EX-1.01 2 bhe-ex1_01.htm EX-1.01 EX-1.01

Exhibit 1.01

Conflict Minerals Report

 

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (“Benchmark” or “Company”) has included this Conflict Minerals Report (“CMR”) as an exhibit to its Form SD as provided for in Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD (collectively, the “Conflict Minerals Rule”), including:

Release No. 34-67716 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) August 22, 2012 (the “Final Release”), and
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Conflict Minerals issued by the Staff of the SEC on May 30, 2013 and April 7, 2014, and various statements issued April 29, 2014 by the SEC’s Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, April 7, 2017 by the SEC’s Acting Chairman and April 7, 2017 by the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (collectively the “Interim Guidance”).

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used in this Report have the same meaning found in the Conflicts Minerals Rule, the Final Release and the Interim Guidance. The date of filing of this CMR is May 31, 2024.

 

References in this CMR to Benchmark, the Company or use of the words “we”, “our” and “us” include Benchmark’s subsidiaries unless otherwise noted. As used herein, “Conflict Minerals” or “3TG” are columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite and the derivatives tantalum, tin and tungsten, without regard to the location of origin.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act). These forward-looking statements are identified as any statement that does not relate strictly to historical or current facts and may include words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “strategy,” “position,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “predict,” and similar expressions of the negative or other variations thereof. Although we believe these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are beyond our ability to control or predict, relating to operations, markets and the business environment generally, including but not limited to, (1) whether our direct and indirect suppliers implement appropriate traceability and other compliance measures on a timely basis or at all, (2) whether smelters and refiners and other market participants responsibly source 3TG, and (3) political and regulatory developments, whether in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”), its adjoining countries, the United States or elsewhere. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes, including the future results of our operations, may vary materially from those indicated. Undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based upon information available to us as of the date of this document, and we assume no obligation to update them.

 

Applicability of the Conflict Minerals Rule to Our Company

 

The Company is a Texas corporation that provides innovative product design and engineering services, technology solutions and advanced manufacturing services. From initial product concept to volume production, including direct order fulfillment and aftermarket services, the Company has been providing integrated services and solutions to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) since 1979. The Company serves the following industries: aerospace and defense (A&D), medical technologies, complex industrials, semiconductor capital equipment (Semi-Cap), next-generation telecommunications and advanced computing. The Company has manufacturing operations located in the United States and Mexico (the Americas), Asia and Europe.

We contract to manufacture products on behalf of our customers containing necessary Conflict Minerals. We primarily purchase component parts used in our manufacturing services through direct suppliers or authorized distributors from around the world. These component parts are typically finished goods or manufactured materials. We generally do not procure raw ore or unrefined Conflict Minerals, and therefore we do not have direct relationships with mines or smelters of Conflict Minerals found in our customers’ products. These mines or smelters are several distribution levels removed from us in the supply chain; therefore, we must rely on the many direct suppliers, supply-chain intermediaries

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and industry initiatives for information on these mines or smelters. Further, our OEM customers typically specify the components and materials required to manufacture their products, as well as the particular component and material suppliers. As a result, we typically have little or no control over the selection of these components, materials and suppliers. In these cases, we must rely on our customers and their selected suppliers for Conflict Minerals information.

This CMR relates to products: (i) for which Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of that product; (ii) that were contracted to be manufactured by the Company; and (iii) for which the manufacture was completed during calendar year 2023. These products, which are referred to in this CMR collectively as the “Covered Products,” consist of printed circuit board assemblies (“PCBAs”) using both traditional surface mount technologies (“SMT”) and microelectronics, subsystem assembly, system builds and integration. System builds and integration often involve building a finished assembly that includes PCBAs, complex subsystem assemblies, mechatronics, displays, optics, and other components. These final products are predominantly shipped to our customers for integration into higher level assemblies or resale to their ultimate customers. A small portion of these final products may be configured to order and delivered directly to the end-customer across all the industries we serve. Manufacturing services also includes precision technology services comprised of precision machining, advanced metal joining, assembly and functional testing primarily for the semi-cap market (serving semiconductor capital equipment customers) and A&D markets.

