EX-1.01 2 tm2217055d1_ex1-01.htm EXHIBIT 1.01

 

Exhibit 1.01

 

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT OF 2021

 

TO

 

FORM SD SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

 

OF

 

ECOLAB INC.

 

I.Introduction

 

Except where the context otherwise requires, references in this Conflict Minerals Report to “Ecolab,” “Company,” “we” and “our” are to Ecolab Inc. and its subsidiaries, collectively. As used herein and consistent with the Conflict Minerals Rule (as such term is defined below), (1) “Conflict Minerals” or “3TG” are columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold and wolframite, and their metallic-form derivatives tantalum, tin and tungsten, without regard to the location of origin of the minerals or derivative metals, and (2) the “Conflict Minerals Rule” is, collectively, Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD.

 

Applicability of the Conflict Minerals Rule to Our Company

 

We believe we are a global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people, planet and business health. We deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.

 

We are required to make filings pursuant to the Conflict Minerals Rule because some of the products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture, in particular certain components of our control and dispensing equipment and healthcare product offerings, contain metallic forms of 3TG that are necessary to the functionality or production of the products. Not all of our products contain 3TG. The 3TG content in our products accounts for only a small percentage of the total materials content and our products with 3TG content accounted for less than 1% of our 2021 total sales. Our in-scope products taken together as a whole include all four 3TG, though each in-scope product does not include all four 3TG.

 

We do not directly source 3TG from mines, smelters or refiners, and we believe that we are in most cases many levels removed from these market participants. However, through the efforts described in this Conflict Minerals Report, we seek to ensure that our sourcing practices are consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy described below.

 

Reasonable Country of Origin Information

 

As required by the Conflict Minerals Rule, for 2021, we conducted a “reasonable country of origin inquiry” (“RCOI”) of the direct suppliers of the components, parts or products believed by us to contain 3TG. Our RCOI was reasonably designed to determine in good faith whether any of the 3TG in our in-scope products may have originated or did originate in the DRC or an adjoining country or from recycled or scrap sources. For our RCOI, we utilized the processes and procedures contemplated by Steps 1 and 2 of the OECD Guidance (as defined below). These steps of the OECD Guidance are described under “Design of Due Diligence Measures” and “Due Diligence Measures Performed by Ecolab.”

 

 

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In connection with our RCOI, the Conflict Minerals Reporting Templates (as defined below) provided by our suppliers identified 340 smelters and refiners that processed the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products. The percentage of these smelters and refiners that were listed as “conformant” by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) with applicable Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”) assessment protocols or equivalent cross-recognized assessment protocols, “active” with respect to progressing to compliance with such protocols, and not conformant or active as of March 21, 2022 are set forth in the table below. These smelters and refiners and their compliance status are listed on Annexes I and II.

 

Smelter or  Conflict Minerals 
Refiner  Gold   Tantalum   Tin   Tungsten   Total 
Status  No.  %   No.  %   No.  %   No.  %   No.  % 
Conformant   102   59.0%   36   97.3%   55   67.9%   42   85.7%   235   69.1%
Active   7   4.0%   1   2.7%   9   11.1%   4   8.2%   21   6.2%
Not Conformant or Active   64   37.0%   0   0.0%   17   21.0%   3   6.1%   84   24.7%

 

To help achieve a greater level of specificity in determining the countries of origin of the 3TG processed by the smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers, we continued our practice of enlisting the services of a third-party service provider (the “Reviewer”) to review the smelters and refiners identified to us and provide us with a list of the related countries of origin and plausible countries of origin known to it. The identified countries of origin are listed below under “Product, Smelter and Refiner and Country of Origin Information.” Our country of origin and plausibility determinations are derived from information known to us as an RMI member and information provided to us by the Reviewer. This information is based on, among other things, RMAP audits, smelter and refiner disclosures, other information known to the Reviewer and RMI through their work in this subject area and mineral origin information in reports published by the U.S. Geological Survey. Certain of the other compliance activities described in this Conflict Minerals Report also were performed on our behalf by the Reviewer.

 

Based on the information provided by the Reviewer and our own analysis of that information, we had reason to believe that some of the identified smelters and refiners sourced from the DRC and its adjoining countries. Based on the results of our RCOI, we conducted due diligence for 2021. These due diligence efforts are discussed below.

