EX-1.01 2 nptn-20151231ex1013d3c6c.htm nptn_Ex1_01

Exhibit 1.01 to Form SD

 

NeoPhotonics Corporation

Conflict Minerals Report

For the reporting period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015

 

This Conflict Minerals Report (this “Report”) of NeoPhotonics Corporation (the “Company”) has been prepared pursuant to Rule 13p-1 and Form SD (the “Rule”) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015. The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.

 

The Rule requires disclosure of certain information when a company manufactures or contracts to manufacture a product and any mineral specified in the Rule is necessary for the functionality or production of such products. The specified minerals, which we collectively refer to in this Report as the “Conflict Minerals,” are gold, columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite and wolframite, including their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten. The “Covered Countries” for the purposes of the Rule and this Report are the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its adjoining countries, which include the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola. As described in this Report, certain of the Company’s operations manufacture, or contract to manufacture, products, and the Conflict Minerals are necessary for the functionality or production of those products.

 

Description of the Company’s Products Covered by this Report

 

This Report relates to products: (i) for which Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of that product; (ii) that were manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by the Company; and (iii) for which the manufacture was completed during the calendar year 2015.

 

The Company is a leading provider of optical components, modules and subsystems based on PIC (photonic integrated circuit) technology that enable the delivery of video, voice and data over telecommunications, datacom, and cable TV networks. Our products, which are referred to in this Report collectively as the “Covered Products,” include electro-optical transceivers for telecom and datacom applications, optical semiconductor devices for amplication and modulation of optical signals, semiconductor lasers and laser assemblies for transmission and modulation of optical signals, passive optical devices for optical signal management, MEMS-based optical attenuation devices and optical receivers.

 

The Company’s supply chain with respect to the Covered Products is complex, and there are many third parties in the supply chain between the ultimate manufacturer of the Covered Products and the original sources of Conflict Minerals. In this regard, the Company does not purchase Conflict Minerals directly from mines, smelters or refiners. The Company must therefore rely on its direct suppliers to provide information regarding the origin of Conflict Minerals that are included in the Covered Products, including sources of Conflict Minerals that are supplied to them by sub-tier suppliers. Moreover, the Company believes that the smelters and refiners of the Conflict Minerals are best suited to identify the sources of Conflict Minerals, and therefore has taken steps to identify the applicable smelters and refiners of Conflict Minerals in the Company’s supply chain.

 

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

 

The Company conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding the Conflict Minerals in its Covered Products. This good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry was reasonably designed to determine whether any of the Conflict Minerals originated in the Covered Countries and whether any of the Conflict Minerals may be from recycled scrap or scrap sources.  In designing its reasonable country of origin inquiry, the Company employed a combination of measures, as described in this Report, to determine whether the Conflict Minerals in its Covered Products originated from the Covered Countries and, to the extent applicable, these measures were the same as the processes and procedures the Company used for its due diligence as described below, including in particular Step 1 and Step 2 below. 

 

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In connection with its reasonable country of origin inquiry, the Company has requested information regarding Conflict Minerals in its supply chain from all of the Company’s direct suppliers sourcing materials in the Company’s products, using the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative’s (“CFSI”) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “Conflict Minerals Survey”).  During the course of the year, the Company also followed up with those suppliers who had not responded to the Company’s previous requests for completion of the Conflict Minerals Survey and who has previously provided incomplete responses to the Conflict Minerals Survey.

 

Based on the results of its reasonable country of origin inquiry, the Company has reason to believe that, during the period covered by this Report, certain Conflict Minerals used in its Covered Products may have originated in the Covered Countries and, as a result, the Company was required to conduct due diligence for 2015.  These due diligence efforts are discussed below.

 

Due Diligence Process

 

Based on the results of the Company’s reasonable country of origin inquiry, the Company exercised due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals in its Covered Products. The Company’s due diligence measures are designed to attempt to ascertain the facilities used to process any Conflict Minerals in our Covered Products, the country of origin of any Conflict Minerals in our Covered Products and the mine(s) or location of origin with the greatest possible specificity.

