EX-1.01 2 d406523dex101.htm EX-1.01 EX-1.01

Exhibit 1.01

Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Conflict Minerals Report

For the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2016

I. Introduction

This report for the year ended December 31, 2016 has been prepared pursuant to Rule 13p-1 and the Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD (“Form SD”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (collectively, the “Rule”). The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “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 “Dodd-Frank Act”). The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. Conflict minerals are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (“3TG”).

If a registrant determines that conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured or contracted by the registrant to be manufactured, the registrant must submit a Form SD which describes the reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) that it undertook to determine whether such necessary conflict minerals originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “DRC”) or an adjoining country (collectively, the “Covered Countries”).

If, on the basis of its RCOI, a registrant knows or has reason to believe that any of the necessary conflict minerals in its supply chain may have originated in any of the Covered Countries, or if it is unable to determine the country of origin of those conflict minerals, the issuer must exercise due diligence on the conflict minerals’ source and chain of custody and submit a Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC that includes a description of those due diligence measures.

This report has been prepared by Super Micro Computer, Inc. (herein referred to as “Super Micro” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). The information contained in this report includes the activities of all of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries and variable interest entities that are required to be consolidated.

II. Company Overview

We are a global leader in high-performance, high-efficiency server technology and innovation. We develop and provide end-to-end green computing solutions to the cloud computing, data center, enterprise IT, big data, HPC and embedded markets. Our solutions range from complete server, storage, blade and workstations to full racks, networking devices, server management software and technology support and services.

We conduct our operations principally from our headquarters in California and facilities of our subsidiaries in Taiwan, the Netherlands, China and Japan. We sell our server systems and subsystems and accessories through our direct sales force as well as through distributors and Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”).

III. Supply Chain Overview

Our supply chain operations for our server products include sourcing, order management, manufacturing, delivery, and return. We procure server components from the following four major types of suppliers:

 

    Manufacturers or direct suppliers;

 

    Contract manufacturers producing items to match specifications and standards set by us;

 

    Distributors or resellers of manufactured components for other manufacturers; and

 

    Customers providing us certain parts and materials to be used to fulfill their orders.

 

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Logistics and service providers were excluded from the reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) and due diligence measures discussed below because we have concluded that they do not provide us with any products within the scope of the Rule.

As explained further below, we rely upon our suppliers to provide information on the origin, source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals contained in product components and materials. We commenced conflict minerals due diligence in 2013.

Based on representations from these suppliers, we have determined that they obtain conflict minerals used in our products from the following types of processing facilities:

 

    Tin, Tungsten, Tantalum — From smelters which procure the relevant ore and then pass it through smelting, as applicable.

 

    Gold — From smelters/ refiners which either obtain gold from the mines or through recycling.

II. Conflict Minerals Policy

We are committed to complying with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act and achieving the goal of confirming that the materials used in our products are procured from conflict-free sources. We have considered the Rule’s requirements and related guidance from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (the “OECD”), and we expect our suppliers to comply with the Code of Conduct of the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (the “EICC”) and conduct their business in accordance with our supply chain responsibility expectations, as documented in our Conflict Mineral Policy (the “CM Policy”) at http://www.supermicro.com/about/policies/Supermicro_Conflict_Minerals_Statement.pdf.

In support of this policy, we expect to:

 

    Exercise due diligence with suppliers of products containing or suspected to contain conflict minerals consistent with the OECD’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, 3rd Edition and the related supplements on gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten, (the “OECD Guidance”) as tailored to include steps appropriate for downstream companies and encourage our suppliers to do likewise with their suppliers;

 

    Provide, and expect our suppliers to cooperate in providing, due diligence information to confirm that the tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold in our supply chain are procured from conflict free sources;

 

    Collaborate with our suppliers and others on industry-wide solutions through our membership in the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (“CFSI”) and participation in industry-wide conflict minerals forums to encourage the manufacture of products that are DRC conflict free; and

 

    Require our suppliers to subscribe to and follow the EICC Code of Conduct.

III. Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

Our supply chain due diligence “scope of work” included our existing component suppliers that provide products and components that contain one or more 3TG minerals (collectively referred to as “In Scope Suppliers”). To help establish our supply chain sourcing programs, we have adopted the CFSI’s Conflict Mineral Reporting Template (“CMRT”) and launched a Reasonable Country of Origin (RCOI) survey using the CMRT for In Scope Suppliers, which suppliers represent 100% of our total 2016 product-related sourcing expenditures. We reviewed our In Scope Suppliers and categorized them into three tiers based on procurement value. We identified our top 20 suppliers by procurement value as the first tier, followed by the next top 53 suppliers as the second tier and the remaining 219 suppliers as the third tier. The suppliers in the first and second tiers accounted 98% of our total 2016 product-related sourcing expenditures. The purpose for this classification was to facilitate a focused follow-up process with our suppliers in securing responses to the CMRT on a timely basis through appropriate allocation of resources. The percentage of CMRT received from our In Scope Suppliers during 2016 has increased to 78% in 2016 compared to 76% in 2015. The data on which we relied to determine the country of origin of the minerals was obtained through our membership in the CFSI.

 

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After conducting our RCOI, we were unable to determine the country of origin for all of the conflict minerals contained in our products that are not from recycled or scrap sources. Given this result, we determined that the Rule requires us to exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals contained in our products, using a framework that conforms to a nationally or internationally recognized due diligence framework.

IV. Due Diligence

 

  a. Due Diligence Framework

We have exercised due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the necessary conflict minerals used in our products to identify minerals originating from the Covered Countries that are not from scrap or recycled sources. The due diligence processes and efforts have been developed based on the five-step framework proposed by the OECD Guidance and the related supplements for gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten.

Our conflict minerals due diligence process includes:

 

    Establishment of strong company management systems;

 

    Identify and assess risks in the supply chain;

 

    Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks;

 

    Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner’s due diligence practices; and

 

    Report annually on supply chain due diligence.

 

  b. Inherent Limitations on Due Diligence Measures

As a downstream purchaser of conflict minerals, we do not have direct relationship with smelters or refiners that produce the conflict minerals within our supply chain. Accordingly, our due diligence measures can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary conflict minerals. Our due diligence processes are based on the necessity of seeking data from our direct suppliers and those suppliers seeking similar information within their supply chains to identify the original sources of the necessary conflict minerals. We also rely, to a large extent, on information collected and provided by independent third party audit programs. Such sources of information, as well as our smelters, may yield inaccurate or incomplete information.

 

  c. Brief Description of Due Diligence Measures Taken

 

  (i) Establishment of Strong Company Management Systems:

We have established a management system for complying with applicable conflict minerals reporting and disclosure rules. Our management system includes the development of a Conflict Minerals Oversight Committee led by our Senior VP of Operations, Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer and VP of Legal and Administration, and a team of subject matter experts from relevant functions such as purchasing, quality compliance, finance, and legal. The team of subject matter experts is responsible for implementing our conflict mineral compliance policy and strategy. The Oversight Committee is briefed periodically about the results of our due diligence efforts and reports periodically to the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

We maintained our CM Policy that states our position on the use of conflict minerals. Our CM Policy has been communicated to all existing suppliers and was provided to new suppliers as part of our supplier “onboarding” process. We have provided training to our conflict mineral related team members. Additionally, our policy is prominently posted on our public facing website.

 

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  (ii) Identification and Assessment of Risks in the Supply Chain:

We have made reasonable efforts to identify all In Scope Suppliers that supply products that may potentially contain conflict minerals by conducting a supply chain survey using the CFSI CMRT; requesting our In Scope Suppliers to identify smelters and refiners and countries of origin of the conflict minerals in products they supply to us; following up with In Scope Suppliers that do not respond to the CMRT by requesting their responses; comparing smelters and refiners identified by our supply chain survey against the list of facilities that have received a “conflict-free” designation from the CFS Program, which designations provide country of origin; and maintaining documentation of reasonable efforts we have made to identify and assess supply chain risks. We have also reviewed the responses to identify potential red flags for further follow-up.