 

II.Design of Due Diligence Measures

 

We designed our 3TG compliance procedures based on, and in conformity in all material respects with, the applicable portions of the five step framework of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (2016 Third Edition), including the supplements on tin, tantalum and tungsten and gold (the “OECD Guidance”). Selected elements of our program design are discussed below. The headings below conform to the headings used in the OECD Guidance for each of the five steps. Selected due diligence measures that we took in respect of 2021 are discussed below under “Due Diligence Measures Performed by Ecolab.”

 

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1.Establish strong company management systems

 

a.            We have a team of responsible personnel from our regulatory affairs, global supply chain, legal, and research and development functions for the management and continued implementation of our 3TG compliance strategy. We also utilize specialist outside counsel and other advisors to assist us with our compliance efforts.

 

b.            We have adopted and communicate to our suppliers and the public a company policy regarding 3TG (the “Conflict Minerals Policy”) for our supply chain. Among other things, the Conflict Minerals Policy contains our expectations that our suppliers: (i) supply materials to Ecolab that are “DRC Conflict-Free”; (ii) adopt policies and management systems with respect to 3TG and require their suppliers to adopt similar policies and systems; (iii) establish their own due diligence program to ensure conflict-free supply chains; and (iv) respond to survey requests in a timely manner, and with full disclosure, following the specific instructions provided. The Conflict Minerals Policy indicates that, in the event Ecolab determines that a supplier’s efforts to comply with the Conflict Minerals Policy have been deficient and the supplier fails to cooperate in developing and implementing reasonable remedial steps, Ecolab reserves the right to take appropriate actions up to and including discontinuing purchases from the supplier. Our policy is available on our website at https://www.ecolab.com/about/suppliers/supplier-policies.

 

Through our procurement policies and industry association membership and participation we support responsible sourcing from the DRC region. We do not support embargoes of the region.

 

c.            We utilize the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “Conflict Minerals Reporting Template”) developed by the RMI to identify smelters and refiners in our supply chain. The Conflict Minerals Reporting Template requests suppliers to provide information concerning the usage and source of 3TG in the products they provide Ecolab, as well as information concerning their related compliance efforts.

 

d.            As a member company of the RMI, we contribute to the organization’s development and international uptake of a range of tools and resources focused on minerals supply chain due diligence, including independent third-party audit programs for smelters, the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template and other reporting templates, supply chain risk assessment tools, Country of Origin data, and guidance documents on responsible sourcing of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold.

 

e.            We have implemented an IT solution managed by a third party to engage our direct suppliers and to maintain responses relating to 3TG due diligence, including records of due diligence processes, findings and resulting decisions, in an electronic format for at least five years.

 

f.            Our procurement terms and conditions and our Supplier Code of Conduct contain provisions relating to the sourcing of 3TG to be contained in our products.

 

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g.            In addition to other reporting methods set forth on our website and in our Code of Conduct and Supplier Code of Conduct, which is available on our website, we have a dedicated email address, conflictminerals@ecolab.com, which can be used by interested internal and external parties to contact Ecolab with respect to its supplier surveys, Conflict Minerals Policy and related matters such as grievances, concerns and other possibly relevant information. This email serves as our grievance mechanism.

 

2.Identify and assess risk in the supply chain

 

a.            We request that suppliers provide us with information concerning the usage and source of 3TG in the parts that they sell to us and their related compliance efforts through the completion of a Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. We follow up by email with suppliers that do not respond to the request within a specified time frame.

 

b.            Our IT solution utilizes programming logic to review the Conflict Minerals Reporting Templates that we receive from suppliers and flags responses not conforming to specified criteria.

 

c.            Smelter and refiner data is reviewed for us through the IT solution and by the Reviewer to verify, to the extent known by the Reviewer based on its research and other information as described earlier in this Conflict Minerals Report, (a) the validity of the smelters and refiners identified to us by the suppliers, (b) the audit status of such smelters and refiners, (c) the country of origin of the 3TG processed by such smelters and refiners, (d) the plausibility of the identified countries of origin having 3TG reserves or mines, and (e) whether such smelters and refiners obtained 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country.

