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| SIGMATRON INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2201 Landmeier Road Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007 TEL (847) 956-8000 FAX (847) 956-9801
www.sigmatronintl.com
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| Exhibit 1.01 |
SigmaTron International, Inc.
Conflict Minerals Report
For The Year Ended December 31, 2022
This Conflict Minerals Report of SigmaTron International, Inc. (herein referred to as "we," "our" or "us") (this "CMR") is presented in compliance with Rule 13p-1 ("Rule 13p-1") of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act") for the year ended December 31, 2022. Please refer to Rule 13p-1, Form SD and the 1934 Act Release No. 34-67716 for definitions to the terms used in this CMR, unless otherwise defined herein.
Rule 13p-1 requires disclosure of certain information when a company manufactures or contracts to manufacture products and the minerals specified in Rule 13p-1 are necessary to the functionality or production of these products. The specified minerals referred to as “Conflict Minerals” are gold, cassiterite, columbite-tantalite (coltan) and wolframite, including their derivatives tantalum, tin and tungsten. The “Covered Countries” for purposes of Rule 13p-1 and this CMR are the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola.
As described in this CMR, we have determined that certain Conflict Minerals, namely tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold are necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured by us during the calendar year 2022. As a result, we conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) as set forth below.
Our Due Diligence Process
1. Establish strong company management systems
a. | We have a Conflict Minerals Policy. It is distributed to necessary internal personnel as well as to all suppliers for the purpose of determining their compliance with Rule 13p-1. In addition, the Conflict Minerals Policy is posted on our website at sigmatronintl.com/quality/compliance-sustainability/ under the heading “View SigmaTron International, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2022 (Exhibit 1.01)”. |
b. | A cross-functional team of senior staff under the Vice President of Materials is charged with overseeing our compliance with Rule 13p-1 and our responsible sourcing of Conflict Minerals. This team consists of people from Quality, Purchasing and Materials Management, Information Technology and Finance. We utilize legal counsel to assist us with our compliance. |
c. | We have a records retention policy providing for the maintenance on a computerized database of business records relating to Conflict Minerals due diligence, including records of findings, for at least seven (7) years. |
2. Identify and assess risk in the supply chain
a. | We survey our supply chain to gather information and confirm whether Conflict Minerals used in our products are procured from the Covered Countries. This survey was conducted using the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) (formerly the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (“EICC”)/Global e-Sustainability Initiative (“GeSI”) Conflict Free Smelter Initiative) Reporting Template (the “CMRT Template”). |
b. | Utilizing the CMRT Template, a RCOI (see below for additional information regarding our RCOI process) was conducted across our supply chain to determine the sourcing of the Conflict Minerals used in our products. To date, we have received responses from 100% of our supply chain. |
c. | We compiled a list of all smelters and refiners used by our suppliers that have provided responses, including all smelters and refiners which have not completed certification under the RMI Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”) (formerly the EICC/GeSI Conflict Free Smelter Program). 445 unique smelters or refiners were reported by our suppliers. Of these 445 smelters and refiners, 228 are certified as conformant by the RMAP. 1 |
d. | In the future, as we have in the past, we will continue to encourage our current and new suppliers to use only conformant smelters. Additionally, we will continue to assess our suppliers with respect to our compliance requirements referenced above. |
e. | We have instituted policies and procedures requiring suppliers to provide affirmative notification if they begin sourcing Conflict Minerals from any facilities which have not been identified as conformant by the RMAP. We have included Conflict Minerals flow-down clauses in all new and renewing supplier contracts. And, we are working with trade associations and industry groups to continuously improve our due diligence and best practices. |
3. Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks
a. | Risk mitigation includes follow-up with the supplier, supplier support or education and putting the supplier on a “do not buy” list. If any supplier still does not comply, increasing levels of escalation will be done by specified internal personnel and our customer in the event we are directed to source from the supplier by the customer. Risk mitigation allows for a flexible response that is commensurate with the risks identified. |
b. | As part of our risk mitigation we have recommunicated to any supplier who is not compliant that they must submit responses and become compliant. These suppliers are told that they must (i) familiarize themselves and comply with the regulations set forth in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (as amended, the “Dodd-Frank Act”); (ii) implement Conflict Mineral policies that are consistent with our policy; (iii) provide us with all necessary declarations; (iv) pass all of the requirements set forth in the Dodd-Frank Act on to their supply chain if they don't source directly from smelters or refiners; (v) determine the source of the Conflict Minerals they use; and (vi) maintain reviewable business records for not less than seven (7) years supporting the source of Conflict Minerals. We affirmatively notified suppliers that those who are found to be non-compliant to the requirements imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act and our policy shall be reviewed to determine suitability for future business. |
4. Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain
a. | In connection with our due diligence, we utilize information made available by the RMI concerning independent third-party audits of smelters and refiners. We believe that our utilization of RMI data is the most effective method. |
c. | The use of the CMRT Template provided by RMI and our other due diligence steps conform in material aspects to the standards set forth by the third edition of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (OECD 2016). |
5. Report on supply chain due diligence
We report on our supply chain due diligence through our Form SD filings, and the related Conflict Minerals Reports.
Product Description/Overview
We manufacture electronic assemblies made up of printed circuit boards, semiconductors and passive electronic components soldered together utilizing tin-based alloys for a wide variety of customers that use electronics in the products they design, manufacture and sell. Our customers serve many different industries. Most of the electronic components we purchase to build the assemblies we manufacture contain one or more of the Conflict Minerals.
As a result of the aforementioned in-depth due diligence measures, we have determined that, at this time we do not have sufficient information to conclusively identify whether any of the Conflict Minerals contained in our products originated in the Covered Countries and, if so, whether such Conflict Minerals were from recycle or scrap sources, the facilities used to process them, their country of origin, or their mine or location of origin. This being said, after conducting the aforementioned due diligence and reviewing the final report of the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo (S/2020/482) and other publications, we found no reasonable basis for concluding that the uncertified smelters and refiners sourced Conflict Minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups of the conflict region of the Covered Countries.
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Based on the responses received from our suppliers to-date and our due diligence efforts, we believe that the following is a list of smelter facilities and associated countries used to process the necessary Conflict Minerals in our products.
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Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Agosi AG | GERMANY | ||
Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | UZBEKISTAN | ||
Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | BRAZIL | ||
Gold | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | SWITZERLAND | ||
Gold | Asahi Pretec Corp. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | TURKEY | ||
Gold | Aurubis AG | GERMANY | ||
Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | PHILIPPINES | ||
Gold | Boliden AB | SWEDEN | ||
Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | GERMANY | ||
Gold | Caridad | MEXICO | ||
Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | CANADA | ||
Gold | Cendres + Metaux S.A. | SWITZERLAND | ||
Gold | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | ITALY | ||
Gold | Chugai Mining | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH | GERMANY | ||
Gold | Dowa | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant | JAPAN | ||
Gold | JSC Novosibirsk Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Gold | Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | LT Metal Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | GERMANY | ||
Gold | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG | GERMANY | ||
Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | TURKEY | ||
Gold | Japan Mint | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
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Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | CANADA | ||
Gold | JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Gold | JSC Uralelectromed | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Gold | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | KAZAKHSTAN | ||
Gold | Kazzinc | KAZAKHSTAN | ||
Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | KYRGYZSTAN | ||
Gold | L'azurde Company For Jewelry | SAUDI ARABIA | ||
Gold | Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Materion | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | SINGAPORE | ||
Gold | Metalor Technologies S.A. | SWITZERLAND | ||
Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. | MEXICO | ||
Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | TURKEY | ||
Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | UZBEKISTAN | ||
Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Elemetal Refining, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Gold | MKS PAMP SA | SWITZERLAND | ||
Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | INDONESIA | ||
Gold | PX Precinox S.A. | SWITZERLAND | ||
Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA | ||
Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | CANADA | ||
Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | Samwon Metals Corp. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | Schone Edelmetaal B.V. | NETHERLANDS | ||
Gold | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | SPAIN |
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Gold | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | So Accurate Group, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | TAIWAN | ||
Gold | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN | ||
Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | CHINA | ||
Gold | Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Torecom | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | Umicore Brasil Ltda. | BRAZIL | ||
