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EXHIBIT 1.01


BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES, INC.
CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

Introduction

This Conflict Minerals Report (this "Report") has been prepared by management of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. In this Report, unless the context otherwise indicates, "B&W," "we," "us," the "Company" and "our" mean Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. This Report for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Reporting Period”) is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”). The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on public companies that manufacture or contract to manufacture products containing conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. Form SD defines “conflict minerals” as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite and their derivatives, which are currently limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten. We identified tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (“3TG”) as necessary to the functionality or production of certain products that we manufactured or contracted to manufacture during the Reporting Period.

As described in this Report, B&W has reason to believe that some of the 3TG present in its supply chain may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (the “Covered Countries”). Therefore, we performed a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) to determine whether any of the 3TG in our products originated from the Covered Countries and were not from recycled or scrap sources. Based on the RCOI, we cannot rule out the possibility that we may have some suppliers that sourced 3TG from the Covered Countries and proceeded to conduct due diligence on our in scope suppliers.


Forward looking statements

Statements we make in this Report, which express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not historical fact, are forward- looking statements, including statements relating to our compliance efforts and expected actions identified under the “Steps to be taken” section of this Report. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other things, our ability to implement improvements in our conflict minerals program and identify and mitigate related risks in our supply chain. If one or more of these or other risks materialize, actual results may vary materially from those expressed. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, see our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. B&W cautions not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except to the extent required by applicable law.


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Overview

B&W’s innovative products and services are organized into three market-facing segments which changed in the third quarter of 2020 as part of the Company's strategic, market-focused organizational and re-branding initiative to accelerate growth and provide stakeholders improved visibility into our renewable and environmental growth platforms. We operate in three reportable segments:

•    Babcock & Wilcox Renewable: Cost-effective technologies for efficient and environmentally sustainable power and heat generation, including waste-to-energy, biomass energy and black liquor systems for the pulp and paper industry. B&W’s leading technologies support a circular economy, diverting waste from landfills to use for power generation and replacing fossil fuels, while recovering metals and reducing emissions.
•    Babcock & Wilcox Environmental: A full suite of best-in-class emissions control and environmental technology solutions for utility, waste to energy, biomass, carbon black, and industrial steam generation applications around the world. B&W’s broad experience includes systems for cooling, ash handling, particulate control, nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxides removal, chemical looping for carbon control, and mercury control.
•    Babcock & Wilcox Thermal: Steam generation equipment, aftermarket parts, construction, maintenance and field services for plants in the power generation, oil and gas, and industrial sectors. B&W has an extensive global base of installed equipment for utilities and general industrial applications including refining, petrochemical, food processing, metals and others.

Our business depends significantly on the capital, operations and maintenance expenditures of global electric power generating companies, including renewable and thermal powered heat generation industries and industrial facilities with environmental compliance policy requirements. Several factors may influence these expenditures, including:

climate change initiatives promoting environmental policies which include renewable energy options utilizing waste-to-energy or biomass to meet legislative requirements and clean energy portfolio standards in the United States, European, Middle East and Asian markets;
requirements for environmental improvements in various global markets;
expectation of future governmental requirements to further limit or reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions in the United States, Europe and other international climate change sensitive countries;
prices for electricity, along with the cost of production and distribution including the cost of fuels within the United States, Europe, Middle East and Asian based countries;
demand for electricity and other end products of steam-generating facilities;
level of capacity utilization at operating power plants and other industrial uses of steam production;
requirements for maintenance and upkeep at operating power plants to combat the accumulated effects of usage;
overall strength of the industrial industry; and
ability of electric power generating companies and other steam users to raise capital.

Customer demand is heavily affected by the variations in our customers' business cycles and by the overall economies and energy, environmental and noise abatement needs of the countries in which they operate.
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Our products

We conducted an analysis of our products to determine which of our products were likely to contain 3TG. We have identified 3TG in products within each of our business segments that are necessary to the functionality or production of products that we manufactured or contracted to manufacture during the Reporting Period.

Conflict minerals policy

We have adopted a conflict minerals policy, as follows, which is also publicly available on our website at “ http://s22.q4cdn.com/178702546/files/doc_downloads/gov_doc/Conflict-Minerals-Policy.pdf ”. The inclusion of our website within this filing is not intended to incorporate by reference any materials other than the Form SD, Conflict Minerals Report and Conflict Minerals Policy included therein.

We support sourcing components and materials from companies that share our values regarding respect for human rights, ethics and environmental responsibility. We are committed to complying with the SEC disclosure requirements and are working with our suppliers to perform reasonable country of origin inquiries and due diligence in determining the potential for conflict minerals in our supply chain and products.

We expect our suppliers to partner with us in our commitment to compliance and have designed our efforts to align with conflict minerals reporting rules.

Description of RCOI

Our operations use materials, such as carbon and alloy steels in various forms and components and accessories for assembly, which are available from numerous sources. We generally purchase materials and components as needed for individual contracts.

As noted above, we manufacture a variety of products for which materials included in those products may differ from year to year. These products are highly complex, typically containing thousands of parts from many suppliers throughout the world. We may purchase the same materials from multiple different suppliers and distributors. These suppliers and distributors often obtain their materials from lower tier suppliers. Accordingly, our supply chain is deep and identifying the ultimate source of materials supplied to us is difficult. We rely on our direct suppliers to work with their suppliers to provide information on the smelters and origin of the 3TG contained in components and materials supplied to us.

During the Reporting Period, our compliance efforts included both our domestic and our international locations. For each of the products (or subassemblies) that we identified as containing 3TG necessary to their functionality or production, we identified the suppliers that provided the materials comprising each of these products. We specifically identified each supplier that provided the materials containing the 3TG that we identified, as the 3TG in these products and related supplier base was limited.

To determine whether necessary 3TGs in our products originated in Covered Countries, we retained Assent Compliance (“Assent”), our third party service provider, to assist us in reviewing our supply chain and identifying risks. We provided a list composed of suppliers associated with the covered products to Assent for upload to the Assent Compliance Manager tool (“ACM”).
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B&W utilized the RBA-GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) version 6.0 or higher to conduct a survey of all in scope suppliers. During the supplier survey, we contacted suppliers via the ACM, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform provided by Assent that enables its users to complete and track supplier communications as well as allow suppliers to upload completed CMRTs directly to the platform for validation, assessment and management. The ACM also provides functionality that meets the OECD Guidance process expectations by evaluating the quality of each supplier response. Additionally, the metrics provided in this report, as well as the step-by-step process for supplier engagement and upstream due diligence investigations performed, are managed through this platform. The use of the CMRT allowed for some elimination of irrelevant suppliers. Specifically, question 1 of the CMRT asks suppliers whether any of the 3TGs are intentionally added or used in the products or in the production process. Question 2 also asks if any 3TGs remain in their products. We also periodically reviewed the supplier list to ensure that irrelevant or “out of scope” suppliers were removed from the survey process. We conducted this analysis based on the following criteria:

1.The company supplies packaging only (excluding labels)
2.The company supplies us with items that do not end up in our products (including equipment used to make our products)
3.The company is a test lab
4.The company is a service provider only
5.The company is in active litigation with B&W

Assent requested that all suppliers complete a CMRT and included training and education to guide suppliers on best practices and the use of this template. Assent monitored and tracked all communications in the ACM for future reporting and transparency. B&W directly contacted suppliers that were unresponsive to Assent’s communications during the diligence process and requested such suppliers to complete the CMRT form and submit such form to Assent.

