Complete Elimination of Use of Environmentally-sensitive
Chemical Substances  (Ricoh/Japan)
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Neo C385it (a color copier that can be used in a
network has reduced levels of environmentally-sensitive
chemical substances) |
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Ricoh set original standards for
environmentally-sensitive substances that could be used
in its products in 1993 as part of efforts to reduce these
substances. In fiscal 2002, it set out a policy to completely
eliminate use of the remaining four prohibited chemical
substance groups out of the fourteen product groups prohibited
by Ricoh, while organizing Total Elimination Working Group
to stop all use. All the divisions engaged in production
(the design, procurement, and manufacturing divisions)
take part in the group. The group is engaged not only
in research into chemical substances in products and judgments
on the validity of the research results, but also in appointing
key person in charge of total elimination of use of the
substances for all parts, and establishing an environmental
impact information database that will allow designers
to check information on chemical substances contained
in parts. Thus efforts are being made to build a seamless
workflow and accelerated development for routine operations,
aimed at eliminating all use of these chemicals.
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| Reduction of
environmentally-sensitive substances in imagio Neo
C385it |
| Lead-free
soldering |
GPN
Rank* A |
| Use
of PVC for wire coating |
GPN
Rank II |
| Percentage
use of chromate-free steel plates (in parts designed
by Ricoh) |
About
80% |
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GPN Rank A, lead-free
in 50% or more |
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GPN Rank II, 50%
or more have been replaced with alternatives |
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