Conflict
Minerals.
Suppliers
are
expected
to supply
materials
to Symbolic Displays Inc.
(SDI) that
are DRC
conflict-free.
DRC conflict-free
means
(1)
any
conflict
minerals
(gold,
columbite-tantalite,
also known
as coltan,
cassiterite,
wolframite,
or
their
derivatives
tin, tantalum
or
tungsten
(collectively
the "3TGs")) necessary
to the
functionality
or
production
of
supplied
materials
do
not
directly
or
indirectly
finance
armed
groups
through
mining
or
mineral
trading
in the
Democratic
Republic
of
Congo
or
an
adjoining
country,
or
(2)
any
3TGs
in supplied
materials
are
from
recycled
or
scrap sources.2 Suppliers
are
expected
to adopt
policies
and
management
systems
with
respect
to conflict
minerals
and to require their
suppliers
to adopt
similar
policies
and
systems.
2. Conflict
minerals are from "recycled or scrap sources" if they are from
recycled metals, which are reclaimed end-user or post-consumer
products, or scrap processed metals created during product
manufacturing. Recycled metal includes excess, obsolete,
defective and scrap metal materials that contain refined or
processed metals that are appropriate to recycle in the
production of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and/or gold. Minerals
partially processed, unprocessed, or a "bi-product" from another
ore are not included in the definition of recycled metal. Item
1.01(d)(6) for Form SD, 77 Fed. Reg. 56274, 56364 (Sept. 12,
2012).
