More than two and half years after it launched PCs that comply with the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) norms, Wipro – which also sells personal computers as part of its India and West Asia IT business – has launched desktops that are completely free of hazardous chemicals like polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs).
The company, which annually produces around 200,000 PCs, says that 15-20 percent of units will be free of PVC and BFRs initially, a proportion that will be gradually increased in a phased manner.