EX-1.01 2 googexhibit101-2020.htm EX-1.01 Document

Exhibit 1.01


Alphabet Inc.
Conflict Minerals Report
For The Year Ended December 31, 2020
                    
This Conflict Minerals Report for the year ended December 31, 2020 (this “CMR”) is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”), which requires certain reporting and disclosure related to conflict minerals. Conflict minerals are currently defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, wolframite, gold, or their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (“3TG”)1 for the purpose of this assessment. These requirements apply to registrants whatever the geographic origin of their conflict minerals and whether or not their conflict minerals fund armed conflict. Please refer to the Rule, Form SD, and SEC Release No. 34-67716 for definitions to the terms used in this CMR, unless otherwise defined herein.
                    
Statements in this CMR are based on our due diligence activities performed in good faith for the calendar year 2020 and are based on information available at the time of this filing, unless otherwise indicated. Factors that could affect the accuracy of these statements include, but are not limited to, incomplete supplier data or available smelter and/or refiner (collectively referred to as “smelter(s)”) data, errors or omissions by suppliers or smelters, ongoing certifications of smelters, continued guidance or amendments to the Rule, and other issues, including those resulting from the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”). Additionally, this CMR may contain forward-looking statements that reflect what we strive to achieve in the future as we continue to improve our responsible sourcing program. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties.
                    
References to our websites and information available through these websites are not incorporated into this CMR.
                    
Throughout this CMR, we use “Alphabet,” “we,” “our,” “us” and similar terms to refer to Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Alphabet”), unless otherwise indicated, and use “Google” to refer to Google LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alphabet.    
            
1.Overview
                    
(A) Company
                    
Alphabet is a collection of businesses — the largest of which is Google — which we report as two segments: Google Services and Google Cloud. We report all non-Google businesses collectively as Other Bets. Each of our businesses are designed to prosper through strong leaders and independence.

Our Google Services and Google Cloud segments together represented approximately 99% of our consolidated revenues in 2020. Our Google Services segment generates revenues primarily by delivering both performance advertising and brand advertising. We continue to look to the future and are making long-term investments that
1 The term “conflict mineral” is defined in Section 1502(e)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act as (A) columbite-tantalite, also known as coltan (the metal ore from which tantalum is extracted); cassiterite (the metal ore from which tin is extracted); gold; wolframite (the metal ore from which tungsten is extracted); or their derivatives; or (B) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the U.S. Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.

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will grow revenues beyond advertising, including Google Play, hardware, and YouTube non-advertising services. Our Google Cloud segment generates revenues primarily from fees received for Google Cloud Platform services and Google Workspace collaboration tools. Our Other Bets are emerging businesses at various stages of development, ranging from those in the research and development phase to those that are in the beginning stages of commercialization, and our goal is for them to become thriving, successful businesses in the medium to long term.

(B) In-Scope Products
                    
Products assessed for the scoping of the CMR included tangible products that enter the stream of commerce as defined by the Rule. The hardware products considered in scope for this CMR pertain to consumer-facing devices such as healthcare technology, home devices, phones, streaming devices, tablets, video cameras, and, more specifically, the components of the hardware, such as circuit boards, chips, capacitors, alloys, motor components, and wires.
            
(C) Supply Chain
                    
Our supply chain consists of a diverse range of suppliers and several manufacturing models. The hardware components, such as those described in 1(B) were manufactured by other companies on our behalf. Whether we are working with Original Equipment Manufacturers or more closely with the product design, we do not directly purchase raw materials and are several tiers away from the smelter and country of origin of the 3TG used in our products. In addition, many of the suppliers we work with are not directly subject to the Rule and its corresponding requirements. To influence activities through multiple tiers of the supply chain, we actively engage with a variety of industry members, including the Responsible Minerals Initiative (the “RMI”). Our engagement with RMI includes using tools such as the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “CMRT”) and participating in numerous workgroups and activities that support the RMI’s efforts, including the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (the “RMAP”).
                    
