WEEE and RoHS Update and design implications

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WEEE and RoHS Update anddesign implications

• National Metal and Materials Technology Center
• National Science and Technology Development
  Agency
• Ministry of Science and Technology, Thailand

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Outline

• States of WEEE RoHS adjustment in Thailand
• MTECs projects to support the adjustment
• Missing pieces?

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WEEE RoHS Directives

• WEEE
• Producer responsibility, Proper treatment, 3R
  requirements
• RoHS
• Restrict the uses of 6 substances Pb, Hg, Cd,
  Cr(VI), PBB and PBDE
• With exemptions in certain areas

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Typical Adjustment Process
1st Tier receive management policy from head
quarter and/or inquiry from customers

• Internal review
• Adjustment Plan
• New management system

Internal adjustment

• Document review (Certificate of compliance)
• Material datasheet
• Manufacture audit

Force changes in supply chain
Supply Chain/Supplier review
Chain Reaction
Supply Chain Re-alignment
Monitoring program
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Current Practice

• gt 80 Systematic adjustment
• Dedicated, well planned, well equipped, learning
• lt 20 Still some areas fell behind but catching up

1st Tier
Policy, rules, assistants
Forms, Materials Declarations, Proof

• lt 50 Systematic adjustment
• Dedicated, planned, learning, compromise
• gt 50 Ad hoc

2nd Tier
Forms, Materials Declarations, Proof
Rules
Mostly Ad hoc
3rd Tier
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Most difficult areas

• Proof of compliance
• Obtaining analytical data
• Too many forms and too many audits
• New material qualification/reliability test
• Time and resource consuming
• Still a lot of unknown behaviors
• Limited support/data on new materials
• Monitoring compliance and re-evaluation scheme
• Retest, double check, cross-check
• Control of import parts

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Current States
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Current States (2)
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Current States (3)
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EuP Outlook (1)
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EuP Outlook (2)
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Risk has been reduced?

• Support future directives (Eg, EuP)?
• Can you sustain the future environmental demand?
• Do you have to restart for every new directive?

Sustainable?
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Training Courses
Verification of test results
Pilot Company
Guideline Handbook
Those who want to become HS-Free manufacturers
Analytical Capability
Helper (Trainers, Consultants, Auditors)
Capacity build-up
Data/Information Center
Participate/Pro-active roll in international
development
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Supports from EU-Thailand Economic Co-operation
A practical guideline to become RoHS/ELV
compliance producers and preparation for the
Energy using Products
Thai RoHS/ELV/EuP Green Guideline
Capacity build up for the determination of levels
of regulated substances in electrical,
electronic, and automotive parts
Proficient Thai RoHS/ELV/EuP Tests
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Target Group ThaiRoHS Alliance
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• Organized efforts
• Eliminate redundancy
• Leverage minimum requirements ? guidelines for
  SMEs
• Standardize analytical procedures
• Promote complied producers and HS-Free markets

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www.thairohs.org
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Missing pieces?
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Un-even Burdens for SME

• Management Costs
• Follow up new legislations
• Document (Proof of compliance, test reports,
  etc.)
• Quality, composition control
• Parallel production lines, materials and products
  inventory
• Product re-evaluation cost
• Capital cost
• Operation cost
• New process, new quality control scheme
• Lower yield, more waste
• Waste management cost

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Possible Route of Compliance
1st Tier
Procurement Service
2nd Tier
2nd Tier
Middle Man
3rd Tier
3rd Tier
3rd Tier
3rd Tier
3rd Tier