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Exhibit 1.01
CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
For The Year Ended December 31, 2022
Introduction
All references to “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “us” in this Conflict Minerals Report (this “Report”) refer to QuidelOrtho Corporation (“QuidelOrtho”) and its subsidiaries.
This Report of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2022 (“calendar year 2022”) is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 (the “Rule”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on registrants who manufacture products, or contract to manufacture products, containing certain minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. These minerals are cassiterite, columbite-tantalite (coltan), gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten (“3TG” or “Conflict Minerals”). The Rule focuses on 3TG emanating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) region and nine adjoining countries (together, the “Covered Countries”). If, based on a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”), an issuer has reason to believe that any of the Conflict Minerals in their supply chain may have originated in the Covered Countries and may not be from recycled or scrap sources, then the issuer must exercise due diligence on the Conflict Minerals’ source and chain of custody and submit a report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that includes a description of those due diligence measures.
This Report relates to the process undertaken for our products that were manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, during calendar year 2022 and that contain or may contain Conflict Minerals.
Company Overview
Our mission is to develop and manufacture intelligent diagnostic solutions that transform the power of diagnostics into a healthier future for everyone. Our expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry and transfusion medicine helps clinicians and patients make better informed decisions across the globe. Our global infrastructure and commercial reach support our customers across more than 130 countries and territories with quality diagnostics, a broad test portfolio and market-leading service. We operate globally with manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and U.K. and with sales centers, administrative offices and warehouses located throughout the world.
We currently sell our products directly to end users through a direct sales force and through a network of distributors, for professional use in physician offices, hospitals, clinical laboratories, reference laboratories, urgent care clinics, leading universities, retail clinics, pharmacies, wellness screening centers, other point-of-care settings, blood banks and donor centers, as well as for individual, non-professional, over-the-counter use. We reached significant new markets in 2021 as we introduced our QuickVue® At-Home OTC COVID-19 test for at-home consumer use, school districts, health departments and many other locations.
On May 27, 2022, pursuant to a Business Combination Agreement entered into as of December 22, 2021, by and among Quidel Corporation (“Quidel”), Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc (“Ortho”), QuidelOrtho, Orca Holdco, Inc., Laguna Merger Sub, Inc. (“U.S. Merger Sub”), and Orca Holdco 2, Inc., Quidel and Ortho consummated a business combination (the “Combinations”) by way of (i) a scheme of arrangement undertaken by Ortho under Part 26 of the U.K. Companies Act 2006 (the “Ortho Scheme”), pursuant to which each issued and outstanding share of Ortho was acquired by a nominee of QuidelOrtho, such that Ortho became a wholly owned subsidiary of QuidelOrtho, and (ii) a merger of U.S. Merger Sub with and into Quidel, with Quidel surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of QuidelOrtho. The High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the “Court”) sanctioned the Ortho Scheme on May 26, 2022 and a sealed order of the Court was delivered to the Registrar of Companies at Companies House on May 27, 2022, satisfying the final condition to closing of the Combinations.
Description of Our Products Covered by This Report
This Report relates to our products: (i) that contain or may contain 3TG; (ii) that were manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by us; and (iii) for which the manufacture was completed during calendar year 2022. During this reporting period, we identified the following products as meeting this standard: our ORTHO Optix™ Reader, ORTHO VISION® MAX Swift Analyzer, ORTHO VISION Swift Analyzer, ORTHO Workstation™, QuickVue iFOB products, Savanna® instrument, Sofia® analyzer, Sofia 2 analyzer, Solana® instrument, Triage® MeterPro®, Virena® routers, VITROS® 350 Chemistry System, VITROS 4600 Chemistry System, VITROS ECiQ Immunodiagnostic System, VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System, VITROS 5600 Integrated System, VITROS XT7600 Integrated System, and VITROS XT3400 Chemistry System.
