EXHIBIT 1.01
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.
CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
FOR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016
This Conflict Minerals Report (this “Report”) of Veeco Instruments Inc., including its subsidiaries (collectively, “Veeco” or “we” or “our”) has been prepared pursuant to Rule 13p-1 and Form SD promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the reporting period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 (the “Reporting Period”).
Rule 13p-1, through Form SD, requires the disclosure of certain information if a company manufactures or contracts to manufacture products for which certain “Conflict Minerals” (as defined below) are necessary to the functionality or production of such products. Form SD defines “Conflict Minerals” as: (i) columbite-tantalite (or coltan), cassiterite, gold and wolframite, or their derivatives, which are currently limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten; or (ii) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the U.S. Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the “Covered Countries”). Veeco’s operations, including the operations of its consolidated subsidiaries, may at times manufacture, or contract to manufacture, products for which Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of those products (collectively, its “products” and, individually, a “product”). As required by Form SD, Veeco has conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding the Conflict Minerals included in its products during the Reporting Period, which are referred to in this Report as the “Covered Minerals,” to determine whether any of such Covered Minerals originated in the Covered Countries and/or whether any of such Covered Minerals may be from recycled or scrap sources. Where applicable, Veeco has conducted additional due diligence regarding the sources of the Covered Minerals. The results of Veeco’s reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding the Covered Minerals, as well as its additional due diligence regarding the sources of the Covered Minerals, are contained in this Report.
I. Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”)
Prior to initiating our RCOI, we retained a regulatory compliance information management company to assist in structuring the process and administering data collection. Our inquiry began with a review of all of our suppliers. We focused our RCOI on the relevant suppliers that, due to the nature of their business, utilize Covered Minerals. We provided these suppliers with a questionnaire based on the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition-Global e-Sustainability Initiative Conflict Minerals Common Reporting Template (the “EICC-GeSI Template”). The EICC-GeSI Template is regarded as the most commonly accepted reporting tool for conflict minerals content and sourcing information worldwide and was developed by several of the world’s leading consumer electronics companies. The questionnaire asked the suppliers, among other things, to disclose the origin of any Covered Minerals used in their manufacturing processes and to identify the Covered Minerals processing facilities within their supply chain. We also asked them, if accurate, to represent that their Covered Minerals did not originate from a Covered Country. We reviewed questionnaires received for completeness and consistency of answers. Many of our suppliers’ responses were company level declarations and therefore it is possible that the information they provided includes smelters/refiners whose Covered Minerals are not utilized in our products. Certain surveyed suppliers reported that the Covered Minerals identified in their supply chain originated from recycled or scrap sources and thus did not require further due diligence.
Our RCOI process was reasonably designed and performed in good faith, but there are inherent limitations in the information provided to us by third parties, including the possibility of information being inaccurate, incomplete or falsified despite our efforts to validate and confirm the information.
II. Design of Due Diligence Framework
Our due diligence approach was designed to conform in all material respects with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition (“OECD Guidance”). The OECD Guidance is an internationally-recognized due diligence framework consisting of a multi-step, risk-based process, certain aspects of which differ depending in part on the position of a company in the supply chain. Veeco is a “downstream” company, which refers to supply chain participants from the smelter to the retailer, in contrast to those “upstream,” that is, from the mine to the smelter. Key elements of Veeco’s due diligence approach are described below.
III. Due Diligence Measures Undertaken
Veeco’s due diligence measures performed include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Reporting to senior management on suppliers’ responses to our conflict minerals information requests, including updates on monitoring and tracking corrective action and risk mitigation efforts (where applicable);
· Communicating our policy on Conflict Minerals to suppliers and our commitments and requirements expected of our suppliers, supported by email and phone dialogues. A copy of our policy is publicly available at http://ir.veeco.com/corporate-governance/overview;
· Using a third party service, comparing smelters and refiners identified by suppliers to (i) the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “Template”) developed by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (“CFSI”) which lists validated conflict free and verified facilities and (ii) the US Department of Commerce list of all known conflict mineral processing facilities worldwide;
· Conducting our own supplemental research on smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers; and
· Developing a risk mitigation plan that allows for continued trade with a supplier during the supplier’s risk mitigation efforts.
