Item 1.01 Exhibit
Conflict Mineral Report
Kennecott
Kennecott performed a RCOI and determined that gold used in Kennecott’s products did not originate in a Covered Country. This RCOI involved implementation of a chain of custody management system for its gold production that is certified by the RJC. The raw materials purchasing procedure, a component of the chain of custody management system, requires that all purchased copper concentrate and gold slime materials have a certificate of origin that is obtained and reviewed prior to material purchase. The RJC issued Kennecott a Chain of Custody Certification (C0000 0007), which ensures that the gold used in its products is responsibly sourced and does not support conflict in Covered Countries.
Further, Kennecott is listed on the EICC-GeSi Conflict Free Gold Refiners List (CID000969) as compliant with the relevant EICC-GeSI relevant Conflict-Free Smelter Program assessment protocol. Based on the chain of custody management system, the EICC-GeSi Conflict Free Gold Refiners certification and the RJC Chain of Custody certification, Kennecott has concluded that none of the gold used in its products originates in a Covered Country.
RTFT and QMP
RTFT and QMP performed a RCOI on the single supplier that supplies 3TGs for use in their metal powders. This supplier was found to source tin only from conflict free certified smelters operating outside of the Covered Countries.
ECL and Alesa
After completion of the RCOI for ECL and Alesa, Rio Tinto had reason to believe that a portion of the 3TGs in their supply chain may have originated in the Covered Countries. Rio Tinto completed a due diligence exercise on the 3TGs’source and chain of custody and herein provides this CMR, as of the respective dates of divestments, which includes a description of those due diligence measures.
Due Diligence for ECL and Alesa
Rio Tinto has relied on its direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of the 3TGs contained in components and materials supplied, including sources of 3TGs that are supplied from lower tier suppliers. This was done with the combination of the CMRT forms as well as any additional documentation that was requested of suppliers. In conducting its due diligence, Rio Tinto has implemented the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (“OECD Framework”). The OECD Framework has a five-step matrix for risk-based due diligence in the mineral supply chain, which requires:
1. | Establishing strong company management systems |
Rio Tinto supports and respects human rights consistent with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and actively seeks to ensure the Group is not complicit in human rights abuses.Theway we work, Rio Tinto’s global code of business conduct, supported by the Group’s Human Rights policy, provides the framework for the approach to business integrity, human rights and to avoid financing or supporting conflict either directly or through our supply chain. | |
Rio Tinto has assigned resources to the conflict minerals compliance program. The team structure is made up of a steering committee (governance team) and a conflict minerals working group (technical compliance). Rio Tinto has in place existing Enterprise Resource Planning systems designed to identify upstream actors in the supply chain. Suppliers were required to comply withThe way we work.Rio Tinto offers various grievance mechanisms across the business including a help line through issues and inappropriate behaviour may be raised. |
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2. | Identifying and assessing risk in the supply chain | |
Rio Tinto contracted with 3PSP to identify risks within ECL and Alesa’s supply chain and 3PSP has conducted a RCOI and due diligence on those suppliers. A focus was placed on those ECL and Alesa suppliers that were deemed to be a higher risk (“relevant suppliers”). | ||
| The process utilized by 3PSP involved the following steps: | ||
| i) All relevant suppliers were contacted and asked to fill out a CMRT form. | ||
| ii) All CMRT forms were checked and if incorrectly filled out the supplier was contacted again by 3PSP to verify CMRT content. | ||
| iii) Completed CMRT forms are assessed and an assessment of risk in the supply chain was conducted. | ||
3. | Designing and implementing a strategy to respond to identified risks | |
| Processes were in place to communicate supply chain risk assessments to senior management. | ||
4. | Carrying out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence | |
ECL and Alesa did not, typically, have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners. As a result, ECL and Alesa did not perform direct audits of the smelters/refiners in their supply chain. Rio Tinto and 3PSP compared the facilities listed in the supplier responses to the list of smelters maintained by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (“CFSI”), the United States Department of Commerce and the LBMA and, if a supplier indicated that the facility was certified as “Conflict-Free,” confirmed that the name was listed by CFSI. | ||
5. | Reporting on supply chain due diligence | |
| Rio Tinto will meet the reporting requirements of the Dodd-Frank Act and display information regarding its conflict minerals program on its publically available website as described in the Form SD. |
ECL and Alesa Product Description
The following data is only applicable up until the respective dates of divestment of ECL and Alesa.
