Executive Guide: RoHS and compliance
By Electronic Business Staff Report -- Electronic Business, 7/11/2006
RoHS is reality, and there are additional regulations from other regions of the world on its heels. Are you prepared? We’ve compiled some of our most popular stories from the Reed Electronics Network on RoHS and on compliance issues in general.
The stories are categorized in several easy-to-navigate sections. So whether you are looking for stories strictly on RoHS, case studies on the subject or commentaries from your peers, this guide has what you want.
We also plan to update this Executive Guide frequently as we write stories on this important topic—undoubtedly for years to come.
Table of Contents
RoHS specific
EU’s environmental authority speaks out on RoHS, other directives
By Drew Wilson—Electronic Business, 7/11/2006
RoHS and non-compliance: Expect to see penalties
By Sally Cole Johnson—Electronic Business, 6/13/2006
Case Study: RoHS, the Coherent Way
By Barbara Jorgensen—Electronic Business, 6/27/06
RoHS with a PLM twist
By Rob Spiegel—Electronic News, 6/22/2006
By John F. Mason—Electronic News, 6/22/2006
Competition in Europe pulls down recyling costs
By Steve Bush—Electronics Weekly, 6/22/2006
By Sally Cole Johnson—Electronic Business, 6/13/2006
Germany Closed Mouth on RoHS, Open Book on WEEE
By John F. Mason—Electronic News, 5/25/2006
By Rob Spiegel—Electronic News, 5/11/2006
Software to the rescue
By Debra Bulkeley—Electronic Business, April 2006
Distributors Beef Up RoHS Services
By Rob Spiegel—Electronic News, 4/27/2006
England Finally Transposes RoHS, But Still No WEEE
By John F. Mason—Electronic News, 3/21/2006
It’s tough to be green
By Barbara Jorgensen—Electronic Business, March 2006
Newark InOne Offers RoHS-only Catalog
By Rob Spiegel—Electronic News, 2/23/2006
Compliance
Compliance: Beyond RoHS
By Tony Bradley—Electronic Business, 6/20/2006
More PLM Vendors Ready to Manage Compliance
By Rob Spiegel—Electronic News, 6/8/2006
One-stop WEEE shop aims to spark compliance competition
Drew Wilson—Electronic Business, 5/16/2006
PLM Companies offer compliance support
By Rob Spiegel—Electronic News, 4/27/2006
Malta: How a small nation deals with RoHS, WEEE
By John F. Mason—Electronic News, 4/27/2006
Commentary and Opinion
Commentary: Comply with RoHS in four easy steps
By Duane Benson, web marketing manager, Screaming Circuits—Electronic Business, 7/11/2006
By Paul Tallentire, Newark InOne—Electronic Business, 6/20/2006
Opinion: Why restricting lead in electronic solder is not a good idea
By Ian Clelland, ITW Paktron—Electronic Business, 6/20/2006
Commentary: Are you ready for RoHS?
By Stephen Marlow, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.,—Electronic Business, 1/2006
Related links
RoHS-news.com
This site collects together news articles from a wide range of sources. A good way of keeping informed of developments in RoHS and WEEE.
The EU Web site for WEEE and RoHS
www.lead-free.org
General information on lead-free. Some information on regulation outside the EU.


