EX-1.01 2 a16-11811_1ex1d01.htm EX-1.01

Exhibit 1.01

 

Conflict Minerals Report

ABB Ltd

For the year ended December 31, 2015

 

This Conflict Minerals Report (CMR) of ABB Ltd for the calendar year 2015 has been prepared pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Rule 13p-1” or the “Rule”). The Rule was adopted by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of such products. Conflict minerals are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite and wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten, as well as gold (3TG). These requirements apply to SEC registrants whatever the geographic origin of the conflict minerals and whether or not they fund armed conflict.

 

The functionality of a substantial portion of our global product portfolio relies on the use of direct materials, especially electronic components, which include amounts of tin, tungsten, tantalum or gold (necessary conflict minerals). If a registrant can establish that their necessary conflict minerals originated from sources other than from a covered country1, or are from recycled or scrap sources, they must submit a Form SD which describes their determination and the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI) performed.

 

If a registrant has reason to believe that any of the conflict minerals in their supply chain may have originated in the covered countries and are not from recycled or scrap sources, or if they are unable to determine the country of origin of those conflict minerals, then the registrant must exercise due diligence on the conflict minerals’ source and chain of custody. The registrant must submit a CMR annually to the SEC that includes a description of those due diligence measures.

 

Numerous terms in this report are defined in Rule 13p-1 and Form SD and the reader is invited to refer to those sources. The report presented herein is not audited. The content of any Web site referred to in this report is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this Report.

 

Section 1: Due diligence framework

 

In accordance with Rule 13p-1, we undertook due diligence efforts, including the RCOI described in Form SD, to determine whether the 3TG in our products originated from sources (e.g. suppliers, smelters, refiners, mines) that did not or do not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the covered countries. We designed our due diligence measures to be in conformity, in all material respects, with the internationally recognized due diligence framework set forth in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (OECD, 2013) (the OECD Framework) and related supplements for tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold.

 

Section 2: Due diligence measures undertaken

 

Our due diligence measures to identify the sources of 3TG contained in our products have continued to progress since we commenced in 2013. Our due diligence efforts for 2015 focused on maintaining the company-wide measures previously introduced while expanding and enhancing our due diligence activities. Since commencing our due diligence efforts, we have taken the following five steps, consistent with the OECD Framework:

 


1  The Democratic Republic of the Congo and its adjoining countries (Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, or Zambia).

 



 

Step 1: Establish company management systems

 

We undertook the following measures to establish company management systems per Step 1 of the OECD Framework:

 

·                     maintained a cross-functional conflict minerals team, including representatives from supply chain management, legal, technology and finance, as well as from each of our operating divisions, to direct the execution of our conflict minerals compliance program. The representatives from each operating division come from various backgrounds and have access to the resources within each division, including the research and development, the engineering and the production departments. ABB’s Group Head of Supply Chain is responsible for the program. Program oversight is provided by a Steering Committee and the program is sponsored by three members of our Group Executive Committee, including the heads of two of our operating divisions and our General Counsel & Company Secretary.

·                     maintained and updated our “ABB Policy on Conflict Minerals” with respect to the sourcing of 3TG and published this policy online at new.abb.com/about/supplying/conflict-minerals-policy

·                     updated our “Supplier Code of Conduct” to require our suppliers to implement a policy regarding conflict minerals, to exercise due diligence in investigating the source of these minerals, and to respond in a timely manner to ABB’s requests for evidence of their compliance with these requirements.

·                     updated our “ABB General Terms and Conditions for Purchase of Goods” to require our suppliers to provide requested information regarding the use of 3TG in their products supplied to ABB. In addition (as described on our Web site), these updated terms and conditions require our suppliers to:

o            work towards ensuring that they do not have 3TG sourced from conflict mines in products supplied to ABB,

o            comply with the ABB Supplier Code of Conduct, including updated sections relating to conflict minerals compliance,

o            take the necessary steps to demonstrate that any 3TG contained in the products supplied to ABB do not originate from mines that support or fund conflict within the covered countries, and

o            extend their search further down their supply chain, if necessary, to determine the source of specified minerals.

