ChemWorks Launches Free Application to Strengthen Worker Safety in Electronics Assembly
Apple-Backed Initiative Unveils Supply Chain Transformation Tools to Accelerate Global Shift to Safer Cleaners and Degreasers
August 20, 2025 – Cleaners and degreasers are one of the highest use materials in electronics assembly. It is so critical that they be as safe as possible in their formulation and usage. In a bold step to safeguard the health and well-being of hundreds of thousands of workers in the global electronics assembly industry, ChemFORWARD, in partnership with Apple, is proud to launch a dedicated application for cleaner and degreaser ingredient optimization. The free, web-based tool will help formulators rapidly replace high-hazard chemicals with safer, vetted alternatives thus reducing worker exposure.
Article in IPC Community Magazine: Future-Proofing Electronics
ChemFORWARD's Senior Manager, Safer Chemistry, Rachel Simon, has a featured article in the Spring 2025 issue of IPC Community Magazine entitled “Future-proofing Electronics”. This thought-provoking piece discusses the turning point the electronics industry is at as demand for sustainable products increases, regulations intensify and companies focus on safer alternatives. "By embracing collaboration and leveraging tools like the Chemical Hazard Data Trust and CleanScreen, we can ensure a more sustainable and safer tomorrow."
Webinar December 10, 2024: Optimizing Cleaning Products Used in Electronics Manufacturing
Join ChemFORWARD's Program Manager - Electronics Safer Chemistry Collaborative, Vishaal Gopal, for this informative webinar, "Optimizing Cleaning Products in Electronics Manufacturing" on Tuesday, December 10th at 12 EST.
Video: Leading the transition to verified safer chemistry that protects workers and the world
ChemWorks was created with support from Apple to accelerate the adoption of safer cleaners and degreasers in electronics assembly. The new website provides free access for manufacturers to source certified safer formulations as well as free resources for formulators to pre-screen and optimize their products utilizing ChemFORWARD’s infrastructure. Watch to see how together, we are leading the transition to verified safer chemistry that protects workers and the world.
ChemFORWARD 与 Apple 合作共享更安全化学工艺的资源
ChemFORWARD Partners with Apple to share Safer Chemistry Resources
ChemFORWARD, a science-based non-profit organization, has partnered with Apple to scale the adoption of safer chemistry used in electronics assembly worldwide. A new website, www.ChemWorks.org, provides free access to identify certified safer formulations as well as resources for formulators to screen and optimize their products with verified safer chemicals.