EX-1.01 2 ex_188402.htm EXHIBIT 1.01 ex_188402.htm

 

Exhibit 1.01

 

Spartan Motors, Inc.

Conflict Minerals Report

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019

 

 

This report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019, is presented pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Rule"). The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ("Dodd-Frank Act"). The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold, which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. The term "Conflict Minerals" is defined as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, tantalum, tin, tungsten, and any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the U.S. Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or an adjoining country. The term "3TG" is defined as tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold and their compounds.

 

If a registrant can establish that the 3TG in their supply chain originated from sources other than the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country, as defined by the SEC (the "Covered Countries"), or from recycled and scrap sources, they must submit a Form SD which describes the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry ("RCOI") that the registrant completed.

 

If a registrant has reason to believe that any of the 3TG in their supply chain may have originated in the Covered Countries, or if they are unable to determine the country of origin of those conflict minerals, then the issuer must exercise due diligence on the conflict minerals' source and chain of custody. The registrant must annually submit a Conflict Minerals Report ("CMR") to the SEC that includes a description of those due diligence measures.

 

Company Overview

We are a niche market leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing and assembly for the commercial vehicle (including last-mile delivery, specialty service and vocation-specific upfit segments) and recreational vehicle industries. Our products include walk-in vans and truck bodies used in e-commerce/parcel delivery, upfit equipment used in the mobile retail and utility trades, luxury Class A diesel motor home chassis, military vehicles, and contract manufacturing and assembly services. We also supply replacement parts and offer repair, maintenance, field service and refurbishment services for the vehicles that we manufacture. Our operating activities are conducted through our wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Spartan Motors USA, Inc., with locations in Charlotte, Michigan; Ephrata, Pennsylvania; Pompano Beach, Florida; Bristol, Indiana; North Charleston, South Carolina; Kansas City, Missouri; Montebello, Carson, Sacramento and Union City, California; Mesa, Arizona; Dallas and Weatherford, Texas; and Saltillo, Mexico.

 

Our Bristol, Indiana location manufactures vehicles used in the parcel delivery, mobile retail and trades and construction industries, and supplies related aftermarket parts and services under the Utilimaster brand name. Our Kansas City, Missouri; Pompano Beach, Florida; North Charleston, South Carolina; Montebello California; and Saltillo, Mexico locations sell and install equipment used in commercial and fleet vehicles. Our Charlotte, Michigan location manufactures heavy-duty chassis and vehicles, and supplies aftermarket parts and accessories under the Spartan Chassis and Spartan brand names. Our Carson, Sacramento and Union City, California; Mesa, Arizona; and Dallas and Weatherford, Texas locations manufacture service truck bodies and accessories under the Royal Truck Body brand name.

 

Conflict Minerals Policy

Spartan Motors and its subsidiaries endeavor to maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all areas of their business activities.

 

On August 22, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to "conflict minerals," as directed by the Dodd-Frank Act.

 

 

 

We are committed to working closely with our supply chain to ensure we fully comply with the requirements set forth in Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act. We have implemented the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and are utilizing the conflict minerals reporting template (CMRT) owned by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), for exercising due diligence within our supply chain.

 

We do not knowingly source any product containing Conflict Minerals and we continue to work on our due diligence process in order to verify that the components we source do not contain Conflict Minerals. We have requested that our suppliers commit to responsible sourcing of 3TG used in the production of components supplied to us. We expect our suppliers to have in place policies and due diligence measures that will enable us to reasonably assure that products and components supplied to us containing 3TG are DRC conflict free. Our suppliers will be requested to perform due diligence to determine the source of any 3TG that are contained in the components that they supply to us. Our supplier’s due diligence must include, where applicable, completion of the RMI Conflict Minerals reporting CMRT.

 

Our conflict minerals policy is posted on our website at http://www.spartanmotors.com/about-us/supplier-info/

 

RCOI & Due Diligence

Our due diligence measures have been designed to conform with the framework from the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the related Supplements for Gold and for Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten ("OECD Guidance").