·                     clarified that our company-wide integrity reporting channels, such as the ABB Business Ethics Hotline, are available for the reporting of any violations of our Supplier Code of Conduct by our suppliers, including requirements related to conflict minerals. The hotline provides a grievance mechanism and is maintained by an independent third party. It can be used by ABB employees as well as parties outside ABB, such as suppliers. The hotline can be reached by dialing +41-43-317-33-67 or by using an internet-based interface at www.compliancestakeholder.com

·                     invited all suppliers involved in the RCOI, to take an ABB-specific web-based training course on conflict minerals that covers the highlights of the relevant law and the importance of ethical sourcing to the industry, and communicates ABB’s policy on conflict minerals. The training also includes guidance for our suppliers on how to complete the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) as developed and issued by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and the Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI).

 



 

·                     developed ABB-specific web-based training courses customized for various ABB employee groups (management, buyers, engineering, research and development, product sales and other). Each operating division’s conflict minerals leader identified key conflict minerals personnel to undergo mandatory training on conflict minerals.

·                  increased the awareness of the conflict minerals program within ABB through a number of communication channels including targeted communications to specific employee groups, adding articles and information videos on the Company’s intranet and targeted internal communication letters from our supply chain senior management.

 

Step 2: Identify and assess risks in the supply chain

 

To identify risks in the supply chain, we:

 

·                  compiled detailed lists of components and their suppliers for the majority of our products. Using ABB experts, including product engineers, material experts and research and development personnel, an assessment of the product components was made to identify components likely to contain 3TG. These identified components were then categorized into different levels of risk, depending on the 3TG content, the volume of transactions with the supplier and the total value of the components purchased. This assessment was then linked to our supplier database in order to identify which suppliers to prioritize, with a focus on covering the high risk suppliers, in terms of 3TG, volume and value of products purchased.

·                 surveyed selected suppliers using the CMRT, as part of the RCOI described in Form SD.

·                 utilized a dedicated team, responsible for reviewing supplier surveys and assessing “red flags” (as described in the OECD Framework). For most of our supplier surveys, we engaged a specialist outsource provider (the Outsource Provider) to send and receive supplier surveys, follow up on non-responses, summarize survey results, and to provide the list of red flags to ABB for additional follow-up. For other suppliers, the sending and receiving of supplier surveys was performed by the Company. Our red-flag identification and review process also included assessing the completeness and accuracy of the list of smelters/refiners provided in the survey responses.

·                 asked the selected suppliers to gather information about smelters/refiners in their supply chain and provide us with a list of these smelters/refiners. Although the suppliers who responded to our survey were able to provide us with a list of the original smelters/refiners they identified as being used to process 3TG contained in their products, most of our suppliers were unable to identify and represent which smelter/refiner was specifically used for 3TG in the products or materials supplied to ABB. The lists of smelters/refiners we have identified to be processing or refining 3TG in our products are included below under Annex 1 to this CMR.

 

Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

 

Our strategy to respond to identified risks commenced with our efforts to obtain complete and accurate information from our suppliers. In most cases where suppliers did not respond to the initial survey request, the Outsource Provider was engaged to make additional follow-up inquiries with most of the suppliers. The Outsource Provider also followed up on incomplete or inconsistent supplier responses, requesting additional information or clarification. In most cases it was necessary to involve ABB personnel, especially product buyers, to work with suppliers to try to resolve insufficient responses.

 



 

Other suppliers were contacted directly by employees of ABB to obtain a complete response. To assess the accuracy of the supplier response, we also compared the names of the reported smelters/refiners against a list received from the CFSI of known smelters/refiners, including their conflict status.

