Copyright © 2003 Tekwiss USA Inc.

RoHS Compliance

Tekwiss USA is committed to responsible design and manufacturing and is prepared to meet international environmental standards.

The company has qualified all the package technologies for Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance in accordance with the European Directive 2002/95/EC - ahead of the EU legislated deadline of 2006.

The RoHS directive bans the following substances:

  • Lead and its compounds
  • Mercury and its compounds
  • Cadmium or cadmium compounds
  • Hexavalent Chromium and its compounds
  • PBB (polybromobiphenyl)
  • PBDE (polybrominated diphenyl ethers)

In addition to these substances, SST's non-Pb (lead-free) parts also do not contain the following substances:

  • Chlorinated paraffins (chlorine flame retarding materials/plasticizers)
  • Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) category
  • Polychlorinated naphthalene category
  • Organic tin compounds (Tributhyl tin category/Triphenyl tin category)
  • Asbestos
  • Azo compounds
  • CFCs or other Class 1 Ozone Depleting Substances

If you have further questions about RoHS compliance, please e-mail: info@tekwissusa.com