"US Companies Face Growing Pressure to Clean Up Congo Conflict Mineral Trade. In a significant move, a number of major US companies are being forced to re-examine their supply chains in the wake of growing international pressure to address the role of conflict minerals in fueling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The DRC has long been plagued by brutal conflict, with armed groups profiting from the trade in minerals such as cobalt, tin, and tantalum. As the world's largest consumers of these minerals, US companies are under increasing scrutiny to ensure that their products are not perpetuating human rights abuses and fueling the conflict."
The move underscores growing scrutiny of the conflict mineral trade fuelling violence in eastern DR Congo.
