EX-1.01 2 tm2516529d1_ex1-01.htm EXHIBIT 1.01

Exhibit 1.01

 

 

 

 

 

INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC.

 

Conflict Minerals Report

For the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2024

 

1.0Introduction

 

This Conflict Minerals Report (“Report”) of Interlink Electronics, Inc. has been prepared in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Rule 13p-1”) for the reporting period January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. As used in this Report and unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, all references to “Interlink,” “we,” “our,” “Company” and similar references are references to Interlink Electronics, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Final Conflict Minerals Rule (“SEC Final Rule”)1 requires a three-step compliance process: the first step is determining the applicability of the rule; the second step is conducting a “reasonable country of origin inquiry” (“RCOI”) to determine whether or not there is reason to believe that tin, tungsten, tantalum or gold (“3TG”), also referred to as conflict minerals, from the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining countries (collectively, the “Covered Countries”) are present in the company’s products or are from recycled or scrap sources; and if so, the third step is conducting due diligence to determine the source and origin of those conflict minerals based on the facilities (smelter or refiners, “SORs”) in which they were processed. Companies requiring due diligence must use a nationally or internationally recognized standard such as the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas2 to meet the SEC regulatory requirements. The sections below describe Interlink’s approach as part of our internal regulatory compliance program activities to meet each of the three steps in the SEC Final Rule compliance process; these activities were completed by our sourcing team.

 

The first step in SEC Final Rule compliance is examining the rule’s applicability to Interlink’s activities. According to the Final Rule, there are four decision criteria:

 

1)whether the organization files reports with the SEC under Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;

 

2)whether the organization manufactures or contracts to manufacture products;

 

3)whether conflict minerals are “necessary to the functionality” or “necessary to the production” of such products;

 

4)whether the necessary conflict minerals were outside the supply chain prior to January 31, 2013.3

 

Interlink’s sourcing team carried out an analysis of our supply chain about the presence and sourcing of conflict minerals used in the products and components supplied to us. We prepared a list of Tier 1 suppliers determined to be in-scope. Based on Interlink’s influence over the manufacturing process (i.e., meeting the manufacture or contract to manufacture definitions in Rule 13p-1) and potential use of 3TG these suppliers were engaged following the RCOI process described in section 4.1 below.

 

1 Securities and Exchange Commission, 17 CFR Parts 240 and 249b, http://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2012/34-67716.pdf.

 

2 OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/mne/GuidanceEdition2.pdf.

 

3 Conflict minerals are considered “outside the supply chain” if they were smelted or refined or were outside of a covered country prior to January 31, 2013.

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 20241

 

 

2.0Company Overview

  

Interlink Electronics, Inc. is a leading provider of sensors and printed electronics used extensively in Human-Machine Interface (“HMI”) devices and Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) solutions. Our broad product and technology portfolio encompasses force, piezo-electric, rugged HMI, wearable sensors for textiles and fabrics, gas sensors, instruments, and systems. Our blue-chip customers trust our products and solutions which span various markets, including industrial, medical, automotive, consumer, wearables, and IoT. Our technical and engineering expertise in materials science, manufacturing, embedded electronics, firmware, and software enables us to create and deliver high-quality, cost-effective custom solutions tailored to our customers’ unique requirements.

 

Our force-sensing products and solutions include sensor components, subassemblies, modules and products that support effective, efficient cursor control and novel three-dimensional user inputs. Our membrane keypads, graphic overlays, printed electronics and industrial label products are applicable for use in a wide range of fields, from industrial automation, process control and monitoring to medical and diagnostic devices and defense systems. Our innovative conductive transfer technology enables the integration of electronics and sensors into fabrics and textiles enabling smart fabric and textile applications in the wearables, consumer, medical and automotive markets. Our electrochemical gas-sensing technology instruments, products and solutions are deployed in industry, community, health and home settings, with uses in fields such as carbon monoxide and ozone detection and air quality monitoring.

 

In December 2024, Interlink acquired (through a wholly owned subsidiary) the assets of Conductive Transfers Limited and Global Print Solutions Limited (collectively, “Conductive Transfers”), located in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK. Conductive Transfers had developed a proprietary transfer printing technology used in the integration of electrical circuits and sensors enabling the manufacture of smart fabrics, textiles and related products. Conductive Transfers has successfully brought to market smart products incorporating their technology in products such as Innovo™, a smart wearable used in the treatment of urinary incontinence.

 

The Conflict Minerals reporting rule permits a reporting company which acquires another company that manufactures or contracts for the manufacture of products which potentially contain conflict minerals and which previously had not been required to file a Form SD report for those minerals, to delay the reporting on the acquired company’s products until the end of the first calendar year that begins no sooner than eight months after the closing date of the acquisition. As such this current report does not include the supply chain of Conductive Transfers. These will be included in the next reporting period.

