Comtrex Moves to Certify its Own Products to Lead Content Standards
TORONTO, ON—In response to the high lead content found in various products sold in North America, Comtrex Communications (”Comtrex”) moves to certify to RoHS standard products it manufactures.
Reduction Of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) European Union regulations enforceable on July 1, 2006 that set maximum concentration limits on hazardous materials used in electrical and electronic equipment. The substances are lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).
Comtrex’s products designated for RoHS certification will begin shipping to customers in January 2008.
About Comtrex
Comtrex Communications is a North-American manufacturer and distributor of radio, cellular, tactical, safety, power and protection equipment with distribution facilities in Tonawanda, NY USA and Toronto, ON, Canada. Comtrex carries over 35,000 products and 45 brands including Xacore, Motorola, Otto, Maxrad, Antenex, M/A-COM, David Clark, Peltor, Setcom, Stone Mountain, Multiplier, Bee, Con-Space, BlackBerry, Honeywell, Jabra, Krusell, Logitech, Nextel, Nokia, Palm, Icom and Sony Ericsson. Visit http://www.comtrexcommunications.com/ for more information