LONDON — Strict adherence to Europe’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive threatens to silence some of the world’s greatest and most-cherished pipe organs. As instruments such as ...

It has been more than a decade since the EU released the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive that constrains the use of a handful of substances in electronic equipment, with lead ...

The European Commission has formally adopted an extension of the RoHS Directive which will enforce more intensive rules governing the use of hazardous substances. The new rules come into effect from ...

What does the growing pile of electrical waste across Europe have in common with developers of new optical materials, such as glass manufacturer Schott? The answer is of course the EU’s RoHS directive ...

Pronounced “Ross” or “Rohas”, RoHS is a European Directive regarding ‘Restriction of Hazardous Substances’. Adopted by the European Union back in February 2003, the RoHS Directive and associated UK ...

With ever-increasing reliance and use of electronics, new products are being continually developed by manufacturers with improved capabilities. As a result of this, the lifetime of electronics is ...

Directive 2002/95/EC, well known as the EU-RoHS directive, came into force on 1st July 2006. The world didn’t change fundamentally on this day of course, and most consumers are unaware that it exists, ...

The European Commission has published an inception impact assessment signalling its intention to amend the scope of the directive on the restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and ...