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Study: RoHS Cost 2-3% of COGS |
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Written by Mike Buetow
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Friday, 02 September 2005 |
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ALAMEDA, CA -- Meeting RoHS requirements requires a one-time investment of 2% to 3% of
cost of goods sold, a top research firm said today. The firm released its findings to counter what it called "false information and speculation" about the cost of compliance.
In a press release, Pamela Gordon, president of
Technology Forecasters, said, "We are hearing statistics from some mistaken
consultants that name-brand electronics companies need to spend 10% of their
R&D budgets to comply to RoHS."
Gordon called such hype "reminiscent of the Y2K scare." She decried such numbers, saying they failed to take into account company size. Based on hundreds of interviews with electronics companies,
contract manufacturers, suppliers, and colleagues, TFI puts the number at 2 to 3% of COGS, Gordon said.
Furthermore, she said, done strategically, the transition can increase sales and market share.
TFI is producing a workshop on managing compliance on Sept. 14, in Toronto.
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