 

3.Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

 

We have procedures for monitoring and reporting on risk to designated senior management, including our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, on an ongoing basis. Pursuant to these procedures, our 3TG compliance team also reports the findings of its compliance efforts to a steering committee comprised of management personnel from our global supply chain, regulatory affairs, legal, and research and development functions.

 

We utilize a risk mitigation framework that allows for a flexible response commensurate with the risks identified. Under the framework, actions range from supplier education and follow-up to discontinuing purchases from a supplier.

 

In addition, to the extent that identified smelters and refiners are not listed as conformant, we seek to exercise leverage over these smelters and refiners to become so through our participation in and support of the RMI. We also utilize information provided by the RMI to its members to monitor smelter and refiner improvement.

 

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

 

We support the RMAP through our membership in the RMI. The RMAP uses an independent third-party audit of smelter and refiner management systems and sourcing practices to validate conformance with RMAP standards. The audit employs a risk-based approach to validate smelters’ and refiners’ company level management processes for responsible mineral procurement.

 

In connection with our due diligence, we utilize and rely on information made available by the RMI concerning RMAP audits to assess smelter and refiner due diligence and to determine whether a smelter or refiner is conformant.

 

The data on which we relied for certain statements in this Conflict Minerals Report was obtained through our membership in the RMI.

 

5.Report on supply chain due diligence

 

We file a Form SD and a Conflict Minerals Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission and make these documents available on our website at https://www.ecolab.com/about/suppliers/supplier-policies.

 

III.Due Diligence Measures Performed by Ecolab

 

Ecolab has performed the due diligence and related measures set forth below in respect of 2021. These are not all of the measures that we took in respect of 2021 in furtherance of our Conflict Minerals Policy and 3TG compliance program or pursuant to the Conflict Minerals Rule and the OECD Guidance.

 

We continued to refine our product scoping process with the introduction of a new compliance dashboard, which we utilized to determine whether new products introduced in 2021 were in scope.

 

We sent requests to our in-scope suppliers to provide us with a completed Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. We made repeated follow-up requests with the suppliers that did not provide a response within the specified time frame. Additionally, we engaged additional resources for the follow-up solicitations.

 

We reviewed the completed responses received from the suppliers based on our approved review criteria to identify incomplete responses and specified sourcing risks and sent follow-up emails to suppliers providing incomplete or non-conforming responses.

 

We utilized the IT solution and the Reviewer to verify, to the extent known by the Reviewer based on its research and other information as described in this Conflict Minerals Report, (a) the validity of the smelters and refiners identified to us by the suppliers, (b) the audit status of such smelters and refiners, (c) the country of origin of the 3TG processed by such smelters and refiners, (d) the plausibility of the identified countries of origin having 3TG reserves or mines, and (e) whether such smelters and refiners obtained 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country.

 

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Our 3TG compliance team reported the findings of its compliance efforts in respect of 2021 to our management steering committee, which is described earlier in this Conflict Minerals Report.

 

We participated in independent third-party audits of smelters and refiners through our membership in the RMI.

 

IV.Product, Smelter and Refiner and Country of Origin Information

 

In-Scope Product Categories

 

For 2021, our in-scope products were in the following product categories:

 

A.Ecolab-designed equipment used for the control and dispensing of chemical products.

 

B.Healthcare patient management systems and other miscellaneous components related to our Healthcare products.

 

C.Decontamination systems utilizing hydrogen peroxide vapor related to our Life Sciences business.

 

Identified Smelters and Refiners

 

In connection with our due diligence, the suppliers identified to us the verified smelters and refiners listed in Annex I and Annex II below as having processed the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products in 2021. However, not all of the included smelters and refiners may have processed the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products. In some cases, suppliers may have reported to us smelters and refiners that were not in our supply chain due to over-inclusiveness in the information received from their suppliers or for other reasons. The smelters and refiners listed in the Annexes may not be all of the smelters and refiners in our supply chain, since the suppliers may have been unable to identify the smelters and refiners of some of the necessary 3TG content contained in our in-scope products and because not all suppliers responded to our inquiries.