 

The Company’s due diligence measures have been designed to conform in all material respects to the framework in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chain of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High Risk Areas: Second Edition, including the related supplements on gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten (the “OECD Guidance”).  The OECD Guidance specifies a five-step framework for risk-based due diligence for responsible supply chains of minerals sourced from conflict-affected and high-risk areas.

 

Step 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems

 

(i)

Supply Chain Policy for Conflict Minerals.  The Company has adopted a policy relating to Conflict Minerals (the “Conflict Minerals Statement”). The Conflict Minerals Statement states that the Company is committed to working with our global supply chain to ensure compliance with the OECD Guidance and regulations promulgated by the SEC concerning Conflict Minerals. We also note in our statement that our supplier agreements include conflict mineral due diligence and reporting requirements. The Company will make best efforts to ensure that any direct sourcing by the Company of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold will only be from sources that are DRC conflict-free, as defined in the Rule. If we become aware of instances where Conflict Minerals in our supply chain potentially finance armed groups, as defined in the Rule, we will work with our suppliers to find alternate conflict-free sources. Our Conflict Minerals Statement is publicly available in the section on Social Responsibility under Corporate Citizenship on the Company’s website at www.neophotonics.com

 

(ii)

Management Support.  To enable compliance with the SEC’s regulations concerning Conflict Minerals, the Company has developed a process that is aligned with its Conflict Minerals Statement, and is documented in the Company’s controlled procedure entitled “Conflict Materials Management and Control Procedure.” The Company initiated a program to address the SEC’s conflict minerals requirements in early 2013.  This program is managed by a team of subject matter experts from relevant functions within the Company, including Supply Chain Management, Supplier Quality Engineering, Quality Systems, Research and Development, Product Application Engineering and Customer Service (the “Conflict Minerals Compliance Team”) and is led by our Vice President of Global Product Engineering & Quality Assurance. This global activity is overseen by our Conflict Minerals Free Management Committee composed of our Vice President of Global Product Engineering & Quality Assurance as well as our General Counsel and Director of Global Supply Chain Management. 

 

(iii)

Controls and Transparency.  To establish a system of controls and transparency over the conflict minerals supply chain, the Company incorporated into its due diligence procedures a requirement for suppliers to provide information regarding the smelters and refiners in the supply chain using the Conflict Minerals Survey.  The Conflict Minerals Survey is designed by CFSI, a recognized industry coalition that focuses on addressing

 

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conflict minerals in the supply chain.  The Conflict Minerals Survey requires suppliers to provide information concerning the usage and source of Conflict Minerals in their components, parts and products, as well as information concerning their related compliance efforts.  The Company elected to use the Conflict Minerals Survey because it is a commonly used reported template used in numerous industries, thereby easing the potential for confusion or misunderstanding by the Company’s suppliers.

 

(iv)

Engagement with Suppliers.  As the Company does not have a direct relationship with conflict mineral smelters and refiners, the Company relies on its suppliers to provide up-to-date and accurate smelter and refiner sourcing information.  The Company’s adoption and utilization of the industry standard CFSI templates, tools and auditing program aided us in establishing consistency and transparency throughout the Company’s supply chain.  In addition, the Company has communicated its requirements to suppliers that the products they supply to the Company be compliant with its Conflict Minerals Statement.

 

(v)

Grievance Mechanism.  The Company accepts the reporting of known or suspected false information or other grievances concerns its Conflict Minerals programs and practices through its ethics hotline.  Information about how to access the ethics hotline is available in the Company’s Code of Business Conduct available in the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.neophotonics.com.