 

Supply Chain

We rely on our direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of the 3TG contained in components and materials supplied to us, including sources of 3TG that are supplied to them from lower tier suppliers. We have requested that our suppliers commit to responsible sourcing of conflict minerals used in the production of components supplied to us. Our suppliers have been requested to perform due diligence to determine the source of any conflict minerals that are contained in the components that they supply to us. Our suppliers' due diligence must include, where applicable, completion of the CMRT. The CMRT was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters that provide material to a company's supply chain. It includes questions regarding a company's conflict-free policy, engagement with its direct suppliers, and a listing of the smelters the company and its suppliers use. In addition, the CMRT contains questions about the origin of conflict minerals included in their products, as well as supplier due diligence. Written instructions and recorded training illustrating the use of the tool are available on RMI's website.

 

For the 2019 reporting year, all of our relevant suppliers were asked to complete the CMRT. This is a requirement set forth in all of our supplier contract agreements.

 

Due Diligence Process

We reviewed the components that are included in the specialty vehicles and chassis that we manufacture that could contain 3TG that is necessary to the functionality or production of our products. Our due diligence measures have been designed to conform with the framework in the OECD Guidance.

 

Step One: Establish Strong Company Management Systems

Internal Team

At our corporate level, we have a cross functional team and a third-party consulting subject matter expert working collaboratively to administer our program. This team is responsible for the corporate conflict minerals policy and providing support and instructions on the due diligence measures required to be followed for each of our divisions.

 

Supplier Engagement

With respect to the OECD requirement to strengthen engagement with suppliers, we have continued with our training program for our suppliers for the 2019 reporting by developing an instructional document that was provided to all of our suppliers. We will encourage our suppliers to share this information throughout the whole supply chain, all the way to the smelter level. Suppliers will continue to receive education and support from our business unit champions during the RCOI process and on an annual basis.

 

 

 

We have a robust supplier management plan for new and existing suppliers for Conflict Minerals. Existing suppliers must comply with Spartan’s quality manual and Spartan Terms and Conditions which includes Conflict Minerals reporting requirements. In addition, we provide annual education materials, supplier CMRT invitations and utilize a third-party software & consulting Conflict Minerals platform. Internal supplier management processes have also been updated to ensure supplier conformance and communication that include Conflict Minerals reporting requirements when a new supplier is selected. As part of the supplier approval process, new suppliers, unless exempt from Conflict Minerals reporting requirements, must provide a completed CMRT prior to being approved as a Spartan Motors supplier.

 

Spartan Motors provides educational materials for suppliers on an annual basis to assist them with their conflict minerals reporting compliance. Compliance with all the criteria is dictated in the contract for all Spartan Motors suppliers.

 

Grievance Mechanism

Our website (http://www.spartanmotors.com/about-us/supplier-info/) contains a link to our conflict minerals policy page. Included with our conflict minerals policy on our website is a link that can be utilized to contact our Compliance Officer with concerns regarding our conflict minerals policy or our use of conflict minerals. It is the policy of Spartan Motors that any communications regarding our Code of Business Conduct and Compliance or Conflict Minerals received by our Chief Compliance Officer is submitted for review to our Board of Directors.

 

Step Two: Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain

All of our relevant suppliers were identified for inclusion in our 2019 RCOI. We rely on these suppliers, whose components we believe may contain 3TG, to provide us with information about the source of Conflict Minerals, if any, contained in the components supplied to us. Our direct suppliers are similarly reliant upon information provided by their suppliers.

 

We will assess risk by reviewing the suppliers' answers provided in the CMRT for risk indicators that are identified though our third-party Conflict Minerals platform. Risk indicators identified from the CMRT reports are then communicated back to our suppliers for awareness and continuous improvement for future Conflict Minerals reporting requirements.

 

Step Three: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Risks

Relevant suppliers are mandated to provide a CMRT for each reporting year. Supplier CMRTs are evaluated against a set list of data quality standards. Any discrepancies identified are logged in an online tool and sent back to the supplier for further investigation and corrective action.

 

Step Four: Carry Out Independent Third-Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain 

We do not typically have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners and do not perform or direct audits of these entities within our supply chain. We do track all smelters that have been audited via the Responsible Minerals Initiative ("RMI").

 

Step Five: Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence

We conducted a survey of those suppliers described above using the CMRT. The CMRT was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters that provide material to a company's supply chain. It includes questions regarding a company's conflict-free policy, engagement with its direct suppliers, and a listing of the smelters the company and its suppliers use. In addition, the CMRT contains questions about the origin of 3TG included in their products, as well as supplier due diligence. Written instructions and recorded training illustrating the use of the tool is available on RMI's website. The CMRT is being used by many companies in their due diligence processes related to conflict minerals.