Our program continues to include automated data validation on all submitted CMRTs. The goal of data validation is to increase the accuracy of submissions and identify any contradictory answers in the CMRT.

All submitted forms are accepted and classified as valid or invalid so that data is still retained. Suppliers are contacted in regards to invalid forms and are encouraged to submit a valid form. Suppliers are also provided with guidance on how to correct these validation errors in the form of feedback to their CMRT submission, training courses and direct engagement help through Assent’s multilingual Supplier Experience team. As of April 29th, 2021, there were 17 invalid supplier submissions that could not be corrected.

Assent compared the list of smelters and refiners provided in our suppliers’ responses to the lists of smelters maintained by the Responsible Mineral Initiative (“RMI”) and, if a supplier indicated that a facility was certified as conflict-free, confirmed that the facility was listed on RMI’s list of validated conflict free smelters and refiners of 3TGs. Our suppliers identified a total of 332 smelters and refiners that appear on the lists maintained by RMI. Of these 332 smelters and refiners, 237 are validated as conflict free by RMI or a cross-recognized initiative.
Most of the CMRTs we received were made on a company or division level basis which did not allow us to identify which smelters or refiners listed by our suppliers actually processed the 3TGs contained in our products.

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Based on the RCOI, we had reason to believe that some of the 3TGs may have originated from the Covered Countries, therefore, in accordance with the Rule, performed due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals in question.

As of April 29, 2021, there were1358 suppliers in scope of the conflict minerals program and 749 provided a completed CMRT. B&W’s total response rate for this reporting year was 55%. These metrics are summarized in the table below in order to assess progress over time:

YearSuppliers in Scope% Responded%Invalid
RY 2018
666
55%4.05%
RY 2019
787
44%0.38%
RY 2020
1358
55%1.24%

Due diligence

Design of due diligence

We designed our due diligence measures to conform, in all material respects, with the framework in The Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (“the Guidance”) and the related Supplements for gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten. 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.Reporting annually on our supply chain due diligence

Due diligence requires B&W’s necessary reliance on data provided by direct suppliers and third-party audit programs. There is a risk of incomplete or inaccurate data as we cannot fully own this process. However, through continued outreach and process validation, this aligns with industry standards and market expectations for downstream companies’ due diligence.

We are a downstream supplier, many steps removed from the mining of 3TGs. A large number of suppliers, through multiple tiers of distribution, supply the components and materials integrated into our products. Furthermore, B&W does not purchase raw ore or unrefined conflict minerals or make purchases from the Covered Countries. The origin of the conflict minerals cannot be determined with any certainty once the raw ores are smelted, refined and converted to ingots, bullion or other conflict mineral containing derivatives. The smelters and refiners consolidate raw ore and represent the best actors in the total supply chain to possess knowledge of the origin of the ores they procure.

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The Guidance specifies that the requirements for compliance should reflect a company’s position in the supply chain. In particular, the 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 Guidance advises that downstream companies exercise due diligence primarily by establishing controls over their immediate suppliers. Accordingly, we rely primarily on our “tier 1” (direct) suppliers to provide information with respect to the origin of the conflict minerals contained in the components and materials supplied to us.

Due diligence performed

1. Establish strong company management systems

Conflict minerals policy

We established a Conflict Minerals Policy related to our sourcing of 3TG as described in full in the “Conflict Minerals Policy” section above and posted this policy on our website at “http://s22.q4cdn.com/178702546/files/doc_downloads/gov_doc/Conflict-Minerals-Policy.pdf ” within the “Investor Relations” section under “Corporate Governance.” The inclusion of our website within this filing is not intended to incorporate by reference any materials other than the Form SD, Conflict Minerals Report and Conflict Minerals Policy included therein.

Internal team

We commissioned a Conflict Minerals Steering Committee comprised of individuals in management positions across the procurement, legal and finance functions. The Conflict Minerals Steering Committee is led by members of our senior management. The Conflict Minerals Steering Committee governs our conflict minerals compliance effort and is responsible for providing guidance and direction for the implementation of our conflict minerals program.

We also use a third-party service provider, Assent, to assist with evaluating supply chain information regarding 3TGs, identifying potential risks, and in the development and implementation of additional due diligence steps that we will undertake with suppliers in regards to conflict minerals. The use of Assent and its tools has allowed us to assist our suppliers in understanding our expectations and requirements with respect to conflict minerals compliance.

We leverage Assent’s Managed Services in order to work with dedicated program specialists who support B&W’s conflict minerals program. We communicate regularly with the Assent team in order to receive updates on program status.

Control systems and grievance mechanism

We do not typically have a direct relationship with smelters and refiners. However, we have controls in place designed to uphold our core values and ethical standards in all interactions with customers, vendors, suppliers, shareholders, fellow employees and others. These controls include a Code of Business Conduct and a Supplier Code of Conduct that outlines expected behaviors for all employees, vendors and independent contractors. These Codes are publicly available on our website within the “About” section under “Ethics.” To this end, anyone can
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utilize our Integrity Line as detailed in the Codes to proactively report a violation of our Code or policies, including our conflict minerals policy and related program efforts.

Maintain records

We have maintained company-wide document retention policies. These policies extend to the documentation accumulated in performing our due diligence procedures and requires that documentation will be retained for a period of 10 years.

In addition, we implemented a document retention policy through Assent to retain conflict minerals related documents for five years, including supplier responses to CMRTs. We store all the information and findings from this process in a database that can be audited by internal or external parties.

Supplier engagement

With respect to the OECD requirement to strengthen engagement with suppliers, we have utilized the CMRT version 6.0 or higher and Assent’s web-based reporting tool for collecting Conflict Minerals declarations from our supply base. The use of these tools has allowed us to assist our suppliers in understanding our expectations and requirements and increase the rate of responses we have received from our suppliers to our survey requests.

We have also communicated with suppliers potentially affected by our Conflict Minerals Policy and compliance efforts as identified through our RCOI process our expectation that they assist us in complying with our efforts related to our conflict minerals program. This includes obtaining information to support chain of custody of the 3TG identified in our products. We have provided suppliers access to our Conflict Minerals Policy through the website above or upon request.

