View Agora's RoHS-compliant product offerings 

Agora has researched the directives and their impact on the electronics industry giving us a unique advantage to provide superior compliant product and solutions for your product compliance markings. While most of our products are RoHS-compliant, we are in the process of securing the necessary documentation towards formally validating them.  As we go about this process, we will be frequently adding to our RoHS-compliant product catalog.  Beyond this, Agora acknowledges the fact that RoHS is merely the first in a global trend toward environmentally responsible manufacturing processes. While ramping up for the EU's RoHS legislation we are also setting the stage for similar legislation already being drafted in the United States, China, Japan and Korea. At Agora, we are partnering with our customers to face whatever challenges lie ahead.

What is RoHS?

The Restrictions of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (2002/95/EC), commonly referred to as RoHS or "Lead Free" legislation was drafted by the European Parliament and applies to certain electrical and electronic equipment sold in the member states of the EU. It virtually eliminates the use of six hazardous substances from the manufacturing process.

What is the purpose of the RoHS directive?

The RoHS directive is intended to protect the environment from hazardous waste by restricting their use in the high volume production of consumer electronics. Due to the enormous amount of electronic waste in landfills, a high concentration of hazardous chemicals leach into groundwater supplies creating a potential hazard to wildlife, agriculture and human habitation. RoHS, WEEE and other such legislation are intended to lessen this environmental impact by making manufacturers more environmentally responsible.