Korean and Japanese plasma display panel (PDP) makers and other PDP TV assemblers have reason to hope that lead in PDP will be exempted from the EU’s RoHS directive. A German environmental research center responsible for the study has indicated that there are no commercialized alternatives available, which may open the door for PDP TVs to be sold in the EU. However, the final report, originally due in January 2006, won’t be out until July.
