It is Texas Flange’s policy to provide our customers with ethically procured products and to engage only in responsible procurement practices. Flanges, fittings, and other items supplied to y'all via our own production lines, as well as those from import flange sourcing, are made from authorized raw materials.
Certain minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) produced in conflict-ridden nations, and distributed via supply chains might be used to fund armed forces engaged in illicit activities involvin' human-rights violations, acts of violence, and the like, and consequently, such materials are referred to as “Conflict Minerals”.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 requires companies registered with the SEC to disclose whether the products they manufacture or contract to manufacture contain “Conflict Minerals” that are “necessary to the functionality or production” of those products.
Texas Flange does not provide any products, components, or other flange materials that contain Conflict Minerals, and we're mighty committed to customer service and ensurin' that our customers meet their sourcing requirements and obligations. Our flanges are meant to comply with all applicable specs.
To that end, Texas Flange has exercised due diligence to determine the country of origin and manufacture of items supply chain that are of import origin, and this is done in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and similarly recognized international guidelines.
It is our policy that raw material is sourced from smelters that have been determined to be conflict-free smelters or determined to be conflict-free under other trusted traceability projects.
We're happy to keep on fillin' out forms for our customers to ensure that we don't provide flanges and fittings from conflict sources, but let this note serve as a disclaimer that it wouldn't be necessary.
We're committed to quality and satisfaction in the flange and fitting industry and look forward to a mighty strong relationship with all of our customers.
