Restricted Substances and Compliance Information
The Right Wire with the Right Certifications
Knowing exactly what materials are used in our products is important to us. MWS keeps up to date with the latest in regulatory compliance legislation worldwide so we can provide our customers with the information they need to make their own compliance decisions. Additionally, customers may request any specific compliance statements or material reports be added to their shipping documents.
Specific Materials Data
Our tech book contains a wealth of knowledge not only about the material composition of our products but the mechanical and electrical properties as well. Download it for chemical composition and specific materials breakdown.
REACH
Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals
REACH refers to a group of directives put in place by the European Council establishing a new program for managing chemical substances produced or used in member states.
- Directives started with (EC) No 1907/2006.
- Reference list began in 2008 and includes more than 200 substances.
Compliance Documentation
- MWS provides a statement concerning our role with respect to the REACH directives for our customers who need to comply with it.
RoHS
Restriction of Hazardous Substances
The term ‘RoHS Compliant’ has been popularized to refer to products that comply with the restrictions from the following directives:
- 2002/95/EC (RoHS)
- 2011/65/EU (RoHS II)
- 2015/863 (RoHS III)
Compliance Documentation
- RoHS compliance certifications are supported with compliance declarations from suppliers, testing, or product knowledge.
- Products sold exceeding RoHS threshold levels of lead may carry a RoHS non-compliance statement on the shipping documentation.
CA Prop 65
Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
From:https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/
“Proposition 65 requires California to publish a list of chemicals (known to the state) to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. This list was first published in 1987, and must be updated at least once a year. It now includes over 900 chemicals.”
Compliance Documentation
- MWS is in compliance with Prop 65 but does not provide special certs.
- Following California law, any items that may be exposure to materials on the Prop 65 list would include a warning on the label and on the certificate of compliance.
PFAS
Regulations for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl substances
Several U.S. states and the EU have begun the process to restrict or outright ban the use of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Compliance Documentation
- MWS provides a statement clarifying that PFAS are not intentionally added to bare and film-insulated magnet and specialty wire, and therefore not expected to be contained in those products supplied by MWS.
- Certain fluoroplastics do contain PFAS, but remain the best available technology for applications operating in extreme conditions.
- A list of some products containing PFAS are included in the statement.
TSCA
US Toxic Substances Control Act
The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 provides EPA with the authority to monitor, regulate, and restrict certain chemical substances and/or mixtures.
- Amendments to this law in 2016 strengthened the EPA’s ability to regulate specific substances.
- In 2021, the EPA banned five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) substances.
Compliance Documentation
- MWS provides a statement regarding specific restricted PBT substances that are not expected to be contained in MWS wire products.
Conflict Minerals
US Dodd-Frank Act - Section 1502
Section 1502 of the 2010 US Dodd-Frank Act requires companies to disclose the use of specific minerals designated as “conflict minerals.”
Compliance Documentation
- MWS has received conflict mineral declarations from our active suppliers, including smelter identification.
- Customers may request a conflict minerals declaration.