We continue to emphasize supplier education and training. To accomplish this, we utilized Assent’s learning management system and provided all in-scope suppliers access to many conflict minerals training and support resources. This training was tracked and evaluated based on completion. B&W has a strong relationship with Tier 1 direct suppliers. As an extremely important part of the supply chain, B&W through Assent has leveraged processes and educational opportunities in order to ensure non-English speaking suppliers have access to a free platform to upload their CMRTs, help desk support and other multilingual resources. B&W suppliers are able to leverage Assent’s team of supplier support specialists to ensure they receive appropriate support and understand how to properly file a CMRT. Suppliers are provided guidance in their native language, if needed.

We believe that the combination of the Supplier Code of Conduct, our Conflict Minerals Policy, and direct engagement with suppliers for conflict minerals training and requests constitute a strong program when it comes to supplier engagement.

2. Identify and assess risks in the supply chain

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

Many of the responses received provided data at a company or divisional level or were unable to specify the smelters or refiners used for 3TGs in the components supplied to B&W. Additionally, some suppliers indicated that they received information regarding their supply chains from fewer than 75% of their suppliers and, therefore, they could not provide a comprehensive list of all smelters or refiners in their supply chains.

In accordance with the Guidance, it is important to identify and assess risks associated with conflict minerals in the supply chain. Risks were identified by assessing the due diligence practices of smelters and refiners identified in the supply chain by upstream suppliers that listed mineral processing facilities on their CMRT declarations. Assent compared these facilities listed in the responses to the list of smelters and refiners maintained by the RMI to ensure that the facilities met the RMI definition of a 3TG processing facility that was operational during the 2020 calendar year.

To assess the risk that any of these smelters posed to our supply chain, Assent determined if the smelter had been audited against a standard in conformance with the Guidance, such as the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”). We do not typically have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners and do not perform or direct audits of these entities within our supply chain. Smelters that have completed the RMAP audit are considered to be DRC-Conflict Free. In cases where the smelter’s due diligence practices have not been audited against the RMAP standard, a potential supply chain risk exists.

Each facility that meets the RMI definition of a smelter or refiner of a 3TGs mineral is assessed according to red flag indicators defined in the Guidance. Assent uses numerous factors to determine the level of risk that each smelter poses to the supply chain by identifying red flags. These factors include:
1.Geographic proximity to the DRC and Covered Countries;
2.Known mineral source country of origin;
3.RMAP audit status;
4.Credible evidence of unethical or conflict sourcing;
5.Peer Assessments conducted by credible third-party sources.

As part of our risk management plan under the Guidance, when facilities of interest were reported on a CMRT by one of the suppliers surveyed, risk mitigation activities are initiated. Through Assent Compliance, submissions that include any facilities of interest immediately produce a receipt instructing the supplier to take their own risk mitigation actions, including submission of a product specific CMRT to better identify the connection to products that they supply to B&W, and escalating up to removal of these smelters of interest from their supply chain.

As per the Guidance, risk mitigation will depend on the supplier’s specific context. Suppliers are given clear performance objectives within reasonable timeframes with the ultimate goal of progressive elimination of these red flags from the supply chain. In addition, suppliers are guided to the Assent’s learning management system to engage in educational materials on mitigating the risk of smelters or refiners on the supply chain.

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 Guidance and can assist in making key risk
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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 conflict minerals sourcing policy?
E. Have you implemented due diligence measures for conflict-free 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, 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 April 29, 2021, a total of 85 of our responsive suppliers have been identified as having a weak program.

3. Design and implement a strategy to respond to risks

We report our findings annually to the Conflict Minerals Steering Committee prior to the issuance of Form SD and this Report. We also report any significant due diligence findings to the Conflict Minerals Steering Committee as they arise. For example, if we find that we source 3TG that directly or indirectly finances or benefits armed groups, in the Covered Countries, B&W will assess the supplier relationship and encourage the supplier in question to establish an alternative source of 3TG that does not support such conflict. We have found no instance where it was necessary to implement risk mitigation efforts as a result of a supplier’s response to our information request.

As per the Guidance, risk mitigation will depend on the supplier’s specific context. Feedback on supplier submissions is given directly to suppliers and educational resources are provided to assist suppliers in corrective action methods or to improve their internal programs. We engage suppliers believed to be supplying 3TGs from sources that may support conflict in the Covered Countries to establish an alternative source of 3TGs that does not support such conflict, as provided in the Guidance. Assent also communicates directly with smelters that have not yet been determined to be conformant with the RMAP in order to request sourcing information and encourage their involvement with the RMI program.

4. Carry-out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain

We do not typically have a direct relationship with smelters and refiners and therefore do not perform or direct audits of these entities within our supply chain. Instead, we rely on third-party audits of smelters and refiners conducted as part of the RMAP, which uses independent private sector auditors to audit the source, including the mines of origin, and the chain of custody of the conflict minerals used by smelters and refiners that agree to participate in the program.

Assent also directly contacts smelters and refiners that are not currently enrolled in the RMAP to encourage their participation and gather information regarding each facilities’ sourcing practices on behalf of its compliance partners.

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5. Public reporting on supply chain due diligence

This Report, which constitutes our annual report on our due diligence efforts, is available on our website at “http://investors.babcock.com/financials-information/sec-filings/default.aspx ” within the “Investor Relations” section under “Financial Information” and “SEC Filings” and is filed with the SEC. The inclusion of our website within this filing is not intended to incorporate by reference any materials other than the Form SD, Conflict Minerals Report and Conflict Minerals Policy included therein.

Results of due diligence

Survey results

As described above, B&W actively surveys our supply chain and reviews the responses against criteria developed to determine whether further engagement is required. These criteria include: untimely responses, incomplete responses and inconsistencies within the data reported in the CMRT.

As of April 29, 2021 we received responses from over 55% of our 1358 surveyed suppliers for the Reporting Period. All final CMRT submissions were reviewed and validated to ensure no inaccuracies or gaps in data were found. A total of 17 suppliers were unable to correct their CMRTs and as such, are still listed as invalid submissions. Additionally, 16 suppliers were deemed out of scope.

SUPPLY CHAIN OUTREACH METRICS
Number of
In-Scope Suppliers
Change in Number of In-Scope Suppliers From 2019

Response Rate

Valid Response Rate
135857155%53.9%

Efforts to determine mine or location of origin

Given that we do not have established relationships with the ultimate smelters and refiners from which the 3TG in our products is sourced, we have determined that requesting our suppliers to complete the CMRT represents our good faith effort to determine the mines or locations of origin of 3TG in our supply chain.

