Exhibit 1.01
Conflict Minerals Report
for the year ended December 31, 2023
The date of filing of this Conflict Minerals Report is May 29, 2024
I. Introduction
Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “we,” “its,” “us,” and “our” refer to Masco Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. The “Conflict Minerals Rule” means, collectively, Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Form SD. As used in this Conflict Minerals Report and consistent with the Conflict Minerals Rule, “Conflict Minerals” or “3TG” are defined as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite and the derivatives tantalum, tin and tungsten, without regard to their location of origin.
Masco Corporation has included this Conflict Minerals Report for the year ended December 31, 2023 as an exhibit to its Form SD pursuant to the Conflict Minerals Rule. We do not incorporate the information contained on our website into this Conflict Minerals Report or the Form SD, and such information should not be considered part of this Conflict Minerals Report or our Form SD.
II. Applicability of the Conflict Minerals Rule to our Business
We are a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of branded home improvement and building products. We are subject to the Conflict Minerals Rule because a portion of the products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture contains 3TG that are necessary to the functionality or production of the products. Each of our in-scope products contains one or more of the 3TGs.
We do not directly source 3TG from mines, smelters or refiners, and we believe that we are, in most cases, many levels removed from, and have limited influence over, these market participants. However, through the efforts described in this Conflict Minerals Report, and as part of our reasonable country of origin inquiry and due diligence processes, we endeavored in good faith to determine if any of the 3TG necessary to the functionality or production of the products that we manufactured or contracted to manufacture originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or any adjoining country (as defined in the Conflict Minerals Rule) and, if so, whether the 3TG was obtained from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefited an armed group (as defined in the Conflict Minerals Rule) in the DRC or an adjoining country.
III. Our Conflict Minerals Policy
We have adopted and communicated to our suppliers a Conflict Minerals policy (the “Conflict Minerals Policy”). Our Conflict Minerals Policy is part of our Supplier Business Practices Policy, which is available at https://masco.com/our-suppliers/. This policy also is referenced in our purchase order terms and conditions.
Our Conflict Minerals Policy states our expectations that our suppliers source 3TG from suppliers that meet the requirements of our Supplier Business Practices Policy, implement traceability measures for 3TG and provide us with all requested information, including information about all suppliers in their supply chains, so that we can comply with the Conflict Minerals Rule.
We do not support the embargoing of 3TG from the DRC region; we support continued responsible sourcing from the region.
IV. Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Information
As required by the Conflict Minerals Rule, we conducted a “reasonable country of origin inquiry” (“RCOI”) covering 2023.
We designed our RCOI in good faith to determine the origin of 3TG that are necessary to the functionality or production of products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture. To the extent applicable, for our RCOI, we utilized the same processes and procedures that we used for our due diligence, particularly Steps 1 and 2 of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance (as defined below), which are described below in this Conflict Minerals Report. Our outreach included those direct suppliers that we identified as having provided us with components, parts or products that contain or may contain 3TG.
To identify and assess risk in our supply chain, we determined which of our products and vendors were potentially in-scope for purposes of the Conflict Minerals Rule through review of product specifications, bills of material, direct supplier inquiries and other relevant information. We used the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”), developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (the “RMI”), to identify smelters and refiners in our supply chain, and we requested that our direct suppliers that provided us with components, parts or products containing, or that we believe may have contained, 3TG, submit information to us by completing the CMRT. The information requested included the usage and processing source of 3TG in each direct supplier’s components, parts and products, as well as information concerning the direct supplier’s related compliance efforts.
Pursuant to the Conflict Minerals Rule, based on the results of our RCOI, we were required to exercise due diligence for 2023. Our due diligence efforts are discussed below.
V. Due Diligence Program
We designed our due diligence program relating to 3TG to conform, in all material respects, with the criteria set forth in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, including the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten and the Supplement on Gold (Third Edition) (the “OECD Due Diligence Guidance”). Our diligence processes included all five steps of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance. We performed these processes for the 2023 reporting period, or continually perform such processes on an ongoing basis. The headings below conform to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
Step 1: Establish strong company management systems
a.3TG compliance team
We have a 3TG compliance team that includes individuals from the appropriate domestic and international business units and departments, including compliance, finance, procurement, sales, and legal. Leadership of the 3TG compliance team resides with our Director - Global Supply Chain Services. The team is overseen by individuals in upper management roles, including our Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, our Vice President, Masco Operating System, and our Vice President, General Counsel, to help ensure critical information, including the Company’s Conflict Minerals Policy, reaches relevant employees and direct suppliers.
We also used a third-party information management service provider to complement our internal management processes (the “Service Provider”) and to communicate with our direct suppliers regarding our Conflict Minerals Rule compliance. Certain of the procedures described in this Conflict Minerals Report were performed by the Service Provider on our behalf.
