Commitment to Responsible Sourcing of Metals
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 Congo (DRC) and surrounding countries, the U.S. Securities and Exchange 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 Protection Act of 2010. The rules require manufacturers who file certain reports with the SEC to disclose whether the products 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 well as tin, tantalum, and tungsten, the derivatives of cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, and wolframite, regardless 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.
Capital Electro-Circuits Conflict Minerals Sourcing Policy:
Capital Electro-Circuits Inc. remains committed to the responsible sourcing of metals throughout our supply chain and to continuing to comply with the underlying SEC rules and regulations surrounding “conflict minerals”. Capital Electro-Circuits, Inc. receives material only from vetted and reputed vendors and reviews their CMRT reporting regularly. As a result, CEC implements full disclosure in support of the conflict-free sourcing initiative to all CEC customers.
– Raj Jagani, General Manager