 

Conflict Minerals Policy

 

Benchmark’s Conflict Minerals Policy is as follows:

 

Conflict Minerals” refers to certain minerals commonly referred to as “3TG” (Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten, and Gold) or other derivatives. The US Congress voiced concerns that the exploitation and trade of Conflict Minerals by armed groups helped to finance conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) and adjoining countries was contributing to an emergency humanitarian crisis. To address these concerns, the United States Congress amended the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill and Consumer Protection Act § 1502(b) in July 2010, and in 2012 the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted “Rule 13p-1” under the Securities Exchange Act (collectively the “Conflict Minerals Law”). The Conflict Minerals Law identifies the DRC and adjoining countries as “Covered Countries,” and further requires all US stock listed companies to annually disclose certain information concerning Conflict Minerals contained in products they manufacture or contract to manufacture to the extent that Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of the products.

 

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (“Benchmark”) supports the Conflict Minerals Law and efforts to avoid sourcing Conflict Minerals directly or indirectly financing armed groups in the DRC and in adjoining countries. Consistent with the Conflict Minerals Law and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance concerning Conflict Minerals, Benchmark adopted the Responsible Minerals Initiative Due Diligence reporting process and seeks to obtain Conflict Minerals content declarations from its suppliers, promoting supply chain transparency. Benchmark does not directly source 3TG from mines, smelters, or refiners, and is in most cases several or more levels removed from these supply chain participants. Benchmark therefore expects our suppliers to:

utilize responsible sourcing practices per the Benchmark Conflict Minerals policy and to purge all high-risk smelters from their supply chain.
preferentially source 3TG from smelters and refiners validated as being conflict free and do not directly or indirectly benefit, or finance armed groups in any Covered Country.
fully comply with the Conflict Minerals Law and provide all requested conflict minerals (3TG) declarations.
have a credible, robust conflict minerals program (3TG) which should include: a written conflict minerals policy, communication of requirements to suppliers, CM data collection using the RMI CMRT template, a professional analysis and risk assessment with corrective action on the basis of the CMRTs collected from the suppliers.
pass these requirements through their supply chain and determine the 3TG sources (Smelters or Refiners – SORs).

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for suppliers representing the top 90% of our global corporate materials spend (our yearly corporate sample), provide their most recent RMI CMRT form, complete and accurate in the latest version with robust comments where appropriate, during our active yearly CM data collection campaign.

Any suppliers not willing to comply with these requirements shall be reviewed by global procurement with regard to future business and sourcing decisions. This Conflict Minerals Policy encourages suppliers to respect and protect human rights throughout the world. A copy of this Conflict Minerals Policy is available on our public website.

 

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

 

For products manufactured during the reporting year, we performed a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”) on our necessary Conflict Minerals. This RCOI was reasonably designed to determine whether any of such Conflict Minerals originated in the Covered Countries and whether any of such Conflict Minerals may be from recycled or scrap sources.

Our RCOI utilized a risk-based approach to solicit Conflict Minerals information from 602 of our suppliers and targeting 90% of our global component and materials procurement expenditures during the reporting year. We requested Conflict Minerals information from these suppliers via the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”). We reviewed and analyzed all CMRTs received, including some with missing or incomplete information, errors, or containing inaccuracies or implausible information. We made multiple contact attempts with non-responsive suppliers, as well as requests for revised responses where appropriate. We ultimately received 476 responses which is approximately 79% of our targeted supplier group (representing approximately 70% of our reporting year component and materials procurement expenditures). Many of these suppliers provide “company-level” CMRT responses that include Conflict Minerals information for all supplier products sold during the reporting year, even though we purchased only a limited subset of such supplier’s products. We also utilized a third-party software provider to assist us in the data collection effort, review, verification and follow-up contacts.

As a result of Company’s RCOI, 79% of responding suppliers reported that Conflict Minerals either were not present, not sourced from Covered Countries, were sourced from smelters or refiners certified by RMI or listed by other organizations as conflict free, or were sourced from smelters or refiners that were not deemed by the RMI to be at a high risk of supporting armed groups or human rights abuses in the Covered Countries. Although a number of responding suppliers dealt with non-certified smelters known to source Conflict Minerals from the Covered Countries, we cannot determine with certainty whether such Conflict Minerals were actually incorporated into our products or whether they directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries.

As of May 7, 2024, 225 of the 354 identified smelters and refiners were listed as “Conformant” (a smelter or refiner has successfully completed an assessment against the applicable Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”) standard or an equivalent cross-recognized assessment protocol) smelters and refiners by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (the “RMI”). Based on our RCOI, we determined that 344 of the suppliers sourced only from outside of the DRC and its adjoining countries or from recycled or scrap sources or RMI certified conflict free smelters, as described under “Identified Smelters and Refiners.” Our determination was based on information provided by the collected supplier CMRT’s, by the RMI to its members or by our software provider.