Smelters and refiners

Of the suppliers surveyed, many completed the CMRT at the company, business unit or entity level and are unable to represent that 3TG from the processing facilities they listed had actually been included in components that they supplied to us. The quality of the responses that we received from our surveyed suppliers continues to be varied. Many of the responses provided by suppliers via the CMRT included the names of facilities listed by the suppliers as smelters or refiners ("SORs"). The CMRTs submitted by suppliers that do not list at least one smelter for each 3TG claimed on the CMRT are considered invalid and Assent follows up on these, urging suppliers to resubmit the form and include smelter information. Any CMRTs submitted by suppliers unable to provide SORs used for the materials supplied to us are deemed invalid.
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For all responses that indicated a smelter, Assent compared the facilities listed to the list of smelters maintained by the RMI. If a supplier indicated that the facility was certified as "Conflict-Free," Assent confirmed that the name was listed by the RMI as a certified smelter. As of April 29, 2021, we have identified 406 smelters or refiners that were reported by our suppliers via the CMRT. Appendix A lists the smelters and refiners that the suppliers we surveyed reported as being in their supply chains. All smelters and refiners listed by suppliers in completed CMRTs, which appear on the RMI-maintained smelters list, are attached in Appendix A. Appendix B includes an aggregate list of the countries of origin from which the reported facilities collectively source conflict minerals, based on information provided by suppliers and the RMI.

Based on the smelter list provided by suppliers via the CMRTs and publicly available information, we have identified 237 smelters that are deemed RMAP Conformant - this indicates these smelters or refiners are compliant with the Conflict Free Smelter Program assessment protocols. There are 24 more smelters or refiners that are deemed RMAP Active - Smelters and refiners on the Active list have committed to undergo a RMAP audit or are participating in one of the cross-recognized certification programs: LBMA Responsible Gold Certification or Responsible Jewelry Program Chain-of-Custody Certification. The remaining 95 smelters listed have not yet been confirmed as Conflict-Free. We have assessed these facilities and determined that most of these are of low risk due to their geographic location. As mentioned above, there are 5 smelters or refiners that we consider “High Risk Smelters”, and 100 of the CMRTs submitted by B&W suppliers reported at least one of these five smelters of concern.

Risk mitigation activities were initiated on the suppliers submitting these entries in their CMRT. Through Assent Compliance, submissions that include any of the above facilities immediately produce a receipt instructing the supplier to take their own risk mitigation actions including removal of these red-flag smelters from their supply chain. The submission of these smelters by B&W suppliers does not guarantee that these smelters or refiners are present in the B&W supply chain as these B&W suppliers were only able to provide company-level CMRTs and not able to provide product-level CMRTs directly linking those smelters or refiners to the products they provide to B&W.

As our suppliers are largely unable to provide us with the information necessary to determine country of origin at the product level, we are unable to make any determinations regarding the 3TG included in our products during the Reporting Period or to provide additional smelter and refiner names and country of origin of the necessary 3TGs at this time.

StatusNumber of Identified Smelters and Refiners
RMAP Conformant237
RMAP Active24
Not Enrolled63
Non-Conformant8

Countries of Origin

Appendix B includes an aggregated list of countries of origin from which the reported facilities collectively
source 3TGs, based on information provided through the CMRT data collection process, from direct smelter
outreach and the RMAP. As mentioned in the above section, it is understood that many responses may
provide more data than can be directly linked to products sold by our company, therefore, Appendix B may
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contain more countries than those that the Company’s products are being sourced from.

Steps to be taken

We are committed to complying with the provisions of the Rule and Form SD and expect to continue our conflict minerals program and related due diligence. Our next steps may include, but are not limited to the following:

Engage with suppliers and direct them to training resources, including increasing the number who utilize Assent’s learning management system. This will encourage supplier participation and improve the overall efficiency of our Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Program.
Increase the emphasis on clean and validated smelter and refiner information from our supply chain through Assent as the list of conflict-free smelters and refiners grows and more smelters and refiners declare their intent to enroll in the RMAP program.
Encourage our suppliers through Assent to develop and strengthen their internal policies to include due diligence procedures for their supply chains to improve the quality of the responses from such suppliers.
Update and maintain the supplier list and contact information for subsequent supplier engagement.
Further document procedures and timelines for administering the conflict mineral program.

Smelter & Refiner Risk Evaluation

Understanding the risks associated with the smelters and refiners potentially providing material into our supply chain is an important part of the due diligence process. Through Assent, comprehensive and ongoing analysis is conducted by Assent’s smelter library manager to assess sourcing risk. This information is used to:
Provide supplier feedback.
Determine the health of the Company’s overall program.
Conduct outreach to smelters, refiners and their respective associations.
Provide detailed analysis in this report.

The following risk categories are used for smelter evaluation and risk determination:
Geo-Risk: Did the mineral originate from or has been transported through a conflict-affected area as defined by Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act (the DRC and its nine adjoining countries; Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia)?
Audit Status: Has the refiner’s due diligence practices been audited against a standard in conformance with the OECD Guidance? Assent relies on the RMI audit standard, including cross-recognition of the London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) Good Delivery Program and the Responsible Jewelry Council Chain of Custody Certification, which are developed according to global standards, including the OECD Guidance.
Sourcing risk: Has evidence of any other risk characteristic is supported by credible sources been identified?
    
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Appendix A:

The following smelters and refiners were reported by our suppliers as being in their supply chains. Facilities that have been certified as conflict-free by an internationally-recognized validation scheme for 3TG smelters and refiners are designated below in the sixth column.

MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter IDRMI Audit StatusConflict Free?
Gold8853 S.p.A.ItalyCID002763ConformantYes
GoldA.L.M.T. Corp.Korea, Republic OfCID000004ConformantYes
GoldAbington Reldan Metals, LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID002708Non ConformantNo
GoldAdvanced Chemical CompanyUnited States Of AmericaCID000015ConformantYes
GoldAfrican Gold RefineryUgandaCID003185Outreach RequiredNo
GoldAida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.JapanCID000019ConformantYes
GoldAktyubinsk Copper Company TOOKazakhstanCID000028Not ApplicableYes
GoldAl Etihad Gold Refinery DMCCUnited Arab EmiratesCID002560ConformantYes
GoldAlexy MetalsUnited States Of AmericaCID003500ActiveYes
GoldAllgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.GermanyCID000035ConformantYes
GoldAlmalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)UzbekistanCID000041ConformantYes
GoldAngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio MineracaoBrazilCID000058ConformantYes
GoldArgor-Heraeus S.A.SwitzerlandCID000077ConformantYes
GoldAsahi Pretec Corp.JapanCID000082ConformantYes
GoldAsahi Refining Canada Ltd.CanadaCID000924ConformantYes
GoldAsahi Refining USA Inc.United States Of AmericaCID000920ConformantYes
GoldAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JapanCID000090ConformantYes
GoldAtasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.TurkeyCID000103Due Diligence Vetting ProcessNo
GoldAU Traders and RefinersSouth AfricaCID002850ConformantYes
GoldAugmont Enterprises Private LimitedIndiaCID003461ActiveYes
GoldAurubis AGGermanyCID000113ConformantYes
GoldBangalore RefineryIndiaCID002863ConformantYes
GoldBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)PhilippinesCID000128ConformantYes
GoldBauer Walser AGGermanyCID000141Not ApplicableYes
GoldBoliden ABSwedenCID000157ConformantYes
13






