Exhibit 1.01
Conflict Minerals Report
For the Year Ended December 31, 2019
Table of Contents
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Introduction | |
Statement of Purpose | |
Determination of Scope | |
OECD Step 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems | |
OECD Step 2: Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain | |
OECD Step 3: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks | |
OECD Step 4: Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit of Due Diligence Practices in the Supply Chain | |
OECD Step 5: Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence | |
Results of Due Diligence | |
Improvement Measures | |
Annex 1: Smelter List | |
Annex 2: Countries of Origin | |
We have made statements in this conflict minerals report that may constitute forward-looking statements about our plans to take additional actions or to implement additional policies or procedures with respect to our due diligence efforts to determine the origin of conflict minerals contained in our products. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Our reporting obligations under the conflict minerals rules may change in the future and our ability to implement certain processes or obtain information from our suppliers may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in this report. References to our website in this document are intended to provide inactive, textual references only; and the information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Conflict Minerals report or our Form SD filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be considered part of our Conflict Minerals Report or Form SD.
Introduction
Pursuant to Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”), Sierra Wireless, Inc. (“Sierra Wireless,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) on its supply chain and undertook due diligence measures to determine whether the “conflict minerals” contained in and necessary to the functionality or production of its products originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the “Covered Countries”). As used in this report, the term “conflict minerals” includes gold, cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, wolframite and their derivatives tin, tantalum and tungsten (along with gold, “3TG”).
A copy of this Conflict Minerals Report is publicly available on our website at
www.sierrawireless.com/company/corporate-social-responsibility.
Business Overview
Sierra Wireless, founded in 1993, is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada and services a global
market for its products. We are an Internet of Things ("IoT") pioneer that empowers businesses and industries to
transform and thrive in the connected economy.
We provide a full suite of IoT connectivity services to support our range of connected devices, covering the following areas:
IoT Solutions
Octave™
Octave is our edge-to-cloud solution, managing the collection and formatting of data from IoT-capable devices in the field and its secure, reliable transmission back to the cloud where our customers can use it to serve their own analytics and business operations applications. We refer to this data management and communication process as data orchestration.
Connectivity
We offer Smart Connectivity and Enhanced Carrier Connectivity options to simplify how our customers connect and manage their deployments. Our 24/7/365 Global Network Operation Center (GNOC) and AirVantage management platform ensure customers experience the best possible uptime while making it easy to monitor and maintain the lifecycle of their SIMs and devices in the field.
Managed IoT
We sell a range of enterprise mobile networking products including routers, gateways and software. Our IoT verticals business line provides packaged solutions for applications including home security, asset tracking, offender monitoring and fleet tracking.
Embedded Solutions
We have a broad portfolio of secure, high-performance embedded modules with Ready-to-Connect to simplify connecting your assets to the cloud via 4G, 5G and LPWA cellular networks. Our standards-based wireless modules help customers embed cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GNSS technologies, as well as manage connectivity, devices, and data on their IoT devices.
Networking Solutions
We deliver intelligent gateways and routers to enterprise customers under our AirLink® brand, complemented by security and device management solutions and professional services. Public safety, transportation, energy, industrial, retail and financial customers trust our networking equipment for reliability and performance.
Supply Chain Overview and RCOI
While we perform certain supply chain related functions in-house, we outsource our manufacturing, including procurement of certain parts, kitting, logistics, assembly, testing and repair. We use several contract manufacturers and logistics partners to provide an end-to-end supply chain solution that covers procurement, manufacturing, repair and logistics services. We also use manufacturing partners to support regional manufacturing requirements and certain select products including more complex, lower volume devices. By using the fully integrated supply chain services provided by these manufacturing partners, we optimize product costs, improve alignment with our international customer base and achieve increased operating efficiencies and scalability.