IV. Product Description
The products subject to this Report are Veeco process equipment and services (including spare parts) primarily sold to make electronic devices including light emitting diodes, power electronics, wireless devices, hard disk drives and semiconductors and include Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Systems, Gas and Vapor Delivery Control Systems, Molecular Beam Epitaxy Systems, Fast Array Scanning Atomic Layer Deposition Systems, Precision Surface Processing Systems, Ion Beam Deposition Systems, Ion Beam Etch Systems and Precision Lapping and Slicing and Dicing Systems.
V. Product Determination
Based on the information obtained pursuant to the due diligence process (as described above), Veeco does not have sufficient information at this time to determine whether all of our products are conflict free. However, the suppliers who responded to our questionnaire gave no indication that the Covered Minerals they source directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries. Due to the manner in which our suppliers disclosed country of origin information, we do not believe that all of the countries of origin named by our suppliers are actually in our supply chain.
VI. Smelter / Refiner and Country of Origin
Based solely on information that was provided by our suppliers (as described above), some of which was on an entity level basis without specification as to the specific Covered Minerals Veeco purchased, and without independent verification, Veeco identified the following smelters/refiners used by Veeco suppliers that have (i) achieved Conflict Free designation by the CFSI (the “Conflict Free Designated Smelters and Refiners”) or (ii) an audit program recognized by CFSI or are actively in the process of obtaining the Conflict Free designation, or for which we independently obtained country of origin information (the “In Process Smelters and Refiners”):
Conflict Free Designated Smelters and Refiners
Advanced Chemical Company |
| Gold |
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC |
| Gold |
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. |
| Gold |
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) |
| Gold |
AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração |
| Gold |
Argor-Heraeus S.A. |
| Gold |
Asahi Pretec Corp. |
| Gold |
Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. |
| Gold |
Asahi Refining USA Inc. |
| Gold |
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
AU Traders and Refiners |
| Gold |
Aurubis AG |
| Gold |
Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
| Gold |
Boliden AB |
| Gold |
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG |
| Gold |
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation |
| Gold |
Chimet S.p.A. |
| Gold |
Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. |
| Gold |
DODUCO GmbH |
| Gold |
Dowa |
| Gold |
DSC (Do Sung Corporation) |
| Gold |
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Elemetal Refining, LLC |
| Gold |
Emirates Gold DMCC |
| Gold |
Heimerle + Meule GmbH |
| Gold |
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong |
| Gold |
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG |
| Gold |
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Istanbul Gold Refinery |
| Gold |
Japan Mint |
| Gold |
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant |
| Gold |
JSC Uralelectromed |
| Gold |
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Kazzinc |
| Gold |
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC |
| Gold |
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC |
| Gold |
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. |
| Gold |
Materion |
| Gold |
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. |
| Gold |
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. |
| Gold |
Metalor Technologies S.A. |
| Gold |
Metalor USA Refining Corporation |
| Gold |
Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles S.A. De C.V. |
| Gold |
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation |
| Gold |
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant |
| Gold |
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. |
| Gold |
Nihon Material Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH |
| Gold |
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet) |
| Gold |
OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery |
| Gold |
PAMP S.A. |
| Gold |
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals |
| Gold |
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk |
| Gold |
PX Précinox S.A. |
| Gold |
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. |
| Gold |
Republic Metals Corporation |
| Gold |
Royal Canadian Mint |
| Gold |
Samduck Precious Metals |
| Gold |
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH |
| Gold |
Schone Edelmetaal B.V. |
| Gold |
SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A. |
| Gold |
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Singway Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals |
| Gold |
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. |
| Gold |
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
T.C.A S.p.A |
| Gold |
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. |
| Gold |
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Torecom |
| Gold |
Umicore Brasil Ltda. |
| Gold |
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand |
| Gold |
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining |
| Gold |
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. |
| Gold |
Valcambi S.A. |
| Gold |
Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint |
| Gold |
Wieland Edelmetalle GmbH |
| Gold |
Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation |
| Gold |
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery |
| Gold |
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry |
| Tantalum |
D Block Metals, LLC |
| Tantalum |
Duoluoshan |
| Tantalum |
Exotech Inc. |
| Tantalum |
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Global Advanced Metals Aizu |
| Tantalum |
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown |
| Tantalum |
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar |
| Tantalum |
H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg |
| Tantalum |
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH |
| Tantalum |
H.C. Starck Inc. |
| Tantalum |
H.C. Starck Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG |
| Tantalum |
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc. |
| Tantalum |
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material |
| Tantalum |
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Kemet Blue Metals |
| Tantalum |
Kemet Blue Powder |
| Tantalum |
King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
LSM Brasil S.A. |
| Tantalum |
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Mineração Taboca S.A. |
| Tantalum |
Mitsui Mining & Smelting |
| Tantalum |
Molycorp Silmet A.S. |
| Tantalum |
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Plansee SE Liezen |
| Tantalum |
Plansee SE Reutte |
| Tantalum |
Power Resources Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
QuantumClean |
| Tantalum |
Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO |
| Tantalum |
Taki Chemicals |
| Tantalum |
Telex Metals |
| Tantalum |
Tranzact, Inc. |
| Tantalum |
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC |
| Tantalum |
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Alpha |
| Tin |
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
China Tin Group Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda. |
| Tin |
CV Ayi Jaya |
| Tin |
CV Dua Sekawan |
| Tin |
CV Gita Pesona |
| Tin |
CV Serumpun Sebalai |
| Tin |
CV Tiga Sekawan |
| Tin |
CV United Smelting |
| Tin |
CV Venus Inti Perkasa |
| Tin |
Dowa |
| Tin |
Elmet S.L.U. |
| Tin |
EM Vinto |
| Tin |
Fenix Metals |
| Tin |
Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant |
| Tin |
Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company |
| Tin |
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant |
| Tin |
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltd. |
| Tin |
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) |
| Tin |
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. |
| Tin |
Metallic Resources, Inc. |
| Tin |
Metallo-Chimique N.V. |
| Tin |
Mineração Taboca S.A. |
| Tin |
Minsur |
| Tin |
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation |
| Tin |
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. |
| Tin |
Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. |
| Tin |
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera |
| Tin |
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng |
| Tin |
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya |
| Tin |
PT Babel Inti Perkasa |
| Tin |
PT Bangka Prima Tin |
| Tin |
PT Bangka Tin Industry |
| Tin |
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera |
| Tin |
PT Bukit Timah |
| Tin |
PT Cipta Persada Mulia |
| Tin |
PT DS Jaya Abadi |
| Tin |
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri |
| Tin |
PT Inti Stania Prima |
| Tin |
PT Justindo |
| Tin |
PT Karimun Mining |
| Tin |
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri |
| Tin |
PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera |
| Tin |
PT Mitra Stania Prima |
| Tin |
PT O.M. Indonesia |
| Tin |
PT Panca Mega Persada |
| Tin |
PT Prima Timah Utama |
| Tin |
PT Refined Bangka Tin |
| Tin |
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa |
| Tin |
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa |
| Tin |
PT Sukses Inti Makmur |
| Tin |
PT Sumber Jaya Indah |
| Tin |
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur |
| Tin |
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok |
| Tin |
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa |
| Tin |
PT Tommy Utama |
| Tin |
PT Wahana Perkit Jaya |
| Tin |
Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda. |
| Tin |
Rui Da Hung |
| Tin |
Soft Metais Ltda. |
| Tin |
Thaisarco |
| Tin |
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC |
| Tin |
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda. |
| Tin |
Yunnan Tin Company Limited |
| Tin |
ALMT Tungsten Corp. |
| Tungsten |
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. |
| Tungsten |
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
H.C. Starck GmbH |
| Tungsten |
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG |
| Tungsten |
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. (Wuji) |
| Tungsten |
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Hydrometallurg, JSC |
| Tungsten |
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Kennametal Fallon |
| Tungsten |
Kennametal Huntsville |
| Tungsten |
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Moliren Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Niagara Refining LLC |
| Tungsten |
Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC |
| Tungsten |
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. |
| Tungsten |
South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City |
| Tungsten |
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Unecha Refractory Metals Plant |
| Tungsten |
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG |
| Tungsten |
Woltech Korea Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
In Process Smelters and Refiners
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC |
| Gold |
Bangalore Refinery |
| Gold |
Cendres + Métaux S.A. |
| Gold |
Geib Refining Corporation |
| Gold |
KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna |
| Gold |
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat |
| Gold |
Tony Goetz NV |
| Gold |
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company |
| Tin |
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC |
| Tin |
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Based solely on information that was provided by our suppliers (as described above), some of which was on an entity level basis without specification as to the specific Covered Minerals Veeco purchased, and without independent verification, Veeco believes that the countries of origin of the Covered Minerals for the above listed facilities include:
Argentina, Australia Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote D’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Germany, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Based solely on information that was provided by our suppliers (as described above), some of which was on a company level basis without specification as to the specific Covered Minerals Veeco purchased, and without independent verification, Veeco identified the following validated smelters/refiners whose country of origin information is not available. We continue to engage with our suppliers to determine the source of Covered Minerals processed at the following facilities and to engage in efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the Covered Minerals used with greater specificity.