GoldC. Hafner GmbH + Co. KGGermanyCID000176ConformantYes
GoldC.I Metales Procesados Industriales SASColombiaCID003421ActiveYes
GoldCaridadMexicoCID000180Communication Suspended - Not InterestedNo
GoldCCR Refinery - Glencore Canada CorporationCanadaCID000185ConformantYes
GoldCendres + Metaux S.A.SwitzerlandCID000189ConformantYes
GoldCGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.IndiaCID003382Outreach RequiredNo
GoldChimet S.p.A.ItalyCID000233ConformantYes
GoldChina GoldDeal Investment Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000236Not ApplicableYes
GoldChugai MiningJapanCID000264ConformantYes
GoldCodelcoChileCID000284Not ApplicableYes
GoldColt RefiningUnited States Of AmericaCID000288Not ApplicableYes
GoldCRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil LtdaBrazilCID003486ActiveYes
GoldDaejin Indus Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID000328Not ApplicableYes
GoldDaeryongENCKorea, Republic OfCID000333Not ApplicableYes
GoldDaye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.ChinaCID000343In CommunicationYes
GoldDegussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbHGermanyCID002867Outreach RequiredNo
GoldDijllah Gold Refinery FZCUnited Arab EmiratesCID003348In CommunicationYes
GoldDODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbHGermanyCID000362ConformantYes
GoldDongguanshi Sutande Dianzi Cailiao YouxiangongsiChinaCID000395Not ApplicableYes
GoldDowaJapanCID000401ConformantYes
GoldDS PRETECH Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID003195ConformantYes
GoldDSC (Do Sung Corporation)Korea, Republic OfCID000359ConformantYes
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East PlantJapanCID000425ConformantYes
GoldElemetal Refining, LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID001322Not ApplicableYes
14






GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)IndiaCID003487In CommunicationYes
GoldEmirates Gold DMCCUnited Arab EmiratesCID002561ConformantYes
GoldFaggi Enrico S.p.A.ItalyCID002355Not ApplicableYes
GoldFidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.ZimbabweCID002515RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to ProceedNo
GoldFujairah Gold FZCUnited Arab EmiratesCID002584Outreach RequiredNo
GoldGCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.IndiaCID002852In CommunicationYes
GoldGeib Refining CorporationUnited States Of AmericaCID002459ConformantYes
GoldGold Coast RefineryGhanaCID003186Outreach RequiredNo
GoldGold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002243ConformantYes
GoldGreat Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPMChinaCID001909Outreach RequiredNo
GoldGuangdong Jinding Gold LimitedChinaCID002312Outreach RequiredNo
GoldGuoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000651Outreach RequiredNo
GoldHangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000671Outreach RequiredNo
GoldHeimerle + Meule GmbHGermanyCID000694ConformantYes
GoldHeraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.ChinaCID000707ConformantYes
GoldHeraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGGermanyCID000711ActiveYes
GoldHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000767Outreach RequiredNo
GoldHunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000773Outreach RequiredNo
GoldHwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.Korea, Republic OfCID000778Communication Suspended - Not InterestedNo
GoldInner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000801ConformantYes
GoldInternational Precious Metal RefinersUnited Arab EmiratesCID002562ActiveYes
GoldIshifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JapanCID000807ConformantYes
GoldIstanbul Gold RefineryTurkeyCID000814ConformantYes
GoldItalpreziosiItalyCID002765ConformantYes
15






GoldJALAN & CompanyIndiaCID002893Outreach RequiredNo
GoldJapan MintJapanCID000823ConformantYes
GoldJiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000855ConformantYes
GoldJSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing PlantRussian FederationCID000927RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to ProceedNo
GoldJSC UralelectromedRussian FederationCID000929ConformantYes
GoldJX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.JapanCID000937ConformantYes
GoldK.A. RasmussenNorwayCID003497Outreach RequiredNo
GoldKaloti Precious MetalsUnited Arab EmiratesCID002563RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to ProceedNo
GoldKazakhmys Smelting LLCKazakhstanCID000956In CommunicationYes
GoldKazzincKazakhstanCID000957ConformantYes
GoldKennecott Utah Copper LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID000969ConformantYes
GoldKennecott Utah Copper LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID000969ConformantYes
GoldKGHM Polska Miedz Spolka AkcyjnaPolandCID002511ConformantYes
GoldKojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.JapanCID000981ConformantYes
GoldKorea Metal Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID000988Not ApplicableYes
GoldKundan Care Products Ltd.IndiaCID003463In CommunicationYes
GoldKyrgyzaltyn JSCKyrgyzstanCID001029ConformantYes
GoldKyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAORussian FederationCID002865Outreach RequiredNo
GoldL'azurde Company For JewelrySaudi ArabiaCID001032RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to ProceedNo
GoldLingbao Gold Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001056Outreach RequiredNo
GoldLingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001058Outreach RequiredNo
GoldL'Orfebre S.A.AndorraCID002762ConformantYes
GoldLS-NIKKO Copper Inc.Korea, Republic OfCID001078ConformantYes
GoldLT Metal Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID000689ConformantYes
16






GoldLuoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001093Outreach RequiredNo
GoldMarsam MetalsBrazilCID002606ConformantYes
GoldMaterionUnited States Of AmericaCID001113ConformantYes
GoldMatsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.JapanCID001119ConformantYes
GoldMD OverseasIndiaCID003548In CommunicationYes
GoldMetahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.MalaysiaCID002821Not ApplicableYes
GoldMetal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.South AfricaCID003575ConformantYes
GoldMetallix Refining Inc.United States Of AmericaCID003557ActiveYes
GoldMetalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.ChinaCID001149ConformantYes
GoldMetalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.SingaporeCID001152ConformantYes
GoldMetalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.ChinaCID001147ConformantYes
GoldMetalor Technologies S.A.SwitzerlandCID001153ConformantYes
GoldMetalor USA Refining CorporationUnited States Of AmericaCID001157ConformantYes
GoldMetalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.MexicoCID001161ConformantYes
GoldMitsubishi Materials CorporationJapanCID001188ConformantYes
GoldMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JapanCID001193ConformantYes
GoldMMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.IndiaCID002509ConformantYes
GoldModeltech Sdn BhdMalaysiaCID002857Non ConformantNo
GoldMorris and WatsonNew ZealandCID002282Communication Suspended - Not InterestedNo
GoldMorris and Watson Gold CoastAustraliaCID002866Not ApplicableYes
GoldMoscow Special Alloys Processing PlantRussian FederationCID001204ConformantYes
GoldNadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.TurkeyCID001220ConformantYes
GoldNavoi Mining and Metallurgical CombinatUzbekistanCID001236ConformantYes
GoldNH Recytech CompanyKorea, Republic OfCID003189Non ConformantNo
GoldNihon Material Co., Ltd.JapanCID001259ConformantYes
GoldOgussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbHAustriaCID002779ConformantYes
GoldOhura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JapanCID001325ConformantYes
17






GoldOJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)Russian FederationCID001326ConformantYes
GoldOJSC Kolyma RefineryRussian FederationCID001328Not ApplicableYes
GoldOJSC Novosibirsk RefineryRussian FederationCID000493ConformantYes
GoldPAMP S.A.SwitzerlandCID001352ConformantYes
GoldPease & CurrenUnited States Of AmericaCID002872Outreach RequiredNo
GoldPenglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001362Outreach RequiredNo
GoldPlanta Recuperadora de Metales SpAChileCID002919ConformantYes
GoldPrioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous MetalsRussian FederationCID001386ConformantYes
GoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) TbkIndonesiaCID001397ConformantYes
GoldPX Precinox S.A.SwitzerlandCID001498ConformantYes
GoldRand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.South AfricaCID001512ConformantYes
GoldRefinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000522Outreach RequiredNo
GoldREMONDIS PMR B.V.NetherlandsCID002582ConformantYes
GoldRepublic Metals CorporationUnited States Of AmericaCID002510Not ApplicableYes
GoldRoyal Canadian MintCanadaCID001534ConformantYes
GoldSAAMPFranceCID002761ConformantYes
GoldSabin Metal Corp.United States Of AmericaCID001546Outreach RequiredNo
GoldSafimet S.p.AItalyCID002973ConformantYes
GoldSAFINA A.S.CzechiaCID002290ConformantYes
GoldSai RefineryIndiaCID002853Outreach RequiredNo
GoldSamduck Precious MetalsKorea, Republic OfCID001555ConformantYes
GoldSamwon Metals Corp.Korea, Republic OfCID001562Communication Suspended - Not InterestedNo
GoldSancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)ColombiaCID003529In CommunicationYes
GoldSAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbHGermanyCID002777ConformantYes
GoldSchone Edelmetaal B.V.NetherlandsCID001573Not ApplicableYes
GoldSellem Industries Ltd.MauritaniaCID003540Outreach RequiredNo
GoldSEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.SpainCID001585ConformantYes
GoldShandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002525Outreach RequiredNo
GoldShandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001619Outreach RequiredNo
18






GoldShandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001622ConformantYes
GoldShenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002527Outreach RequiredNo
GoldShirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.IndiaCID002588Outreach RequiredNo
GoldSichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001736ConformantYes
GoldSingway Technology Co., Ltd.Taiwan, Province Of ChinaCID002516ConformantYes
GoldSo Accurate Group, Inc.United States Of AmericaCID001754Not ApplicableYes
GoldSOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious MetalsRussian FederationCID001756ConformantYes
GoldSolar Applied Materials Technology Corp.Taiwan, Province Of ChinaCID001761ConformantYes
GoldSovereign MetalsIndiaCID003383Outreach RequiredNo
GoldState Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and TechnologyLithuaniaCID003153Outreach RequiredNo
GoldSudan Gold RefinerySudanCID002567Outreach RequiredNo
GoldSumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.JapanCID001798ConformantYes
GoldSungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID002918ConformantYes
GoldT.C.A S.p.AItalyCID002580ConformantYes
GoldTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.JapanCID001875ConformantYes
GoldThe Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001916ConformantYes
GoldTokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.JapanCID001938ConformantYes
GoldTongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001947Outreach RequiredNo
GoldTony Goetz NVBelgiumCID002587Non ConformantNo
GoldTOO Tau-Ken-AltynKazakhstanCID002615ConformantYes
GoldTorecomKorea, Republic OfCID001955ConformantYes
GoldUmicore Brasil Ltda.BrazilCID001977Not ApplicableYes
GoldUmicore Precious Metals ThailandThailandCID002314ConformantYes
GoldUmicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals RefiningBelgiumCID001980ConformantYes
GoldUnited Precious Metal Refining, Inc.United States Of AmericaCID001993ConformantYes
GoldUniversal Precious Metals Refining ZambiaZambiaCID002854Not ApplicableYes
GoldValcambi S.A.SwitzerlandCID002003ConformantYes
GoldWestern Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)AustraliaCID002030ConformantYes
19






GoldWIELAND Edelmetalle GmbHGermanyCID002778ConformantYes
GoldYamakin Co., Ltd.JapanCID002100ConformantYes
GoldYokohama Metal Co., Ltd.JapanCID002129ConformantYes
GoldYunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000197Outreach RequiredNo
GoldZhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold CorporationChinaCID002224ConformantYes
TantalumA&M Minerals LimitedUnited States Of AmericaCID000003Not ApplicableYes
TantalumA.L.M.T. Corp.ChinaCID000005Not ApplicableYes
TantalumAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JapanCID000092ConformantYes
TantalumChangsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000211ConformantYes
TantalumCP Metals Inc.United States Of AmericaCID003402Not ApplicableYes
TantalumD Block Metals, LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID002504ConformantYes
TantalumDuoluoshanChinaCID000410Not ApplicableYes
TantalumE.S.R. ElectronicsUnited States Of AmericaCID002590Not ApplicableYes
TantalumExotech Inc.United States Of AmericaCID000456ConformantYes
TantalumF&X Electro-Materials Ltd.ChinaCID000460ConformantYes
TantalumFIR Metals & Resource Ltd.ChinaCID002505ConformantYes
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals AizuJapanCID002558ConformantYes
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals BoyertownUnited States Of AmericaCID002557ConformantYes
TantalumGuangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.ChinaCID000291ConformantYes
TantalumGuangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000616ConformantYes
TantalumGuizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd., Kaili branchChinaCID002501Not ApplicableYes
TantalumH.C. Starck Co., Ltd.ThailandCID002544ConformantYes
TantalumH.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbHGermanyCID002547ConformantYes
TantalumH.C. Starck Inc.United States Of AmericaCID002548ConformantYes
TantalumH.C. Starck Ltd.JapanCID002549ConformantYes
TantalumH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGermanyCID002550ConformantYes
TantalumH.C. Starck Surface Technology and Ceramic Powders GmbHGermanyCID002546Not ApplicableYes
TantalumH.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbHGermanyCID002545ConformantYes
TantalumHengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002492ConformantYes
20






