More than a third of US firms not ready for conflict minerals rules

With only about a year remaining until publicly-traded US component manufacturers are forced by law to disclose their usage of conflict minerals to the federal government, more than a third are absolutely unprepared, says information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS). 

According to a poll conducted last week during the IHS webinar “The Clock’s Ticking: How to Comply with the New Conflict Minerals Regulations,” more than 35% of respondents—a plurality of the attendees—said they have made no plans on how to conform with the rules.

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