Conflict Minerals Report May 29, 2019
Nortech is a full-service electronics manufacturing (EMS) provider of wire and cable assemblies, printed circuit boards assemblies and higher-level complete box build assemblies for a wide range of industries. Metallic forms of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (“Conflict Minerals”) are present in some of the products, components, and materials we purchase and are necessary to the functionality of many of the products we manufacture. We do not buy any ores directly, nor do we directly purchase these processed metals in their raw form.
Nortech’s corporate policy regarding Conflict Minerals and disclosure regarding whether any Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of a product originated in Covered Countries is made public on our website at: http://www.nortechsys.com/about-nortech/quality-regulatory-compliance/conflict-minerals-policy/
Design of Due Diligence Framework
Our due diligence procedures are in compliance with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (Third Edition) and its supplements.
Nortech’s policy regarding Conflict Minerals was communicated to employees internally and to suppliers externally via e-mail and posted to our website.
Our cross functional conflict minerals team was established to carry out the necessary due diligence and reporting requirements. The team currently includes the following roles:
Team Members: | Document Specialist |
| Global Supplier Quality Manager |
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Executive Sponsors: | President & CEO |
| Chief Financial Officer |
Due Diligence Measures Performed
Our RCOI (reasonable country of origin inquiry) and due diligence procedures include the following:
· Due to the size of the Nortech’s sourcing functions, we focused on our largest suppliers that provide components and materials directly incorporated into our final products, ranked by the amount the Company spends with each such supplier, and the suppliers that had the highest probability of supplying us with products or components containing Conflict Minerals (e.g. electronics).
· We surveyed relevant suppliers representing over 90% of our total company supplier spend on components and materials directly incorporated into our final products.
· Relevant suppliers were evaluated to identify whether the products, materials, or components supplied to Nortech contain Conflict Minerals.
· Data was collected directly from suppliers using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) formerly known as CFSI.
· Supplier declarations were reviewed for completeness, accuracy and conformance to Nortech requirements.
· An escalation process was initiated with relevant suppliers who were nonresponsive after the initial contact was made, or whose initial response was incomplete, unclear or nonconforming.
Analysis of Supplier Survey Responses
· We were unable to confirm through our RCOI that Conflict Minerals contained in our products did not originate from the Covered Countries or were from recycled/scrap materials. Therefore we conducted due diligence on the processing facilities identified by our suppliers and prepared this Conflict Minerals Report.
· Conflict minerals information from some suppliers was presented to Nortech at a “company-level” rather than a Nortech product-specific response. As a result, it is likely that our lists of smelters, refiners and countries of origin (discussed below) include sources that are not in our supply chain.
Due Diligence Results
· Suppliers that responded to our survey provided lists of smelters and refiners on which we conducted due diligence.
· Our due diligence process included comparing the supplier-provided names of smelters/refiners against lists of audited and verified smelters and refiners from CFSI, LBMA, RJC, TI-CMC and the US Department of Commerce. The lists of smelters and refiners are included as Table 1.
· Certain suppliers identified Kaloti Precious Metals, Sudan Gold Refinery, Tony Goetz NV, Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia, African Gold Refinery, and Fidelity Printers and Refiners as sources of gold in their supply chains. These refineries are not audited by the CFSI and public information indicates the possibility that these are high-risk facilities. Because the conflict minerals information from these suppliers was presented to Nortech as “company-level” responses rather than Nortech product-specific responses, it is uncertain if these facilities are actually in our supply chain. As part of our due diligence process, Nortech implemented our risk mitigation plan for the subject suppliers, engaging them to conduct additional research on whether these facilities are, in reality, present in our supply chain. At this time, those suppliers have not completed their investigation. If we determine that material sourced from these facilities is present in Nortech’s supply chain, we will work with our suppliers to explore alternatives.
· Country of origin information was obtained where reasonably available to Nortech and is presented as Table 2.
CMRT Reporting to our customers.
