ChemFORWARD 8/20/25 ChemFORWARD 8/20/25

ChemFORWARD 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.

Loop Creative 6/25/24 Loop Creative 6/25/24

ChemFORWARD Launches CleanScreen: A Cloud-Based App for Safer Electronics Cleaning Formulations

CleanScreen is part of a suite of free tools that empowers the entire supply chain to prioritize worker health and the environment.

Loop Creative 6/19/24 Loop Creative 6/19/24

ChemFORWARD Provides Evidence to ECHA of Safer Flame Retardants

ChemFORWARD submits comments to ECHA’s call for evidence on alternatives to aromatic brominated flame retardants highlighting more than 35 potential safer functional alternatives.

ChemFORWARD 6/5/24 ChemFORWARD 6/5/24

ChemFORWARD Joins an NSF-Funded Project to Tackle "Forever Chemicals" with AI

Loop Creative 10/12/23 Loop Creative 10/12/23

Samsung Joins ChemFORWARD’s Electronics Safer Chemistry Collaborative

ChemFORWARD is pleased to share that Samsung has joined our Electronics Safer Chemistry Collaborative. Samsung joins fellow collaborative members Apple, Google, HP, IBM, Intel, Sonos, Microsoft, Amazon, and Seagate.

Loop Creative 5/5/22 Loop Creative 5/5/22

ChemFORWARD Announces Verified SAFER Flame Retardants Now Available by Trade Name from Clariant and FRX Polymers

ChemFORWARD 4/6/22 ChemFORWARD 4/6/22

Apple, Google, and ChemFORWARD join forces to drive support for safer flame retardants in the Electronics Sector

ChemFORWARD, in collaboration with Apple and Google, is pleased to announce the availability of a comprehensive set of chemical hazard assessments for phosphorus-based and other non-halogenated flame retardants used in electronics. The goal of this work is to help companies move away from flame retardants with known health and environmental concerns towards those that are well characterized and verified to be safer.

ChemFORWARD 4/22/18 ChemFORWARD 4/22/18

ChemFORWARD Tool Recognized in Report - Google, MacArthur

Google and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation have released a new paper discussing the role of safer chemistry and better materials selection in the circular economy. The paper identifies MaterialWise a precursor to ChemFORWARD as a leader in providing the transparent, verified, and affordable data manufacturers need to make products suited for the circular economy.