 

Annex I provides a list of smelters and refiners reported by the RMI as conformant with applicable RMAP or equivalent cross-recognized assessment protocols or active with respect to progressing to compliance with such protocols. Annex II provides a list of verified smelters and refiners that were not conformant or active.

 

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Potential Countries of Origin

 

In addition to sourcing from recycled and scrap sources, based on information received from the Reviewer, Ecolab believes the country of origin of the 3TG sourced by the smelters and refiners in the Annexes may include the following:

 

Angola*

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Bolivia

Brazil

Burundi*

Cambodia

Canada

Central African Republic*

Chile

China

Colombia

Congo (Brazzaville)*

Czech Republic

Djibouti

DRC-Congo (Kinshasa)*

Ecuador

Egypt

Estonia

Ethiopia

Finland

France

Germany

Ghana

Guinea

Guyana

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Japan

Jersey

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Korea, Republic of

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Madagascar

Malaysia

Mali

Mexico

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Russian Federation

Rwanda*

Saudi Arabia

Sierra Leone

Slovakia

South Africa

South Sudan*

Spain

Suriname

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania*

Thailand

Turkey

Uganda*

United Kingdom

United States

Uzbekistan

Viet Nam

Zambia*

Zimbabwe

 

*The DRC or adjoining countries.

 

For 2021, notwithstanding our compliance efforts, we may not have been able to determine the facilities at which at least a portion of the necessary 3TG contained in each of our in-scope products were processed. We also may not have been able to determine the country of origin for at least a portion of the necessary 3TG contained in each of our in-scope products. None of the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products were determined by us to directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country. However, we did not conclude that any of our products were “DRC conflict free.” The terms “adjoining country,” “armed group” and “DRC conflict free” have the meanings contained in the Conflict Minerals Rule.

 

We endeavored to determine the mine or location of origin of the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products by requesting that the suppliers provide us with a completed Conflict Minerals Reporting Template and through the other measures described in this Conflict Minerals Report. Additionally, information made available by the RMI to its members and the Reviewer assisted us in determining whether the smelters and refiners identified to us by our suppliers obtained 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country to the extent known by the Reviewer from its research.

 

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V.Steps to Improve Due Diligence

 

We intend to take the following additional steps to mitigate the risk that the necessary 3TG in our in-scope products benefit armed groups:

 

Continue to follow up with suppliers that were unresponsive, provided non-conforming responses or provided company-level responses rather than product-level responses.

 

Continue to make improvements to our scoping processes, including our product scoping database, to better align data from supplier responses to our products and eliminate smelters and refiners with no relation to our products.

 

Continue to engage with certain suppliers listing smelters and refiners sourcing 3TG in the DRC and adjoining countries to encourage the use of smelters and refiners validated as conformant with applicable RMAP assessment protocols.

 

Continue our membership in the RMI.

 

Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements

 

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Any statements that do not relate to historical or current facts or matters are forward-looking statements. You can identify some of the forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words, such as “intend” and the like, or the use of the future tense. Statements concerning current conditions may also be forward-looking if they imply a continuation of current conditions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the additional steps that we intend to take to mitigate the risk that our necessary 3TG (as such term is defined below) benefit armed groups.

 

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual actions or performance to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (1) the continued implementation of satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by our direct and indirect suppliers on a timely basis or at all, (2) whether smelters and refiners and other market participants responsibly source 3TG, (3) the accuracy and validity of the audits conducted under the RMAP assessment protocols and analogous audit programs with which the RMI has a mutual recognition agreement and (4) political and regulatory developments, whether in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) region, the United States or elsewhere. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the filing of this document. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the filing of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

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ANNEX I

 

List of Facilities Conformant with RMAP or

Equivalent Cross-Recognized Assessment Protocols or on RMI Active List

 

