EX-1.01 2 allegion_ex101conflictmine.htm EX-1.01 Document

Exhibit 1.01


























Allegion plc

Conflict Minerals Report

For the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2021



EXHIBIT 1.01
Allegion plc
Conflict Minerals Report
For the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2021

Contents
Background
Forward Looking Statements
Covered Minerals
Company Overview
Product Description
Conflict Minerals Program Overview
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
OECD Due Diligence Framework in Practice
STEP 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems
Company Conflict Minerals Policy
Internal Team
Reporting Mechanism
STEP 2: Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain
Scope
Execution
STEP 3: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Indentified Risks
STEP 4: Independent Third-Party Audit of Smelter/Refiner's Due Diligence Practices
STEP 5: Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence
2021 Results
Due Diligence Determination
Independent Private Sector Audit
Future Initiatives
Reported Entities
Definitions
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Background



This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD of Allegion plc ("Allegion," "we," "us" or the “Company") for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021, was prepared to comply with the final rule regarding sourcing of conflict minerals under Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("the Dodd-Frank Act"). Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), adopted pursuant to Section 1502 the Dodd-Frank Act, was approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on Aug. 22, 2012, and imposes annual reporting requirements on SEC reporting companies relating to the presence of conflict minerals in the products that they manufacture or contract to manufacture.


The rule on conflict minerals focuses on the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") and its adjoining countries (the “Covered Countries”), a central African region with vast mineral wealth, including reserves of conflict minerals.



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Forward-Looking Statements




Certain statements in this report, other than purely historical information, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “outlook,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result” or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar expressions generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.



Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's currently available information and our current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. They are subject to future events, risks and uncertainties - many of which are beyond the Company’s control - as well as potentially inaccurate assumptions, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information on these factors and other risks that may affect the Company's business is included in filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including its Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021, and in its other SEC filings. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Covered Minerals



The minerals covered by the SEC rules go by the name conflict minerals but are also referred to as 3TGs, an abbreviation for Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten and Gold. These conflict minerals are used in many manufactured goods across many industries, including the aerospace, appliances, automotive, electronics, jewelry, medical and tool and die industries. The term “conflict mineral” is defined in Section 1502(e)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Act as (A) columbite-tantalite, also known as coltan (the metal ore from which tantalum is extracted); cassiterite (the metal ore from which tin is extracted); gold; wolframite (the metal ore from which tungsten is extracted); or certain of their derivatives (currently limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten); or (B) any other minerals or derivatives designated by the Secretary of State in the future, although no additional minerals or derivatives have been so designated at this time.





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Company Overview



We are a global pioneer in seamless access, providing security products and solutions that keep people and their assets safe and productive. Focusing on security around the door and adjacent areas, we offer an extensive and versatile portfolio of mechanical, electronic and software products for homes, businesses, schools and institutions. We are dedicated to upholding our values, serving as a trusted partner for end users, distributors, other innovators and the industry, and making the communities where we live and work better. We have prepared this report to satisfy the requirements of Rule 13p-1 and Form SD (collectively, the “Rule”) promulgated under the Exchange Act.


Product Description



The following categories of electronic and other products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture may contain conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of such products:

•    Locks, keys & levers – mechanical locks, master key systems, mechanical levers and handles, padlocks;
• Portable & out of home – portable and action sports locks and security, action sports lights;

•    Electronic access & monitoring – electronic and connected locks, access management cards, keypads, credentials, readers, software, services;
•    Doors, exits, openers, closers & accessories – doors, exit devices, door openers, latches, other door accessories;
• Other door hardware – weather stripping, threshold solutions, hinges, lites, louvers; and

•    Accessibility & wellness – safety and comfort solutions, bath hardware, accessibility aids, quiet solutions.



