Bravotron Technologies Corp.

Background.  Armed groups operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have controlled many of the region’s mines or transit routes and have engaged in armed conflict, as well as some of the world’s worst human rights violations.  Concern that proceeds from the mining of minerals have been used to fund extreme violence in that region led to a requirement in the U.S. Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Law of 2010, that U.S. publicly-traded companies must disclose any "conflict minerals" necessary to the functionality or production of products they manufacture or contract to manufacture.  The conflict minerals are tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold (called the 3TG’s).  Companies using conflict minerals must also disclose their supply chain inquiries to verify whether these minerals originated in the DRC or adjoining countries.

On August 22, 2012, the SEC approved the final rule on conflict minerals.  All public companies must evaluate their product lines to determine whether they contain necessary conflict minerals and if so, file a Form SD by May 31 annually beginning in 2014, for products they manufacture or contract to manufacture in the year 2013.  While the burden of compliance is on the public companies who manufacture those products, members of their supply chains for those products are also impacted.

Bravotron’s Conflict Minerals Policy.  

Bravotron deplores the violence in the DRC and adjoining countries and is committed to supporting responsible sourcing of conflict minerals from the region.  Accordingly, Bravotron has adopted a conflict minerals policy, and expects its suppliers to adopt a similar policy.

Bravotron's Expectations for Suppliers. 

• Supply “DRC Conflict Free” materials.
• Adopt conflict minerals policies.
• Send surveys to their suppliers, and complete Bravotron’s survey.

Additional Details

EICC-GeSI public Conflict Minerals Reporting Template

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