 

3.0Conflict Minerals Policy

 

We have adopted a Conflict Minerals Policy that states our commitment to ethical business conduct and the responsible sourcing of minerals throughout our global supply chain. The Conflict Minerals Policy is available on our website at www.interlinkelectronics.com under “About Us - Environment and Sustainability” and can be directly accessed using the following link - https://www.interlinkelectronics.com/hubfs/Conflict_Minerals_Policy_January_2020.pdf

 

4.0Supply Chain and Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

 

We determined that certain conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality of one or more of our products that we manufactured or had manufactured during the Reporting Period, and thus conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) to determine whether any conflict minerals necessary to the functionality or production of such products originated in the Covered Countries or are from recycled or scrap sources. We established an internal team responsible for the reasonable country of origin inquiry, which included employees involved with material procurement. We then reached out to our supply chain partners to ascertain the sources of any conflict minerals included in the raw materials supplied by these suppliers.

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 20242

 

 

We contract with numerous suppliers that contribute to the manufacture of our products and are several levels removed from the smelters or refiners (“SORs”) that process the minerals used in our products and from the mines of origin for those minerals. Interlink does not purchase raw ore or unrefined conflict minerals, and we made no purchases in the Covered Countries. As a result, in conducting our RCOI, we relied upon our suppliers to provide conflict minerals sourcing information and identify those SORs that represent the sources of conflict minerals in our supply chain.

 

4.1.Reasonable Country of Inquiry Process

 

The RCOI began with an evaluation of our suppliers who provided materials, components or products that became part of products we manufactured or contracted to be manufactured in 2024 which contained or were likely to contain conflict minerals necessary to the production or functionality of those products. To complete the RCOI required by the SEC Final Rule, we engaged our suppliers to collect information about the presence and sourcing of tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold (“3TG”) used in the products and components supplied to Interlink. The program utilized the Responsible Minerals Initiative’s (“RMI”) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”). Only CMRTs version 6.22 or higher were accepted. Suppliers were requested to submit the required information by providing the CMRT in MS Excel format for review and analysis by our sourcing team.

 

4.2.Supplier Engagement

 

We used our supplier contact information from our purchasing history which is contained in our ERP system to identify which suppliers should be included on our Tier 1 list. We then reached out to our primary contacts at these suppliers by at least one method of contact for each Tier 1 supplier designated as in-scope (email address, telephone number, fax number, or mailing address). Email was the preferred and primary method of communication.

 

The RCOI began with an email to our suppliers describing the Conflict Minerals Compliance Program (“CMCP”) requirements and our expectations from our supply partners. Following that introductory email, a subsequent email was sent to suppliers requesting they complete the CMRT. Following the initial introductions to the program and information request, reminder emails were sent to each non-responsive supplier requesting survey completion.

 

4.3.Escalation

 

If, after these efforts, a given supplier still did provide the information requested, an escalation process was initiated. The escalation process consisted of direct follow-up by Interlink’s sourcing team.

 

4.4.New Information Cut-off

 

In recognition that the information requested can take time to collect and aggregate, suppliers were given a final deadline of May 3, 2025 to provide information about the metal processors present in their supply chains for the 2024 reporting year.

 

4.5.Information Requested

 

Suppliers were asked to provide information regarding the sourcing of their materials with the goal of identifying the 3TG SORs and associated mine countries of origin. Many of our suppliers are long-term suppliers who supply the same material and do not change from year to year. In some cases, we relied on the previous year’s CMRT data where appropriate. Suppliers who had already performed a RCOI using the CMRT provided this document to us for inclusion in our supply chain analysis and reporting.

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 20243

 

 

We chose to give our suppliers the ability to share information at a level with which they were most comfortable, i.e. company, product or user-defined, but the declaration scope had to be specified.

 

4.6.Quality Assurance

 

Supplier responses were evaluated for plausibility, consistency, and gaps. If any of the following quality control flags were raised, suppliers were requested to check their response and resubmit.

 

·One or more smelter or refiners (“SORs”) were listed for an unused metal;

 

·SOR information was not provided for a used metal, or SOR information was not a verified metal processor;

 

·Supplier answered yes to sourcing from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or adjoining countries (collectively, the “Covered Countries”), but none of the SORs listed are known to source from the region;

 

·Supplier indicated that they have not received conflict minerals data for each metal from all relevant suppliers;

 

·Supplier indicated they have not identified all of the SORs used for the products included in the declaration scope;

 

·Supplier indicated they have not provided all applicable SOR information received; and

 

·Supplier indicated 100% of the 3TG for products covered by the declaration originates from scrap/recycled sources, but one or more SORs listed are not known to be exclusive recyclers.

