EX-1.01 2 cmr2016.htm EXHIBIT 1.01 Exhibit


Exhibit 1.01

TriMas Corporation
Conflict Minerals Report
For the Reporting Period January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015

TriMas Corporation (“TriMas” or the “Company”) is filing this Conflict Minerals Report (“CMR”) for the reporting period January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 (the “Reporting Period”) as an exhibit to its Form SD (“Form SD”) pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”). TriMas manufactures or contracts to manufacture “products” that may contain conflict minerals, as defined by the Rule, present in its supply chain that may have originated in Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (the “Covered Countries”) and may not be from recycled or scrap sources. Accordingly, TriMas is filing this CMR as an exhibit to Form SD to describe the due diligence measures taken to determine the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals used in its products during the Reporting Period.

1)
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
In accordance with the Rule and Form SD, TriMas conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) regarding the conflict minerals included in its products during the Reporting Period to determine whether any of such conflict minerals originated in the Covered Countries and/or whether any of such conflict minerals may be from recycled or scrap sources.
a)
Supplier Engagement
To complete the RCOI, TriMas’ tier 1 suppliers were requested to provide information regarding the presence and sourcing of conflict minerals used in the products supplied to TriMas. The program utilized the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”). Suppliers were offered two options to submit the required information, either by uploading a completed CMRT or by completing an online survey version of the template directly to a third-party platform operated by Assent Compliance, a vendor retained by TriMas. In their responses, suppliers specified whether information was being provided at the company level or the product level.
During the supplier survey, suppliers were contacted via Assent Compliance Manager, a SaaS platform, operated by Assent Compliance, that enables its users to complete and track supplier communications as well as allow suppliers to upload completed CMRT forms directly to the platform for risk assessment and management. In their responses, suppliers specified whether information was being provided at the company level or the product level. Non-responsive suppliers were contacted a minimum of three times by Assent Compliance Manager and then were also managed by the Assent Compliance supply chain team in one-on-one communications. This included two follow ups from the supply chain team. For the 2015 reporting period, TriMas received responses from 426, or 92%, of its 462 in-scope suppliers. Of the 426 suppliers that provided a response, approximately 25% reported that their products contained either tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold (“3TG”) necessary to the functionality or production of their products.
This year’s program includes automated data validation on all submitted CMRTs. The goal of data validation is to increase the accuracy of submissions and identify any contradictory answers in the CMRT. All submitted forms are accepted and classified as valid or invalid so that data is still retained. Suppliers were contacted in regards to invalid forms and were encouraged to resubmit a valid form. For the 2015 reporting period, TriMas had 32 invalid CMRTs, or 7% of submitted responses.
As mentioned above, the CMRTs received allowed TriMas to collect and compile, via Assent Compliance Manager, all answers from the CMRT with respect to smelter information reflected in the CMRTs. With respect to smelter information reflected in the CMRTs, there were suppliers who did not provide smelter lists. Without having full smelter information for TriMas products from all suppliers in scope, TriMas is unable to determine that there is no sourcing from the Covered Countries. In connection with its evaluation of the CMRTs, TriMas and Assent undertook due diligence to validate supplier reports.




b)
Information Cut-Off
The deadline for suppliers to submit RCOI information for the Reporting Period was April 30, 2016.

2)
Due Diligence Process
Based on the information obtained pursuant to the RCOI process described above, the Company conducted additional due diligence to determine the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals used in its products during the Reporting Period.
TriMas’ due diligence process is based on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and accompanying Supplements. The OECD Guidance was written for both upstream1 and downstream2 companies in the supply chain. As TriMas is a downstream company in the supply chain, TriMas’ due diligence practices were tailored accordingly. Due diligence measures undertaken by TriMas included the following:

a)
Establish Strong Company Management Systems

Adopt A Conflict Minerals Policy
TriMas adopted a Responsible Sourcing and Conflict Minerals Policy (“Conflict Minerals Policy”). This policy is available on TriMas’ website at www.trimascorp.com/supplier.htm.

