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It has become a major international problem that minerals originating from conflict-ridden areas such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its neighboring countries have become a source of funding for arming anti-government forces that commit human rights violations and acts of violence. Japan Organization for Cooperation and Development) requires companies to respect human rights in their supply chains of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas, and to manage risks to avoid involvement in conflicts. Against this backdrop, the U.S. Financial Regulatory Reform Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) was enacted in July 2010, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) imposed restrictions on companies listed in the country from the DRC and neighboring countries. For the four minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) produced in

As a member of the Mitsubishi Materials Group, we aim to procure minerals in a responsible manner, recognize that responding to the conflict minerals issue is an important issue in our global supply chain, and are strengthening our activities based on the purport of this law.
Going forward, we will continue to cooperate with our business partners and other stakeholders to implement initiatives aimed at not using conflict minerals. We will promote initiatives for more responsible mineral procurement, such as avoiding complicity in