SEC to give companies more time on conflict minerals

The head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission has said that public companies whose products contain certain so-called “conflict minerals” will benefit from more time to consider how to deal with new disclosure rules set to be adopted this year,...

Extension of iTSCi Programme provisional period

The iTSCi Programme Secretariat recently announced that the provisional period for iTSCi programme implementation is being extended until the end of June 2012. The extension is necessary due to delays in the release of the SEC final rules implementing the US Dodd...

Rwanda arrests four generals with alleged Congo ties

Rwanda has arrested four generals, accusing them of illegal business dealings across the border in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, an army spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday. “They are under investigation for acts of indiscipline with respect to...

KEMET implements conflict free tantalum sourcing plan

KEMET Corporation, a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, announces the tantalum industry’s most comprehensive plan for sourcing conflict free tantalum from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). KEMET...

Further delay of SEC conflict minerals rules

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has missed a second deadline for the publication of corporate disclosure rules relating to the use of “conflict minerals” in response to the provisions of the financial reform legislation passed 18 months...