EXHIBIT 1.01
LITTELFUSE, INC.
Conflict Minerals Report
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
This Conflict Minerals Report (“Report”) of Littelfuse, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, “Company,” “we” or “our”) for the year ended December 31, 2017 is filed in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”). The Rule requires the disclosure of certain information if a registrant manufactures or contracts to manufacture products for which certain “Conflict Minerals” (as defined below) are necessary to the functionality or production of such products. Conflict Minerals are defined as (i) cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, or their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold, or (ii) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the U.S. Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the “Covered Countries”).
The Company’s operations, including through its subsidiaries, may at times manufacture, or contract to manufacture, products for which Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. During 2017, Littelfuse, Inc. became a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”), formerly the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative. We leveraged our RMI membership to identify best practices and continued to focus on process improvements to conduct a more detailed reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) of the Conflict Minerals in our supply chain during 2017.
This RCOI was reasonably designed to determine whether any of the Conflict Minerals originated from the Covered Countries and whether any of the Conflict Minerals may be from recycled or scrap sources. The results of our reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding the Conflict Minerals, as well as our additional due diligence regarding the sources of the Conflict Minerals, are contained in this Report.
The report presented herein is not audited.
1. | Company Overview |
We are one of the world’s leading suppliers of circuit protection products for the electronics, automotive, and industrial markets, with expanding platforms in sensors and power control components and modules. In addition to circuit protection products and solutions, the Company offers electronic reed switches and sensors, automotive sensors for comfort and safety systems and a comprehensive line of highly reliable electromechanical and electronic switch and control devices for commercial and specialty vehicles, as well as protection relays and power distribution centers for the safe control and distribution of electricity.
The Company’s reporting segments consist of the Electronics segment, the Automotive segment and the Industrial segment, as described more fully in Part I, Item 1 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2017. Such annual report is available free of charge through the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at http://investor.littelfuse.com/financial-information/annual-reports. The information contained in the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into this Report and should not be considered part of this report.
Supply Chain
The Company manufactures, or contracts for the manufacture of, a wide range of products that contain Conflict Minerals but we do not purchase ore or unrefined Conflict Minerals directly from mines, smelters or refiners and generally are many levels downstream from these market participants. For this reason, we rely on the information provided by our direct suppliers along with appropriate due diligence processes. Through the process described in this Report, we seek to ensure that our sourcing practices are consistent with our guiding principles on responsibly sourcing the Conflict Minerals and to encourage responsible minerals sourcing in our supply chain.
2. | Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry |
Our RCOI began with a review of all our materials suppliers that, due to the nature of their business, might utilize Conflict Minerals (referred to as “direct suppliers”). Direct suppliers were contacted to complete the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “CMRT”). The CMRT is regarded as the most commonly accepted reporting tool for conflict minerals content and sourcing information worldwide. Our suppliers were also provided with training materials on how to complete the CMRT. The CMRT asked the suppliers, among other things, to disclose the origin of any Conflict Minerals used in their manufacturing processes and to identify the Conflict Minerals processing facilities within their supply chains.
This survey of direct suppliers included 85% of our total 2017 materials suppliers. The Company obtained responses from 99% of our direct suppliers that were surveyed. Based on the survey responses obtained, we have reason to believe that some of the Conflict Minerals supplied to us may have originated in the Covered Countries, and we have reason to believe that certain of the Conflict Minerals came from recycled or scrap sources.
Our RCOI process was reasonably designed and performed in good faith, however, there are inherent limitations in the information provided to us by third parties, including the possibility of information being inaccurate, incomplete or falsified despite our efforts to validate and confirm the information.
3. | Due Diligence Process |
Summarized below is our due diligence process, the components of which conform to, in all material respects, the framework in the Third Edition of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High- Risk Areas and related supplements for gold, tantalum, tin and tungsten.
