UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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0-16244 |
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11-2989601 |
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(State of other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
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incorporation or organization) |
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File Number) |
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Identification No.) |
Terminal Drive, Plainview, New York 11803
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Gregory A. Robbins (516) 677-0200
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the
person to contact in connection with this report.)
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
x Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2015.
Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides that a company must file this specialized disclosure report if it manufactures, or contracts to manufacture, products for which one or more conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of the company’s products. Rule 13p-1 defines “conflict minerals” as (i) columbite-tantalite (or coltan), cassiterite, gold and wolframite, or their derivatives, which are currently limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten; 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. As specified under Rule 13p-1, Veeco Instruments Inc. conducted in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry that we believe was reasonably designed to determine whether any of the necessary conflict minerals contained in our products manufactured in calendar year 2015 originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country, or were from recycled or scrap sources. Our Conflict Minerals Report, which discusses this inquiry and other information, is provided as an exhibit to this report and is also publicly available on our website at http://ir.veeco.com/financial-information/sec-filings.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
Our Conflict Minerals Report is attached as Exhibit 1.01 to this report.
Section 2 - Exhibits
Item 2.01: Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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1.01 |
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Conflict Minerals Report of Veeco Instruments Inc. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. | |
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May 25, 2016 |
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/s/ Gregory A. Robbins |
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Gregory A. Robbins |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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1.01 |
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Conflict Minerals Report of Veeco Instruments Inc. |
EXHIBIT 1.01
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC.
CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
FOR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
This Conflict Minerals Report (this “Report”) of Veeco Instruments Inc., including its subsidiaries (collectively, “Veeco” or “we” or “our”) has been prepared pursuant to Rule 13p-1 and Form SD promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the reporting period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 (the “Reporting Period”).
Rule 13p-1, through Form SD, requires the disclosure of certain information if a company manufactures or contracts to manufacture products for which certain “Conflict Minerals” (as defined below) are necessary to the functionality or production of such products. Form SD defines “Conflict Minerals” as: (i) columbite-tantalite (or coltan), cassiterite, gold and wolframite, or their derivatives, which are currently limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten; 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”). Veeco’s operations, including the operations of its consolidated subsidiaries, may at times manufacture, or contract to manufacture, products for which Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of those products (collectively, its “products” and, individually, a “product”). As required by Form SD, Veeco has conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding the Conflict Minerals included in its products during the Reporting Period, which are referred to in this Report as the “Covered Minerals,” to determine whether any of such Covered Minerals originated in the Covered Countries and/or whether any of such Covered Minerals may be from recycled or scrap sources. Where applicable, Veeco has conducted additional due diligence regarding the sources of the Covered Minerals. The results of Veeco’s reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding the Covered Minerals, as well as its additional due diligence regarding the sources of the Covered Minerals, are contained in this Report.
I. Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”)
Prior to initiating our RCOI, we retained a regulatory compliance information management company to assist in structuring the process and administering data collection. Our inquiry began with a review of all of our suppliers. We focused our RCOI on the relevant suppliers that, due to the nature of their business, utilize Covered Minerals. We provided these suppliers with a questionnaire based on the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition-Global e-Sustainability Initiative Conflict Minerals Common Reporting Template (the “EICC-GeSI Template”). The EICC-GeSI Template is regarded as the most commonly accepted reporting tool for conflict minerals content and sourcing information worldwide and was developed by several of the world’s leading consumer electronics companies. The questionnaire asked the suppliers, among other things, to disclose the origin of any Covered Minerals used in their manufacturing processes and to identify the Covered Minerals processing facilities within their supply chain. We also asked them, if accurate, to represent that their Covered Minerals did not originate from a Covered Country. We reviewed questionnaires received for completeness and consistency of answers. Many of our suppliers’ responses were at a supply chain level higher than the products we procure and therefore it is possible that the information they provided includes smelters/refiners whose Covered Minerals are not utilized in our products. Certain surveyed suppliers reported that the Covered Minerals identified in their supply chain originated from recycled or scrap sources and thus did not require further due diligence.
Our RCOI process was reasonably designed and performed in good faith, but 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.
