SEC Demands Origin Report On Tungsten

Bloomberg reported the Securities and Exchange Commission is demanding companies report where tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold are purchased from.

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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