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News / February 15, 2017

Closure of half of the mines in the Philippines

The Philippines closed down 23 mines in a government campaign to fight environmental degradation. The mines that have been shut down are mostly nickel producers that account for about half of the output in the…

News / February 13, 2017

A Hard-won Ruling: South Korean Court Cites LCD Chemical Exposure at Samsung as Cause of Multiple Sclerosis

An appellate panel of Seoul’s administrative court has ruled a former Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. worker’s multiple sclerosis was caused by a combination of overwork and chemical exposure at the company’s LCD unit: a first-of-its-kind….

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News / February 13, 2017

Chinese Samsung battery factory caught fire

A factory that made batteries for the explosion-prone Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones caught fire last week. Pictures of black smoke coming out of the plant were circulating on Weibo (the Chinese version of Twitter)….

News / February 8, 2017

Apple considers importing and selling refurbished iPhones in India

As a possible condition of starting local manufacturing in India, Apple considers to import and sell refurbished iPhones in the country. According to a Bloomberg source, the idea is included in Apple’s wish list of…

News / February 8, 2017

SK Hynix and Toshiba strengthen ties in effort to bulk up against Samsung Electronics

The South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix offers to invest 3 trillion won ($2,62 billion) in the chipmaking operations of the Japanese manufacturer Toshiba. SK Hynix, the fifth-largest player in the global market for NAND flash…

News / February 3, 2017

Fairphone created a list of 10 materials to focus on

Fairphone aims to support fair materials and incorporate them into their smartphones. Since smartphones contain hundreds of different materials, Fairphone decided to prioritize. Together with The Dragonfly Initiative, they created an overview of key sustainability…

News / January 31, 2017

Samsung’s exploding batteries raise questions about industry standards

Samsung’s announcement that defective batteries caused its Note 7 phones to explode has led a U.S. consumer-safety regulator to call voluntary industry standards into question. Samsung’s announcement that defective batteries caused its Note 7 phones…

News / January 31, 2017

Statement: INFINEON must stop union busting and discrimination against union leaders

A collective of CSOs and trade unions is calling on the German company INFINEON to stop union busting and to reinstate the president of the union for Infineon Technologies Melaka workers. We, the 55 undersigned…

News / January 31, 2017

Foxconn considering to set up U.S. display facility with Apple

Foxconn is considering to build a production facility in the U.S. to make display panels. Apple, an important customer of the panels, would also contribute to the investment. Hon Hai Precision Industry, better known as…

News / January 26, 2017

Five U.S. states considering legislation for the right to repair electronics

Lawmakers in the U.S. states Nebraska, Minnesota, New York, Massachusetts and Kansas have introduced legislation that would protect the right to repair electronics. This would make repair easier for consumers and independent repair shops, as…

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