Acade Noble Metal (Zhao Yuan) Corporation |
| Gold |
Academy Precious Metal Materials (Zhaoyuan) Co. Ltd. |
| Gold |
Adesto Technologies |
| Gold |
Advanced Interconnections Corporation |
| Gold |
AGoSI |
| Gold |
AirBorn, Inc. |
| Gold |
AnHui LangSi Technical Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Anhui Tongling Nonferrous Pioneer Metals Corporation |
| Gold |
Baitin Nonferrous Metals Corporation (BNMC) |
| Gold |
Baiyin Nonferrous Group Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Bangkok Assay office Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Birmingham Metal |
| Gold |
Capax Technologies |
| Gold |
Casa da Moeda do Brasil |
| Gold |
China Sino-Platinum Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Danyang Huaxing Metal Material Co. Ltd. |
| Gold |
Emirates Gold |
| Gold |
Engelhard London |
| Gold |
Gaoyao Hetai Gold Mine Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Gold and Silver Refining Strokes Ltd. |
| Gold |
Guandong Jinding Material Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
GuangDdong JinDing High-Tech Materials Company |
| Gold |
Guangdong Jinding Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Guangdong Macro Jin Precious Metal Smelting |
| Gold |
GuangZHou Jin Ding |
| Gold |
Gwo Chern industrial Co. Ltd. |
| Gold |
Hang Seng Technology |
| Gold |
Hawkins Inc. |
| Gold |
HeNan LingBao Jin Kuan |
| Gold |
Henan Middle Plain Gold Smelt |
| Gold |
Henan Middle Plain Smelt |
| Gold |
Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Henan Zhongyuan Gold Smelter Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. |
| Gold |
Heraeus Precious Metals North America LLC (Newark) |
| Gold |
Heraeus Zhaoyuan (Changshu) Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
HeTai Gold Mineral GuangDong Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Hon Hai Precision Inc. |
| Gold |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
House of Currency of Brazil |
| Gold |
House of Currency of Brazil (Casa da Moeda do Brazil) |
| Gold |
Hung Cheong Metal Manufacturing Limited |
| Gold |
Hutti Gold Mines Co. |
| Gold |
Ishifuku Tokyo Melters |
| Gold |
Italpreziosi S.p.A. |
| Gold |
Jin Jinyin Refining Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Jin Jinyin Refining Company Limited |
| Gold |
Jinchang |
| Gold |
Jinlong Copper Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
JSC “Aurat” |
| Gold |
K.A. Rasmussen AS |
| Gold |
KeeShing |
| Gold |
Kosak Seiren |
| Gold |
Kovohut P’bram |
| Gold |
Linbao Gold Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Luo yang Zijin Yinhui Metal Smelt Co Ltd. |
| Gold |
Masuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Materion Advanced Materials Technologies And Services Taiwan Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Mead Metals |
| Gold |
Metalor Technologies (Deutschland) GmbH |
| Gold |
Metalor Technologies (Japan) Corp. |
| Gold |
MPF |
| Gold |
Nihon Superior Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Ningxia Nonferrous Metal Smeltery |
| Gold |
Nippon-Aleph Corporation |
| Gold |
Nyrstar Metal |
| Gold |
OJSC The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant”“ (OJSC Krastsvetmet)” |
| Gold |
Precious Metal Sales Corp. |
| Gold |
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera |
| Gold |
Realized the Enterprise Co. Ltd. |
| Gold |
Rio Tinto Group |
| Gold |
Samdock Metal |
| Gold |
Sanmenxia Lingbao Jinyuan Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Shan Dong Huangjin |
| Gold |
Shan Tou Shi Yong Yuan Shu Zai Sheng Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Shandon Jin Jinyin Refining Limited |
| Gold |
Shandong Hengbang Smelter Co., Ltd |
| Gold |
Shandong Huangin |
| Gold |
ShanDong Huangjin Group Co. Ltd. |
| Gold |
Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Shandong Penglai Gold Smelter |
| Gold |
Shandong Yanggu Xiangguang Co. Ltd. |
| Gold |
Shandong Zhongkuang Group Co, Ltd. |
| Gold |
Shangdong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Sheffield Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Shenzhen City Wynn Electroplating Products Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Shenzhen Fujun Material Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Shenzhen Heng Zhong Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Shenzhen Kuril Metal Company |
| Gold |
Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Shi Fu Metal Industrial |
