EX-1.01 2 atri_ex101.htm ATRION CORPORATION'S CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT atri_ex101.htm

EXHIBIT 1.01

 

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT OF

ATRION CORPORATION

FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD FROM

JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2023

 

I. Introduction

 

This is the Conflict Minerals1 Report of Atrion Corporation (”we,” “our,” “us,” “Atrion,” or the “Company”) prepared for calendar year 2023 in accordance with Rule 13p-1 (“Rule 13p-1”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”). Numerous terms in this Report are defined in Rule 13p-1 of the Act and SEC Release No. 34-67716 (August 22, 2012) under the Act (the “Adopting Release”). The reader is referred to these sources for the definitions of defined terms contained herein.

 

In accordance with Rule 13p-1, we undertook efforts to determine the content and source of the minerals within our products. The Company designed its efforts in conformity with the internationally recognized due diligence framework set forth in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas2 (“OECD Due Diligence Guidance”) and related Supplements.

 

The statements below are based on the activities performed to date, in good faith, by Atrion and are based on the infrastructure and information available at the time of this filing. Factors that could affect the accuracy of these statements include, but are not limited to, incomplete supplier data or available smelter data, errors or omissions by suppliers or smelters, evolving definition and confirmation of smelters, incomplete information from industry or other third-party sources, continuing guidance regarding the SEC final rules, and other issues.

 

II. Overview

 

Company Profile

 

Atrion Corporation develops and manufactures products primarily for medical applications. Our products advance the standard of care by increasing safety for patients and providers. We target niche markets, with particular emphasis on fluid delivery, cardiovascular and ophthalmology applications.

 

We are subject to this rule as we have determined that, during 2023, conflict minerals were likely necessary to the functionality or production of products we manufactured or contracted to manufacture. The Company, as a purchaser of component parts, is many steps removed from the mining of conflict minerals. We do not purchase raw ore or unrefined conflict minerals and we conduct no purchasing activities directly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“the DRC”) or the adjoining countries.

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1 The term “conflict mineral” is defined in Section 1502(e)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act as (A) columbite-tantalite, also known as coltan (the metal ore from which tantalum is extracted); cassiterite (the metal ore from which tin is extracted); gold; wolframite (the metal ore from which tungsten is extracted); or their derivatives; or (B) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining country.

2 OECD (2016), OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition, OECD Publishing, Paris. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264252479-en

 

 
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Conflict Minerals Policy

 

The Company developed a policy statement to support the goals expressed by Congress in enacting Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The policy highlights the Company’s commitment to complying with the reporting and due diligence obligations required by the SEC rule and the Company’s expectations from its suppliers to establish appropriate policies, data exchange methods, due diligence frameworks, risk mitigation strategies and management systems designed to accomplish the goal of supply chain transparency. The policy resides on our corporate website at: https://atrioncorp.com/company-policies-compliance-documents/. This policy is reviewed and updated periodically as needed.

 

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Information

 

We have conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) to determine whether the necessary conflict minerals originated in the DRC or an adjoining country or came from recycled or scrap sources.

 

The Company’s RCOI process included reviewing the products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured during the Reporting Period to identify products that should be deemed in-scope as described by the Adopting Release and conducting an inquiry of our direct suppliers of the in-scope products using the Responsible Minerals Initiative’s (“RMI”) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”). Based on the results of our RCOI which indicated sourcing from the DRC or an adjoining country, we exercised due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals in accordance with the OECD framework. Our due diligence efforts are discussed further in this Conflict Minerals Report.

 

Due Diligence Program Design

 

The Company designed its conflict minerals program to conform, in all material respects, with the five-step framework of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten, and the Supplement on Gold, specifically as it relates to our position in the minerals supply chain as a “downstream” company:

 

Step 1: Establish strong company management systems

Step 2: Identify and assess risks in the supply chain

Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner due diligence practices

Step 5: Report annually on supply chain due diligence

 

III. Due Diligence Measures Performed by Atrion Corporation

 

The following describes the measures taken to reasonably determine the country of origin and to exercise due diligence in the mineral supply chain in conformance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.

