Conflict Minerals Declaration

The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203, H.R. 4173) was signed into U.S. federal law on July 21, 2010. Section 1502 lays out reporting obligations for companies that are publicly traded in the US and thus governed by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). Section 1502 requires companies that make products for which 3TG metals (tantalum, tin, tungsten & gold) are necessary to the functionality or production of that product to assess their supply chains and publically report on the source of these materials if they are sourced from regions of conflict in and around the Democratic Republic of Congo. Although Poly-Metal Finishing Inc. is not a publically traded company, and therefore not directly subject to this law, we are providing this declaration to our downstream customers to help them comply with any obligations relative to this law.

 Poly-Metal Finishing uses the latest reporting template (CFSI CMRT3-01) created by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition® (EICC) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI). This template provides a common means for the collection of sourcing information on conflict minerals.

  Poly-Metal Finishing’s Corporate Position on Conflict Minerals

 To meet the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, section 1502, Poly-Metal Finishing commits to conducting a “reasonable country of origin inquiry” with all our suppliers of 3TG containing raw materials. Poly-Metal Finishing will not source 3TG containing raw materials from any supplier that is not able to provide us satisfactory confirmation that they themselves have conducted a “reasonable country of origin inquiry” to determine that their 3TG metals are not originally sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining countries.