Smelter or Refiner Name  Mineral  Smelter or
Refiner Status
  Smelter or
Refiner Location
8853 S.p.A.  Gold  Conformant  Italy
Advanced Chemical Company  Gold  Conformant  United States
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC  Gold  Conformant  United Arab Emirates
Alexy Metals  Gold  Active  United States
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.  Gold  Conformant  Germany
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)  Gold  Conformant  Uzbekistan
AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao  Gold  Conformant  Brazil
Argor-Heraeus S.A.  Gold  Conformant  Switzerland
Asahi Pretec Corp.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Canada
Asahi Refining USA Inc.  Gold  Conformant  United States
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Augmont Enterprises Private Limited  Gold  Active  India
Aurubis AG  Gold  Conformant  Germany
Bangalore Refinery  Gold  Conformant  India
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)  Gold  Conformant  Philippines
Boliden AB  Gold  Conformant  Sweden
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG  Gold  Conformant  Germany
C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS  Gold  Active  Colombia
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation  Gold  Conformant  Canada
Cendres + Metaux S.A.  Gold  Conformant  Switzerland
Chimet S.p.A.  Gold  Conformant  Italy
Chugai Mining  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  China
DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH  Gold  Conformant  Germany
Dowa  Gold  Conformant  Japan
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)  Gold  Conformant  Korea, Republic of
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Emirates Gold DMCC  Gold  Conformant  United Arab Emirates

 

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GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.  Gold  Active  India
Geib Refining Corporation  Gold  Conformant  United States
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  China
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM  Gold  Conformant  China
Heimerle + Meule GmbH  Gold  Conformant  Germany
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  China
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG  Gold  Conformant  Germany
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  China
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Istanbul Gold Refinery  Gold  Conformant  Turkey
Italpreziosi  Gold  Conformant  Italy
Japan Mint  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  China
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Kazzinc  Gold  Conformant  Kazakhstan
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC  Gold  Conformant  United States
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna  Gold  Conformant  Poland
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Korea, Republic of
L'Orfebre S.A.  Gold  Conformant  Andorra
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.  Gold  Conformant  Korea, Republic of
LT Metal Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Korea, Republic of
Marsam Metals  Gold  Conformant  Brazil
Materion  Gold  Conformant  United States
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  South Africa
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  China
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Singapore
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  China
Metalor Technologies S.A.  Gold  Conformant  Switzerland
Metalor USA Refining Corporation  Gold  Conformant  United States
Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.  Gold  Conformant  Mexico
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  India
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.  Gold  Conformant  Turkey
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat  Gold  Conformant  Uzbekistan
NH Recytech Company  Gold  Conformant  Korea, Republic of
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan

 

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Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH  Gold  Conformant  Austria
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
PAMP S.A.  Gold  Conformant  Switzerland
Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA  Gold  Conformant  Chile
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk  Gold  Conformant  Indonesia
PX Precinox S.A.  Gold  Conformant  Switzerland
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  South Africa
REMONDIS PMR B.V.  Gold  Conformant  Netherlands
Royal Canadian Mint  Gold  Conformant  Canada
SAAMP  Gold  Conformant  France
Safimet S.p.A  Gold  Conformant  Italy
SAFINA A.S.  Gold  Conformant  Czech Republic
Samduck Precious Metals  Gold  Conformant  Korea, Republic of
Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)  Gold  Active  Colombia
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH  Gold  Active  Germany
SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.  Gold  Conformant  Spain
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  China
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  China
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Taiwan
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.  Gold  Conformant  Taiwan
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Korea, Republic of
T.C.A S.p.A  Gold  Conformant  Italy
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  China
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn  Gold  Conformant  Kazakhstan
Torecom  Gold  Conformant  Korea, Republic of
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand  Gold  Conformant  Thailand
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining  Gold  Conformant  Belgium
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.  Gold  Conformant  United States
Valcambi S.A.  Gold  Conformant  Switzerland
WEEEREFINING  Gold  Active  France
Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)  Gold  Conformant  Australia
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH  Gold  Conformant  Germany
Yamakin Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.  Gold  Conformant  Japan
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation  Gold  Conformant  China

 

