EX-1.01 2 a18-14474_1ex1d01.htm EX-1.01  

 

Exhibit 1.01

Conflict Minerals Report

 ABB Ltd

For the year ended December 31, 2017

 

 

This Conflict Minerals Report (CMR) of ABB Ltd for the calendar year 2017 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, tantalum, tungsten 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 the associated 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 the associated 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: Third Edition (2016) (the OECD Framework) and related supplements and its five-step framework.

 

 

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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).

 

 


 

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 2017 focused on refining our procedures to identify relevant suppliers while maintaining the company‑wide measures previously introduced. In addition, we started to enhance our information systems to automate the process to identify suppliers of 3TG to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the RCOI in future periods. Since commencing our due diligence efforts, we have taken the following five steps, consistent with the OECD Framework:

Step 1: Establish company management systems

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

 

Mission statement

·         We maintained a website dedicated to material compliance, including a statement on our position on conflict minerals. The  “ABB Policy on Conflict Minerals” with respect to the sourcing of 3TG is published online at new.abb.com/about/supplying/conflict-minerals-policy

·         We continued to promote 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.

 

Internal Management Systems and Teams

·         Within our global organization, numerous functions are involved in our conflict minerals activities including: supply chain management, legal, technology and finance, as well as extensive involvement from each of our operating divisions. 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 two members of our Group Executive Committee, including the head of one of our operating divisions and our General Counsel & Company Secretary.

·         We continued to provide our ABB-specific web-based training courses. These are 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.

 

Supplier Engagement

·         We continued to maintain and communicate our “Supplier Code of Conduct” which requires 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.

·         As part of our supplier onboarding and evaluation process, we invited all new suppliers 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 Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and the

 


 

Global eSustainability Initiative (GeSI). In addition, all new suppliers are required to make an initial conflict minerals self-assessment which indicates if the supplier has taken this training course or an equivalent training.

·         We continued to require suppliers to adhere to the “ABB General Terms and Conditions for Purchase of Goods” which requires 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 terms and conditions require our suppliers to:

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

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

        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

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

·         For suppliers who continued to provide us with inaccurate or incomplete responses we enhanced our supplier due diligence process by providing these suppliers with additional training in the form of webinars and other follow-up communications to assist in improving the response quality of such suppliers.

 

Company Level Grievance Mechanism

·         We maintained our company-wide integrity reporting channels, such as the ABB Business Ethics Hotline, which is 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 +41‑43‑317‑3367 or by using an internet-based interface at www.compliancestakeholder.com

 

Step 2: Identify and assess risks in the supply chain

To identify risks in the supply chain, we performed the following:

Identify suppliers

·         In 2017, we refined the efforts made in previous years to identify components within our products that are likely to contain 3TG, updating the list of components based on changes in 2017. We identified product components likely to contain 3TG using ABB experts, including product engineers, material experts and research and development personnel. These identified components were then categorized into different levels of risk, depending on the likelihood of 3TG content, the volume of transactions with the supplier and the total value of the components purchased. We then identified the relevant suppliers and then prioritized which suppliers survey, focusing on covering the highest-risk suppliers, in terms of 3TG content and amount of products purchased.

 

Survey identified suppliers

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

 

Assess supplier responses

·         We utilized a dedicated team, responsible for reviewing supplier surveys and assessing “red flags” (as described in the OECD Framework). We implemented a structured process to send and receive

 


supplier surveys, follow up on non-responses, summarize survey results, and to identify and respond to red flags. 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.

·         We 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. Based on the responses received from our suppliers, the lists of smelters/refiners 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. Where suppliers did not respond to the initial survey request, additional follow-up inquiries were made. We also followed up on incomplete or inconsistent supplier responses, requesting additional information or clarification. In many cases, the follow up was made by product buyers, who worked with suppliers to try to resolve insufficient responses. To assess the accuracy of each of the suppliers’ responses, we also compared the names of the reported smelters/refiners against a list received from the RMI 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. When evaluating ongoing supplier relationships, the conflict minerals compliance status of the supplier was considered when determining the continuation of use for a supplier and in certain cases, supplier relationships with non-cooperative suppliers were terminated.