| Gold |
Sino Gold Mining Ltd. |
| Gold |
Sino-Platinum Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Stender Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Sumisho Materials Corporation |
| Gold |
Suntain |
| Gold |
Super Dragon technology Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
SuZhou ShenChuang Recycling Ltd. |
| Gold |
Taicang City Nancang Metal Material Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Tantalum Mining Corp. of Canada Ltd. |
| Gold |
The Gold Smelter of Guangdong |
| Gold |
Viagra Di Precious Metals (Zhaoyuan) Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
WAM Technologies Taiwan Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Wantabe Electric |
| Gold |
Wantabe Plating |
| Gold |
Williams/Williams Brewster |
| Gold |
Wuzhong Group |
| Gold |
Yamato Denki Ind. Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Yantai the Country Large Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co. Ltd. |
| Gold |
Yunnan Metallurical |
| Gold |
Yunsin |
| Gold |
Zhaojinjinyinyelian |
| Gold |
Zhaojun Maifu |
| Gold |
Zhaoyuan Li Fu Industrial |
| Gold |
Zhaoyuan Lifushiye Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Zhe Jiang Guang Yuan Noble Metal Smelting Factory |
| Gold |
Zhongkuang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Zhongshan Poison Material Proprietary Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
Zijian Kuang Ye Refinery |
| Gold |
Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (AMG) |
| Tantalum |
ALMT |
| Tantalum |
AMG (Advanced Metallurgical Group) |
| Tantalum |
Anhui Herrman Impex Co. |
| Tantalum |
Avon Specialty Metals |
| Tantalum |
Bohler Schmiedetechn |
| Tantalum |
Cabot Corporation |
| Tantalum |
China National Nonferrous |
| Tantalum |
Designed Alloy Produ |
| Tantalum |
Guizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH Goslar |
| Tantalum |
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
Huntington Alloys Corp. |
| Tantalum |
Jiangxi Tungsten Industry Group Co. Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
KME Germany GmbH & Co. KG |
| Tantalum |
Nantong Tongjie Electrical Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
NPM Silmet AS |
| Tantalum |
Plansee |
| Tantalum |
PM Kalco Inc. |
| Tantalum |
Shanghai Jiangxi Metals Co. Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
American Iron and Metal S.E.C. |
| Tin |
AMP Display Inc. |
| Tin |
Ampere Polska Sp. Zo. (trader) |
| Tin |
Anhui Xinke New Materials Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor |
| Tin |
Arco Alloys |
| Tin |
BH Electronics |
| Tin |
C. Hafner GmbH+Co.KG |
| Tin |
Carpenter Technologies |
| Tin |
Changzhou Galaxy Century Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining Metallurgy Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Chernan Technology |
| Tin |
CHIA FAR |
| Tin |
China Huaxi Group Nandan |
| Tin |
Chofu Works |
| Tin |
Cintas Metalicas S.A. |
| Tin |
CJSC Chukotka Mining and Geological Company |
| Tin |
Cohen Alloys Ltd. |
| Tin |
Colonial Metals, Inc. |
| Tin |
Continental |
| Tin |
CORTEKS |
| Tin |
CRM Sybrgies S.L. |
| Tin |
Daiki Aluminium Industry (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Dongguan Qiandao |
| Tin |
Electroloy Metal (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Federal Metal Company |
| Tin |
Felder GmbH — Löttechnik |
| Tin |
Ferro Alloys de México, S.A. de C.V. |
| Tin |
Frys Metals Inc /dba Alpha |
| Tin |
Fuji Metal Mining Corp. |
| Tin |
Full Armor Industries (Shares) Ltd. |
| Tin |
GA AVRIL |
| Tin |
Galloo N.V. |
| Tin |
Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province on the Jewish Xinmao Tin Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Gejiu Gold Smelter Minerals Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Gejiu Yunxi Group Corp. |
| Tin |
Gejiu Yunxin Colored |
| Tin |
Global Advanced Metals USA Inc. |
| Tin |
Gomat e.Kfm. |
| Tin |
Grant Manufacturing and Alloying, LLC |
| Tin |
Guangxi Crystal Union Photoelectric Materials Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Guangxi Zhongshan Jin Yi Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
H. Kramer & Co. |
| Tin |
Harada Metal Industry Co. Ltd. |
| Tin |
HeChi Metallurgical Chemical Factory |
| Tin |
Hezhou Jinwei Tin Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
High-Tech Co., Ltd. Taiwan |