 

It is our goal to continue to work with our suppliers to educate them on all the requirements so that we can have a marked improvement in response rate. For the 2019 reporting year, we received responses from 24 percent of all the suppliers surveyed. The 2019 data collected included the names of 439 entities listed by our suppliers as smelters or refiners. 249 of these entities were identified as validated to be Conflict-Free by the RMI. We compared these facilities to the RMI list of smelters and where a supplier indicated that the facility was certified as Conflict-Free we ensured that the name was listed by RMI.

 

 

 

The large majority of the responses received provided data at a company or divisional level or were unable to specify the smelters or refiners used. We are unable to determine whether any of the 3TG reported by our suppliers were contained in components or parts supplied to us or to validate that any of these smelters or refiners are actually in our supply chain. Requesting that our suppliers complete the CMRT regarding information about 3TG smelters and refiners in our supply chain represents the most reasonable effort we can make to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TG in our supply chain.

 

We are committed to this process and will continue to implement and improve our conflict minerals due diligence program. Based on the information obtained pursuant to our RCOI and the due diligence process, we do not have sufficient information to determine the country of origin of the 3TG used in our products.

 

Based on the information that was provided by the responding suppliers and otherwise obtained through our due diligence process; below is the list of smelters and refiners that were provided by our supply chain. Since reporting was completed at a company level, we are not able to determine with certainty that these are used in our supply chain. 

 

Metal

Smelter Name

Smelter Country

Smelter

Identification

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

African Gold Refinery

UGANDA

CID003185

Gold

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000019

Gold

Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

CID002560

Gold

Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.

GERMANY

CID000035

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

ARY Aurum Plus

AE

 

Gold

Asahi Pretec Corp.

JAPAN

CID000082

Gold

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID000920

Gold

Asahi Pretec Corp.

JAPAN

CID000082

Gold

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

CANADA

CID000924

Gold

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000090

Gold

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

TURKEY

CID000103

Gold

AU Traders and Refiners

SOUTH AFRICA

CID002850

 

 

 

Gold

AURA-II

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002851

Gold

Aurubis AG

GERMANY

CID000113

Gold

Baiyin Nonferrous Metals Corporation (BNMC)

CHINA

 

Gold

Bangalore Refinery

INDIA

CID002863

Gold

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

PHILIPPINES

CID000128

Gold

Bauer Walser AG

GERMANY

 

Gold

Boliden AB

SWEDEN

CID000157

Gold

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

GERMANY

CID000176

Gold

C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS

COLOMBIA

CID003421

Gold

Caridad

MEXICO

CID000180

Gold

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

CANADA

CID000185

Gold

Cendres + Metaux S.A.

SWITZERLAND

CID000189

Gold

CFC Cooperativa dos Fundidores de Cassiterita da Amazônia Ltda.

BRAZIL

 

Gold

CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.

INDIA

CID003382

Gold

CHANGCHENG GOLD AND SILVER REFINERY CO., LTD.

CHINA

 

Gold

Cheong Hing

HONG KONG

 

Gold

Chimet S.p.A.

ITALY

CID000233

Gold

china cold international resources corp.ltd

CHINA

 

Gold

China National Gold Group Corporation

CHINA

 

Gold

China's nonferrous mining group co., LTD

CHINA

 

Gold

Chugai Mining

JAPAN

CID000264

Gold

Colt Refining

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

Gold

Cookson Sempsa

SPAIN

 

Gold

Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID000328

Gold

Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.

CHINA

CID000343

Gold

Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH

GERMANY

CID002867

Gold

Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

CID003348

Gold

DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH

GERMANY

CID000362

Gold

Dowa

JAPAN

CID000401

Gold

DS PRETECH Co., Ltd.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID003195

Gold

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID000359

 

 

 

Gold

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000425

Gold

Elemetal Refining, LLC

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001322

Gold

Emirates Gold DMCC

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

CID002561

Gold

Faggi Enrico S.p.A.

ITALY

CID002355

Gold

Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.

ZIMBABWE

CID002515

Gold

Fujairah Gold FZC

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

CID002584

Gold

GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.

