EATON CORPORATION plc
CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021
This Conflict Minerals Report (Report) is filed as an exhibit to Eaton’s Form SD as required by Rule 13p-1 (the Rule) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Eaton Corporation plc (Eaton, the Company, we, us or our) is required to perform a reasonable country of origin inquiry (RCOI) into the sources of necessary conflict minerals in our products and disclose the results of such diligence. Conflict minerals have been defined as tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (the Minerals). The design of our due diligence and related results are described below.
A copy of Eaton Corporation plc's Conflict Minerals Report is publicly available at www.eaton.com under "Responsible Sourcing of Conflict Minerals" at: https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/company/policies-and-statements/responsible-sourcing-of-conflict-minerals0.html. The contents of our website referred to in this Report are not incorporated by reference into this Report.
1. COMPANY OVERVIEW
Eaton Corporation plc (Eaton or the Company) is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power – today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we're accelerating the planet's transition to renewable energy, helping to solve the world's most urgent power management challenges, and doing what's best for our stakeholders and all of society.
Founded in 1911, Eaton has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange for nearly a century. We reported revenues of $19.6 billion in 2021 and serve customers in more than 170 countries.
Eaton has five key business segments: Electrical Americas and Electrical Global, Aerospace, Vehicle, and eMobility. On August 2, 2021, Eaton completed the sale of the Hydraulics business to Danfoss A/S, a Danish industrial company. Prior to the sale, the Hydraulics business was a reportable operating segment. In 2021, Eaton considers all products to be in-scope and include, but are not limited to:
Electrical Americas and Electrical Global
These segments consist of electrical components, industrial components, residential products, single phase power quality, emergency lighting, fire detection, wiring devices, structural support systems, circuit protection, and lighting products. Electrical Systems and Services is also a part of this segment and consists of power distribution and assemblies, three phase power quality, hazardous duty electrical equipment, intrinsically safe explosion-proof instrumentation, utility power distribution, power reliability equipment, and services.
Aerospace
The Aerospace segment is a leading global supplier of aerospace fuel, hydraulics, and pneumatic systems for commercial
and military use. Products include hydraulic power generation systems for aerospace applications including pumps, motors, hydraulic power units, hose and fittings, electro-hydraulic pumps; controls and sensing products including valves, cylinders, electronic controls, electromechanical actuators, sensors, aircraft flap and slat systems and nose wheel steering systems; fluid conveyance products, including hose, thermoplastic tubing, fittings, adapters, couplings, sealing and ducting; and fuel systems including fuel pumps, sensors, valves, adapters and regulators.
Vehicle
The Vehicle segment is a leader in the design, manufacture, marketing, and supply of: drivetrain, powertrain systems and critical components that reduce emissions and improve fuel economy, stability, performance, and safety of cars, light trucks and commercial vehicles. Products include transmissions, clutches, hybrid power systems, superchargers, engine valves and valve actuation systems, cylinder heads, locking and limited slip differentials, transmission controls, and fuel vapor components for the global vehicle industry.
eMobility
The eMobility segment designs, manufactures, markets, and supplies electrical and electronic components and systems that improve the power management and performance of both on-road and off-road vehicles. Products include high voltage inverters, converters, fuses, onboard chargers, circuit protection units, vehicle controls, power distribution, fuel tank isolation valves, and commercial vehicle hybrid systems.
Purchased raw materials and parts are varied and are sourced from many suppliers. Eaton has a substantial number of suppliers globally that span across our business segments. Our supply chain is multi-tiered, and Eaton is typically many levels removed from the mines, smelters and refiners. Eaton does not purchase any Minerals directly from mines, smelters or refiners. Therefore, Eaton must rely on its suppliers to provide information about the origin of the Minerals in its products. Some of Eaton’s products may contain the Minerals either from recycled sources or in their processed form.
For additional information about our business segments, including the wide variety of products manufactured in each segment, refer to Eaton's 2021 Form 10-K.
2. REASONABLE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INQUIRY
For the reporting period from January 1 through December 31, 2021, Eaton conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry of the Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of the products that Eaton manufactured or contracted with others to manufacture during the reporting period. Based on this reasonable country of origin inquiry, Eaton was unable to conclude that these Minerals did not originate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the DRC) or adjoining countries. Accordingly, Eaton undertook due diligence measures on the source and chain of custody of the identified necessary Minerals.