 

Step 2:  Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain

 

As described above, the requests for information regarding Conflict Minerals in the Company’s products were sent to all of the Company’s direct suppliers sourcing materials in the Company’s products, using the Conflict Minerals Survey.  Members of the Conflict Minerals Compliance Team collected and reviewed supplier responses to the Conflict Minerals Survey to identify incomplete, inaccurate or inconsistent responses, and consolidated this information in a central database.  The Company followed up with those suppliers that failed to respond to the Conflict Minerals Survey or that submitted incomplete responses or responses that contained inaccuracies or inconsistencies or were otherwise determined not to be suitable.  The Company also  continues to work with those suppliers who have not yet provided responses or have provided incomplete responses.

 

To the extent that a completed response identified a smelter or refiner, the Company reviewed this information against the list of conflict free and “active” smelters and refiners and country of origin information published by the CFSI’s Conflict Free Smelter Program as well as the list of known conflict mineral processing facilities published by the U.S. Department of Commerce.  The Company also attempted to ascertain whether the smelter or refiner information provided was specific to the products supplied to the Company to determine whether the identified smelters are in the Company’s supply chain.

 

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

 

The Conflict Minerals Compliance Team reported the findings of its compliance efforts in respect of 2015 to the Conflict Minerals Free Management Committee who will report on an annual basis to the Board of Directors.

 

Pursuant to our Conflict Minerals Statement, if the Company becomes aware of instances where Conflict Minerals in our supply chain potentially finance armed groups, as defined in the Rule, we will work with our suppliers to find alternate conflict-free sources.

 

Further, to mitigate the risk that Conflict Minerals in our supply chain potentially finance armed groups, we intend to engage in the additional measures discussed under “Risk Mitigation Efforts” below.

 

Step 4: Carry Out Independent Third Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain

 

Because the Company does not source Conflict Minerals directly from smelters or refiners, we rely on third parties, including the CFSI, to coordinate and conduct third party audits of these facilities.  The Company utilizes the published results of these third-party audits to determine whether a specified smelter or refiner processes Conflict Minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups.

 

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Step 5: Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence

 

The Company has filed a Form SD and this Conflict Minerals Report with the SEC and has made the Conflict Minerals Report available in the section on Social Responsibility under Corporate Citizenship on the Company’s website at www.neophotonics.com.

 

Identified Smelters and Refiners

 

In connection with the our reasonable country of origin inquiry or due diligence, as applicable, the Company’s suppliers identified to us the smelters and refiners listed on Annex A as having processed the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in the Covered Products.  Due to the Company’s position in the supply chain, the Company relies on its suppliers for accurate smelter and refiner information.  The Company’s due diligence measures cannot provide absolute certainty regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in the Covered Products.

 

As indicated in the table in Annex A, the Company has gathered the names of 277 smelters and refiners identified by its direct suppliers in the Conflict Minerals Survey. Among them, 207 are on CFSI’s list of “Compliant” smelters and refiners and 25 are included on CFSI’s list of “Active” smelters and refinersSee Annex A for definitions of Compliant and Active.

 

Country of Origin Information and Efforts to Determine Mine Location

 

The identified countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by the compliant smelters and refiners listed in Annex A may have included the countries in the categories listed below. The listed countries of origin are derived from information made available by the CFSI. Except for the DRC, the CFSI does not indicate individual countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by compliant smelters and refiners. Instead, the CFSI indicates country of origin by category. 

 

L1 – Countries that are not identified as conflict regions or plausible areas of smuggling or export of materials containing Conflict Minerals out of these regions: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte D'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.

 

L2 – Countries that are known or plausible countries for smuggling, export out of region or transit of materials containing Conflict Minerals: Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa.

 

L3 – The DRC and its nine adjoining countries: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia.

 

DRC – The Democratic Republic of the Congo.

 

Alternatively, or in addition, some of the compliant smelters and refiners did source or may have sourced from recycled or scrap sources.