 

In addition to the RCOI, the Company also exercised due diligence on the source and chain of custody of its necessary Conflict Minerals where the Company, based on its RCOI, had reason to believe that such Conflict Minerals may have originated in the Covered Countries and may not be from recycled or scrap sources.

 

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Due Diligence Program Design

 

Design Framework

 

The Company’s due diligence measures were designed to conform to the framework in 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: Third Edition (2016) and accompanying Supplements (the “OECD Guidance”).

 

Five-Step Framework for Risk-Based Due Diligence in the Mineral Supply Chain

 

The OECD Guidance identifies five due diligence steps:

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’s Due Diligence Practices

Step 5: Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence

It is important to note that the OECD Guidance was written for both “upstream” (the mineral supply chain from the mine to smelters/refiners) and “downstream” (minerals supply chain from smelters/refiners to retailers) companies in the supply chain. As Benchmark is a downstream company in the supply chain, its due diligence practices are tailored accordingly. The headings below conform to the headings used in the OECD Guidance for each of the five steps.

 

Step 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems

a)
We established a Conflict Minerals Policy, as set forth earlier in this CMR. The Conflict Minerals Policy is posted on our website at https://www.bench.com/sustainability.
b)
We established a Conflict Minerals steering committee charged with overseeing our compliance with the Conflict Minerals Rule and our responsible sourcing of 3TG. The following functional areas are represented on our steering committee: Corporate Legal, Procurement, Engineering and Global Quality. We also utilize specialist outside legal counsel to assist us with selected aspects of our compliance.
c)
We implemented a system of controls and transparency over the mineral supply chain by utilizing information and/or methodology from the International Tin Supply Chain Initiative (iTSCi) in the chain of custody, traceability system, and the identification of upstream actors in the supply chain.
d)
We utilize the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “CMRT”) developed by the RMI to identify smelters and refiners in our supply chain. The CMRT requires suppliers to provide information concerning the usage and source of 3TG in their components, parts and products, as well as information concerning their related compliance efforts.
e)
We have standard Terms and Conditions of Procurement that, among other things, require our suppliers of goods to (i) identify whether such goods contain 3TG; (ii) determine whether any such minerals originated in Covered Countries; and (iii) perform appropriate due diligence on its supply chain in support of Company’s obligations under the Conflict Minerals Rule. In addition, supplier shall, as soon as reasonably practicable following the completion of the calendar year, provide a completed CMRT. If requested, supplier will promptly provide information or representations that Company reasonably believes are required to meet Company’s conflict minerals compliance obligations under the Conflict Minerals Rule.
f)
We implemented mechanisms for employees, suppliers and other interested parties to report violations of our Conflict Minerals Policy. Violations can be reported through the global compliance helpline which is available at https://ir.bench.com/Corporate-Governance.

 

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Step 2: Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain

a)
We request that suppliers complete the CMRT, in some cases at the “product level,” and we expect our direct suppliers to survey their suppliers. We have follow-up procedures for suppliers that do not respond to the request within the specified time frame. These procedures include follow up by email and/or phone.
b)
We review the responses received from suppliers for completeness, accuracy, consistency and other items that we have determined to be potential “red flags” that would trigger further follow up and/or review.
c)
We follow up with suppliers that submit an incomplete response or a response that we determine contains inaccuracies, inconsistencies or red flags, or that otherwise provide a CMRT determined not to be suitable by us, in each case requesting the supplier to submit a revised CMRT or provide us with additional information. We follow up with other suppliers where determined to be appropriate by us.
d)
We maintain these records for a minimum of five years.
e)
Smelter and refiner information provided by suppliers is reviewed against the Smelter Look-up tab of the CMRT and the lists of Conformant and Active smelters and refiners and country of origin information published by the RMI.
f)
If a smelter or refiner identified by a supplier is not listed as Conformant, we consult publicly available information or attempt to contact the smelter or refiner to attempt to determine whether that smelter or refiner obtained 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country.