 

5.0RCOI Results

 

We identified a total of 125 Tier 1 suppliers as in-scope for conflict mineral regulatory purposes and contacted as part of our Conflict Minerals investigation. This number is higher than in previous years due to the inclusion of suppliers from recent acquisitions. The response rate among these suppliers was 33%.

 

 

 

The response rate was lower than in previous years, as this year’s outreach was managed internally rather than through a third-party firm, as had been done in the past. Additionally, we believe the inclusion of new suppliers with early-stage relationships from our recent acquisitions contributed to the lower response rate. Despite our good faith efforts, we were less successful in obtaining responses. However, we expect response rates to improve in future years as we establish longer-term relationships with these new suppliers. Of these responding suppliers, 27% indicated one or more of the regulated metals (3TG) as necessary to the functionality or production of the products they supply to Interlink.

  

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 20244

 

 

Based on the smelter/refiner database, and as shown in the attached Data Summaries, there was an indication of sourcing from Covered Countries for only 42 out of 241 verified smelters/refiners.

 

The 241 SORs along with the specific metals they refine are listed in Annex I. The 42 SORs identified as potentially sourcing from covered countries are listed in Annex II of this report. All 42 of these SORs are RMI certified Conflict Free by either RMAP (Responsible Minerals Assurance Process) or LBMA (London Bullion Market Association) and are certified Conflict Free.

 

In addition, there were also seven SORs in our supply chain where the source of the covered metals was unknown. Six of these have an RMI Risk Level of 1 (little to no risk) and one was rated with an RMI Risk Level of 2 (low to medium risk).

 

4.7.Detailed Survey Data and Conclusion

 

We collected the results of our RCOI campaign. We have prepared the necessary information for this report and it is provided in the attached Annexes.

 

Annex Description
Annex I 241 SORs in Interlink Supply Chain
Annex II 42 SORs souring from Covered Countries
7 SORs with unknown Country of Origin
Annex III 89 Countries where SORs are located

 

Based on our best efforts, Interlink has concluded that certain of its products in calendar year 2024 may contain conflict minerals that may have originated in the Covered Countries and were not from scrap or recycled sources.

 

For those supply chains with 42 SORs that are known or thought to be sourcing conflict minerals in the Covered Countries, additional investigation is needed to determine the source and chain-of-custody of the conflict minerals. In addition, there are seven SORs that have unknown sources of conflict minerals. For these reasons, and because only 33% of the Identified Suppliers responded to our RCOI request for information, we are unable to determine whether any conflict minerals in products that we manufactured or had manufactured in 2024 financed or benefited armed groups in a Covered Country. However, of the 42 SORs that have been identified, all have been certified Conflict Free by Third Party audit.

 

6.0SOR Summary

 

In response to our RCOI, our responding suppliers identified 241 SORs in their CMRTs which may have processed conflict minerals contained in materials, components or products provided to us. A list of these SORs is set forth in Annex I. We cross-referenced these SORs against the list of facilities that have received a “conflict free” designation from the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (“CFSP”) and its cross-recognized programs (e.g. the Responsible Jewellery Council and the London Bullion Market Association), whose designations provide country of origin and additional due diligence information on the conflict minerals sourced by such facilities. Of these 241 identified SORs 42 SORs were identified as sourcing from Covered Countries, as of May 3, 2025. A list of these is set forth in Annex II:

 

·Each of the 42 SORs that we believe may source conflict minerals from the Covered Countries has received a “conflict free” designation from the CFSP and are considered “compliant”;

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 20245

 

 

·Under the CFSP’s standards, “compliant” means a facility that has been audited and found to be compliant with the relevant CFSP protocol, and “active” means a facility that is engaged in the program but has not yet been found to be compliant.

 

·Seven additional SORs are uncertified as of the above date due to unknown sources of conflict minerals;

 

·Of these seven SORs, six are classified as little to no risk (Level 1) and one SOR is classified as low to medium risk (Level 2).

 

7.0Risk Mitigation Efforts

 

Interlink believes that the Subject Minerals contained in our products originate from the countries listed in Annex III below, as well as from recycled and scrap sources.