 

 
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Step 1: Establish strong company management systems

 

We implemented the following as part of our conflict minerals program:

 

a.

Conflict minerals team – Atrion established a conflict minerals team that included individuals from the appropriate business units and departments, i.e. business unit procurement management, corporate compliance, and the corporate Chief Financial Officer. The team was structured to ensure critical information, including the Company policy, reached relevant employees and suppliers.

b.

Conflict minerals policy – Atrion adopted and published a policy establishing the expectations of our suppliers. The policy resides on our corporate website. The policy will be periodically reviewed and updated as needed.

c.

Supplier engagement – Atrion provided educational materials to our queried suppliers. Suppliers were provided information on the conflict minerals disclosure requirements as well as recommendations for developing, implementing, and documenting a conflict minerals compliance program and a link to Atrion Corp.’s Conflict Minerals Policy.

d.

Records management – Atrion maintains records relating to our conflict minerals program in accordance with the recommended record retention guidelines of five years.

 

Step 2: Identify and assess risks in the supply chain

 

We performed the following steps as part of our risk assessment process:

 

a.

Identified products in scope – Our conflict minerals team conducted a detailed review of the products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured during the Reporting Period to identify products that should be deemed in-scope as described by the Adopting Release.

b.

Conducted RCOI – Atrion utilized the most recent version of the industry-developed CMRT to query our suppliers for conflict minerals information. We requested this information from the Tier 1 suppliers who provide material and components for the products deemed in-scope by our conflict minerals team. We evaluated the responses from the templates submitted by our suppliers to determine our reporting obligation based on this RCOI. See Appendix I for a list of countries of origin identified through the RCOI process.

c.

Completed additional follow-up – Atrion contacted direct suppliers that did not respond to our request for conflict minerals information by the requested date. We also worked to clarify and validate the information provided by our suppliers.

d.

Identify smelters or refiners (“SORs”) – Atrion compiled a list of SORs in our supply chain using our suppliers’ responses in their CMRTs. We reconciled this list to the list of smelter facilities designated by the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”). The RMAP, London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), and Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC) complete independent, third-party audits of smelters and refiners to determine which can be validated as having systems in place that ensure the minerals are responsibly sourced according to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance. We have provided that list in this report within section IV – Product Description; Processing Facilities.

 

Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

 

We performed the following steps as part of our risk management plan:

 

a.

Reporting results to senior management – As necessary, the Conflict Minerals team reports the results of our RCOI to upper management, which included the team’s plan to respond to risks, identified in the due diligence processes.

b.

Designed and implemented a plan – Atrion used established risk rating criteria to evaluate suppliers based on the responses provided within their CMRT, as well as, any additional documentation furnished to support those responses and the suppliers’ due diligence processes. The resulting risk ratings will be used to develop specific outreach and training to address the identified risks and to take corrective actions with suppliers found not in compliance with the Company’s conflict minerals policy.

c.

Verified SORs – As part of the risk mitigation process, the Company reconciled the list of SORs collected from suppliers to the list of smelter facilities identified by the RMI.

 

 
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Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner due diligence practices

 

The Company is using information provided by independent third party audit programs, including the RMI, London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), and Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC), to confirm the existence and verify the OECD-conformance status of SORs identified during our due diligence.

 

Step 5: Report annually on supply chain due diligence

 

Accordingly, this Conflict Minerals Report has been filed with the SEC and is available on our website at https://atrion.irpass.com/SEC.

 

IV. Product Description

 

Products - The products subject to this report are:

Our MPS console products sold by our Quest Medical, Inc. subsidiary, as well as Inflation Products sold by our Halkey Roberts, Inc. subsidiary. In addition, the QL® Inflation Devices and NeedleVISE® products sold by our Atrion Medical Products, Inc. subsidiary are subject to this report.

