EX-1.01 2 col_conflictmineralsexhibi.htm CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 COL_Conflict Minerals Exhibit 5.31.2015



Exhibit 1.01
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Conflict Minerals Report
For The Year Ended December 31, 2014

1.    Overview

This report (the "Report"), for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014, has been prepared by Rockwell Collins (herein after referred to as "Rockwell Collins," the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") pursuant to Rule 13p-1 (the Rule) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Rule was adopted by the 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 (Dodd-Frank Act). The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products may potentially contain conflict minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products that are sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the surrounding countries, (hereinafter referred to as the "Covered Countries"). Conflict Minerals are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3TG).

In accordance with the Rule, the information in this Report includes the activities of all majority-owned subsidiaries and entities that are required to be consolidated under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Per the Rule, acquisitions are required to be included in the Company’s first filing that occurs no more than eight months after the acquisition date. Furthermore, any businesses that were divested during the reporting period were included in our procedures through the transaction disposition date.

1.1    Our Products

Rockwell Collins is a leader in the design, production and support of communication and aviation electronics for commercial and military customers worldwide. The integrated system solutions and products we provide to our served markets are oriented around a set of core competencies: communications, navigation, automated flight control, displays/surveillance, simulation and training, integrated electronics and information management systems. For further information on our Company or products, please visit www.rockwellcollins.com.

1.2    The Company’s Conflict Minerals Policy

The Company is committed to ensuring that we uphold fundamental human rights and believe that all human beings around the world should be treated with dignity, fairness and respect. It is our Company's intention to obtain products and services only from suppliers who demonstrate a serious commitment to the health and safety of their workers, and operate in compliance with human rights laws. For additional information about our commitment to responsible sourcing and other human rights, see our Standards of Business Conduct (SBC) at https://www.rockwellcollins.com/Our_Company/Ethics/Our_Standards.aspx.

Our Conflict Minerals Position Statement is publicly available on our website at http://www.rockwellcollins.com/Our_Company/Corporate_Responsibility/Material_Declarations.aspx.

1.3    Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI)

Our supply chain is complex and there are multiple tiers between the Company and the mine. Rockwell Collins is considered a downstream supplier or a “component product manufacturer” and does not procure metals directly from the mines or smelters. Thus, the Company relied on our direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of the conflict minerals contained in components and materials supplied to us, including sources of 3TG within their products. For the current reporting period, the Company surveyed direct suppliers who comprised the majority of our component spend during calendar 2014.





2.     Design of Company’s Due Diligence Framework

The due diligence measures captured in the Company’s Conflict Minerals Procedure, have been designed in conformance with the internationally recognized framework: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the publication OECD (2013) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing and the related Supplements for 3TG that can be found at http://www.oecd.org/investment/mne/mining.htm. The five steps from the OECD Due Diligence Guidance document are listed below:

Step 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems
Step 2: Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain
Step 3: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks
Step 4: Carry Out Independent Third-Party Audit of Smelter/Refiner’s Due Diligence Practices
Step 5: Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence

2.1     Step 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems

Rockwell has established a management system to determine the source and chain of custody of 3TG in our supply chain. Additionally our company has an established Conflict Minerals Team, which oversees the due diligence process and includes representatives from Finance, Legal, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain. We have also set expectations and procedures around our sourcing of 3TG as described below.

Conflict Minerals Procedure
We have developed an internal Conflict Mineral Procedure that defines the process requirements to comply with the Rule.

Supplier Engagement
Throughout the last calendar year, we have taken measures to communicate the requirements of the rule and our expectations for compliance with our supply base. In addition, we maintain an electronic portal which suppliers can use to access resources related to 3TG, including FAQs from the Aerospace Industries Association’s (AIA) Conflict Minerals Working Group (CMWG) and the SEC.

Grievance Mechanism
Rockwell Collins has an established Ombsudsman hotline, as part of our Standards of Business Conduct Policy, which may be used by employees or outside parties to report violations of our policies and procedures.
 
