Conflict Minerals

In July of 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act came into force in the USA. This is primarily aimed at reforming American financial market legislation but Section 1502 obliges companies listed on the American stock exchange to disclose any use of, and the origin of, any “conflict minerals”. The law defines “conflict minerals” as the raw materials tantalum, gold, tungsten and tin originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) or neighboring countries.

Under the Dodd-Frank Act, US companies must establish, once a year, whether any conflict minerals have been used in their products and if any of these originated from the Democratic Republic of Congo or neighboring countries. If so, then the companies are obliged to produce a “Conflict Minerals Report” that has been independently audited.

As a German privately held company, REHAU is not directly affected by this obligation to disclose and report. However, we wish to live up to our responsibilities as a globally active company and disclose any inclusion of conflict minerals in our products.