EX-1.01 2 conflictmineralsreport2016.htm EXHIBIT 1.01 Exhibit

Exhibit 1.01
Conflict Minerals Report of Polaris Industries Inc.
I.
Introduction
This is the Conflict Minerals Report of Polaris Industries Inc. (“Polaris,” the “Company”, “we” or “us”) for calendar year 2016 in accordance with Rule 13p-1 (“Rule 13p-1”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”).
Certain Polaris products contain materials that use tin, tantalum, tungsten and/or gold (collectively “3TG”). Due to the depth of the supply chain, we are far removed from the sources of ore from which these metals are produced and the smelters/refiners that process those ores. Accordingly, the efforts we have undertaken to identify the countries of origin of those ores reflect our circumstances and position in the supply chain. The amount of information available globally on the traceability and sourcing of these ores is limited at this time. We have taken steps to identify the applicable smelters and refiners of such 3TG metals in our supply chain. The efforts were undertaken on the products manufactured by us in 2016. This report excludes products manufactured by companies that we do not consolidate into our consolidated financial statements and companies which we acquired after April 30, 2015.

II.
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI)
Direct suppliers were asked to provide answers to the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition-Global e-Sustainability Initiative (EICC-GeSI) Conflict Minerals Common Reporting Template. The EICC-GeSI Conflict Minerals Common Reporting Template is regarded as the most common reporting tool for conflict minerals content and sourcing information worldwide, developed by several of the world’s leading consumer electronics brands.
We reviewed questionnaires we received from our direct suppliers for completeness and consistency of answers. Certain suppliers were requested to provide corrections and clarifications as needed. We identified a list of smelters/refiners, and their countries of origin, which may supply 3TG utilized in our manufactured products. As many of the responses received from our suppliers were at a level higher than only those products procured to us, it is possible that the list includes smelters/refiners which do not provide 3TG that are utilized in our manufactured products. While we believe our RCOI process was reasonably designed and performed in good faith, as we did not receive responses from all inquired suppliers the list of smelters/refiners set forth below may be incomplete.
The list of smelters/refiners, and their countries of origin, is listed in Section VIII of this Conflict Minerals Report. Through our RCOI process, some suppliers disclosed to us that scrap sources of 3TG were identified in their supply chains and did not require due diligence. These sources are excluded from the listing in Section VIII. Additionally, some of the processing facilities named by our suppliers are not verified or audited smelters/refiners. We will continue to monitor the status of these facilities, whether they should be listed as a Polaris processing facility and, if so, the associated countries of origin.


III.
Design of Due Diligence Measures
We designed our due diligence measures to conform in all material respects with the five step framework of OECD (2016), OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the supplements on tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold.

IV.
Due Diligence Measures Performed
The due diligence measures performed includes, but are not limited to the following:

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Reported to senior management on direct suppliers’ responses to our conflict minerals information requests, including updates on monitoring and tracking corrective action and risk mitigation efforts;
Communicated our policy on Conflict Minerals to direct suppliers;
Communicated the commitments and requirements expected of our suppliers;
Developed a risk mitigation plan that allows for continued trade with a supplier during the supplier’s risk mitigation efforts;
Supported the development and implementation of independent third party audits of smelter/refiner’s sourcing through our policy and procurement practices that encourage suppliers to purchase materials from audited smelters/refiners.

V.
Product Description
We design, engineer and manufacture Off-Road Vehicles, Snowmobiles, Motorcycles and Global Adjacent Market Vehicles, including Work & Transportation and military vehicles together with the related Parts, Garments and Accessories, as well as Aftermarket accessories and apparel. Many of our products are manufactured utilizing similar processes and similar components. Our suppliers often supply parts and components that are utilized in multiple product categories. The products that we manufacture that are subject to the reporting obligation of Rule 13p-1 contain 3TG of unknown origin.

VI.
Steps to Improve Due Diligence
We have and will continue to communicate our expectations and information requirements to our direct suppliers. We have and will also continue to monitor changes in circumstances that may impact the facts or our determination. Over time, we anticipate that the amount of information globally on the traceability and sourcing of the applicable ores will increase and improve our knowledge. We will continue to make inquiries to our direct suppliers and undertake additional fact and risk assessments where potentially relevant changes in facts or circumstances are identified. New suppliers will be reviewed for conflict minerals conformance during initial business reviews. If we become aware of a supplier whose due diligence needs improvement, we intend to continue the trade relationship while that supplier improves its performance. We expect our suppliers to take similar measures with their suppliers to ensure alignment throughout the supply chain.