Assemble An Internal Team To Support Supply Chain Due Diligence
TriMas’ Senior Management Compliance Committee (the “SMCC”) formed a broad, interdisciplinary and cross-functional committee, the Conflict Minerals Compliance Committee (“CMCC”), comprised of individuals representing multiple TriMas departments and business units to oversee and drive conflict minerals compliance. Together with Assent Compliance, TriMas’ Director of Compliance worked with the Company’s business units to complete tasks associated with the supplier due diligence process. The CMCC worked with the business units to further facilitate the diligence process to collect information regarding the presence and sourcing of conflict minerals in the products supplied to TriMas.

Establish A System Of Controls And Transparency Over The Supply Chain
To provide better transparency within TriMas’ supply chain and to facilitate communication of policies and expectations, TriMas engaged a third-party information management service provider (Assent Compliance) to complement internal management processes. The Assent Compliance online system and processes are used to identify suppliers in TriMas’ supply chain and collect, store and review information on conflict minerals sourcing practices, track information on SORs, and flag risks based on SOR sourcing practices. This system is designed to allow collection and housing of data on supply chain circumstances, which can be updated to reflect changes within the supply chain, such as new customer-supplier relationships and new products.
TriMas mandated compliance in its supply chain with TriMas’ Conflict Minerals Policy through its contractual terms and conditions.
TriMas maintains an ethics hotline accessible at www.trimascorp.com through which a party, including TriMas employees and suppliers, may submit reports or concerns regarding compliance, including with respect to conflict minerals.
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1 Upstream companies refer to those between the mine and smelters or refiners (“SOR”). As such, the companies typically include miners, local traders, or exporters from the country of mineral origin, international concentrate traders and SORs.
2 Downstream companies refer to those entities between the SOR and retailer. As such, the companies typically include metal traders and exchanges, component manufacturers, product manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers and retailers.




Implement Internal Measures Taken To Strengthen Company Engagement With Suppliers
TriMas has increased its supply chain transparency by identifying risks within its supply chain. TriMas is committed to conducting business in a socially responsible manner and partnering with suppliers who are similarly committed. TriMas’ supplier compliance process requires that suppliers comply with various contract provisions, legal requirements and industrial standards under local, regional and national laws and regulations of the countries in which the suppliers conduct business. Through this process, TriMas remains engaged with its supply base from a compliance perspective.
Reporting Mechanism
We have established reporting mechanisms whereby employees and suppliers can report violations of the Company’s policies, including our Conflict Minerals Policy.

b) Identify and Assess Risk in Our Supply Chain
TriMas identified 462 in-scope direct suppliers. We rely on suppliers whose materials or components contain 3TG to provide us with information about the source of 3TG contained in those materials or components. Our direct suppliers similarly rely upon information provided by their suppliers. We believe many of our largest suppliers are suppliers to other SEC registrants that are subject to the Rule.
In accordance with OECD Guidelines, it is important to understand risk levels associated with conflict minerals in the supply chain. Smelters that are not certified as DRC-conflict free by third party sources such as the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (“CFSI”) or the London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) Responsible Gold Programme, may pose a significant risk. Where a smelter is not identified as conflict free by such sources, we rate the risk as high, medium or low. This rating is based on various factors, including whether the smelter/refiner has been identified as a valid smelter/refiner and has an associated Smelter Identification Number (under the CFSI, this is known as a CID), and the smelter’s geographic location, including proximity to the Covered Countries.
We calculate supplier risk based on the chance that a supplier provides 3TGs that may originate from non-conflict free sources. The value of this risk is calculated based on the risk ratings of the smelters declared by that Supplier on their CMRT.
Additionally, each suppliers is evaluated on the strength of its conflict minerals program (further assisting in identifying risk in the supply chain). Evaluating and tracking the strength of the program can assist in making key risk mitigation decisions as the program progresses. The criteria used to evaluate the strength of a supplier’s program are:
Do you have a policy in place that includes DRC conflict-free sourcing?
Have you implemented due diligence measures for conflict-free sourcing?
Do you verify due diligence information received from your suppliers?
Does your verification process include corrective action management?
The more positive the responses to these questions indicate a stronger conflict sourcing initiative.
As part of our risk management plan and to ensure suppliers understand our expectations, we have, through Assent Compliance, provided video and written training on conflict minerals and the CMRT. This includes instructions on completing the form and one-on-one email and phone discussions with supplier personnel.
In accordance with our Conflict Minerals Policy, if a supplier we have engaged gives us reason to believe that it may be supplying us with 3TG from sources that may support conflict in a Covered Country, we encourage the supplier to establish an alternative source of 3TG that does not support such conflict, as provided in the OECD guidance. If we are not satisfied with the results, we may initiate steps to find replacement suppliers.
Tracing materials back to their mine of origin is a complex aspect of responsible sourcing in our supply chain. We have determined that seeking information about 3TG smelters and refiners in our supply chain represents an appropriate effort to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TGs in our supply chain. This was done by adopting methodology outlined by the CFSI’s joint industry programs and outreach initiatives and requiring our suppliers to