(D) Conflict Minerals Policy
                    
We believe it is essential to establish validated conflict-free sources of 3TG within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “DRC”) and adjoining countries (together, with the DRC, the “Covered Countries”), so that these minerals can be procured in a way that contributes to economic growth and development in the region. To aid in this effort, we have established a conflict minerals policy and an internal team to implement the policy. Our conflict minerals policy is accessible on our website at https://abc.xyz/investor/conflictminerals/.

We expect our suppliers to assure the 3TG in our products are sourced from conformant conflict-free smelters, such as those audited through the RMI’s RMAP (http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org), the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) or the Responsible Jewellery Council, each of whom perform due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the 3TG used in our products and provide their due diligence measures to us upon request.

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2.Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
                    
To identify which of our suppliers to survey regarding the source of the 3TG used in our products, we inventoried our products to determine which products were either manufactured or contracted for manufacture by us between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020, and if they were intended to enter the stream of commerce. For all products in scope, we identified and compiled a list of our suppliers (our “in-scope suppliers”) from whom we requested information regarding their sourcing of 3TG.
                    
We requested that such identified in-scope suppliers provide us with information regarding their supply chain using the CMRT from the RMI. We also followed up with our own company-developed tools and templates to review CMRT completeness, ensure at least a base minimum of response across all respondents, and identify potential inconsistencies. The CMRT included questions about location or mine of origin of the 3TG in the products, and requested in-scope suppliers to make similar efforts to survey their supply chains and report the smelters and location or mine of origin of necessary 3TG. We reviewed and monitored responses from our in-scope suppliers and followed up if we identified information to be incomplete or inconsistent with the information we would expect from the supplier. Our follow-up actions included the following:

If an in-scope supplier did not respond, we made at least three attempts to contact the in-scope supplier via email or phone.
If an in-scope supplier had inconsistent or incomplete information, we contacted the supplier and requested updated information, provided additional training resources, and reinforced our applicable supplier codes of conduct and conflict minerals policy expectations.
We worked with suppliers to improve their responses and commitment to conflict-free sourcing at both company and product levels and sourcing from RMAP conformant smelters.
We also encouraged suppliers to join industry collaborations to further support conflict-free sourcing.
                
We received a 100% response rate from our in-scope suppliers who provided data to us at either the company or product level. In-scope suppliers are continuously gathering information from their suppliers and we continue to work with them to ensure that suppliers are fully represented.
            
Some in-scope supplier responses indicated that some of the smelters used by them at various levels of our supply chain obtain 3TG from the Covered Countries. Some in-scope supplier responses also indicated sourcing 3TG from outside of the Covered Countries, from recycled or scrap sources, and/or from unknown origins. Based on the results of our supply chain survey and the nature of our supply chain as described in Section 1(C) above, we were unable to verify with certainty the source and chain of custody of all of the 3TG used by our suppliers and in our products. We completed due diligence on all smelters reported in our supply chain as described in Section 3 below.
                    
3.Due Diligence
                    
Our due diligence measures were designed to conform in all material respects to the five step framework framework set forth in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition, 2016 (“OECD Guidance”).
                    
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Below is a description of our due diligence activities performed for the 2020 reporting year as they relate to the five-step framework set forth in the OECD Guidance.
                    
OECD Step 1 - Establish strong company management systems                
Our conflict minerals policy described in Section 1(D) is publicly available on our Investor Relations website.
Our governance structure includes senior management from our in-scope supply chains, legal and finance organizations who are responsible for monitoring our due diligence activities. Oversight of the program consists of our CFO, vice presidents from supply chain and business operations, finance, and legal.
We include responsible sourcing and due diligence requirements in our applicable supplier codes of conduct and in supplier contract templates. Our suppliers are expected to source from conflict-free sources, and utilize the CMRT to disclose sourcing information about the 3TG in their products. We provide additional templates for follow-up, training and resources to our suppliers on our requirements.
Our product areas utilize a system that includes online platforms for storing and managing our conflict minerals due diligence activities, communications, and results.
We have a document retention policy for maintaining conflict minerals program documentation for a minimum of five years.
We have a grievance mechanism for reporting violations of our policies.
We participate in and review the grievances reported via the RMI Minerals Grievances Platform, which acts as a risk-awareness system (https://mineralsgrievanceplatform.org).
            
