BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC on Tuesday issued a statement supporting the use of scientific-backed evaluations of potential restricted substances and their alternatives.

TAOYUAN, TAIWAN – PCB manufacturer HannStar Board has named Dow Electronic Materials as one of its 10 best suppliers, beating out more than 800 companies for the honor.

In winning the HannStar Excellent Supplier Award, the PCB board materials supplier was one of 10 companies recognized for outstanding performance in quality, delivery, service, technology and price.

STRASBOURG -- The battle between non-government organizations over the next set of RoHS rules is heating up. IPC last week took a shot at ChemSec over its advocacy for adding brominated flame retardants to the list. ChemSec today fired back, citing support from a bevy of big-name OEMs.