conform with the same standards to meet the OECD Guidelines, and report to us using the CMRT. Through this industry joint effort, we made reasonable determination of the mines or locations of origin of the 3TGs in our supply chain. We also requested that all of our suppliers support the initiative by following the sourcing initiative and working to align their declared sources with the “Known” and “Conflict Free” lists of sourced metals.

c) Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Risks
As part of TriMas’ strategy to mitigate risk and to ensure suppliers understand our expectations, we have provided video, recorded training, and documented instructions through Assent Compliance. Responses to the reporting CMRT were reviewed with specific suppliers where clarification was needed. As described in our Conflict Minerals Policy, we intend to engage any of our suppliers whom we have reason to believe are supplying us with 3TG from sources that may support conflict in the DRC or any adjoining country to establish an alternative source of 3TG that does not support such conflict, as provided in the OECD guidance.
Suppliers that may expose the Company to unacceptable risks, either due to unacceptable responses to our inquiries or a refusal to respond, may be evaluated by the SMCC.

d) Carry out Independent Third Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain

TriMas does not have a direct relationship with conflict minerals smelters or refiners and as a result, TriMas does not perform direct audits of these entities in its supply chain. TriMas relies on the efforts of the industry associations that administer independent third-party smelter and refinery audit programs and encourages suppliers with more direct relationships with smelters to participate in comparable due diligence validation activities.

e)
Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence
TriMas’ Form SD and CMR are publicly available at www.trimascorp.com and meet the OECD recommendation to report annually on supply chain due diligence.

3)
Diligence Results
TriMas identified 462 Tier 1 suppliers as in-scope for the CMR for the Reporting Period. Approximately 92% of the Tier 1 suppliers responded to TriMas’ conflict minerals survey and 25% of the responding suppliers indicated one or more of the regulated conflict minerals metals as necessary to the functionality or production of the products supplied to TriMas. Based on the RCOI and the due diligence measures described in this CMR, specifically the fact that most CMRTs are at the company level and not the product level specifically pertaining to TriMas products, TriMas was unable to validate that any of the SORs identified by suppliers are in its supply chain.
The information that we received from a majority of our direct suppliers was at their company-wide level. Thus, the SORs identified by our direct suppliers may contain SORs that processed conflict minerals that our direct suppliers supplied to their other customers, but not to us. As a result, we are unable to conclusively determine whether the SORs were used to process the conflict minerals necessary to the functionality or production of our products during 2015. Because of this uncertainty, we are also unable to conclusively determine whether each of the countries of origin identified were the country of origin of conflict minerals in our products during 2015, and therefore also unable to determine the source and chain of custody of those conflict minerals. In addition, the third-party audits conducted by the CFSI, the LBMA and the information that we receive from our direct suppliers may yield inaccurate or incomplete information. For example, the information received from our direct suppliers may be incomplete because they may not have received accurate and complete conflict minerals information from all of the suppliers in their own supply chain. We also do not have access to audit reports or detailed findings of the third-party audits conducted as part of the CFSI Conflict-Free Smelter Program or the LBMA Responsible Gold Programme and, as a result, are not responsible for the quality of these audits or the audit findings.
For all responses that indicated a smelter, Assent Compliance compared the facilities listed to the list of smelters