 

For completed surveys, responses were evaluated against a pre-defined list of red flags to determine what corrective action, if any, would be required for the identified risk. A corrective action plan was implemented for the identified red flags, including insufficient responses. Ultimately, the corrective action could include the discontinuation of sourcing from a supplier. Our red flag review process reflects guidance from the OECD Framework.

 

A management reporting dashboard was prepared regularly which summarized the content of survey responses and the status of our risk assessment process. The dashboard also provided an overview of the status of supplier responses, the types of red flags identified and any corrective action required. We reported the content of the dashboard and the progress on addressing the identified red flags to the program Steering Committee on a regular basis. The Steering Committee reviewed the progress status regularly, evaluated appropriate measures and recommended actions to mitigate risks.

 

Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner due diligence practices

 

We are a downstream consumer of 3TG. Generally, we do not purchase raw minerals or ores, and are several steps removed from smelters/refiners within our supply chain. Therefore, we do not perform direct audits of those smelters/refiners. However, we actively participated in a regional CFSI Smelter Engagement Team which researches and validates alleged smelters and conducts coordinated outreach to known smelters to encourage them to participate in the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP). We also support the EICC and GeSI’s Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative which is a measure contemplated by the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, the internationally recognized standard on which our Company’s systems (described in Step 1 above) are based. Furthermore, we also supported the CFSP through a monetary donation to the CFSI Initial Audit fund, which covers the audit costs for smelters/refiners who successfully complete their first audit. The data on which we relied for certain statements in this CMR was obtained through our membership in the CFSI, using the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry report for member “ASEA”.

 

Step 5: Report annually on supply chain due diligence

 

This report and the associated Form SD are available online at www.abb.com/investorrelations under “Financial results and presentations”, “Quarterly results and annual reports”, “2015”, “SEC Filings”.

 

Section 3: Results of due diligence

 

In 2015, we received completed reporting templates from 72% of our surveyed suppliers. We are in dialogue with the remaining suppliers who provided us with an incomplete or inconsistent response. In a limited number of cases, the suppliers have been uncooperative in providing us with the requested information.

 

Our suppliers are generally several tiers removed from the origin of and smelters of their raw materials, and therefore have challenges in performing their due diligence. As a result, the information provided by our suppliers is often incomplete or is not verified, and we are therefore unable to verify with certainty the source and chain of custody of all the 3TG minerals in our supply chain.

 



 

In 2015, our supplier responses identified 379 smelters/refiners as being the source of 3TG in their products. The complete lists of identified smelters/refiners are included in Annex I of this CMR. However, the suppliers only provided the country of origin of the 3TG in a limited number of cases. We obtained further sourcing information through our membership in the CFSI which allows us access to the names of the countries of origin for 3TG processed by certain smelters/refiners. The following table provides the number of smelters/refiners identified in our supply chain.

 

Identified Smelters/Refiners

 

 

 

CFSP Compliant
Smelters/Refiners
(1)

 

CFSP Participating
Smelters/Refiners
(2)

 

Other
Smelters/Refiners
(3)

 

Total identified

 

 

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

Gold

 

67

 

79

 

12

 

28

 

48

 

44

 

127

 

151

 

Tantalum

 

39

 

46

 

 

1

 

3

 

5

 

42

 

52

 

Tin

 

35

 

59

 

16

 

21

 

57

 

42

 

108

 

122

 

Tungsten

 

14

 

29

 

17

 

19

 

3

 

6

 

34

 

54

 

Total

 

155

 

213

 

45

 

69

 

111

 

97

 

311

 

379

 

 

Identified Smelters/Refiners known to be sourcing from the covered countries

 

 

 

CFSP Compliant
Smelters/Refiners
(1)

 

CFSP Participating
Smelters/Refiners
(2)

 

Other
Smelters/Refiners
(3)

 

Total identified

 

 

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

Tantalum

 

15

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

16

 

Tin

 

2

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

3

 

Tungsten

 

3

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

4

 

Total

 

20

 

22

 

 

1

 

 

 

20

 

23

 

 


(1)                Audited and have been found to be compliant with the CFSI’s Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP Compliant).