II. Design of Due Diligence Framework
Our due diligence approach was designed to conform in all material respects with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition (“OECD Guidance”). The OECD Guidance is an internationally-recognized due diligence framework consisting of a multi-step, risk-based process, certain aspects of which differ depending in part on the position of a company in the supply chain. Veeco is a “downstream” company, which refers to supply chain participants from the smelter to the retailer, in contrast to those “upstream,” that is, from the mine to the smelter. Key elements of Veeco’s due diligence approach are described below.
III. Due Diligence Measures Undertaken
Veeco’s due diligence measures performed include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Reporting to senior management on suppliers’ responses to our conflict minerals information requests, including updates on monitoring and tracking corrective action and risk mitigation efforts (where applicable);
· Communicating our policy on Conflict Minerals to suppliers and our commitments and requirements expected of our suppliers, supported by email and phone dialogues. A copy of our policy is publicly available at http://ir.veeco.com/corporate-governance/overview;
· Using a third party service, comparing smelters and refiners identified by suppliers to (i) the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “Template”) developed by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (“CFSI”) which lists validated conflict free and verified facilities and (ii) the US Department of Commerce list of all known conflict mineral processing facilities worldwide;
· Conducting our own supplemental research on smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers; and
· Developing a risk mitigation plan that allows for continued trade with a supplier during the supplier’s risk mitigation efforts.
IV. Product Description
The products subject to this Report are Veeco process equipment and services (including spare parts) primarily sold to make electronic devices including light emitting diodes, power electronics, wireless devices, hard disk drives and semiconductors and include Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition Systems, Gas and Vapor Delivery Control Systems, Molecular Beam Epitaxy Systems, Fast Array Scanning Atomic Layer Deposition Systems, Precision Surface Processing Systems, Ion Beam Deposition Systems, Ion Beam Etch Systems and Precision Lapping, Slicing and Dicing Systems.
V. Product Determination
Based on the information obtained pursuant to the due diligence process (as described above), Veeco does not have sufficient information at this time to determine whether all of our products are conflict free. However, the suppliers who responded to our questionnaire gave no indication that the Covered Minerals they source directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries. Due to the manner in which our suppliers disclosed country of origin information, we do not believe that all of the countries of origin named by our suppliers are actually in our supply chain.
VI. Smelter / Refiner and Country of Origin
Based solely on information that was provided by our suppliers (as described above), some of which was on an entity level basis without specification as to the specific Covered Minerals Veeco purchased, and without independent verification, Veeco identified the following smelters/refiners used by Veeco suppliers that have (i) achieved Conflict Free designation by the CFSI (the “Conflict Free Designated Smelters and Refiners”) or (ii) an audit program recognized by CFSI or are actively in the process of obtaining the designations, or for which we independently obtained country of origin information (the “In Process Smelters and Refiners”):
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Conflict Free Designated Smelters and Refiners |
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Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. |
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GOLD |
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AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração |
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GOLD |
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Argor-Heraeus SA |
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GOLD |
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Asahi Pretec Corporation |
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GOLD |
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Asahi Refining Canada Limited |
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GOLD |
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Asahi Refining USA Inc. |
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GOLD |
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Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Aurubis AG |
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GOLD |
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
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GOLD |
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Boliden AB |
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GOLD |
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C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG |
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GOLD |
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CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation |
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GOLD |
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Chimet S.p.A. |
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GOLD |
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DODUCO GmbH |
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GOLD |
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Dowa |
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GOLD |
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Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Elemetal Refining, LLC |
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GOLD |
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Heimerle + Meule GmbH |
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GOLD |
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Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong |
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GOLD |
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Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG |
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GOLD |
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Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited |
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GOLD |
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Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Istanbul Gold Refinery |
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GOLD |
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Japan Mint |
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GOLD |
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Jiangxi Copper Company Limited |
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GOLD |
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JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant |
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GOLD |
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JSC Uralelectromed |
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GOLD |
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JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Kazzinc |
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GOLD |
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Kennecott Utah Copper LLC |
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GOLD |
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Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Kyrgyzaltyn JSC |
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GOLD |
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LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. |
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GOLD |
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Materion |
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GOLD |
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Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Metalor Technologies SA |
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GOLD |
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Metalor USA Refining Corporation |
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GOLD |
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Mitsubishi Materials Corporation |
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GOLD |
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Mitsui Mining & Smelting |
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GOLD |
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Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant |
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GOLD |
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Nihon Material Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet) |
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GOLD |
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OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery |
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GOLD |
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PAMP SA |
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GOLD |
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Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals |
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GOLD |
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PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk |
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GOLD |
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Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Royal Canadian Mint |
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GOLD |
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Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals |
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GOLD |
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Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. |
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GOLD |
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Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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T.C.A S.p.A |
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GOLD |
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Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. |
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GOLD |
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The Great Wall Gold and Silver Refinery of China |
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GOLD |
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The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Umicore Brasil Ltda. |
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GOLD |
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Umicore Precious Metals Thailand |
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GOLD |
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Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining |
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GOLD |