2.2     Step 2: Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain

Because of our size, the complexity of our products, and the depth, breadth, and constant evolution of our supply chain, it is difficult to identify actors upstream from our direct suppliers. We rely on these suppliers, whose components contain 3TG, to provide us with information about the source of conflict minerals contained in the supplied components. Our direct suppliers are similarly reliant upon information provided by their suppliers. Many of the purchase contracts with our suppliers are multi-year contracts and therefore we may have difficulty in imposing new contract terms and flow-down requirements. As we enter into new contracts, or renew our existing contracts, we are adding a clause to require suppliers to provide information about their source of 3TG and smelters. In the meantime, as described below, we are working with selected suppliers to ensure they provide the 3TG sourcing information.

We requested that all identified suppliers provide information to us regarding 3TG and smelters using the template developed by Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) known as the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the Template). The Template was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters and refiners that provide material to a manufacturer’s supply chain. It includes questions regarding a direct supplier’s conflict free policy, its due diligence process and information about its supply chain such as the names and locations of smelters and refiners as well as the origin of 3TG used by those facilities. We have determined that requesting our identified suppliers to complete the Template represents our reasonable best efforts to determine the mines or locations of origin of 3TG in our supply chain. We have reached this conclusion in part as a result of our participation in the CFSI.






2.3     Step 3: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks

Although we do not have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners, we do participate in industry-wide 3TG initiatives within the Aerospace & Defense and Electronics sectors. The purpose of our participation within these industry groups is to enable us to obtain information from upstream entities within the supply chain as well as develop a standardized procedure for identifying socially responsible smelters and refiners. The following is a list of the specific industry initiatives in which we participate:

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Conflict Minerals Working Group
CFSI (Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative) which includes the CFSP (Conflict Free Smelter Program)
IPC Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Committee
IPC Conflict Minerals Data Exchange Task Group

As part of our normal operating procedures, should we learn of smelters in our supply chain who are sourcing from the Covered Countries, and are not on the CFSP lists or active in the CFSP, we engage the direct supplier and perform further due diligence.

2.4     Step 4: Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit of Smelter/Refiner’s Due Diligence Practices

We do not have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters or refiners and therefore do not perform direct audits of these entities. However, we do support audits conducted by third parties through our participation in a number of industry-wide initiatives as described in Section 2.3 above.

2.5     Step 5: Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence

This Conflict Minerals Report constitutes our annual report on our 3TG due diligence which is filed with the SEC and is available on our Company website http://www.rockwellcollins.com under the SEC filings link on our Investor Relations page.

3.     Due Diligence Performed

This section addresses the actions that the Company took to exercise due diligence on source and chain of custody of 3TG within the supply chain.

3.1    Survey Responses

At the conclusion of the supplier survey effort, the Company reviewed the supplier survey responses against criteria developed to determine which suppliers required further engagement. These criteria included incomplete responses as well as inconsistencies within the data reported in the Template. From this analysis, the Company identified four categories that required additional follow-up:

Suppliers That Reported They Source 3TG From The Covered Countries
Suppliers That Reported Their Products Did Not Contain Any 3TG
Suppliers That Either Provided Incomplete Responses Or Did Not Respond At All
Suppliers That Did Not Capture / Document Any Smelter Information

3.1.1    Suppliers That Reported They Source 3TG From The Covered Countries

Through the analysis of survey responses, we identified suppliers that reported they have sourced 3TG from the Covered Countries. Upon further investigation, through phone and email contact with the suppliers, we understood that the components supplied to us may contain 3TG from conflict free smelters. Rockwell Collins performed due diligence and determined that those suppliers fell into one of the following categories: i) supplier used a CFSI compliant smelter or ii) chain of custody could not be performed due to insufficient information regarding the supply chain of the products provided by the supplier.

3.1.2    Suppliers That Reported Their Products Did Not Contain Any 3TG

Through the analysis of survey responses, we identified suppliers that responded stating their products did not contain any 3TG substances, but that Rockwell Collins had reason to believe such responses may be inconsistent with our knowledge of their products. We followed up with these suppliers, providing information and education on where the 3TG could be located in their products, such as metal alloying elements, plating / surface finishes, contained within the solder, and also within electrical components themselves.






