Xyratex Achieves Full Compliance with China RoHS Directive
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Xyratex Ltd. (NASDAQ:XRTX), a leading provider of enterprise class data
storage subsystems and storage process technology, today announced full
compliance with the administrative requirements of the Restriction of
Hazardous Substances (RoHS) of China’s
Ministry of Information Industry (MII). All Xyratex’s
Networked Storage Solutions (NSS) products shipped on the market are now
fully compliant with the legislation. The achievement of RoHS compliance
in China demonstrates Xyratex’s ongoing
environmental compliance strategy through diligence and monitoring of
emerging legislation worldwide.
"We are pleased to announce our compliance
with China’s RoHS regulations,”
said Steve Thompson, CTO, Xyratex. "Xyratex
has a long-standing history of support for unilateral compliance with
emerging environmental standards and global environmental initiatives.
We feel it is wise for businesses, specifically in the electronic
information industry, to devote resources to waste reduction and
elimination in order to minimize global pollution through distributed
products as well as within corporate infrastructure.”
During the past three years, Xyratex has instituted a wide range of RoHS
compliance initiatives:
A company wide product data management system has been implemented to
manage compliance, monitoring and reporting. The system was developed
to future proof product and service offerings in line with emerging
environmental legislation initiatives for geographical locations such
as China, Japan, Korea and California. The system also monitors the
content of all hazardous substances, ensuring future environmental
legislation and customer specific requirements will be adhered to in a
timely manner.
A central Xyratex "Environmental Committee”
has been tasked with developing environmental programs, instituted on
a decentralized level to ensure local ownership, education and ongoing
understanding of the complexities involved in being an environmentally
friendly company.
A Xyratex "Center of Competence”
has been implemented to support the development and engineering
laboratories and operational groups with RoHS deployment. As a result,
compliance requirements are written into all future product designs.
This applies to the electronics and the mechanical components that
form the sub-parts of electronic assemblies.
RoHS compliance audit systems have been put in place and are
operational on all fronts – from setting
environmental goals with suppliers to developing RoHS compliant
manufacturing and production lines. As a result, certificates of
compliance for all RoHS products have been made readily available to
Xyratex’s network of customers and partners.
"Through conscientious observance of emerging
environmental legislation, Xyratex has been able to stay ahead of the
curve and continues to improve storage offerings and comply with the
increasing amount of environmental regulations,”
added Thompson. "Our current strategy is to
build on success in both the European RoHS compliance and ISO14001
certification through enduring efforts towards improvements in this
crucial area, ensuring that we continue to set a world class
environmental standard across the company.” About Xyratex
Xyratex is a leading provider of enterprise data storage subsystems and
storage process technology. The company designs and manufactures
enabling technology that provides OEM and disk drive manufacturer
customers with data storage products to support high-performance storage
and data communication networks. Xyratex has over 20 years of experience
in research and development relating to disk drives, storage systems and
high-speed communication protocols.
Founded in 1994 in an MBO from IBM, and with headquarters in the UK,
Xyratex has an established global base with R&D and operational
facilities in Europe, the United States and South East Asia.