After conducting an internal assessment of our hardware products and the components within our products, we determined that most of our embedded wireless modules, intelligent gateways and modems contain 3TG. We therefore considered those products as part of our conflict minerals assessment. Although many of our hardware products contain 3TG, as a "downstream" company, we are many steps removed from the mining and processing of the 3TG in the supply chain. The materials used in our products come from a large network of suppliers and thus we rely on our suppliers to assist us with our RCOI and due diligence efforts. Our suppliers are also downstream in the supply chain and may have challenges like those that we face in undertaking supply chain due diligence.
In 2019, we engaged Claigan Environmental Inc. ("Claigan") to assist us with data collection and aggregation. Together we worked with our suppliers and other manufacturing partners to collect information about 3TG in our supply chain. Using the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT), a globally recognized industry-wide 3TG reporting standard for purposes of complying with the Rule, we received responses from approximately 88% of our suppliers who were identified as being "in scope" for the purposes of our RCOI. Based on the results of our RCOI, we had reason to believe that certain of the 3TG contained in our products may have originated in the Covered Countries and may not have come from recycled or scrap sources. We therefore exercised due diligence to determine the source and chain of custody of those conflict minerals.
Statement of Purpose
Sierra Wireless has determined that we are subject to the Rule because certain products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture contain 3TG. As a result, we have adopted a Conflict Minerals Policy (available on our website at www.sierrawireless.com/company/corporate-social-responsibility/) and implemented a due diligence program to conform, in all material respects, with the internationally recognized Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (the “OECD Guidance”).
The OECD Guidance outlines a five-step due diligence framework:
Step 1: Establish strong company management systems
Step 2: Identify and assess risk in the supply chain
Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks
Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit due diligence practices in the supply chain
Step 5: Report on supply chain due diligence
This report provides information on the due diligence measures undertaken for 2019 and has not been subject to an independent private sector audit.
Determination of Scope
Sierra Wireless does not own manufacturing facilities and, as a result, contracts external manufacturers to produce its products. To determine which products are in scope for our RCOI and due diligence, the Company conducted a review of its products manufactured during 2019.
Our contract manufacturers were asked to provide an updated list of the suppliers of components used in our products which contain 3TG. Upon receipt of this list, our Conflict Minerals Working Group (the "Working Group") engaged in the following activities to determine the appropriate scope of suppliers that are subject to our due diligence efforts:
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1. | We excluded products from recently acquired companies not yet covered by the Rule. |
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2. | Analyzed our Bill of Materials (“BOM”) data to extract the list of known suppliers that are engaged in the manufacturing of products containing 3TG. |
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3. | We compared the list of suppliers submitted by our contract manufacturers against our BOM data to ensure consistent and comprehensive information. |
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4. | Reviewed the remaining list of suppliers to eliminate products not covered by the Rule (e.g., no 3TG contained in product) and provided the resulting list of suppliers to Claigan for data collection purposes. |
OECD Step 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems
Sierra Wireless has adopted and clearly communicated a company policy for the conflict minerals compliance program, which notes that it uses the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas as its foundation. A public copy is available on our website at the following link: https://www.sierrawireless.com/company/corporate-social-responsibility. This policy is communicated to suppliers when annual conflict minerals data is requested from them. It is also provided to customers whenever Sierra Wireless smelter data is communicated to customers.
Sierra Wireless has structured internal management systems to support supply chain due diligence. The Sierra Wireless conflict minerals compliance program is managed by the Working Group, a cross-functional team whose members represent the Company's Operations, Purchasing, Quality Management and Finance functions. The Working Group is assisted in its efforts by third-party consultants. The Working Group is led by a Project Manager, a member of senior staff with the necessary competence, knowledge, and experience to oversee supply chain due diligence, who coordinates conflict minerals program activities and reports to senior management and the program’s Steering Committee. All of these resources ensure the successful operation and monitoring of the processes that comprise the Sierra Wireless conflict minerals compliance program.