VII.
Independent Private Sector Audit
In April 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission provided written guidance that explained that only companies who elect to claim that their products are "Conflict Free" are subject to an independent private section audit. We are not making such a claim. Consequently, this report presented herein was not audited.


VIII.    List of Smelters/Refiners
Section II discusses the process we used to identify potential smelters/refiners within our supply chain. We identified the following smelters/refiners that have achieved Conflict Free designation by the Conflict Free Smelter Initiative (CFSI) or an audit program with which CFSI has mutual recognition, or are actively in the process of obtaining the designations:

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Subject Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Gold
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC
Gold
Advanced Chemical Company
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co. Ltd.
Gold
Al Etihad Gold
Gold
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.
Gold
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)
Gold
AngloGold Ashanti
Gold
Argor-Heraeus SA
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corporation
Gold
Asahi Refining Canada Limited
Gold
Asahi Refining USA Inc.
Gold
Asaka Riken Co Ltd
Gold
AU Traders and Refiners
Gold
Aurubis AG
Gold
Bangalore Refinery
Gold
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
Gold
Boliden AB
Gold
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
Gold
Cendres + Métaux SA
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
Gold
Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.
Gold
Daye Non-ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
Gold
DODUCO GmbH
Gold
Dowa
Gold
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.
Gold
Emirates Gold DMCC
Gold
Geib Refining Corporation
Gold
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.
Gold
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
Gold
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.
Gold
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Gold
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.
Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
Gold
Istanbul Gold Refinery
Gold
Japan Mint
Gold
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited
Gold
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant
Gold
JSC Uralelectromed
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

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Subject Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Gold
Kazzinc
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
Gold
KGHM Polska Miedz Spólka Alcyjna
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Gold
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.
Gold
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
Gold
Materion
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Co Ltd
Gold
Metalor Technologies SA
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
Gold
METAÚRGICA MET-MEX PEÑOLES, S.A. DE C.V.
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Gold
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
Gold
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.
Gold
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
Gold
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant
Gold
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.
Gold
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
Gold
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.
Gold
Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH
Gold
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
Gold
OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)
Gold
OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery
Gold
PAMP S.A.
Gold
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
Gold
PX Precinox SA
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
Gold
Republic Metals Corporation
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
Gold
SAAMP
Gold
SAFINA A.S.
Gold
Samduck Precious Metals
Gold
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH
Gold
Schone Edelmetaal B.V.
Gold
SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA
Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

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Subject Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Gold
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.
Gold
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.
Gold
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Gold
Sungeel Hitech Co., Ltd.
Gold
T.C.A S.p.A
Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Gold
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
Gold
Tony Goetz NV
Gold
Torecom
Gold
Umicore Brasil Ltda.
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
Gold
Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
Gold
Valcambi SA
Gold
Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint
Gold
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH
Gold
Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.
Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
Tantalum
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry
Tantalum
D Block Metals, LLC
Tantalum
Duoluoshan
Tantalum
Exotech Inc.
Tantalum
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
Tantalum
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
Tantalum
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Inc.
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Ltd.
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH
Tantalum
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.
Tantalum
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd
Tantalum
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

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Subject Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
Jiujiang Nonferrous Metals Smelting Company Limited
Tantalum
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Metals
Tantalum
Kemet Blue Powder
Tantalum
King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.
Tantalum
LSM Brasil S.A.
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.
Tantalum
Mineração Taboca S.A.
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
NPM Silmet AS
Tantalum
Power Resources Ltd.
Tantalum
QuantumClean
Tantalum
Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.
Tantalum
RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
Tantalum
Taki Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
Telex Metals
Tantalum
Tranzact, Inc.
Tantalum
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC
Tantalum
XinXing Haorong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.
Tantalum
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.
Tin
Alpha
Tin
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Company Limited
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
Tin
Cooperativa Metalúrgica de Rondônia Ltda.
Tin
CV Ayi Jaya
Tin
CV Dua Sekawan
Tin
CV Gita Pesona
Tin
CV Serumpun Sebalai
Tin
CV Tiga Sekawan
Tin
CV United Smelting
Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa
Tin
Dowa
Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company
Tin
Elmet S.L.U.
Tin
EM Vinto
Tin
Fenix Metals
Tin
Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant
Tin
Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company

