Legislation pending in Europe will require electronics manufacturers to track and disclose the material composition of their final products, including subcomponents purchased from suppliers. This information will be used to ensure that products do not contain banned materials (such as lead) and will also be important for end-of-life disposition. These requirements will affect the electronics manufacturing supply chain worldwide.

The PLIM TIG is coordinating with NEMI's new Lead-Free Transition initiative to determine how PDX standards might help facilitate communication of materials content data throughout the supply chain.

Related NEMI activities

Material Composition Data Exchange Initiative Project

RoHS Transition Task Group

NEMI Take-Back & Recycling Forum (October 10-11, 2002; Louisville, Colorado)

NEMI Lead-Free & Environmental Initiatives

Additional background

JOINT INDUSTRY GUIDE: Material Composition Declaration Guide for Electronic Products (Drafting Committee revision, May 20, 2004)

AeA international environmental policies and initiatives

EIA environmental initiatives

Briefing paper: The European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive (an overview of new European environmental legislation impacting the electronics industry), David Lea, Celestica.

The European Union Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (an overview of new European environmental legislation impacting the electronics industry), David Lea, Celestica.

Rising Environmental Stakes in the European Union: The New Environmental Laws Affecting Electrical and Electronics Equipment and What They Mean for High-Tech Companies (this report is free to AeA members; $95 for non-members)