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. The content of the dashboard was reviewed regularly by a central project team including a review of the progress on addressing the identified red flags. These results were also reported to the Steering Committee which evaluated the appropriateness of risk mitigation measures.

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 generally several steps removed from smelters/refiners within our supply chain. Therefore, we do not perform direct audits of those smelters/refiners. During 2017, we participated in a regional RMI smelter engagement team which researches and validates smelters and conducts coordinated outreach to known smelters to encourage them to participate in the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP). We believe that this involvement contributes to the overall goal of the RMI which is to improve regulatory compliance and support responsible sourcing from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. We also support the RBA and GeSI’s Responsible Minerals 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. The data on which we relied for certain

 


 

statements in this CMR was obtained through our membership in the RMI, 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 new.abb.com/investorrelations under “Quarterly results and annual reports”, “2017”, “SEC Filings”.

Section 3: Results of due diligence

In 2017, we received completed reporting templates from 89% of our surveyed suppliers (74% in 2016). We are in dialogue with the remaining suppliers who provided us with an incomplete or inconsistent response.

Our suppliers are generally several tiers removed from the origin of 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 2017, our supplier responses identified 302 smelters/refiners as being the source of 3TG in their products (396 in 2016). 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 RMI which allows us access to the names of the countries of origin for 3TG processed by certain smelters/refiners.

 

The following tables provide the number of smelters/refiners identified in our supply chain.

  

 

Identified Smelters/Refiners

 

 

 

RMAP Conformant Smelters/Refiners(1)

RMAP Participating Smelters/Refiners(2)

Other Smelters/Refiners(3)

Total identified

 

 

 

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

 

 

Gold

 93  

 101  

 15  

 12  

 67  

 27  

 175  

 140  

 

 

Tantalum

 43  

 41  

 -    

 -    

 4  

 -    

 47  

 41  

 

 

Tin

 67  

 70  

 8  

 2  

 49  

 5  

 124  

 77  

 

 

Tungsten

 40  

 41  

 2  

 2  

 8  

 1  

 50  

 44  

 

 

Total

 243  

 253  

 25  

 16  

 128  

 33  

 396  

 302  

 

 


 

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

 

 

 

RMAP Conformant Smelters/Refiners(1)

RMAP Participating Smelters/Refiners(2)

Other Smelters/Refiners(3)

Total identified

 

 

 

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

2016

2017

 

 

Gold

 -    

 8  

 -    

 -    

 -    

 2  

 -    

 10  

 

 

Tantalum

 18  

 2  

 -    

 -    

 -    

 -    

 18  

 2  

 

 

Tin

 2  

 2  

 -    

 -    

 -    

 -    

 2  

 2  

 

 

Tungsten

 4  

 1  

 -    

 -    

 -    

 -    

 4  

 1  

 

 

Total

 24  

 13  

 -    

 -    

 -    

 2  

 24  

 15  

 

 

(1)     Audited and have been found to be conformant with the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP conformant).

(2)     In the process of being audited (RMAP Active). This category also includes smelters and refiners who are in communication but have not commenced the validation audit.

(3)     Have not commenced the RMAP validation audit.

 

Through our continued interaction with the RMI, we benefited from their activities, including their efforts to validate smelters as ‘RMAP conformant’ in line with current global standards. In 2017, the percentage of the identified smelters/refiners which are designated as RMAP conformant increased to 84%, from 61% (CFSI compliant) in 2016, primarily due to several previously identified smelters/refiners being removed as being confirmed smelters/refiners. Most of the facilities removed from the smelter/refiner list were not assessed as CFSI compliant in 2016. In addition the rate of RMAP conformant smelters/refiners increased due to the completion of new audits for several facilities, primarily located in Asia.