 

Interlink intends to undertake the following additional steps to continue to mitigate any potential risk that the necessary conflict minerals in our products could benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries:

 

·Encourage Identified Suppliers to provide additional, product-level information through ongoing communications with them;

 

·Engage Identified Suppliers that provided incomplete responses, or failed to provide a response, for the Reporting Period to improve the likelihood that such suppliers provide a complete response for the calendar year ended December 31, 2025;

 

·Continue to conduct and report annually on supply chain RCOI for the applicable conflict minerals;

 

·Continue to refine our risk management strategy based on the results of our RCOI efforts; and

 

·Communicate to any new suppliers our expectations with respect to conflict minerals, including through delivery of our Supplier Quality Manual; SQS 2002, Conflict Minerals Policy and our supplier qualification and assessment process.

 

8.0Definitions

 

Our reports used in the preparation of this Conflict Mineral Report contained data regarding the certification status and the types of certifications that each SOR has obtained. These are not reported here but below is a list of some of the definitions that are used to support this report.

 

Certification Status:

 

Responsible Minerals Assurance Process: Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI)

-RMAP: The smelter has an active certification or is in the process of renewing their certification.

 

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-RMAP-Active: The smelter is actively moving through the certification process.
-TICMC-Progressing: Tungsten smelters that have committed to obtain a RMAP certification within 2 years of membership with the Tungsten Industry-Conflict Minerals Committee (TI-CMC).

 

Responsible Gold Certificate: London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

-LBMA: The smelter has obtained a Responsible Gold Certification.

 

Chain of Custody Certificate: Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC)

-RJC: The smelter has obtained a Chain-of-Custody Certification.

 

Verification Status:

 

RMI Standard Smelter: Smelter or Refiner (SOR) is listed on the CMRT Smelter Look-up tab.

 

Sourcing Country Level:

 

RMI Standard Smelter

-Level 3: RMI Level 3 Countries are those high-risk countries outlined in Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act as those affected or bordering conflict-affected regions: currently defined as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its nine adjoining countries (Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia).
-Level 2: RMI Level 2 Countries are those low to medium risk countries with known or plausible involvement in the smuggling, export, or transit of mineral out of conflict affected regions.
-Level 1: RMI Level 1 Countries are those little to no risk countries with known active metal production but are not identified as conflict regions or plausible areas of smuggling, export, or transit of minerals out of conflict affected regions.

 

Smelter or Refiner (SOR):

 

A smelter or refiner is any company that procures and processes mineral ore, slag and/or materials from recycled or scrap sources into refined metal or metal-containing intermediate products. The output can be pure (99.5% or greater) metals, powders, ingots, bars, grains, oxides, or salts. The following additional definitions are used in the classification of these SORs.

 

Probable - SOR company website indicates that company meets CFSI definition of SOR but not confirmed.

 

Alleged - 3rd party website indicates that company meets CFSI definition of SOR, but not confirmed.

 

Uncertain - Information about the SOR cannot be found. The name may have been provided by a supplier through a CMRT but no further evidence about the company has been located.

 

Removed - The CFSI has determined that the smelter no longer meets the definition of a SOR.

 

Retired - The CFSI has retired the parent or group level smelter and CID and replaced it with separate smelting facilities.

 

Inactive - the entity no longer meets the definition of a SOR.

 

In Progress – still need to determine if SOR meets the definition of a SOR.

 

Non-Processor -The company does not actually process/smelt the mineral.

 

CFSI - Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 20247

 

 

Annex I

 

SMELTERS AND REFINERS IN SUPPLY CHAIN

 

241 Smelters Or Refiners (SORs) Reported In Interlink’s Supply Chain For 2024

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 20248

 

 

Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI Smelter ID  Smelter Country
Gold  Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.  CID001119  Japan
Gold  Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH  CID002779  Austria
Gold  Singway Technology Co., Ltd.  CID002516  Taiwan
Gold  8853 S.p.A.  CID002763  Italy
Gold  Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.  CID001161  Mexico
Gold  SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals  CID001756  Russian Federation
Gold  Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.  CID001761  Taiwan
Gold  Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.  CID003575  South Africa
Gold  Advanced Chemical Company  CID000015  United States
Gold  Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.  CID001149  China
Gold  Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.  CID001152  Singapore
Gold  Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.  CID001147  China
Gold  Metalor Technologies S.A.  CID001153  Switzerland
Gold  Metalor USA Refining Corporation  CID001157  United States
Gold  Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.  CID000924  Canada
Gold  Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.  CID000019  Japan
Gold  Geib Refining Corporation  CID002459  United States
Gold  L'Orfebre S.A.  CID002762  Andorra
Gold  Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC  CID002560  UAE
Gold  SAAMP  CID002761  France
Gold  Agosi AG  CID000035  Germany
Gold  Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)  CID000041  Uzbekistan
Gold  Mitsubishi Materials Corporation  CID001188  Japan
Gold  Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.  CID001193  Japan
Gold  MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.  CID002509  India
Gold  Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.  CID001798  Japan
Gold  AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao  CID000058  Brazil
Gold  Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.  CID001220  Turkey
Gold  T.C.A S.p.A  CID002580  Italy
Gold  Argor-Heraeus S.A.  CID000077  Switzerland

