PEMSTAR Achieves RoHS Milestone

"PEMSTAR Inc. (Nasdaq: PMTR), a leading provider of global engineering and electronics manufacturing services (EMS), today announced that it has received full qualification status for lead-free SMT processing. "This qualification status marks another important milestone in helping PEMSTAR's customers to comply with pending global environmental protection initiatives, including the European Union's (EU's) Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) legislation. This legislation will require the restriction of a number of hazardous substances, including lead, from electronic components by July 1, 2006." said Roy Bauer, President and COO of PEMSTAR. "We have been working closely with our supply chain and with our OEM customers to proactively prepare for the new design and manufacturing requirements resulting from these environmental initiatives. This qualification milestone builds on the lead-free manufacturing processing that PEMSTAR has been providing to its customers over the past 15 months in its North America, Europe, and Asia facilities."" Source: prnewswire.com