EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS): European regulation for the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (ROHS) in Electrical and Electronic equipment. It repealed the Directive 2002/95/EC. Commonly known as the lead-free directive, RoHS has a quite simple aim, to restrain the use of the following six dangerous substances:
- Lead (Pb)
- Mercury (Hg)
- Cadmium (Cd)
- Hexavalent chromium (Cr6+)
- Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB)
- Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) (PBB and PBDE are flame retardants used in several plastics)
Since the Directive took full effect in 2006, at SMC we are actively and gradually working on adapting all our products to it. Go ahead and check all SMC's ROHS compliant products.
At SMC we are committed to Green Procurement
SMC's mission recognizes that the conservation of the earth's environment is one of the most important challenges facing human beings and that its contribution is to develop and supply environmentally friendly products.
This commitment is translated into the following seven principles:
- Decrease of environmentally harmful components
- Decrease of noise, vibration and smell
- Focus on energy-saving products
- Saving of natural resources
- Consideration for transportation and packaging
- Consideration for disposal
- Information disclosure about green activities
