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IPC’s January 2021 Economic Report: U.S. and EU Outlook

In this month’s IPC economic report, you will find U.S. and European data on economic growth, employment, Manufacturer’s Sentiment (PMI) and end markets for electronics. You

New Rules on PBTs Take Effect on February 5

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized five rules for persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals to reduce risks and exposures to the extent

U.S. EPA Evaluating Risk for More Than 30 Chemicals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is wading ever deeper into regulatory deliberations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the next several steps

A Materials Engineer Takes IPC's PCB Design I Course

Review of the IPC PCB Design Fundamentals Course.

Heads Up: Potential OSHA Emergency Standard on COVID-19

U.S. President Joe Biden on January 21 issued an Executive Order (EO) that aims to improve worker health and safety protections during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Green Cleaners for Electronics Manufacturing

IPC is developing a new consensus-based industry standard, IPC-1402, Standard for Green Cleaners Used in Electronics Manufacturing. This standard will expand IPC’s existing

Opportunity for Companies to Inform New Workplace Limits on Lead (Pb)

The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (DG EMPL) is working with a consultancy to conduct an industry survey to collect

President Biden Tees Up Dozens of Executive Actions

U.S. President Joe Biden plans to sign an unprecedented number of executive actions in the days ahead. Many of these actions will freeze or reverse the policies of his

U.S. Tags Vietnam on Unfair Currency Practices But Delays Penalties

Today, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a report on their Section 301 investigation into "Vietnam's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Currency