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United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. |
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GOLD |
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Valcambi SA |
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GOLD |
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Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint |
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GOLD |
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Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation |
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GOLD |
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Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery |
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GOLD |
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Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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Duoluoshan |
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TANTALUM |
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Exotech Inc. |
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TANTALUM |
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F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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Global Advanced Metals |
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TANTALUM |
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Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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H.C. Starck Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG |
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TANTALUM |
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Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc. |
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TANTALUM |
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JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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KEMET Blue Metals |
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TANTALUM |
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King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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Mitsui Mining & Smelting |
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TANTALUM |
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Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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Telex Metals |
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TANTALUM |
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Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC |
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TANTALUM |
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Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide |
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TANTALUM |
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Alpha |
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TIN |
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China Tin Group Co., Ltd. |
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TIN |
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Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda. |
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TIN |
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CV Ayi Jaya |
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TIN |
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CV Serumpun Sebalai |
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TIN |
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CV United Smelting |
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TIN |
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Dowa |
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TIN |
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EM Vinto |
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TIN |
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Fenix Metals |
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TIN |
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Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. |
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TIN |
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Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. |
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TIN |
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Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. |
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TIN |
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Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) |
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TIN |
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Melt Metais e Ligas S/A |
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TIN |
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Minsur |
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TIN |
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Mitsubishi Materials Corporation |
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TIN |
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O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
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TIN |
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O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. |
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TIN |
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Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. |
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TIN |
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PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera |
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TIN |
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PT Artha Cipta Langgeng |
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TIN |
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PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya |
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TIN |
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PT Babel Inti Perkasa |
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TIN |
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PT Bangka Tin Industry |
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TIN |
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PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera |
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TIN |
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PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari |
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TIN |
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PT Bukit Timah |
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TIN |
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PT DS Jaya Abadi |
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TIN |
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PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri |
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TIN |
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PT Justindo |
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TIN |
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PT Mitra Stania Prima |
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TIN |
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PT Prima Timah Utama |
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TIN |
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PT Refined Bangka Tin |
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TIN |
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PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa |
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TIN |
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PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa |
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TIN |
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PT Sumber Jaya Indah |
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TIN |
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PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur |
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TIN |
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PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok |
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TIN |
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PT WAHANA PERKIT JAYA |
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TIN |
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Rui Da Hung |
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TIN |
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Soft Metais Ltda. |
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TIN |
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Thaisarco |
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TIN |
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Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining |
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TIN |
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White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda. |
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TIN |
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Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited |
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TIN |
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A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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H.C. Starck GmbH |
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TUNGSTEN |
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H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Kennametal Huntsville |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Niagara Refining LLC |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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In Process Smelters and Refiners |
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Advanced Chemical Company |
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GOLD |
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Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) |
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GOLD |
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Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
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GOLD |
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Bauer Walser AG |
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GOLD |
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Caridad |
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GOLD |
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Chugai Mining |
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GOLD |
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Codelco |
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GOLD |
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Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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DaeryongENC |
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GOLD |
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Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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DSC (Do Sung Corporation) |