 

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Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI Smelter ID  Smelter Country
Gold  Asahi Pretec Corp.  CID000082  Japan
Gold  Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.  CID000090  Japan
Gold  Bangalore Refinery  CID002863  India
Gold  Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat  CID001236  Uzbekistan
Gold  Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.  CID001875  Japan
Gold  Aurubis AG  CID000113  Germany
Gold  Nihon Material Co., Ltd.  CID001259  Japan
Gold  Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)  CID000128  Philippines
Gold  Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.  CID001916  China
Gold  LT Metal Ltd.  CID000689  Korea, Republic of
Gold  Heimerle + Meule GmbH  CID000694  Germany
Gold  Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA  CID002919  Chile
Gold  Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.  CID000707  China
Gold  Boliden AB  CID000157  Sweden
Gold  Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG  CID000711  Germany
Gold  Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.  CID001938  Japan
Gold  TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn  CID002615  Kazakhstan
Gold  Torecom  CID001955  Korea, Republic of
Gold  C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG  CID000176  Germany
Gold  Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.  CID001325  Japan
Gold  JSC Novosibirsk Refinery  CID000493  Russian Federation
Gold  OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)  CID001326  Russian Federation
Gold  CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation  CID000185  Canada
Gold  Cendres + Metaux S.A.  CID000189  Switzerland
Gold  Umicore Precious Metals Thailand  CID002314  Thailand
Gold  Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining  CID001980  Belgium
Gold  MKS PAMP SA  CID001352  Switzerland
Gold  United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.  CID001993  United States
Gold  Chimet S.p.A.  CID000233  Italy

 

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Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI Smelter ID  Smelter Country
Gold  Valcambi S.A.  CID002003  Switzerland
Gold  Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.  CID000801  China
Gold  Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals  CID001386  Russian Federation
Gold  Chugai Mining  CID000264  Japan
Gold  PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk  CID001397  Indonesia
Gold  Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)  CID002030  Australia
Gold  Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.  CID000807  Japan
Gold  Istanbul Gold Refinery  CID000814  Turkey
Gold  Italpreziosi  CID002765  Italy
Gold  WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH  CID002778  Germany
Gold  Japan Mint  CID000823  Japan
Gold  Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.  CID000855  China
Gold  PX Precinox S.A.  CID001498  Switzerland
Gold  Yamakin Co., Ltd.  CID002100  Japan
Gold  Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.  CID001512  South Africa
Gold  NH Recytech Company  CID003189  Korea, Republic of
Gold  Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant  CID003424  Japan
Gold  Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant  CID003425  Japan
Gold  DSC (Do Sung Corporation)  CID000359  Korea, Republic of
Gold  Asahi Refining USA Inc.  CID000920  United States
Gold  Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.  CID002129  Japan
Gold  JSC Uralelectromed  CID000929  Russian Federation
Gold  JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.  CID000937  Japan
Gold  Kazzinc  CID000957  Kazakhstan
Gold  Royal Canadian Mint  CID001534  Canada
Gold  REMONDIS PMR B.V.  CID002582  Netherlands
Gold  Safimet S.p.A  CID002973  Italy
Gold  SAFINA A.S.  CID002290  Czech Republic
Gold  Kennecott Utah Copper LLC  CID000969  United States

 

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Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI Smelter ID  Smelter Country
Gold  KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna  CID002511  Poland
Gold  Dowa  CID000401  Japan
Gold  Samduck Precious Metals  CID001555  Korea, Republic of
Gold  Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.  CID000981  Japan
Gold  Abington Reldan Metals, LLC  CID002708  United States
Gold  Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.  CID002605  Korea, Republic of
Gold  Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation  CID002224  China
Gold  Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.  CID002243  China
Gold  Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant  CID000425  Japan
Gold  SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.  CID001585  Spain
Gold  Emirates Gold DMCC  CID002561  UAE
Gold  SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.  CID002918  Korea, Republic of
Gold  Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.  CID001622  China
Gold  Gold by Gold Colombia  CID003641  Colombia
Gold  LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.  CID001078  Korea, Republic of
Gold  Marsam Metals  CID002606  Brazil
Gold  Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.  CID001736  China
Gold  Materion  CID001113  United States
Tantalum  Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO  CID001769  Russian Federation
Tantalum  Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.  CID001163  India
Tantalum  Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material  CID002842  China
Tantalum  Mineracao Taboca S.A.  CID001175  Brazil
Tantalum  Global Advanced Metals Aizu  CID002558  Japan
Tantalum  Global Advanced Metals Boyertown  CID002557  United States
Tantalum  Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.  CID001192  Japan
Tantalum  Molycorp Silmet A.S.  CID001200  Estonia
Tantalum  XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED  CID000616  China
Tantalum  TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.  CID002544  Thailand
Tantalum  TANIOBIS GmbH  CID002545  Germany

