Conflict Mineral Declaration

 

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into U.S. federal law on July 21, 2010. Section 1502 of the Act defines the reporting obligations for companies that are publicly traded in the US and are governed by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). Section 1502 requires companies that make products for which 3TG minerals (tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold) are necessary to the functionality or production of that product to assess their supply chains and publically report on the source of these minerals if they are sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or adjoining country or if they are from recycled or scrap sources.

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S-USA, LLC. has completed a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI) using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) created by the Electronics Industry Citizens Coalition® (EICC) and the Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI). This template provides a common means for the collection of sourcing information on conflict minerals to determine if conflict minerals contained in its products originated in the DRC or adjoining country or come from recycler or scrap suppliers.

 

This inquiry was reasonably designed and was conducted in good faith with an effort to obtain reliable representations indicating smelter or refiner facilities at which its conflict minerals were processed and that those conflict minerals did not originate in the DRC or adjoining country or come from recycler or scrap suppliers.

S-USA declares that all products contain one or more conflict minerals and that these minerals are necessary to the functionality of the products manufactured. Based upon the RCOI conducted, S-USA, LLC, declares that all conflict minerals used in S-USA products do not originate in the DRC or an adjoining country or come from recycle or scrap suppliers. S-USA certifies that all products are declared “DRC conflict free.”​

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Cobalt Declaration

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The DRC has around 50 percent of global cobalt reserves and produces the largest quantity of cobalt in the world.

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As a responsible company, S-USA, LLC. has on a voluntary basis, expanded its activities relating to social and environmental responsibility in the supply chain by including cobalt in our due diligence program for the responsible procurement of minerals.

 

S-USA, LLC. has completed a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI) using the Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT) created by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI). This template provides a common means for the collection of sourcing information of cobalt to determine if it originated in the DRC or adjoining country or come from recycler or scrap suppliers.

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S-USA declares that some products contain cobalt and that these minerals are necessary to the functionality of the products manufactured. Based upon the RCOI conducted, S-USA, LLC, declares that cobalt used in S-USA products do not originate in the DRC or an adjoining country or come from recycle or scrap suppliers. S-USA certifies that all products are declared “DRC conflict free.”​

Last update:  January 2023