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Protracted Conflicts Causing Alarming Spikes in Severe Hunger

Aug 12, 2016

Briefs for UN Security Council highlight how millions of people remain trapped in a vicious cycle of violence and hunger Joint FAO-WFP news release 29 July 2016, Rome - Protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries have driven millions ...

Tags: vicious cycle, food insecurity, UN agencies

China Arts & Crafts Exports from Jan.-Dec. 2014

Feb 13, 2016

China Fireworks (HS: 3604) Major Export Markets from Jan. - Dec. 2014 (by Export Value) No. Country Volume (Kg) Value (USD) YOY Volume Value ...

Tags: Fireworks, Plastic Craft, Wooden Crafts

It Would Be Worth Taking a Look at What Exactly Is in Apple Product

Sep 15, 2014

Despite technical difficulties with the company’s livestream of the event, Apple kept its promise, unveiling its latest line up of technology: the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and an eye-catching new smart watch. As the company ...

Tags: Apple, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus

Diamonds Development in Global Market

Sep 11, 2014

The diamond industry needs to support programs to uplift its vast artisanal mining sector. The more than 1.5 million diamond diggers – predominantly in West Africa – and their estimated 10 million dependents, remain the most ...

Tags: Diamonds

The U.S.Cannot Determine Which Refiners and Smelters Are Financially Fueling Violence

Sep 7, 2014

The U.S. government finally acknowledged Friday it cannot determine which refiners and smelters around the world are financially fueling violence in the war-torn Congo region. The Commerce Department published a list of more than 400 ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

The Most Significant Tantalum Producers in 2013

Jul 7, 2014

Back in 2010, the European Union's Ad-Hoc Working Group on Defining Critical Raw Materials published its first criticality analysis for raw materials. Its goal was fairly simple: to define the raw materials critical to the EU’s ...

Tags: Tantalum, Raw Materials

The SEC Issued an Order Staying The Effective Date for Compliance with Portions

May 7, 2014

Companies will not have to explicitly declare whether their products contain minerals that originated in mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo or its neighboring countries, according to the SEC. The SEC issued an order Friday staying ...

Tags: Conflict Minerals, SEC

SEC Must Disclose Whether They Are Receiving Tantalum, Tungsten, Tin and Gold From DRC

Apr 17, 2014

Just weeks remain before companies registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must disclose whether they are receiving tantalum, tungsten, tin and gold from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and, if so, ...

Tags: Conflict Minerals, tantalum

Conflict Minerals Reporting May Be a Significant Challenge for Executives This Spring

Apr 13, 2014

Conflict minerals reporting may be a significant challenge for executives this spring as many companies are just in the early stages of compliance exercises as the May 31 SEC filing deadline approaches, according to a report released ...

Tags: Electrical, Electronics

Global Copper Supply Is Expected to Remain in Surplus in 2014

Apr 3, 2014

Global copper supply is expected to remain in surplus in 2014 and continue to exert downward pressure on prices, Australia's Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics forecast in its March quarter report. "Although consumption is forecast ...

Tags: Copper, copper supply, Copper prices

U.S. Companies Will Have to Report Their Use of Certain Minerals and Their Derivatives

Mar 27, 2014

Starting next month, publicly traded U.S. companies will have to report their use of certain minerals and their derivatives to the government. As an article (“Conflict minerals and corporate supply chains: The challenge of complying ...

Tags: Motorola, tantalum

The Conflict Mineral Issue Is Providing a Perfect Storm for Social Change

Mar 20, 2014

The conflict mineral issue is providing a perfect storm for social change. It’s also leading electronics company CEOs to understand with great discomfort just how little they truly know about their supply chains. It’s a ...

Tags: conflict mineral, electronics company, key minerals

Television Audiences Care Less About Suffering Experienced by People in Other Countries

Jan 21, 2014

Television audiences care less about suffering experienced by people in other countries when they watch the news than when they watch a range of different programmes, according to new research. The study by Dr Martin Scott, from the ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, TV, Service

iTSCi Adopted a New Technology Solution Designed to Enhance Data Collection

Jan 15, 2014

The ITRI Tin Supply Chain Initiative (iTSCi) adopted a new technology solution designed to enhance data collection and traceability in this minerals due diligence programme. The system, which electronically replicates current paper based ...

Tags: Digital Data, Mineral Supply Chain

DRC Is Poised for a Brighter Future

Dec 19, 2013

With the defeat of the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), this vast blighted country is poised for a brighter future. But a new US law designed to help the region escape its poverty looks set to do just the opposite. ...

Tags: Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 rebels, conflict minerals

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