 

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Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI Smelter ID  Smelter Country
Tantalum  Materion Newton Inc.  CID002548  United States
Tantalum  TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.  CID002549  Japan
Tantalum  TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG  CID002550  Germany
Tantalum  Telex Metals  CID001891  United States
Tantalum  Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.  CID001277  China
Tantalum  Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.  CID002492  China
Tantalum  Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC  CID001969  Kazakhstan
Tantalum  Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.  CID000211  China
Tantalum  D Block Metals, LLC  CID002504  United States
Tantalum  XinXing Haorong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.  CID002508  China
Tantalum  QuantumClean  CID001508  United States
Tantalum  JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CID000914  China
Tantalum  Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  CID002506  China
Tantalum  Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.  CID002707  Brazil
Tantalum  Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  CID001522  China
Tantalum  KEMET de Mexico  CID002539  Mexico
Tantalum  RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.  CID003583  China
Tantalum  Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  CID002512  China
Tantalum  Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.  CID001869  Japan
Tantalum  F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.  CID000460  China
Tantalum  AMG Brasil  CID001076  Brazil
Tantalum  FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.  CID002505  China
Tin  Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.  CID002500  Brazil
Tin  Metallic Resources, Inc.  CID001142  United States
Tin  Aurubis Beerse  CID002773  Belgium
Tin  Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.  CID000228  China
Tin  PT Rajehan Ariq  CID002593  Indonesia
Tin  HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.  CID002844  China
Tin  Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC  CID000942  China

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202413

 

 

Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI Smelter ID  Smelter Country
Tin  Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.  CID000538  China
Tin  Mineracao Taboca S.A.  CID001173  Brazil
Tin  Minsur  CID001182  Peru
Tin  Alpha  CID000292  United States
Tin  Mitsubishi Materials Corporation  CID001191  Japan
Tin  Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.  CID003116  China
Tin  Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.  CID001231  China
Tin  Thaisarco  CID001898  Thailand
Tin  PT Bangka Serumpun  CID003205  Indonesia
Tin  Tin Technology & Refining  CID003325  United States
Tin  PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa  CID003381  Indonesia
Tin  O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.  CID001314  Thailand
Tin  O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.  CID002517  Philippines
Tin  Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.  CID001337  Bolivia
Tin  China Tin Group Co., Ltd.  CID001070  China
Tin  PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera  CID000309  Indonesia
Tin  PT Artha Cipta Langgeng  CID001399  Indonesia
Tin  PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya  CID002503  Indonesia
Tin  PT Babel Inti Perkasa  CID001402  Indonesia
Tin  PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari  CID001406  Indonesia
Tin  PT Bangka Prima Tin  CID002776  Indonesia
Tin  PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera  CID001421  Indonesia
Tin  PT Bukit Timah  CID001428  Indonesia
Tin  PT Cipta Persada Mulia  CID002696  Indonesia
Tin  White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.  CID002036  Brazil
Tin  CRM Synergies  CID003524  Spain
Tin  Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CID003397  China
Tin  PT Mitra Stania Prima  CID001453  Indonesia
Tin  CV Ayi Jaya  CID002570  Indonesia

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202414

 

 

Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI Smelter ID  Smelter Country
Tin  PT Prima Timah Utama  CID001458  Indonesia
Tin  PT Refined Bangka Tin  CID001460  Indonesia
Tin  PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa  CID001463  Indonesia
Tin  PT Premium Tin Indonesia  CID000313  Indonesia
Tin  CV Venus Inti Perkasa  CID002455  Indonesia
Tin  PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa  CID001468  Indonesia
Tin  PT Sukses Inti Makmur  CID002816  Indonesia
Tin  Luna Smelter, Ltd.  CID003387  Rwanda
Tin  PT Timah Tbk Mentok  CID001482  Indonesia
Tin  PT Timah Tbk Kundur  CID001477  Indonesia
Tin  PT Tinindo Inter Nusa  CID001490  Indonesia
Tin  PT Tommy Utama  CID001493  Indonesia
Tin  Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.  CID003190  China
Tin  PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo  CID003449  Indonesia
Tin  Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.  CID002706  Brazil
Tin  Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CID002158  China
Tin  Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.  CID002180  China
Tin  Rui Da Hung  CID001539  Taiwan
Tin  CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos  CID003486  Brazil
Tin  Dowa  CID000402  Japan
Tin  Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.  CID003582  Brazil
Tin  PT Menara Cipta Mulia  CID002835  Indonesia
Tin  Super Ligas  CID002756  Brazil
Tin  Aurubis Berango  CID002774  Spain
Tin  EM Vinto  CID000438  Bolivia
Tin  DS Myanmar  CID003831  Myanmar
Tin  PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)  CID003868  Indonesia
Tin  Estanho de Rondonia S.A.  CID000448  Brazil
Tin  Fenix Metals  CID000468  Poland