3.1.3    Suppliers Providing Either Incomplete Or No Responses

Through the analysis of survey responses, we identified suppliers that either provided an incomplete response to our survey request or they did not respond at all. In addition to the communications that were sent to suppliers during the request of information from our supply base, these suppliers received an additional communication to educate and increase the knowledge of the suppliers regarding the Rule.

3.1.4    Suppliers That Did Not Capture / Document Any Smelter Information

Through the analysis of survey responses, we identified suppliers that either: i) did not provide smelter information; or ii) did not request smelter information from upstream suppliers. We followed up with these suppliers, providing information and education on the importance of requesting smelter information reminding them that smelters are in the best position to ensure the supplier of minerals via conflict free locations. We encouraged suppliers to begin tracking information on smelters so that the collective supply chain can have comprehensive viable information relating to the chain of custody on Conflict Minerals.

4.0    Efforts To Determine Mine or Location of Origin

As stated in the Rule, which describes the content of the Conflict Minerals Report, “it is very difficult, if not impossible, to trace Conflict Minerals to their mine or other location of origin” after the smelting (tin, tantalum, tungsten) or refining (gold) processes. The smelters and refiners are consolidating points for raw ore and are in the best position in the total supply chain to know the origin of the ores. As the Company does not purchase raw ore or unrefined 3TG, our focus was to gain smelter information from industry initiatives and our supply base.

To gain insight into the country of origin, chain of custody and conflict status of our 3TGs, we relied primarily on the findings of the CFSP. Established by members of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (“EICC”) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (“GeSI”), CFSP is a voluntary program in which an independent third party evaluates smelters’ and refiners’ procurement and inventory practices and determines, as of the date of evaluation, whether the smelter or refiner has demonstrated that all the materials it processed originated from conflict free sources.
 
Even after CFSP validation, it was difficult for the Company to identify valid smelters and refiners directly used in our supply chain as a majority of the information that was provided from our supply chain was at a company level rather than at a product level, which is required by the Rule. Listed below are the smelters and refiners we believe to be potentially in our supply chain for 2014. The presence of a smelter or refiner on the list does not indicate that Rockwell Collins products necessarily contained 3TGs processed by that smelter or refiner. As our engagement with the supply chain evolves, our list of smelters may change to reflect improvements in the quality of information provided to us. The location information and compliance status is as reported by the CFSP as of May 18, 2015. 

Metal
 
Smelter Reference List
 
Smelter Country
 
CFSP Compliance Status
Gold
 
Aida Chemical Industries Co. Ltd.
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.
 
GERMANY
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)
 
UZBEKISTAN
 
Unknown
Gold
 
AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Minerção
 
BRAZIL
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Argor-Heraeus SA
 
SWITZERLAND
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Asahi Pretec Corporation
 
JAPAN
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Asaka Riken Co Ltd
 
JAPAN
 
In-Process
Gold
 
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
 
TURKEY
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Aurubis AG
 
GERMANY
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
 
PHILIPPINES
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Boliden AB
 
SWEDEN
 
Unknown
Gold
 
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
 
GERMANY
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Caridad
 
MEXICO
 
Unknown
Gold
 
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
 
CANADA
 
Compliant





Metal
 
Smelter Reference List
 
Smelter Country
 
CFSP Compliance Status
Gold
 
Cendres + Métaux SA
 
SWITZERLAND
 
In-Process
Gold
 
Chimet S.p.A.
 
