New hope for conflict-free minerals from North Kivu, DRC

iTSCi is delighted to announce the start of iTSCi in two important areas of North Kivu, DRC; both in Lubero north of the Provincial capital of Goma, and in the most historically infamous ‘conflict minerals’ area of Walikale territory, west of Goma where...

ITRI response to UN Group of Experts Report on DRC


ITRI, as the global tin industry association, leads the implementation of the joint industry due diligence activity, the ITRI Tin Supply Chain Initiative (ITSCI Programme) in the DRC and adjoining countries. Our organisation has followed closely reports and...

ITRI response to the final UN Group of Experts Report on DRC

The Group of Experts on the DRC released their final report S/2015/19 to the Security Council on 12th January 2015 making a number of comments on the ITSCI Programme and mineral traceability in central Africa. ITRI has evaluated the section of the report relating to...

ITRI response to Newsweek article



Newsweek published an article “Where Apple gets the tantalum for your iPhone” on the 4 th February 2015 which made various assertions and criticisms of both the Conflict Free Smelter Programme (CFSP), and the ITRI Tin Supply Chain Initiative (ITSCI) Programme. The...