Apple, Intel Have Stopped Using Conflict Minerals

Next year, U.S. electronics companies will be required by law to disclose and trace their use of conflict minerals (gold, tungsten, tantalum, and tin deposits that fund war in Central Africa). Instead of waiting to be attacked by human rights groups, Apple and Intel, and other companies involved in the Conflict-Free Smelter program opted to avoid embarrassment and ditch the minerals altogether–and the decision is causing some problems.

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Apple, Intel Have Stopped Using Conflict Minerals