 

  (iii) Strategic Response to Identified Risks:

We have implemented a risk mitigation response to monitor and track suppliers, smelters and refiners identified as not meeting the requirements set forth in our Conflict Minerals Policy or contractual requirements to determine their progress in meeting those requirements. We will continuously make reasonable efforts to encourage suppliers who are sourcing from non-conflict-free smelters to move towards the use of conflict- free smelters. If a supplier fails to remedy the risks identified by our compliance risk assessment, we will escalate the matter to the Conflict Minerals Oversight Committee to determine whether to approve or reject the supplier based on the following factors: a cost and benefit analysis; evaluation of potential risk factors; any existing competitive bids; and whether the supplier is a single source supplier to the Company. If the Oversight Committee decides to continue a business relationship with a non-compliant supplier due to inherent limitations of our supply chain, we will use reasonable efforts to follow up with the supplier for its correction plan, and encourage the supplier to work with smelters that are certified through CFSI’s CFS program. We also provide periodic compliance updates or reports to our Conflict Minerals Oversight Committee summarizing our risk mitigation efforts. Additionally, we have made updates to our policy to minimize the potential of onboarding any new suppliers who are not CFSI compliant, and thus not in alignment with our objective of sourcing from conflict free suppliers.

 

  (iv) Independent 3rd Party Audit of Smelter/Refiner’s Due Diligence Practices:

We do not have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners, nor do we perform direct audits of these entities that provide our supply chain the 3TG. However, we do rely upon industry efforts, including CFSI, to influence smelters and refiners to voluntarily undergo the audit and certification process under CFSI’s Conflict Free Smelter (“CFS”) program. Pursuant to the Rule, this report is not subject to an independent private sector audit. Additionally, we engaged a 3rd party consultant with expertise in conflict minerals compliance to conduct an analysis of our CM program and activities. The consultant performed a gap analysis to identify areas for potential improvement in our program. We have updated our CM compliance plan (CM Work Plan) based on the results of this analysis.

 

V. Efforts to Determine the Mine or Location of Origin of the Conflict Minerals in Our Products and Facilities Used to Process the Conflict Minerals

The results of our RCOI and due diligence on the source and chain of custody of our necessary conflict minerals are the product of our iterative and escalating data collection and dialogue process with our In Scope Suppliers. This process is designed to obtain information regarding the smelters and refineries from which suppliers source such 3TG minerals and to confirm the status of such smelters or refineries as verified by the CFSI as a method of assessing the mine and location of origin of such conflict minerals.

Based on the responses that we received from our suppliers, we identified 303 smelters and refineries as potential sources of 3TG minerals that were reported to be in our supply chain, of which 243 have been verified by the CFSI to be conflict free and 15 are in the process of being verified. Table 1 below presents, by mineral, the total number of smelters and refineries identified and the percentage verified to be conflict free or in the CFSI Verification Process. See Appendix I for a list of smelters and refiners by name verified as conflict-free.

 

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Table 1 — Smelters and Refiners Verified as Conflict-Free or in the CFSI Verification Process by Mineral.

 

     Total Smelters and
Refiners by Mineral
     Number
Verified or In
Process
     Percentage Verified
or In Process
 

Gold

     133        100        75

Tantalum

     44        44        100

Tin

     82        73        89

Tungsten

     44        41        93

As to the remainder of the smelters and refineries that are not verified by the CFSI, we were unable to determine the mines of origin or the minerals sourced from such smelters and refineries.

 

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VI. Due Diligence Process Improvement Efforts

Due to the level of complexity of our products and the respective supply chains and our position in these supply chains as a downstream company, it will take additional time and resources for a number of our suppliers to verify the source mines and country of origin of all of the minerals used by their smelters and refiners. We intend to take the following steps to continue to improve our due diligence measures and to further mitigate the risk that trade in the conflict minerals contained in our products could benefit armed groups in Covered Countries:

 

    Continuing to focus our efforts on collaborating with industry peers through our membership in the CFSI to improve the systems of transparency and control in our supply chain, including through our use of the latest revision of the CMRT in connection with our RCOI of our supply chain.

 

    Continuing to partner with our In-Scope Suppliers and others on industry-wide solutions through our membership in CFSI in an effort to collaboratively increase the number of verified smelters.

 

    Enhancing our engagement with our relevant first-tier suppliers in order to further build their knowledge and capacity so they are able to provide more complete and accurate information on the source and chain of custody of conflict minerals in our supply chain. Selected suppliers who have demonstrated insufficient knowledge and sophistication related to CM compliance will be provided with CM training.

