Several sanctions experts said the U.S. government was unlikely to fine companies who unwittingly used the Myanmar tin. Tin supply chain expert at monitoring group Global Witness, Sophia Pickles, said companies must not wholly outsource due diligence responsibility to a scheme that has exclusively focused on central Africa. 1 tin producer Yunnan Tin Co Ltd and leading Taiwan-based solder maker Shenmao Technology, told Reuters that some tin they bought was from the Wa mine. YCII is, in turn, a major supplier of tin to the world’s top producer, Yunnan Tin, also based in Yunnan. It added that less than 1 percent of its tin was procured from Yunnan Tin, all of which was used in products for a “single, non-U.S.-based customer”.

Source: Hindustan Times November 29, 2016 13:51 UTC