The majority of the responses received provided data at a company or divisional level and did not always specify the smelters or refiners used for materials supplied to ECL and Alesa. We have disclosed validated smelters or refiners provided to ECL and Alesa in their supply chain. We cannot definitively determine whether any of the 3TGs reported by the suppliers were contained in materials supplied to ECL or Alesa or to validate that any of these smelters or refiners were actually in their supply chain. As a result, Rio Tinto was unable to identify all smelters and refiners or all the countries of origin of the 3TGs that were contained in our products.
The table below lists the validated smelters or refiners in the ECL and Alesa supply chain, which, to the extent known, process 3TGs. If known, we have listed their Conflict Free status according to the CFSI and also the source of their raw materials.
| Metal | Standard Smelter or Refiner Name | Conflict Free |
| Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | Unknown |
| Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Aktyubinsk Copper Company TOO | Unknown |
| Gold | Allgemeine Gold und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | Yes |
| Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | Unknown |
| Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração | Yes |
| Gold | Argor Heraeus SA | Yes |
| Gold | Asahi Pretec Corporation | Yes |
| Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Limited | Yes |
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| Gold | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | Yes |
| Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | Yes |
| Gold | Aurubis AG | Yes |
| Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | Yes |
| Gold | Bauer Walser AG | Unknown |
| Gold | Boliden AB | Yes |
| Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | Yes |
| Gold | Caridad | Unknown |
| Gold | CCR Refinery Glencore Canada Corporation | Yes |
| Gold | Cendres + Métaux SA | Unknown |
| Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | Yes |
| Gold | China National Gold Group Corporation | Unknown |
| Gold | Chugai Mining | Unknown |
| Gold | Colt Refining | Unknown |
| Gold | Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Daye Non Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Do Sung Corporation | Unknown |
| Gold | DODUCO GmbH | Yes |
| Gold | Dowa | Yes |
| Gold | Eco System Recycling Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Elemetal Refining, LLC | Yes |
| Gold | Faggi Enrico S.p.A. | Unknown |
| Gold | Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Gansu Seemine Material Hi Tech Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Geib Refining Corporation | Unknown |
| Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | Unknown |
| Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | Unknown |
| Gold | Guoda Safina High Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | Yes |
| Gold | Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong | Yes |
| Gold | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | Yes |
| Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Hwasung CJ Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited | Unknown |
| Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | Yes |
| Gold | Japan Mint | Yes |
| Gold | Jiangxi Copper Company Limited | Yes |
| Gold | JSC Ekaterinburg Non Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | Yes |
| Gold | JSC Uralelectromed | Yes |
| Gold | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | Unknown |
| Gold | Kazzinc | Yes |
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| Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | Yes |
| Gold | KGHM Polska Miedz SpóBka Akcyjna | Unknown |
| Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Korea Metal Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | Unknown |
| Gold | L' azurde Company For Jewelry | Yes |
| Gold | Lingbao Gold Company Limited | Unknown |
| Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | LS NIKKO Copper Inc. | Yes |
| Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Materion | Yes |
| Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies SA | Yes |
| Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | Yes |
| Gold | METALÚRGICA MET MEX PEÑOLES, S.A. DE C.V | Yes |
| Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Yes |
| Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | MMTC PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Morris and Watson | Unknown |
| Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | Yes |
| Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.^. | Yes |
| Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | Unknown |
| Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | Yes |
| Gold | OJSC Kolyma Refinery | Unknown |
| Gold | OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery | Unknown |
| Gold | PAMP SA | Yes |
| Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non Ferrous Metals | Yes |
| Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | Yes |
| Gold | PX Précinox SA | Yes |
| Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Republic Metals Corporation | Yes |
| Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | Yes |
| Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | Unknown |
| Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | Unknown |
| Gold | SAMWON Metals Corp. | Unknown |
| Gold | SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH | Unknown |
| Gold | Schone Edelmetaal B.V. | Yes |
| Gold | SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA | Yes |