In addition, specialist outside counsel advises on certain aspects of our compliance program.
b. Conflict Minerals Policy
Our Conflict Minerals Policy, which is incorporated into our Supplier Business Practices Policy, is communicated both internally and externally to our direct suppliers. In addition, our Supplier Business Practices Policy is publicly available in multiple languages on our website.
Under our standard supplier contracts and purchase order terms and conditions, all suppliers in our supply chain are required to comply with our Supplier Business Practices Policy, which includes our Conflict Minerals Policy.
Our Supplier Business Practices Policy states that we encourage responsible sourcing and do not discourage suppliers from sourcing from the DRC region, to the extent that they are doing so responsibly.
c. Internal engagement
We train our 3TG compliance team and other relevant internal personnel on the Conflict Minerals Rule, the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and our compliance plan, including the goals of our program and our reporting obligations as a direct supplier and a reporting company under the Exchange Act.
d. Direct supplier engagement
We provide our direct suppliers with an overview of the Conflict Minerals Rule and other training materials. Certain of the overview materials have been translated into multiple languages. We also provide our direct suppliers with the CMRT to gather information about the usage and processing sources of 3TG in their components, parts and products and their related compliance efforts.
e. Records management
We have a formal records maintenance process under which we maintain records relating to our 3TG compliance program in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance recommended record retention guidelines.
Step 2: Identify and assess risks in our supply chain
a. Identified in-scope products
Our 3TG compliance team conducted a review of the products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured by us during the 2023 reporting period, to identify products that should be deemed in-scope, or potentially in-scope, for purposes of our direct supplier outreach and reporting.
b. Conducted RCOI
We utilized the industry-developed CMRT to survey our direct suppliers for 3TG-related information. We requested this information from the direct suppliers from whom we purchased materials or components for the products deemed in-scope, or potentially in-scope, by our 3TG compliance team. We then reviewed the completed responses and,
where appropriate, followed up with direct suppliers that did not fully respond to our request or submitted a response that we believed to be inconclusive, incomplete or erroneous, or that triggered other specified quality control concerns. Based on our evaluation of the responses from the CMRTs submitted by our direct suppliers, we determined appropriate follow up action. See Appendix A for a list of smelters and refiners and countries of origin identified through the RCOI process.
c. Completed additional follow-up
We contacted direct suppliers multiple times as needed to request detailed 3TG-related information by the requested date. We also contacted direct suppliers that did not provide complete responses. In addition, we worked to clarify and validate the accuracy of information provided by our direct suppliers by responding to our direct suppliers with standardized feedback questions to address any issues or uncertainty with the CMRTs provided, and to obtain additional 3TG-related information specific to our supply-chain.
d. Smelter assessment and validation
To the extent that a completed response identified a smelter or refiner, we reviewed this information against the lists of smelters and refiners designated as “Conformant” and “Active” (as these terms are defined on Appendix A) by the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”), as well as related country of origin information. The RMAP manages independent, third-party audits of smelters and refiners to determine which can be validated as having systems in place that help ensure the 3TG minerals are responsibly sourced according to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance. To the extent that a smelter or refiner identified by a direct supplier was not listed as Conformant, we consulted publicly available information to attempt to determine whether that smelter or refiner is known to obtain 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country.
Our Service Provider maintains a database of smelter and refiner aliases to reconcile direct suppliers’ smelter and refiner lists to the list of RMI smelters and refiners. We utilized this database in connection with our due diligence. We also cross-checked identified smelters and refiners against the lists published by the RMI, London Bullion Market Association (the “LBMA”), and the Responsible Jewellery Council (the “RJC”). If an identified entity was not present on those lists, we or the Service Provider either attempted to contact the listed entity or contacted the RMI to determine whether that entity was a smelter or refiner.
Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks
Our risk management plan included the following:
a. Reported to senior management; Designed and implemented a plan
Our 3TG compliance team reported the findings of its supply chain risk assessment to senior management with oversight for our compliance program (as described earlier in this Conflicts Minerals Report). We reviewed these findings and the 3TG compliance team’s plans to respond to the risks identified in the due diligence process. The plans included communicating with direct suppliers, smelters and refiners and further developing steps to improve our due diligence process, as described below and under “Steps to Improve Due Diligence.”