Supply Chain
Our supply chain is complex and there are many third parties in the supply chain between the ultimate manufacture of our products and the original sources of 3TG. In this regard, we do not purchase 3TG directly from mines, smelters or refiners. We must therefore rely on our suppliers to provide information regarding the origin of the 3TG that is contained in our products. Moreover, we believe that the smelters and refiners of the 3TG are best situated to identify the sources of 3TG, and therefore have taken steps to identify the applicable smelters and refiners of 3TG in our supply chain.
Conflict Minerals Compliance Program
We performed a RCOI on suppliers we believe provided materials or components containing 3TG necessary to the manufacturing of our products during calendar year 2022. Our suppliers identified 344 valid smelters and refineries (“Smelters”). Of these 344 Smelters, we identified 46 as either sourcing or potentially sourcing 3TG from the Covered Countries. Our due diligence review indicated that 34 of these Smelters have been audited and recognized as conformant to the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”). The remaining 12 Smelters potentially sourcing from the Covered Countries were subject to our due diligence process, which we designed to conform, in all material respects, with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chain of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (the “OECD Guidance”), including related supplements. Below is a summary of the design of our due diligence program as it relates to the five-step framework under the OECD Guidance.
(1)Step One: Establish Strong Management Systems
Step 1A - Conflict Minerals Policy. We have adopted a policy on conflict minerals in accordance with the OECD Guidance that is publicly available at www.quidelortho.com through the “Investor Relations” link under the heading “Governance.” Our policy sets forth our commitment to sourcing components and materials from companies that share our values regarding respect for human rights, integrity, and environmental responsibility. Our policy is communicated directly to our suppliers as part of the RCOI process and upon customer request, is communicated to customers in our Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”).
Step 1B - Conflict Minerals Internal Management Structure. We have established a team comprised of representatives from our operations, supply chain management, and legal departments to support our supply chain due diligence efforts and report its findings to a senior member of the supply chain management organization. This cross-functional internal team is also responsible for maintaining compliance with applicable SEC guidance, including the Rule, the adopting release associated with the Rule, and the related FAQs published by the SEC staff. In calendar year 2022, following the Combinations, we also engaged Claigan Environmental Inc. (“Claigan”), a recognized third-party professional consultant, to assist the Company on a combined basis in our efforts to implement the due diligence process in accordance with OECD Guidance.
Step 1C - System of Controls Transparency, Information Collection and Control Over Supply Chain. We implemented a detailed process to collect required supplier and Smelter RCOI and due diligence data. The lists of RMAP conformant Smelters and Smelters actively working towards conformance provide a method of identifying potential risks in our supply chain. Additional details on the supply chain data gathering are included in the “Smelter RCOI” and “Due Diligence” sections of this Report. In addition, we retain documentation with respect to our due diligence compliance process in accordance with our record retention requirements. Our policy is to retain supplier, RCOI and due diligence data that we collect for at least five years.
Step 1D - Supplier Engagement. In calendar year 2022, we engaged Claigan to assist us in engaging with suppliers during the RCOI process. Additionally, in calendar year 2022, Ortho’s supplier terms and conditions required suppliers to source materials from Smelters that, if sourcing from conflict-affected or high-risk areas, are either already conformant with the RMAP assessment protocols or are working towards conformance, while Quidel’s Supply Agreement required suppliers to inform Quidel when a supplier manufactured or contracted to manufacture products containing Conflict Minerals.
Step 1E - Grievance Mechanism. We provide an ethics hotline so that our employees and suppliers can anonymously report any concerns, including those related to Conflict Minerals. We also maintain an e-mail address (conflictminerals@quidelortho.com) for suppliers and employees to report violations, ask questions and voice concerns regarding Conflict Minerals.
(2)Step Two: Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain
In calendar year 2022, we conducted our RCOI and due diligence process with the assistance of Claigan.
Supplier RCOI
We designed our supplier RCOI process to identify the Smelters in our supply chain. Our supplier RCOI process for calendar year 2022 included:
•developing a list of all suppliers providing 3TG containing components necessary to the functionality of our products;
•contacting each supplier and requesting Conflict Minerals data using the industry standard CMRT;
•reviewing supplier responses for accuracy and completeness and following up with suppliers when there are apparent inaccuracies or omissions;
•aggregating supplier-provided Smelters into a single unique list of Smelters meeting the definition of a Smelter under one of three industry-recognized audit protocols; and
•reviewing and validating the final Smelter list (and comparing it to industry peers) to determine if we reasonably identified all the Smelters in our supply chain.