| Tin |
Hijos Juan de Garay, S.A. |
| Tin |
Hikaru Suites Ltd. |
| Tin |
Honeywell Electronic Materials, Inc. |
| Tin |
Hong Qiao Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Hongqiao Metals (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Huahong Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Huanggang City Tongding Metal Material Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Hunan Xianghualing Tin |
| Tin |
IMC-MetalsAmerica, LLC |
| Tin |
Incesa Indústria de Componentes Elétricos Ltd. |
| Tin |
Ind. Minera Mexico |
| Tin |
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited |
| Tin |
Jau Janq Enterprise Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Jewish Xinmao Tin Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
JIA WANG Technology Solder Product |
| Tin |
Jiangmen Huayuan Industry Co. Ltd. |
| Tin |
Jiangyinshi Yizheng Mechnaics Co, Ltd. |
| Tin |
Jost Josef KG Westfalenzinn |
| Tin |
Ju Tai Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Kahanna Traders & Engineers |
| Tin |
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Chofu Works |
| Tin |
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Kunshan City Xin Tongding Metal Materials Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Kunshan Shenghan |
| Tin |
Lead-Free Solder Smelter |
| Tin |
Lee Ku Industrial Company Limited |
| Tin |
Lian Xing Plating Factory |
| Tin |
MacDermid GmbH |
| Tin |
Magnesium Elekton Inc. |
| Tin |
Manaas Meyerlargical |
| Tin |
Materials Eco-Refining Co. Ltd. |
| Tin |
Matsuo nn da Ltd. |
| Tin |
MBO-Doublink Solders Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Mecomsa, S.A. de C.V. |
| Tin |
MENTPL |
| Tin |
Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd. |
| Tin |
Met-AL |
| Tin |
Metallum Metal Trading AG |
| Tin |
Metropolitan Alloys Corp. |
| Tin |
Minchai Metal Indust |
| Tin |
Minchali Metal Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Ming Li Jia Smelt Metal Factory |
| Tin |
Misue Tin Smelter and Refinery |
| Tin |
Nantong Chun Yuan Electronicsind Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Ningbo Jintian Copper (Group) Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Old City Metals Processing Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
OOO SKAT |
| Tin |
Outotec Ausmelt Pty Ltd. |
| Tin |
Palm International |
| Tin |
Persang Alloy Industries |
| Tin |
Productos Minerales del Norte S.A. de C.V. |
| Tin |
Protek Devices LP |
| Tin |
PT Menara Cipta Mulia |
| Tin |
PT NATARI |
| Tin |
Quan Kai Shiye(gu)youxian Gongsi |
| Tin |
Recial - Reciclagem de Alumínios, SA |
| Tin |
Redsun Metal Ind. Co., Ltd. (Smelter Not Listed) |
| Tin |
Ritchey Metals |
| Tin |
San-Etsu Metals |
| Tin |
Saxonia Edelmetallrecyling |
| Tin |
Settu Chemical Industry |
| Tin |
Shan Tou Shi Yong Yuan Jin Shu Zai Sheng Co. Ltd. |
| Tin |
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Shantou Xi Kuang |
| Tin |
Shaoxing Tianlong Tin Materials |
| Tin |
Shapiro |
| Tin |
Shemao Technology, Inc. |
| Tin |
Shenzhen City Thai Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Shenzhen Honghe Yunguan Tin Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Sinasahi Solder (M) Sdn. Bhd. |
| Tin |
Sipi Metals Corp. |
| Tin |
So Accurate Refining Group, Inc. |
| Tin |
Solder Coat Co. |
| Tin |
Solnet Metal Industry Co., Ltd |
| Tin |
Spectro Alloys |
| Tin |
SPTE |
| Tin |
Stretti |
| Tin |
Super Dragon Technology Co. Ltd. |
| Tin |
Superior Technology (Shenzen) Co. Ltd. |
| Tin |
Suzhou Nuonengda Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Tai Nian Gao Keji Gufen Youxian Gongsi |
| Tin |
Taicang City Nancang Metal Material Co., Ltd |
| Tin |
Taicang Nancang Metal Material Co., Ltd |
| Tin |
Taiwan Huanliang |
| Tin |
Taiwan Qinggao Qiye You Xian Gong Si |
| Tin |
Talcang City Nankang Metal Materila Co., Ltd |
| Tin |
TAP |
| Tin |
Teck Metals Ltd. |
| Tin |
Tennant Metals Pty Ltd. |
| Tin |
Termomecanica |
| Tin |
Three Green Surface Technology Limited Company |
| Tin |
Tianjin Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Tianshui Longbo Business & Trade Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Tim Plating Gejiu |
| Tin |
Todini and Co. SPA |
| Tin |
Ton Yi Industrial Corporation |
| Tin |
Top-Team Technology (Shen Zhen) Limited |
| Tin |
Trafilerie Carlo Gnutti S.p.A. |
| Tin |
Traxys North America LLC |
| Tin |
Trialco |