OECD Step 2 - Identify and assess risk in the supply chain                
We requested that our in-scope suppliers provide a CMRT in order to collect information about the smelters of 3TG used in our products.
We assessed the CMRTs received from our in-scope suppliers for red flags, completeness, and reasonableness based on OECD Guidance for Conflict and High Risk Areas (CAHRAs) globally, including the Covered Countries.
We validated whether each smelter disclosed by our in-scope suppliers was a conformant, active or standard smelter by checking against the smelter data provided by the RMI to its members.
We provided conflict minerals feedback as needed to in-scope suppliers that were audited by our internal Responsible Supply Chain audit program.
For the fourth consecutive year, we utilized an independent third party to provide an assessment of 100% of the smelters disclosed by our in-scope suppliers, to track data, and to identify risks in smelters that have not yet undergone the RMAP. This prompted additional direct follow-up with smelters and suppliers.
We serve as the International Industry representative on the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) Audit Committee, which manages the regional Third-Party Audit system and is composed of 14 representatives from government, local and international industry, and local and international civil society. This role allows us to directly support the African Great Lakes countries in assuring global market access of responsibly sourced minerals from the region. As part of this activity we participated in the ICGLR Audit Committee meeting in Kampala, Uganda which included a visit to a tantalum mine to understand the challenges of the mineral industry in a Covered Country that is in the process of implementing the ICGLR Regional Certification Mechanism.
We communicated with in-scope suppliers that reported smelters which were not yet identified as RMAP conformant. We worked with in-scope suppliers to improve the completeness and accuracy of their
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responses and commitment to conflict-free minerals at both company and product levels. We also encouraged these suppliers to join industry collaborations.
We developed a plan for in-scope suppliers not sourcing exclusively from conformant smelters for products, including a timeline for achieving conformance.
We worked with several of our in-scope suppliers and reviewed the CMRT responses they received from their suppliers. This capacity building process helped to inform our direct suppliers on how to identify risks in the information they receive from their suppliers. As part of this process, we also encouraged these suppliers to source from RMAP conformant smelters in the DRC and other CAHRAs.
                            