Gold | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | BELGIUM | ||
Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | Valcambi S.A. | SWITZERLAND | ||
Gold | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | AUSTRALIA | ||
Gold | Yamakin Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Zhongkuang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | CHINA | ||
Gold | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Morris and Watson | NEW ZEALAND | ||
Gold | SAFINA A.S. | CZECHIA | ||
Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | CHINA | ||
Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | THAILAND | ||
Gold | Geib Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA | ||
Gold | Republic Metals Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna | POLAND | ||
Gold | Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. | ZIMBABWE | ||
Gold | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN | ||
Gold | Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | ||
Gold | Emirates Gold DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | ||
Gold | International Precious Metal Refiners | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | ||
Gold | Kaloti Precious Metals | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | ||
Gold | Sudan Gold Refinery | SUDAN | ||
Gold | T.C.A S.p.A | ITALY | ||
Gold | REMONDIS PMR B.V. | NETHERLANDS |
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Gold | Fujairah Gold FZC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | ||
Gold | Industrial Refining Company | BELGIUM | ||
Gold | Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd. | INDIA | ||
Gold | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | Marsam Metals | BRAZIL | ||
Gold | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | KAZAKHSTAN | ||
Gold | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Gold | Albino Mountinho Lda. | PORTUGAL | ||
Gold | SAAMP | FRANCE | ||
Gold | L'Orfebre S.A. | ANDORRA | ||
Gold | 8853 S.p.A. | ITALY | ||
Gold | Italpreziosi | ITALY | ||
Gold | SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY | ||
Gold | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY | ||
Gold | Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | AUSTRIA | ||
Gold | AU Traders and Refiners | SOUTH AFRICA | ||
Gold | GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. | INDIA | ||
Gold | Sai Refinery | INDIA | ||
Gold | Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia | ZAMBIA | ||
Gold | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA | ||
Gold | Bangalore Refinery | INDIA | ||
Gold | Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Gold | Morris and Watson Gold Coast | AUSTRALIA | ||
Gold | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | GERMANY | ||
Gold | Pease & Curren | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | JALAN & Company | INDIA | ||
Gold | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | CHILE | ||
Gold | ABC Refinery Pty Ltd. | AUSTRALIA | ||
Gold | Safimet S.p.A | ITALY | ||
Gold | State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology | LITHUANIA | ||
Gold | African Gold Refinery | UGANDA | ||
Gold | Gold Coast Refinery | GHANA | ||
Gold | NH Recytech Company | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | DS PRETECH Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Gold | QG Refining, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | ||
Gold | CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd. | INDIA | ||
Gold | Sovereign Metals | INDIA | ||
Gold | C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS | COLOMBIA | ||
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant | JAPAN | ||
Gold | Augmont Enterprises Private Limited | INDIA |
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Gold | Kundan Care Products Ltd. | INDIA | ||
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1) | INDIA | ||
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2) | INDIA | ||
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3) | INDIA | ||
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4) | INDIA | ||
Gold | K.A. Rasmussen | NORWAY | ||
Gold | Alexy Metals | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA) | COLOMBIA | ||
Gold | Sellem Industries Ltd. | MAURITANIA | ||
Gold | MD Overseas | INDIA | ||
Gold | Metallix Refining Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Gold | Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA | ||
Gold | WEEEREFINING | FRANCE | ||
Gold | Value Trading | BELGIUM | ||
Gold | Gold by Gold Colombia | COLOMBIA | ||
Gold | Dongwu Gold Group | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | Duoluoshan | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | Exotech Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tantalum | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | AMG Brasil | BRAZIL | ||
Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA | ||
Tantalum | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | ||
Tantalum | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Tantalum | NPM Silmet AS | ESTONIA | ||
Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | QuantumClean | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tantalum | Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Tantalum | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Tantalum | Telex Metals | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | KAZAKHSTAN | ||
Tantalum | Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
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Tantalum |
D Block Metals, LLC |
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | KEMET de Mexico | MEXICO | ||
Tantalum | Plansee SE Liezen | AUSTRIA | ||
Tantalum | TANIOBIS Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | ||
Tantalum | TANIOBIS GmbH | GERMANY | ||
Tantalum | H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg | GERMANY | ||
