Industry News | 2017-04-04 14:37:06.0
On April 3, 2017, the European Union (EU) Council voted to adopt a regulation regarding the sourcing of conflict minerals in high risk zones. Approval by the EU Council is the end of the formal legislative process and the regulation, which was approved by the European Parliament in March, will take effect in 2021.
Industry News | 2011-10-24 23:43:23.0
A Tulane University economic analysis, which drew heavily on an IPC survey of the electronics industry, assessed the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank conflict minerals regulation to be $7.93 billion - more than one hundred times greater than the estimate prepared by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of $71.2 million.
Industry News | 2010-09-20 20:34:52.0
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is drafting new reporting requirements on the use of conflict minerals. “These new reporting requirements could have a significant impact on the entire electronics industry supply chain, much like the lead-free requirements of RoHS,” according to Mikel Williams, chairman of the IPC Government Relations Committee and president and CEO of DDi Corp.
Industry News | 2019-10-08 06:23:28.0
IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® today announced it has joined the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) as part of its continuing efforts to help IPC members navigate the complex challenge of responsible minerals sourcing.
Industry News | 2017-04-11 21:37:01.0
Federal policy on conflict minerals continues to move in the right direction, due in part to the persistent educational and advocacy efforts of organizations like IPC.
Industry News | 2011-03-11 14:53:57.0
A new study conducted by IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® predicts that reporting requirements for conflict minerals proposed by the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) would cost the electronic interconnect industry an estimated $279 million in the first year of implementation for due diligence alone, compared to the government’s estimate of $16.5 million.
Industry News | 2011-10-21 13:55:23.0
IPC’s Solder Products Value Council (SPVC) is actively urging tin smelters to become smelters of conflict-free minerals and recommends the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition/Global e-Sustainability Initiative (EICC/GESI) Conflict-Free Smelter (CFS) program.
Industry News | 2012-09-24 11:41:20.0
, IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® will hold an "It's Not Easy Being Green: Regulations and Industry Trends Update" symposium
Industry News | 2011-05-23 15:41:12.0
It's a script straight out of the movies. Just replace "blood diamonds" with "blood metals" and begin with a scene that demonstrates the tens of millions of dollars in profit flowing into rebel mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), funding criminal networks and perpetrating horrific war crimes. In the movie, the U.S. government comes to the rescue by implementing a law that withholds resources from these groups, breaks the rebel mines and ends the atrocities.
Industry News | 2011-11-03 22:26:02.0
They are the subjects of countless headlines and industry tweets - the impact on industry of conflict minerals, embedded technology, process defects and supply line issues such as counterfeit parts - and the topics of two full days’ worth of free BUZZ sessions at IPC APEX EXPO® 2012.