 

    Encouraging our supply chain to source conflict minerals from certified Conflict Free Smelters and participate in third-party audits that use the CFSI Conflict-Free Smelter Program assessment protocols. Updates to the terms and conditions of our vendor/supplier documents and our supply chain policy will emphasize further to our supply chain (both existing and new suppliers), our goal of achieving a conflict free supply chain.

 

    Continuing our work to refine the process for conducting follow-up with our surveyed suppliers to more effectively resolve unreasonable or illogical responses in their surveys. Additionally, we continue to refine the use of an automated corporate social responsibility software tool to distribute the CMRT, receive responses, follow-up as needed, aggregate and analyze the data and product meaningful and actionable reports on our supply chain.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD and any exhibits hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements and other information are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by us using information currently available. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “would,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including the risks described in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the annual period ended June 30, 2016, as well as in our other filings with the SEC. These factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Unless otherwise stated herein, any documents, third-party materials or references to websites (including Super Micro’s) are not incorporated by reference in, or considered to be a part of this Conflict Minerals Report unless expressly incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Appendix I

Smelters and Refineries

Verified as Conflict Free by the CFSI

 

Subject
Mineral

  

Smelter/Refiner Name

  

Smelter/Refiner Location

Tungsten

   A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.    JAPAN

Gold

   Advanced Chemical Company    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.    GERMANY

Gold

   Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)    UZBEKISTAN

Gold

   AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração    BRAZIL

Gold

   Argor-Heraeus S.A.    SWITZERLAND

Gold

   Asahi Pretec Corp.    JAPAN

Gold

   Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Aurubis AG    GERMANY

Gold

   Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)    PHILIPPINES

Gold

   Boliden AB    SWEDEN

Gold

   C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG    GERMANY

Gold

   CCR Refinery—Glencore Canada Corporation    CANADA

Gold

   Chimet S.p.A.    ITALY

Gold

   Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

   DSC (Do Sung Corporation)    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

   DODUCO GmbH    GERMANY

Gold

   Dowa    JAPAN

Gold

   Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   Heimerle + Meule GmbH    GERMANY

Gold

   Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong    CHINA

Gold

   Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG    GERMANY

Gold

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

Gold

   Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Istanbul Gold Refinery    TURKEY

Gold

   Japan Mint    JAPAN

Gold

   Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Asahi Refining USA Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.    CANADA

Gold

   JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   JSC Uralelectromed    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Kazzinc    KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

   Kennecott Utah Copper LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Kyrgyzaltyn JSC    KYRGYZSTAN

Gold

   LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

 

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Gold

   Materion    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.    SINGAPORE

Gold

   Metalor Technologies S.A.    SWITZERLAND

Gold

   Metalor USA Refining Corporation    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

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

Gold

   Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    JAPAN

Gold

   Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

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

Gold

   Nihon Material Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

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

Gold

   PAMP S.A.    SWITZERLAND

Gold

   Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk    INDONESIA

Gold

   PX Précinox S.A.    SWITZERLAND

Gold

   Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.    SOUTH AFRICA

Gold

   Royal Canadian Mint    CANADA

Gold

   Samduck Precious Metals    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

   Schone Edelmetaal B.V.    NETHERLANDS

Gold

   SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A.    SPAIN

Gold

   Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

   Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

Gold

   Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.    JAPAN

Gold

   The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Gold

   Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Torecom    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

   Umicore Brasil Ltda.    BRAZIL

Gold

   Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining    BELGIUM

Gold

   United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Valcambi S.A.    SWITZERLAND

Gold

   Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint    AUSTRALIA

Gold

   Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Gold

   Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation    CHINA

Gold

   Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery    CHINA

 

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Gold

   Umicore Precious Metals Thailand    THAILAND

Gold

   Geib Refining Corporation    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.    INDIA

Gold

   Republic Metals Corporation    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

   Singway Technology Co., Ltd.    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

Gold

   Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

   Emirates Gold DMCC    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

   T.C.A S.p.A    ITALY

Gold

   Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

   SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH    GERMANY

Gold

   WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH    GERMANY

Gold

   Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH    AUSTRIA

Gold

   AU Traders and Refiners    SOUTH AFRICA

Tantalum

   Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry    CHINA

Tantalum

   Duoluoshan    CHINA

Tantalum

   Exotech Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   LSM Brasil S.A.    BRAZIL

Tantalum

   Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.    INDIA

Tantalum

   Mineração Taboca S.A.    BRAZIL

Tantalum

   Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Tantalum

   Molycorp Silmet A.S.    ESTONIA

Tantalum

   Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   QuantumClean    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tantalum

   Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Tantalum

   Telex Metals    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC    KAZAKHSTAN

Tantalum

   Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   D Block Metals, LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA

 

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Tantalum

   XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tantalum

   KEMET Blue Metals    MEXICO

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.    THAILAND

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar    GERMANY

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH    GERMANY

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck Ltd.    JAPAN

Tantalum

   H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    GERMANY

Tantalum

   Global Advanced Metals Boyertown    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   Global Advanced Metals Aizu    JAPAN

Tantalum

   KEMET Blue Powder    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   Tranzact, Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

   Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.    BRAZIL

Tantalum

   Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material    CHINA

Tantalum

   Power Resources Ltd.    MACEDONIA (THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF)

Tin

   Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Alpha    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

   Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.    BRAZIL

Tin

   CV Gita Pesona    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera    INDONESIA

Tin

   CV Serumpun Sebalai    INDONESIA

Tin

   CV United Smelting    INDONESIA

Tin

   Dowa    JAPAN

Tin

   EM Vinto    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)

Tin

   Fenix Metals    POLAND

Tin

   Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   China Tin Group Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)    MALAYSIA

Tin

   Metallic Resources, Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

   Mineração Taboca S.A.    BRAZIL

Tin

   Minsur    PERU

Tin

   Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    JAPAN

Tin

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

Tin

   Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)

Tin

   PT Artha Cipta Langgeng    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Babel Inti Perkasa    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Bangka Tin Industry    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera    INDONESIA

 

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Tin

   PT Bukit Timah    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT DS Jaya Abadi    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Karimun Mining    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Mitra Stania Prima    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Panca Mega Persada    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Prima Timah Utama    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Refined Bangka Tin    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Sumber Jaya Indah    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Tinindo Inter Nusa    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Tommy Utama    INDONESIA

Tin

   Rui Da Hung    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

Tin

   Soft Metais Ltda.    BRAZIL

Tin

   Thaisarco    THAILAND

Tin

   VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC    VIETNAM

Tin

   White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.    BRAZIL

Tin

   Yunnan Tin Company Limited    CHINA

Tin

   CV Venus Inti Perkasa    INDONESIA

Tin

   Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.    BRAZIL

Tin

   Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.    BRAZIL

Tin

   PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya    INDONESIA

Tin

   O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.    PHILIPPINES

Tin

   PT Inti Stania Prima    INDONESIA

Tin

   CV Ayi Jaya    INDONESIA

Tin

   CV Dua Sekawan    INDONESIA

Tin

   CV Tiga Sekawan    INDONESIA

Tin

   Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.    BRAZIL

Tin

   PT O.M. Indonesia    INDONESIA

Tin

   Metallo-Chimique N.V.    BELGIUM

Tin

   Elmet S.L.U.    SPAIN

Tin

   PT Bangka Prima Tin    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Sukses Inti Makmur    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri    INDONESIA

Tin

   PT Menara Cipta Mulia    INDONESIA

Tin

   HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tin

   Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant    CHINA

Tin

   Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant    CHINA

Tin

   Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company    CHINA

Tungsten

   Kennametal Huntsville    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

   Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

 

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Tungsten

   Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

   Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

Tungsten

   Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Kennametal Fallon    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

   Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.    VIETNAM

Tungsten

   Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    VIETNAM

Tungsten

   Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG    AUSTRIA

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

   Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.    VIETNAM

Tungsten

   Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA

Tungsten

   H.C. Starck GmbH    GERMANY

Tungsten

   H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG    GERMANY

Tungsten

   Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC    VIETNAM

Tungsten

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

Tungsten

   Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji    CHINA

Tungsten

   Niagara Refining LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

   Hydrometallurg, JSC    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

   Unecha Refractory metals plant    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

   South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City    CHINA

Tungsten

   Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.    PHILIPPINES

Tungsten

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

Tungsten

   Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.    KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Tungsten

   Moliren Ltd    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

 

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Countries of origin of the conflict minerals these facilities process are believed to include: AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF), BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA, ESTONIA, GERMANY, INDIA, INDONESIA, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KOREA (REPUBLIC OF), KYRGYZSTAN, MACEDONIA (THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF), MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UZBEKISTAN, VIETNAM

 

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