3. DUE DILIGENCE
3.1 Design of Due Diligence
Our due diligence measures were designed to conform, in all material respects, with the due diligence framework set forth in The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the related Supplements for tin, tantalum, and tungsten and for gold. Pursuant to this framework, we undertook to: (a) establish company management systems, (b) identify and assess risks in our supply chain, (c) design and implement a strategy to respond to the risks identified, (d) support the development and implementation of independent third party audits of smelter and refiner sourcing, and (e) report on the results of our supply chain due diligence.
3.2 Due Diligence Measures Performed
a. Establishment of Company Management Systems
Eaton has taken steps to develop strong company management systems pertaining to the use of Minerals in our products and supply chain. These include the development of a conflict minerals policy, which is available at http://www.eaton.com/content/eaton/us/en-us/company/policies-and-statements/responsible-sourcing-of-conflict-minerals0.html.html. In addition, we have implemented an internal management reporting structure to manage and oversee Eaton’s conflict minerals activities consisting of a dedicated Conflict Minerals team and executive-level Conflict Minerals Steering Committee chaired by Eaton’s Vice President for Global Supplier Performance. We have also established formal requirements for suppliers related to the use and reporting of Minerals, including the implementation of a supplier conflict minerals solicitation process utilizing tools created by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) which includes the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT). Through our policy and participation in RMI, Eaton is committed to responsible sourcing of Minerals from the DRC and adjoining countries and encourages suppliers and smelters or refiners to source responsibly from the DRC region. Finally, we maintain a global ethics e-mail address and telephone helpline (http://www.eaton.com/content/eaton/us/en-us/company/policies-and-statements/responsible-sourcing-of-conflict-minerals0.html.html) which can be used by employees, suppliers or other stakeholders to report any concerns relating to Eaton’s Minerals activities.
b. Identify and Assess Risks in our Supply Chain
As a downstream user of Minerals, Eaton is many layers removed from the mine or location from which the Minerals originated and the smelters and refiners which processed the Minerals. We solicited relevant suppliers using due diligence tools including the RMI’s CMRT. Our solicitation letter included an explanation of the Minerals and the related legal regulations, a request for suppliers to comply with the regulations and respond to us, and our contact information to direct any questions. Additional solicitation requests, including in additional languages beyond English, were sent to suppliers that did not respond or provide sufficient information. Through this process, during 2021 we solicited approximately 1,000 suppliers.
We verified the information provided by our suppliers (to the extent possible) by comparing it to the information contained on the RMI website and against CMRT acceptance criteria for completeness and consistency of responses. Through this process, for suppliers who provided names of smelters and refiners, we confirmed the validation status of those supplier-reported smelters and refiners. For those suppliers who provided country of origin information for the Minerals, we confirmed the listed countries of origin for each smelter and refiner if that information was available from RMI.
c. Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks
Eaton’s strategy to respond to identified risks includes the development of a conflict minerals policy, referenced above. This policy is also included in Eaton’s Purchase Order Terms and Conditions and associated Supplier Code of Conduct (the Code). Both the Purchase Order Terms and Conditions and the Code are used to communicate requirements to our suppliers, including expectations relating to the use and sourcing of the Minerals. In particular, Eaton’s Purchase Order Terms and Conditions and associated Code require our suppliers to perform due diligence into their respective supply chains to determine whether products sold to us contain Minerals, and whether, and to what extent, the Minerals are sourced from conflict-free smelters and refiners, and to report to Eaton the results of this due diligence. The Terms and Conditions and the Code are available on our website at https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/company/selling-to-eaton.html.
Eaton monitors the information received from suppliers in response to our solicitations, and periodically shares summaries of this information with our Conflict Minerals Steering Committee. Eaton is a member of RMI (member Code EATN) and uses data from the RMI to confirm the validation status of supplier-reported smelters and refiners, as well as reported country of origin information related to the Minerals sourced from such smelters or refiners, if available. Through our membership in RMI, Eaton further supports several complementary programs such as iTSCi, Better Sourcing Program, and Solutions for Hope, with which RMI collaborates to jointly address Minerals issues in the DRC and adjoining countries.
Suppliers that are either non-responsive or provide incomplete or inconsistent responses to Eaton’s solicitations are escalated within Eaton’s Supply Chain Management organization for follow-up engagement. Responding suppliers reporting smelters and refiners that are non-conformant or have other identified red flag triggers receive follow-up communication to remind them of Eaton’s expectations relating to the use and sourcing of Minerals as well as to notify them of further resources and training available to them through RMI.
d. Support the Development and Implementation of Independent Third-Party Audits of Smelter and Refiner Sourcing
As a downstream user of Minerals, Eaton and its direct supply chain are many layers removed from the mine or location from which the Minerals originated and smelters and refiners that process the Minerals. Through our membership and participation in the RMI, we collaborate at a cross-industry level, and we continue to support the development and implementation of due diligence practices, the RMI Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) and tools such as the CMRT.
e. Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence
Eaton publicly communicates our conflict minerals policy, due diligence activities and related supplier expectations on our website and in our Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report available at: http://www.eaton.com/content/eaton/us/en-us/company/policies-and-statements/responsible-sourcing-of-conflict-minerals0.html.html.