| Gold | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
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| Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | So Accurate Group, Inc. | Unknown |
| Gold | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | Unknown |
| Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | Yes |
| Gold | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | Yes |
| Gold | The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Torecom | Unknown |
| Gold | Umicore Brasil Ltda. | Yes |
| Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | Yes |
| Gold | Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | Yes |
| Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | Yes |
| Gold | Valcambi SA | Yes |
| Gold | Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint | Yes |
| Gold | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | Unknown |
| Gold | Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | Yes |
| Gold | Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery | Yes |
| Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry | Yes |
| Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | Yes |
| Tantalum | Duoluoshan | Yes |
| Tantalum | Exotech Inc. | Yes |
| Tantalum | F&X Electro Materials Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | Yes |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | Yes |
| Tantalum | Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Guizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd., Kaili branch | Yes |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar | Yes |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg | Yes |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | Yes |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Inc. | Yes |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG | Yes |
| Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Hi Temp Specialty Metals, Inc. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | Yes |
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| Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | KEMET Blue Metals | Yes |
| Tantalum | KEMET Blue Powder | Yes |
| Tantalum | King Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | LSM Brasil S.A. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Mineração Taboca S.A. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Mitsui Mining & Smelting | Yes |
| Tantalum | Molycorp Silmet A.S. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Plansee SE Liezen | Yes |
| Tantalum | Plansee SE Reutte | Yes |
| Tantalum | QuantumClean | Yes |
| Tantalum | RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Shanghai Jiangxi Metals Co. Ltd | Unknown |
| Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | Yes |
| Tantalum | Taki Chemicals | Yes |
| Tantalum | Telex Metals | Yes |
| Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | Yes |
| Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tantalum | Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide | Yes |
| Tin | Alpha | Yes |
| Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | Unknown |
| Tin | Chenzhou Yun Xiang mining limited liability company | Unknown |
| Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tin | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tin | Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda. | Yes |
| Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | Yes |
| Tin | CV Gita Pesona | Yes |
| Tin | CV Makmur Jaya | Unknown |
| Tin | CV Serumpun Sebalai | Yes |
| Tin | CV United Smelting | Yes |
| Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | Unknown |
| Tin | Dowa | Yes |
| Tin | Electro Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | Unknown |
| Tin | Elmet S.L.U. (Metallo Group) | Yes |
| Tin | EM Vinto | Yes |
| Tin | Estanho de Rondônia S.A. | Unknown |
| Tin | Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH | Unknown |
| Tin | Fenix Metals | Yes |
| Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | Unknown |
| Tin | Gejiu Non Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tin | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
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| Tin | Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tin | Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tin | Jiangxi Nanshan | Unknown |
| Tin | Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | Yes |
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | Yes |
| Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S/A | Yes |
| Tin | Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd. | Unknown |
| Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | Yes |
| Tin | Metallo Chimique | Unknown |
| Tin | Metallo Chimique N.V. | Yes |
| Tin | Mineração Taboca S.A. | Yes |
| Tin | Minsur | Yes |
| Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Yes |
| Tin | Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tin | Nghe Tinh Non Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | Unknown |
| Tin | Novosibirsk Integrated Tin Works | Unknown |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | Unknown |
| Tin | Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. | Yes |
| Tin | Phoenix Metal Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Alam Lestari Kencana | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | Yes |
| Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | Yes |
| Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | Yes |
| Tin | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | Yes |