 

Step 3: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks

a)
Our 3TG compliance team reports the findings of its supply chain risk assessment to senior leadership and our Chief Financial Officer on a periodic basis and upon completion of the assessment.
b)
We have a risk management plan. Risk mitigation actions under our plan include follow-up with the supplier, escalations within the supplier, escalation to the customer, training sessions or putting the supplier on a “no buy” list. Our risk management plan provides for increasing levels of escalation to specified internal personnel and to our customer if we are required to source from the supplier by the customer. Our risk mitigation plan allows for a flexible response that is commensurate with the risks identified.
c)
In addition, to the extent that identified smelters and refiners are not Conformant, we seek to exercise leverage over these smelters and refiners to become Conformant through our participation in and support of the RMI. We also utilize information provided by the RMI to its members to monitor smelter and refiner improvement.

 

Step 4: Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit of Smelter/Refiner’s Due Diligence Practices

In connection with our due diligence, we utilize and rely on information made available by the RMI concerning independent third-party audits of smelters and refiners to assess smelter and refiner due diligence and to determine whether the smelter or refiner is Conformant. We believe that our utilization of RMI data is the most effective method of satisfying this step of the OECD Guidance.

 

Step 5: Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence

We report on our supply chain due diligence through our Form SD filings, and the related CMRs, as well as by posting that information on our website.

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Identified Smelters and Refiners

 

 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Smelter Country

 

Smelter ID

 

Conformance

Gold

 

8853 S.p.A.

 

Italy

 

CID002763

 

 

Gold

 

ABC Refinery Pty Ltd.

 

Australia

 

CID002920

 

 

Gold

 

Abington Reldan Metals, LLC

 

United States Of America

 

CID002708

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Advanced Chemical Company

 

United States Of America

 

CID000015

 

Conformant

Gold

 

African Gold Refinery

 

Uganda

 

CID003185

 

 

Gold

 

Agosi AG

 

Germany

 

CID000035

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID000019

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC

 

United Arab Emirates

 

CID002560

 

 

Gold

 

Albino Mountinho Lda.

 

Portugal

 

CID002760

 

 

Gold

 

Alexy Metals

 

United States Of America

 

CID003500

 

 

Gold

 

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

 

Uzbekistan

 

CID000041

 

Conformant

Gold

 

AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao

 

Brazil

 

CID000058

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Argor-Heraeus S.A.

 

Switzerland

 

CID000077

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Asahi Pretec Corp.

 

Japan

 

CID000082

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

 

Canada

 

CID000924

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

 

United States Of America

 

CID000920

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID000090

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

 

Turkey

 

CID000103

 

 

Gold

 

AU Traders and Refiners

 

South Africa

 

CID002850

 

 

Gold

 

Augmont Enterprises Private Limited

 

India

 

CID003461

 

 

Gold

 

Aurubis AG

 

Germany

 

CID000113

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Bangalore Refinery

 

India

 

CID002863

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

 

Philippines

 

CID000128

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Boliden AB

 

Sweden

 

CID000157

 

Conformant

Gold

 

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

 

Germany

 

CID000176

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Caridad

 

Mexico

 

CID000180

 

 

Gold

 

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

 

Canada

 

CID000185

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Cendres + Metaux S.A.

 

Switzerland

 

CID000189

 

 

Gold

 

CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.

 

India

 

CID003382

 

 

Gold

 

Chimet S.p.A.

 

Italy

 

CID000233

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Chugai Mining

 

Japan

 

CID000264

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Coimpa Industrial LTDA

 

Brazil

 

CID004010

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000343

 

 

Gold

 

Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH

 

Germany

 

CID002867

 

 

 

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Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Smelter Country

 

Smelter ID

 

Conformance

Gold

 

Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC

 

United Arab Emirates

 

CID003348

 

 

Gold

 

Dongwu Gold Group

 

China

 

CID003663

 

 

Gold

 

Dowa

 

Japan

 

CID000401

 

Conformant

Gold

 

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

 

Korea, Republic Of

 

CID000359

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant

 

Japan

 

CID000425

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant

 

Japan

 

CID003424

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant

 

Japan

 

CID003425

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)

 

India

 

CID003487

 

 

Gold

 

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)

 

India

 

CID003488

 

 

Gold

 

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)

 

India

 

CID003489

 

 

Gold

 

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)

 

India

 

CID003490

 

 

Gold

 

Emirates Gold DMCC

 

United Arab Emirates

 

CID002561

 

 

Gold

 

Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.