OECD Step 3 - Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks             
We provided regular updates to our responsible supply chain team on our due diligence activities and CMR.
We updated our Audit and Compliance Committee on our due diligence activities and CMR.
We prepared an annual list of supplier performance for all suppliers that achieved conformance to in-scope product areas. We use this list to guide our continuing business with known conflict-free sourcing suppliers. This list is also utilized for product decisions to determine whether to discontinue sourcing relationships.
We contacted standard smelters that were not yet conformant or active to emphasize the importance of being audited and found conformant to the RMAP by the RMI.
We continued to support sourcing from the Covered Countries and supported in-region projects through our contributions to the Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) and DRC-specific contributions to the Responsible Artisanal Gold Solutions Forum (RAGS).
We encouraged suppliers to adopt policies supporting sourcing responsibly from the DRC and Covered Countries versus implementing policies that completely ban minerals from the DRC, and Covered Countries.
We participated in the Governance Committee and the Projects and Resources Work Group of the PPA. We participated in seven RMI advisory and sub-committee groups (Smelter Engagement Team, ASM Working Group, Blockchain, Gold, CMRT, Multi-Stakeholder, and Grievance Platform), which focused on coordinating outreach to smelters and collaboration with RMI staff and suppliers.
We provided third party assessment information on smelters that were not yet conformant to RMI for member dissemination.
In addition to continuing the research on improving knowledge of supply chains related to recyclers and gold aggregators, we funded ASM research for RMI to disseminate to members, and all stakeholders free of charge.
We reviewed known incidents and allegations in the supply chain and worked with suppliers to improve responsible sourcing outcomes. We also worked with industry stakeholders on public allegations and reviewed grievances on the Minerals Grievance Platform of RMI, and we continue to support increased transparency between upstream and downstream stakeholders.
In collaboration with partners, we continued implementation of Congo Power, which we began in 2017 to provide clean energy resources to communities committed to responsible sourcing. The program supports alternative livelihoods, and gender empowerment. We committed to four additional projects in 2020 (two at Garamba National Park, Congo Peace School, and Panzi Foundation), however timelines were impacted by COVID-19 and implementation was delayed to 2021. To further support visibility on mining activities, as well as conservation and renewable energy development in the DRC, Google’s Geo for Everyone's Earth Engine team built a neural network for global time series land cover mapping at 10m
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resolution, enabling the detection of landscape changes, such as cobalt or gold mining in DR Congo, improved infrastructure siting for renewables, and providing 10x higher spatial resolution than the next best available data. Better satellite imagery allows for in-region partners to avoid using planes or other more expensive means of surveying lands, and it improves overall visibility and transparency on changing landscapes in the region.
Building on our prior blockchain project in Peru that enables our supply chain partners to responsibly source tin, we initiated a similar project in Rwanda to enable our supply chain partners there to also responsibly source tin with transparency, traceability and alignment with RMI’s RMAP protocol. We provided capacity building and support to one smelter to support audit readiness and traceability (LuNa Smelter in Rwanda). This work is also intended to support the implementation of innovative and cost effective due diligence processes leveraging blockchain technology.
We premiered Ukweli, a short documentary film, and presented it at RMI’s annual conference on the intersection of empowerment, livelihoods, conflict and gender based violence in the DRC. We had a public premiere with Real Stories in collaboration with the Panzi Foundation and The Sentry. We supported an education campaign that built off of our work with Journey of Gold.
We supported a PPA collaboration with Panzi Foundation and VDAY’s City of Joy to address conflict, gender, livelihoods, and community power. In addition to funding, we are contributing skills to support clean energy capacity building, infrastructure installation, and livelihood training via Congo Power.
                        
OECD Step 4 - Carry out independent third-party audits of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain
We joined the RMI in 2013 (member ID: GOOG), and we continue to be a member.
We relied upon the RMI to validate that companies meet the criteria of a smelter, and then verify that they conform to the RMAP.
We worked with a third party to provide an assessment of smelters not participating in RMI to give Alphabet visibility on all smelters identified in supplier outreach.
We conducted sustainable supply chain audits with independent third parties on a portion of our suppliers, which included reviewing their conflict minerals programs.
In February, 2020 we made a visit to Uganda before travel restrictions were implemented due to COVID-19. Throughout the year, we continued activities to supplement the RMAP process and audits such as direct inquiries, communications and development of industry tools to support audit programs and reporting mechanisms. This allowed us to better understand issues smelters face in the compliance process and how we can best align to support management systems used for compliance and in-region due diligence. We also increased our communication with civil society and NGOs with staff operating on the ground during the 2020 cycle. These communications helped us to better understand risks and opportunities, such as enhancing responsible supply chains.

OECD Step 5 - Report annually on supply chain due diligence
We publish a CMR annually, and our reports are accessible on our Investor Relations website at https://abc.xyz/investor/conflictminerals/.
We published our 2020 Supplier Responsibility Report, which also included an update on our conflict minerals program and industry collaborations (https://sustainability.google/reports/).

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4.Due Diligence Results
                    
Smelter Disclosure

Based on our due diligence of the information provided by our in-scope suppliers for the 2020 reporting period, we have reason to believe that a portion of the 3TG used in our products originated from the Covered Countries. While we have not identified any instances of sourcing that directly or indirectly supported conflict in the Covered Countries, we are not declaring any of our products to be “DRC Conflict Free.” In some instances, information provided by our in-scope suppliers was unverifiable or incomplete and, as such, we were unable to verify with certainty the source and chain of custody of all of the necessary 3TG in our products. Based on our due diligence, we identified 304 smelters and evaluated each of them based on third party audits and/or assessments; 242 are considered “conformant” and 12 are considered “active” on the RMI website. Based on our third party assessment and RCOI, we identified an additional 50 smelters as not sourcing from the Covered Countries (or have no reason to believe they are sourcing from the Covered Countries) bringing the total number of smelters identified as “conformant”, “active” or not sourcing from the DRC to 304 (100%).