4. RESULTS OF REVIEW
For the reporting period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, Eaton solicited approximately 1,000 suppliers to gather detailed information regarding the existence of the Minerals in products sold to us, as well as the origin and chain of custody of the Minerals, using the CMRT. Based on the information provided by Eaton’s suppliers and our own due diligence efforts through December 31, 2021, we do not have sufficient information to conclusively determine the countries of origin or chain of custody of Minerals in our products. A majority of our suppliers responded that their materials did not contain the Minerals, they used recycled materials, they were unable to determine whether the products they sold to us contained Minerals, or they were still in the process of evaluating the source of the Minerals in their products.
Based on the information provided by our suppliers, Eaton believes the smelters and refiners that may have been used to produce Minerals in Eaton’s products include those listed in Annex I. Based on information provided by our suppliers and information available from the RMI, Eaton believes that the countries of origin of Minerals processed by these smelters and refiners may include the countries listed in Annex II. Eaton found no reasonable basis for concluding that any Minerals known to be in its supply chain directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the DRC or surrounding countries.
5. STEPS TAKEN TO MITIGATE RISK
Eaton intends to continue to evaluate its due diligence program in accordance with the provisions of the Rule. In particular, we intend to annually review the criteria used to select suppliers for solicitation and to continue to engage with our suppliers to identify the Minerals used within our supply chain, as well as the origin and chain of custody of those Minerals. We intend to continue to engage with third party programs such as the RMI. Finally, to the extent any Eaton supplier is found to be using non-conformant smelters or refiners within its supply chain, Eaton intends to engage that supplier and re-communicate our requirement for suppliers to commit to be conflict-free, as per Eaton’s policy.
ANNEX I
| Mineral | Status | Smelter or Refiner Name | Country Location of Smelter or Refiner |
| Gold | * | 8853 S.p.A. | ITALY |
| Gold | | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | Advanced Chemical Company | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | Agosi AG | GERMANY |
| Gold | * | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Gold | * | Alexy Metals | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | UZBEKISTAN |
| Gold | * | AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | BRAZIL |
| Gold | * | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | * | Asahi Pretec Corp. | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | CANADA |
| Gold | * | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | TURKEY |
| Gold | | AU Traders and Refiners | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Gold | * | Augmont Enterprises Private Limited | INDIA |
| Gold | * | Aurubis AG | GERMANY |
| Gold | * | Bangalore Refinery | INDIA |
| Gold | * | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | PHILIPPINES |
| Gold | * | Boliden AB | SWEDEN |
| Gold | * | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | GERMANY |
| Gold | * | C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS | COLOMBIA |
| Gold | | Caridad | MEXICO |
| Gold | * | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | CANADA |
| Gold | * | Cendres + Metaux S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | | CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd. | INDIA |
| Gold | * | Chimet S.p.A. | ITALY |
| Gold | * | Chugai Mining | JAPAN |
| Gold | | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | GERMANY |
| Gold | | Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Gold | * | Dowa | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | * | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant | JAPAN |
| Gold | | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1) | INDIA |
| Gold | | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2) | INDIA |
| Gold | | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3) | INDIA |
| Gold | | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4) | INDIA |
| Gold | * | Emirates Gold DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Gold | | Fujairah Gold FZC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Gold | * | Geib Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. | INDIA |
| Gold | | Gold Coast Refinery | GHANA |
| Gold | * | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | CHINA |
| Gold | | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | CHINA |
| Gold | | Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | * | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | GERMANY |
| Gold | * | Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG | GERMANY |
| Gold | * | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | | Industrial Refining Company | BELGIUM |
| Gold | * | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | International Precious Metal Refiners | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Gold | * | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | Istanbul Gold Refinery | TURKEY |
| Gold | * | Italpreziosi | ITALY |
| Gold | | JALAN & Company | INDIA |
| Gold | * | Japan Mint | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | JSC Novosibirsk Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | | JSC Uralelectromed | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | * | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | | K.A. Rasmussen | NORWAY |
| Gold | | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Gold | * | Kazzinc | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Gold | * | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna | POLAND |
| Gold | * | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | | Kundan Care Products Ltd. | INDIA |
| Gold | | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | KYRGYZSTAN |
| Gold | | Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | | Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | * | L'Orfebre S.A. | ANDORRA |
| Gold | * | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | * | LT Metal Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | * | Marsam Metals | BRAZIL |
| Gold | * | Materion | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | | MD Overseas | INDIA |
| Gold | * | Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Gold | | Metallix Refining Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | * | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | SINGAPORE |
