Blood Diamonds of Ore: GE Takes On Conflict Minerals
The Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa’s second largest country, but also the continent’s most violent. Over the last two decades, foreign and domestic armies, militias and gangs of armed thugs have been waging war and staging rebellions that have killed at least 5.5 million people and displaced many more. The fighters sustain their troops with money from the DRC’s rich mineral deposits.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY---September 20, 2012---GE (NYSE: GE) today celebrated the production of its 100th trailer-mounted TM2500 aeroderivative gas turbine, a cornerstone in delivering fast, flexible, reliable power generation anywhere at any time.