EX-1.01 2 exhibit101blackberrycmr2017.htm EXHIBIT 1.01 Exhibit













BlackBerry Limited

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2017





INTRODUCTION
This Conflict Minerals Report for BlackBerry Limited (“BlackBerry”, “Company,” “we,” or “our”) is provided in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which
implements Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (the “Rule”) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2017.
The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registrants whose manufactured products contain tantalum, tin, tungsten, or gold (defined by Item 1.01(d)(3) of Form SD as “Conflict Minerals”), that are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. If the SEC registrant has reason to believe that any of those Conflict Minerals may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (“Covered Countries”), or is unable to determine the country of origin of those Conflict Minerals, the SEC registrant is required to submit a Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC that includes a description of the measures it took to exercise due diligence on the Conflict Minerals’ source and chain of custody.
Hardware products manufactured on behalf of BlackBerry in 2017 contain Conflict Minerals including tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold that are necessary to their functionality or production (“Necessary Conflict Minerals”). BlackBerry did not source these Conflict Minerals directly. These Conflict Minerals were processed and manufactured into components by suppliers, and sub-tier suppliers of BlackBerry, and subsequently assembled into end products via an electronics manufacturing services provider or original design manufacturer.
For the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2017, BlackBerry conducted a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”). A description of BlackBerry’s RCOI is included in Form SD. The results of our RCOI were as follows:
a)    a portion of our Necessary Conflict Minerals did originate or may have originated in a Covered Country and we know or have reason to believe that those Necessary Conflict Minerals may not be from recycle or scrap sources; and
b)    a portion of our Necessary Conflict Minerals have an unknown origin.
The statements below are based on the due diligence activities performed to date and in good faith by BlackBerry and are based on the information available at the time of this filing. There are factors that could affect the accuracy of these statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: incomplete supplier, smelter, or refiner data; errors or omissions by suppliers, smelters or refiners; evolving definition and confirmation of smelters and refiners; incomplete information from industry or other third-party sources and other items.




DUE DILIGENCE MEASURES
We conducted due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Necessary Conflict Minerals contained in products that we contracted to manufacture as described above to ascertain whether these minerals originated in a Covered Country and directly or indirectly financed or benefited non-state armed groups in any of these countries.
Design of Our Due Diligence Measures
Our Conflict Minerals due diligence measures have been designed to conform with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition (2016) (the “OECD Guidance”), as applicable for tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold and for downstream companies (as the term is defined in the OECD Guidance), in all relevant material respects. With consideration of our scale and position in the supply chain, we designed our due diligence measures in accordance with the five steps in the OECD Guidance to:
1. establish strong company management systems for Conflict Minerals supply chain due diligence;
2. identify and assess Conflict Minerals risks in our supply chain;
3. design and implement strategies to respond to Conflict Minerals risks identified;
4. contribute to independent third-party audits of the due diligence practices of Conflict Minerals smelters and refiners by participating in industry organizations; and
5. report on our Conflict Minerals supply chain due diligence activities.





Due Diligence Measures Performed
BlackBerry’s due diligence measures during, and in support of, the reporting year included the following activities:
Step 1: Establish strong company management systems for Conflict Minerals supply chain due diligence
1)
Implemented our Responsible Minerals Policy by conducting due diligence on the source of Conflict Minerals contained in BlackBerry products;
2)
Maintained an internal team to advance BlackBerry’s Conflict Minerals Program and implement our Responsible Minerals Policy;
3)
Continued implementation of standard contract language requiring supplier conformance to the BlackBerry Responsible Minerals Policy for incorporation into all new supply agreements and standard terms and conditions;
4)
Identified BlackBerry EthicsLink as a grievance mechanism support tool for use by employees and third parties as a confidential means of reporting violations of our policies and monitored the Responsible Minerals Initiative (the “RMI”) Grievance Report and discussions for any applicable issues; and
5)
Maintained records associated with the implementation of BlackBerry’s due diligence process in accordance with specified requirements (minimum 5-year retention).
Step 2: Identify and assess risk in the supply chain
6)
Identified relevant suppliers with the potential for providing materials, components, subassemblies, or finished goods containing at least one of the Necessary Conflict Minerals;
7)
Requested relevant suppliers to complete the RMI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”), version 5.00 or later, to obtain updated sourcing and Conflict Minerals due diligence information about BlackBerry’s supply chain, including the identification of smelters and refiners in the supply chains of BlackBerry’s suppliers;
8)
Reviewed supplier CMRT submissions for completeness and data credibility against BlackBerry criteria and third-party data sources; and
9)
Used information: as submitted by suppliers in the CMRT; as provided by the RMI as a benefit of our membership; and as collected from other third-party sources to conduct an RCOI as described in BlackBerry’s Form SD report.
Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks
10)
Escalated the identities of suppliers who failed to provide credible sourcing data to BlackBerry commodity management; and
11)
Provided due diligence guidance and communicated issues requiring corrective action based on assessments in Step 2 to relevant first-tier suppliers.
Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of due diligence practices
12)
Relied upon the due diligence conducted on smelters and refiners by the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (the “RMAP”). The RMAP relies on independent private sector auditors to audit the source, including mines of origin and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals used by smelters and refiners that agree to participate in the RMAP. The smelters and refiners that are found to be RMAP conformant are those for which the independent auditor has verified that the smelters and refiners have demonstrated responsible minerals sourcing and implemented systems in conformance with RMAP requirements; and




