RoHS Aluminium Products

Statement

Our suppliers have confirmed that we do not have a problem in supplying material that fully conforms to the RoHS directive and as a Company we can thus make the following statement:

We can confirm that the levels of:

are all below the maximum permissible levels stipulated in Chinese standard GB/T 26572 “Requirements of concentration limits for certain restricted substances in electrical and electronic products” (China RoHS), for all materials supplied by us.

The only exception to this is where a customer orders a grade of material for which the relevant Chinese, British, European or International material standard requires the level of one or more of these substances to exceed the limits specified in GB/T 26572. In this case, the material will contain a value of each such substance in line with the requirements of the applicable material standard.

Scope

In China, the control of hazardous substances and end-of-life treatment for electrical and electronic products is governed by a set of regulations often collectively referred to as China RoHS and China’s waste electrical and electronic product regulations. These are aimed at manufacturers, importers and distributors of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and have two main objectives:

To ensure proper recycling and treatment of products at end of life through regulations on the recovery and disposal of waste electrical and electronic products, which place responsibilities on manufacturers and other market actors for collection and environmentally sound processing.
To eliminate or strictly limit the use of environmentally sensitive substances in electrical and electronic products. This is implemented through the “Administrative Measures for the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products” (“China RoHS 2”) and the associated standard GB/T 26572, which define restricted substances and their concentration limits.

Under China RoHS, the main objective is to control the use of four metals and two categories of brominated flame retardants in electrical and electronic products: lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), hexavalent chromium (Cr⁶⁺), polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). For these substances, the maximum concentration values by weight in homogeneous materials are generally 0.1% (1000 ppm), with 0.01% (100 ppm) for cadmium, subject to any applicable exemptions specified in Chinese legislation and standards.

In addition, there is an extra clause covering the exceptions which includes Lead, when used as an alloying element where the maximum concentration values are:

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This Data is indicative only and as such is not to be relied upon in place of the full specification. In particular, mechanical property requirements vary widely with temper, product and product dimensions. All information is based on our present knowledge and is given in good faith. No liability will be accepted by the Company in respect of any action taken by any third party in reliance thereon. Please note that the ‘Datasheet Update’ date shown above is no guarantee of accuracy or whether the datasheet is up to date.

The information provided in this datasheet has been drawn from various recognised sources, including EN Standards, recognised industry references (printed S online) and manufacturers’ data. No guarantee is given that the information is from the latest issue of those sources or about the accuracy of those sources. Material supplied by the Company may vary significantly from this data but will conform to all relevant and applicable standards. As the products detailed may be used for a wide variety of purposes and as the Company has no control over their use; the Company specifically excludes all conditions or warranties expressed or implied by statute or otherwise as to dimensions, properties and/or fitness for any particular purpose, whether expressed or implied. Advice given by the Company to any third party is given for that party’s assistance only and without liability on the part of the Company. All transactions are subject to the Company’s current Conditions of Sale. The extent of the Company’s liabilities to any customer is clearly set out in those Conditions; a copy of which is available on request.