INDIA

CID002852

Gold

Geib Refining Corporation

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002459

Gold

Gold Coast Refinery

GHANA

 

Gold

Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002243

Gold

gong an ju

CHINA

 

Gold

Great Wall Gold & Silver Refinery

CHINA

 

Gold

Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM

CHINA

CID001909

Gold

Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited

CHINA

CID002312

Gold

Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000651

Gold

Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000671

Gold

HeeSung Metal Ltd.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID000689

Gold

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

GERMANY

CID000694

Gold

Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd

CHINA

 

Gold

Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong

HONG KONG

CID000707

Gold

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG

GERMANY

CID000711

Gold

HeTai Gold Mineral GuangDong Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Gold

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000767

Gold

Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000773

Gold

HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID000778

Gold

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

CHINA

CID000801

Gold

International Precious Metal Refiners

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

CID002562

Gold

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000807

Gold

Istanbul Gold Refinery

TURKEY

CID000814

Gold

Italpreziosi

ITALY

CID002765

Gold

JALAN & Company

INDIA

CID002893

Gold

Japan Mint

JAPAN

CID000823

Gold

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000855

 

 

 

Gold

Jinfeng Gold Mine Smelter

CHINA

 

Gold

Jinlong Copper Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Gold

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000937

Gold

Kaloti Precious Metals

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

CID002563

Gold

Kazakhmys Smelting LLC

KAZAKHSTAN

CID000956

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 Metal Co., Ltd.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID000988

Gold

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID002605

Gold

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC

KYRGYZSTAN

CID001029

Gold

L'azurde Company For Jewelry

SAUDI ARABIA

CID001032

Gold

Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001056

Gold

Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001058

Gold

L'Orfebre S.A.

ANDORRA

CID002762

Gold

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID001078

Gold

Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001093

Gold

Marsam Metals

BRAZIL

CID002606

Gold

Materion

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001113

Gold

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001119

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

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

INDIA

CID002509

Gold

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

MALAYSIA

CID002857

Gold

Morris and Watson

NEW ZEALAND

CID002282

Gold

Morris and Watson Gold Coast

AUSTRALIA

CID002866

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

Nohon Material Corporation

JAPAN

 

Gold

Nyrstar Metals

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

Gold

Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH

AUSTRIA

CID002779

Gold

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001325

Gold

PAMP S.A.

SWITZERLAND

CID001352

Gold

Pease & Curren

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002872

Gold

Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001362

Gold

Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA

CHILE

CID002919

Gold

Precious Metals Sales Corp.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

Gold

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

INDONESIA

CID001397

Gold

PX Precinox S.A.

SWITZERLAND

CID001498

Gold

QG Refining, LLC

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID003324

Gold

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

SOUTH AFRICA

CID001512

Gold

Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000522

Gold

REMONDIS PMR B.V.

NETHERLANDS

CID002582

Gold

Republic Metals Corporation

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002510

Gold

Royal Canadian Mint

CANADA

CID001534

Gold

SAAMP

FRANCE

CID002761

Gold

Sabin Metal Corp.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001546

Gold

Safimet S.p.A

ITALY

CID002973

Gold

SAFINA A.S.

CZECHIA

CID002290

Gold

Sai Refinery

INDIA

CID002853

Gold

Samduck Precious Metals

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID001555

Gold

Samwon Metals Corp.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID001562

Gold

SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH

GERMANY

CID002777

Gold

Schone Edelmetaal B.V.

NETHERLANDS

CID001573

Gold

SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.

SPAIN

CID001585

Gold

Shan Dong Huangjin

CHINA

 

Gold

Shandong Hengbang Smelter Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

 

 

 

Gold

Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002525

Gold

Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001619

Gold

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001622

Gold

Shangdong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002525

Gold

Shenzhen Heng Zhong Industry Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Gold

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001736

Gold

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

CID002516

Gold

SINO-PLATINUM METALS Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Gold

So Accurate Group, Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001754

Gold

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

CID001761

Gold

Sovereign Metals

INDIA

CID003383

Gold

State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology

LITHUANIA

CID003153

Gold

Sudan Gold Refinery

SUDAN

CID002567

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

Taicang City Nancang Metal Material Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Gold

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

JAPAN

CID001875

Gold

The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001916

Gold

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001938

Gold

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001947

Gold

Tony Goetz NV

BELGIUM

CID002587

Gold

TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn

KAZAKHSTAN

CID002615

Gold

Torecom

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID001955

Gold

Umicore Brasil Ltda.