The results of our due diligence on the 3TG used in our in-scope products are noted below:
2020 Smelters
Tin
Tungsten
Tantalum
Gold
Total
Total number of smelters
724638148304
Number (%) of smelters listed as “conformant” by RMI
56 (78%)
41 (89%)
38 (100%)
107 (72%)
242 (80%)
Number (%) of smelters listed as “active” by RMI
7 (10%)
3 (7%)
0 (0%)
2 (1%)
12 (4%)
Number (%) of smelters confirmed by an independent third party to not be sourcing from the Covered Countries
9 (13%)
2 (4%)
0 (0%)
39 (26%)
50 (16%)
Number (%) of smelters that are conformant, active, or not sourced from the Covered Countries
72 (100%)
46 (100%)
38 (100%)
148 (100%)
304 (100%)

Efforts to Determine Mine or Location of Origin
                    
As part of our due diligence process described in Section 3 above, we worked to ensure that our efforts to identify mines and the countries of origin of the 3TG in our products have been reasonable and aligned with industry practices through our support of processes and tools developed by the RMI. Appendix II includes the country of origin data provided to the RMI for conformant smelters only.

5.Continuous Improvement in Understanding Source of Material
                    
We recognize that efforts to reduce violence associated with conflict minerals are ongoing and require continually adapting to changing situations. We are committed to improving our compliance processes as well as actively engaging upstream directly in-region.

We include more detail on our policies and our results in our Supplier Responsibility Report, including work in other minerals and materials, such as cobalt.
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We will continue to improve our compliance processes including, but not limited to, taking the following steps for the 2021 reporting year:
                    