Conflict Minerals Program Overview



As a purchaser, we are many layers removed from the mining of the conflict minerals, and we do not directly purchase raw ore or unrefined conflict minerals. We rely on collaboration with our supplier base by building awareness through training and provide support in order to identify the
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downstream supply chain and the originating smelter(s)/refiner(s) for the conflict minerals that ultimately are found in our products.
This effort is both challenging and demanding, as many of our suppliers are private entities that are not directly affected by the Rule, and many times do not have the financial and human resources to comply with the requests. Furthermore, our suppliers have their own supply chains and need to collaborate with their own downstream suppliers in order provide transparency of the end-to-end supply chain and to identify the smelter(s)/refiner(s).
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry


We conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) regarding the conflict minerals by utilizing the conflict minerals reporting template (“CMRT”) provided by the Responsible Business Alliance’s (RBA) and Global e-Sustainability Initiative (“GeSI”) through its Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI). Our RCOI was designed to determine whether any of the conflict minerals in our products manufactured in 2021, originated in the Covered Countries or were from recycled or scrap sources by asking our suppliers to identify the smelters and refiners of the conflict minerals contained in the products or raw materials that they supply to us. We reviewed the information our suppliers provided and compared it to publicly available information about such smelters and refiners.

OECD Due Diligence Framework in Practice



We designed our due diligence measures to conform, in all material respects, with the framework in The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (Second Edition) and the related Supplements for gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten (“the Guidance”). The Guidance identifies five steps for due diligence that should be implemented and provides guidance as to how to achieve each step. We developed our due diligence process to address each of these five steps, namely:

1. Establishing strong company management systems regarding conflict minerals;

2. Identifying and assessing risks in our supply chain;

3. Designing and implementing a strategy to respond to identified risks in our supply chain;

4. Utilizing independent third-party audits of supply chain diligence; and

5. Publicly reporting on our supply chain due diligence


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The OECD Guidance specifies that the requirements for compliance should reflect a company’s position in the supply chain. In particular, the OECD Guidance states that the implementation of due diligence should be tailored to a company’s activities and relationships and that the nature and extent of due diligence may vary based on a company’s size, products, relationships with suppliers and other factors. Due to practical difficulties associated with supply chain complexities, the OECD Guidance advises that downstream companies exercise due diligence primarily by establishing controls over their immediate suppliers. Accordingly, we rely primarily on our strategic, direct suppliers to provide information with respect to the origin of the conflict minerals contained in the components and materials supplied to us.


STEP 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems



Company Conflict Minerals Policy



Our policy is to support the legitimate businesses within the Covered Countries, and we expect our suppliers to source conflict minerals responsibly by establishing conflict minerals compliance policies and a due diligence process to support their conflict minerals data collection efforts.


To view our complete Conflict Minerals Policy, visit our webpage located at:

https://www.allegion.com/corp/en/about/ESG/environmental/conflict-minerals.html.




Internal Team



Our conflict minerals program is designed to conform to the internationally recognized due diligence framework of the OECD. The framework includes standard operating procedures, supplier risk segmentation, established processes for RCOI, due diligence and escalation, training and communication, as well as an external and internal website containing our Conflict Minerals Policy with information about the regulation, email contact information and the latest Form SD filing.


We have a global supply chain compliance team that reports up to the Senior Vice President - Global Operations and Integrated Supply Chain and is responsible to the Corporate Secretary’s Office for the Form SD report creation, and focuses on driving the compliance efforts of the conflict minerals program, executing the procedures, working closely with a third-party regulatory compliance consulting firm to advance the maturity and sophistication of the program and further
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strengthening the conformance with the OECD Guidance and standards. Our continued conflict minerals program maturity progress can be attributed to several successfully executed initiatives:

• Attendance at conferences that include topics related to conflict minerals;

• Advancing internal knowledge through continuing education;

•    Following any updates to relevant regulations (such as following news releases, webinars, industry initiatives); and
• Third-party software solution and consulting services, such as –

◦    We leveraged this software to upload related legacy documents for retention purposes and will retain the records for a period of five years per the OECD Guidelines;
◦ We are leveraging this software to offer training and updates for suppliers; and

◦ We utilize their resources for benchmarking purposes.



We collaborate closely with our suppliers by developing long-lasting relationships. Our supplier development team has the responsibility to qualify and develop our suppliers. This team conducts periodic reviews of our Global Supplier Requirements Manual, which lays out the Company’s expectations of suppliers with respect to compliance with local, state and national regulations, including the Rule.


Further, we have a dedicated commodity management team responsible for maintaining relationships with suppliers within their assigned commodities. This team also monitors supplier performance and selectively manages strategic relationships with preferred suppliers to help preserve the stability and longevity of the supplier relationships. Our supplier contracts contain a regulatory clause that explicitly lays out the expectations with the suppliers to comply with laws, including the Rule, and allows our company to audit and inspect data, records and other materials to evidence conflict minerals use and controls.