Our conflict minerals compliance program is integrated into the Company’s existing policy framework and operational processes and procedures to ensure effective management, oversight and implementation. Relevant aspects of conflict minerals compliance are documented in the following:
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• | Sierra Wireless Conflict Minerals Policy |
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• | Master Quality Agreement: The Master Quality Agreement stipulates the quality standards we expect of our suppliers in the provision of goods to be incorporated into Company products. |
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• | Global Supply Agreement: The Global Supply Agreement is a standard form contract that governs the relationship between the Company and its suppliers. |
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• | Sierra Wireless Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Implementation Handbook. |
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• | Sierra Wireless Corporate Website: www.sierrawireless.com. |
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• | Grievance Mechanism: We have a dedicated electronic mailbox used for communications regarding our Conflict Minerals program and a business conduct hotline that provides a mechanism for anyone who has concerns related to business conduct, including concerns related to conflict minerals, to report those concerns in a confidential and, if desired, anonymous manner. |
Sierra Wireless has established a system of control and transparency over the mineral supply chain. This system was designed to identify the smelters and refiners in our minerals supply chain. The specific details are found below when discussing OECD Step 2. All records are maintained for a minimum of five years. The system was also designed to strengthen company engagement with suppliers. Sierra Wireless has implemented a reasonable country of origin (“RCOI”) process to collect conflict minerals data on an annual basis. Additionally, conflict minerals compliance is included in all supplier agreements as well as our quality management framework. There is also a program in place to improve the number and quality of supplier responses year over year.
As recommended in the OECD Guidance, Sierra Wireless supports RMI, an industry initiative that audits due diligence activities of smelters and refiners. The RMI is a joint initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance ("RBA") and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative ("GeSI") and has become one of the most utilized and respected resources for companies from a range of industries addressing conflict minerals issues in their supply chains and therefore, as part of our due diligence, we rely on data obtained through our membership in the RMI.
OECD Step 2: Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain
We designed our RCOI process in accordance with the OECD Guidance. Our RCOI process involved two stages:
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• | Stage 1 - Supplier RCOI (corresponds to Step 2A of the OECD Guidance) |
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• | Stage 2 - Smelter RCOI (corresponds to Steps 2B, C, and D of the OECD Guidance) |
For the 2019 reporting period, our RCOI process was executed by Claigan with assistance from the Company’s Working Group.
We have designed our Supplier RCOI around collecting the data provided in the CMRT in order to reasonably identify all of the smelters and refiners in the supply chain. All suppliers subject to our due diligence efforts are requested to submit the most recently available version of the CMRT. Given our downstream position in the 3TG supply chain, we rely on our suppliers to identify smelters and refineries through the CMRT. To gather the smelter and refiner information, we engage suppliers either directly or indirectly through our contract manufacturers. For 2019, we surveyed 207 of our suppliers and received 183 responses.
We review supplier responses for accuracy and completeness. The supplier-provided smelter data is aggregated into a single, unique list of smelters. We subsequently review the final smelter list and compare it against industry peers to determine if we have reasonably identified all of the smelters and refiners in our supply chain. Through this process we determined that our suppliers identified 296 3TG smelters and refiners in their supply chains.
The Smelter RCOI was designed to identify the scope of the risk assessment of the 3TG supply chain. We engaged by attempting to contact each smelter that our suppliers identified in our supply chain to determine whether they sourced from the Covered Countries. For smelters that confirmed or responded, either directly or through industry associations, that they did not source from the Covered Countries but who were not recognized as conformant to the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”), we reviewed publicly available information to determine whether there was any contrary evidence that contradicted the smelter’s declaration. In doing so we reviewed sources such as NGO publications, including the Enough Project, Global Witness, Southern Africa Resource Watch
and Radio Okapi. We also consulted the most recent United Nations Group of Experts reports on the DRC and performed public internet searches.
If smelters did not respond to our inquiry, we reviewed the same publicly available sources to determine whether there was reason to believe the smelter may have sourced from the Covered Countries during the reporting period.
