EU RoHS
January 13, 2025 | Written by GreenSoft Technology, Inc.
Plan to Add Two New Substances to EU RoHS Officially Abandoned
Proposal to add MCCPs and TBBP-A to EU RoHS Directive terminated
On December 10, 2024, the European Commission announced that a plan to add two substances to the EU RoHS Directive has officially been abandoned.
In September 2022, the European Commission began reviewing a consultant report by the Oeko-Institut which recommended adding two new substances for restriction under the EU RoHS Directive.
The two substances which were under consideration are:
- Medium chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs)
- Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBP-A)
MCCPs are used in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) mostly as constituents of PVC insulations for electric cables and wires and other soft plastic or rubber components, including polyurethane, polysulphide, acrylic and butyl sealants.
The primary use of TBBP-A is as a precursor in the production of brominated epoxy resins that function as reactively flame-retarded substrate in printed wiring boards (PWB). It is also used as an additive flame retardant in thermoplastic EEE components, for example housings that consist of ABS plastic.
After reviewing the report, the European Commission decided not to add these two substances to the EU RoHS Directive. The announcement of the official abandonment of the plan can be found online.
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