Myanmar: How a Rebel Myanmar Tin Mine May up-end a Global Supply Chain

Nov 28, 2016 | Yimou Lee and Joel Schectman, Reuters
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From a remote corner of northeastern Myanmar, an insurgent army sells tin ore to suppliers of some of the world's largest consumer companies. More than 500 companies, including leading brands such as smartphone maker Apple, coffee giant Starbucks and luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co, list among their suppliers Chinese-controlled firms that indirectly buy ore from the Man Maw mine near Myanmar's border with China, a Reuters examination of the supply chain found.