maintained by the “CFSI.” If a supplier indicated that the facility was certified as “Conflict-Free,” Assent confirmed that the name was listed by CFSI as a certified smelter. As of April 30, 2016, we have validated 320 SORs and we are working to validate the additional SOR entries from the submitted CMRTs. Appendix A lists the smelters and refiners that the suppliers we surveyed reported as being in their supply chains. We have not listed in Appendix A any SORs that we have not been able to validate. Appendix A also includes an aggregated list of the countries of origin from which the reported facilities collectively source conflict minerals, based on information provided by suppliers and CFSI.

4)
Steps to Improve Due Diligence and Mitigate Risk
TriMas will work to continuously improve its supply chain due diligence efforts through the following measures:
a)
Continue supply chain due diligence efforts and engagement with suppliers to identify sources of conflict minerals;
b)
Continue to clearly communicate expectations with regard to supplier compliance, transparency and sourcing;
c)
Continue to engage with suppliers that provided incomplete or uncertain smelter information or did not respond to our survey request;
d)
Continue to compare RCOI results to information collected via independent conflict free smelter validation programs; and
e)
Contact smelters identified as a result of the RCOI process and request their participation in obtaining a “conflict free” designation from an industry program.




APPENDIX A

Metal
 Smelter Name
Smelter Facility Location
Conflict Free?
Gold
Advanced Chemical Company
UNITED STATES
 
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Aktyubinsk Copper Company TOO
KAZAKHSTAN
 
Gold
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
 
Gold
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.
GERMANY
Yes
Gold
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)
UZBEKISTAN
 
Gold
AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração
BRAZIL
Yes
Gold
Argor-Heraeus SA
SWITZERLAND
Yes
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corporation
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Asahi Refining Canada Limited
CANADA
Yes
Gold
Asahi Refining USA Inc.
UNITED STATES
Yes
Gold
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
TURKEY
Yes
Gold
Aurubis AG
GERMANY
Yes
Gold
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
PHILIPPINES
Yes
Gold
Bauer Walser AG
GERMANY
 
Gold
Boliden AB
SWEDEN
Yes
Gold
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
GERMANY
Yes
Gold
Caridad
MEXICO
 
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
CANADA
Yes
Gold
Cendres + Métaux SA
SWITZERLAND
 
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
ITALY
Yes
Gold
Chugai Mining
JAPAN
 
Gold
Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Gold
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
CHINA
 
Gold
Do Sung Corporation
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Gold
DODUCO GmbH
GERMANY
Yes
Gold
Dowa
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Elemetal Refining, LLC
UNITED STATES
Yes
Gold
Emirates Gold DMCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
 
Gold
Faggi Enrico S.p.A.
ITALY
 
Gold
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.
ZIMBABWE
 
Gold
Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Gold
Geib Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES
 
Gold
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
CHINA
 
Gold
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
CHINA
 
Gold
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Gold
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 




Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
GERMANY
Yes
Gold
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong
CHINA
Yes
Gold
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
GERMANY
Yes
Gold
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Gold
Hwasung CJ Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Gold
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited
CHINA
 
Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Istanbul Gold Refinery
TURKEY
Yes
Gold
Japan Mint
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited
CHINA
Yes
Gold
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Yes
Gold
JSC Uralelectromed
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Yes
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Kaloti Precious Metals
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
 
Gold
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC
KAZAKHSTAN
 
Gold
Kazzinc
KAZAKHSTAN
Yes
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
UNITED STATES
Yes
Gold
KGHM Polska MiedŸ Spó³ka Akcyjna
POLAND
 
