Declarations of Conformity
Certificates
Statements
Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT)
General declaration on hazardous substances
Conflict minerals policy statement
In response to violence and human rights violations in the mining of certain minerals from the “Conflict Region”, which is situated in the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of the Conga (DRC) and surrounding countries, the U.S. Securities and ExÂchange Commission (SEC) has adopted rules to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to “conflict minerals,” as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer ProÂtection Act of 2010.
The rules require manufacturers who file certain reports with the SEC to disclose whether the prodÂucts they manufacture or contract to manufacture contain “conflict minerals” that are “necessary to the functionality or production” of those products.
The definition of “conflict minerals” refers to gold, as weil as tin, tantalum, and tungsten, the derivatives of cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, and wolframite, reÂgardless of where they are sourced, processed or sold. The U.S. Secretary of State may designate other minerals in the future.
We support the humanitarian goal of ending violent conflict in the DRC and surrounding countries.
We are committed to the responsible sourcing of “conflict minerals” throughout our supply chain and to continuing to comply with the underlying SEC rules and regulations surrounding “conflict minerals”.