ITALY
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Chugai Mining
 
JAPAN
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Colt Refining
 
UNITED STATES
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Daejin Indus Co. Ltd
 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Do Sung Corporation
 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Doduco
 
GERMANY
 
In-Process
Gold
 
Dowa
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
FSE Novosibirsk Refinery
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
 
GERMANY
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong
 
HONG KONG
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
 
GERMANY
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Group Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Hwasung CJ Co. Ltd
 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Istanbul Gold Refinery
 
TURKEY
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Japan Mint
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Johnson Matthey Inc
 
UNITED STATES
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Johnson Matthey Ltd
 
CANADA
 
Compliant
Gold
 
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Compliant
Gold
 
JSC Uralelectromed
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Compliant
Gold
 
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Kazzinc Ltd
 
KAZAKHSTAN
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
 
UNITED STATES
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Korea Metal Co. Ltd
 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
 
KYRGYZSTAN
 
Unknown
Gold
 
L' azurde Company For Jewelry
 
SAUDI ARABIA
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co. Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Metal Smelt Co Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Materion
 
UNITED STATES
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd
 
HONG KONG
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
 
SINGAPORE
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Metalor Technologies SA
 
SWITZERLAND
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
 
UNITED STATES
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Met-Mex Peñoles, S.A.
 
MEXICO
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant





Metal
 
Smelter Reference List
 
Smelter Country
 
CFSP Compliance Status
Gold
 
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
 
JAPAN
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.ª.
 
TURKEY
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
 
UZBEKISTAN
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Nihon Material Co. LTD
 
JAPAN
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Ohio Precious Metals, LLC
 
UNITED STATES
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastvetmet)
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Compliant
Gold
 
OJSC Kolyma Refinery
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Unknown
Gold
 
PAMP SA
 
SWITZERLAND
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Unknown
Gold
 
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
PX Précinox SA
 
SWITZERLAND
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd
 
SOUTH AFRICA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Royal Canadian Mint
 
CANADA
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Sabin Metal Corp.
 
UNITED STATES
 
Unknown
Gold
 
SAMWON METALS Corp.
 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Schone Edelmetaal
 
NETHERLANDS
 
Compliant
Gold
 
SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA
 
SPAIN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co. Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Gold
 
So Accurate Group, Inc.
 
UNITED STATES
 
Unknown
Gold
 
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
In-Process
Gold
 
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
 
TAIWAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
The Great Wall Gold and Silver Refinery of China
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Tongling nonferrous Metals Group Co.,Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Torecom
 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
In-Process
Gold
 
Umicore Brasil Ltda
 
BRAZIL
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
 
THAILAND
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
 
BELGIUM
 
Unknown
Gold
 
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
 
UNITED STATES
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Valcambi SA
 
SWITZERLAND
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint
 
AUSTRALIA
 
Compliant
Gold
 
YAMAMOTO PRECIOUS METAL CO., LTD.
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Yokohama Metal Co Ltd
 
JAPAN
 
In-Process
Gold
 
Yunnan Copper Industry Co Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Gold
 
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Tantalum
 
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Duoluoshan
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Exotech Inc.
 
UNITED STATES
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant





Metal
 
Smelter Reference List
 
Smelter Country
 
CFSP Compliance Status
Tantalum
 
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Hi-Temp
 
UNITED STATES
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
LSM Brasil S.A.
 
BRAZIL
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Metallurgical Products India (Pvt.) Ltd.
 
INDIA
 
Re-Audit
Tantalum
 
Mineração Taboca S.A.
 
BRAZIL
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Mitsui Mining & Smelting
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Molycorp Silmet A.S.
 
ESTONIA
 
Re-Audit
Tantalum
 
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
QuantumClean
 
UNITED STATES
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Shanghai Jiangxi Metals Co. Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Tantalum
 
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Taki Chemicals
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Telex
 
UNITED STATES
 
Re-Audit
Tantalum
 
Ulba
 
KAZAKHSTAN
 
Re-Audit
Tantalum
 
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Tantalum
 
Zhuzhou Cement Carbide
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Alpha
 
UNITED STATES
 
Compliant
Tin
 
China Rare Metal Materials Company
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
In-Process
Tin
 
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co. Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
Cooper Santa
 
BRAZIL
 
Compliant
Tin
 
CV Gita Pesona
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
CV JusTindo
 
INDONESIA
 
In-Process
Tin
 
CV Makmur Jaya
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
CV Nurjanah
 
INDONESIA
 
In-Process
Tin
 
CV Serumpun Sebalai
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
CV United Smelting
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Dowa
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Tin
 
EM Vinto
 
BOLIVIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Estanho de Rondônia S.A.
 