We will continue to engage with in-scope suppliers to gain better visibility of the country of origin and chain of custody of the 3TG used in our in-scope products. Once travel restrictions are lifted, we plan to continue visiting smelters and mine sites to better understand issues smelters face in the compliance process, and how best to align support for management systems used for compliance and in-region due diligence.
We will support IMPACT’s work to promote and provide technical assistance to national and provincial-level stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ituri province) on reforming the fiscal regime and export process for artisanal and small-scale gold. Working alongside local stakeholders, IMPACT will provide support in addressing the critical barriers that have prevented the scaling up of responsible gold trade in the DRC.
We will use and encourage our in-scope suppliers to use publicly available tools from the RMI.
We will continue to work with our in-scope suppliers and engage with our supply chain to increase the quality of the data provided to us.
We will continue to be a member of the RMI and contribute to the various initiatives, as described above.
We will continue to encourage our in-scope suppliers to source from conflict-free smelters that are listed as conformant by the RMI.
As we enter into contracts with new suppliers and renew contracts with existing suppliers, we will continue to include requirements that our suppliers support our conflict minerals policy and due diligence efforts.    
We will continue to explore additional opportunities to support livelihoods and health, improve conservation outcomes, improve stability, and support renewable energy projects to enhance conflict-free mining communities.
We will continue to support education campaigns around responsible minerals sourcing to engage consumers and supply chain partners in awareness and action that builds on our work with RAGS, Journey of Gold, and Ukweli.
We will continue to expand on the Congo Power program with stakeholders - including governments, non-governmental organizations, civil society, industries, and local communities.
We will continue to address incidents and allegations through collaboration with relevant stakeholders while also working to support stronger chain of custody and traceability systems.
We will continue to work with stakeholders to increase transparency and accountability for conflict-free sourcing with blockchain and other data traceability systems.     
We will maintain our ongoing participation in the ICGLR Audit Committee as the international industry representative.    
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APPENDIX I Smelter List
Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Location Country
Gold
8853 S.p.A.ITALY
Gold
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Advanced Chemical Company
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.
GERMANY
Gold
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)
UZBEKISTAN
Gold
AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao
BRAZIL
Gold
Argor-Heraeus S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corp.
JAPAN
Gold
Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.
CANADA
Gold
Asahi Refining USA Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
TURKEY
Gold
AU Traders and Refiners
SOUTH AFRICA
Gold
Aurubis AG
GERMANY
Gold
Bangalore Refinery
INDIA
Gold
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
PHILIPPINES
Gold
Boliden AB
SWEDEN
Gold
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
GERMANY
GoldC.I Metales Procesados Industriales SASCOLOMBIA
Gold
Caridad
MEXICO
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
CANADA
Gold
Cendres + Metaux S.A.
SWITZERLAND
GoldCGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.INDIA
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
ITALY
Gold
Chugai Mining
JAPAN
Gold
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH
GERMANY
Gold
DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH
GERMANY
Gold
Dowa
JAPAN
Gold
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant
JAPAN
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North PlantJAPAN
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West PlantJAPAN
Gold
Emirates Gold DMCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold
GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.
INDIA
Gold
Geib Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
GoldGold Coast RefineryGHANA
Gold
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
CHINA
Gold
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
CHINA
Gold
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
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Gold
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
GERMANY
GoldHeraeus Germany GmbH Co. KGGERMANY
Gold
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Istanbul Gold Refinery
TURKEY
Gold
Italpreziosi
ITALY
GoldJALAN & CompanyINDIA
Gold
Japan Mint
JAPAN
Gold
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
GoldJSC Novosibirsk RefineryRUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
JSC Uralelectromed
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
Kazzinc
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna
POLAND
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
KYRGYZSTAN
Gold
Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
L'azurde Company For Jewelry
SAUDI ARABIA
Gold
L'Orfebre S.A.
ANDORRA
Gold
Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
LT Metal Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Marsam Metals
BRAZIL
Gold
Materion
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.
SINGAPORE
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Metalor Technologies S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.
MEXICO
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
Gold
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
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Gold
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.
INDIA
Gold
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
MALAYSIA
Gold
Morris and Watson
NEW ZEALAND
Gold
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.
TURKEY
Gold
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
UZBEKISTAN
Gold
NH Recytech Company
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH
AUSTRIA
Gold
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
PAMP S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Pease & Curren
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA
CHILE
Gold
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
INDONESIA
Gold
PX Precinox S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
QG Refining, LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
SOUTH AFRICA
Gold
Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
REMONDIS PMR B.V.
NETHERLANDS
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
CANADA
Gold
SAAMP
FRANCE
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Safimet S.p.A
ITALY
Gold
SAFINA A.S.
CZECHIA
Gold
Sai Refinery
INDIA
Gold
Samduck Precious Metals
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Samwon Metals Corp.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH
GERMANY
Gold
SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.
SPAIN
GoldShandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINA
GoldShandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINA
Gold
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
GoldSovereign MetalsINDIA
Gold
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology
LITHUANIA
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
11


Gold
SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
T.C.A S.p.A
ITALY
Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
JAPAN
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
Torecom
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
GoldTSK PretechKOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
THAILAND
Gold
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
BELGIUM
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Valcambi S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)
AUSTRALIA
Gold
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH
GERMANY
Gold
Yamakin Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
CHINA
TantalumAMG BrasilBRAZIL
Tantalum
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tantalum
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
D Block Metals, LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
Exotech Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu
JAPAN
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH
GERMANY
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material
CHINA
Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
KEMET de Mexico
MEXICO
Tantalum
Meta MaterialsNORTH MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OF
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.
INDIA
Tantalum
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
NPM Silmet AS
ESTONIA
Tantalum
QuantumClean
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
12


