PCB news network in China, according to Technology Forecasters reported, RoHS electronics industry has spent about 32 billion dollars in costs.
A company to spend an average of about 2.6 million U.S. dollars to comply with the European ROHS directive, OEM companies, EMS providers and components trading company's internal investigation revealed that the total cost of the RoHS directive is about 32 billion U.S. dollars, the total industrial output value of around 1.1% .
The survey, by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) commissioned by the Technology Forecasters. Reported that in order to meet the RoHS directive is the average cost of 2.64 million U.S. dollars, plus the cost of 482,000 U.S. dollars for the maintenance of this standard.
The survey questionnaire distributed to over 1,000 companies, including OEM companies, EMS providers, as well as components of the trading company, more than 200 companies answered the questionnaire.
About 29 percent of the companies considered that due to RoHS, they have lost a lot of business. Inventories increased by 21 percent, was up about 11.6 percent, each company to increase an average of 5-10 RoHS staff to deal with the matter.
Turnover in the billions of dollars between 100 million and the company had to spend 2.9 million U.S. dollars to meet the requirements of RoHS, more than 1 billion U.S. dollars turnover of the company needs to spend 6.5 million U.S. dollars.
25% of companies that meet the RoHS directive, the future of their business and supply chain benefits. 20% of the company believed it was for them to reduce the number of products is also favourable, but 15 percent of the companies considered that because of the RoHS directive will be able to increase their market share.
A company to spend an average of about 2.6 million U.S. dollars to comply with the European ROHS directive, OEM companies, EMS providers and components trading company's internal investigation revealed that the total cost of the RoHS directive is about 32 billion U.S. dollars, the total industrial output value of around 1.1% .
The survey, by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) commissioned by the Technology Forecasters. Reported that in order to meet the RoHS directive is the average cost of 2.64 million U.S. dollars, plus the cost of 482,000 U.S. dollars for the maintenance of this standard.
The survey questionnaire distributed to over 1,000 companies, including OEM companies, EMS providers, as well as components of the trading company, more than 200 companies answered the questionnaire.
About 29 percent of the companies considered that due to RoHS, they have lost a lot of business. Inventories increased by 21 percent, was up about 11.6 percent, each company to increase an average of 5-10 RoHS staff to deal with the matter.
Turnover in the billions of dollars between 100 million and the company had to spend 2.9 million U.S. dollars to meet the requirements of RoHS, more than 1 billion U.S. dollars turnover of the company needs to spend 6.5 million U.S. dollars.
25% of companies that meet the RoHS directive, the future of their business and supply chain benefits. 20% of the company believed it was for them to reduce the number of products is also favourable, but 15 percent of the companies considered that because of the RoHS directive will be able to increase their market share.