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 2017, our conflict minerals program achieved the following improvements:

·         maintained and updated the list of specific components in our products which were likely to contain 3TG,

·         refined the scope of the supplier surveys to remove previously surveyed suppliers that ultimately were determined to not be supplying 3TG,

·         continued our participation in the RMI and participated directly in an audit of one high‑risk smelter,

·         improved the response rate and quality of information from our suppliers,

·         continued to promote the awareness inside the organization through training and communication,

·         provided engaged suppliers with our conflict minerals training, and

·         for smelters/refiners which have been identified as being a high-risk of non-conformant sourcing practices, we have implemented a due diligence process to follow up with our suppliers who are

 


using these smelters/refiners. The purpose is to promote an ethical supply chain and reduce the risk that ABB has 3TG in its products from smelters that are not RMAP conformant.

During 2018, we plan to take the following steps as part of our due diligence program:

·         maintain and update our listing of components which are likely to contain 3TG within each of our various product offerings for ongoing product development and other changes during 2018,

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

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

        providing additional conflict minerals training to suppliers who have been unable to provide sufficient response quality.

·         continue to support the initiatives of the RMI by providing a resource who will be involved in the RMI Smelter Engagement Team focusing on gold, seeking to bring legitimate non-certified gold smelters into the RMAP program and assess their compliance for certification as RMAP conformant 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,

·         for smelters/refiners which have been identified as being a high-risk of non-conformant sourcing practices, we plan to continue to enhance the due diligence process to follow up with our suppliers who are using these smelters/refiners. The purpose is to promote an ethical supply chain and reduce the risk that ABB has 3TG in its products which is not conflict-free, and

·         continue to track uncooperative suppliers and consider terminating our relationship with these suppliers.

 

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 RMI 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 generally do not have direct business relationships with any of the smelters/refiners listed below. In general, 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.

RMAP conformant smelters/refiners

 

Metal

Smelter Name

Country

Gold

Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)

Australia

Gold

Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH

Austria

Gold

Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

Belgium

Gold

AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao

Brazil

Gold

Umicore Brasil Ltda.

Brazil

Gold

Marsam Metals

Brazil

Gold

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

Canada

Gold

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

Canada

Gold

Royal Canadian Mint

Canada

Gold

Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA

Chile

Gold

Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.

China

Gold

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

China

Gold

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) 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

Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

SAAMP

France

Gold

Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.

Germany

Gold

Aurubis AG

Germany

Gold

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

Germany

Gold

DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH

Germany

Gold

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

Germany

Gold

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG

Germany

 


 

 

Metal

Smelter Name

Country

Gold

WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH

Germany

Gold

SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH

Germany

Gold

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

India

Gold

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

Indonesia

Gold

Chimet S.p.A.

Italy

Gold

Safimet S.p.A

Italy

Gold

Italpreziosi

Italy

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

Yamakin Co., Ltd.

Japan

Gold

Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

Japan

Gold

Kazzinc

Kazakhstan

Gold

Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.

Korea, Republic Of

Gold

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

Korea, Republic Of

Gold

SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.

Korea, Republic Of

Gold

HeeSung Metal Ltd.

Korea, Republic Of

Gold

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

Korea, Republic Of

Gold

Samduck Precious Metals

Korea, Republic Of

Gold

Torecom

Korea, Republic Of

Gold

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

Korea, Republic Of

Gold

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC

Kyrgyzstan

Gold

Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.

Mexico

Gold

Schone Edelmetaal B.V.

Netherlands

 

 


Metal

Smelter Name

Country

Gold

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

Philippines

Gold

OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery

Russian Federation

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

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

AU Traders and Refiners

South Africa

Gold

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

South Africa

Gold

SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.

Spain

Gold

Boliden AB

Sweden

Gold

Argor-Heraeus S.A.

Switzerland

Gold

Cendres + Metaux S.A.

Switzerland

Gold

Metalor Technologies S.A.

Switzerland

Gold

PAMP S.A.

Switzerland

Gold

PX Precinox S.A.

Switzerland

Gold

Valcambi S.A.

