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Steel and Structural Frames
News Release from: Corus Colors
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 June 2004
Weee Complaint? Of Corus We Are!
As the countdown to full implementation of the RoHS and WEEE directives begins, Corus Colors refines its production process to eliminate the need for hazardous hexavalent chrome pre-treatments.
As the countdown to full implementation of the RoHS and WEEE directives begins, Corus Colors, the leading supplier of pre-coated steel with 40 year's experience, has refined its production process to eliminate the need for hazardous hexavalent chrome pre-treatments of its pre-coated steels for electrical and domestic appliances With the ever-increasing amount of electrical and electronic waste generated in the EU, the content of hazardous materials in electrical and electronic equipment is now a major concern
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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In response to this, the WEEE directive places the onus on producers of electrical and electronic appliances to take responsibility for the recycling, collection and treatment of electrical waste, through financing the disposal of WEEE from private households.
The WEEE directive is complimented by another directive, The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive.
The RoHS directive will legislate the maximum levels of the use of hazardous substances such as lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chrome, PBB and PBDE from the production of electrical and electronic appliances from July 2006.
Corus Colors has conducted extensive development work over the last two years in partnership with both suppliers and customers to redesign their processes to remove the need for chromated pre-treatments.
Peter Evans, senior manager environment for Sony, comments: "Sony set a very aggressive target to phase out hexavalent chrome in its products.
Thanks to the development work done by Corus Colors in phasing out the use of hexavalent chrome in their pre painted materials Sony was easily able to meet its target, whilst being reliably supplied with high quality pre-coated strip." The Corus Colors approach to environmental responsibility extends well beyond meeting environmental legislation.
Ian Russon, energy and environment manager for Corus Colors explains: "This development is an example of the proactive approach used by Corus Colors to ensure we remain ahead of the game in compliance with environmental legislation.
The Corus Colors philosophy towards the environment is to continuously improve to the way we minimise the environmental impact of our products and our processes." This ethos towards environmentally responsible processing and product development has been endorsed by the winning of the BCE Premier Award for Business Commitment to the Environment. Request free introductory details about products from Corus Colors ...
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