Responsible Mineral Sourcing
AMSTED Automotive, and its affiliates, is following up on all relevant regulatory obligations and is committed to offer its customers, products that have been manufactured with the highest level of professional and ethical standards.
To achieve this, AMSTED Automotive has developed processes and measures to ensure that its supply chain is free of Conflict Minerals that are directly or indirectly financing or benefitting armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or an adjoining country or other conflicted area.
By putting in place these actions, AMSTED Automotive demonstrates its commitment to source material from environmentally and socially responsible suppliers and to ensure that Contract Manufacturers are compliant with AMSTED Automotive’ s expectations.
Conflict Minerals requirements have been integrated into AMSTED Automotive’ s Quality manual and requirements for Purchasing and Contract Manufacturing. We consider this to be part of our Supply/Purchase Agreements, Purchase Orders, and Standard Terms and Conditions that our suppliers are contractually bound to, as part of supplier performance.
Under these requirements, AMSTED Automotive suppliers who manufacture components, parts and/or products containing 3TGs (Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten or Gold) as well as Cobalt and Mica are required to source these minerals from smelters whose due diligence practices have been validated by the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP) or an independent third-party audit program.
AMSTED Automotive expects its suppliers to work with their own sub-suppliers to obtain smelters information and to ensure that they are sourcing these minerals from environmentally and socially responsible suppliers. A Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT and EMRT) shall be provided to AMSTED Automotive upon request. Suppliers are expected to record and maintain traceability data for 5 years minimum.
Non-compliance with these requirements, including providing false or misleading information, may result in termination of a supplier and/or have AMSTED Automotive consider other recourse options.