrote:

> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bob Landman
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 8:42 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> 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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