Do you own a smartphone? Or a computer? If so, you are using mineral resources every day that have probably been extracted from African soil, for example in Rwanda. Because Rwanda is next door to Cong ...
From the smallest chips in our smartphones to complete household appliances, we are dependent on a complex supply chain. It begins with the extraction of the basic materials such as copper, silicon, c ...
The US documentation requirements for raw materials known as “conflict resources” originating from countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo are aggravating the living conditions in the m ...
Metals such as tungsten, tantalum, tin and gold are found in numerous everyday objects – such as microchips, for instance. Today, those metals are known as “conflict resources” because they are extrac ...
Exploiting new sources of raw materials is gaining importance for securing the longterm supply of natural resources as a result of the rising global need for raw materials and the declining quality of ...
The availability of raw materials is the basis for industrial value creation and hence for jobs, growth and the competitiveness of companies. Against the background of ever increasing demand for raw m ...