BRAZIL

CID001977

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

Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia

ZAMBIA

CID002854

 

 

 

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

Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000197

Gold

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

CHINA

CID002224

Tantalum

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000092

Tantalum

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000211

Tantalum

CP Metals Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID003402

Tantalum

D Block Metals, LLC

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002504

Tantalum

Duoluoshan

CHINA

CID000410

Tantalum

E.S.R. Electronics

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002590

Tantalum

Exotech Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID000456

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

Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.

CHINA

CID000291

Tantalum

Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000616

Tantalum

Guizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd., Kaili branch

CHINA

CID002501

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.

THAILAND

CID002544

Tantalum

H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar

 

 

Tantalum

H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg

GERMANY

CID002546

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Group

GERMANY

CID000654

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH

GERMANY

CID002547

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002548

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Ltd.

JAPAN

CID002549

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

GERMANY

CID002550

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH

GERMANY

CID002545

 

 

 

Tantalum

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002492

Tantalum

Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.

US

 

Tantalum

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002512

Tantalum

Jiangxi Richsea New Materials Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Tantalum

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

CHINA

CID002842

Tantalum

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000914

Tantalum

Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003191

Tantalum

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000917

Tantalum

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002506

Tantalum

KEMET Blue Metals

MEXICO

CID002539

Tantalum

KEMET Blue Powder

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002568

Tantalum

King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.

CHINA

CID000973

Tantalum

LSM Brasil S.A.

BRAZIL

CID001076

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 Non-ferrous Metal Smeltery

CHINA

CID001277

Tantalum

NPM Silmet AS

ESTONIA

CID001200

Tantalum

Plansee

AUSTRIA

CID001368

Tantalum

Plansee SE Liezen

AUSTRIA

CID002540

Tantalum

Plansee SE Reutte

AUSTRIA

CID002556

Tantalum

Power Resources Ltd.

MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

CID002847

Tantalum

QuantumClean

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001508

Tantalum

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

BRAZIL

CID002707

Tantalum

Shanghai Jiangxi Metals Co. Ltd

CHINA

 

Tantalum

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID001869

Tantalum

Telex Metals

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001891

Tantalum

Tranzact, Inc.

US

 

Tantalum

Treibacher Industrie AG

AT

 

Tantalum

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

KAZAKHSTAN

CID001969

Tantalum

XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002508

Tantalum

Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001522

 

 

 

Tantalum

Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002307

Tin

Alpha

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID000292

Tin

An Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.

VIET NAM

CID002825

Tin

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company

VIET NAM

CID002703

Tin

BNT Chemicals Gmbh

GERMANY

 

Tin

CFC Cooperativa dos Fundidores de Cassiterita da Amazonia Ltda.

BRAZIL

 

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

CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000278

Tin

Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondonia Ltda.

BRAZIL

CID000295

Tin

CooperSanta

BR

 

Tin

CV Ayi Jaya

INDONESIA

CID002570

Tin

CV Dua Sekawan

INDONESIA

CID002592

Tin

CV Gita Pesona

INDONESIA

CID000306

Tin

CV United Smelting

INDONESIA

CID000315

Tin

CV Venus Inti Perkasa

INDONESIA

CID002455

Tin

Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003356

Tin

Dowa

JAPAN

CID000402

Tin

DOWA METALS & MINING CO.,LTD (HEAD OFFICE)

JAPAN

 

Tin

Dragon Silver Holdings Limited

HONG KONG

 

Tin

Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company

VIET NAM

CID002572

Tin

EM Vinto

BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)

CID000438

Tin

Estanho de Rondonia S.A.

BRAZIL

CID000448

Tin

Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH

GERMANY

CID000466

Tin

Fenix Metals

POLAND

CID000468

Tin

Ge Jiu Trading Company

CHINA

 

Tin

Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.”

CHINA

 

Tin

Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant

CHINA

CID002848

 

 

 

Tin

Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company

CHINA

CID002859

Tin

Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC

CHINA

CID000942

Tin

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000538

Tin

Gejiu Yunxi Group Corp.

CN

 

Tin

Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001908

Tin

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000555

Tin

Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003116

Tin

Guangxi Nonferrous Metals Group

CHINA

 

Tin

Guangxi Zhongshan Jin Yi Smelting Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Tin

Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant

CHINA

CID002849

Tin

HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002844

Tin

Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000760

Tin

Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000244

Tin

Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.