 

Zimbabwe

 

CID002515

 

 

Gold

 

Fujairah Gold FZC

 

United Arab Emirates

 

CID002584

 

 

Gold

 

GG Refinery Ltd.

 

Tanzania, United Republic Of

 

CID004506

 

Conformant

Gold

 

GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.

 

India

 

CID002852

 

 

Gold

 

Gold by Gold Colombia

 

Colombia

 

CID003641

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Gold Coast Refinery

 

Ghana

 

CID003186

 

 

Gold

 

Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002243

 

Conformant

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

 

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

 

Germany

 

CID000694

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG

 

Germany

 

CID000711

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000707

 

Conformant

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

 

Impala Refineries – Base Metals Refinery (BMR)

 

South Africa

 

CID004604

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Impala Rustenburg

 

South Africa

 

CID004610

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Industrial Refining Company

 

Belgium

 

CID002587

 

 

Gold

 

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

 

China

 

CID000801

 

Conformant

Gold

 

International Precious Metal Refiners

 

United Arab Emirates

 

CID002562

 

 

Gold

 

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID000807

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Istanbul Gold Refinery

 

Turkey

 

CID000814

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Italpreziosi

 

Italy

 

CID002765

 

Conformant

Gold

 

JALAN & Company

 

India

 

CID002893

 

 

Gold

 

Japan Mint

 

Japan

 

CID000823

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000855

 

Conformant

Gold

 

JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant

 

Russian Federation

 

CID000927

 

 

 

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Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Smelter Country

 

Smelter ID

 

Conformance

Gold

 

JSC Novosibirsk Refinery

 

Russian Federation

 

CID000493

 

 

Gold

 

JSC Uralelectromed

 

Russian Federation

 

CID000929

 

 

Gold

 

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID000937

 

Conformant

Gold

 

K.A. Rasmussen

 

Norway

 

CID003497

 

 

Gold

 

Kaloti Precious Metals

 

United Arab Emirates

 

CID002563

 

 

Gold

 

Kazakhmys Smelting LLC

 

Kazakhstan

 

CID000956

 

 

Gold

 

Kazzinc

 

Kazakhstan

 

CID000957

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

 

United States Of America

 

CID000969

 

Conformant

Gold

 

KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna

 

Poland

 

CID002511

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID000981

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

 

Korea, Republic Of

 

CID002605

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Kundan Care Products Ltd.

 

India

 

CID003463

 

 

Gold

 

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC

 

Kyrgyzstan

 

CID001029

 

 

Gold

 

Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO

 

Russian Federation

 

CID002865

 

 

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

 

Conformant

Gold

 

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

 

Korea, Republic Of

 

CID001078

 

Conformant

Gold

 

LT Metal Ltd.

 

Korea, Republic Of

 

CID000689

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID001093

 

 

Gold

 

Marsam Metals

 

Brazil

 

CID002606

 

 

Gold

 

Materion

 

United States Of America

 

CID001113

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID001119

 

Conformant

Gold

 

MD Overseas

 

India

 

CID003548

 

 

Gold

 

Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.

 

South Africa

 

CID003575

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Metallix Refining Inc.

 

United States Of America

 

CID003557

 

 

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.

 

China

 

CID001149

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

 

Singapore

 

CID001152

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.

 

China

 

CID001147

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies S.A.

 

Switzerland

 

CID001153

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Metalor USA Refining Corporation

 

United States Of America

 

CID001157

 

Conformant

Gold

 

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

 

Mexico

 

CID001161

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

 

Japan

 

CID001188

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID001193

 

Conformant

Gold

 

MKS PAMP SA

 

Switzerland

 

CID001352

 

Conformant

Gold

 

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

 

India

 

CID002509

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

 

Malaysia

 

CID002857

 

 

Gold

 

Morris and Watson

 

New Zealand

 

CID002282

 

 

Gold

 

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant

 

Russian Federation

 

CID001204

 

 

Gold

 

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

 

Turkey

 

CID001220

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

 

Uzbekistan

 

CID001236

 

Conformant

 

Page 8


 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Smelter Country

 

Smelter ID

 

Conformance

Gold

 

NH Recytech Company

 

Korea, Republic Of

 

CID003189

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID001259

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH

 

Austria

 

CID002779

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID001325

 

Conformant

Gold

 

OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)

 

Russian Federation

 

CID001326

 

 

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

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals

 

Russian Federation

 

CID001386

 

 

Gold

 

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

 

Indonesia

 

CID001397

 

Conformant

Gold

 

PX Precinox S.A.

