Hello Judy!
Hope this note finds you doing well and ready for the weekend.
I was reviewing the conflict minerals response of AEB that was submitted back in April of 2014.
We’ve been focusing hard on getting suppliers to respond, and lately we’ve been reviewing the quality of the responses that have been provided.
On 92 of AEB’s parts, there were two smelters listed, Thailand Smelting and Refining, and Mentok Smelter in Indonesia.
While Thailand Smelting & Refining is on the list of Conflict Free certified smelters, Mentok is not…and Indonesia is considered to be either a medium or high risk country.
Is Mentok a smelter that it still used? If so, you may want to make contact with them and urge them to become certified.
AEB will soon get a letter in regards to this, requesting resolution in 120 days.
Please let me know if I can be of any help, or if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Kevin J. McCollum