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Korea Metal Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Gold
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Gold
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
KYRGYZSTAN
 
Gold
L' azurde Company For Jewelry
SAUDI ARABIA
Yes
Gold
Lingbao Gold Company Limited
CHINA
 
Gold
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Yes
Gold
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Gold
Materion
UNITED STATES
Yes
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.
MALAYSIA
 
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.
SINGAPORE
Yes
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.
CHINA
 
Gold
Metalor Technologies SA
SWITZERLAND
Yes
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES
Yes
Gold
METALÚRGICA MET-MEX PEÑOLES, S.A. DE C.V
MEXICO
Yes
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.
INDIA
Yes
Gold
Morris and Watson
NEW ZEALAND
 




Gold
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Yes
Gold
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.ª.
TURKEY
Yes
Gold
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
UZBEKISTAN
 
Gold
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH
AUSTRIA
Yes
Gold
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Yes
Gold
OJSC Kolyma Refinery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Gold
OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Yes
Gold
PAMP SA
SWITZERLAND
Yes
Gold
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Gold
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Yes
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
INDONESIA
Yes
Gold
PX Précinox SA
SWITZERLAND
Yes
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
SOUTH AFRICA
Yes
Gold
Republic Metals Corporation
UNITED STATES
Yes
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
CANADA
Yes
Gold
SAAMP
FRANCE
 
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
UNITED STATES
 
Gold
Samduck Precious Metals
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Gold
SAMWON Metals Corp.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Gold
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH
GERMANY
 
Gold
Schone Edelmetaal B.V.
NETHERLANDS
Yes
Gold
SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA
SPAIN
Yes
Gold
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Gold
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Gold
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.
TAIWAN
Yes
Gold
So Accurate Group, Inc.
UNITED STATES
 
Gold
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
TAIWAN
Yes
Gold
Sudan Gold Refinery
SUDAN
 
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
T.C.A S.p.A
ITALY
Yes
Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Gold
Tony Goetz NV
BELGIUM
 
Gold
Torecom
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 




Gold
Umicore Brasil Ltda.
BRAZIL
Yes
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
THAILAND
Yes
Gold
Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
BELGIUM
Yes
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
UNITED STATES
Yes
Gold
Valcambi SA
SWITZERLAND
Yes
Gold
Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint
AUSTRALIA
Yes
Gold
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH
GERMANY
 
Gold
Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Gold
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
CHINA
Yes
Gold
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Avon Specialty Metals Ltd
UNITED KINGDOM
 
Tantalum
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
D Block Metals, LLC
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tantalum
Duoluoshan
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
E.S.R. Electronics
UNITED STATES
 
Tantalum
Exotech Inc.
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tantalum
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu
JAPAN
Yes
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tantalum
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Guizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd., Kaili branch
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
Yes
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar
GERMANY
Yes
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg
GERMANY
Yes
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH
GERMANY
Yes
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Inc.
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG
GERMANY
Yes
Tantalum
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tantalum
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material
CHINA
 
Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Metals
MEXICO
Yes
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Powder
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tantalum
King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
LSM Brasil S.A.
BRAZIL
Yes
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.
INDIA
Yes
Tantalum
Mineração Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
Yes
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining & Smelting
JAPAN
Yes




Tantalum
Molycorp Silmet A.S.
ESTONIA
Yes
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Plansee SE Liezen
AUSTRIA
Yes
Tantalum
Plansee SE Reutte
AUSTRIA
Yes
Tantalum
QuantumClean
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tantalum
Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.
BRAZIL
Yes
Tantalum
RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Yes
Tantalum
Taki Chemicals
JAPAN
Yes
Tantalum
Telex Metals
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tantalum
Tranzact, Inc.
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tantalum
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC
KAZAKHSTAN
Yes
Tantalum
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tantalum
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide
CHINA
Yes
Tin
Alpha
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tin
An Thai Minerals Company Limited
VIET NAM
 