 

Switzerland

 

CID001498

 

Conformant

Gold

 

QG Refining, LLC

 

United States Of America

 

CID003324

 

 

Gold

 

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

 

South Africa

 

CID001512

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000522

 

 

Gold

 

REMONDIS PMR B.V.

 

Netherlands

 

CID002582

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Royal Canadian Mint

 

Canada

 

CID001534

 

Conformant

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

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Sai Refinery

 

India

 

CID002853

 

 

Gold

 

Sam Precious Metals

 

United Arab Emirates

 

CID003666

 

 

Gold

 

Samduck Precious Metals

 

Korea, Republic Of

 

CID001555

 

 

Gold

 

Samwon Metals Corp.

 

Korea, Republic Of

 

CID001562

 

 

Gold

 

SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.

 

Spain

 

CID001585

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID001916

 

Conformant

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

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002750

 

 

Gold

 

Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002527

 

 

Gold

 

Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.

 

India

 

CID002588

 

 

Gold

 

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID001736

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Taiwan, Province Of China

 

CID002516

 

 

Gold

 

SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals

 

Russian Federation

 

CID001756

 

 

Gold

 

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

 

Taiwan, Province Of China

 

CID001761

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Sovereign Metals

 

India

 

CID003383

 

 

Gold

 

State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology

 

Lithuania

 

CID003153

 

 

Gold

 

Sudan Gold Refinery

 

Sudan

 

CID002567

 

 

 

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Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Smelter Country

 

Smelter ID

 

Conformance

Gold

 

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID001798

 

Conformant

Gold

 

SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.

 

Korea, Republic Of

 

CID002918

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Taiwan, Province Of China

 

CID001810

 

 

Gold

 

T.C.A S.p.A

 

Italy

 

CID002580

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

 

Japan

 

CID001875

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID001938

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID001947

 

 

Gold

 

TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn

 

Kazakhstan

 

CID002615

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Torecom

 

Korea, Republic Of

 

CID001955

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

 

Thailand

 

CID002314

 

 

Gold

 

Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

 

Belgium

 

CID001980

 

Conformant

Gold

 

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

 

United States Of America

 

CID001993

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Valcambi S.A.

 

Switzerland

 

CID002003

 

Conformant

Gold

 

WEEEREFINING

 

France

 

CID003615

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)

 

Australia

 

CID002030

 

Conformant

Gold

 

WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH

 

Germany

 

CID002778

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Yamakin Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID002100

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID002129

 

Conformant

Gold

 

Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000197

 

 

Gold

 

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

 

China

 

CID002224

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

5D Production OU

 

Estonia

 

CID003926

 

 

Tantalum

 

AMG Brasil

 

Brazil

 

CID001076

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

D Block Metals, LLC

 

United States Of America

 

CID002504

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000460

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002505

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

 

Japan

 

CID002558

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

 

United States Of America

 

CID002557

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000291

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002492

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002512

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

 

China

 

CID002842

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000914

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000917

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002506

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

KEMET de Mexico

 

Mexico

 

CID002539

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Materion Newton Inc.

 

United States Of America

 

CID002548

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.

 

India

 

CID001163

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

 

Brazil

 

CID001175

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID001192

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID001277

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

NPM Silmet AS

 

Estonia

 

CID001200

 

Conformant

 

Page 10


 

Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Smelter Country

 

Smelter ID

 

Conformance

Tantalum

 

PowerX Ltd.

 

Rwanda

 

CID004054

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

QuantumClean

 

United States Of America

 

CID001508

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

 

Brazil

 

CID002707

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID003583

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO

 

Russian Federation

 

CID001769

 

 

Tantalum

 

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID001869

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.