Through the supplier RCOI process we identified 344 Smelters in our supply chain.
Due Diligence
We engaged with each Smelter identified in our supply chain to determine whether they sourced from the Covered Countries. For Smelters that confirmed, either directly or through industry associations, that they did not source from the Covered Countries but who were not recognized as conformant to the RMAP, we reviewed publicly available information to determine whether there was any evidence that contradicted the Smelter’s declaration. In doing so, we reviewed sources such as NGO publications, including IMPACT, the Enough Project, Global Witness, Southern Africa Resource Watch, and Radio Okapi. We also consulted the most recent United Nations Group of Experts reports on the DRC and performed public internet searches.
If Smelters did not respond to our inquiry, we reviewed the same publicly available sources to determine whether there was reason to believe the Smelter may have sourced from the Covered Countries during calendar year 2022.
We categorized Smelters that are sourcing or potentially sourcing from the Covered Countries and not currently RMAP conformant as high-risk, in alignment with the OECD Guidance. We conducted the risk mitigation procedures described below on all high-risk Smelters.
Of the 344 unique Smelters identified, 46 Smelters source, or there was reason to believe they may source, from the Covered Countries. We determined that 34 of these 46 Smelters have been audited and recognized as conformant to the RMAP. We conducted risk mitigation on the remaining 12 Smelters. A list of Smelters identified by our suppliers is set forth in Annex I below.
(3)Step Three: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks
We conducted risk mitigation on 12 Smelters that were identified as non-conformant to the RMAP and were sourcing or potentially sourcing from the Covered Countries. Of the foregoing 12 Smelters, 2 Smelters are actively working towards conformance with the RMAP. Our risk mitigation was designed in accordance with the OECD Guidance and was reported to our Senior Vice President, Operations in accordance with the OECD Guidance.
As part of our risk mitigation process, we performed additional due diligence to determine if there was reason to believe the Smelters directly or indirectly financed or benefited armed groups in the DRC or Covered Countries. We also attempted to verify with internal stakeholders and relevant suppliers whether 3TGs from the Smelter in question were actually in our supply chain during calendar year 2022. Finally, if necessary and where possible, we engaged directly with the Smelter to encourage them to become audited and recognized as conformant to the RMAP.
We did not require the removal of Smelters if there was no reason to believe they were directly or indirectly financing or benefitting armed groups in the Covered Countries. However, these Smelters will be re-evaluated in 2023.
We are committed to continued improvement in our due diligence process to further mitigate the risk that the 3TG materials in our products could directly or indirectly benefit or finance armed groups in the Covered Countries. As part of our efforts to mitigate this risk, new or renewed supplier contracts require suppliers to provide information that will allow us to evaluate their Conflict Mineral status. Additionally, we continue to engage with and educate our suppliers to increase supplier response rates and improve the timeliness, accuracy, and comprehensiveness of the supplier survey responses we receive. We also continue to work with our suppliers to encourage them to source from RMAP conformant Smelters when sourcing material from the Covered Countries. Finally, we are attempting to engage with Smelters sourcing from the Covered Countries to encourage them to become audited to a protocol recognized by the RMAP.
(4)Step Four: Third-Party Audit
As discussed above, we do not have a direct relationship with 3TG Smelters, nor do we perform direct audits of these entities that provide our supply chain with Conflict Minerals. However, we do rely upon the Responsible Minerals Initiative efforts to influence Smelters to get audited and certified through RMAP, the London Bullion Market Association Good Delivery Program or the Responsible Jewellery Council Chain-of-Custody Certification.
(5)Step Five: Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence
As indicated in the Form SD, we have filed this Report with the SEC and have made this Report available on our website at www.quidelortho.com through the “Investor Relations” link under the heading “Governance.”