| Tin |
Uni Bros Metal Pte. Ltd. |
| Tin |
Untracore Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Walcownia Metali Nieżelaznych “Łabędy” S.A. |
| Tin |
Wang Yu Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
| Tin |
Welley |
| Tin |
Westmetall GmbH & Co. KG |
| Tin |
Wind Yunnan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
WKK |
| Tin |
Wu Jiang Shi Boyi Dian Duchang |
| Tin |
Wu Xi Shi Yi Zheng Ji Xie She Bei Company |
| Tin |
Wujiang City Luxe Tin Factory |
| Tin |
Xiamen Hongfa Electroacoustic Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Xiamen Tungsten Co. Ltd. |
| Tin |
Xianghualing Tin Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Xianghualing Tin Minerals |
| Tin |
Ximao Tin Co. Ltd. |
| Tin |
Xin Furukawa Metal (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Xinmao Xiye (Tin Company) |
| Tin |
Yechiu Metal Smelting Sdn. Bhd. |
| Tin |
YH |
| Tin |
Yifeng Tin |
| Tin |
Yifeng Tin Industry (Chenzhou) Co Ltd. |
| Tin |
Yiquan Manufacturing |
| Tin |
You Nai Tong Cai (Suzhou) Youxian Gongsi |
| Tin |
Yuang Hsian Metal Industrial Corp. |
| Tin |
YUCHENG |
| Tin |
Yun Xi |
| Tin |
Yunnan Chengo Electric Smelting Plant |
| Tin |
YunNan GeJiu Jin Ye Mineral Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
YunNan Gejiu Yunxin Electrolyze Limited |
| Tin |
Yunnan Industrial Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Yunnan Metallurgical Group Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Yunnan Tin Industry Refco Group Ltd. |
| Tin |
Yunnan Xi YE |
| Tin |
Yunnan Xiangyunfeilong NonFerrous Metals Co. Ltd. |
| Tin |
YunXi |
| Tin |
Zhongshan Jinye Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Zhongshan Tin-King Co, Ltd. |
| Tin |
Zhuhai Hongsheng Stannous Solder Manufacture Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Zhuhai Quanjia |
| Tin |
Zijin Copper Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
Zong Yang Shiye Youxian Gongsi |
| Tin |
Advanced Technology & Materials Co., Ltd. (AT&M) |
| Tungsten |
Advantech Co. |
| Tungsten |
Aker Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Anhui Yingliu Group Inc. |
| Tungsten |
Asha Enterprise |
| Tungsten |
BAMSTC |
| Tungsten |
BGH Edelstahl Lippendorf GmbH |
| Tungsten |
BI Technologies Inc. |
| Tungsten |
Ceratizit Deutschland GmbH |
| Tungsten |
Changsha Saneway Electronics Materials Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Chengtong Electrical Appliance Factory |
| Tungsten |
China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Holding Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Chunbao Carbide Science & Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Cooper Santa |
| Tungsten |
ERAMET |
| Tungsten |
Evraz Stratcor, Inc. |
| Tungsten |
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
GESAC |
| Tungsten |
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG |
| Tungsten |
Haynes International |
| Tungsten |
Hunan Chuangda Metallurgy Group Co. Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
IBG China |
| Tungsten |
Ingichki Metals LLC |
| Tungsten |
Jiangsu Hetian Technological Material Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Jiangxi Tungsten Industry Co. Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Jilin Sichuan |
| Tungsten |
Jinan Institute of Metallurgical Science |
| Tungsten |
Luoyang Mudu Tungsten & Molybdenum Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Ning Hua Xing Luo Keng Tungsten Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Outokumpu VDM USA |
| Tungsten |
Parmar Traders |
| Tungsten |
Plansee SE Reutte |
| Tungsten |
Saratovskoe Predpriyatie Promelectronika |
| Tungsten |
Shanxi Taibai Factory |
| Tungsten |
Special Metals |
| Tungsten |
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Toshiba Material Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Unecha Refractory Metals Plant |
| Tungsten |
Voss Metals Company, Inc. |
| Tungsten |
Wolfram Industrie GmbH |
| Tungsten |
Zhangzhou Chuen Bao Apt Smeltery Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
Zhengzhou Shibo Nonferrous Metals Products Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
As Veeco’s engagement with the supply chain for its products evolves, the lists above may change to reflect improvements in the quality of information provided to Veeco.
VII. Independent Private Sector Audit
Not required for calendar year 2016.