(2)                In the process of being audited (CFSP Active), including for 2015, 4 tungsten smelters that have been identified as members of the Tungsten Industry — Conflict Minerals Council (TI-CMC). These smelters have agreed to complete a CFSP validation audit within two years of their TI-CMC membership issuance. This category also includes smelters and refiners who are in communication but have not commenced the validation audit.

(3)                Have not commenced the CFSP validation audit.

 

One of the smelters identified by our suppliers is located in Rwanda. This smelter is currently undergoing an independent audit pursuant to an industry recognized standard and has been categorized as CFSP Active by the CFSI. This smelter has a conflict minerals sourcing policy in place as well as a report on due diligence which indicates that it is working towards the CFSP Compliant certification. We will follow up as part of our due diligence procedures in 2016.

 

We have not been able to determine the conflict status for all smelters/refiners used in our supply chain. However, based on the information that we have received from our suppliers, we have not identified any smelters/refiners in our supply chain which are known to be sourcing 3TG that directly or indirectly finances or benefits armed groups in the covered countries.

 



 

As allowed by the Statement on the Effect of the Recent Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule, issued by the SEC on April 29, 2014, ABB has not described its products as “DRC conflict free” or “having not been found to be ‘DRC conflict free’”.

 

Section 4: Continuous improvement efforts to mitigate risk

 

During 2015, our conflict minerals program achieved the following improvements:

 

·                  for a high proportion of our products, we completed the identification of the specific components which were likely to contain 3TG and linked these components to the relevant supplier,

·                  increased our participation in the CFSI and provided assistance to increase the number of smelters/refiners participating in the conflict-free smelter program,

·                  improved the response rate from our suppliers,

·                  increased awareness inside the organization through training and communication,

·                  increased the Company resources assigned to obtain information from the suppliers,

·                  expanded the number of suppliers who have received our conflict minerals training, and

·                  invested in information systems to capture and maintain enhanced product level conflict minerals information for a selected group of products within the Electrification Products division.

 

During 2016, we plan to take the following steps as part of our due diligence program:

 

·                  complete the identification of components which are likely to contain 3TG within each of our various product offerings,

·                  increase the response rate and quality of supplier responses by:

o            working directly with our suppliers on the completion of their CMRT including direct engagement of our largest and key suppliers, and

o            increasing the number of suppliers who have taken our conflict minerals training.

·                  increase the completeness of the listing of the smelters/refiners in our supply chain,

·                  continue our participation in our assigned regional CFSI Smelter Engagement Team, which seeks to bring legitimate non-certified smelters into the CFSP and therefore certify them as conflict-free smelters,

·                  continue to include a conflict minerals clause in new or renewed supplier contracts that requires suppliers to provide us with necessary 3TG sourcing information,

·                  continue to follow the OECD due diligence guidance and be involved in relevant trade associations in order to define and improve best practices and encourage responsible sourcing of 3TG, and

·                  actively begin to terminate our relationship with suppliers that do not comply with our conflict minerals program.

 

Section 5: Independent audit

 

As ABB has not concluded on the DRC conflict status for any of its products, this CMR does not require an independent private sector audit.

 



 

Annex I — Lists of smelters/refiners

 

The lists of smelters/refiners were produced by consolidating information we have received from our suppliers. We have provided conflict minerals training to our suppliers and independently verified the status of the smelters/refiners using CFSI and other data, but we cannot guarantee that the data we have been provided with is accurate or complete. In most cases suppliers have not been able to confirm that these smelters/refiners have been used in the products they have supplied to us because they were not able to provide the CMRT at the product level. Therefore it is possible that the lists contain smelters/refiners which were not used to process 3TG contained in our products.