13)
Maintained an active membership in the RMI and supported expansion of the RMAP to additional smelters and refiners by conducting the following actions:
a.
Contributed to the RMI workgroup to maintain and enhance the CMRT;
b.
Contributed to RMI activities to identify and engage new smelters and refiners and encourage their participation in the RMAP; and
c.
Participated in efforts to revise the RMI audit standards.

Step 5: Report on supply chain due diligence
14)
As required under Section 13(p) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, BlackBerry has filed a Form SD which includes this Conflict Minerals Report and made such information available on our website, demonstrating our progress in implementing our Responsible Minerals Policy.
Independent Private Sector Audit
This Conflict Minerals Report has not been subject to an independent private sector audit (“IPSA”). Per guidance issued by the SEC on April 29, 2014 and the related order subsequently issued on May 2, 2014, only issuers who describe their products as “DRC conflict free” are subject to an IPSA.






DUE DILIGENCE DETERMINATION
On the basis of the due diligence measures detailed above, which are on the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals in BlackBerry’s products, BlackBerry describes the following products as “DRC Conflict Undeterminable” *:
Product Category
BlackBerry’s Hardware products
*DRC conflict undeterminable products are those for which we were unable to determine that such products do not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in Covered Countries.
Facilities Processing Conflict Minerals
A summary of the status of the facilities verified by the RMI as “smelters” or “refiners”, which have been reported by BlackBerry suppliers as processing Conflict Minerals, is provided in Table 1. The facilities are listed in Table 2.
Table 1: Status Summary of Facilities Processing Conflict Minerals
Conflict Mineral
Total
Conflict-Free Status**
DRC Conflict-Free
Unknown
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gold
135

98

73
%
37

27
%
Tantalum
40

39

98
%
1

2
%
Tin
78

69

88
%
9

12
%
Tungsten
45

41

91
%
4

9
%
All
298

247

83
%
51

17
%
Table 2: List of Facilities Processing Conflict Minerals
Conflict Mineral
Name of Smelter or Refiner Processing Conflict Mineral
Location of Smelter or Refiner
Conflict-Free Status**
Gold
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC
United States
Unknown
Gold
Advanced Chemical Company
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Al Etihad Gold LLC
United Arab Emirates
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)
Uzbekistan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Argor-Heraeus S.A.
Switzerland
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corp.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.
Canada
DRC Conflict-Free




Gold
Asahi Refining USA Inc.
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
Turkey
Unknown
Gold
AU Traders and Refiners
South Africa
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Aurubis AG
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Bangalore Refinery
India
Unknown
Gold
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
Philippines
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Boliden AB
Sweden
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Caridad
Mexico
Unknown
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
Canada
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Cendres + Metaux S.A.
Switzerland
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
Italy
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Chugai Mining
Japan
Unknown
Gold
Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.
Korea (Republic Of)
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH
Germany
Unknown
Gold
DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Dowa
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)
Korea (Republic Of)
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Elemetal Refining, LLC
United States
Unknown
Gold
Emirates Gold DMCC
United Arab Emirates
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.
India
Unknown
Gold
Geib Refining Corporation
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.

China
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
China
Unknown
Gold
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
China
Unknown
Gold
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
HeeSung Metal Ltd.
Korea (Republic Of)
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.
Korea (Republic Of)
Unknown




Gold
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Istanbul Gold Refinery
Turkey
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Italpreziosi
Italy
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Japan Mint
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant
Russian Federation
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
JSC Uralelectromed
Russian Federation
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC
Kazakhstan
Unknown
Gold
Kazzinc
Kazakhstan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna
Poland
Unknown
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd
Korea (Republic Of)
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
Kyrgyzstan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO
Russian Federation
Unknown
Gold
L'azurde Company For Jewelry
Saudi Arabia
Unknown
Gold
Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
Korea (Republic Of)
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
Materion
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.
Singapore
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Metalor Technologies S.A.
Switzerland
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.
Mexico
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.
India
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
Malaysia
Unknown
Gold
Morris and Watson
New Zealand
Unknown
Gold
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant
Russian Federation
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.

