California Bans Use of Cadmium, Chromium in Vehicle Coatings
SACRAMENTO, CA -- The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a measure banning the use of hexavalent chromium and cadmium in coatings for motor vehicles and mobile equipment, effective Jan. 1, 2003.
The regulation prohibits the sale and use in California of any motor vehicle and/or mobile equipment coating that contains hexavalent chromium or cadmium. The rule includes a six-month "sell through" allowing the use of existing inventories, and a 12-month sell-through period for auto-body and paint shop inventories.