Some metal minerals have become the main financial source for armed rebel groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. They are used to trade arms, continue their bloody conflicts with the government, and ravage local civilians, thus triggering international controversy. We declare and promise not to accept the use of metals from conflict mining areas; at the same time, we also require Duston’s suppliers to:

1. Social and environmental responsibilities must be fulfilled;

2. Ensure that products do not use "conflict minerals" from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its surrounding countries and regions;

3. Trace the sources of gold (Au), tantalum (Ta), tin (Sn) and tungsten (W) contained in all products

4. Communicate this requirement to your company’s upstream suppliers.

5. Do not use mineral metals from recycled materials and scrap materials. Conflict metals: refers to minerals from conflict mining areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including columbium-tantalite, cassiterite, wolframite and gold. These minerals are refined into tantalum (Ta), tin (Sn), tungsten (W) (referred to as three T minerals), cobalt (Co) and gold (Au), which are used in electronics and other products respectively. In the near future, the use of metals produced by certain smelters will be banned, so all key suppliers will have to trace the source and smelter of the metal used in their parts.

  Meizhou DST Precision Industry Co., Ltd.