Limitations
As a downstream purchaser of 3TG, our due diligence measures cannot provide absolute assurance regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary Conflict Minerals. Our due diligence processes are based on the necessity of seeking data from our suppliers and those suppliers seeking similar information within their supply chains to identify the original sources of the necessary Conflict Minerals. We also rely on third-party audit programs and other industry efforts and information.
A number of factors could introduce errors or otherwise affect our determinations, including, but not limited to, gaps in supplier data, gaps in Smelter data, errors or omissions by suppliers, errors or omissions by Smelters, confusion over SEC requirements, gaps in supplier education and knowledge, timeliness of data, public information not discovered during a reasonable search, errors in public data, language barriers and translation, supplier and Smelter unfamiliarity with the reporting process, oversights or errors in conflict free Smelter audits, Covered Country sourced materials being declared secondary materials, certification programs not being equally advanced for all industry segments and metals, and smuggling of Conflict Minerals to countries beyond the Covered Countries.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These statements include any statements contained herein that are not strictly historical, including, but not limited to, certain statements regarding our future plans and initiatives for our Conflict Minerals due diligence process and related risk mitigation strategies. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “might,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “intend,” “goal,” “project,” “strategy,” “future,” “continue,” or similar words, expressions or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on the beliefs and expectations of our management as of the date of this Report and are subject to significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results or outcomes may differ significantly from those set forth or implied in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth or implied in the forward-looking statements: failure to carry out the plans set forth in this Report in a timely manner or at all; lack of cooperation or progress by our suppliers, their respective suppliers and Smelters; lack of progress in Smelter or refiner validation programs for Conflict Minerals (including the possibility of inaccurate information, fraud and other irregularities) or the plans set forth in this Report not being effective; and other economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting our business generally, including those discussed under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 23, 2023, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Investors should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events because these statements are based on assumptions that may not come true and are speculative by their nature. We undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking information or time-sensitive information included in this Report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed expectations or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to us and speak only as of the date hereof.
The content of any website referred to in this Report is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this Report.
Annex I
Smelters and Refineries
In connection with our RCOI and due diligence process, as applicable, our suppliers identified the Smelters listed below, sorted by mineral, as potentially having processed the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products in calendar year 2022.
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3TG Metal | Standard Smelter Name | Smelter ID |
Gold | 8853 S.p.A. | CID002763 |
Gold | ABC Refinery Pty Ltd. | CID002920 |
Gold | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | CID002708 |
Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | CID000015 |
Gold | African Gold Refinery | CID003185 |
Gold | Agosi AG | CID000035 |
Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | CID000019 |
Gold | Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC | CID002560 |
Gold | Albino Mountinho Lda. | CID002760 |
Gold | Alexy Metals | CID003500 |
Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | CID000041 |
Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração | CID000058 |
Gold | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | CID000077 |
Gold | Asahi Pretec Corp. | CID000082 |
Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | CID000924 |
Gold | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | CID000920 |
Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | CID000090 |
Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | CID000103 |
Gold | AU Traders and Refiners | CID002850 |
Gold | Augmont Enterprises Private Limited | CID003461 |
Gold | Aurubis AG | CID000113 |
Gold | Bangalore Refinery | CID002863 |
Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | CID000128 |
Gold | Boliden AB | CID000157 |
Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | CID000176 |
Gold | C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS | CID003421 |
Gold | Caridad | CID000180 |
Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | CID000185 |
Gold | Cendres + Métaux S.A. | CID000189 |
Gold | CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd. | CID003382 |
Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | CID000233 |
Gold | Chugai Mining | CID000264 |
Gold | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | CID000343 |
Gold | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | CID002867 |
Gold | Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC | CID003348 |
Gold | Dongwu Gold Group | CID003663 |
Gold | Dowa | CID000401 |
Gold | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | CID000359 |
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant | CID000425 |
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Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant | CID003424 |
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant | CID003425 |
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1) | CID003487 |
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2) | CID003488 |
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3) | CID003489 |