 

We do not have direct business relationships with any of the smelters/refiners listed below. We are several tiers removed from smelters/refiners and therefore unable to exert direct influence over smelters/refiners. Due to the size of our supplier base and the complexity of global supply chains, we are also unable to clearly trace at what stage individual smelters/refiners enter the supply chain of our direct suppliers.

 

CFSP Compliant smelters/refiners

 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Country

Gold

 

Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint

 

Australia

Gold

 

Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH

 

Austria

Gold

 

Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

 

Belgium

Gold

 

AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração

 

Brazil

Gold

 

Umicore Brasil Ltda.

 

Brazil

Gold

 

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

 

Canada

Gold

 

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

 

Canada

Gold

 

Royal Canadian Mint

 

Canada

Gold

 

Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong

 

China

Gold

 

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

 

China

Gold

 

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery

 

China

Gold

 

Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.

 

Germany

Gold

 

Aurubis AG

 

Germany

Gold

 

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

 

Germany

Gold

 

DODUCO GmbH

 

Germany

Gold

 

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

 

Germany

Gold

 

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG

 

Germany

Gold

 

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

 

India

Gold

 

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

 

Indonesia

Gold

 

Chimet S.p.A.

 

Italy

 



 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Country

Gold

 

T.C.A S.p.A

 

Italy

Gold

 

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Asahi Pretec Corp.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Dowa

 

Japan

Gold

 

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Japan Mint

 

Japan

Gold

 

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

 

Japan

Gold

 

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Kazzinc

 

Kazakhstan

Gold

 

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

 

South Korea

Gold

 

Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles S.A. De C.V.

 

Mexico

Gold

 

Schone Edelmetaal B.V.

 

Netherlands

Gold

 

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

 

Philippines

Gold

 

JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant

 

Russian Federation

Gold

 

JSC Uralelectromed

 

Russian Federation

Gold

 

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant

 

Russian Federation

Gold

 

OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)

 

Russian Federation

Gold

 

OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery

 

Russian Federation

Gold

 

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals

 

Russian Federation

Gold

 

SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals

 

Russian Federation

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

 

Singapore

Gold

 

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

 

South Africa

Gold

 

SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A.

 

Spain

Gold

 

Boliden AB

 

Sweden

Gold

 

Argor-Heraeus S.A.

 

Switzerland

 



 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Country

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies S.A.

 

Switzerland

Gold

 

PAMP S.A.

 

Switzerland

Gold

 

PX Précinox S.A.

 

Switzerland

Gold

 

Valcambi S.A.

 

Switzerland

Gold

 

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Taiwan

Gold

 

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

 

Taiwan

Gold

 

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

 

Thailand

Gold

 

Istanbul Gold Refinery

 

Turkey

Gold

 

Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.

 

Turkey

Gold

 

Emirates Gold DMCC

 

United Arab Emirates

Gold

 

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

 

United States

Gold

 

Elemetal Refining, LLC

 

United States

Gold

 

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

 

United States

Gold

 

Materion

 

United States

Gold

 

Metalor USA Refining Corporation

 

United States

Gold

 

Republic Metals Corporation

 

United States

Gold

 

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

 

United States

Tantalum

 

Plansee SE Liezen

 

Austria

Tantalum

 

Plansee SE Reutte

 

Austria

Tantalum

 

LSM Brasil S.A.

 

Brazil

Tantalum

 

Mineração Taboca S.A.

 

Brazil

Tantalum

 

Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.

 

Brazil

Tantalum

 

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry

 

China

Tantalum

 

Duoluoshan

 

China

Tantalum

 

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

 

China

Tantalum

 

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tantalum

 

Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide

 

China

 



 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Country

Tantalum

 

Molycorp Silmet A.S.

 

Estonia

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar

 

Germany

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg

 

Germany

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH

 

Germany

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

 

Germany

Tantalum

 

Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.

 

India

Tantalum

 

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

 

Japan

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Ltd.

