Auto Industry HazMat Solution Including RoHS & WEEE Directives Compliance
As part of the auto industry, you already understood the urgency of having access to reliable and comprehensive Hazardous Materials/Substance (HazMat) information. Now, the introduction of the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directives only raise your need for dependable and certified hazardous materials information.
In response, IHS has expanded its industry-leading HazMat solution to equip you for full RoHS and WEEE compliance across the automobile industry. With the IHS hazardous materials solution, you have a centralized, Internet-based tool for every stage of your product lifecycle:
- design and development decision support
- auto and component parts management and maintenance
- HazMat, RoHS and WEEE compliance reporting
Customize Your Flexible, Up-To-Date Hazardous Materials Solution
Foresight tells you the European Union's directives targeting lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBBs, PBDEs and electronics waste will not be the last environmental restrictions placed upon the auto industry. Already, the Joint Industry Group (JIG) and larger companies have proactively raised the bar when it comes to hazardous substances; China's "Administrative Measure on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products" law is significantly different from RoHS and far more stringent; countries such as Canada, Japan, Australia and Korea are all implementing their own unique RoHS and WEEE-informed hazardous materials restrictions.
Fortunately, the IHS HazMat solution flexibly supports such additional restrictions, freeing you to concentrate on your automobile industry projects. For example, while designing a new auto component, the easy-to-use IHS interface gives you the option to select only those hazardous materials-related restrictions that apply to your particular product.
Reduce Costs with an Integrated HazMat Information Infrastructure
At the same time, the IHS HazMat solution is fully integrated with the other IHS parts and information database-driven solutions that have made IHS the industry leader in critical information delivery and management for over 45 years. You will save time and money while ensuring RoHS and WEEE compliance through:
- normalized, structured data
- unbiased, manufacturer-independent data
- one of the most comprehensive sources of environmental compliance data today for over 4 million parts
New Hazardous Materials Restrictions Require New Solutions
For years, IHS has helped auto industry-related businesses procure resources from suppliers, track and manage their component transactions, and create powerful reports to ensure ongoing success. These same functions – procurement, tracking and managing, reporting – take on new meaning in light of the current environment-friendly directives and other hazardous materials restrictions facing the automobile industry.
Procurement now includes acquiring component substance data from your suppliers. Furthermore, as the auto industry product company, you bear the burden of verifying the credibility of the component substance data you receive in regards to restrictions on lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBBs, PBDEs and electronics waste. As mentioned, the IHS HazMat solution provides you with the unbiased, manufacturer-independent data you need.
Tracking and management now include maintaining an internal source of data on the components used in your automobile products and how they were acquired. Such tracking and management is easy and intuitive, especially when integrated with the powerful IHS database management tools.
Finally, reporting now includes outputting component data regarding your auto product for customers, OEMs, distributors and national or international authorities – with each requiring the hazardous material-related information formatted in different ways. Thankfully, the IHS HazMat solution's online graphical interface and host of custom options provides you with the flexibility to create custom reports as needed.
Ensure Your HazMat, RoHS and WEEE Compliance
Whether demonstrating environmental responsibility, ensuring the entry of your auto industry products into the EU, maintaining a competitive edge, or all the above, the IHS HazMat solution provides credible data, powerful tracking, and flexible reporting to ensure your compliance with restrictions on lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBBs, PBDEs, electronics waste, and other hazardous materials.
Contact IHS today for more information or to schedule a free opportunity analysis.