| Gold | * | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | * | Metalor Technologies S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | * | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. | MEXICO |
| Gold | * | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA |
| Gold | | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA |
| Gold | | Morris and Watson | NEW ZEALAND |
| Gold | | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | * | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | TURKEY |
| Gold | * | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | UZBEKISTAN |
| Gold | * | NH Recytech Company | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | * | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | AUSTRIA |
| Gold | * | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | * | PAMP S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | | Pease & Curren | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | * | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | CHILE |
| Gold | | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | * | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | INDONESIA |
| Gold | * | PX Precinox S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | | QG Refining, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Gold | | Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | * | REMONDIS PMR B.V. | NETHERLANDS |
| Gold | * | Royal Canadian Mint | CANADA |
| Gold | * | SAAMP | FRANCE |
| Gold | | Sabin Metal Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | Safimet S.p.A | ITALY |
| Gold | * | SAFINA A.S. | CZECHIA |
| Gold | | Sai Refinery | INDIA |
| Gold | * | Samduck Precious Metals | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | | Samwon Metals Corp. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | * | Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA) | COLOMBIA |
| Gold | | Sellem Industries Ltd. | MAURITANIA |
| Gold | * | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | SPAIN |
| Gold | * | Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | * | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | | Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd. | INDIA |
| Gold | * | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | * | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| Gold | | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | * | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| Gold | | Sovereign Metals | INDIA |
| Gold | | State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology | LITHUANIA |
| Gold | | Sudan Gold Refinery | SUDAN |
| Gold | * | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | | Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| Gold | * | T.C.A S.p.A | ITALY |
| Gold | * | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | * | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Gold | * | Torecom | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | * | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | THAILAND |
| Gold | * | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | BELGIUM |
| Gold | * | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | * | Valcambi S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | | Value Trading | BELGIUM |
| Gold | * | WEEEREFINING | FRANCE |
| Gold | * | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | AUSTRALIA |
| Gold | * | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY |
| Gold | * | Yamakin Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | * | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | * | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | AMG Brasil | BRAZIL |
| Tantalum | * | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | D Block Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tantalum | * | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | * | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tantalum | * | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | GERMANY |
| Tantalum | * | H.C. Starck Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tantalum | * | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | KEMET de Mexico | MEXICO |
| Tantalum | * | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA |
| Tantalum | * | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tantalum | * | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | * | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | NPM Silmet AS | ESTONIA |
| Tantalum | * | QuantumClean | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tantalum | * | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tantalum | * | RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tantalum | * | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | * | TANIOBIS Co., Ltd. | THAILAND |
| Tantalum | * | TANIOBIS GmbH | GERMANY |
| Tantalum | * | TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | * | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY |
| Tantalum | * | Telex Metals | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tantalum | * | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Tantalum | * | XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | * | Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | Alpha | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tin | | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | VIET NAM |
| Tin | * | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda | BRAZIL |
| Tin | * | CRM Synergies | SPAIN |
| Tin | * | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | | Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | Dowa | JAPAN |
| Tin | | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM |
| Tin | * | EM Vinto | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) |
| Tin | * | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | * | Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | * | Fenix Metals | POLAND |
| Tin | | Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA |
| Tin | * | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | Luna Smelter, Ltd. | RWANDA |
| Tin | * | Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | * | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | MALAYSIA |
| Tin | | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | * | Metallic Resources, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tin | * | Metallo Belgium N.V. | BELGIUM |
| Tin | * | Metallo Spain S.L.U. | SPAIN |
| Tin | * | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | * | Minsur | PERU |
| Tin | * | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN |
| Tin | | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA |
| Tin | | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM |
| Tin | * | Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd. | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tin | * | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | THAILAND |
| Tin | * | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | PHILIPPINES |
| Tin | * | Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A. | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) |
| Tin | | Pongpipat Company Limited | MYANMAR |
| Tin | | Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited | INDIA |
| Tin | * | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Bangka Serumpun | INDONESIA |
| Tin | | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Bukit Timah | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo | INDONESIA |
| Tin | | PT Panca Mega Persada | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Prima Timah Utama | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Timah Nusantara | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | | PT Tirus Putra Mandiri | INDONESIA |
| Tin | | PT Tommy Utama | INDONESIA |
| Tin | * | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | * | Rui Da Hung | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| Tin | * | Soft Metais Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | * | Super Ligas | BRAZIL |
| Tin | * | Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM |
| Tin | * | Thaisarco | THAILAND |
| Tin | * | Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | * | Tin Technology & Refining | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tin | | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM |
| Tin | | VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC | VIET NAM |
| Tin | * | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | * | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | | Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | A.L.M.T. Corp. | JAPAN |
| Tungsten | * | ACL Metais Eireli | BRAZIL |
| Tungsten | * | Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd. | BRAZIL |
| Tungsten | | Artek LLC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tungsten | * | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | VIET NAM |
| Tungsten | * | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Cronimet Brasil Ltda | BRAZIL |
| Tungsten | * | Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tungsten | * | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | GERMANY |
| Tungsten | * | Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Hydrometallurg, JSC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tungsten | * | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Tungsten | * | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant" | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tungsten | * | Kennametal Fallon | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tungsten | * | Kennametal Huntsville | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tungsten | * | KGETS Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Tungsten | * | Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Masan High-Tech Materials | VIET NAM |
| Tungsten | * | Moliren Ltd. | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tungsten | * | Niagara Refining LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tungsten | * | NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tungsten | * | OOO “Technolom” 1 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tungsten | * | OOO “Technolom” 2 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tungsten | * | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | PHILIPPINES |
| Tungsten | * | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY |
| Tungsten | * | Unecha Refractory metals plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tungsten | * | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | AUSTRIA |
| Tungsten | * | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | * | Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
* = Conformant or actively participating in the RMI Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (as reported by RMI as of April 28, 2021).
ANNEX II
POSSIBLE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF MINERALS PROCESSED BY SUPPLIER-REPORTED
SMELTERS AND REFINERS*
| Andorra | Greece | Peru |
| Angola | Grenada | Philippines |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Guatemala | Poland |
| Argentina | Guernsey | Portugal |
| Armenia | Guinea | Puerto Rico |
| Australia | Guyana | Qatar |
| Austria | Honduras | Romania |
| Azerbaijan | Hong Kong | Russia |
| Bahamas | Hungary | Russian Federation |
| Bangladesh | India | Rwanda |
| Barbados | Indonesia | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Belarus | Ireland | Saudi Arabia |
| Belgium | Israel | Senegal |
| Benin | Italy | Serbia |
| Benin (HR) | Japan | Sierra Leone |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Jordan | Singapore |
| Botswana | Kazakhstan | Sint Maarten |
| Brazil | Kenya | Slovakia |
| Bulgaria | Krygyzstan | South Africa |
| Burkina Faso | Lao People's Democratic Republic | South Korea |
| Burundi | Laos | Spain |
| Canada | Latvia | St Vincent and Grenadines |
| Cayman Islands | Lebanon | Sudan |
| Chile | Liberia | Suriname |
| China | Libya | Swaziland |
| Colombia | Lithuania | Sweden |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Luxembourg | Switzerland |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Madagascar | Taiwan |
| Croatia | Malaysia | Tanzania |
| Cuba | Mali | Thailand |
| Curacao | Malta | Togo |
| Cyprus | Mauritania | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Czechia | Mexico | Tunisia |
| Denmark | Monaco | Turkey |
| Dominica | Mongolia | Turks and Caicos |
| Dominican Republic | Morocco | Uganda |
| Ecuador | Mozambique | Ukraine |
| Egypt | Myanmar | United Arab Emirates |
| El Salvador | Namibia | United Kingdom |
| Eritrea | Netherlands | United States of America |
| Estonia | New Zealand | Uruguay |
| Ethiopia | Nicaragua | USA |
| Fiji | Niger | Uzbekistan |
| Finland | Nigeria | Venezuela |
| France | Norway | Vietnam |
| French Guiana | Oman | Virgin Islands |
| Gabon | Pakistan | Yemen |
| Germany | Panama | Zambia |
| Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Zimbabwe |
*The list of possible countries of origin of Minerals processed by supplier-reported smelters and refiners is based upon RCOI information available from The Responsible Minerals Initiative. As a downstream manufacturer many tiers removed from the smelters/refiners and mines of origin, Eaton does not have sufficient information to conclusively determine the countries of origin or chain of custody of Minerals in our products.