BRAZIL
 
Unknown
Tin
 
Fenix Metals
 
POLAND
 
In-Process
Tin
 
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co. Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Gejiu Zi-Li
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co. Ltd
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
Jiangxi Nanshan
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
Linwu Xianggui Smelter Co
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas LTDA
 
BRAZIL
 
Re-Audit
Tin
 
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
 
MALAYSIA
 
Re-Audit
Tin
 
Melt Metais e Ligas S/A
 
BRAZIL
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Metallo Chimique
 
BELGIUM
 
Unknown
Tin
 
Mineração Taboca S.A.
 
BRAZIL
 
Compliant





Metal
 
Smelter Reference List
 
Smelter Country
 
CFSP Compliance Status
Tin
 
Minsur
 
PERU
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
 
JAPAN
 
Re-Audit
Tin
 
Novosibirsk Integrated Tin Works
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Unknown
Tin
 
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
 
THAILAND
 
In-Process
Tin
 
OMSA
 
BOLIVIA
 
Re-Audit
Tin
 
PT Alam Lestari Kencana
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
PT Bangka Kudai Tin
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
PT Bangka Putra Karya
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
PT Bangka Tin Industry
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari
 
INDONESIA
 
In-Process
Tin
 
PT Bukit Timah
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT DS Jaya Abadi
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Fang Di MulTindo
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
PT HP Metals Indonesia
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
PT Karimun Mining
 
INDONESIA
 
In-Process
Tin
 
PT Koba Tin
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
PT Mitra Stania Prima
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Panca Mega Persada
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
PT Prima Timah Utama
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT REFINED BANGKA TIN
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Seirama Tin investment
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Sumber Jaya Indah
 
INDONESIA
 
In-Process
Tin
 
PT Tambang Timah
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Timah (Persero), Tbk
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
 
INDONESIA
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Tommy Utama
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
PT Yinchendo Mining Industry
 
INDONESIA
 
Unknown
Tin
 
Thaisarco
 
THAILAND
 
Compliant
Tin
 
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.
 
BRAZIL
 
Re-Audit
Tin
 
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co.,Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
In-Process
Tin
 
Yunnan Tin Company, Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Re-Audit
Tungsten
 
A.L.M.T. Corp.
 
JAPAN
 
In-Process
Tungsten
 
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
In-Process
Tungsten
 
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
In-Process
Tungsten
 
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Re-Audit
Tungsten
 
Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
In-Process





Metal
 
Smelter Reference List
 
Smelter Country
 
CFSP Compliance Status
Tungsten
 
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
 
UNITED STATES
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
In-Process
Tungsten
 
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Group Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
In-Process
Tungsten
 
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
 
JAPAN
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Tungsten
 
Jiangxi Richsea New Materials Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Unknown
Tungsten
 
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
In-Process
Tungsten
 
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
In-Process
Tungsten
 
Kennametal Fallon
 
UNITED STATES
 
In-Process
Tungsten
 
Kennametal Huntsville
 
UNITED STATES
 
In-Process
Tungsten
 
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
VIET NAM
 
In-Process
Tungsten
 
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd
 
VIET NAM
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG
 
AUSTRIA
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Wolfram Company CJSC
 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Unknown
Tungsten
 
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Re-Audit
Tungsten
 
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
CHINA
 
In-Process

5.0    Continuous Improvement

We plan to refine our process for future reporting periods by addressing, implementing and continuously improving the following:
    
Supplier knowledge of the requirements and importance of the Rule in order to increase the supplier response rate and improve the content of the responses
Conflict Minerals flow-down clause in new or renewed supplier contracts
Our involvement within industry partnerships as well as our supply base to request they flow-down the reporting requirements and encourage participation in obtaining a conflict free designation from an industry program such as the CFSI

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

This contains statements that are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the Company's reliance on our supply base to provide information on products sold to the Company that include tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold as well as the country of origin; the Company's ability to amend supplier contracts; the Company's suppliers not properly flowing down requirements of the Rule to their supply base; the Company's ability to execute activities that will enhance our due diligence measures, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed herein. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof.

Date of Report: June 1, 2015