It would seem from this last message that Graham is expecting government officials to have the slightest trace of common sense, and/or logic and insight...
How old is he again?
Rudy Sedlak
--- On Tue, 10/13/09, Graham Naisbitt <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Graham Naisbitt <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [TN] [LF] Canada bans rosin flux
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 9:49 AM
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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