The smelter RCOI process determined that 41 of the 296 smelters and refiners sourced or may have sourced from the Covered Countries in 2019. Of these 41 smelters and refiners, 33 have been audited and recognized as conformant to the RMAP. The remaining eight smelters are considered high-risk (i.e., they confirmed sourcing or we have a reason to believe they may have sourced from the covered countries and are not RMAP conformant). All eight of the high-risk smelters processed gold, which means that we did not identify any high-risk smelters that process tin, tantalum, or tungsten. We conducted risk mitigation on the remaining eight smelters (see OECD Step 3 below) as part of our increased due diligence.
OECD Step 3: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks
The findings of our RCOI process were reported to our Senior Vice President, Customer Experience, the designated member of senior management, to outline the potential risks identified in the supply chain.
We then devised and adopted a risk management plan. Since the majority of our suppliers reported their smelter data at the company level, we first determined if gold was in the products we bought from the suppliers that listed high-risk smelters. If gold was contained in the products we bought from those suppliers, we then leveraged our position in the supply chain to encourage these suppliers to provide smelter data more specific to the products we bought from them.
There were three suppliers that listed high-risk smelters in their supply chain. We were able to determine conclusively that two of the three do not supply us with gold from high-risk smelters. The third supplier was incorporated into our 2019 risk management plan in association with a product line of a company we acquired in late 2017, accounting for a small fraction of our total products sold. We are working with the third supplier to confirm that the gold it processes comes from responsible sources. If we are unable to conclusively confirm that this is the case, we will take other appropriate steps, as necessary.
OECD Step 4: Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit of Due Diligence Practices in the Supply Chain
The OECD Guidance recommends an independent third-party audit of smelters and refiners in 3TG supply chains. We support a recognized and industry-wide program of third-party audits through our RMI membership. Other industry-wide efforts include those of the London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) and the Responsible Jewelry Council (“RJC”).
OECD Step 5: Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence
Results of Due Diligence
Based on the Working Group’s analysis of the information provided by our suppliers, we identified 296 smelters that may have been used to process the 3TG in our products. Those smelters are listed in Annex 1 hereto.
A publicly available version of our 2019 and prior year reports can be found on our website at the following link: https://www.sierrawireless.com/company/corporate-social-responsibility. We conducted due diligence and risk mitigation activities as outlined above in OECD Steps 2 and 3 with the result that there were eight potentially high-risk smelters remaining on our smelter list. As noted below, we will continue to engage with our suppliers regarding any high-risk smelters identified during our risk analysis process.
Improvement Measures
For the reporting year 2020, we will continue our due diligence and risk mitigation efforts through the following:
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• | Continued support of the RMAP third-party supplier audit process and, as necessary, mandated supplier audits to validate CMRT data and supplier conflict minerals processes. |
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• | Informing the RMAP of high-risk smelters identified as a result of our due diligence activities. |
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• | Continued engagement with the Company’s strategic suppliers including informing suppliers of high-risk smelters identified during our 2019 risk analysis. |
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• | Improved data collection and due diligence processes through the continued use of a third-party service provider, improved accuracy of our material and supplier lists and incorporation of lessons learned from the 2019 RCOI process. |
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• | Continued improvement of our communication and understanding of conflict-free sourcing criteria. |
Annex 1: Smelter List
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Metal | Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Smelter Identification |
Gold | 8853 S.p.A. | ITALY | CID002763 |
Gold | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002708 |
Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000015 |
Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000019 |
Gold | African Gold Refinery | UGANDA | CID003185 |
Gold | Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | CID002560 |
Gold | Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | GERMANY | CID000035 |
Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | UZBEKISTAN | CID000041 |
Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração | BRAZIL | CID000058 |
Gold | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID000077 |
Gold | Asahi Pretec Corp. | JAPAN | CID000082 |
Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | CANADA | CID000924 |
Gold | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000920 |
Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000090 |
Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | TURKEY | CID000103 |
Gold | AU Traders and Refiners | SOUTH AFRICA | CID002850 |
Gold | Aurubis AG | GERMANY | CID000113 |
Gold | Bangalore Refinery | INDIA | CID002863 |
Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | PHILIPPINES | CID000128 |
Gold | Boliden AB | SWEDEN | CID000157 |
Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | GERMANY | CID000176 |
Gold | Caridad | MEXICO | CID000180 |
Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | CANADA | CID000185 |
Gold | Cendres + Métaux S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID000189 |
Gold | CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd. | INDIA | CID003382 |
Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | ITALY | CID000233 |
Gold | Chugai Mining | JAPAN | CID000264 |
Gold | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | CHINA | CID000343 |
Gold | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | GERMANY | CID002867 |