Turkey
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
Uzbekistan
Unknown




Gold
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH
Austria
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)
Russian Federation
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery
Russian Federation
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
PAMP S.A.
Switzerland
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals
Russian Federation
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
PX Precinox S.A.
Switzerland
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
South Africa
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
Remondis Argentia B.V.
Netherlands
Unknown
Gold
Republic Metals Corporation
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
Canada
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
SAAMP
France
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
United States
Unknown
Gold
Safimet S.p.A
Italy
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
SAFINA A.S.
Czech Republic
Unknown
Gold
Sai Refinery
India
Unknown
Gold
Samduck Precious Metals
Korea (Republic Of)
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Samwon Metals Corp.
Korea (Republic Of)
Unknown
Gold
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Schone Edelmetaal B.V.
Netherlands
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.
Spain
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.
Taiwan, Province Of China
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals
Russian Federation
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
Taiwan, Province Of China
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology
Lithuania
Unknown
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
T.C.A S.p.A
Italy
DRC Conflict-Free




Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn
Kazakhstan
Unknown
Gold
Torecom
Korea (Republic Of)
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Umicore Brasil Ltda.
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
Thailand
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
Belgium
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Valcambi S.A.
Switzerland
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)
Australia
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Yamakin Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Gold
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
D Block Metals, LLC
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Duoluoshan
China
Unknown
Tantalum
Exotech Inc.
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.
Thailand
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Inc.
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material
China
DRC Conflict-Free




Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Metals
Mexico
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Powder
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
LSM Brasil S.A.
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.
India
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
NPM Silmet AS
Estonia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Power Resources Ltd.
Macedonia (The Former Yugoslav Republic Of)
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
QuantumClean
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd./Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
Russian Federation
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Telex Metals
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC
Kazakhstan
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Alpha
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
Viet Nam
Unknown
Tin
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
CV Ayi Jaya
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
CV Dua Sekawan
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
CV Gita Pesona
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
CV United Smelting
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Dowa
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company
Viet Nam
Unknown
Tin
EM Vinto
Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)
DRC Conflict-Free




Tin
Estanho de Rondonia S.A.
Brazil
Unknown
Tin
Fenix Metals
Poland
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant

China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Tin
Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant

China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
Malaysia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Metallic Resources, Inc.
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Metallo Belgium N.V.
Belgium
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Metallo Spain S.L.U.
Spain
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Minsur
Peru
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
Malaysia
Unknown
Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
Viet Nam
Unknown
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Thailand
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
Philippines
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.
Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Bangka Prima Tin
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Bangka Tin Industry
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free




Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT DS Jaya Abadi
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Inti Stania Prima
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Karimun Mining
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri

Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Menara Cipta Mulia

Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Panca Mega Persada
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Premium Tin Indonesia
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Rajehan Ariq
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Refined Bangka Tin
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Sukses Inti Makmur
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Sumber Jaya Indah
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
PT Tommy Utama
Indonesia
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Rui Da Hung
Taiwan, Province Of China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Soft Metais Ltda.
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Super Ligas
Brazil
Unknown
Tin
Thaisarco
Thailand
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
Viet Nam
Unknown
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tin
Yunnan Tin Company Limited
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
ACL Metais Eireli
Brazil
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.
Viet Nam
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free




Tungsten
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Tungsten
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG

Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH
Germany
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Hydrometallurg, JSC
Russian Federation
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
Japan
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Tungsten
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Unknown
Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Kennametal Fallon
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Moliren Ltd.
Russian Federation
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Niagara Refining LLC
United States
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC
Viet Nam
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.
Philippines
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Viet Nam
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Unecha Refractory metals plant
Russian Federation
DRC Conflict-Free




Tungsten
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
Viet Nam
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG
Austria
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.
Korea (Republic Of)
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.

China
DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
DRC Conflict-Free
**Based on RMI’S Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (the “RMAP”) results through April 5, 2018. Facilities which are reported to be conformant to the RMAP or equivalent program are reasonably assumed to be “DRC Conflict-Free”. “DRC Conflict-Free” does not include facilities designated by the RMI as “Active” or any other status. In 2017, five of the smelters and refiners reported by suppliers were designated as “Non Conformant” by the RMI for failing to undergo routine or follow-up audits within the required time-frame. Based on available evidence, none of the five source raw materials from the covered countries and could be reasonably assumed to be “DRC Conflict-Free”, however, lacking conclusive information such as RMAP audit completion they have been labeled as “Unknown” in this report.
Countries of Origin of Conflict Minerals
The countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by the facilities listed in Table 2 are believed to include countries listed in Table 3.
Table 3: Countries of Origin
 
 
 
 
Country
Gold
Tantalum
Tin
Tungsten
Argentina
 
 
X
 
Australia
X
X
X
X
Austria
 
 
 
X
Azerbaijan
X
 
 
 
Benin
X
 
 
 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
X
X
X
X
Brazil
X
X
X
X
Burkina Faso
X
 