Per the OECD Guidelines, we retain and maintain our records for a period of five years on a company share-drive system. These records are also loaded into our third-party software system, Assent Compliance Manager system (“ACM System”), and we will continue to leverage this system for record keeping purposes.


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Reporting Mechanism



As part of our continuing efforts to ensure lawful and ethical behavior, the Allegion Code of Conduct and Allegion Business Partner Code of Conduct advise employees and business partners to report legal and ethical questions or concerns. Both documents can be found by clicking on the following link: https://www.allegion.com/corp/en/about/ESG/governance/ethics-and-compliance-program.html.


A variety of options are available for employees and business partners to ask questions or report concerns in the area of ethics and compliance.


Employees. As set forth in the Allegion Code of Conduct (“Code”), employees may contact their manager, local management or local Human Resources partner; they may also contact the Allegion Legal Department, Chief Compliance Officer or Ethics HelpLine (“HelpLine”). Specific instructions for contacting these resources are provided in the Code. Employees contacting the HelpLine may choose to remain anonymous if consistent with applicable local law. The HelpLine is available 24/7 and is staffed by an independent organization. The Code also includes a section entitled “Zero-tolerance for retaliation,” which prohibits retaliation against individuals asking questions or raising concerns.


Business Partners. The Allegion Business Partner Code of Conduct (“Business Partner Code”) states that business partners who wish to seek guidance or report concerns in the ethics and compliance area may send an email to Allegion, submit a report to Allegion via the Internet, send a letter to Allegion by mail or contact the HelpLine. Specific instructions and information (such as email, internet and mailing addresses, and U. S. and international HelpLine phone numbers) on reporting using each of these resources is provided in the Business Partner Code. Examples of business partners noted in the Business Partner Code include agents, distributors, dealers, contractors, suppliers, vendors, service providers, intermediaries, joint venture partners and others.


STEP 2: Identify and Assess Risks in Our Supply Chain


Scope Identification


Due to 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. Risks are
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identified automatically in the Assent system based on criteria established for supplier responses. These risks are addressed by Assent Compliance supply chain staff and members of our internal conflict minerals team who contact the supplier, gather pertinent data and perform an assessment of the supplier’s conflict minerals status.


The primary risk we identified with respect to the reporting period ended Dec. 31, 2021, is related to the nature of the responses received. Many of the responses received provided data at a company or divisional level or were unable to specify the smelters or refiners used for 3TG in the components supplied to Allegion. Additionally, some suppliers indicated that they received information regarding their supply chains from 50% or less of their suppliers and, therefore, they could not provide a comprehensive list of all smelters or refiners in their supply chains. Based on the supply chain information we collected, we performed a risk-based approach in our due diligence that included:


▪    Risk Identification through a commodity segmentation across the company for components (including electronic products) or products previously identified as containing, or were suspected of containing, conflict mineral(s).


▪    Risk Assessment and prioritization based on information about purchased components or products from engineering, catalogs, sourcing managers and commodity-taxonomy definition. Our categories were as follows:

• High Concern

◦ Electronic products / components

◦ Materials / mechanical components containing 3TG’s

• Low Concern

◦ Mechanical products, molded components, finishing, powered coats

• No Concern / Out of Scope

◦ Plastics extrusions, foam/insulation

◦ Packaging, paper, wood, chemicals, service providers, etc.



▪    Risk Monitoring of new suppliers and additional information, including changes in regulatory landscape. When new suppliers are identified, we conduct a risk assessment of the anticipated purchases to determine the concern level. Based on this assessment, we engage with all relevant suppliers and request that they complete and return the CMRT.

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Execution


For our 2021 campaign, we retained Assent Compliance (“Assent”), our third-party service provider, to assist us in reviewing our supply chain. We initiated the campaign with a communication to our supply base authorizing Assent to solicit information from our suppliers. Next, Assent distributed a “campaign kick- off” letter in multiple languages that laid out the timing of the 2021 CMRT campaign, the process and expectations. Following the campaign kick-off, Assent provided each supplier with (in multiple languages):

• Allegion’s Conflict Minerals Policy;

• Information about the conflict minerals regulations;

• Training materials for the program and CMRT form (version 6.1);

• Allegion contact information and conflict minerals website; and

• CMRT response deadline.