a) | Establish Company Management System |
● | Maintained a Conflict Free Statement which provides that the Company expects its suppliers to continuously monitor both direct and indirect supply chains to avoid procurement of materials from Covered Countries, and to be forthright in sharing compliance information with the Company. We will show preference to suppliers that meet or exceed these requirements. |
● | Expanded the internal Conflict Minerals working group. |
● | Communicated with our direct suppliers through the above-described RCOI. |
● | Maintained conflict-free sourcing requirements into our purchase order terms and conditions and supplier quality manual. |
● | Maintained a supplier qualification program and an ongoing supplier audit program that includes, among other compliance inquiries, questions regarding the suppliers’ conflict minerals programs. |
● | Distributed a Supplier Code of Conduct to all suppliers during 2017 that, among other things, requires suppliers to have a policy regarding responsible sourcing of Conflict Minerals in the Covered Countries. |
b) | Identify and Assess Supply Chain Risks |
● | Implemented a process to identify suppliers of direct materials and categorize such materials by commodity. This assisted in the determination of the direct suppliers of products that may contain Conflict Minerals. |
● | Surveyed all direct suppliers that potentially supplied Conflict Minerals to the Company to determine the products provided to the Company with Conflict Minerals. |
● | Conducted the RCOI described above to identify the smelters and refiners that contribute Conflict Minerals to the Company’s products. |
● | Reviewed and compared the smelters and refiners identified by direct suppliers against the list of smelter and refiner facilities that have received a “conflict free” designation through the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”), formerly the Conflict-Free Smelter Program. |
c) | Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risk |
● | Conducted follow-up with direct suppliers that did not respond to the survey. |
● | Collaborated with our direct suppliers to investigate any smelter that did not have a conflict free designation through the RMAP or was not in the process of recertifying for such designation. |
d) | Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit |
● | The Company is a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative. We rely on the information published by the RMI to confirm the existence and verify the conflict-free status of the smelters or refiners identified during our due diligence. |
e) | Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence |
● | This Report is available on our website at http://investor.littelfuse.com/corporate-governance/governance-overview. In addition to this Report, our Conflict Free Statement is also available on our website at http://www.littelfuse.com/about-us/supplier-quality/conflict-free-statement.aspx . |
4. | Due Diligence Results |
We solicited 1,113 direct suppliers and received a response from 99% of them. 60% of our responding direct suppliers responded to us that the material they supply does not contain Conflict Minerals that originated from the Covered Countries.
From the information provided to the Company by its direct suppliers, we identified 255 unique smelters or refiners in our supply chain. 252 (98%) are participating in the RMI and are either in compliance with the RMI audit protocols or active in the application process. We continue to monitor and evaluate all our direct suppliers and the smelters and refiners they report with the ultimate goal of becoming 100% conflict free.
The smelters or refiners participating in the RMI that provide Conflict Minerals that originated from the Covered Countries, as reported by our suppliers, were as follows:
Metal | Smelter ID | Smelter Name | Location Country | RMAP Conformant Status* |
Tungsten | CID000004 | A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID000015 | Advanced Chemical Company | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000019 | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID000035 | Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | GERMANY | Compliant |
Gold | CID000041 | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | UZBEKISTAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID000058 | AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Gold | CID000077 | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Compliant |
Gold | CID000082 | Asahi Pretec Corp. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID000090 | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Metal | Smelter ID | Smelter Name | Location Country | RMAP Conformant Status* |
Tantalum | CID000092 | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID000105 | Kennametal Huntsville | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000113 | Aurubis AG | GERMANY | Compliant |
Gold | CID000128 | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | PHILIPPINES | Compliant |
Gold | CID000157 | Boliden AB | SWEDEN | Compliant |
Gold | CID000176 | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | GERMANY | Compliant |
Gold | CID000185 | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | CANADA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000189 | Cendres + Metaux S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID000211 | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID000218 | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID000228 | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000233 | Chimet S.p.A. | ITALY | Compliant |
Tin | CID000244 | Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID000258 | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID000291 | Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID000292 | Alpha | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Tin | CID000306 | CV Gita Pesona | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID000309 | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID000313 | PT Premium Tin Indonesia | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID000315 | CV United Smelting | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000328 | Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Compliant |
Gold | CID000359 | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Compliant |
Gold | CID000362 | DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH | GERMANY | Compliant |
Gold | CID000401 | Dowa | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tin | CID000402 | Dowa | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID000425 | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tin | CID000438 | EM Vinto | BOLIVIA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID000456 | Exotech Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Metal | Smelter ID | Smelter Name | Location Country | RMAP Conformant Status* |
Tantalum | CID000460 | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID000468 | Fenix Metals | POLAND | Compliant |
Gold | CID000493 | OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID000499 | Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID000538 | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID000568 | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID000616 | Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000689 | HeeSung Metal Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Compliant |
Gold | CID000694 | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | GERMANY | Compliant |
Gold | CID000707 | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000711 | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | Compliant |
Tin | CID000760 | Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID000766 | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID000769 | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000801 | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000807 | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID000814 | Istanbul Gold Refinery | TURKEY | Compliant |
Gold | CID000823 | Japan Mint | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID000825 | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID000855 | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID000875 | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID000914 | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID000917 | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000920 | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000924 | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | CANADA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000927 | JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Compliant |
Metal | Smelter ID | Smelter Name | Location Country | RMAP Conformant Status* |
Gold | CID000929 | JSC Uralelectromed | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Compliant |