 

Processing Facilities – Based on our due diligence process and the information received from our suppliers, the following facilities were identified by the Company’s suppliers as the smelters and refiners of the tin, tantalum, tungsten and/or gold present in and necessary to the functionality of products manufactured by the Company in the calendar year ended December 31, 2023. The information from our suppliers is still evolving and may contain company-level declarations. As such, this smelter list is presented in good faith as the best information we have to date. This list may contain smelters that are not in our supply chain and/or there may be other smelters not yet identified in our due diligence process. We will continue to update the list as our information and the relevant third-party data from RMI, LBMA, and RJC improves.

 

 

Metal

Smelter Name

Country

Smelter ID

Gold

8853 S.p.A.

ITALY

CID002763

Gold

Abington Reldan Metals, LLC

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002708

Gold

Advanced Chemical Company

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID000015

Gold

Agosi AG

GERMANY

CID000035

Gold

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000019

Gold

Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

CID002560

Gold

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

UZBEKISTAN

CID000041

Gold

AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao

BRAZIL

CID000058

Gold

Argor-Heraeus S.A.

SWITZERLAND

CID000077

Gold

Asahi Pretec Corp.

JAPAN

CID000082

Gold

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

CANADA

CID000924

Gold

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID000920

Gold

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000090

Gold

Aurubis AG

GERMANY

CID000113

Gold

Bangalore Refinery

INDIA

CID002863

Gold

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

PHILIPPINES

CID000128

Gold

Boliden Ronnskar

SWEDEN

CID000157

Gold

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

GERMANY

CID000176

Gold

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

CANADA

CID000185

 

 
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Gold

Cendres + Metaux S.A.

SWITZERLAND

CID000189

Gold

Chimet S.p.A.

ITALY

CID000233

Gold

Chugai Mining

JAPAN

CID000264

Gold

Dowa

JAPAN

CID000401

Gold

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID000359

Gold

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant

JAPAN

CID000425

Gold

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant

JAPAN

CID003424

Gold

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant

JAPAN

CID003425

Gold

Emirates Gold DMCC

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

CID002561

Gold

GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.

INDIA

CID002852

Gold

Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002243

Gold

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

GERMANY

CID000694

Gold

Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG

GERMANY

CID000711

Gold

Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.

CHINA

CID000707

Gold

Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000801

Gold

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000807

Gold

Istanbul Gold Refinery

TURKEY

CID000814

Gold

Italpreziosi

ITALY

CID002765

Gold

Japan Mint

JAPAN

CID000823

Gold

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000855

Gold

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000937

Gold

Kazzinc

KAZAKHSTAN

CID000957

Gold

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID000969

Gold

KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna

POLAND

CID002511

Gold

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000981

Gold

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID002605

Gold

L'Orfebre S.A.

ANDORRA

CID002762

Gold

LS MnM Inc.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID001078

Gold

LT Metal Ltd.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID000689

Gold

Materion

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001113

Gold

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001119

Gold

Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.

SOUTH AFRICA

CID003575

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.

CHINA

CID001149

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

SINGAPORE

CID001152

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.

CHINA

CID001147

Gold

Metalor Technologies S.A.

SWITZERLAND

CID001153

Gold

Metalor USA Refining Corporation

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001157

Gold

Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.

MEXICO

CID001161

Gold

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

JAPAN

CID001188

Gold

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001193

Gold

MKS PAMP SA

SWITZERLAND

CID001352

Gold

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

INDIA

CID002509

 

 
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Gold

Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.

TURKEY

CID001220

Gold

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

UZBEKISTAN

CID001236

Gold

NH Recytech Company

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID003189

Gold

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001259

Gold

Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH

AUSTRIA

CID002779

Gold

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001325

Gold

Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA

CHILE

CID002919

Gold

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

INDONESIA

CID001397

Gold

PX Precinox S.A.

SWITZERLAND

CID001498

Gold

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

SOUTH AFRICA

CID001512

Gold

REMONDIS PMR B.V.

NETHERLANDS

CID002582

Gold

Royal Canadian Mint

CANADA

CID001534

Gold

SAAMP

FRANCE

CID002761

Gold

Safimet S.p.A

ITALY

CID002973

Gold

SAFINA A.S.

