DRC: Re-Emerging as a Tantalum Hotspot
Tantalum from the DRC has a tarnished image, but projects by capacitor makers to revive the nation's industry could change that.
Articles Tagged "Democratic Republic of the Congo"
Is Your Mobile Phone Helping Fund War in Congo?
The Telegraph reported British consumers are signing a petition demanding companies stop using tantalum from the Congo.
America Gives China A Mineral Monopoly
Strategy Page reports on the current state of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the effects of Dodd-Frank.
Congo Government Asks U.S. to Use OECD Guidance for Conflict-Mineral Rules
Bloomberg reports the DRC appealed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to prevent forthcoming conflict-mineral rules.
Dodd-Frank Demands Companies Report Tantalum Sources
The New York Times reports that industrial metals, like tantalum, which are used in most electronic products are contributing to war.
Putting an End to Conflict Minerals in the Congo
Resource Investing News reporter Damon van der Linde interviews industry leaders from ITRI and TIC as well as human rights groups the Enough Project and Global Witness about the ongoing mission to end the trade of conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Funding Needed for iTSCi due diligence scheme in DRC
ITRI and the Tantalum Niobium International Study Center have called for funding to help initiate and carry out a program aimed at regulating supply chains for tin and tantalum out of conflict zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Enough Conflict-Free Tantalum to Meet Increasing Global Electronics Demand?
Recent reports on the global electronics industry show steady growth continuing in 2010 and onwards as emerging economies drive demand for electronic products.
Tracing the Tantalum Trade—Part Two
Companies like Apple and Hewlett Packard say they are taking measures to insure conflict minerals don’t end up in their products. But is the work of identifying conflict minerals in the supply chain as difficult has they say?
Tracing the Tantalum Trade–Part One
Major electronics firms claim the supply chains for their products are complex and difficult to unravel. But, NGOs say research conducted by themselves and the United Nations proves otherwise.