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AMG Brasil  Tantalum  Conformant  Brazil
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
D Block Metals, LLC  Tantalum  Conformant  United States
Exotech Inc.  Tantalum  Active  United States
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
Global Advanced Metals Aizu  Tantalum  Conformant  Japan
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown  Tantalum  Conformant  United States
Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH  Tantalum  Conformant  Germany
H.C. Starck Inc.  Tantalum  Conformant  United States
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material  Tantalum  Conformant  China
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
KEMET Blue Metals  Tantalum  Conformant  Mexico
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  India
Mineracao Taboca S.A.  Tantalum  Conformant  Brazil
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  Japan
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
NPM Silmet AS  Tantalum  Conformant  Estonia
QuantumClean  Tantalum  Conformant  United States
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.  Tantalum  Conformant  Brazil
RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO  Tantalum  Conformant  Russian Federation
Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  Japan
TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  Thailand
TANIOBIS GmbH  Tantalum  Conformant  Germany
TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  Japan
TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG  Tantalum  Conformant  Germany
Telex Metals  Tantalum  Conformant  United States
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC  Tantalum  Conformant  Kazakhstan

 

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XinXing Haorong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  Tantalum  Conformant  China
Alpha  Tin  Conformant  United States
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  China
Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  China
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  China
CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda  Tin  Active  Brazil
CRM Synergies  Tin  Conformant  Spain
CV Venus Inti Perkasa  Tin  Active  Indonesia
Dowa  Tin  Conformant  Japan
EM Vinto  Tin  Conformant  Bolivia
Estanho de Rondonia S.A.  Tin  Conformant  Brazil
Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.  Tin  Conformant  Brazil
Fenix Metals  Tin  Conformant  Poland
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  China
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  China
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  China
Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  China
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  China
Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  China
Luna Smelter, Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  Rwanda
Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  China
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.  Tin  Conformant  Brazil
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)  Tin  Conformant  Malaysia
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.  Tin  Active  Brazil
Metallic Resources, Inc.  Tin  Conformant  United States
Metallo Belgium N.V.  Tin  Conformant  Belgium
Metallo Spain S.L.U.  Tin  Conformant  Spain
Mineracao Taboca S.A.  Tin  Conformant  Brazil
Minsur  Tin  Conformant  Peru
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation  Tin  Conformant  Japan
Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  Russian Federation
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  Thailand
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.  Tin  Conformant  Philippines
Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.  Tin  Conformant  Bolivia
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia

 

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PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Babel Inti Perkasa  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Bangka Serumpun  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Bukit Timah  Tin  Active  Indonesia
PT Cipta Persada Mulia  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Masbro Alam Stania  Tin  Active  Indonesia
PT Menara Cipta Mulia  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Mitra Stania Prima  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo  Tin  Active  Indonesia
PT Prima Timah Utama  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Refined Bangka Tin  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Sukses Inti Makmur  Tin  Active  Indonesia
PT Timah Nusantara  Tin  Active  Indonesia
PT Timah Tbk Kundur  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Timah Tbk Mentok  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa  Tin  Conformant  Indonesia
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.  Tin  Conformant  Brazil
Rui Da Hung  Tin  Conformant  Taiwan
Soft Metais Ltda.  Tin  Conformant  Brazil
Super Ligas  Tin  Active  Brazil
Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  Viet Nam
Thaisarco  Tin  Conformant  Thailand
Tin Technology & Refining  Tin  Conformant  United States
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.  Tin  Conformant  Brazil
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  Tin  Conformant  China
Yunnan Tin Company Limited  Tin  Conformant  China
A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.  Tungsten  Conformant  Japan
ACL Metais Eireli  Tungsten  Conformant  Brazil
Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.  Tungsten  Active  Brazil
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  Viet Nam
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
China Molybdenum Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Cronimet Brasil Ltda  Tungsten  Conformant  Brazil
Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China

 

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Fujian Xinlu Tungsten  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.  Tungsten  Conformant  United States
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH  Tungsten  Conformant  Germany
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Hydrometallurg, JSC  Tungsten  Conformant  Russian Federation
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  Japan
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Jingmen Dewei GEM Tungsten Resources Recycling Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
JSC “Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant”  Tungsten  Conformant  Russian Federation
Kennametal Fallon  Tungsten  Conformant  United States
Kennametal Huntsville  Tungsten  Conformant  United States
KGETS CO., LTD.  Tungsten  Conformant  Korea, Republic of
Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  Taiwan
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)  Tungsten  Conformant  Viet Nam
Moliren Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  Russian Federation
Niagara Refining LLC  Tungsten  Conformant  United States
NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC  Tungsten  Active  Russian Federation
OOO “Technolom” 1  Tungsten  Active  Russian Federation
OOO “Technolom” 2  Tungsten  Active  Russian Federation
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.  Tungsten  Conformant  Philippines
TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG  Tungsten  Conformant  Germany
Unecha Refractory Metals Plant  Tungsten  Conformant  Russian Federation
Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG  Tungsten  Conformant  Austria
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.  Tungsten  Conformant  China