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | GERMANY | ||
Tantalum | Materion Newton Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tantalum | TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Tantalum | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | ||
Tantalum | Plansee SE Reutte | AUSTRIA | ||
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | JAPAN | ||
Tantalum | KEMET Blue Powder | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tantalum | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL | ||
Tantalum | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | PRG Dooel | NORTH MACEDONIA | ||
Tantalum | CP Metals Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tantalum | RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tantalum | 5D Production OU | ESTONIA | ||
Tin | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Alpha | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tin | Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondonia Ltda. | Brazil | ||
Tin | CV Gita Pesona | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Premium Tin Indonesia | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | CV United Smelting | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Dongguan City Xida Soldering Tin Products Co. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Dowa | JAPAN | ||
Tin | EM Vinto | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | ||
Tin | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | BRAZIL | ||
Tin | Fenix Metals | POLAND | ||
Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Gejiu Yunxi Group Corp. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Guangxi Nonferrous Metals Group | CHINA |
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Tin | Hezhou Jinwei Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Jiang Jia Wang Technology Co. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA | ||
Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Ma An Shan Shu Guang Smelter Corp. | China | ||
Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | MALAYSIA | ||
Tin | Materials Eco-Refining Co., Ltd. | Japan | ||
Tin | Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd. | Malaysia | ||
Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tin | Metallo Belgium N.V. | BELGIUM | ||
Tin | Minchali Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN | ||
Tin | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | ||
Tin | Ming Li Jia smelt Metal Factory | China | ||
Tin | Minsur | PERU | ||
Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN | ||
Tin | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Ney Metals and Alloys | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tin | Novosibirsk Tin Combine | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | ||
Tin | Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A. | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | ||
Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Bangka Putra Karya | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Bukit Timah | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT DS Jaya Abadi | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Karimun Mining | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Sumber Jaya Indah | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Timah Nusantara | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Tommy Utama | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Rui Da Hung | TAIWAN |
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Tin | Shenzhen Hong Chang Metal Manufacturing Factory | China | ||
Tin | Sichuan Guanghan Jiangnan casting smelters | China | ||
Tin | Soft Metais Ltda. | BRAZIL | ||
Tin | Thaisarco | THAILAND | ||
Tin | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | TIN PLATING GEJIU | CHINA | ||
Tin | Top-Team Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC | VIET NAM | ||
Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | BRAZIL | ||
Tin | WUJIANG CITY LUXE TIN FACTORY | CHINA | ||
Tin | Xin Furukawa Metal ( Wuxi ) Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | XURI | CHINA | ||
Tin | Yifeng Tin | CHINA | ||
Tin | Yuecheng Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Yunnan Chengo Electric Smelting Plant | CHINA | ||
Tin | Yunnan Copper Zinc Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Yunnan Geiju Smelting Corp. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Yunnan Industrial Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Zhongshan Jinye Smelting Co.,Ltd | CHINA | ||
Tin | GUANGXI HUA TIN GOLD MINUTE FEE, LTD. | CHINA | ||
Tin | LIAN JING | CHINA | ||
Tin | Yunnan Malipo Baiyi Kuangye Co. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Sigma Tin Alloy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Xiamen Honglu Tungsten Molybdenum Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | BRAZIL | ||
Tin | PT Tirus Putra Mandiri | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Wahana Perkit Jaya | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | BRAZIL | ||
Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | PHILIPPINES | ||
Tin | PT Inti Stania Prima | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM | ||
Tin | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM | ||
Tin | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM | ||
Tin | CV Dua Sekawan | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | CV Tiga Sekawan | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Hongqiao Metals (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | VIET NAM | ||
Tin | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL | ||
Tin | Super Ligas | BRAZIL |
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Tin | Aurubis Beerse | BELGIUM | ||
Tin | Aurubis Berango | SPAIN | ||
Tin | PT Bangka Prima Tin | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Chofu Works | JAPAN | ||
Tin | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM | ||
Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant | CHINA | ||
