Does Dell use brominated flame retardants such as PBB and PBDE in their products?
Dell has restricted its suppliers’ use of polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) or polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDE) (including deca-BDE) due to concerns over the potential adverse environmental and health impacts of these compounds. Furthermore, brominated flame retardants (BFR) are restricted in Dell desktop, laptop, s erver and peripheral product chassis plastic parts. Dell chassis enclosures are primarily made of PC+ABS or ABS plastic resins. Printed circuit boards typically contain BFR such as Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA). Dell is working with suppliers and organizations such as International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) and High Density Packaging User Group International (HDPUG) to evaluate “BFR-free” flame retardants considering all aspects such as technical, environmental, health and fire safety.