We followed this pre-established process for all suppliers with reminders to complete and return the CMRT and validated the CMRT responses for completion and accuracy. In addition, we followed an escalation process for all suppliers who failed to timely complete and return the CMRT or who provided incomplete or inconsistent responses - the process included alternative communication medium (e.g., phone calls or emails from private accounts as opposed to company accounts), leveraging the commodity managers (including local commodity managers in other regions of the world) who had established relationships with the suppliers and online research of the suppliers to see if they provided any public information regarding conflict minerals (e.g., policy or Form SD filing).


The smelter information provided by the suppliers was validated using the most recent smelter and refinery validation list from the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI). Before the validation, the lists were reviewed and scrubbed for:

• Electronic component suppliers declaring NO 3TGs;

• Convert old smelter identification number (“CID”) to new CID;

• Remove duplicates and non-actionable submissions;

• Identify the CID based on the mineral, name, location;

• Remove any entries that don’t meet the RMI definition of a smelter or refiner; and

• Correct misspelled smelters/refiners.
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We reviewed the list to identify smelters/refiners that were participating in the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”), while a risk-based assessment was also performed on the remaining smelters/refiners in order to determine which suppliers posed increased risks in the supply chain. This risk assessment and further investigation consisted of, among other things:

• Reviews of Dun and Bradstreet reports;

• Checks of the U.S. Department of Commerce Conflict Mineral processing facilities;

• Verification of country of origin risk, as listed in the RMAP Audit Procedure; and

• Internet searches.

Assent uses three factors to determine the level of risk that each smelter poses to the supply chain by identifying red flags:

• Geographic proximity to the DRC and covered countries;

• RMAP audit status; and

• Credible evidence of unethical or conflict sourcing.



Based on these criteria Assent Compliance identified the following third-party facilities in the received CMRT responses as “SORs of Interest”:

• African Gold Refinery – CID003185 – Uganda;

• Kaloti Metals – CID002563 – UAE;

• Fidelity Printers – CID002515 – Zimbabwe;

• Sudan Refinery – CID002567 – Sudan;

• Industrial Refining Company – CID002587 – Belgium; and

• Kyrgyzaltyn JSC – CID001029 - Kyrgyz Republic.



Through Assent Compliance, submissions that include any of the above facilities immediately produce a response instructing the supplier to take their own risk mitigation actions, including submission of a product specific CMRT to better identify the connection to components or products that they supply to us, if any, and escalating up to removal of these “Smelters of Interest” from their supply chain.


Due to our continued partnership with Assent Compliance, we were able to leverage the provider to assist us with the smelter review and country-of-origin determination for the data we collected during our due diligence and supplier campaign.
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Additionally, suppliers are evaluated on program strength (further assisting in identifying risk in the supply chain). Evaluating and tracking the strength of the program meets the OECD Guidelines and can assist in making key risk mitigation decisions as the program progresses. The criteria used to evaluate the strength of the program are based on these four questions in the CMRT:

A. Have you established a responsible minerals sourcing policy?

E. Have you implemented due diligence measures for responsible sourcing?

G. Do you review due diligence information received from your suppliers against your company’s expectations?

H. Does your review process include corrective action management?



When suppliers meet or exceed those criteria (Yes to at least A, E, G and H), they are deemed to have a strong program. When suppliers do not meet those criteria, they are deemed to have a weak program. As of March 27, 2022, 17% of our responsive suppliers have been identified as having a strong program, and 13% of suppliers have been identified as having a weak program.


STEP 3: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks


We provide periodic reports on the progress of our campaign process to our Global Supply Management leadership. On an annual basis, we provide an update to the Executive Leadership Team about the state of our conflict minerals program and have a separate meeting with the Senior Vice President - Global Operations and Integrated Supply Chain (“SVP Global Operations”) and the Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary where we review the process, efforts, challenges, milestones and results before the final Form SD report is signed by the SVP Global Operations and filed with the SEC.


