EX-1.01 2 exhibit1012022.htm EX-1.01 Document


Exhibit 1.01

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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.

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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.

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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.
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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.”

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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.
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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.

3TG MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter ID
Gold8853 S.p.A.CID002763
GoldABC Refinery Pty Ltd.CID002920
GoldAbington Reldan Metals, LLCCID002708
GoldAdvanced Chemical CompanyCID000015
GoldAfrican Gold RefineryCID003185
GoldAgosi AGCID000035
GoldAida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.CID000019
GoldAl Etihad Gold Refinery DMCCCID002560
GoldAlbino Mountinho Lda.CID002760
GoldAlexy MetalsCID003500
GoldAlmalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)CID000041
GoldAngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio MineraçãoCID000058
GoldArgor-Heraeus S.A.CID000077
GoldAsahi Pretec Corp.CID000082
GoldAsahi Refining Canada Ltd.CID000924
GoldAsahi Refining USA Inc.CID000920
GoldAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.CID000090
GoldAtasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.CID000103
GoldAU Traders and RefinersCID002850
GoldAugmont Enterprises Private LimitedCID003461
GoldAurubis AGCID000113
GoldBangalore RefineryCID002863
GoldBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)CID000128
GoldBoliden ABCID000157
GoldC. Hafner GmbH + Co. KGCID000176
GoldC.I Metales Procesados Industriales SASCID003421
GoldCaridadCID000180
GoldCCR Refinery - Glencore Canada CorporationCID000185
GoldCendres + Métaux S.A.CID000189
GoldCGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.CID003382
GoldChimet S.p.A.CID000233
GoldChugai MiningCID000264
GoldDaye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.CID000343
GoldDegussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbHCID002867
GoldDijllah Gold Refinery FZCCID003348
GoldDongwu Gold GroupCID003663
GoldDowaCID000401
GoldDSC (Do Sung Corporation)CID000359
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East PlantCID000425
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GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North PlantCID003424
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West PlantCID003425
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)CID003487
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)CID003488
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)CID003489
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)CID003490
GoldEmirates Gold DMCCCID002561
GoldFidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.CID002515
GoldFujairah Gold FZCCID002584
GoldGeib Refining CorporationCID002459
GoldGGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.CID002852
GoldGold by Gold ColombiaCID003641
GoldGold Coast RefineryCID003186
GoldGold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.CID002243
GoldGreat Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPMCID001909
GoldGuangdong Jinding Gold LimitedCID002312
GoldGuoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.CID000651
GoldHangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.CID000671
GoldHeimerle + Meule GmbHCID000694
GoldHenan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd.CID002519
GoldHeraeus Germany GmbH Co. KGCID000711
GoldHeraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.CID000707
GoldHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.CID000767
GoldHunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.CID000773
GoldHwaSeong CJ Co., Ltd.CID000778
GoldIndustrial Refining CompanyCID002587
GoldInner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.CID000801
GoldInternational Precious Metal RefinersCID002562
GoldIshifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.CID000807
GoldIstanbul Gold RefineryCID000814
GoldItalpreziosiCID002765
GoldJALAN & CompanyCID002893
GoldJapan MintCID000823
GoldJiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.CID000855
GoldJSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing PlantCID000927
GoldJSC Novosibirsk RefineryCID000493
GoldJSC UralelectromedCID000929
GoldJX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.CID000937
GoldK.A. RasmussenCID003497
GoldKaloti Precious MetalsCID002563
GoldKazakhmys Smelting LLCCID000956
GoldKazzincCID000957
GoldKennecott Utah Copper LLCCID000969
GoldKGHM Polska Miedź Spółka AkcyjnaCID002511
GoldKojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.CID000981
GoldKorea Zinc Co., Ltd.CID002605
GoldKundan Care Products Ltd.CID003463
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GoldKyrgyzaltyn JSCCID001029
GoldKyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAOCID002865
GoldL'azurde Company For JewelryCID001032
GoldL'Orfebre S.A.CID002762
GoldLingbao Gold Co., Ltd.CID001056
GoldLingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.CID001058
GoldLS-NIKKO Copper Inc.CID001078
GoldLT Metal Ltd.CID000689
GoldLuoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.CID001093
GoldMarsam MetalsCID002606
GoldMaterionCID001113
GoldMatsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.CID001119
GoldMD OverseasCID003548
GoldMetal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.CID003575
GoldMetallix Refining Inc.CID003557
GoldMetalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.CID001149
GoldMetalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.CID001152
GoldMetalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.CID001147
GoldMetalor Technologies S.A.CID001153
GoldMetalor USA Refining CorporationCID001157
GoldMetalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles S.A. De C.V.CID001161
GoldMitsubishi Materials CorporationCID001188
GoldMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.CID001193
GoldMKS PAMP SACID001352
GoldMMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.CID002509
GoldModeltech Sdn BhdCID002857
GoldMorris and WatsonCID002282
GoldMoscow Special Alloys Processing PlantCID001204
GoldNadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.CID001220
GoldNavoi Mining and Metallurgical CombinatCID001236
GoldNH Recytech CompanyCID003189
GoldNihon Material Co., Ltd.CID001259
GoldÖgussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbHCID002779
GoldOhura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.CID001325
GoldOJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)CID001326
GoldPease & CurrenCID002872
GoldPenglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.CID001362
GoldPlanta Recuperadora de Metales SpACID002919
GoldPrioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous MetalsCID001386
GoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) TbkCID001397
GoldPX Précinox S.A.CID001498
GoldQG Refining, LLCCID003324
GoldRand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.CID001512
GoldRefinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.CID000522
GoldREMONDIS PMR B.V.CID002582
GoldRoyal Canadian MintCID001534
GoldSAAMPCID002761
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GoldSabin Metal Corp.CID001546
GoldSafimet S.p.ACID002973
GoldSAFINA A.S.CID002290
GoldSai RefineryCID002853
GoldSamduck Precious MetalsCID001555
GoldSAMWON Metals Corp.CID001562
GoldSancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)CID003529
GoldSellem Industries Ltd.CID003540
GoldSEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A.CID001585
GoldShandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.CID001916
GoldShandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.CID002525
GoldShandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.CID001619
GoldShandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.CID001622
GoldShenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd.CID002750
GoldShenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.CID002527
GoldShirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.CID002588
GoldSichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.CID001736
GoldSingway Technology Co., Ltd.CID002516
GoldSOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious MetalsCID001756
GoldSolar Applied Materials Technology Corp.CID001761
GoldSovereign MetalsCID003383
GoldState Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and TechnologyCID003153
GoldSudan Gold RefineryCID002567
GoldSumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.CID001798
GoldSungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.CID002918
GoldSuper Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.CID001810
GoldT.C.A S.p.ACID002580
GoldTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.CID001875
GoldTokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.CID001938
GoldTongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.CID001947
GoldTOO Tau-Ken-AltynCID002615
GoldTorecomCID001955
GoldUmicore Precious Metals ThailandCID002314
GoldUmicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals RefiningCID001980
GoldUnited Precious Metal Refining, Inc.CID001993
GoldValcambi S.A.CID002003
GoldValue TradingCID003617
GoldWEEEREFININGCID003615
GoldWestern Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)CID002030
GoldWIELAND Edelmetalle GmbHCID002778
GoldYamakin Co., Ltd.CID002100
GoldYokohama Metal Co., Ltd.CID002129
GoldYunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.CID000197
GoldZhongkuang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.CID002214
GoldZhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold CorporationCID002224
TantalumAMG BrasilCID001076
TantalumChangsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.CID000211
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TantalumD Block Metals, LLCCID002504
TantalumF&X Electro-Materials Ltd.CID000460
TantalumFIR Metals & Resource Ltd.CID002505
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals AizuCID002558
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals BoyertownCID002557
TantalumH.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbHCID002547
TantalumHengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.CID002492
TantalumJiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CID002512
TantalumJiangxi Tuohong New Raw MaterialCID002842
TantalumJiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CID000914
TantalumJiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.CID000917
TantalumJiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CID002506
TantalumKEMET de MexicoCID002539
TantalumMaterion Newton Inc.CID002548
TantalumMetallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.CID001163
TantalumMineração Taboca S.A.CID001175
TantalumMitsui Mining & SmeltingCID001192
TantalumNingxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.CID001277
TantalumNPM Silmet ASCID001200
TantalumQuantumCleanCID001508
TantalumResind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.CID002707
TantalumRFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.CID003583
TantalumSolikamsk Magnesium Works OAOCID001769
TantalumTaki Chemical Co., Ltd.CID001869
TantalumTANIOBIS Co., Ltd.CID002544
TantalumTANIOBIS GmbHCID002545
TantalumTANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.CID002549
TantalumTANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KGCID002550
TantalumTelex MetalsCID001891
TantalumUlba Metallurgical Plant JSCCID001969
TantalumXIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITEDCID000616
TantalumXinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.CID002508
TantalumYanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CID001522
TinAlphaCID000292
TinAn Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing CompanyCID002703
TinAurubis BeerseCID002773
TinAurubis BerangoCID002774
TinChenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CID000228
TinChifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CID003190
TinChina Tin Group Co., Ltd.CID001070
TinCRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil LtdaCID003486
TinCRM SynergiesCID003524
TinCV Venus Inti PerkasaCID002455
TinDongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.CID003356
TinDowaCID000402
TinElectro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock CompanyCID002572
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TinEM VintoCID000438
TinEstanho de Rondônia S.A.CID000448
TinFabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.CID003582
TinFenix MetalsCID000468
TinGejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.CID003410
TinGejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLCCID000942
TinGejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.CID000538
TinGejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.CID001908
TinGejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CID000555
TinGuangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.CID003116
TinJiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.CID001231
TinLuna Smelter, Ltd.CID003387
TinMagnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.CID002468
TinMalaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)CID001105
TinMelt Metais e Ligas S.A.CID002500
TinMetallic Resources, Inc.CID001142
TinMineração Taboca S.A.CID001173
TinMinsurCID001182
TinMitsubishi Materials CorporationCID001191
TinModeltech Sdn BhdCID002858
TinNghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyCID002573
TinNovosibirsk Tin CombineCID001305
TinO.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.CID001314
TinO.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.CID002517
TinOperaciones Metalúrgicas S.A.CID001337
TinPongpipat Company LimitedCID003208
TinPrecious Minerals and Smelting LimitedCID003409
TinPT Aries Kencana SejahteraCID000309
TinPT Artha Cipta LanggengCID001399
TinPT ATD Makmur Mandiri JayaCID002503
TinPT Babel Inti PerkasaCID001402
TinPT Babel Surya Alam LestariCID001406
TinPT Bangka Prima TinCID002776
TinPT Bangka SerumpunCID003205
TinPT Bangka Tin IndustryCID001419
TinPT Belitung Industri SejahteraCID001421
TinPT Bukit TimahCID001428
TinPT Cipta Persada MuliaCID002696
TinPT Menara Cipta MuliaCID002835
TinPT Mitra Stania PrimaCID001453
TinPT Mitra Sukses GlobalindoCID003449
TinPT Panca Mega PersadaCID001457
TinPT Premium Tin IndonesiaCID000313
TinPT Prima Timah UtamaCID001458
TinPT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)CID003868
TinPT Rajawali Rimba PerkasaCID003381
TinPT Refined Bangka TinCID001460
TinPT Sariwiguna BinasentosaCID001463
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TinPT Stanindo Inti PerkasaCID001468
TinPT Sukses Inti MakmurCID002816
TinPT Timah NusantaraCID001486
TinPT Timah Tbk KundurCID001477
TinPT Timah Tbk MentokCID001482
TinPT Tinindo Inter NusaCID001490
TinPT Tirus Putra MandiriCID002478
TinPT Tommy UtamaCID001493
TinResind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.CID002706
TinRui Da HungCID001539
TinSuper LigasCID002756
TinThaisarcoCID001898
TinTin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.CID002180
TinTin Technology & RefiningCID003325
TinTuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyCID002574
TinVQB Mineral and Trading Group JSCCID002015
TinWhite Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.CID002036
TinYunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CID002158
TinYunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CID003397
TungstenA.L.M.T. Corp.CID000004
TungstenACL Metais EireliCID002833
TungstenAlbasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.CID003427
TungstenArtek LLCCID003553
TungstenAsia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.CID002502
TungstenChina Molybdenum Co., Ltd.CID002641
TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID000258
TungstenCNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.CID000281
TungstenCronimet Brasil LtdaCID003468
TungstenDONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.CID002843
TungstenFujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.CID003401
TungstenFujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID003609
TungstenGanzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID002645
TungstenGanzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CID000875
TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.CID002315
TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.CID002494
TungstenGlobal Tungsten & Powders Corp.CID000568
TungstenGuangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID000218
TungstenH.C. Starck Tungsten GmbHCID002541
TungstenHubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID003417
TungstenHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.CID000766
TungstenHunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd.CID000769
TungstenHunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products BranchCID002513
TungstenHydrometallurg, JSCCID002649
TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.CID000825
TungstenJiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CID002551
TungstenJiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID002321
TungstenJiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CID002313
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TungstenJiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.CID002318
TungstenJiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.CID002317
TungstenJiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID002316
TungstenJSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"CID003408
TungstenKennametal FallonCID000966
TungstenKennametal HuntsvilleCID000105
TungstenLianyou Metals Co., Ltd.CID003407
TungstenLLC VostokCID003643
TungstenMalipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID002319
TungstenMasan High-Tech MaterialsCID002543
TungstenMoliren Ltd.CID002845
TungstenNiagara Refining LLCCID002589
TungstenNPP Tyazhmetprom LLCCID003416
TungstenOOO “Technolom” 1CID003614
TungstenOOO “Technolom” 2CID003612
TungstenPhilippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.CID002827
TungstenTANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KGCID002542
TungstenUnecha Refractory Metals PlantCID002724
TungstenWolfram Bergbau und Hütten AGCID002044
TungstenXiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.CID002320
TungstenXiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID002082
TungstenXinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.CID002830


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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.


ArgentinaMali
AustraliaMexico
BelgiumMozambique
BoliviaMyanmar
BrazilNamibia
Burkina FasoNew Zealand
BurundiNigeria
CanadaPapua New Guinea
ChilePeru
ChinaPhilippines
ColombiaPoland
DRCRussia
EgyptRwanda
EthiopiaSouth Africa
French GuyanaSouth Korea
GermanySpain
GhanaSudan
GuineaSuriname
GuyanaTajikistan
HondurasTanzania
IndiaTurkey
IndonesiaUganda
JapanUSA
KazakhstanUzbekistan
KyrgyzstanVietnam
LaosZimbabwe
Malaysia



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