Gold | CID000937 | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tin | CID000942 | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000957 | Kazzinc | KAZAKHSTAN | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID000966 | Kennametal Fallon | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Gold | CID000969 | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID000973 | King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd. | CHINA | Not compliant |
Gold | CID000981 | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID001029 | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | KYRGYZSTAN | Compliant |
Tin | CID001070 | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001076 | LSM Brasil S.A. | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Gold | CID001078 | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Compliant |
Tin | CID001105 | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | MALAYSIA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001113 | Materion | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001119 | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tin | CID001142 | Metallic Resources, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001147 | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001149 | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001152 | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | SINGAPORE | Compliant |
Gold | CID001153 | Metalor Technologies S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Compliant |
Gold | CID001157 | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001161 | Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. | MEXICO | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001163 | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001173 | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001175 | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Tin | CID001182 | Minsur | PERU | Compliant |
Metal | Smelter ID | Smelter Name | Location Country | RMAP Conformant Status* |
Gold | CID001188 | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tin | CID001191 | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001192 | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID001193 | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001200 | NPM Silmet AS | ESTONIA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001204 | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Compliant |
Gold | CID001220 | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | TURKEY | Compliant |
Tin | CID001231 | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001259 | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001277 | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001314 | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | Compliant |
Gold | CID001325 | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID001326 | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Compliant |
Tin | CID001337 | Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. | BOLIVIA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001352 | PAMP S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Compliant |
Gold | CID001386 | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Compliant |
Gold | CID001397 | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001399 | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001402 | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001419 | PT Bangka Tin Industry | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001421 | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001428 | PT Bukit Timah | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001434 | PT DS Jaya Abadi | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001438 | PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001448 | PT Karimun Mining | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001453 | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001457 | PT Panca Mega Persada | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001458 | PT Prima Timah Utama | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001460 | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001463 | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001468 | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001471 | PT Sumber Jaya Indah | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Metal | Smelter ID | Smelter Name | Location Country | RMAP Conformant Status* |
Tin | CID001477 | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001482 | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001490 | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001493 | PT Tommy Utama | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001498 | PX Precinox S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001508 | QuantumClean | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001512 | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001522 | RFH Tantalum Smeltery Co., Ltd./Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001534 | Royal Canadian Mint | CANADA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001539 | Rui Da Hung | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001555 | Samduck Precious Metals | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Compliant |
Gold | CID001585 | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | SPAIN | Compliant |
Gold | CID001622 | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001736 | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001756 | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Compliant |
Tin | CID001758 | Soft Metais Ltda. | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Gold | CID001761 | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001769 | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Compliant |
Gold | CID001798 | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001869 | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID001875 | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID001889 | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001891 | Telex Metals | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Tin | CID001898 | Thaisarco | THAILAND | Compliant |
Tin | CID001908 | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Metal | Smelter ID | Smelter Name | Location Country | RMAP Conformant Status* |
Gold | CID001916 | The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID001938 | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID001955 | Torecom | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID001969 | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | KAZAKHSTAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID001977 | Umicore Brasil Ltda. | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Gold | CID001980 | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | BELGIUM | Compliant |
Gold | CID001993 | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002003 | Valcambi S.A. | SWITZERLAND | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002011 | Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM | Compliant |
Gold | CID002030 | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | AUSTRALIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002036 | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002044 | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | AUSTRIA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002082 | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002095 | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002100 | Yamakin Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID002129 | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tin | CID002158 | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002180 | Yunnan Tin Company Limited | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002224 | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002243 | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002290 | SAFINA A.S. | CZECH REPUBLIC | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002307 | Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Not compliant |
Gold | CID002314 | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | THAILAND | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002315 | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002316 | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002317 | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002318 | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Metal | Smelter ID | Smelter Name | Location Country | RMAP Conformant Status* |
Tungsten | CID002319 | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002320 | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002321 | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002455 | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002459 | Geib Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002468 | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002492 | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002494 | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002500 | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002502 | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | VIET NAM | Compliant |
