Conflict Minerals Declaration

Report on the origin of minerals commonly used in the electronics industry, specifically tin (Sn), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W) and gold (Au).

 

These minerals are called conflict minerals because they are found in regions where forced labor and other human rights abuses are used to mine these minerals and finance armed conflict, specifically in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its adjoining countries. The goal of the rule is to motivate manufacturers to ensure that these minerals come from conflict free sources and to prevent armed groups from benefiting from the use of force and human rights abuses.

 

The following elements of our management system support the execution of the IC Controls Conflict Minerals Program.

 

 

Tantalum:

 

IC Controls purchases Tantalum based capacitors in North America manufactured by KEMET.  KEMET is a leading member of EICC, unique identifier 3USA010; their policy statements can be found at this link: http://www.kemet.com/conflictfree

 

Tin:

 

IC Controls purchases Tin containing solder in North America manufactured by KESTER.  KESTER Inc. is a member of EICC, unique identifier 14-722-2785; their declaration can be found at this link:  http://www.kester.com/download/** CONFLICT MINERALS DECLARATION.pdf

 

Gold:

IC Controls purchases Gold in North America from Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining.  Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining is listed as Unique identifier 1BEL062 their declaration can be found at this link: 

http://www.umicore.com/en/media/topicsofinterest/conflictMinerals/

 

IC CONTROLS “CONFLICT MINERALS“ POLICY

 

These minerals are called conflict minerals because they are found in regions where forced labor and other human rights abuses are used to mine these minerals and finance armed conflict, specifically in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its adjoining countries.

 

The term “Conflict Minerals” refers to specific minerals originating from mines controlled by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries. The specific minerals are: 

 

• tin (cassiterite); 

• tungsten (wolframite); 

• tantalum (columbite-tantalite or coltan); and 

• gold. 

 

IC Controls is committed to the responsible sourcing of materials used in our products, and we strive to interact with partners who share these values. To meet our objective, we: 

 

• Developed a Conflict Minerals governance program to oversee compliance;

• Inform our suppliers on each purchase order about the important requirements for compliance; 

• Identify the usage of Conflict Minerals within our supply chain through a series of Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiries;

• Perform supply chain due diligence that follows the framework of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and EICC

 

Suppliers to IC Controls are required to commit to being “conflict-free.” Our suppliers are expected to perform similar due diligence on their own supply chains in order to provide reliable evidence to IC Controls that will be used in IC Controls Conflict Minerals compliance.

 

Revised 2014-12-24  updated site links