For risk mitigation, we used our risk rating criteria to evaluate each direct supplier based on the content and quality of the responses provided within its CMRT, as well as any additional documentation provided to support those responses. The resulting risk ratings are used to develop specific direct supplier outreach and training to address the identified risks and to take corrective actions with direct suppliers that are not in compliance with our Conflict Minerals Policy. This flexible approach enables us to tailor the response to the risks identified. This includes additional outreach to suppliers who failed to respond to our multiple requests for information, suppliers who provided inconsistent or erroneous information, and suppliers who indicated they had received responses from less than 50% of their in-scope suppliers. In addition, our 3TG compliance team along with our Service Provider reviews our suppliers’ responses to verify the validity of smelters and refiners reported, the audit status of such smelters and refiners and the country of origin of the minerals processed at such facilities.
b. Smelter and refiner assessment, validation and improvement
We utilized information made available by the RMI to its members to monitor smelter and refiner improvement. In addition, as noted above, our Service Provider maintains a database of smelter and refiner aliases that was used to reconcile direct suppliers’ smelter and refiner lists to the RMI’s list of smelters and refiners. For smelters and refiners that were not Conformant, we sent them a communication to encourage their participation in the RMAP and requested the smelter or refiner provide the mines and locations from which it sources to assist in identifying all countries of origin. Additionally, we sent communications to all direct suppliers that reported smelters or refiners not listed as Conformant to request that the direct suppliers encourage the smelter or refiner to participate in the RMAP.
Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner's due diligence practices
We used and relied on information provided by the independent third-party audit programs of the RMI, LBMA and RJC to verify Conformant or equivalent status of the smelters and refiners identified during our due diligence.
We are a member of the RMI and, as such, carry out and support third party audits of smelters and refiners through our membership. As a member, we have relied on the RMI to determine the country of origin of 3TG in our products in addition to our own efforts of reaching out to smelters and refiners.
Step 5: Report annually on supply chain due diligence
We file a Form SD, and to the extent applicable a Conflict Minerals Report, with the SEC and make them available on our website at: https://investor.masco.com/financial-information/sec-filings/default.aspx
VI. Product Information
Notwithstanding our due diligence efforts, due to the challenges of tracing a multi-tier supply chain, for 2023, we were unable to determine the origin of at least a portion of the 3TG contained in each of the products that we manufactured or contracted to manufacture to the extent that the 3TG were necessary to the functionality or production of the products. The in-scope product categories included the categories described below. However, not all of our products in each of these categories were in-scope for purposes of our compliance with the Conflict Minerals Rule.
Plumbing Products: Faucets; showerheads and handheld showers; valves; brass and copper plumbing system components; bath and kitchen accessories; bathing units; shower bases and enclosures; shower systems; sinks; toilets; spas; exercise pools and aquatic fitness systems; and other plumbing specialties.
Decorative Architectural Products: indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures; ceiling fans; landscape lighting; lighting systems; cabinet and other hardware; and coating applicators.
For a further discussion of these products, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. The information contained in our Form 10-K is not incorporated by reference into this Conflict Minerals Report or our Form SD and should not be considered part of this Conflict Minerals Report or our Form SD.
We have made efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products by requesting that our direct suppliers provide us with a completed CMRT. Where a smelter or refiner was identified, we also reviewed information made available by the RMI to its members and publicly available information, in each case to the extent available, to try to determine the mine or location of origin.
The facilities listed in Appendix A have been identified by our direct suppliers as having processed the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products. The facilities listed in Appendix A may not be all of the smelters and refiners in our supply chain, since not all of our direct suppliers identified the facilities that processed some of the necessary 3TG content contained in our in-scope products, and since we did not receive responses from all of our direct suppliers. In addition, not all of the included smelters and refiners
may have processed the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products, since some direct suppliers may have reported to us smelters and refiners that were not in our supply chain, due to over-inclusiveness in the information received from their suppliers or for other reasons.
VII. Steps to Improve Due Diligence
To continue to improve our due diligence, we intend to take the following steps for the 2024 reporting period, in addition to the other steps discussed herein that we took for 2023:
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• Review and, if determined to be appropriate, further enhance training on our 3TG sourcing and compliance expectations
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| • Continue to ensure any newly acquired businesses are trained on our Conflict Minerals Policy and expectations |
| • Reinforce with our businesses the importance of the sourcing expectations communications we provide to new suppliers during the onboarding process, including our Supplier Business Practices Policy, which emphasizes that we support their responsible sourcing of 3TG from the DRC region |
| • Engage with direct suppliers that did not provide a response for the 2023 reporting period or provided incomplete responses to enhance our data collection for the 2024 reporting period |
| • Collect product-level or user-defined level responses from direct suppliers where determined to be useful |
| • Continue to evaluate methods, in addition to reviewing information available by the RMI, to determine country of origin information, including directly contacting smelters and refiners that have not been audited. |
Appendix A
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Appendix have the meanings indicated in our Conflict Minerals Report.