| Tin | PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Bangka Kudai Tin �� | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Bangka Prima Tin | Yes |
| Tin | PT Bangka Putra Karya | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | Yes |
| Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | Yes |
| Tin | PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari | Yes |
| Tin | PT Bukit Timah | Yes |
| Tin | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | Yes |
| Tin | PT DS Jaya Abadi | Yes |
| Tin | PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri | Yes |
| Tin | PT Fang Di MulTindo | Unknown |
| Tin | PT HP Metals Indonesia | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Inti Stania Prima | Yes |
| Tin | PT Justindo | Yes |
| Tin | PT Karimun Mining | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Koba Tin | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | Yes |
| Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | Yes |
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| Tin | PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | Yes |
| Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | Yes |
| Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | Yes |
| Tin | PT Seirama Tin Investment | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | Yes |
| Tin | PT Sumber Jaya Indah | Yes |
| Tin | PT Supra Sukses Trinusa | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur | Yes |
| Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok | Yes |
| Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | Yes |
| Tin | PT Tirus Putra Mandiri | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Tommy Utama | Unknown |
| Tin | PT Wahana Perkit Jaya | Yes |
| Tin | PT Yinchendo Mining Industry | Unknown |
| Tin | Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda. | Yes |
| Tin | Rui Da Hung | Unknown |
| Tin | Soft Metais Ltda. | Yes |
| Tin | Thaisarco | Yes |
| Tin | Tuyen Quang Non Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | Unknown |
| Tin | VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC | Yes |
| Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda. | Yes |
| Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tin | Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited | Unknown |
| Tungsten | A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Non ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck GmbH | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Yanglin | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | Yes |
| Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | Yes |
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| Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Tonggu Non ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | Yes |
| Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | Yes |
| Tungsten | Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC | Yes |
| Tungsten | Pobedit, JSC | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Sanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd. | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG | Yes |
| Tungsten | Wolfram Company CJSC | Unknown |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Yes |
| Tungsten | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Yes |
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Below is a general description of ECL and Alesa’s products and the manufacturing facilities until divestment. This is the last filing by Rio Tinto in connection with ECL and Alesa.
ECL
ECL’s business model included direct manufacturing of equipment that may have used component parts acquired from other suppliers.ECL’s network of four subsidiaries is based in Ronchin, France, with operations in Quebec City; Matola, Mozambique; Richards Bay, South Africa; Brisbane (Eagle Farm), Portland, and Newcastle, Australia; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
ECL designed, manufactured and installed high quality equipment in smelters for the aluminium industry, as well as delivered solutions to assist its customers at every step of the project and at every milestone in the equipment’s life cycle. ECL produced a range of products including:
metal and bath handling equipment, or casthouse purpose made cranes (e.g., a variety ofcranes for metal ladle skimming, stripping, and plate handling)
diverse types of machines for pot tending, anode changing, overhead tapping, anode jacking,and stud pulling, among others
equipment for the carbon sector (furnace tending, rodding shops, anode handling and storage)
Alesa
Alesa was based in Zurich, Switzerland, with facilities in Montreal, Canada and Gardanne, France. Alesa’s expertise included materials handling, as well as automation. Alesa’s client projects represent a broad variety of industries. Alesa`s services and products ranged from feasibility studies, design, engineering, fabrication and installation to start-up assistance, training and customer service. Alesa’s business model for equipment fabrication typically involved contracting out the manufacturing and production of the equipment, having a supplier make particular product components, purchasing equipment or parts to be incorporated into a final product. Examples of equipment included:
Materials handling solutions; carbon plant technology and automation
Harbour facilities (ship loading/unloading systems)
Conveying systems (pneumatic and mechanical)
Storage equipment (fill/reclaim)
Vehicle loading and unloading
Pot control systems
Automatic fire control systems
Anode handling equipment
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