Hi Eddie, You are mistaken regarding the European directives. There are no directives that require FR-4 to be bromine free. This is a very common error. The primary flame retardant in FR-4 is TBBPA and this is not regulated by the RoHS directive. So if you are looking to change, your drivers for change should be other than legislative ones. Best regards, Dave David W. Bergman, CAE Vice President Standards, Technology and International Relations, IPC 2215 Sanders Road #250 Northbrook, IL 60062-6135 Dir. Line 847-790-5340 Main 847-509-9700 Mobile 847-867-1388 Dir. Fax 847- 504-2340 Main Fax 847-509-9798 E-mail [log in to unmask] web www.ipc.org -----Original Message----- From: Eddie Rocha [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 3:58 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] How about Halogen free FR4? I've asked two top laminate mfg'rs on their status with halogen free FR4 and both only manufacture this in Europe. I believe the European directives require FR4 to be halogen / bromine free. Am I mistaken or should we all be concerned with laminate also? -- Thanks, Eddie Rocha (408) 978-8992 x 282 --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ----------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8e To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 -----------------------------------------------------