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From Electronic News: We knew it was going to cost more to become RoHS compliant. Just how much more is debatable, but the established guess is 8% - 15% of product production costs. And the costs are not just internal. Suppliers like Newark InOne have seen their costs increase, so expect to see it reflected in your component and raw material costs.
In its case, Newark InOne has added additional employees -- at additional cost
-- for the bin checks, as well as additional employees in the receiving
area to double check warehouse supply.
Newark InOne also noted additional time and money spent by Newark InOne’s legal staff, for undertakings such as ensuring the verbiage is correct on packaging and sorting out new contracts.
But the cost of non-compliance is higher, especially with China RoHS coming on-line March 1, 2007.
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