CHINA

CID001231

Tin

Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID001063

Tin

Luna Smelter, Ltd.

RWANDA

CID003387

Tin

M/s ECO Tropical Resources

SINGAPORE

 

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

Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.

BRAZIL

CID002500

Tin

Metallic Resources, Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID001142

Tin

Metallo Belgium N.V.

BELGIUM

CID002773

Tin

Metallo Spain S.L.U.

SPAIN

CID002774

Tin

Metallo-Chimique N.V.

 

 

Tin

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

BRAZIL

CID001173

Tin

Minsur

PERU

CID001182

Tin

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

JAPAN

CID001191

Tin

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

MALAYSIA

CID002858

Tin

Ney Metals and Alloys

INDONESIA

 

Tin

Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

VIET NAM

CID002573

Tin

Nihon Kagaku Sangyo Co., Ltd

JAPAN

 

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

Phoenix Metal Ltd.

RWANDA

CID002507

Tin

Pongpipat Company Limited

MYANMAR

CID003208

Tin

Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited

INDIA

CID003409

Tin

PT Alam Lestari Kencana

INDONESIA

CID001393

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 Kudai Tin

INDONESIA

CID001409

Tin

PT Bangka Prima Tin

INDONESIA

CID002776

Tin

PT Bangka Serumpun

INDONESIA

CID003205

Tin

PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera

INDONESIA

CID001416

Tin

PT Bangka Tin Industry

INDONESIA

CID001419

Tin

PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera

INDONESIA

CID001421

Tin

PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari

INDONESIA

CID001424

Tin

PT Bukit Timah

INDONESIA

CID001428

Tin

PT Cipta Persada Mulia

INDONESIA

CID002696

Tin

PT DS Jaya Abadi

INDONESIA

CID001434

Tin

PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri

INDONESIA

CID001438

Tin

PT Fang Di MulTindo

INDONESIA

CID001442

Tin

PT Inti Stania Prima

INDONESIA

CID002530

Tin

PT Justindo

INDONESIA

CID000307

Tin

PT Karimun Mining

INDONESIA

CID001448

Tin

PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri

INDONESIA

CID002829

Tin

PT Koba Tin

INDONESIA

 

Tin

PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera

INDONESIA

CID002870

Tin

PT Menara Cipta Mulia

INDONESIA

CID002835

Tin

PT Mitra Stania Prima

INDONESIA

CID001453

Tin

PT O.M. Indonesia

INDONESIA

CID002757

Tin

PT Panca Mega Persada

INDONESIA

CID001457

Tin

PT Premium Tin Indonesia

INDONESIA

CID000313

Tin

PT Prima Timah Utama

INDONESIA

CID001458

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 Seirama Tin Investment

INDONESIA

CID001466

Tin

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa

INDONESIA

CID001468

Tin

PT Sukses Inti Makmur

INDONESIA

CID002816

Tin

PT Sumber Jaya Indah

INDONESIA

CID001471

Tin

PT Timah Nusantara

INDONESIA

CID001486

Tin

PT Timah Tbk Kundur

INDONESIA

CID001477

Tin

PT Timah Tbk Mentok

INDONESIA

CID001482

Tin

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

INDONESIA

CID001490

Tin

PT Tirus Putra Mandiri

INDONESIA

CID002478

Tin

PT Tommy Utama

INDONESIA

CID001493

Tin

PT Wahana Perkit Jaya

INDONESIA

CID002479

Tin

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

BRAZIL

CID002706

Tin

Rui Da Hung

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

CID001539

Tin

SIGMA TIN ALLOY CO., LTD.

CHINA

 

Tin

Soft Metais Ltda.

BRAZIL

CID001758

Tin

Super Ligas

BRAZIL

CID002756

Tin

Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

VIET NAM

CID002834

Tin

Thaisarco

THAILAND

CID001898

Tin

TIMAH

INDONESIA

 

Tin

Tin Plating Gejiu

CHINA

 

Tin

Tin Technology & Refining

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID003325

Tin

Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

VIET NAM

CID002574

Tin

VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC

VIET NAM

CID002015

Tin

Westfalenzinn

GERMANY

 

Tin

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.