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4) | CID003490 |
Gold | Emirates Gold DMCC | CID002561 |
Gold | Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. | CID002515 |
Gold | Fujairah Gold FZC | CID002584 |
Gold | Geib Refining Corporation | CID002459 |
Gold | GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. | CID002852 |
Gold | Gold by Gold Colombia | CID003641 |
Gold | Gold Coast Refinery | CID003186 |
Gold | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CID002243 |
Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | CID001909 |
Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | CID002312 |
Gold | Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. | CID000651 |
Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | CID000671 |
Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | CID000694 |
Gold | Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd. | CID002519 |
Gold | Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG | CID000711 |
Gold | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | CID000707 |
Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CID000767 |
Gold | Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd. | CID000773 |
Gold | HwaSeong CJ Co., Ltd. | CID000778 |
Gold | Industrial Refining Company | CID002587 |
Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | CID000801 |
Gold | International Precious Metal Refiners | CID002562 |
Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | CID000807 |
Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | CID000814 |
Gold | Italpreziosi | CID002765 |
Gold | JALAN & Company | CID002893 |
Gold | Japan Mint | CID000823 |
Gold | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | CID000855 |
Gold | JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | CID000927 |
Gold | JSC Novosibirsk Refinery | CID000493 |
Gold | JSC Uralelectromed | CID000929 |
Gold | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | CID000937 |
Gold | K.A. Rasmussen | CID003497 |
Gold | Kaloti Precious Metals | CID002563 |
Gold | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | CID000956 |
Gold | Kazzinc | CID000957 |
Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | CID000969 |
Gold | KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna | CID002511 |
Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | CID000981 |
Gold | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | CID002605 |
Gold | Kundan Care Products Ltd. | CID003463 |
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Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | CID001029 |
Gold | Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO | CID002865 |
Gold | L'azurde Company For Jewelry | CID001032 |
Gold | L'Orfebre S.A. | CID002762 |
Gold | Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. | CID001056 |
Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | CID001058 |
Gold | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | CID001078 |
Gold | LT Metal Ltd. | CID000689 |
Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | CID001093 |
Gold | Marsam Metals | CID002606 |
Gold | Materion | CID001113 |
Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | CID001119 |
Gold | MD Overseas | CID003548 |
Gold | Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd. | CID003575 |
Gold | Metallix Refining Inc. | CID003557 |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | CID001149 |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | CID001152 |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | CID001147 |
Gold | Metalor Technologies S.A. | CID001153 |
Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | CID001157 |
Gold | Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles S.A. De C.V. | CID001161 |
Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | CID001188 |
Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | CID001193 |
Gold | MKS PAMP SA | CID001352 |
Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | CID002509 |
Gold | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | CID002857 |
Gold | Morris and Watson | CID002282 |
Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | CID001204 |
Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. | CID001220 |
Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | CID001236 |
Gold | NH Recytech Company | CID003189 |
Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | CID001259 |
Gold | Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | CID002779 |
Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | CID001325 |
Gold | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | CID001326 |
Gold | Pease & Curren | CID002872 |
Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CID001362 |
Gold | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | CID002919 |
Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | CID001386 |
Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | CID001397 |
Gold | PX Précinox S.A. | CID001498 |
Gold | QG Refining, LLC | CID003324 |
Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | CID001512 |
Gold | Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. | CID000522 |
Gold | REMONDIS PMR B.V. | CID002582 |
Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | CID001534 |
Gold | SAAMP | CID002761 |
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Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | CID001546 |
Gold | Safimet S.p.A | CID002973 |
Gold | SAFINA A.S. | CID002290 |
Gold | Sai Refinery | CID002853 |
Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | CID001555 |
Gold | SAMWON Metals Corp. | CID001562 |
Gold | Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA) | CID003529 |
Gold | Sellem Industries Ltd. | CID003540 |
Gold | SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A. | CID001585 |
Gold | Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. | CID001916 |
Gold | Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. | CID002525 |
Gold | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | CID001619 |
Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | CID001622 |
Gold | Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd. | CID002750 |
Gold | Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd. | CID002527 |
Gold | Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd. | CID002588 |
Gold | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | CID001736 |
Gold | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | CID002516 |