Tin | Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant | CHINA | ||
Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA | ||
Tin | Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company | CHINA | ||
Tin | PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Xianghualing Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | PT Bangka Serumpun | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Pongpipat Company Limited | MYANMAR | ||
Tin | Tin Technology & Refining | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tin | Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | PT Masbro Alam Stania | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | Luna Smelter, Ltd. | RWANDA | ||
Tin | OMODEO A. E S. METALLEGHE SRL | ITALY | ||
Tin | Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited | INDIA | ||
Tin | Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tin | PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo | INDONESIA | ||
Tin | CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda | BRAZIL | ||
Tin | CRM Synergies | SPAIN | ||
Tin | Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL | ||
Tin | DS Myanmar | MYANMAR | ||
Tin | PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS) | INDONESIA | ||
Tungsten | A.L.M.T. Corp. | JAPAN | ||
Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
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Tungsten | Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | ||
Tungsten | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tungsten | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM | ||
Tungsten | Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM | ||
Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | AUSTRIA | ||
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | VIET NAM | ||
Tungsten | Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | GERMANY | ||
Tungsten | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | ||
Tungsten | Masan High-Tech Materials | VIET NAM | ||
Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tungsten | China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Jiangxi Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Tungsten | Unecha Refractory metals plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Tungsten | South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | PHILIPPINES | ||
Tungsten | Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | ACL Metais Eireli | BRAZIL | ||
Tungsten | Woltech Korea Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Tungsten | Moliren Ltd. | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Tungsten | Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | KGETS Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | ||
Tungsten | Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN | ||
Tungsten | JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant" | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Tungsten | NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
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Tungsten | Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd. | BRAZIL | ||
Tungsten | CP Metals Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | ||
Tungsten | Cronimet Brasil Ltda | BRAZIL | ||
Tungsten | Artek LLC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Tungsten | Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | OOO “Technolom” 2 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Tungsten | OOO “Technolom” 1 | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Tungsten | LLC Vostok | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | ||
Tungsten | YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD. | CHINA | ||
Tungsten | HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Our approach to the RCOI for where the mines are located is as follows:
For products manufactured during the 2022 reporting period, we performed an RCOI on our Conflict Minerals. We utilized the RMI’s CMRT Template to ask suppliers from what smelters they get the identified Conflict Minerals in the products they supply to us. After collecting these responses to our CMRT queries from suppliers, we evaluated the responses for completeness and accuracy. We engaged in follow-up communications with suppliers as appropriate.
From all this information and with the information provided on the RMI website, we learned that the smelters generally consider the names and locations of the mines confidential. Because of that we have not determined in what specific countries the mines are located. However, the 228 smelters that are certified as conformant by the RMAP, are getting their ores from mines that are not contributing to conflict. We will continue to work with our supply chain to get the non-conformant smelters to meet the same conflict free criteria.
The statements above are based on our due diligence and available information. A number of factors could affect our conclusions, including: gaps in supplier and/or smelter and refinery data, errors or omissions by suppliers and/or smelters and refiners, errors in public data, language barriers and translation, illegally tagged Conflict Minerals being introduced into our supply chain, etc.
Forward-Looking Statements
This CMR includes forward-looking statement within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve various risks and uncertainties. All statements in this CMR other than statements of historical fact are statements that are, or could be, deemed forward-looking statements within the meaning of such Act. Words such as “may,” “intent,” “will,” “believe” and “expect,” and other terms of similar meaning indicate future events and trends are also generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Except as required by applicable law, we assume no obligation, and disclaim any obligation, to update forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise.
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