Tantalum
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tantalum
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tantalum
Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
TantalumTANIOBIS Co., Ltd.THAILAND
TantalumTANIOBIS GmbHGERMANY
TantalumTANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.JAPAN
TantalumTANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANY
Tantalum
Telex Metals
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC
KAZAKHSTAN
TantalumXIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITEDCHINA
Tantalum
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Alpha
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
VIET NAM
Tin
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
CV Ayi Jaya
INDONESIA
Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Dowa
JAPAN
Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
Tin
EM Vinto
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Tin
Estanho de Rondonia S.A.
BRAZIL
Tin
Fenix Metals
POLAND
TinGejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant
CHINA
Tin
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.
CHINA
TinLuNa Smelter, Ltd.RWANDA
Tin
Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
MALAYSIA
Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.
BRAZIL
Tin
Metallic Resources, Inc.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin
Metallo Belgium N.V.
BELGIUM
13


Tin
Metallo Spain S.L.U.
SPAIN
Tin
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
Tin
Minsur
PERU
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
Tin
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
MALAYSIA
Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
PHILIPPINES
Tin
Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Tin
Pongpipat Company Limited
MYANMAR
Tin
Precious Minerals and Smelting LimitedINDIA
Tin
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
INDONESIA
Tin
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Bangka Serumpun
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Menara Cipta Mulia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Rajehan Ariq
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Refined Bangka Tin
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Timah Tbk Kundur
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Timah Tbk Mentok
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
INDONESIA
Tin
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Rui Da Hung
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tin
Soft Metais Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Super Ligas
BRAZIL
Tin
Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
VIET NAM
Tin
Thaisarco
THAILAND
Tin
Tin Technology & Refining
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIETNAM
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Yunnan Tin Company Limited
CHINA
Tin
Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. Corp.
JAPAN
Tungsten
ACL Metais Eireli
BRAZIL
TungstenAlbasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.BRAZIL
14


Tungsten
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.
VIETNAM
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
TungstenChina Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINA
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
TungstenCNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.CHINA
Tungsten
Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH
GERMANY
Tungsten
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji
CHINA
Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Hydrometallurg, JSC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tungsten
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
Kennametal Fallon
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
KGETS Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Tungsten
Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.
TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tungsten
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Masan High-Tech Materials
VIET NAM
Tungsten
Moliren Ltd.
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
Niagara Refining LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.
PHILIPPINES
TungstenTANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANY
Tungsten
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.
VIETNAM
Tungsten
Unecha Refractory metals plant
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten
Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG
AUSTRIA
Tungsten
Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
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APPENDIX II Country of Origin List2
ArgentinaGuineaRussian Federation
AustraliaGuyanaRwanda
AustriaHondurasSaudi Arabia
AzerbaijianIndiaSenegal
BeninIndonesiaSerbia
BoliviaIvory CoastSierra Leone
BotswanaJapanSlovakia
BrazilKazakhstanSolomon Islands
Burkina FasoKenyaSouth Africa
BurundiLaosSpain
CanadaLiberiaSuriname
ChileMadagascarSweden
ChinaMalaysiaTaiwan
ColombiaMaliTajikistan
Congo, Democratic Republic ofMauritaniaTanzania
Costa RicaMexicoThailand
CyprusMongoliaTogo
Dominican RepublicMoroccoTurkey
EcuadorMyanmar (Burma)Uganda
EgyptNamibiaUnited Kingdom
EritreaNew ZealandUruguay
EthiopiaNicaraguaUSA
FijiNigerUzbekistan
FinlandNigeriaVenezuela
French GuianaPapua New GuineaVietnam
GeorgiaPeruZambia
GhanaPhilippinesZimbabwe
GuatemalaPortugal
2 The RMI does not provide a specific country of origin of the conflict minerals processed by conformant smelters. Due to business confidentiality reasons, the country of origin data is provided in an aggregated way based on country risk level. Thus, we were not able to determine with certainty the specific countries of origin of the conflict minerals processed by the listed conformant smelters. The list is the possible counties the material may have come from and references the plausible list of mineral mine production by country (RMI report published March 2020, Mineral Mine Production Country”). The list is based on the country of origin data provided by the RMI for RMAP LBMA, and RJC conformant smelters only.



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