 

Japan

Tantalum

 

Mitsui Mining & Smelting

 

Japan

Tantalum

 

Taki Chemicals

 

Japan

Tantalum

 

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

 

Kazakhstan

Tantalum

 

KEMET Blue Metals

 

Mexico

Tantalum

 

Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO

 

Russian Federation

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.

 

Thailand

Tantalum

 

D Block Metals, LLC

 

United States

Tantalum

 

Exotech Inc.

 

United States

Tantalum

 

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

 

United States

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Inc.

 

United States

Tantalum

 

Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.

 

United States

Tantalum

 

KEMET Blue Powder

 

United States

Tantalum

 

QuantumClean

 

United States

Tantalum

 

Telex Metals

 

United States

Tantalum

 

Tranzact, Inc.

 

United States

Tin

 

Metallo-Chimique N.V.

 

Belgium

Tin

 

EM Vinto

 

Bolivia

Tin

 

Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.

 

Bolivia

Tin

 

Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.

 

Brazil

Tin

 

Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

 

Brazil

Tin

 

Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.

 

Brazil

Tin

 

Mineração Taboca S.A.

 

Brazil

Tin

 

Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.

 

Brazil

Tin

 

Soft Metais Ltda.

 

Brazil

Tin

 

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.

 

Brazil

Tin

 

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tin

 

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tin

 

Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tin

 

Yunnan Tin Company Limited

 

China

Tin

 

CV Ayi Jaya

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

CV Gita Pesona

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

CV Serumpun Sebalai

 

Indonesia

 



 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Country

Tin

 

CV United Smelting

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

CV Venus Inti Perkasa

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Babel Inti Perkasa

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Bangka Prima Tin

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Bangka Tin Industry

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Bukit Timah

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Cipta Persada Mulia

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT DS Jaya Abadi

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Inti Stania Prima

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Justindo

 

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 Sukses Inti Makmur

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Sumber Jaya Indah

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Tommy Utama

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Wahana Perkit Jaya

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

Dowa

 

Japan

Tin

 

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

 

Japan

Tin

 

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

 

Malaysia

Tin

 

Minsur

 

Peru

Tin

 

O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

 

Philippines

Tin

 

Fenix Metals

 

Poland

Tin

 

Elmet S.L.U.

 

Spain

Tin

 

Rui Da Hung

 

Taiwan

Tin

 

O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

 

Thailand

Tin

 

Thaisarco

 

Thailand

Tin

 

Alpha

 

United States

 



 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Country

Tin

 

Metallic Resources, Inc.

 

United States

Tin

 

VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC

 

Vietnam

Tungsten

 

Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG

 

Austria

Tungsten

 

Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

 

China

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

H.C. Starck GmbH

 

Germany

Tungsten

 

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG

 

Germany

Tungsten

 

A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.

 

Japan

Tungsten

 

Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Tungsten

 

Hydrometallurg, JSC

 

Russian Federation

Tungsten

 

Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

 

United States

Tungsten

 

Kennametal Huntsville

 

United States

Tungsten

 

Niagara Refining LLC

 

United States

Tungsten

 

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

 

Vietnam

Tungsten

 

Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC

 

Vietnam

Tungsten

 

Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

Vietnam

Tungsten

 

Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

 

Vietnam

 



 

Annex I — Lists of smelters/refiners

CFSP participating smelters/refiners

 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Country

Gold

 

Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

SAAMP

 

France

Gold

 

SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH

 

Germany

Gold

 

WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH

 

Germany

Gold

 

Faggi Enrico S.p.A.

 

Italy

Gold

 

Chugai Mining

 

Japan

Gold

 

Kazakhmys Smelting LLC

 

Kazakhstan

Gold

 

Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.

 

South Korea

Gold

 

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

 

South Korea

Gold

 

Hwasung CJ Co., Ltd.

 

South Korea

Gold

 

Korea Metal Co., Ltd.

 

South Korea

Gold

 

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

 

South Korea

Gold

 

Samduck Precious Metals

 

South Korea

Gold

 

SAMWON Metals Corp.

