MoreH.C. Starck, a leading manufacturer of refractory metals and advanced ceramics, uses only tantalum raw materials from ethical, non-conflict sources. The company recently received certification for this effort from the independent Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC).
“We expect our suppliers to meet highest ethical standards,” said Andreas Meier, Ph.D., president and CEO. “The EICC certification is confirmation of our intensive work in recent years to ensure the supply of conflict-free raw materials. Our company has established stringent worldwide guidelines for purchasing raw materials, and we have integrated comprehensive sustainability criteria into our procurement process. The effectiveness of all these measures has now been verified by the successful EICC certification.”
H.C. Starck introduced its own Responsible Supply Chain Management System (RSCM) at the start of 2010 for the procurement of raw materials. This system ensures efficient and competitive purchasing while helping to avoid sourcing from conflict regions or from suppliers that do not act in line with environmental and social sustainability. The system fulfils all requirements of a management system standard required by ISO. The successful implementation of the system within H.C. Starck has been confirmed by Bureau Veritas, an external auditor.
“With the RSCM system, we have already implemented an effective tool for the raw material procurement process. But EICC certification is still the most important proof to our customers that our raw materials are conflict-free,” said John van Put, Ph.D., senior vice president-Tantalum, Niobium, Surface Technologies and Ceramic Powders business unit. “That is why the EICC certification has strengthened our position as a reliable supplier of raw materials from ethical, non-conflict sources.”
To successfully receive EICC certification, a company must have an effective system for continuously tracing the origin of the raw materials it uses to guarantee that they are coming from non-conflict sources. The term “conflict materials” applies to metals such as tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold mined in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighboring nations. Tantalum is a sought-after raw material in the electronics industry and allows extremely small capacitors to be manufactured for devices such as laptops, cameras, or medical equipment.
For additional details, visit www.hcstarck.com.
“We expect our suppliers to meet highest ethical standards,” said Andreas Meier, Ph.D., president and CEO. “The EICC certification is confirmation of our intensive work in recent years to ensure the supply of conflict-free raw materials. Our company has established stringent worldwide guidelines for purchasing raw materials, and we have integrated comprehensive sustainability criteria into our procurement process. The effectiveness of all these measures has now been verified by the successful EICC certification.”
H.C. Starck introduced its own Responsible Supply Chain Management System (RSCM) at the start of 2010 for the procurement of raw materials. This system ensures efficient and competitive purchasing while helping to avoid sourcing from conflict regions or from suppliers that do not act in line with environmental and social sustainability. The system fulfils all requirements of a management system standard required by ISO. The successful implementation of the system within H.C. Starck has been confirmed by Bureau Veritas, an external auditor.
“With the RSCM system, we have already implemented an effective tool for the raw material procurement process. But EICC certification is still the most important proof to our customers that our raw materials are conflict-free,” said John van Put, Ph.D., senior vice president-Tantalum, Niobium, Surface Technologies and Ceramic Powders business unit. “That is why the EICC certification has strengthened our position as a reliable supplier of raw materials from ethical, non-conflict sources.”
To successfully receive EICC certification, a company must have an effective system for continuously tracing the origin of the raw materials it uses to guarantee that they are coming from non-conflict sources. The term “conflict materials” applies to metals such as tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold mined in countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighboring nations. Tantalum is a sought-after raw material in the electronics industry and allows extremely small capacitors to be manufactured for devices such as laptops, cameras, or medical equipment.
For additional details, visit www.hcstarck.com.
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