· Nortech issues a standard response using the EICC CMRT.
Third Party Audits of Processing Facilities
· Nortech does not conduct audits of smelters or refiners. We support the Responsible Mineral Initiative’s Conflict Free Smelter program through our corporate policy and procurement requirements by encouraging suppliers to source from audited facilities.
Annual Reporting
· In accordance with the OECD Guidance and the Rule, this report is available on our website: www.nortechsys.com
Declaration
· Based on our due diligence results, Nortech has determined that our products are ‘DRC Conflict Undeterminable’.
Independent Private Sector Audit
· Not required for reporting year 2018.
Limitations
Conflict Minerals sourcing and traceability information is limited at this time. Moreover , there are inherent limitations and risks in the information that is available. We are reliant on the information provided to us by our suppliers and industry initiatives such as the CFSI. Our processes are intended to provide reasonable assurance - not absolute certainty- about the identification of processing facilities and the sources of their ores.
Table 1: Smelters/Refiners
Gold Smelters/Refiners
Metalor Technologies S.A. |
Royal Canadian Mint |
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC |
Advanced Chemical Company |
Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) |
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. |
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC |
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. |
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) |
AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao |
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. |
Argor-Heraeus S.A. |
Asahi Pretec Corp. |
Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. |
Asahi Refining USA Inc. |
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
AU Traders and Refiners |
Aurubis AG |
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
Boliden AB |
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG |
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation |
Cendres + Metaux S.A. |
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. |
Chimet S.p.A. |
Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. |
DSC (Do Sung Corporation) |
DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH |
Dowa |
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. |
OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery |
Heimerle + Meule GmbH |
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. |
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG |
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. |
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. |
Istanbul Gold Refinery |
Japan Mint |
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. |
JSC Uralelectromed |
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. |
Kazzinc |
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC |
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. |
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC |
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. |
Materion |
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. |
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. |
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. |
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. |
Metalor USA Refining Corporation |
Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. |
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation |
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. |
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant |
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. |
Nihon Material Co., Ltd. |
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. |
OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet) |
PAMP S.A. |
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals |
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk |
PX Precinox S.A. |
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. |
Samduck Precious Metals |
SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. |
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. |
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. |
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. |
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals |
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. |
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. |
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. |
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. |
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. |
Torecom |
Umicore Brasil Ltda. |
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining |
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. |
Valcambi S.A. |
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. |
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation |
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. |
SAFINA A.S. |
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand |
Geib Refining Corporation |
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. |
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna |
Singway Technology Co., Ltd. |
Emirates Gold DMCC |
T.C.A S.p.A |
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. |
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn |
SAAMP |
L’Orfebre S.A. |
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH |
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH |
Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH |
GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. |
Sai Refinery |
Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia |
Modeltech Sdn Bhd |
Morris and Watson Gold Coast |
Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH |
Pease & Curren |
SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. |
Bangalore Refinery |
Caridad |
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. |
Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. |
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM |
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited |
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. |
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. |
HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD. |
Kaloti Precious Metals |
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC |
L’azurde Company For Jewelry |
Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. |
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. |
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. |
Morris and Watson |
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat |
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. |
REMONDIS PMR B.V. |
Sabin Metal Corp. |
Samwon Metals Corp. |
Sudan Gold Refinery |
Tony Goetz NV |
Yamakin Co., Ltd. |
African Gold Refinery |
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. |
Chugai Mining |
DS PRETECH Co., Ltd. |
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. |
HeeSung Metal Ltd. |
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. |
Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd. |
Italpreziosi |
Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO |
Marsam Metals |
NH Recytech Company |
Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA |
QG Refining, LLC |
Safimet S.p.A |
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology |
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant |
8853 S.p.A. |
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
Tantalum Smelters/Refiners
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. |
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. |
D Block Metals, LLC |
Exotech Inc. |
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. |
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. |
Global Advanced Metals Aizu |
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown |
Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd. |
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. |
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. |
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH |
H.C. Starck Inc. |
H.C. Starck Ltd. |
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG |
H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH |
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. |
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. |
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material |
Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd. |
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. |
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. |
KEMET Blue Metals |
KEMET Blue Powder |
LSM Brasil S.A. |
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. |
Mineracao Taboca S.A. |
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. |
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. |
NPM Silmet AS |
Power Resources Ltd. |
QuantumClean |
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. |
RFH Tantalum Smeltery Co., Ltd./Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. |
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO |
Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. |
Telex Metals |
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC |
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. |
Tin Smelters/Refiners
Metallo Belgium N.V. |
Minsur |
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. |
Thaisarco |
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) |
CV Venus Inti Perkasa |
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng |
Mineracao Taboca S.A. |
PT Refined Bangka Tin |
Yunnan Tin Company Limited |
PT Mitra Stania Prima |
PT Timah Tbk Kundur |
PT Timah Tbk Mentok |
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa |
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. |
PT Rajehan Ariq |
PT Bangka Prima Tin |
CV United Smelting |
PT Bukit Timah |
PT DS Jaya Abadi |
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa |
PT Prima Timah Utama |
EM Vinto |
CV Ayi Jaya |
Fenix Metals |
Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A. |
PT Bangka Tin Industry |
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera |
China Tin Group Co., Ltd. |
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya |
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa |
Rui Da Hung |
PT Inti Stania Prima |
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
PT Menara Cipta Mulia |
Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. |
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera |
Alpha |
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company |
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. |
CV Dua Sekawan |
CV Gita Pesona |
Dowa |
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company |
Estanho de Rondonia S.A. |
Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant |
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC |
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. |
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. |
Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant |
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. |
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. |
Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. |
Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. |
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. |
Metallic Resources, Inc. |
Metallo Spain S.L.U. |
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation |
Modeltech Sdn Bhd |
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company |
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. |
PT Babel Inti Perkasa |
PT Karimun Mining |
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri |
PT Panca Mega Persada |
PT Premium Tin Indonesia |
PT Sukses Inti Makmur |
PT Sumber Jaya Indah |
PT Tommy Utama |
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. |
Soft Metais Ltda. |
Super Ligas |
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company |
Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. |
Pongpipat Company Limited |
PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari |
PT Bangka Serumpun |
Tin Technology & Refining |
PT Tirus Putra Mandiri |
Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. |
Tungsten Smelters/Refiners
A.L.M.T. Corp. |
ACL Metais Eireli |
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. |
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. |
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. |
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG |
H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH |
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. |
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji |
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. |
Hydrometallurg, JSC |
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. |
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. |
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. |
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
Kennametal Fallon |
Kennametal Huntsville |
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
Moliren Ltd. |
Niagara Refining LLC |
Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC) |
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. |
South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City |
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
Unecha Refractory metals plant |
Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG |
Woltech Korea Co., Ltd. |
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. |
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. |
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
Table 2: Aggregated Countries of Origin
ANDORRA |
AUSTRALIA |
AUSTRIA |
BELGIUM |
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) |
BRAZIL |
CANADA |
CHILE |
CHINA |
CZECHIA |
ESTONIA |
FRANCE |
GERMANY |
INDIA |
INDONESIA |
ITALY |
JAPAN |
KAZAKHSTAN |
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
KYRGYZSTAN |
LITHUANIA |
MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF |
MALAYSIA |
MEXICO |
MYANMAR |
NETHERLANDS |
NEW ZEALAND |
PERU |
PHILIPPINES |
POLAND |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
SAUDI ARABIA |
SINGAPORE |
SOUTH AFRICA |
SPAIN |
SUDAN |
SWEDEN |
SWITZERLAND |
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
THAILAND |
TURKEY |
UGANDA |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
UZBEKISTAN |
VIET NAM |
ZAMBIA |
ZIMBABWE |