 
 
Burundi***
 
X
X
X
Cambodia
 
 
 
X
Canada
X
 
 
X
Chile
X
 
 
 
China
X
X
X
X
Colombia
X
X
X
X
Dominican Republic
X
 
 
 
Ecuador
X
 
 
 
Eritrea
X
 
 
 
Ethiopia
 
X
 
 
France
 
X
 
 
Germany
 
 
X
 




Ghana
X
 
 
 
Guatemala
X
 
 
 
Guinea
X
X
 
 
Guyana
X
X
 
 
Honduras
X
 
 
 
India
X
X
 
 
Indonesia
X
 
X
 
Japan
X
 
 
X
Kazakhstan
 
X
 
 
Laos
 
 
X
 
Liberia
X
 
 
 
Madagascar
 
X
 
 
Malaysia
X
X
X
 
Mali
X
 
 
 
Mauritania
X
 
 
 
Mexico
 
 
 
X
Mongolia
 
 
X
X
Mozambique
 
X
 
 
Myanmar
 
 
X
 
Namibia
 
X
 
 
Nicaragua
X
 
 
 
Nigeria
 
X
X
X
Panama
X
 
 
 
Peru
X
 
X
 
Philippines
X
 
 
 
Portugal
 
 
X
X
Russia
X
X
X
X
Rwanda***
 
X
X
X
Senegal
X
 
 
 
Sierra Leone
 
X
 
 
South Africa
X
 
 
 
Spain
 
 
 
X
Tanzania***
X
 
 
 
Thailand
 
X
X
 
The Democratic Republic of Congo***
 
X
X
X
Togo
X
 
 
 
Uganda***
 
 
X
 
United Kingdom
 
 
X
X
United States of America
X
X
 
X
Uzbekistan
 
 
 
X
Vietnam
 
 
X
X
Zimbabwe
 
X
X
 
*** “Covered Countries” which include the Democratic Republic of Congo and its adjoining countries.




Efforts to determine the Conflict Minerals’ Mine or Location of Origin
BlackBerry’s efforts to determine the conflict minerals’ mine or location of origin included two approaches: (i) use of the CMRT as a method to query and transmit sourcing information along the supply chain; and (ii) reliance on, and support for, the RMAP as an independent third party audit solution through which mineral sources are identified and independently evaluated.
The CMRT helps a company to identify the smelters and refiners within its supply chain and their sources of minerals. The use of the CMRT by industry participants is dependent upon each tier in the supply chain collecting information from its direct suppliers and passing it on to customers. The amount of detail and quality of data being collected by this process is improving; however, considering the number of tiers within BlackBerry’s supply chain, we expect that several reporting cycles will be needed to complete the data collection.
Mineral sources are valuable intellectual property for most smelters, and the OECD Guidance acknowledges that reporting of information may be limited by concerns of business confidentiality. An independent third-party audit solution such as the RMAP can offer an efficient means to address these confidentiality concerns and to help promote the reliability of information collected. BlackBerry has therefore incorporated reliance on the RMAP as an element of its due diligence process. Through the course of the RMAP smelter assessment process, independent auditors review information on the mines of origin for the smelters and refiners. To be conformant with the RMAP, smelters and refiners must have disclosed the identities of their mines or locations of origin to the auditors, and the auditors must have independently validated that sufficient evidence exists to support the sourcing claims and that those sources are DRC conflict-free.
BlackBerry is a member of the RMI and is very active in supporting the implementation and expansion of the RMAP on multiple fronts.

















Steps to Improve Due Diligence
BlackBerry is committed to being a socially and environmentally responsible corporation, within our own activities and through those in our supply chain. We recognize that the maturity of the industry in its implementation of responsible minerals sourcing activities is still developing and that progress can be best made through a collaboration of stakeholders.
BlackBerry expects to continue to engage with relevant first-tier suppliers to improve the due diligence processes exercised regarding the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals used in the parts and components they supply to us. We intend to further impress upon them our expectation that they apply the OECD Guidance in good faith.
We also expect to continue to focus our efforts on working with industry peers through the RMI to improve the systems of transparency and control and leverage those systems within our own supply chain.
Although circumstances may change necessitating an adjustment of plans, specific steps we are considering taking to improve our due diligence in 2018 include:
1)
Providing additional guidance for relevant first-tier suppliers on Conflict Mineral reporting and the OECD Guidance;
2)
Further enhancing our messaging regarding the use of RMAP, or equivalent, validated smelters and refiners;
3)
Using the updated CMRT and latest smelter lists for collecting due diligence information from our suppliers;
4)
Continuing our active participation in the RMI, including the verification and engagement of smelters in the RMAP; and
5)
Reviewing our Responsible Minerals Policy for opportunities to expand our expectations for responsible minerals sourcing both within and beyond conflict-affected areas and revising as appropriate.