Does Dell use brominated flame retardants such as PBB and PBDE in its 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, server 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.
