BRUSSELS – European Parliament member and RoHS rapporteur Jill Evans announced plans to drop amendments calling for a ban of all brominated flame retardants, including those such as tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA), that have been found safe under European Union risk assessment.

ROCHESTER, NY – Kodak and specialty films manufacturer MacDermid Autotype will jointly provide polyester-based films in North America and Mexico.

Kodak's polyester film base and MacDermid coated films can be used in touch and vision electronic applications, including printed electronic circuits, sensors, membrane switch circuitry layers, and other applications requiring conductive flexible layers.

No financial terms of the partnership were disclosed.