 

Thailand

 

CID002544

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

TANIOBIS GmbH

 

Germany

 

CID002545

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID002549

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

 

Germany

 

CID002550

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Telex Metals

 

United States Of America

 

CID001891

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

 

Kazakhstan

 

CID001969

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED

 

China

 

CID000616

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002508

 

Conformant

Tantalum

 

Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID001522

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Alpha

 

United States Of America

 

CID000292

 

Conformant

Tin

 

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company

 

Viet Nam

 

CID002703

 

 

Tin

 

Aurubis Beerse

 

Belgium

 

CID002773

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Aurubis Berango

 

Spain

 

CID002774

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000228

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID003190

 

Conformant

Tin

 

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID001070

 

Conformant

Tin

 

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

 

Brazil

 

CID003486

 

Conformant

Tin

 

CRM Synergies

 

Spain

 

CID003524

 

Conformant

Tin

 

CV Ayi Jaya

 

Indonesia

 

CID002570

 

Conformant

Tin

 

CV Venus Inti Perkasa

 

Indonesia

 

CID002455

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID003356

 

 

Tin

 

Dowa

 

Japan

 

CID000402

 

Conformant

Tin

 

DS Myanmar

 

Myanmar

 

CID003831

 

Conformant

Tin

 

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

 

Viet Nam

 

CID002572

 

 

Tin

 

EM Vinto

 

Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)

 

CID000438

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Estanho de Rondonia S.A.

 

Brazil

 

CID000448

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.

 

Brazil

 

CID003582

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Fenix Metals

 

Poland

 

CID000468

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID003410

 

 

Tin

 

Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC

 

China

 

CID000942

 

 

Tin

 

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000538

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID001908

 

 

Tin

 

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000555

 

 

 

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Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Smelter Country

 

Smelter ID

 

Conformance

Tin

 

Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID003116

 

Conformant

Tin

 

HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002844

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.

 

China

 

CID001231

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Luna Smelter, Ltd.

 

Rwanda

 

CID003387

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID003379

 

 

Tin

 

Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

 

Brazil

 

CID002468

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

 

Malaysia

 

CID001105

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (Port Klang)

 

Malaysia

 

CID004434

 

 

Tin

 

Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.

 

Brazil

 

CID002500

 

 

Tin

 

Metallic Resources, Inc.

 

United States Of America

 

CID001142

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

 

Brazil

 

CID001173

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Mining Minerals Resources SARL

 

Congo, Democratic Republic Of The

 

CID004065

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Minsur

 

Peru

 

CID001182

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

 

Japan

 

CID001191

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

 

Malaysia

 

CID002858

 

 

Tin

 

Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

 

Viet Nam

 

CID002573

 

 

Tin

 

Novosibirsk Tin Combine

 

Russian Federation

 

CID001305

 

 

Tin

 

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

 

Thailand

 

CID001314

 

Conformant

Tin

 

O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

 

Philippines

 

CID002517

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.

 

Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)

 

CID001337

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Pongpipat Company Limited

 

Myanmar

 

CID003208

 

 

Tin

 

Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited

 

India

 

CID003409

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera

 

Indonesia

 

CID000309

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

 

Indonesia

 

CID001399

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

 

Indonesia

 

CID002503

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Babel Inti Perkasa

 

Indonesia

 

CID001402

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari

 

Indonesia

 

CID001406

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Bangka Prima Tin

 

Indonesia

 

CID002776

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Bangka Serumpun

 

Indonesia

 

CID003205

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Bangka Tin Industry

 

Indonesia

 

CID001419

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera

 

Indonesia

 

CID001421

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Bukit Timah

 

Indonesia

 

CID001428

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Cipta Persada Mulia

 

Indonesia

 

CID002696

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Menara Cipta Mulia

 

Indonesia

 

CID002835

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Mitra Stania Prima

 

Indonesia

 

CID001453

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo

 

Indonesia

 

CID003449

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Panca Mega Persada

 

Indonesia

 

CID001457

 

 

Tin

 

PT Premium Tin Indonesia

 

Indonesia

 

CID000313

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Prima Timah Utama

 

Indonesia

 

CID001458

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)

 

Indonesia

 

CID003868

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa

 

Indonesia

 

CID003381

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Rajehan Ariq

 

Indonesia

 

CID002593

 

Conformant

 

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Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Smelter Country

 

Smelter ID

 

Conformance

Tin

 

PT Refined Bangka Tin

 

Indonesia

 

CID001460

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa

 

Indonesia

 

CID001463

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa

 

Indonesia

 

CID001468

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Sukses Inti Makmur

 

Indonesia

 

CID002816

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Timah Nusantara

 

Indonesia

 

CID001486

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Timah Tbk Kundur

 

Indonesia

 

CID001477

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Timah Tbk Mentok

 

Indonesia

 

CID001482

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

 

Indonesia

 

CID001490

 

Conformant

Tin

 

PT Tirus Putra Mandiri

 

Indonesia

 

CID002478

 

 

Tin

 

PT Tommy Utama

 

Indonesia

 

CID001493

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

 

Brazil

 

CID002706

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Rui Da Hung

 

Taiwan, Province Of China

 

CID001539

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Super Ligas

 

Brazil

 

CID002756

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Takehara PVD Materials Plant / PVD Materials Division of MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.