Switzerland

Gold

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

Taiwan

Gold

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

Taiwan

Gold

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

Thailand

Gold

Istanbul Gold Refinery

Turkey

Gold

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

Turkey

Gold

Al Etihad Gold LLC

United Arab Emirates

Gold

Emirates Gold DMCC

United Arab Emirates

Gold

Advanced Chemical Company

United States

Gold

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

United States

Gold

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

United States

Gold

Materion

United States

Gold

Metalor USA Refining Corporation

United States

Gold

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

United States

Gold

Geib Refining Corporation

United States

Gold

Republic Metals Corporation

United States

Gold

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

Uzbekistan

Tantalum

LSM Brasil S.A.

Brazil

Tantalum

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

Brazil

Tantalum

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

Brazil

Tantalum

Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd.

China

 

 


 

Metal

Smelter Name

Country

Tantalum

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.

China

Tantalum

Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.

China

Tantalum

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

China

Tantalum

Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.

China

Tantalum

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

China

Tantalum

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

China

Tantalum

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

China

Tantalum

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

China

Tantalum

RFH Tantalum Smeltery Co., Ltd./Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

China

Tantalum

Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.

China

Tantalum

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

China

Tantalum

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

China

Tantalum

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

China

Tantalum

XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

China

Tantalum

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

China

Tantalum

NPM Silmet AS

Estonia

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH

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

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

Japan

Tantalum

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

Japan

Tantalum

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.

Japan

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Ltd.

Japan

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

Japan

Tantalum

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

Kazakhstan

Tantalum

Power Resources Ltd.

Macedonia

Tantalum

KEMET Blue Metals

Mexico

Tantalum

Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO

Russian Federation

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.

Thailand

Tantalum

Exotech Inc.

United States

Tantalum

QuantumClean

United States

Tantalum

Telex Metals

United States

Tantalum

D Block Metals, LLC

United States

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Inc.

United States

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

United States

Tantalum

KEMET Blue Powder

United States

Tin

Metallo Belgium N.V.

Belgium

Tin

EM Vinto

Bolivia

 

 


 

Metal

Smelter Name

Country

Tin

Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.

Bolivia

Tin

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

Brazil

Tin

Soft Metais Ltda.

Brazil

Tin

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.

Brazil

Tin

Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

Brazil

Tin

Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.

Brazil

Tin

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

Brazil

Tin

Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.

China

Tin

Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

China

Tin

Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.

China

Tin

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

China

Tin

Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company

China

Tin

Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant

China

Tin

Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.

China

Tin

Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant

China

Tin

Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC

China

Tin

HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

China

Tin

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

China

Tin

Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.

China

Tin

Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.

China

Tin

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

China

Tin

Yunnan Tin Company Limited

China

Tin

CV Gita Pesona

Indonesia

Tin

PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera

Indonesia

Tin

PT Premium Tin Indonesia

Indonesia

Tin

CV United Smelting

Indonesia

Tin

PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera

Indonesia

Tin

PT Menara Cipta Mulia

Indonesia

Tin

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

Indonesia

Tin

PT Babel Inti Perkasa

Indonesia

Tin

PT Bangka Tin Industry

Indonesia

Tin

PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera

Indonesia

Tin

PT Bukit Timah

Indonesia

Tin

PT DS Jaya Abadi

Indonesia

Tin

PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri

Indonesia

Tin

PT Karimun Mining

Indonesia

Tin

PT Mitra Stania Prima

Indonesia

Tin

PT Panca Mega Persada

Indonesia

Tin

PT Prima Timah Utama

Indonesia

 

 


 

Metal

Smelter Name

Country

Tin

PT Refined Bangka Tin

Indonesia

Tin

PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa

Indonesia

Tin

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa

Indonesia

Tin

PT Sumber Jaya Indah

Indonesia

Tin

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur

Indonesia

Tin

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok

Indonesia

Tin

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

Indonesia

Tin

PT Tommy Utama

Indonesia

Tin

PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri

Indonesia

Tin

PT Sukses Inti Makmur

Indonesia

Tin

CV Venus Inti Perkasa

Indonesia

Tin

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

Indonesia

Tin

PT Bangka Prima Tin

Indonesia

Tin

PT Inti Stania Prima

Indonesia

Tin

CV Ayi Jaya

Indonesia

Tin

CV Dua Sekawan

Indonesia

Tin

CV Tiga Sekawan

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

Metallo Spain S.L.U.

