The simply designed symbolic mark of superposition of two circles implies Hynix's will to develop environment-friendly products.
The image of a sprout and green wings representing reborn nature symbolizes Hynix's volitional environmental management initiative. The 'Eco-mark' conveys our passions to contribute to customers and society with ecological practices (Environment Consciousness Outreach), and environmental awareness of each employee (Environment Creates Ourselves).
Since 2005, Hynix doesn't use six restricted substances of RoHS including lead in all product. Hynix has produced halogen free product from 2008.
The purpose of this Directive is to appoximate the laws of the Member States on the restrictions of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment and to contribute to the protection of human health and the environmentally sound recovery and disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
Member States shall ensure that, from 1 July 2006, new electrical and electronic equipment put on the market does not contain lead, mercury, cadmium, haxavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE).
Pb, Cd, Cr+6, Hg
PBB (Polybrominated biphenyl)
PBDE (Polybrominated diphenylethers)
| Substance | MCV (Maximum Conentration Value) |
|---|---|
| Cd | <100 ppm |
| Pb | <1000 ppm |
| Hg | <1000 ppm |
| Cr+6 | <1000 ppm |
| PBB | <1000 ppm |
| PBDE | <1000 ppm |
| 2010 | Establisnment RoHS2 Compliance System |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Establishment REACH Compliance System |
| 2008 | Mass Production of Halogen Free product |
| 2007 | Establishment of Green Product Team |
| Development of Halogen Free Product | |
| 2006 | Web base Database System for Green |
| 2005 | Mass Production of all Lead-Free Product and RoHS Compliant : Qualification for Green Products , Exclusive Lead-Free Production Line |
| 2004 | Ensure Reliability of all Lead-Free Product : Solder Joint , Whisker , MSL of Components Memory , Modules |
| 2003 | Pilot Production of Special Lead-Free Product : Put First Low Density Component (SRAM, 16/64Mb) |
| 2002 | Establishment of Lead-Free TFT : PKG Design , PKG Manufacturing , Module Design , IQC , QRA , Purchasing , ESH Center |
EU RoHS was enforced on July1,2006 and China RoHS, REACH, EuP and WEEE would be enforced immediately and later. Restrictions of contained chemical substances in products would be strengthened and it would be essential that Hynix associates with all suppliers closely. The Green Supplier Chain Management is product environment quality system between Hynix and suppliers which furnish raw materials and parts. Hynix would like to recognize environmental quality control system of supplier and promote strengthening of managing chemical substances in products
Green Supplier means their environmental system and products are certified Hynix environmental control system.
In order to guarantee environmentally friendly product quality in parts, raw materials, packaging materials and subsidiary materials carried out by cooperating suppliers and achieve complete countermeasure capacities against international regulations of environmental friendly product qualities.
Applied to all suppliers delivering to Hynix with parts, raw materials, packing materials and subsidiary materials, etc.