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
VIET NAM
 
Tin
Chenzhou Yun Xiang mining limited liability company
CHINA
 
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tin
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tin
Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.
BRAZIL
Yes
Tin
CV Ayi Jaya
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
CV Dua Sekawan
INDONESIA
 
Tin
CV Gita Pesona
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
CV Serumpun Sebalai
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
CV Tiga Sekawan
INDONESIA
 
Tin
CV United Smelting
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
Dowa
JAPAN
Yes
Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
 
Tin
Elmet S.L.U. (Metallo Group)
SPAIN
Yes
Tin
EM Vinto
BOLIVIA
Yes
Tin
Estanho de Rondônia S.A.
BRAZIL
 
Tin
Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH
GERMANY
 
Tin
Fenix Metals
POLAND
Yes
Tin
Gejiu Fengming Metalurgy Chemical Plant
CHINA
 
Tin
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
CHINA
 
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tin
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tin
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tin
Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant
CHINA
 
Tin
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tin
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tin
Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes




Tin
Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
BRAZIL
Yes
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
MALAYSIA
Yes
Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas S/A
BRAZIL
Yes
Tin
Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.
MALAYSIA
 
Tin
Metallic Resources, Inc.
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tin
Metallo-Chimique N.V.
BELGIUM
Yes
Tin
Mineração Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
Yes
Tin
Minsur
PERU
Yes
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
Yes
Tin
Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
 
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
Yes
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
PHILIPPINES
Yes
Tin
Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.
BOLIVIA
Yes
Tin
Phoenix Metal Ltd.
RWANDA
 
Tin
PT Alam Lestari Kencana
INDONESIA
 
Tin
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Bangka Kudai Tin
INDONESIA
 
Tin
PT Bangka Prima Tin
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera
INDONESIA
 
Tin
PT Bangka Tin Industry
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Cipta Persada Mulia
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT DS Jaya Abadi
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Fang Di MulTindo
INDONESIA
 
Tin
PT Inti Stania Prima
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Justindo
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Karimun Mining
INDONESIA
 
Tin
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri
INDONESIA
 
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Panca Mega Persada
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk
INDONESIA
 
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Refined Bangka Tin
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Seirama Tin Investment
INDONESIA
 
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Sukses Inti Makmur
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Sumber Jaya Indah
INDONESIA
Yes




Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Tirus Putra Mandiri
INDONESIA
 
Tin
PT Tommy Utama
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
PT Wahana Perkit Jaya
INDONESIA
Yes
Tin
Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.
BRAZIL
Yes
Tin
Rui Da Hung
TAIWAN
Yes
Tin
Soft Metais Ltda.
BRAZIL
Yes
Tin
Thaisarco
THAILAND
Yes
Tin
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
 
Tin
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC
VIET NAM
Yes
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.
BRAZIL
Yes
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tin
Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.
JAPAN
Yes
Tungsten
ACL Metais Eireli
BRAZIL
 
Tungsten
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.
VIET NAM
Yes
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
H.C. Starck GmbH
GERMANY
Yes
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG
GERMANY
Yes
Tungsten
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Yanglin
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Hydrometallurg, JSC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Yes
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Yes
Tungsten
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes




Tungsten
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Kennametal Fallon
UNITED STATES
 
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tungsten
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Moliren Ltd
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Tungsten
Niagara Refining LLC
UNITED STATES
Yes
Tungsten
Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC
VIET NAM
Yes
Tungsten
Philippine Chuangin Industrial Co., Inc.
PHILIPPINES
 
Tungsten
Pobedit, JSC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
 
Tungsten
Sanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd.
VIET NAM
 
Tungsten
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.
VIET NAM
Yes
Tungsten
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
VIET NAM
Yes
Tungsten
Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG
AUSTRIA
Yes
Tungsten
Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
 
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes
Tungsten
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
 
Tungsten
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Yes

Appendix A - Countries of Origin
This list of potential countries of origin is populated based on publicly available information, our RCOI and due diligence. It is important to note that this is also based on company level responses and therefore, it is not certain which of these countries of origin can be linked to our products.
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Cote D’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.