Smelter and Refiner and Country Location Information
In connection with our reasonable country of origin inquiry and due diligence, as applicable, our suppliers identified to us the smelters and refiners listed below as having processed the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products for 2023. Our Conflict Minerals Report and the notes that accompany the table contain additional information concerning the information in the table.
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| RMI Metal | RMI
Standard Smelter Name | RMI
Country | Status |
| Gold | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conformant |
| Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conformant |
| Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | UZBEKISTAN | Conformant |
| Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | BRAZIL | Conformant |
| Gold | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Conformant |
| Gold | Asahi Pretec Corp. | JAPAN | Conformant |
| Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | CANADA | Conformant |
| Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conformant |
| Gold | Aurubis AG | GERMANY | Conformant |
| Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | GERMANY | Conformant |
| Gold | Japan Mint | JAPAN | Conformant |
| Gold | LS MnM Inc. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Conformant |
| Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | CANADA | Conformant |
| Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | JAPAN | Conformant |
| Gold | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | BELGIUM | Conformant |
| Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conformant |
| Gold | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY | Conformant |
| Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | JAPAN | Conformant |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
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| Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | KEMET de Mexico | MEXICO | Conformant |
| Tantalum | Materion Newton Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | NPM Silmet AS | ESTONIA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL | Conformant |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | Conformant |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS GmbH | GERMANY | Conformant |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conformant |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | Conformant |
| Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | KAZAKHSTAN | Conformant |
| Tantalum | XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tantalum | Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tin | Alpha | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conformant |
| Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | VIETNAM | Known |
| Tin | Aurubis Beerse | BELGIUM | Conformant |
| Tin | Aurubis Berango | SPAIN | Conformant |
| Tin | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tin | Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tin | CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda | BRAZIL | Conformant |
| Tin | CRM Synergies | SPAIN | Conformant |
| Tin | Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Known |
| Tin | Dowa | JAPAN | Conformant |
| Tin | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | VIETNAM | Known |
| Tin | EM Vinto | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | Conformant |
| Tin | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | BRAZIL | Conformant |
| Tin | Fenix Metals | POLAND | Conformant |
| Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA | Known |
| Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tin | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Known |
| Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Known |
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| Tin | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tin | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | BRAZIL | Conformant |
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | MALAYSIA | Conformant |
| Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | BRAZIL | Known |
| Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conformant |
| Tin | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | Conformant |
| Tin | Minsur | PERU | Conformant |
| Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN | Conformant |
| Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA | Known |
| Tin | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIETNAM | Known |
| Tin | Novosibirsk Tin Combine | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Known |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | Conformant |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | PHILIPPINES | Conformant |
| Tin | Pongpipat Company Limited | MYANMAR | Known |
| Tin | PT Bangka Serumpun | INDONESIA | Conformant |
| Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA | Conformant |
| Tin | PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo | INDONESIA | Conformant |
| Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA | Conformant |
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA | Conformant |
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA | Conformant |
| Tin | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL | Conformant |
| Tin | Rui Da Hung | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | Conformant |
| Tin | Super Ligas | BRAZIL | Conformant |
| Tin | Thaisarco | THAILAND | Conformant |
| Tin | Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tin | Tin Technology & Refining | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conformant |
| Tin | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIETNAM | Known |
| Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | BRAZIL | Conformant |
| Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tin | Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | A.L.M.T. Corp. | JAPAN | Conformant |
| Tungsten | China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
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| Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | GERMANY | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Masan High-Tech Materials | VIETNAM | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | AUSTRIA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Conformant |
We note the following in connection with the information in the table:
(a) All information in the table is as of April 30, 2024.
(b) “Conformant” means that the smelter or refiner has successfully completed an assessment against the applicable RMAP standard or equivalent cross-recognized assessment. Included smelters or refiners were not necessarily Conformant for all or part of 2023 and may not continue to be Conformant for any future period.
(c) “Known” means the smelter or refiner is listed on the Smelter Look-up tab of the CMRT but is not listed by the RMI as “Conformant” or “Active.”
(d) “Country Location” is the country in which the listed smelter or refiner is located, based on information made publicly available by the RMI, without independent verification by us.
(e) The compliance status and smelter or refiner location reflected in the table is based solely on information made publicly available by the RMI, without independent verification by us.
Country of Origin Information
The countries of origin of the 3TG processed by the Conformant smelters and refiners listed above may have included countries listed below, as well as possibly other countries. Our country of origin determinations were based on information made available by the RMI to its members.
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi*, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo*, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda*, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Tanzania*, Thailand, , Turkey, Uganda*, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia* and Zimbabwe.
*Indicated Covered Countries – the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the 9 adjoining countries
In addition, some of the listed Conformant smelters and refiners may have processed 3TG originating from recycled or scrap sources.
For 2023, we were not able to determine the country of origin of the 3TG processed by any of the smelters or refiners not listed as “Conformant.”
