Fujikura has been working aggressively on reduction of environmental hazardous substances. Fujikura’s Electronic Equipments has conformed to RoHS directive.(*1) We are going ahead the Halogen-free and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) by reduction applying our developed technology in the past years. Environmental law/Requirement *3 Environmental-minded point ™ Conformity In progress Topics 1 Eco-cables Electrical Equipments Telecommunication Equipments Cars ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Halogen-free Lead-free Phosphorus-free 2 Eco-FFCs (FUJICARD) Printers Personal Computers ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Digital Cameras Halogen-free Lead-free Phosphorus-free 3 Eco-FPCs (Flexible Printed Circuits) Digital Cameras Cellular Phones Notebook PCs ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Halogen-free Lead-free Using gold plated contact 4 Eco-MBSWs (Membrane Switches) Digital Videos Cameras Cars ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Using Lead-free solder and Lead-free ink 5 Connectors for FPC/FFC Cellular Phones MP3 Players Digital Cameras ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Using gold-plated contact 6 Heat Pipes Heat Sinks Personal Computers ™ ™ 7 Sensors Sphygmomanometer ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ VOC reduction Pressure Switches 8 Porcelain Enameled Steal Substrates Car Air-conditioners Environmentfriendly Electronic VOC reduction *1 *2 Brominated flame retardant-free Application Phthalate ester-free Halogen-free Products ELV directive RoHs directive No. Equipment - - - - Using Lead-free solder and environmental-minded metal and plating ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ VOC reduction *1 RoHS directive EU directive 2002/95/EC (Restriction of the certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment) New electrical and electronic equipment put on the market from 1 July 2006 does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDE). *2 ELV directive EU directive 2000/53/EC (End of life Vehicles) Materials and components of vehicles put on the [Information] market after 1 July 2003 do not contain lead, Global Environment Division mercury, cadmium or hexavalent chromium. *3 VOC : Volatile Organic Compounds Tel : +81 3 5606 1081 FAX : +81 3 5606 1520 E-mail : [email protected] Fujikura Technical Review, 2007 69