 

Japan

 

CID004403

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Thaisarco

 

Thailand

 

CID001898

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002180

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Tin Technology & Refining

 

United States Of America

 

CID003325

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

 

Viet Nam

 

CID002574

 

 

Tin

 

VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC

 

Viet Nam

 

CID002015

 

 

Tin

 

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.

 

Brazil

 

CID002036

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002158

 

Conformant

Tin

 

Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID003397

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

A.L.M.T. Corp.

 

Japan

 

CID000004

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

ACL Metais Eireli

 

Brazil

 

CID002833

 

 

Tungsten

 

Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.

 

Brazil

 

CID003427

 

 

Tungsten

 

Artek LLC

 

Russian Federation

 

CID003553

 

 

Tungsten

 

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

 

Viet Nam

 

CID002502

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002641

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000258

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000281

 

 

Tungsten

 

Cronimet Brasil Ltda

 

Brazil

 

CID003468

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

DONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.

 

Korea, Republic Of

 

CID004060

 

 

Tungsten

 

Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID003609

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002315

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002494

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Global Tungsten & Powders LLC

 

United States Of America

 

CID000568

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000218

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH

 

Germany

 

CID002541

 

Conformant

 

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Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Smelter Country

 

Smelter ID

 

Conformance

Tungsten

 

HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd.

 

Korea, Republic Of

 

CID003978

 

 

Tungsten

 

Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID003417

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000766

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID000769

 

 

Tungsten

 

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

 

China

 

CID002513

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Hydrometallurg, JSC

 

Russian Federation

 

CID002649

 

 

Tungsten

 

Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.

 

Japan

 

CID000825

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

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

 

China

 

CID002551

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002321

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

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

 

China

 

CID002313

 

 

Tungsten

 

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

 

China

 

CID002318

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002317

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002316

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"

 

Russian Federation

 

CID003408

 

 

Tungsten

 

Kenee Mining Corporation Vietnam

 

Viet Nam

 

CID004619

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Kennametal Fallon

 

United States Of America

 

CID000966

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Kennametal Huntsville

 

United States Of America

 

CID000105

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.

 

Taiwan, Province Of China

 

CID003407

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Lianyou Resources Co., Ltd.

 

Taiwan, Province Of China

 

CID004397

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

LLC Vostok

 

Russian Federation

 

CID003643

 

 

Tungsten

 

MALAMET SMELTING SDN. BHD.

 

Malaysia

 

CID004056

 

 

Tungsten

 

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002319

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Masan High-Tech Materials

 

Viet Nam

 

CID002543

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Moliren Ltd.

 

Russian Federation

 

CID002845

 

 

Tungsten

 

Nam Viet Cromit Joint Stock Company

 

Viet Nam

 

CID004034

 

 

Tungsten

 

Niagara Refining LLC

 

United States Of America

 

CID002589

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC

 

Russian Federation

 

CID003416

 

 

Tungsten

 

OOO “Technolom” 1

 

Russian Federation

 

CID003614

 

 

Tungsten

 

OOO “Technolom” 2

 

Russian Federation

 

CID003612

 

 

Tungsten

 

Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.

 

Philippines

 

CID002827

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Shinwon Tungsten (Fujian Shanghang) Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID004430

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

 

Germany

 

CID002542

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Tungsten Vietnam Joint Stock Company

 

Viet Nam

 

CID003993

 

Conformant

 

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Metal

 

Smelter Name

 

Smelter Country

 

Smelter ID

 

Conformance

Tungsten

 

Unecha Refractory metals plant

 

Russian Federation

 

CID002724

 

 

Tungsten

 

Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG

 

Austria

 

CID002044

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

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

 

China

 

CID002320

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

China

 

CID002082

 

Conformant

Tungsten

 

YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.

 

China

 

CID003662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold Smelters = 176

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tantalum Smelters = 36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tin Smelters = 88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tungsten Smelters = 54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Smelters = 354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conformant Smelters = 234

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent Conformant Smelters = 66.10%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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