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BRUSSELS -- Members of a task force on classification and labeling representing EU member states confirmed on Nov. 16 that Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is not subject to any classification for health. This decision follows the EU human health risk assessment, completed last May, which concluded that TBBPA presents no risk to human health.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The SMTA is seeking abstracts for the Third International Conference and Exhibition on Green Manufacturing and Industry Development for Electronic Products.

The trade group is seeking papers on green electronic product design and manufacturing, SMT and service adaptability, green materials, retrieving and recycling of waste products and other topics.

The conference will be held May 13-14, 2006, in Tianjin, China.

Abstracts of 200 to 400 words should be submitted by Jan. 30, to SMTA administrator JoAnn Stromberg. It is expected that papers will be presented in Mandarin or with translation.

For full details on submitting an abstract: joann@smta.org.; smta.org/education/education.cfm#call.

PALO ALTO, CA – HP’s server revenue growth outpaced that of all other major server vendors worldwide, according to third quarter 2005 figures from research group IDC.

HP was No. 1 in total worldwide revenue for the three major operating systems of Windows, Linux and Unix individually as well as combined – together, these three operating systems comprise more than 95% of units shipped and 80% of revenue worldwide.

Clinton, NY – Bill Brunstedt has joined Indium Corp. as Asia-Pacific market development manager. Based in Singapore, he will manage the business development efforts for the region, focusing on new and existing regional markets, general market strategies and new product requirements.

Brundstedt spent the last 21 years with BTU International, most recently as managing director for the Asia Pacific region.

Indium is a supplier of electronics assembly materials, including solder pastes, solder preforms, fluxes, Pb-Free solder alloys, underfill materials, die-attach materials and more.

NORWALK, CT --The global market for green materials is estimated at $6.1 billion in 2005 and is expected to reach $8.7 billion by 2010, an average annual growth rate of 7.4%, according to a soon-to-be-released report from Business Communications Co.

Green materials include Pb-free solders and solder coatings, and replacements for PBB and PBDE, hexavalent chromium, cadmium and mercury. PBB and PBDE replacements accounted for $3.5 billion in 2003, $4.3 billion in 2004, and $4.7 billion in 2005.

HIALEAH, FL -- Simclar Inc., a electronics contract manufacturer, reported September quarter revenue of $16.6 million, up 25.4% from last year. Net income fell to $242,000 versus $486,000 a year ago.

Excluding the May 1, 2005 acquisition of Simclar (North America), revenue for the quarter would have been $14.9 million, up 11.9%, and net income would have been $353,000.