 

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The following notes apply to Annex I above:

 

 

(1)“Conformant” means that a smelter or refiner was conformant with the RMAP assessment protocols or the equivalent cross-recognized assessment programs of the London Bullion Market Association and the Responsible Jewellery Council. Smelters and refiners with a “re-audit in progress” are still considered to be RMAP conformant.

 

(2)“Active” means that the smelter or refiner is a participant in the RMAP and has committed to undergo an audit or is participating in a cross-recognized certification program.

 

(3)The designations of Conformant and Active and the smelter or refiner location reflected in the table are based solely on information made publicly available by the RMI, without independent verification by us.

 

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ANNEX II

 

List of Verified Facilities Not Otherwise Listed as Conformant or Active

 

Smelter or Refiner Name   Mineral   Smelter or
Refiner Location
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC   Gold   United States
African Gold Refinery   Gold   Uganda
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.   Gold   Turkey
AU Traders and Refiners   Gold   South Africa
Caridad   Gold   Mexico
CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.   Gold   India
Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH   Gold   Germany
Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC   Gold   United Arab Emirates
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)   Gold   India
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)   Gold   India
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)   Gold   India
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)   Gold   India
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.   Gold   Zimbabwe
Fujairah Gold FZC   Gold   United Arab Emirates
Gold Coast Refinery   Gold   Ghana
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited   Gold   China
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.   Gold   Korea, Republic of
International Precious Metal Refiners   Gold   United Arab Emirates
JALAN & Company   Gold   India
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant   Gold   Russian Federation
JSC Uralelectromed   Gold   Russian Federation
K.A. Rasmussen   Gold   Norway
Kaloti Precious Metals   Gold   United Arab Emirates
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC   Gold   Kazakhstan
Kundan Care Products Ltd.   Gold   India
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC   Gold   Kyrgyzstan
Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO   Gold   Russian Federation
L'azurde Company For Jewelry   Gold   Saudi Arabia
Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
MD Overseas   Gold   India
Metallix Refining Inc.   Gold   United States
Modeltech Sdn Bhd   Gold   Malaysia

 

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Smelter or Refiner Name   Mineral   Smelter or
Refiner Location
Morris and Watson   Gold   New Zealand
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant   Gold   Russian Federation
OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)   Gold   Russian Federation
OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery   Gold   Russian Federation
Pease & Curren   Gold   United States
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals   Gold   Russian Federation
QG Refining, LLC   Gold   United States
Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
Sabin Metal Corp.   Gold   United States
Sai Refinery   Gold   India
SAMWON METALS Corp.   Gold   Korea, Republic of
Sellem Industries Ltd.   Gold   Mauritania
Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.   Gold   India
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals   Gold   Russian Federation
Sovereign Metals   Gold   India
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology   Gold   Lithuania
Sudan Gold Refinery   Gold   Sudan
Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.   Gold   Taiwan
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
Tony Goetz NV   Gold   Belgium
Value Trading   Gold   Belgium
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.   Gold   China
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company   Tin   Viet Nam
Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.   Tin   China
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company   Tin   Viet Nam
Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.   Tin   China
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC   Tin   China
Modeltech Sdn Bhd   Tin   Malaysia
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company   Tin   Viet Nam
Pongpipat Company Limited   Tin   Myanmar
Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited   Tin   India
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera   Tin   Indonesia
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera   Tin   Indonesia
PT Panca Mega Persada   Tin   Indonesia
PT Tirus Putra Mandiri   Tin   Indonesia
PT Tommy Utama   Tin   Indonesia

 

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Smelter or Refiner Name   Mineral   Smelter or
Refiner Location
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company   Tin   Viet Nam
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC   Tin   Viet Nam
Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.   Tin   China
Artek LLC   Tungsten   Russian Federation
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.   Tungsten   China
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.   Tungsten   China

 

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