Intermec Announces Compliance With European Union's RoHS and WEEE Directives
22 Juin 2005 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Intermec Technologies Corp. said today it will meet the July 6,
2006, deadline for compliance with the European Union's Restriction
of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (RoHS) directive, as well as the December,
2006 deadline for the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) directive. Intermec products offered for sale in the
European Union after July 6, 2006, will comply with the RoHS and
WEEE directives. Starting in the fourth quarter of 2005, new
products released for sale will be compliant with RoHS and Intermec
will have completed implementation processes for WEEE compliance.
Existing products sold into the EU after July 2006 will be
converted to use only RoHS-compliant materials by the deadline. The
RoHS directive requires that producers of electrical and electronic
equipment placed on the market after July 1, 2006, limit the use of
lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)
or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) to no more than 0.1
percent and cadmium to no more than .0075 percent. "Intermec is
actively protecting the environment and is committed to responsible
corporate citizenship," said Intermec Sr. Director Mike Colwell.
"Intermec has a long history of leadership in European compliance
for our products, and we're quickly moving forward with compliance
to the RoHS and WEEE directives." The WEEE directive requires that
producers of electronic equipment who sell in EU countries label
their equipment to notify customers that it needs to be recycled,
take the equipment back from customers at end of life, and finance
its recycling and reuse. Intermec will offer a product take-back
program to its EU customers at no additional cost to customers.
Eligible products will carry a specific mark denoting its coverage.
The WEEE directive takes effect on August 13, 2005, and
manufacturers must meet target objectives for recycling by
December, 2006. For more information on Intermec's RoHS- and
WEEE-compliant products, visit www.intermec.com/Eucompliance. About
Intermec Intermec Technologies Corp., a UNOVA Inc. (NYSE:UNA)
company, develops, manufactures and integrates technologies that
identify, track and manage supply chain assets. Core technologies
include Intellitag(R) RFID, mobile computing systems, bar code
printers and label media. The company's products and services are
used by customers in many industries worldwide to improve the
productivity, quality and responsiveness of business operations.
For further information, please visit www.intermec.com, or call
800-347-2636. To learn more about UNOVA, visit www.unova.com.
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