If there is a need for any meetings outside of the regular cadence to discuss emergency/escalation matters, our SVP Global Operations as well as our Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary are available at short notice. Further, we have established an oversight governing body (Conflict Minerals Risk Team) responsible for discussing and deciding the next steps for escalated high-risk/non-compliant suppliers (including any need for renegotiation of supplier terms, termination of supplier relationships, creation of a remediation plan, etc.). The members of the team are as indicated below. We also review with internal audit members as needed.
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• Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

SVP Global Operations

• Director, Global Quality Processes

• Manager, Supply Chain Compliance


STEP 4: Utilize Independent Third-Party Audits of Supply Chain Diligence Practices


While we do not have a team of resources to independently audit the smelters/refiners within our supply chain, we have partnered with Assent Compliance, a ‘best-in-class’ third-party software and regulatory consulting company, who performs audits and verification activities of smelters/refiners across the globe as part of their business services for Allegion.


STEP 5: Publicly Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence


This is the ninth year that we have reported on our conflict minerals program, our risk assessment and due diligence, as well as our results. We have experienced a significant maturity from our suppliers in relation to engagement, sophistication of data provided and overall improved transparency in the supply chain.

While progress has been made, we were unable to determine with certainty that all the conflict minerals contained in our products are from conflict-free sources due to, among other things, the following:

a. Several of our suppliers identified smelters/refiners that do not participate in the RMAP or a similar program and other suppliers failed to identify any smelter / refiners in their responses to us. Furthermore, we were unable to obtain responses from all our suppliers, and some suppliers provided incomplete or inconsistent data.

b. Many of our suppliers submitted responses that were declared on a company-wide basis (i.e., representing the smelters and refiners associated with all product offerings of the supplier that contained conflict minerals) and not specific to the materials supplied to Allegion. Therefore, in combination with multiple layers in our supply chain, we believe these declarations might include smelters and refiners that do not provide the conflict minerals that are in our products.
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As a result, we do not have sufficient information to conclusively determine the country of origin of all the conflict minerals in our products and, if such conflict minerals did originate in the Covered Countries, whether such conflict minerals were from recycled or scrap sources or were from other conflict-free sources.


2021 Results


For 2021, we reviewed 1,002 suppliers and actively engaged with 312 suppliers that we deemed relevant based on historical CMRT responses and purchases. We received CMRT submissions from 185 suppliers (response rate of 59.3%). All CMRTs were reviewed for completeness and accuracy. Out of the received CMRTs, 177 were validated and provided the basis for our list of “Reported Entities,” starting on page 16 of this report.

Based on the due diligence process described under the heading “OECD Due Diligence Framework in Practice” on page 5 of this report and the information provided by our suppliers, we believe, to the extent reasonably determinable by us, that the facilities used to process the conflict minerals in our products or the other sources of the conflict minerals in our products consist of the following 339 entities (listed in the Reported Entities section), and that we have categorized as follows:

• 234 smelters were classified as “RMAP Conformant;”

• 68 smelters had a status of “Not Enrolled;”

• 20 smelters are “RMAP Active;” and

• 17 smelters are “Non-Conformant.”

“RMAP Conformant” means the smelter has successfully completed a RMAP audit and maintains good standing in the program, through a continual validation process. These smelters or refiners (SOR’s) have the systems and processes in place to support responsible sourcing of raw materials and can provide evidence to support their sourcing activities.



Due Diligence Determination



For the reasons stated in this report, we do not have sufficient information to conclusively determine the country of origin of all the conflict minerals in our products described under the heading “Product Description” on page 4 of this report and, if such conflict minerals did originate in the Covered Countries, whether such conflict minerals were from recycled or scrap sources or were from other conflict-free sources.
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We have provided this information as of the date of this report. Subsequent events, such as the inability or unwillingness of any suppliers, smelters or refiners to provide us with complete information, may affect our future determinations under the Rule.


Independent Private Sector Audit



As permitted by Rule 13p-1 and the SEC’s guidance with respect thereto, we did not obtain an independent private-sector audit of this Conflict Minerals Report.



