English français About Home/ About/ Conflict Minerals SECTION NAVIGATION Conflict Minerals Overview on Conflict Minerals The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) contains several specialized disclosure provisions. Specifically, Section 1502 of the Act requires annual disclosure as to whether any conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured or contracted to be manufactured by U.S. companies originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. Conflict minerals currently include cassiterite (tin), columbite-tantalite (coltan – source of tantalum), wolframite (tungsten) and gold. These minerals are commonly referred to as “3TG”. The Act passed into law in July 2010, contains requirements that U.S. companies report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on the origin of conflict minerals or their derivatives and show due diligence if conflict minerals are sourced from the DRC or an adjoining country. The SEC published regulations implementing Section 1502 on August 22, 2012. The current report required by the SEC was filed May 31, 2016 for the calendar year ending December 31, 2015. Astronics Corporation’s Approach on Conflict Minerals Astronics Corporation is in the process of determining the products potentially containing conflict minerals and determining the sources of those conflict minerals within our supply chain. Suppliers to Astronics Corporation are advised to develop policies toward preventing the use of conflict minerals or derivative metals from mines sourcing conflict. Suppliers should document their efforts to determine the source of any conflict minerals or their derivatives and be prepared to provide evidence of the origin of 3TG metals in products supplied to Astronics Corporation. Our suppliers are requested to seek and obtain certification through the EICC/GeSI Conflict Free Smelter (CFS) program; a supplier survey tool to standardize the collection of information from the suppliers in our supply chain (www.conflictfreesmelter.org). Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS Aircraft Electrical Power Systems Airfield Lighting Avionics Interface Solutions Connectivity Solutions Emergency Systems Enhanced Vision Systems IFEC & CMS Systems Interiors & Structures Lighting Systems Seat Actuation Systems Simulation & Training Systems Certification Test & Measurement SUBSIDIARIES Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Astronics AeroSat Astronics Armstrong Aerospace Astronics Ballard Technology Astronics Custom Control Concepts Astronics DME Astronics Luminescent Systems Inc. Astronics Max-Viz Astronics PECO Inc. Astronics PGA Avionics Astronics Test Systems FAQS I WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR AN INTERNSHIP AT ASTRONICS; WHERE CAN I SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE INTERNSHIPS AND/OR APPLY? Astronics Corporation requires that job applications, including application... Learn More CAN I USE THE PHOTOGRAPHS/MULTIMEDIA I FIND ON THE ASTRONICS WEBSITE? Use of the photographs and multimedia on the Astronics website for commerci... Learn More View All FAQs CONTACT US Astronics Worldwide Headquarters 130 Commerce Way East Aurora, NY 14052 USA SITE FEEDBACK Provide Feedback Privacy Policy / Legal / Terms of Use Copyright © 2017 Astronics Corporation. All rights reserved. Back to Top