Gold | Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | CID003348 |
Gold | DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH | GERMANY | CID000362 |
Gold | Dowa | JAPAN | CID000401 |
Gold | DS PRETECH Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID003195 |
Gold | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID000359 |
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant | JAPAN | CID000425 |
Gold | Emirates Gold DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | CID002561 |
Gold | Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. | ZIMBABWE | CID002515 |
Gold | Fujairah Gold FZC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | CID002584 |
Gold | Geib Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002459 |
Gold | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002243 |
Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | CHINA | CID001909 |
Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | CHINA | CID002312 |
Gold | Gujarat Gold Centre | INDIA | CID002852 |
Gold | Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000651 |
Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000671 |
Gold | HeeSung Metal Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID000689 |
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Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | GERMANY | CID000694 |
Gold | Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002519 |
Gold | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | CHINA | CID000707 |
Gold | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | CID000711 |
Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000767 |
Gold | Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000773 |
Gold | HwaSeong CJ Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID000778 |
Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000801 |
Gold | International Precious Metal Refiners | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | CID002562 |
Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000807 |
Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | TURKEY | CID000814 |
Gold | Italpreziosi | ITALY | CID002765 |
Gold | Japan Mint | JAPAN | CID000823 |
Gold | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000855 |
Gold | JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID000927 |
Gold | JSC Novosibirsk Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID000493 |
Gold | JSC Uralelectromed | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID000929 |
Gold | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000937 |
Gold | Kaloti Precious Metals | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | CID002563 |
Gold | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | KAZAKHSTAN | CID000956 |
Gold | Kazzinc | KAZAKHSTAN | CID000957 |
Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000969 |
Gold | KGHM Polska Miedz Spółka Akcyjna | POLAND | CID002511 |
Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000981 |
Gold | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID002605 |
Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | KYRGYZSTAN | CID001029 |
Gold | Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID002865 |
Gold | L'azurde Company For Jewelry | SAUDI ARABIA | CID001032 |
Gold | L'Orfebre S.A. | ANDORRA | CID002762 |
Gold | Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001056 |
Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001058 |
Gold | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID001078 |
Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001093 |
Gold | Marsam Metals | BRAZIL | CID002606 |
Gold | Materion | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001113 |
Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001119 |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | CHINA | CID001149 |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | SINGAPORE | CID001152 |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | CHINA | CID001147 |
Gold | Metalor Technologies S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID001153 |
Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001157 |
Gold | Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles S.A. De C.V. | MEXICO | CID001161 |
Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN | CID001188 |
Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001193 |
Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA | CID002509 |
Gold | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA | CID002857 |
Gold | Morris and Watson | NEW ZEALAND | CID002282 |
Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID001204 |
Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. | TURKEY | CID001220 |
Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | UZBEKISTAN | CID001236 |
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Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001259 |
Gold | NH Recytech Company | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID003189 |
Gold | Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | AUSTRIA | CID002779 |
Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001325 |
Gold | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID001326 |
Gold | PAMP S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID001352 |
Gold | Pease & Curren | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002872 |
Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001362 |
Gold | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | CHILE | CID002919 |
Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID001386 |
Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | INDONESIA | CID001397 |
Gold | PX Précinox S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID001498 |
Gold | QG Refining, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID003324 |
Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA | CID001512 |
Gold | Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000522 |
Gold | REMONDIS PMR B.V. | NETHERLANDS | CID002582 |
Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | CANADA | CID001534 |
Gold | SAAMP | FRANCE | CID002761 |
Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001546 |
Gold | Safimet S.p.A | ITALY | CID002973 |
Gold | SAFINA A.S. | CZECH REPUBLIC | CID002290 |
Gold | Sai Refinery | INDIA | CID002853 |
Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID001555 |
Gold | SAMWON Metals Corp. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID001562 |
Gold | SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY | CID002777 |
Gold | SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A. | SPAIN | CID001585 |
