RoHS Compliant Inquiries
For a RoHS Certificate of Compliance, please email compliance at magtek.com.
1. Introduction
Global concerns over the human health and environmental risks associated with the use of certain environmentally-sensitive materials in electronic products has led the European Union ("EU") to enact the Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS), that is designed to restrict the use of cadmium, hexavalent chromium, lead, mercury and certain halogenated flame retardants (PBBs and PBDEs) in electronic products.
MagTek® understands the environmental risks associated with the substances covered by the RoHS Directive and is committed to reducing the use of these, as well as other environmentally-sensitive substances, in our products. Through our integrated Restricted Materials Program, MagTek has prohibited the use of cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury, PBBs and PBDEs in MagTek branded products.
2. Product Considerations
It is MagTek's intention that the RoHS compliant configuration will become standard for all of the standard catalog product series. MagTek does not anticipate any changes in functional (electrical) performance or reliability characteristics by implementation of RoHS compliant designs. MagTek standard / catalog part numbers will not be revised to reflect RoHS compliant status. MagTek will continue to support requirements for non lead-free products (as historically provided, but otherwise RoHS compliant) as "custom" variations of standard / catalog items, and as fully "custom" build-to-specification products having unique part numbers.
3. Coverage by products
Discrete and integrated, active, or passive components
Modules and semi-finished devices
Finished devices
4. Resources
The said regulations can be downloaded in its original format from http://europa.eu.int/
5. Marking
Each packaging unit for RoHS products is marked, down to the smallest available packaging unit. For components or devices, this is a bag, bundle or box. The marking is clearly recognizable, either as written words like "Pb-free" or "lead-free", or as another clear symbol. A pure part numbering system is not sufficient. Packages from original manufactures may be marked with other symbols, but must comply with the above rules.
6. Non RoHS product supply after 6-1-2006
MagTek will purchase only compliant components after 6-1-2006, if available and practical.
7. Compliance Certification
MagTek intends to self-certify products as RoHS compliant, based upon obtaining assurances / certifications from our suppliers that the materials and components provided by them are RoHS compliant, from which it follows that compliant materials, components and processing produce a compliant finished product.
MagTek will consider our end-product to be compliant or non-compliant based upon verification of certified compliant content of individual material and component elements of that product, rather than by performance of destructive testing / lab analysis of materials, component parts, finished components or assemblies to confirm specific content of RoHS restricted substances.
Numbers of customers are demanding additional information (typically Material Declarations) in order to have a greater degree of assurance that MagTek products comply with the RoHS Directive, and MagTek has received a wide range of inconsistent demands from our customers in terms of scope, content, type, and format of product transition information and material disclosures.
Customers have requested simple compliance certifications, material declarations including the six substances specific to the RoHS Directive, more comprehensive listings of substances crossing a number of domestic and EU Directives, and 100% disclosure of material content.
Customers have requested that material content be determined by laboratory testing (not legislated). Customers have requested specific data relative to "RoHS / Lead-Free" process compatibility of products, and relative to supply logistics, not directly applicable to RoHS content compliance of products.
Due to resource challenges, and lack of industry standards, MagTek cannot respond to the many unique requests and formats for compliance reporting and information, across our customer base and product range.
MagTek will not provide comprehensive material disclosures / declarations. MagTek will provide simple material declarations / statements / certifications of RoHS compliance for product series in general, and for specific products on request. In the event that an MagTek product contains an unacceptable amount of a restricted substance, the estimated / calculated PPM of that substance against the mass of the applicable homogenous, mechanically separable material and finished product in which it occurs will be indicated.
Policy on Conflict Materials
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Background
In 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules mandated by the conflict minerals disclosure provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. These rules require publicly-traded companies to report annually on the source and chain of custody of conflict minerals in products manufactured by the company.
MagTek Conflict Minerals Policy
MagTek is committed to the responsible sourcing of conflict minerals throughout our supply chain and working with our global supply chain to ensure compliance with the SEC's conflict minerals rule. We have established a conflict minerals compliance program that is designed to follow the framework established by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Our enterprise is fully engaged in implementing that program.
Our supplier contracts will include conflict mineral due diligence and reporting requirements. Any direct sourcing by MagTek of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold will only be from conflict-free sources, as defined in the SEC's conflict minerals rule. When we become aware of instances where minerals in our supply chain potentially finance armed groups as defined in the SEC's conflict minerals rule, we will work with our suppliers to find alternate conflict-free sources.
We are committed to promoting economic development in Africa through responsible commercial engagement, driving employee awareness, as well as through our corporate citizenship activities.
Policy on Cobalt
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Background
In 2019, leading manufacturers agreed to implement a standard procedure to report annually on the source and chain of custody of cobalt in the products sold by their companies. This cobalt supply chain reporting procedure is supervised by the Responsible Minerals initiative (RMI), an association of 350 global companies and associations, and the Responsible Cobalt Initiative (RCI), sponsored by the China Chamber of Commerce ofMetals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters (CCCMC).
MagTek Cobalt Policy
MagTek is committed to the responsible sourcing of cobalt throughout our supply chain and working with our global supply chain to address the social and environmental risks.
We have established a cobalt due diligence program that is in conformance with the framework established by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). A significant amount of our efforts focus on identifying participants in MagTek's cobalt supply chain who engage in or condone the worst forms of child labor. MagTek's cobalt policy requires management be informed immediately of such a situation and corrective actions be put in place.
Our new and renewed supplier contracts include cobalt due diligence and reporting requirements.
We are committed to promoting economic development in Africa through responsible commercial engagement, driving employee awareness, as well as through our corporate citizenship activities.