Spain

Tin

Rui Da Hung

Taiwan

Tin

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

Thailand

Tin

Thaisarco

Thailand

Tin

Alpha

United States

Tin

Metallic Resources, Inc.

United States

Tungsten

Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG

Austria

Tungsten

ACL Metais Eireli

Brazil

Tungsten

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

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

China

Tungsten

South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City

China

 

 


 

Metal

Smelter Name

Country

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

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

China

Tungsten

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

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

China

Tungsten

Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji

China

Tungsten

H.C. Starck Tungsten 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

Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.

Korea, Republic Of

Tungsten

Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.

Philippines

Tungsten

Moliren Ltd.

Russian Federation

Tungsten

Unecha Refractory metals plant

Russian Federation

Tungsten

Hydrometallurg, JSC

Russian Federation

Tungsten

Kennametal Huntsville

United States

Tungsten

Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

United States

Tungsten

Kennametal Fallon

United States

Tungsten

Niagara Refining LLC

United States

Tungsten

Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Vietnam

Tungsten

Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

Vietnam

Tungsten

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

Vietnam

Tungsten

Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC

Vietnam

 

 


 

Annex I – Lists of smelters/refiners

RMAP participating smelters/refiners

 

Metal

Smelter Name

Country

Gold

L'Orfebre S.A.

Andorra

Gold

Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.

China

Gold

SAFINA A.S.

Czech Republic

Gold

Bangalore Refinery

India

Gold

Chugai Mining

Japan

Gold

TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn

Kazakhstan

Gold

Kazakhmys Smelting LLC

Kazakhstan

Gold

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

Malaysia

Gold

Remondis Argentia B.V.

Netherlands

Gold

KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna

Poland

Gold

DS PRETECH Co., Ltd.

South Korea

Gold

NH Recytech Company

South Korea

Tin

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

China

Tin

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

Malaysia

Tungsten

Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

China

Tungsten

Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

China

 

 

 

 


 

Annex I – Lists of smelters/refiners

Other smelters/refiners

 

Metal

Smelter Name

Country

Gold

Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited

China

Gold

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM

China

Gold

Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

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

China

Gold

Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.

China

Gold

Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH

Germany

Gold

Sai Refinery

India

Gold

Gujarat Gold Centre

India

Gold

State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology

Lithuania

Gold

Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO

Russian Federation

Gold

L'azurde Company For Jewelry

Saudi Arabia

Gold

Sudan Gold Refinery

Sudan

Gold

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

Turkey

Gold

African Gold Refinery

Uganda

Gold

Kaloti Precious Metals

United Arab Emirates

Gold

Pease & Curren

United States

Gold

Sabin Metal Corp.

United States

Gold

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

Uzbekistan

Gold

Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.

Zimbabwe

Tin

Super Ligas

Brazil

Tin

Estanho de Rondonia S.A.

Brazil

Tin

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company

Vietnam

Tin

Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

Vietnam

Tin

Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

Vietnam

Tungsten

Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.

China




 


 

Based on country of origin information provided by the RMI for RMAP conformant processing facilities, countries of origin of the 3TG in our products may include:

 

Argentina

Laos

Australia

Madagascar

Austria

Malaysia

Benin

Mali

Bolivia

Mexico

Brazil

Mongolia

Burkina Faso

Mozambique

Burundi

Myanmar

Cambodia

Namibia

Canada

Nicaragua

Chile

Nigeria

China

Panama

Colombia

Peru

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Portugal

Ecuador

Russian Federation

Eritrea

Rwanda

Ethiopia

Senegal

France

Sierra Leone

Germany

South Africa

Ghana

Spain

Guatemala

Thailand

Guinea

Togo

Guyana

Uganda

Honduras

United Kingdom

India

United States

Indonesia

Uzbekistan

Japan

Viet Nam

Kazakhstan

Zimbabwe