Gold | Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002525 |
Gold | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001619 |
Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001622 |
Gold | Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002527 |
Gold | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001736 |
Gold | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | CID002516 |
Gold | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID001756 |
Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | CID001761 |
Gold | Sovereign Metals | INDIA | CID003383 |
Gold | State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology | LITHUANIA | CID003153 |
Gold | Sudan Gold Refinery | SUDAN | CID002567 |
Gold | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001798 |
Gold | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID002918 |
Gold | Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | CID001810 |
Gold | T.C.A S.p.A | ITALY | CID002580 |
Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | JAPAN | CID001875 |
Gold | The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001916 |
Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001938 |
Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001947 |
Gold | Tony Goetz NV | BELGIUM | CID002587 |
Gold | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | KAZAKHSTAN | CID002615 |
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Gold | Torecom | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID001955 |
Gold | Umicore Brasil Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID001977 |
Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | THAILAND | CID002314 |
Gold | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | BELGIUM | CID001980 |
Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001993 |
Gold | Valcambi S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID002003 |
Gold | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | AUSTRALIA | CID002030 |
Gold | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY | CID002778 |
Gold | Yamakin Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID002100 |
Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID002129 |
Gold | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000197 |
Gold | Zhongkuang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002214 |
Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | CHINA | CID002224 |
Tantalum | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000092 |
Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000211 |
Tantalum | CP Metals Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID003402 |
Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002504 |
Tantalum | Exotech Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000456 |
Tantalum | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | CHINA | CID000460 |
Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | CHINA | CID002505 |
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | JAPAN | CID002558 |
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002557 |
Tantalum | Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000616 |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | CID002544 |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | GERMANY | CID002547 |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002548 |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Ltd. | JAPAN | CID002549 |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | CID002550 |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH | GERMANY | CID002545 |
Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002492 |
Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002512 |
Tantalum | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | CHINA | CID002842 |
Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000914 |
Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000917 |
Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002506 |
Tantalum | KEMET Blue Metals | MEXICO | CID002539 |
Tantalum | KEMET Blue Powder | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002568 |
Tantalum | LSM Brasil S.A. | BRAZIL | CID001076 |
Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA | CID001163 |
Tantalum | Mineração Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | CID001175 |
Tantalum | Mitsui Mining & Smelting | JAPAN | CID001192 |
Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001277 |
Tantalum | NPM Silmet AS | ESTONIA | CID001200 |
Tantalum | Power Resources Ltd. | MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF | CID002847 |
Tantalum | QuantumClean | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001508 |
Tantalum | Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID002707 |
Tantalum | RFH Tantalum Smeltery Co., Ltd./Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001522 |
Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID001769 |
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Tantalum | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001869 |
Tantalum | Telex Metals | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001891 |
Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | KAZAKHSTAN | CID001969 |
Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002508 |
Tin | Alpha | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000292 |
Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | VIET NAM | CID002703 |
Tin | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000228 |
Tin | Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID003190 |
Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001070 |
Tin | Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID003356 |
Tin | Dowa | JAPAN | CID000402 |
Tin | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM | CID002572 |
Tin | EM Vinto | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | CID000438 |
Tin | Estanho de Rondônia S.A. | BRAZIL | CID000448 |
Tin | Fenix Metals | POLAND | CID000468 |
Tin | Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant | CHINA | CID002848 |
Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA | CID000942 |
Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000538 |
Tin | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001908 |
Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000555 |
Tin | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID003116 |
Tin | Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant | CHINA | CID002849 |
Tin | HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002844 |
Tin | Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000760 |