BRAZIL

CID002036

Tin

Xiamen Honglu Tungsten Molybdenum Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Tin

Xianghualing Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Tin

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002158

Tin

Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003397

Tin

Yunnan Tin Company Limited

CHINA

CID002180

Tungsten

A.L.M.T Corp.

JAPAN

CID000004

Tungsten

ACL Metais Eireli

BRAZIL

CID002833

Tungsten

Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.

BRAZIL

CID003427

 

 

 

Tungsten

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

VIET NAM

CID002502

Tungsten

Chaozhou Xianglu Tungsten Industry Co Ltd

CHINA

CID000218

Tungsten

Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002513

Tungsten

China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002641

Tungsten

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000258

Tungsten

CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Tungsten

CP Metals Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID003448

Tungsten

Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002518

Tungsten

Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000345

Tungsten

DRK Metallurgical Private Limited

INDIA

 

Tungsten

Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003401

Tungsten

Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000499

Tungsten

Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002531

Tungsten

Ganzhou Beseem Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Tungsten

Ganzhou Grand Sea W & Mo Group Co Ltd

CHINA

 

Tungsten

Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002645

Tungsten

Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000875

Tungsten

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002315

Tungsten

Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000868

Tungsten

Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002494

Tungsten

Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002536

Tungsten

Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID000568

Tungsten

Golden Egret Special Allloy Coop.

CHINA

 

Tungsten

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

GERMANY

CID002542

Tungsten

H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH

GERMANY

CID002541

Tungsten

HC Starck GmbH

GERMANY

CID000683

Tungsten

Hitachi Metals, Ltd.

JAPAN

 

Tungsten

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000766

Tungsten

Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji

CHINA

CID002579

Tungsten

Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID000769

 

 

 

Tungsten

Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID003182

Tungsten

Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji

CHINA

CID002579

Tungsten

Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.

JAPAN

CID000825

Tungsten

JIANDE CITY HENGSHAN TUNGSTEN CO.,LTD.

CHINA

 

Tungsten

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

CHINA

CID002551

Tungsten

Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002647

Tungsten

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002321

Tungsten

Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002313

Tungsten

Jiangxi Richsea New Materials Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Tungsten

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

CHINA

CID002318

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002317

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002535

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

KGETS CO., LTD.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID003388

Tungsten

Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

CID003407

Tungsten

Luoyang Mudu Tungsten & Molybdenum Technology Co., Ltd

CHINA

 

Tungsten

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002319

Tungsten

Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)

VIET NAM

CID002543

Tungsten

Mehra Ferro-Alloys Pvt. Ltd.

INDIA

 

Tungsten

Nanchang Cemented Carbide Limited Liability Company

CHINA

 

Tungsten

Niagara Refining LLC

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CID002589

Tungsten

Ninghua Xingluokeng Tungsten Mine Co., Ltd.

CHINA

 

Tungsten

Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.

PHILIPPINES

CID002827

Tungsten

Sanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd.

VIET NAM

CID002538

 

 

 

Tungsten

South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City

CHINA

CID002815

Tungsten

Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.

VIET NAM

CID001889

Tungsten

Vietnam Yougsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd

VN

 

Tungsten

Voss Metals Company, Inc.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

Tungsten

Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG

AUSTRIA

CID002044

Tungsten

Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

CID002843

Tungsten

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

CHINA

CID002320

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002082

Tungsten

Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002830

Tungsten

Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CHINA

CID002095

 

Our efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the 3TG used in our products consisted of the due diligence measures described in this report. In particular, because independent third-party audit programs validate whether sufficient evidence exists regarding country, mine and/or location of origin of the 3TG that the audited smelter or refiner facilities have processed, we relied on the information made available by such programs for the smelters and refiners in our supply chain. We were unable to ascertain the country of origin and/or chain of custody of all necessary 3TG processed by these facilities for this reporting period.

 

Planned Steps to Improve Due Diligence

We intend to take the following steps to improve our due diligence program:

 

1.

Provide monthly supplier response reports to supply chain team that will improve visibility of supplier responses.

 

2.

Include an escalation protocol into current process that will enhance following up with no-response and/or unacceptable responses.

 

3.

Begin the CMRT request process sooner to give suppliers more time to update and send CMRT reports.

 

4.

Continue to work with suppliers to collect a complete list of smelters within Spartan Motor’s supply chain by providing direction to reference the RMI list of smelters when completing their CMRT report.

 

5.

Strive to meet the goal of increasing supplier response rate by 15% established in 2018.