BANNOCKBURN, IL – A PDF copy of the final draft for industry review of IPC-4903, A Guideline for Defining "Low-Halogen" Electronic Products, is available for review and comment.

MIDLAND, MI -- Dow Chemical's Electronic and Functional Materials unit saw sales drop 4% from last year to $1.2 billion in the second quarter.  Volumes declined 2% year-over-year.

ST. PAUL, MN -- 3M today reported second-quarter sales at its Electro and Communications business unit were down 4.7% year-over-year on weakness in telecom and consumer electronics.

SINGAPORE – Flextronics reported first-quarter net sales of $6 billion, down 20% year-over-year.