Future Initiatives



We plan to execute several initiatives to enhance our conflict minerals program, such as:

• Continued education and training both for our company and our supply chain;

•    Continued partnerships with industry groups and subject matter experts to define and improve best practices and build leverage over our supply chain;
•    Continued engagement with our suppliers to obtain current, accurate and complete information from them and their downstream supply chain; and
•    Continued engagement with our third-party software solution and consulting company who are working on independently verifying smelters outside of the RMI smelter certification program.
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Reported Entities

Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Facility Location
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 Corrego do Sitio Mineracao
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
Cendres + Metaux S.A.
Switzerland
Gold
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
Italy
Gold
Chugai Mining
Japan
Gold
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
China
Gold
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)
Korea, Republic Of
Gold
DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH
Germany
Gold
Dowa
Japan
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant
Japan
Gold
OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery
Russian Federation
Gold
Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
LT Metal Ltd.
Korea, Republic Of
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
Germany
Gold
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.
China
Gold
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
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Gold
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.
China
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 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
Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
Korea, Republic Of
Gold
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
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
Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles 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.S.
Turkey
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Gold
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
Uzbekistan
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
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals
Russian Federation
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
Indonesia
Gold
PX Precinox S.A.
Switzerland
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
South Africa
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
Canada
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
United States Of America
Gold
Samduck Precious Metals
Korea, Republic Of
Gold
SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.
Spain
Gold
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
China
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
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
China
Gold
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Torecom
Korea, Republic Of
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 (T/a The Perth Mint)
Australia
Gold
Yamakin Co., Ltd.
Japan
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Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
China
Gold
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
China
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
Thailand
Gold
Geib Refining Corporation
United States Of America
Gold
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.
India
Gold
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna
Poland
Gold
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.
Taiwan, Province Of China
Gold
Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Emirates Gold DMCC
United Arab Emirates
Gold
T.C.A S.p.A
Italy
Gold
REMONDIS PMR B.V.
Netherlands
Gold
Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.
India
Gold
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.
Korea, Republic Of
Gold
Marsam Metals
Brazil
Gold
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn
Kazakhstan
Gold
SAAMP
France
Gold
L'Orfebre S.A.
Andorra
Gold
8853 S.p.A.
Italy
Gold
Italpreziosi
Italy
Gold
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH
Germany
Gold
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH
Germany
Gold
Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH
Austria
Gold
AU Traders and Refiners
South Africa
Gold
GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.
India
Gold
Sai Refinery
India
Gold
Bangalore Refinery
India
Gold
Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO
Russian Federation
Gold
Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH
Germany
20


Gold
Pease & Curren
United States Of America
Gold
JALAN & Company
India
Gold
SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.
Korea, Republic Of
Gold
Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA
Chile
Gold
Safimet S.p.A
Italy
Gold
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and
Technology
Lithuania
Gold
QG Refining, LLC
United States Of America
Gold
CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.
India
Gold
Sovereign Metals
India
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant
Japan
Gold
Augmont Enterprises Private Limited
India
Gold
Kundan Care Products Ltd.
India
Gold
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)
India
Gold
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)
India
Gold
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)
India
Gold
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)
India
Gold
K.A. Rasmussen
Norway
Gold
Alexy Metals
United States Of America
Gold
Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)
Colombia
Gold
Sellem Industries Ltd.
Mauritania
Gold
MD Overseas
India
Gold
Metallix Refining Inc.
United States Of America
Gold
Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.
South Africa
Gold
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC
Kazakhstan
Gold
SAFINA A.S.
Czechia
Gold
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC
United Arab Emirates
Gold
International Precious Metal Refiners
United Arab Emirates
Gold
NH Recytech Company
Korea, Republic Of
Gold
C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS
Colombia
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant
Japan
Gold
WEEEREFINING
France
21


Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
Turkey
Gold
Caridad
Mexico
Gold
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.
Korea, Republic Of
Gold
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant
Russian Federation
Gold
L'azurde Company For Jewelry
Saudi Arabia
Gold
Samwon Metals Corp.
Korea, Republic Of
Gold
Morris and Watson
New Zealand
Gold
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC
United States Of America
Gold
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
Malaysia
Gold
Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.
Zimbabwe
Gold
Kaloti Precious Metals
United Arab Emirates
Gold
Sudan Gold Refinery
Sudan
Gold
Fujairah Gold FZC
United Arab Emirates
Gold
Industrial Refining Company
Belgium
Gold
African Gold Refinery
Uganda
Gold
Gold Coast Refinery
Ghana
Gold
Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC
United Arab Emirates
Gold
Value Trading
Belgium
Tantalum
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Exotech Inc.
United States Of America
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
LSM Brasil S.A.
Brazil
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.
India
Tantalum
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
Brazil
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tantalum
NPM Silmet AS
Estonia
22


Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
QuantumClean
United States Of America
Tantalum
Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium 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
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
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 Tantalum and Niobium GmbH
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
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
Brazil
Tantalum
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material
China
Tantalum
Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Alpha
United States Of America
Tin
Dowa
Japan
Tin
EM Vinto
Bolivia (Plurinational State
Of)
Tin
Fenix Metals
Poland
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
China
23


Tin
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
China
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
Malaysia
Tin
Metallic Resources, Inc.
United States Of America
Tin
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
Brazil
Tin
Minsur
Peru
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Japan
Tin
Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.
China
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Thailand
Tin
Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.
Bolivia (Plurinational State
Of)
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
Indonesia
Tin
PT Refined Bangka Tin
Indonesia
Tin
PT Timah Tbk Kundur
Indonesia
Tin
PT Timah Tbk Mentok
Indonesia
Tin
Rui Da Hung
Taiwan, Province Of China
Tin
Soft Metais Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Thaisarco
Thailand
Tin
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Yunnan Tin Company Limited
China
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.
Brazil
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
Philippines
Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
Viet Nam
Tin
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
Viet Nam
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
Viet Nam
Tin
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Super Ligas
Brazil
Tin
Metallo Belgium N.V.
Belgium
24


Tin
Metallo Spain S.L.U.
Spain
Tin
Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
Viet Nam
Tin
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
PT Bangka Serumpun
Indonesia
Tin
Pongpipat Company Limited
Myanmar
Tin
Tin Technology & Refining
United States Of America
Tin
Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos
Do Brasil Ltda
Brazil
Tin
CRM Synergies
Spain
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
Indonesia
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
Indonesia
Tin
PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari
Indonesia
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
Indonesia
Tin
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
Indonesia
Tin
PT Menara Cipta Mulia
Indonesia
Tin
PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa
Indonesia
Tin
Luna Smelter, Ltd.
Rwanda
Tin
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera
Indonesia
Tin
Estanho de Rondonia S.A.
Brazil
Tin
Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.
Russian Federation
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
Indonesia
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
Indonesia
Tin
PT Timah Nusantara
Indonesia
Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
Tin
PT Sukses Inti Makmur
Indonesia
Tin
PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo
Indonesia
25


Tin
Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
Indonesia
Tin
PT Panca Mega Persada
Indonesia
Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy
Joint Stock Company
Viet Nam
Tin
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
Malaysia
Tin
Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited
India
Tin
Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
PT Tommy Utama
Indonesia
Tin
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC
Viet Nam
Tin
PT Tirus Putra Mandiri
Indonesia
Tin
PT Cipta Persada Mulia
Indonesia
Tin
PT Masbro Alam Stania
Indonesia
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. Corp.
Japan
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
United States Of America
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA 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
Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG
Austria
Tungsten
Xiamen 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
26


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.
Viet Nam
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH
Germany
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
Tungsten
Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)
Viet Nam
Tungsten
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Niagara Refining LLC
United States Of America
Tungsten
China Molybdenum Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Hydrometallurg, JSC
Russian Federation
Tungsten
Unecha Refractory metals plant
Russian Federation
Tungsten
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.
Philippines
Tungsten
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
ACL Metais Eireli
Brazil
Tungsten
Moliren Ltd.
Russian Federation
Tungsten
KGETS Co., Ltd.
Korea, Republic Of
Tungsten
Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.
Brazil
Tungsten
Cronimet Brasil Ltda
Brazil
Tungsten
Artek LLC
Russian Federation
Tungsten
Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.
Taiwan, Province Of China
Tungsten
JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"
Russian Federation
Tungsten
NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC
Russian Federation
Tungsten
GEM Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Fujian Xinlu Tungsten
China
Tungsten
OOO “Technolom” 2
Russian Federation
Tungsten
OOO “Technolom” 1
Russian Federation
Tungsten
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
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Definitions



Conflict-Free Smelters or refiners that have been verified as complying with the Conflict- Free Sourcing Initiative’s Conflict-Free Smelter Program or an equivalent third-party audit program
Covered Countries Refer to the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") and any country that shares an internationally recognized border with the DRC
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development


Dodd-Frank Act Section 1502(e)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and

                 Consumer Protection Act of 2010


CID Smelter Identification Number

RMI Responsible Minerals Initiative

SORs of Interest Smelters or Refiners that present significant risk to supply chains, as per the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas
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