SEC Requires Companies To Report Origin of Tantalum

Bloomberg reported the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission will require companies to report where they obtain tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold from for their products.

As quoted in the market news:

The regulator is instructing companies that build products with tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold — metals contained in virtually any device with an on switch — to make “reasonable” attempts to find out if the materials came from Democratic Republic of Congo mines supporting violent armed groups.

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