 

South Korea

Gold

 

Torecom

 

South Korea

Gold

 

Caridad

 

Mexico

Gold

 

Remondis Argentia B.V.

 

Netherlands

Gold

 

Morris and Watson

 

New Zealand

Gold

 

KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna

 

Poland

Gold

 

Cendres + Métaux S.A.

 

Switzerland

Gold

 

Advanced Chemical Company

 

United States

Gold

 

Geib Refining Corporation

 

United States

Gold

 

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

 

Uzbekistan

Gold

 

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

 

Uzbekistan

Tantalum

 

E.S.R. Electronics

 

United States

Tin

 

Estanho de Rondônia S.A.

 

Brazil

Tin

 

Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tin

 

Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant

 

 

China

Tin

 

Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company

 

China

Tin

 

Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC

 

China

Tin

 

Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tin

 

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tin

 

Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant

 

China

 



 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Country

Tin

 

HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tin

 

Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

 

China

Tin

 

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tin

 

CV Dua Sekawan

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

CV Tiga Sekawan

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Karimun Mining

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri

 

Indonesia

Tin

 

Phoenix Metal Ltd.

 

Rwanda

Tin

 

An Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.

 

Vietnam

Tin

 

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company

 

Vietnam

Tin

 

Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company

 

Vietnam

Tin

 

Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

 

Vietnam

Tin

 

Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

 

Vietnam

Tungsten

 

ACL Metais Eireli

 

Brazil

Tungsten

 

Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji

 

China

Tungsten

 

Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City

 

China

Tungsten

 

Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.

 

China

Tungsten

 

Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.

 

South Korea

Tungsten

 

Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.

 

Philippines

Tungsten

 

Moliren Ltd

 

Russian Federation

Tungsten

 

Pobedit, JSC

 

Russian Federation

Tungsten

 

Kennametal Fallon

 

United States

 



 

Annex I — Lists of smelters/refiners

Other smelters/refiners

 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Country

Gold

 

Tony Goetz NV

 

Belgium

Gold

 

House of Currency of Brazil (Casa da Moeda do Brazil)

 

Brazil

Gold

 

Baiyin Nonferrous Metals Corporation (BNMC)

 

China

Gold

 

Dongguan Standard Electronic Material Co., Ltd

 

China

Gold

 

Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM

 

China

Gold

 

Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited

 

China

Gold

 

Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

HeTai Gold Mineral GuangDong Ltd. Co.

 

China

Gold

 

Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Jin Jinyin refining company limited

 

China

Gold

 

Jinlong Copper Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Shan Dong Huangjin

 

China

Gold

 

Shan Tou Shi Yong Yuan Jin Shu Zai Sheng Co. Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Shandong Guoda gold Co., LTD.

 

China

Gold

 

Shenzhen fujun material technology co.,ltd

 

China

Gold

 

Shenzhen Heng Zhong Industry Co.,Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Sino-Platinum Metals Co.,Ltd

 

China

Gold

 

Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd

 

China

Gold

 

Taicang City Nancang Metal Material Co.,Ltd

 

China

Gold

 

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

Gold

 

Zhe Jiang Guang Yuan Noble Metal Smelting Factory

 

China

Gold

 

Zhongkuang Gold Industry Co.,LTD

 

China

Gold

 

Bangalore Refinery

 

India

Gold

 

Kosak Seiren

 

Japan

Gold

 

Nihon Superior Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

Gold

 

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC

 

Kyrgyzstan

Gold

 

L’azurde Company For Jewelry

 

Saudi Arabia

Gold

 

Sudan Gold Refinery

 

Sudan

Gold

 

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

 

Turkey

 



 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Country

Gold

 

Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC

 

United Arab Emirates

 

Gold

 

Kaloti Precious Metals

 

United Arab Emirates

 

Gold

 

AURA-II

 

United States

 

Gold

 

Nyrstar Metals

 

United States

 

Gold

 

Sabin Metal Corp.