CZECHIA

CID002290

Gold

Samduck Precious Metals

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID001555

Gold

SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.

SPAIN

CID001585

Gold

Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001916

Gold

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001622

Gold

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001736

Gold

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

CID002516

Gold

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

CID001761

Gold

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001798

Gold

SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID002918

Gold

T.C.A S.p.A

ITALY

CID002580

Gold

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

JAPAN

CID001875

Gold

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001938

Gold

TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn

KAZAKHSTAN

CID002615

Gold

Torecom

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID001955

Gold

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

THAILAND

CID002314

Gold

Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

BELGIUM

CID001980

Gold

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001993

Gold

Valcambi S.A.

SWITZERLAND

CID002003

Gold

Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)

AUSTRALIA

CID002030

Gold

WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH

GERMANY

CID002778

Gold

Yamakin Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID002100

Gold

Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID002129

Gold

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

CHINA

CID002224

Tantalum

AMG Brasil

BRAZIL

CID001076

 

 
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Tantalum

D Block Metals, LLC

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002504

Tantalum

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

CHINA

CID000460

Tantalum

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

CHINA

CID002505

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

JAPAN

CID002558

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002557

Tantalum

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002492

Tantalum

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002512

Tantalum

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

CHINA

CID002842

Tantalum

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000914

Tantalum

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000917

Tantalum

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002506

Tantalum

KEMET de Mexico

MEXICO

CID002539

Tantalum

Materion Newton Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002548

Tantalum

Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.

INDIA

CID001163

Tantalum

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

BRAZIL

CID001175

Tantalum

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001192

Tantalum

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001277

Tantalum

NPM Silmet AS

ESTONIA

CID001200

Tantalum

QuantumClean

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001508

Tantalum

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

BRAZIL

CID002707

Tantalum

RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003583

Tantalum

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001869

Tantalum

TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.

THAILAND

CID002544

Tantalum

TANIOBIS GmbH

GERMANY

CID002545

Tantalum

TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID002549

Tantalum

TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

GERMANY

CID002550

Tantalum

Telex Metals

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001891

Tantalum

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

KAZAKHSTAN

CID001969

Tantalum

XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED

CHINA

CID000616

Tantalum

XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002508

Tantalum

Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001522

Tin

Alpha

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID000292

Tin

Aurubis Beerse

BELGIUM

CID002773

Tin

Aurubis Berango

SPAIN

CID002774

Tin

Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000228

Tin

Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003190

Tin

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001070

Tin

CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda

BRAZIL

CID003486

Tin

CRM Synergies

SPAIN

CID003524

Tin

CV Ayi Jaya

INDONESIA

CID002570

Tin

CV Venus Inti Perkasa

INDONESIA

CID002455

 

 
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Tin

Dowa

JAPAN

CID000402

Tin

DS Myanmar

MYANMAR

CID003831

Tin

EM Vinto

BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)

CID000438

Tin

Estanho de Rondonia S.A.

BRAZIL

CID000448

Tin

Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.

BRAZIL

CID003582

Tin

Fenix Metals

POLAND

CID000468

Tin

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000538

Tin

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000555

Tin

Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003116

Tin

Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.

CHINA

CID001231

Tin

Luna Smelter, Ltd.

RWANDA

CID003387

Tin

Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003379

Tin

Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

BRAZIL

CID002468

Tin

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

MALAYSIA

CID001105

Tin

Metallic Resources, Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001142

Tin

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

BRAZIL

CID001173

Tin

Minsur

PERU

CID001182

Tin

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

JAPAN

CID001191

Tin

O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

THAILAND

CID001314

Tin

O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

PHILIPPINES

CID002517

Tin

Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.

BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)

CID001337

Tin

PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera

INDONESIA

CID000309

Tin

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

INDONESIA

CID001399

Tin

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

INDONESIA

CID002503

Tin

PT Babel Inti Perkasa

INDONESIA

CID001402

Tin

PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari

INDONESIA

CID001406

Tin

PT Bangka Serumpun

INDONESIA

CID003205

Tin

PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera

INDONESIA

CID001421

Tin

PT Bukit Timah

INDONESIA

CID001428

Tin

PT Cipta Persada Mulia

INDONESIA

CID002696

Tin

PT Menara Cipta Mulia

INDONESIA

CID002835

Tin

PT Mitra Stania Prima

INDONESIA

CID001453

Tin

PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo

INDONESIA

CID003449

Tin

PT Prima Timah Utama

INDONESIA

CID001458

Tin

PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)

INDONESIA

CID003868

Tin

PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa

INDONESIA

CID003381

Tin

PT Rajehan Ariq

INDONESIA

CID002593

Tin

PT Refined Bangka Tin

INDONESIA

CID001460

Tin

PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa

INDONESIA

CID001463

Tin

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa

INDONESIA

CID001468

Tin

PT Sukses Inti Makmur (SIM)

INDONESIA

CID002816

 

 
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Tin

PT Timah Tbk Kundur

INDONESIA

CID001477

Tin

PT Timah Tbk Mentok

INDONESIA

CID001482

Tin

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

INDONESIA

CID001490

Tin

PT Tommy Utama

INDONESIA

CID001493

Tin

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

BRAZIL

CID002706

Tin

Rui Da Hung

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

CID001539

Tin

Super Ligas

BRAZIL

CID002756

Tin

Thaisarco

THAILAND

CID001898

Tin

Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002180

Tin

Tin Technology & Refining

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID003325

Tin

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.

BRAZIL

CID002036

Tin

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002158

Tungsten

A.L.M.T. Corp.

JAPAN

CID000004

Tungsten

ACL Metais Eireli

BRAZIL

CID002833

Tungsten

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

VIET NAM

CID002502

Tungsten

China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002641

Tungsten

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000258

Tungsten

Cronimet Brasil Ltda

BRAZIL

CID003468

Tungsten

Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003609

Tungsten

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002315

Tungsten

Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002494

Tungsten

Global Tungsten & Powders LLC

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID000568

Tungsten

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000218

Tungsten

H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH

GERMANY

CID002541

Tungsten

Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003417

Tungsten

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000766

Tungsten

Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000769

Tungsten

Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch

CHINA

CID002513

Tungsten

Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000825

Tungsten

Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002551

Tungsten

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002321

Tungsten

Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002318

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002317

Tungsten

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002316

Tungsten

Kennametal Fallon

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID000966

Tungsten

Kennametal Huntsville

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID000105

Tungsten

Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

CID003407

Tungsten

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002319

Tungsten

Masan High-Tech Materials

VIET NAM

CID002543

 

 
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Tungsten

Niagara Refining LLC

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002589

Tungsten

Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.

PHILIPPINES

CID002827

Tungsten

TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

GERMANY

CID002542

Tungsten

Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG

AUSTRIA

CID002044

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002320

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002082

 

V Future Due Diligence

 

We will continue to communicate our expectations and information requirements to our direct suppliers. Over time, we anticipate that the amount of information globally on the traceability and sourcing of these ores will increase and improve our knowledge. We will continue to make inquiries to our direct suppliers and undertake additional risk assessments when potentially relevant changes in facts or circumstances are identified. If we become aware of a supplier whose due diligence needs improvement, we intend to continue the trade relationship while that supplier improves its compliance program. We expect our suppliers to take similar measures with their suppliers to ensure alignment throughout the supply chain.

 

In addition to those above, the Company may undertake the following steps during the next compliance period:

 

·

Review the conflict minerals policy statement and update if necessary.

·

Continue to collect responses from suppliers using the most recent version of the CMRT.

·

Monitor and track performance of risk mitigation efforts.

·

Engage with suppliers that did not provide a response in 2023 or provided incomplete responses to enhance our data collection for 2024.

·

Compare and validate RCOI results to information collected via independent third-party audit programs, such as the RMI, and through our Company’s own coordinated outreach to smelters.

·

Encourage responsible sourcing from the DRC and adjoining countries.

 

 
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