Gold | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | CID001756 |
Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | CID001761 |
Gold | Sovereign Metals | CID003383 |
Gold | State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology | CID003153 |
Gold | Sudan Gold Refinery | CID002567 |
Gold | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | CID001798 |
Gold | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | CID002918 |
Gold | Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. | CID001810 |
Gold | T.C.A S.p.A | CID002580 |
Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | CID001875 |
Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | CID001938 |
Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | CID001947 |
Gold | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | CID002615 |
Gold | Torecom | CID001955 |
Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | CID002314 |
Gold | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | CID001980 |
Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | CID001993 |
Gold | Valcambi S.A. | CID002003 |
Gold | Value Trading | CID003617 |
Gold | WEEEREFINING | CID003615 |
Gold | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | CID002030 |
Gold | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | CID002778 |
Gold | Yamakin Co., Ltd. | CID002100 |
Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | CID002129 |
Gold | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | CID000197 |
Gold | Zhongkuang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CID002214 |
Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | CID002224 |
Tantalum | AMG Brasil | CID001076 |
Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CID000211 |
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Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | CID002504 |
Tantalum | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | CID000460 |
Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | CID002505 |
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | CID002558 |
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | CID002557 |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | CID002547 |
Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CID002492 |
Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CID002512 |
Tantalum | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | CID002842 |
Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CID000914 |
Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | CID000917 |
Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CID002506 |
Tantalum | KEMET de Mexico | CID002539 |
Tantalum | Materion Newton Inc. | CID002548 |
Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | CID001163 |
Tantalum | Mineração Taboca S.A. | CID001175 |
Tantalum | Mitsui Mining & Smelting | CID001192 |
Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CID001277 |
Tantalum | NPM Silmet AS | CID001200 |
Tantalum | QuantumClean | CID001508 |
Tantalum | Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda. | CID002707 |
Tantalum | RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | CID003583 |
Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | CID001769 |
Tantalum | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | CID001869 |
Tantalum | TANIOBIS Co., Ltd. | CID002544 |
Tantalum | TANIOBIS GmbH | CID002545 |
Tantalum | TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd. | CID002549 |
Tantalum | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | CID002550 |
Tantalum | Telex Metals | CID001891 |
Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | CID001969 |
Tantalum | XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED | CID000616 |
Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CID002508 |
Tantalum | Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CID001522 |
Tin | Alpha | CID000292 |
Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | CID002703 |
Tin | Aurubis Beerse | CID002773 |
Tin | Aurubis Berango | CID002774 |
Tin | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CID000228 |
Tin | Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CID003190 |
Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CID001070 |
Tin | CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda | CID003486 |
Tin | CRM Synergies | CID003524 |
Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | CID002455 |
Tin | Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. | CID003356 |
Tin | Dowa | CID000402 |
Tin | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | CID002572 |
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Tin | EM Vinto | CID000438 |
Tin | Estanho de Rondônia S.A. | CID000448 |
Tin | Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda. | CID003582 |
Tin | Fenix Metals | CID000468 |
Tin | Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. | CID003410 |
Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CID000942 |
Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CID000538 |
Tin | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | CID001908 |
Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CID000555 |
Tin | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | CID003116 |
Tin | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | CID001231 |
Tin | Luna Smelter, Ltd. | CID003387 |
Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | CID002468 |
Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | CID001105 |
Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | CID002500 |
Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | CID001142 |
Tin | Mineração Taboca S.A. | CID001173 |
Tin | Minsur | CID001182 |
Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | CID001191 |
Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | CID002858 |
Tin | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | CID002573 |
Tin | Novosibirsk Tin Combine | CID001305 |
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | CID001314 |
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | CID002517 |
Tin | Operaciones Metalúrgicas S.A. | CID001337 |
Tin | Pongpipat Company Limited | CID003208 |
Tin | Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited | CID003409 |
Tin | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | CID000309 |
Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | CID001399 |
Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | CID002503 |
Tin | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | CID001402 |