TantalumHi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.United States Of AmericaCID000731Not ApplicableYes
TantalumJiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002512ConformantYes
TantalumJiangxi Tuohong New Raw MaterialChinaCID002842ConformantYes
TantalumJiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003191Not ApplicableYes
TantalumJiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000914ConformantYes
TantalumJiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000917ConformantYes
TantalumJiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002506ConformantYes
TantalumKEMET Blue MetalsMexicoCID002539ConformantYes
TantalumKEMET Blue PowderUnited States Of AmericaCID002568Not ApplicableYes
TantalumKing-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.ChinaCID000973Not ApplicableYes
TantalumLSM Brasil S.A.BrazilCID001076ConformantYes
TantalumMetallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.IndiaCID001163ConformantYes
TantalumMineracao Taboca S.A.BrazilCID001175ConformantYes
TantalumMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JapanCID001192ConformantYes
TantalumNingxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001277ConformantYes
TantalumNPM Silmet ASEstoniaCID001200ConformantYes
TantalumPlansee SE LiezenAustriaCID002540Not ApplicableYes
TantalumPower Resources Ltd.North MacedoniaCID002847ConformantYes
TantalumQuantumCleanUnited States Of AmericaCID001508ConformantYes
TantalumResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BrazilCID002707ConformantYes
TantalumSolikamsk Magnesium Works OAORussian FederationCID001769ConformantYes
TantalumTaki Chemical Co., Ltd.JapanCID001869ConformantYes
TantalumTelex MetalsUnited States Of AmericaCID001891ConformantYes
TantalumTranzact, Inc.United States Of AmericaCID002571Not ApplicableYes
TantalumUlba Metallurgical Plant JSCKazakhstanCID001969ConformantYes
TantalumXinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002508ConformantYes
TantalumYanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001522ConformantYes
TantalumYichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002307Not ApplicableYes
TantalumZhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002232Not ApplicableYes
TinA SUN PHOTONICS.,LtdChinaCID000001Not ApplicableYes
21






TinA&M Minerals LimitedChinaCID000002Not ApplicableYes
TinAlphaUnited States Of AmericaCID000292ConformantYes
TinAn Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.Viet NamCID002825Not ApplicableYes
TinAn Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing CompanyViet NamCID002703Outreach RequiredNo
TinBrinkmann Chemie AGGermanyCID000169Not ApplicableYes
TinCFC Cooperativa dos Fundidores de Cassiterita da Amazonia Ltda.BrazilCID000196Not ApplicableYes
TinChenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000228ConformantYes
TinChifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003190ConformantYes
TinChina Tin Group Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001070ConformantYes
TinCNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000278Not ApplicableYes
TinCooperativa Metalurgica de Rondonia Ltda.BrazilCID000295Not ApplicableYes
TinCRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil LtdaBrazilCID003486ActiveYes
TinCRM SynergiesSpainCID003524ActiveYes
TinCV Ayi JayaIndonesiaCID002570ActiveYes
TinCV Dua SekawanIndonesiaCID002592Not ApplicableYes
TinCV Duta Putra BangkaIndonesiaCID000304Not ApplicableYes
TinCV Gita PesonaIndonesiaCID000306Not ApplicableYes
TinCV Makmur JayaIndonesiaCID000308Not ApplicableYes
TinCV United SmeltingIndonesiaCID000315Not ApplicableYes
TinCV Venus Inti PerkasaIndonesiaCID002455ActiveYes
TinDae Chang Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID000323Not ApplicableYes
TinDongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003356Non ConformantNo
TinDowaJapanCID000402ConformantYes
TinElectro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock CompanyViet NamCID002572Non ConformantNo
TinEM VintoBolivia (Plurinational State Of)CID000438ConformantYes
TinEstanho de Rondonia S.A.BrazilCID000448ActiveYes
22






TinFeinhutte Halsbrucke GmbHGermanyCID000466Not ApplicableYes
TinFenix MetalsPolandCID000468ConformantYes
TinGejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003410Outreach RequiredNo
TinGejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical PlantChinaCID002848ConformantYes
TinGejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLCChinaCID000942ConformantYes
TinGejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000538ConformantYes
TinGejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001908ConformantYes
TinGejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000555ConformantYes
TinGuangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003116ConformantYes
TinGuanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting PlantChinaCID002849ConformantYes
TinHuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002844ConformantYes
TinHuichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000760Not ApplicableYes
TinJiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000244Not ApplicableYes
TinJiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.ChinaCID001231ConformantYes
TinLinqu Xianggui Smelter Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001063Not ApplicableYes
TinLuna Smelter, Ltd.RwandaCID003387ConformantYes
TinMa'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003379ConformantYes
TinMagnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.BrazilCID002468ConformantYes
TinMelt Metais e Ligas S.A.BrazilCID002500ConformantYes
TinMetallic Resources, Inc.United States Of AmericaCID001142ConformantYes
TinMetallo Belgium N.V.BelgiumCID002773ConformantYes
TinMetallo Spain S.L.U.SpainCID002774ConformantYes
TinMineracao Taboca S.A.BrazilCID001173ConformantYes
TinMinsurPeruCID001182ConformantYes
TinMitsubishi Materials CorporationJapanCID001191ConformantYes
TinModeltech Sdn BhdMalaysiaCID002858Non ConformantNo
TinNghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyViet NamCID002573Outreach RequiredNo
TinNovosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.Russian FederationCID001305ActiveYes
TinO.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.ThailandCID001314ConformantYes
TinO.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.PhilippinesCID002517ConformantYes
23