Tin | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | CHINA | CID001231 |
Tin | Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID003379 |
Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID002468 |
Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | MALAYSIA | CID001105 |
Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | BRAZIL | CID002500 |
Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001142 |
Tin | Metallo Belgium N.V. | BELGIUM | CID002773 |
Tin | Metallo Spain S.L.U. | SPAIN | CID002774 |
Tin | Mineração Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | CID001173 |
Tin | Minsur | PERU | CID001182 |
Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN | CID001191 |
Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA | CID002858 |
Tin | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM | CID002573 |
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | CID001314 |
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | PHILIPPINES | CID002517 |
Tin | Operaciones Metalúrgicas S.A. | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | CID001337 |
Tin | Pongpipat Company Limited | MYANMAR | CID003208 |
Tin | Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited | INDIA | CID003409 |
Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | INDONESIA | CID001399 |
Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | INDONESIA | CID002503 |
Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA | CID001453 |
Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA | CID001460 |
Tin | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA | CID001477 |
Tin | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA | CID001482 |
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Tin | Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID002706 |
Tin | Rui Da Hung | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | CID001539 |
Tin | Soft Metais Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID001758 |
Tin | Super Ligas | BRAZIL | CID002756 |
Tin | Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | VIETNAM | CID002834 |
Tin | Thaisarco | THAILAND | CID001898 |
Tin | Tin Technology & Refining | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID003325 |
Tin | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM | CID002574 |
Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID002036 |
Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002158 |
Tin | Yunnan Tin Company Limited | CHINA | CID002180 |
Tin | Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID003397 |
Tungsten | A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. | JAPAN | CID000004 |
Tungsten | ACL Metais Eireli | BRAZIL | CID002833 |
Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | VIETNAM | CID002502 |
Tungsten | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002513 |
Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000258 |
Tungsten | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000281 |
Tungsten | Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000499 |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002645 |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000875 |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002315 |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002494 |
Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000568 |
Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000218 |
Tungsten | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | CID002542 |
Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | GERMANY | CID002541 |
Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000766 |
Tungsten | Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji | CHINA | CID002579 |
Tungsten | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000769 |
Tungsten | Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID003182 |
Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID002649 |
Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000825 |
Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002551 |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002647 |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002321 |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002313 |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002318 |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002317 |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002316 |
Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000966 |
Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000105 |
Tungsten | KGETS Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID003388 |
Tungsten | Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | CID003407 |
Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002319 |
Tungsten | Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC) | VIET NAM | CID002543 |
Tungsten | Moliren Ltd. | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID002845 |
Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002589 |
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Tungsten | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | PHILIPPINES | CID002827 |
Tungsten | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM | CID001889 |
Tungsten | Unecha Refractory Metals Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID002724 |
Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG | AUSTRIA | CID002044 |
Tungsten | Woltech Korea Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID002843 |
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002320 |
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002082 |
Tungsten | Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002830 |
Tungsten | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002095 |
Annex 2: Countries of Origin
Below is an aggregated list of countries of origin, to the extent known, from which the Smelters identified in Annex 1 are believed to have sourced conflict minerals, based on data available as of April 13, 2020.
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Australia | India | South Africa |
Bolivia | Indonesia | South Korea |
Brazil | Japan | Sudan |
Bulgaria | Kazakhstan | Sweden |
Burkina Faso | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan |
Burundi | Laos | Tanzania |
Canada | Mexico | Thailand |
Chile | Myanmar | Turkey |
China | New Zealand | Uganda |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Papua New Guinea | United States of America |
Finland | Peru | Uganda |
French Guyana | Philippines | Uzbekistan |
Georgia | Poland | Vietnam |
Honduras | Russia | Zimbabwe |