Tin | CID002503 | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002504 | D Block Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002505 | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002506 | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002508 | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002509 | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002510 | Republic Metals Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002512 | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002513 | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002516 | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002517 | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | PHILIPPINES | Compliant |
Tin | CID002530 | PT Inti Stania Prima | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002535 | Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002539 | KEMET Blue Metals | MEXICO | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002541 | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | GERMANY | Compliant |
Metal | Smelter ID | Smelter Name | Location Country | RMAP Conformant Status* |
Tungsten | CID002542 | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002543 | Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC | VIET NAM | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002544 | H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002545 | H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH | GERMANY | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002547 | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | GERMANY | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002548 | H.C. Starck Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002549 | H.C. Starck Ltd. | JAPAN | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002550 | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002551 | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002557 | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002558 | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | JAPAN | Compliant |
Gold | CID002560 | Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Compliant |
Gold | CID002561 | Emirates Gold DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002568 | KEMET Blue Powder | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002570 | CV Ayi Jaya | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002579 | Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002580 | T.C.A S.p.A | ITALY | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002589 | Niagara Refining LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002592 | CV Dua Sekawan | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002593 | PT Rajehan Ariq | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002605 | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Compliant |
Gold | CID002606 | Marsam Metals | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002649 | Hydrometallurg, JSC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Compliant |
Tin | CID002706 | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002707 | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Metal | Smelter ID | Smelter Name | Location Country | RMAP Conformant Status* |
Tungsten | CID002724 | Unecha Refractory metals plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Compliant |
Tin | CID002757 | PT O.M. Indonesia | INDONESIA | Not compliant |
Gold | CID002761 | SAAMP | FRANCE | Compliant |
Gold | CID002765 | Italpreziosi | ITALY | Compliant |
Tin | CID002773 | Metallo Belgium N.V. | BELGIUM | Compliant |
Tin | CID002774 | Metallo Spain S.L.U. | SPAIN | Compliant |
Tin | CID002776 | PT Bangka Prima Tin | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002777 | SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY | Compliant |
Gold | CID002778 | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY | Compliant |
Gold | CID002779 | Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | AUSTRIA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002815 | South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City | CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002816 | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002827 | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | PHILIPPINES | Compliant |
Tin | CID002829 | PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002830 | Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002833 | ACL Metais Eireli | BRAZIL | Compliant |
Tin | CID002835 | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002842 | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002843 | Woltech Korea Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Compliant |
Tin | CID002844 | HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tungsten | CID002845 | Moliren Ltd. | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID002847 | Power Resources Ltd. | MACEDONIA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002848 | Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant | CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002849 | Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant | CHINA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002850 | AU Traders and Refiners | SOUTH AFRICA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002859 | Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company | CHINA | Compliant |
Tin | CID002870 | PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera | INDONESIA | Compliant |
Gold | CID002918 | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | Compliant |
Gold | CID002919 | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | CHILE | Compliant |
Metal | Smelter ID | Smelter Name | Location Country | RMAP Conformant Status* |
Gold | CID002973 | Safimet S.p.A | ITALY | Compliant |
Tin | CID003116 | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
Tantalum | CID003191 | Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | Compliant |
* | Based on information available from the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process as of May 11, 2018. |
5. | Future Risk Mitigation Efforts |
The Company has taken or intends to undertake the following additional steps during the next compliance period. These steps are intended to improve the due diligence conducted to further mitigate the risk that our Conflict Minerals benefit armed groups:
● | Continue to improve upon our acquisition integration process to enable our Conflicts Minerals working group to be more efficient and ensure practices are consistent throughout the Company. |
● | Maintain our direct supplier engagement efforts and follow industry standards for 2018 outreach. |
● | Continue to request that our direct suppliers encourage non-validated smelters or refiners in their supply chain to pursue compliance with an independent conflict-free program, such as the RMAP. |
● | Participate in training programs, best practice sharing and other compliance program improvement initiatives available through our RMI membership. |
Forward Looking Statement
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements in this report that are not historical facts are intended to constitute "forward-looking statements" entitled to the safe-harbor provisions of the PSLRA. Forward-looking statements give the Company’s current expectations or forecasts in future events. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of such words as “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “hope,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “will,” and variations of such words and similar expressions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the additional steps that we intend to take to mitigate the risk that our necessary Conflict Minerals finance or benefit armed groups.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are often difficult to predict, are beyond the Company’s control and could cause actual actions or performance to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (1) the continued implementation of satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by our direct suppliers on a timely basis or at all, (2) whether smelters and refiners and other market participants responsibly source subject metals, and (3) political and regulatory developments, whether in the Covered Countries, the United States or elsewhere. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of filing of this report. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law or rules of the NASDAQ Global Select Market SM .
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