In message  <B12B12934C00D1119B8600805F4B98A00286D0@CSI> [log in to unmask] writes:
> One of our customers told us that the European Union is working on
> eliminating lead and bromides from printed circuit boards by the year 2004.
> Where can I get more information?

This is true. Many major companies are now well into their lead-free programs,
driven not only by the proposed European directive, but also by the fact that
their competitors in the pacific rim are _already_ lead free in some instances.
What do you think the buying decision will be when a consumer walks into a
store to buy a radio, sees two she/he likes, but one proclaims on a big
label that it is "Lead Free" (probably a big _green_ label)?

Information on the directive can be found on The SMART Group's web site
(http://www.smtuk.demon.co.uk - click on the "News" hyperlink). The SMART Group
also ran a very successful seminar on this topic very recently, and the
presentations can be found on the site by clicking on the "Events" hyperlink.

Peter Swanson
Vice President
The SMART Group

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Peter Swanson                                              Oxfordshire, England
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