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GOLD |
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ESG Edelmetall-Service GmbH & Co. KG |
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GOLD |
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Faggi Enrico S.p.A. |
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GOLD |
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Geib Refining Corporation |
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GOLD |
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Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited |
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GOLD |
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Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Jinlong Copper Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna |
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GOLD |
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Korea Metal Co. Ltd |
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GOLD |
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L’ azurde Company For Jewelry |
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GOLD |
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Lingbao Gold Company Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co. Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Luo yang Zijin Yinhui Metal Smelt Co Ltd |
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GOLD |
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Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd. |
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GOLD |
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Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Co Ltd |
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GOLD |
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Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat |
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GOLD |
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OJSC Kolyma Refinery |
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GOLD |
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Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co Ltd |
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GOLD |
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SAAMP |
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GOLD |
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Sabin Metal Corp. |
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GOLD |
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Samduck Precious Metals |
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GOLD |
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SAMWON METALS Corp. |
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GOLD |
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So Accurate Group, Inc. |
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GOLD |
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Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Torecom |
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GOLD |
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Yantai Guodasafina High-tech Environmental Refinery CO., Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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Yunnan Copper Industry Co Ltd |
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GOLD |
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E.S.R. Electronics |
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TANTALUM |
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JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. |
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TANTALUM |
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Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Company Limited |
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TIN |
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CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co. Ltd. |
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TIN |
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CV Tiga Sekawan |
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TIN |
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Gejiu Fengming Metalurgy Chemical Plant |
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TIN |
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Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC |
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TIN |
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Gejiu Zi-Li |
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TIN |
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Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant |
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TIN |
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Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co. Ltd |
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TIN |
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Linwu Xianggui Smelter Co |
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TIN |
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Mineração Taboca S.A. |
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TIN |
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Nankang Nanshan Tin Co., Ltd. |
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TIN |
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Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company |
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TIN |
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Novosibirsk Integrated Tin Works |
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TIN |
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PT Alam Lestari Kencana |
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TIN |
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PT Bangka Kudai Tin |
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TIN |
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PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera |
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TIN |
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PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri |
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TIN |
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PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk |
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TIN |
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Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda. |
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TIN |
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Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. |
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TIN |
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Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co.,Ltd. |
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TIN |
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Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Kennametal Fallon |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Pobedit, JSC |
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TUNGSTEN |
Based solely on information that was provided by our suppliers (as described above), some of which was on an entity level basis without specification as to the specific Covered Minerals Veeco purchased, and without independent verification, Veeco believes that the countries of origin of the Covered Minerals for the above listed facilities include:
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Chile, China, DRC- Congo (Kinshasa), Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Recycle/Scrap, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Based solely on information that was provided by our suppliers (as described above), some of which was on an entity level basis without specification as to the specific Covered Minerals Veeco purchased, and without independent verification, Veeco identified the following validated smelters/refiners whose country of origin information is not available. We continue to engage with our suppliers to determine the source of Covered Minerals processed at the following facilities and to engage in efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the Covered Minerals used with greater specificity.
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Baiyin Nonferrous Group Co.,Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd |
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GOLD |
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China National Gold Group Corporation |
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GOLD |
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Colt Refining |
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GOLD |
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Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited |
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GOLD |
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Heesung Metal Ltd |
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GOLD |
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Kanfort Industrial (H.K.) Limited |
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GOLD |
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Kunshan Jinli Chemical Industry Reagents Co Ltd. |
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GOLD |
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The Hutti Gold Mines Company Limited |
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GOLD |
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AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group |
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TANTALUM |
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Alpha Metals Korea Ltd. |
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TIN |
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Atlas Pacific |
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TIN |
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Ausmelt Limited |
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TIN |
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Brinkmann Chemie GmbH |
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TIN |
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H Kramer & Co. |
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TIN |
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Heesung Metal Ltd |
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TIN |
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Huanggang Tongding Metal Material Co., Ltd. |
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TIN |
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Jau Janq Enterprise Co., Ltd |
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TIN |
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Nathan Trotter |
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TIN |
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PT Koba Tin |
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TIN |
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Buffalo Tungsten |
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TUNGSTEN |
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China Minmetals |
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TUNGSTEN |
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Ganzhou Cobalt & Tungsten Co Ltd |
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TUNGSTEN |