Material Compliance

ROHS

On July 1, 2006, the European Union (EU) Member States had to ensure that new electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market did not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) as per the original RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive (2002/95/EC). Under this directive, exemptions were allowed to be used with some specific conditions.

On June 8, 2011, the EU released the recast of the RoHS directive (2011/65/EU, RoHS 2). Under this revision, the RoHS directive is considered a CE Marking directive. Additionally, some exemptions were discontinued and considered expired as of January 2, 2013.

On January 2, 2013, the EU Member States had to adopt and publish the laws and administrative provisions necessary to comply with the RoHS 2 directive.
On March 31, 2015 the EU released the the directive (2015/863/EU, RoHS 3) amending Directive 2011/65/ EU as regards the list of substances subject to restritions.
As a result, Kontron has taken the appropriate measures to meet the requirements of the RoHS 3 directive and to maintain the availability of RoHS compliant product to its customers where applicable.

Kontron Environmental Management Initiative

Kontron is committed to providing its customers the most current information related to the elimination of hazardous materials from the components it uses. Kontron's broad supply base, covering the spectrum of electronic and mechanical components, assemblies and processes, gives Kontron the ability to spot trends early and at the same time identify the unique solutions each component manufacturer adopts. Beyond providing information, Kontron Management is committed to action. Therefore various activities were initiated in order to ensure RoHS compliance.

REACH

What is REACH?

REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals
and is the central EU chemicals regulation (EC No. 1907/2006). It regulates the
registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals in the EU.

Are your Kontron products affected by REACH?

Electronic and mechanical components as well as small computers are considered
articles according to Article 3 No. 3 REACH, as their function is mainly determined by
their shape and form, not by their chemical composition. Articles themselves are not
subject to registration.

Latest developments

The SVHC candidate list was last extended to 250 substances on June 25th, 2025.
Some products may contain substances from the current candidate list of substances of
very high concern (SVHC) according to Article 33 REACH in concentrations above 0.1%
by mass.

SCIP registration

As an electronics manufacturer, Kontron fulfills the legal requirements for the
notification of substances of very high concern (SVHC) in accordance with the EU
Waste Framework Directive and the REACH Regulation. Since January 5, 2021,
products containing an SVHC in a concentration of more than 0.1% must be
reported to the SCIP database of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
We ensure that all products subject to notification are properly registered with
the ECHA. If you have any questions about the SCIP notification of our products
or about safe use and disposal, please do not hesitate to contact us.

POP Declaration of Conformity

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), we confirm to the best of our knowledge that our products do not contain any substances that are listed as prohibited or restricted substances in the current POP candidate list. This declaration is based on the information available to us and our current state of knowledge.