Tin | PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari | CID001406 |
Tin | PT Bangka Prima Tin | CID002776 |
Tin | PT Bangka Serumpun | CID003205 |
Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | CID001419 |
Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | CID001421 |
Tin | PT Bukit Timah | CID001428 |
Tin | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | CID002696 |
Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | CID002835 |
Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | CID001453 |
Tin | PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo | CID003449 |
Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | CID001457 |
Tin | PT Premium Tin Indonesia | CID000313 |
Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | CID001458 |
Tin | PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS) | CID003868 |
Tin | PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa | CID003381 |
Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | CID001460 |
Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | CID001463 |
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Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | CID001468 |
Tin | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | CID002816 |
Tin | PT Timah Nusantara | CID001486 |
Tin | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | CID001477 |
Tin | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | CID001482 |
Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | CID001490 |
Tin | PT Tirus Putra Mandiri | CID002478 |
Tin | PT Tommy Utama | CID001493 |
Tin | Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda. | CID002706 |
Tin | Rui Da Hung | CID001539 |
Tin | Super Ligas | CID002756 |
Tin | Thaisarco | CID001898 |
Tin | Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. | CID002180 |
Tin | Tin Technology & Refining | CID003325 |
Tin | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | CID002574 |
Tin | VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC | CID002015 |
Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda. | CID002036 |
Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CID002158 |
Tin | Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CID003397 |
Tungsten | A.L.M.T. Corp. | CID000004 |
Tungsten | ACL Metais Eireli | CID002833 |
Tungsten | Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd. | CID003427 |
Tungsten | Artek LLC | CID003553 |
Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | CID002502 |
Tungsten | China Molybdenum Co., Ltd. | CID002641 |
Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID000258 |
Tungsten | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | CID000281 |
Tungsten | Cronimet Brasil Ltda | CID003468 |
Tungsten | DONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | CID002843 |
Tungsten | Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd. | CID003401 |
Tungsten | Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID003609 |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002645 |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CID000875 |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002315 |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CID002494 |
Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | CID000568 |
Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID000218 |
Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | CID002541 |
Tungsten | Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID003417 |
Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CID000766 |
Tungsten | Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd. | CID000769 |
Tungsten | Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch | CID002513 |
Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | CID002649 |
Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | CID000825 |
Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CID002551 |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002321 |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CID002313 |
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Tungsten | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | CID002318 |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CID002317 |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002316 |
Tungsten | JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant" | CID003408 |
Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | CID000966 |
Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | CID000105 |
Tungsten | Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. | CID003407 |
Tungsten | LLC Vostok | CID003643 |
Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002319 |
Tungsten | Masan High-Tech Materials | CID002543 |
Tungsten | Moliren Ltd. | CID002845 |
Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | CID002589 |
Tungsten | NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC | CID003416 |
Tungsten | OOO “Technolom” 1 | CID003614 |
Tungsten | OOO “Technolom” 2 | CID003612 |
Tungsten | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | CID002827 |
Tungsten | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | CID002542 |
Tungsten | Unecha Refractory Metals Plant | CID002724 |
Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG | CID002044 |
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CID002320 |
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002082 |
Tungsten | Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. | CID002830 |
Country of Origin Information
For calendar year 2022, the countries of origin of the 3TG processed by the Smelters listed above may have included the below listed countries. In addition, some of the listed Smelters may have processed 3TG originating from recycled or scrap sources. This list is based on information obtained through direct Smelter engagement and independent research.
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Argentina | Mali |
Australia | Mexico |
Belgium | Mozambique |
Bolivia | Myanmar |
Brazil | Namibia |
Burkina Faso | New Zealand |
Burundi | Nigeria |
Canada | Papua New Guinea |
Chile | Peru |
China | Philippines |
Colombia | Poland |
DRC | Russia |
Egypt | Rwanda |
Ethiopia | South Africa |
French Guyana | South Korea |
Germany | Spain |
Ghana | Sudan |
Guinea | Suriname |
Guyana | Tajikistan |
Honduras | Tanzania |
India | Turkey |
Indonesia | Uganda |
Japan | USA |
Kazakhstan | Uzbekistan |
Kyrgyzstan | Vietnam |
Laos | Zimbabwe |
Malaysia | |