 

United States

 

Gold

 

So Accurate Group, Inc.

 

United States

 

Gold

 

Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.

 

Zimbabwe

 

Tantalum

 

AMG (Advanced Metallurgical Group)

 

Brazil

 

Tantalum

 

ANHUI HERRMAN IMPEX CO.

 

China

 

Tantalum

 

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

Tantalum

 

Shanghai Jiangxi Metals Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

Tantalum

 

PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera

 

Indonesia

 

Tin

 

Super Ligas

 

Brazil

 

Tin

 

CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

Tin

 

Gejiu Yunxi Group Corp.

 

China

 

Tin

 

GUANG XI HUA XI CORP

 

China

 

Tin

 

Guangxi Huaxi Group

 

China

 

Tin

 

Hongqiao Metals (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

Tin

 

Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

Tin

 

Hunan Xianghualing tin

 

China

 

Tin

 

JU TAI INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD.

 

China

 

Tin

 

Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

Tin

 

Ming Li Jia smelt Metal Factory

 

China

 

Tin

 

Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

Tin

 

Shan Tou Shi Yong Yuan Jin Shu Zai Sheng Co. Ltd.

 

China

 

Tin

 

Sun Surface Technology Co Ltd

 

China

 

Tin

 

Taicang City Nancang Metal Material Co.,Ltd

 

China

 

Tin

 

Tianshui ling bo technology co., Ltd

 

China

 

Tin

 

TIN PLATING GEJIU

 

China

 

Tin

 

Wu Xi Shi Yi Zheng Ji Xie She Bei Company

 

China

 

Tin

 

Wuxi Lantronic Electronic Co Ltd

 

China

 

Tin

 

Xianghualing Tin Minerals

 

China

 

Tin

 

Yifeng Tin

 

China

 

Tin

 

Yunnan Chengo Electric Smelting Plant

 

China

 

Tin

 

Yunnan Xi YE

 

China

 

Tin

 

Zhuhai Quanjia

 

China

 

Tin

 

PT Alam Lestari Kencana

 

Indonesia

 

Tin

 

PT Bangka Kudai Tin

 

Indonesia

 

Tin

 

PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera

 

Indonesia

 

 



 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Country

Tin

 

PT Fang Di MulTindo

 

Indonesia

 

Tin

 

PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk

 

Indonesia

 

Tin

 

PT Seirama Tin Investment

 

Indonesia

 

Tin

 

PT Tirus Putra Mandiri

 

Indonesia

 

Tin

 

Fuji Metal Mining Corp.

 

Japan

 

Tin

 

Materials Eco-Refining CO.LTD

 

Japan

 

Tin

 

TDK

 

Japan

 

Tin

 

Dae Chang Co., Ltd.

 

South Korea

 

Tin

 

Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.

 

Malaysia

 

Tin

 

MEDEKO CAST s.r.o.

 

Slovakia

 

Tin

 

Jau Janq Enterprise Co. Ltd.

 

Taiwan

 

Tin

 

Taiwan high-tech Co., Ltd.

 

Taiwan

 

Tin

 

Colonial Metals

 

United States

 

Tin

 

Shapiro

 

United States

 

Tin

 

Spectro Alloys Corp

 

United States

 

Tungsten

 

ASSAB

 

China

 

Tungsten

 

Fujian Ganmin Rare Metal Co. Ltd. [Jiangxi Rare Earth & Rare Metals Tungsten Group Corp. (JXTC)]

 

China

 

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

Tungsten

 

JIANGSU HETIAN SCI-TECH MATERIAL CO.,LTD

 

China

 

Tungsten

 

Luoyang Mudu Tungsten & Molybdenum Technology Co. Ltd

 

China

 

Tungsten

 

Degutea

 

South Korea

 

 

Based on country of origin information provided by the CFSI for CFSP compliant processing facilities, countries of origin of the 3TG in our products may include:

 

Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Luxemburg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.