TinOperaciones Metalurgicas S.A.Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)CID001337ConformantYes
TinPhoenix Metal Ltd.RwandaCID002507Not ApplicableYes
TinPongpipat Company LimitedMyanmarCID003208Outreach RequiredNo
TinPrecious Minerals and Smelting LimitedIndiaCID003409Non ConformantNo
TinPT Alam Lestari KencanaIndonesiaCID001393Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Aries Kencana SejahteraIndonesiaCID000309ActiveYes
TinPT Artha Cipta LanggengIndonesiaCID001399ConformantYes
TinPT ATD Makmur Mandiri JayaIndonesiaCID002503ConformantYes
TinPT Babel Inti PerkasaIndonesiaCID001402ConformantYes
TinPT Babel Surya Alam LestariIndonesiaCID001406ConformantYes
TinPT Bangka Kudai TinIndonesiaCID001409Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Bangka SerumpunIndonesiaCID003205ConformantYes
TinPT Bangka Timah Utama SejahteraIndonesiaCID001416Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Bangka Tin IndustryIndonesiaCID001419Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Belitung Industri SejahteraIndonesiaCID001421Not ApplicableYes
TinPT BilliTin Makmur LestariIndonesiaCID001424Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Bukit TimahIndonesiaCID001428ActiveYes
TinPT Cipta Persada MuliaIndonesiaCID002696In CommunicationYes
TinPT DS Jaya AbadiIndonesiaCID001434Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Eunindo Usaha MandiriIndonesiaCID001438Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Fang Di MulTindoIndonesiaCID001442Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Inti Stania PrimaIndonesiaCID002530Not ApplicableYes
TinPT JustindoIndonesiaCID000307Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Karimun MiningIndonesiaCID001448Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Kijang Jaya MandiriIndonesiaCID002829Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Lautan Harmonis SejahteraIndonesiaCID002870ActiveYes
TinPT Menara Cipta MuliaIndonesiaCID002835ConformantYes
TinPT Mitra Stania PrimaIndonesiaCID001453ConformantYes
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TinPT Mitra Sukses GlobalindoIndonesiaCID003449Outreach RequiredNo
TinPT O.M. IndonesiaIndonesiaCID002757Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Panca Mega PersadaIndonesiaCID001457Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Premium Tin IndonesiaIndonesiaCID000313Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Prima Timah UtamaIndonesiaCID001458ConformantYes
TinPT Rajawali Rimba PerkasaIndonesiaCID003381ConformantYes
TinPT Rajehan AriqIndonesiaCID002593ConformantYes
TinPT Refined Bangka TinIndonesiaCID001460ConformantYes
TinPT Sariwiguna BinasentosaIndonesiaCID001463Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Seirama Tin InvestmentIndonesiaCID001466Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Stanindo Inti PerkasaIndonesiaCID001468ConformantYes
TinPT Sukses Inti MakmurIndonesiaCID002816ActiveYes
TinPT Sumber Jaya IndahIndonesiaCID001471Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Supra Sukses TrinusaIndonesiaCID001476Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Timah NusantaraIndonesiaCID001486ActiveYes
TinPT Timah Tbk KundurIndonesiaCID001477ConformantYes
TinPT Timah Tbk MentokIndonesiaCID001482ConformantYes
TinPT Tinindo Inter NusaIndonesiaCID001490ConformantYes
TinPT Tirus Putra MandiriIndonesiaCID002478Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Tommy UtamaIndonesiaCID001493Not ApplicableYes
TinPT Wahana Perkit JayaIndonesiaCID002479Not ApplicableYes
TinResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BrazilCID002706ConformantYes
TinRui Da HungTaiwan, Province Of ChinaCID001539ConformantYes
TinSoft Metais Ltda.BrazilCID001758ConformantYes
TinSuper LigasBrazilCID002756ActiveYes
TinThai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.Viet NamCID002834ConformantYes
TinThaisarcoThailandCID001898ConformantYes
TinTin Technology & RefiningUnited States Of AmericaCID003325ConformantYes
TinTuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyViet NamCID002574Outreach RequiredNo
TinVQB Mineral and Trading Group JSCViet NamCID002015Outreach RequiredNo
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TinWhite Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.BrazilCID002036ConformantYes
TinYunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002158ConformantYes
TinYunnan Tin Company LimitedChinaCID002180ConformantYes
TinYunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003397ConformantYes
TungstenA.L.M.T. Corp.JapanCID000004ConformantYes
TungstenA.L.M.T. Corp.JapanCID000004ConformantYes
TungstenACL Metais EireliBrazilCID002833ConformantYes
TungstenAlbasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.BrazilCID003427ActiveYes
TungstenArtek LLCRussian FederationCID003553ActiveYes
TungstenAsia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.Viet NamCID002502ConformantYes
TungstenChenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002513ConformantYes
TungstenChina Molybdenum Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002641ConformantYes
TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000258ConformantYes
TungstenCNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000281Outreach RequiredNo
TungstenCP Metals Inc.United States Of AmericaCID003448Not ApplicableYes
TungstenCronimet Brasil LtdaBrazilCID003468ActiveYes
TungstenDayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002518Not ApplicableYes
TungstenFujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003401ConformantYes
TungstenFujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000499Not ApplicableYes
TungstenGanxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002531Not ApplicableYes
TungstenGanzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002645ConformantYes
TungstenGanzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000875ConformantYes
TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002315ConformantYes
TungstenGanzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000868Not ApplicableYes
TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002494ConformantYes
TungstenGanzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002536Not ApplicableYes
TungstenGEM Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003417ActiveYes
TungstenGlobal Tungsten & Powders Corp.United States Of AmericaCID000568ConformantYes
TungstenGuangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000218ConformantYes
TungstenH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGermanyCID002542ConformantYes
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TungstenH.C. Starck Tungsten GmbHGermanyCID002541ConformantYes
TungstenHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000766ConformantYes
TungstenHunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. WujiChinaCID002579ConformantYes
TungstenHunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. YanglinChinaCID002578Not ApplicableYes
TungstenHunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000769ConformantYes
TungstenHunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003182Not ApplicableYes
TungstenHydrometallurg, JSCRussian FederationCID002649ConformantYes
TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.JapanCID000825ConformantYes
TungstenJiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002551ConformantYes
TungstenJiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002321ConformantYes
TungstenJiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002313Communication Suspended - Not InterestedNo
TungstenJiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002318ConformantYes
TungstenJiangxi Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002647Not ApplicableYes
TungstenJiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002317ConformantYes
TungstenJiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002535Not ApplicableYes
TungstenJiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002316ConformantYes
TungstenJSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"Russian FederationCID003408ActiveYes
TungstenKennametal FallonUnited States Of AmericaCID000966ConformantYes
TungstenKennametal HuntsvilleUnited States Of AmericaCID000105ConformantYes
TungstenKGETS Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID003388ConformantYes
TungstenLianyou Metals Co., Ltd.Taiwan, Province Of ChinaCID003407ConformantYes
TungstenMalipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002319ConformantYes
TungstenMasan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)Viet NamCID002543ConformantYes
TungstenMoliren Ltd.Russian FederationCID002845ConformantYes
TungstenNiagara Refining LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID002589ConformantYes
TungstenNPP Tyazhmetprom LLCRussian FederationCID003416ActiveYes
TungstenPhilippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.PhilippinesCID002827ConformantYes
TungstenPobedit, JSCRussian FederationCID002532Not ApplicableYes
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TungstenSanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd.Viet NamCID002538Not ApplicableYes
TungstenSouth-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang CityChinaCID002815Not ApplicableYes
TungstenTejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.Viet NamCID001889ConformantYes
TungstenUnecha Refractory metals plantRussian FederationCID002724ConformantYes
TungstenVietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.Viet NamCID002011Not ApplicableYes
TungstenWolfram Bergbau und Hutten AGAustriaCID002044ConformantYes
TungstenWoltech Korea Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID002843ConformantYes
TungstenXiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002320ConformantYes
TungstenXiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002082ConformantYes
TungstenXinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002830ConformantYes
TungstenXinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002095Not ApplicableYes







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Appendix B:

Countries of origin:

This list of potential countries of origin is populated based on publicly available information, our RCOI and due diligence. It is important to note that this is also based on company level responses and therefore, it is not certain which of these countries of origin can be linked to our products.

Andorra, Australia, Austria, , Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, , Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic , Estonia, France, Germany, Ghana, , India, Indonesia, , Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, , Lithuania, , Malaysia,, Mauritania, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic, Republic Of Korea, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, , Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Province of China, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, USA, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, , Zimbabwe




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