Chemical management
The management of the product contains chemicals
To reduce the sumitomo electric group and environment load and improve the compliance of customers products law-abiding consciousness, sumitomo electric group for procurement, design, manufacturing, quality assurance at various stages should implement project, according to JIS Z7201 the products contain chemicals management - principles and guidelines established the SEI group products contain chemicals management guide and use (note), efforts to product contains chemicals for proper management.
Also shall be established for all phases of the management of chemical substances in the standard "SEI chemicals management standard", and based on based on the standard of the SEI green procurement quality guide "(see article), and the product evaluation applies to the design and development stages, trying to make products do not contain mercury and cadmium burden on the environment of harmful chemicals.
In addition, set up product contains chemicals management committee, efforts to strengthen sumitomo electric interaction within the group.
*SEI green procurement quality guidelines can be download here.
Deal with national regulations
Sumitomo electric group shall, in accordance with the eu RoHS regulations * * and ELV regulation, pushing alternatives to replace limit object material, corresponding does not contain restricted substances from the customer's requirements.Since 2019, for example, appended to the RoHS began restricting the four phthalates material, has been in the company's products use parts shall be fully and directly in the year 2017 was finished ahead of target, at the same time with the customer enterprise joint propulsion used in other parts of the company's products don't contain these phthalates material interaction.
* by the REACH regulation, according to the need is, in turn, proceed with the formal registration, 2012 have finished the registration of gallium arsenide (GaAs), in 2017 completed the registration of tungsten carbide (WC).And the products contain SVHC * information report, etc., sumitomo electric group is working to practical corresponding to the REACH regulation.
Sumitomo electric group in order to quickly follow up and response are strengthening the national related regulations of year by year, collected and Europe, China, southeast Asia and other countries rules related information, and strive to share information within the group.
Does 1: the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances.Set by the eu's restrictions on the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment directive.
2: does the End - of Life Vehicles.In order to reduce the load of discarded vehicles on the environment, set by the eu's car restrictions on the use of four kinds of harmful heavy metals such as lead.
Does 3: Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals.For the purpose of human health and environmental protection, the eu rules related to the chemical.
Does 4: Substances of Very High Concern.Be specified probability higher toxic chemicals in the European Union.