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202415

 

 

Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI Smelter ID  Smelter Country
Tin  Mining Minerals Resources SARL  CID004065  DRC- Congo
Tin  Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.  CID002468  Brazil
Tin  Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)  CID001105  Malaysia
Tungsten  A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.  CID000004  Japan
Tungsten  Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002315  China
Tungsten  ACL Metais Eireli  CID002833  Brazil
Tungsten  Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.  CID002494  China
Tungsten  Moliren Ltd.  CID002845  Russian Federation
Tungsten  Global Tungsten & Powders LLC  CID000568  United States
Tungsten  Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID000218  China
Tungsten  Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.  CID002502  Viet Nam
Tungsten  H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH  CID002541  Germany
Tungsten  Niagara Refining LLC  CID002589  United States
Tungsten  TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG  CID002542  Germany
Tungsten  Masan High-Tech Materials  CID002543  Viet Nam
Tungsten  Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.  CID000766  China
Tungsten  Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd.  CID000769  China
Tungsten  Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou  CID002513  China
Tungsten  Hydrometallurg, JSC  CID002649  Russian Federation
Tungsten  Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID000258  China
Tungsten  Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.  CID000825  Japan
Tungsten  China Molybdenum Co., Ltd.  CID002641  China
Tungsten  Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG  CID002044  Austria
Tungsten  Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.  CID003407  Taiwan
Tungsten  Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID003417  China
Tungsten  Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.  CID002551  China
Tungsten  Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.  CID002320  China
Tungsten  Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002082  China
Tungsten  Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002321  China

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202416

 

 

Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI Smelter ID  Smelter Country
Tungsten  Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.  CID002318  China
Tungsten  Cronimet Brasil Ltda  CID003468  Brazil
Tungsten  Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.  CID002827  Philippines
Tungsten  Kennametal Fallon  CID000966  United States
Tungsten  Kennametal Huntsville  CID000105  United States
Tungsten  Unecha Refractory Metals Plant  CID002724  Russian Federation
Tungsten  Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID003609  China
Tungsten  Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002319  China

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202417

 

 

Annex II

 

SMELTERS AND REFINERS SOURCING FROM COVERED COUNTRIES

 

  Angola
  Burundi
  Central African Republic
  Republic of the Congo
  Rwanda
  South Sudan
  Tanzania
  Uganda
  Zambia

 

SMELTERS AND REFINERS SOURCING FROM UNKNOWN COUNTRIES

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202418

 

  

42 Smelters or Refiners (SORs) Reported In Interlink’s Supply Chain Who Source Metals from Covered Countries But Are Certified Conflict Minerals Free by Third Party Audit For the Year 2024

 

Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI
Smelter ID		  Smelter
Country		  Countries of Origin  Conflict-Free
Certifications		  Certified
Smelter
Tungsten  A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.  CID000004  Japan  Burundi, DRC, Rwanda  RMAP  YES
Tin  Aurubis Beerse  CID002773  Belgium  DRC  RMAP  YES
Tungsten  Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002315  China  DRC  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  Global Advanced Metals Aizu  CID002558  Japan  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  Global Advanced Metals Boyertown  CID002557  United States  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania,  RMAP  YES
Gold  Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex  CID000041  Uzbekistan  DRC, Zambia  LBMA, RMAP  YES
Gold  Mitsubishi Materials Corporation  CID001188  Japan  Congo (Brazzaville)  LBMA, RMAP  YES
Tantalum  XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED  CID000616  China  DRC, Rwanda  RMAP  YES
Gold  Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.  CID000090  Japan  Burundi, Rwanda  RMAP  YES
Tungsten  Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.  CID002502  Viet Nam  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.  CID002544  Thailand  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES
Tungsten  H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH  CID002541  Germany  Rwanda  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  TANIOBIS GmbH  CID002545  Germany  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202419

 

 

Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI
Smelter ID		  Smelter
Country		  Countries of Origin  Conflict-Free
Certifications		  Certified
Smelter
Tantalum  Materion Newton Inc.  CID002548  United States  Burundi, Congo, Rwanda  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.  CID002549  Japan  Rwanda  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG  CID002550  Germany  Burundi, Congo, DRC, Rwanda  RMAP  YES
Gold  Nihon Material Co., Ltd.  CID001259  Japan  DRC, Rwanda  LBMA, RMAP  YES
Tin  Thaisarco  CID001898  Thailand  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.  CID001277  China  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES
Gold  CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation  CID000185  Canada  DRC, Zambia  LBMA, RMAP  YES
Tin  Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.  CID001337  Bolivia  DRC  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC  CID001969  Kazakhstan  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.  CID000211  China  DRC  RMAP  YES
Tungsten  Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID000258  China  DRC  RMAP  YES
Tin  PT Bukit Timah  CID001428  Indonesia  DRC  RMAP  YES
Tin  CV Venus Inti Perkasa  CID002455  Indonesia  Congo (Brazzaville)  RMAP  YES
Tin  PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa  CID001468  Indonesia  DRC  RMAP  YES
Gold  Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.  CID000855  China  Rwanda  LBMA, RMAP  YES
Tin  PT Tinindo Inter Nusa  CID001490  Indonesia  DRC, Rwanda  RMAP  YES
Tungsten  Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.  CID002320  China  Burundi, Rwanda  RMAP  YES
Tungsten  Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002082  China  DRC, Rwanda  RMAP  YES

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202420

 

 

Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI
Smelter ID		  Smelter
Country		  Countries of Origin  Conflict-Free
Certifications		  Certified
Smelter
Tantalum  JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CID000914  China  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES
Gold  Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.  CID001512  South Africa  DRC, Tanzania  LBMA, RMAP  YES
Tantalum  Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.  CID000917  China  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  CID002506  China  DRC  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  KEMET de Mexico  CID002539  Mexico  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.  CID001869  Japan  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES
Tin  EM Vinto  CID000438  Bolivia  Congo, DRC  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.  CID000460  China  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES
Tantalum  AMG Brasil  CID001076  Brazil  DRC  RMAP  YES
Tin  Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.  CID002468  Brazil  DRC  RMAP  YES
Tin  Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)  CID001105  Malaysia  Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, DRC, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia  RMAP  YES

 

In addition, there are a total of 7 Smelters or Refiners (SORs) reported where there is no known country of origin for the specific metals. However, 5 of these are Level 1 risk and only 1 is classified as Level 2 risk (low-medium).

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202421

 

 

7 Smelters or Refiners (SORs) Reported In Interlink’s Supply Chain Who Source Metals from Unknown Sources.

 

Metal  Official Smelter Name  RMI Smelter ID  Smelter Country  RMI
Risk Level		  Country of Origin  Certified
Smelter
Gold  8853 S.p.A.  CID002763  Italy  1  Unknown  NO
Tungsten  ACL Metais Eireli  CID002833  Brazil  1  Unknown  NO
Tungsten  Moliren Ltd.  CID002845  Russian Federation  1  Unknown  NO
Gold  Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC  CID002560  UAE  2  Unknown  NO
Gold  SAAMP  CID002761  France  1  Unknown  NO
Tungsten  Unecha Refractory Metals Plant  CID002724  Russian Federation  1  Unknown  NO
Gold  Marsam Metals  CID002606  Brazil  1  Unknown  NO

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202422

 

 

Annex III

 

COUNTRIES FROM WHICH SUBJECT MINERALS ARE SOURCED

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202423

 

 

Interlink believes that the Subject Minerals contained in its products originate from the 89 countries listed below, as well as from recycled and scrap sources.

 

Angola  Guyana  Peru
Argentina  Hong Kong  Philippines
Armenia  Hungary  Poland
Australia  India  Portugal
Austria  Indonesia  Russian Federation
Belarus  Ireland  Rwanda
Belgium  Israel  Saudi Arabia
Bermuda  Italy  Sierra Leone
Bolivia  Ivory Coast  Singapore
Brazil  Japan  Slovakia
Burundi  Jersey  South Africa
Cambodia  Kazakhstan  South Sudan
Canada  Kenya  Spain
Central African Republic  Korea, Republic of  Suriname
Chile  Kyrgyzstan  Sweden
China  Laos  Switzerland
Colombia  Luxembourg  Taiwan
Congo (Brazzaville)  Madagascar  Tajikistan
Czech Republic  Malaysia  Tanzania
Djibouti  Mali  Thailand
DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)  Mexico  Turkey
Ecuador  Mongolia  Uganda
Egypt  Morocco  United Arab Emirates
Estonia  Mozambique  United Kingdom
Ethiopia  Myanmar  United States
Finland  Namibia  Uzbekistan
France  Netherlands  Viet Nam
Germany  Niger  Zambia
Ghana  Nigeria  Zimbabwe
Guinea  Papua New Guinea   

 

 Interlink Electronics, Inc. Conflict Minerals Report 202424