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Subject Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Tin
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
Tin
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.
Tin
Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant
Tin
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
Tin
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.
Tin
Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.
Tin
Metallic Resources, Inc.
Tin
Metallo-Chimique N.V.
Tin
Mineração Taboca S.A.
Tin
Minsur
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Tin
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
Tin
Nankang Nanshan Tin Co., Ltd.
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
Tin
Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.
Tin
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
Tin
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
Tin
PT Bangka Prima Tin
Tin
PT Bangka Tin Industry
Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
Tin
PT DS Jaya Abadi
Tin
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri
Tin
PT Inti Stania Prima
Tin
PT Karimun Mining
Tin
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
Tin
O.M. Indonesia
Tin
PT Panca Mega Persada
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
Tin
PT Refined Bangka Tin
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
Tin
PT Sukses Inti Makmur
Tin
PT Sumber Jaya Indah

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Subject Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur
Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
Tin
PT Tommy Utama
Tin
PT WAHANA PERKIT JAYA
Tin
Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.
Tin
Rui Da Hung
Tin
Soft Metais Ltda.
Tin
Thaisarco
Tin
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co.,Ltd.
Tin
Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. Corp.
Tungsten
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH
Tungsten
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji
Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Hydrometallurg, JSC
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Kennametal Fallon
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
Tungsten
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Moliren Ltd
Tungsten
Niagara Refining LLC
Tungsten
Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC

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Subject Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Tungsten
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.
Tungsten
South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City
Tungsten
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Unecha Refractory Metals Plant
Tungsten
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG
Tungsten
Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Countries of origin identified:
Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo (Brazzaville), Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa), Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
We identified the following smelters/refiners that have been verified as a smelter/refiner, but have not been audited.
Subject Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Gold
Atasay Kuyuculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
Gold
Caridad
Gold
Changcheng Gold & Silver Refining Factory
Gold
China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd.
Gold
Chugai Mining
Gold
Degussa Sonne / Mondi Goldhandel GmbH
Gold
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.
Gold
Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co Ltd
Gold
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
Gold
Gujarat Gold Cente
Gold
Guida Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.
Gold
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.
Gold
Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd.
Gold
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
Gold
HwaSeong CJ Co. Ltd.
Gold
Jinlong Copper Co., Ltd.
Gold
Johnson Matthey Chemicals Ltd.

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Subject Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Gold
Kaloti Precious Metals
Gold
L'azurde Company For Jewelry
Gold
L'Orfebre S.A.
Gold
Lingbao Gold Company Ltd.
Gold
Lingbao Jinyuan Mining Co., Ltd.
Gold
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co. Ltd.
Gold
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.
Gold
Minsur
Gold
Morris and Watson
Gold
Morris and Watson Gold Coast
Gold
Pease & Curren
Gold
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co Ltd
Gold
Remondis Argentia B.V.
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
Gold
Sai Refinery
Gold
SAMWON METALS Corp.
Gold
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
Gold
So Accurate Group, Inc.
Gold
Sudan Gold Refinery
Gold
TongLing Nonferrous Metals Group Holdings Co., Ltd.
Gold
Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia
Gold
Yunnan Copper Industry Co Ltd
Tin
5NPLUS
Tin
An Thai Minerals Company Limited
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
Tin
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co. Ltd.
Tin
Estanho de Rondônia S.A.
Tin
Gejiu Zili Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
Tin
Jean Goldschmidt International SA
Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
Tin
Northern Smelter
Tin
PT Cipta Persada Mulia
Tin
PT Justindo
Tin
PT Tirus Putra Mandiri
Tin
Shangrao Xuri Smelting Factory
Tin
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
Tungsten
ACL Metais Eireli
Tungsten
Buffalo Tungsten
Tungsten
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Tungsten
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

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Subject Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Tungsten
TaeguTec Ltd.




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