 

Because the CFSI generally does not indicate individual countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by compliant smelters and refiners, we are not able to determine the countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by the listed compliant smelters and refiners with greater specificity. In addition, for some of the listed compliant smelters and refiners, origin information may not be disclosed by the CFSI.  We did not determine the countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by other smelters and refiners listed on Annex A.

 

Risk Mitigation Efforts

 

In the next compliance period, the Company will take the following steps to improve its due diligence and mitigate

 

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any risk that the Conflict Minerals in the Covered Products could benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries:

 

Continue to follow up with suppliers who have not responded or have submitted incomplete responses to the Conflict Minerals Survey, clarify any issues and encourage responses; 

 

Continue to encourage suppliers that provided company level information in their prior responses to the Conflict Minerals Survey to provide product level information through ongoing outreach with these suppliers.

 

Continue to encourage our suppliers to implement responsible sourcing of Conflict Minerals; and

 

Continue to encourage our suppliers to require the smelters and refiners in their supply chain to obtain conflict-free designations from an independent, third party auditor. 

 

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Annex A

 

Smelter and Refiner Information

 

Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status*

Gold

Advanced Chemical Company

CFSP Active Smelter

Gold

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

CFSP Active Smelter

Gold

AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Argor-Heraeus S.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Asahi Pretec Corp.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Aurubis AG

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Boliden AB

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Caridad

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Cendres + Métaux S.A.

CFSP Active Smelter

Gold

Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Chimet S.p.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Chugai Mining

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.

CFSP Active Smelter

Gold

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

CFSP Active Smelter

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Gold

DODUCO GmbH

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Dowa

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Hwasung CJ Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

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

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Istanbul Gold Refinery

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Japan Mint

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

JSC Uralelectromed

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Gold

Kazakhmys Smelting LLC

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Kazzinc

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Korea Metal Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

L'azurde Company For Jewelry

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Materion

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.

CFSP Active Smelter

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Metalor Technologies S.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Metalor USA Refining Corporation

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles S.A. De C.V.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

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

CFSP Compliant Smelter

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Gold

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

CFSP Active Smelter

Gold

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Elemetal Refining, LLC

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

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

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

PAMP S.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

PX Précinox S.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Royal Canadian Mint

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Sabin Metal Corp.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Samduck Precious Metals

CFSP Active Smelter

Gold

SAMWON Metals Corp.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Schone Edelmetaal B.V.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

So Accurate Group, Inc.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Gold

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Torecom

CFSP Active Smelter

Gold

Umicore Brasil Ltda.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Valcambi S.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Morris and Watson

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Gold

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Faggi Enrico S.p.A.

CFSP Active Smelter

Gold

Geib Refining Corporation

CFSP Active Smelter

Gold

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Gold

Republic Metals Corporation

CFSP Compliant Smelter

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Gold

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Duoluoshan

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Exotech Inc.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

LSM Brasil S.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Mineração Taboca S.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Mitsui Mining & Smelting

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Molycorp Silmet A.S.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

QuantumClean

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Taki Chemicals

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Telex Metals

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

CFSP Compliant Smelter

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Tantalum

Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

D Block Metals, LLC

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

KEMET Blue Metals

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Plansee SE Liezen

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Inc.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Plansee SE Reutte

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

KEMET Blue Powder

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tantalum

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Tin

CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

Alpha

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

CV Gita Pesona

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Justindo

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

CV Serumpun Sebalai

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

CV United Smelting

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Dowa

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

EM Vinto

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Estanho de Rondônia S.A.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

Fenix Metals

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC

CFSP Active Smelter

Tin

Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Metallic Resources, Inc.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Mineração Taboca S.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Minsur

CFSP Compliant Smelter

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Tin

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

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

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Alam Lestari Kencana

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Babel Inti Perkasa

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Bangka Kudai Tin

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

PT Bangka Tin Industry

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Bukit Timah

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT DS Jaya Abadi

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Fang Di MulTindo

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

PT Karimun Mining

CFSP Active Smelter

Tin

PT Mitra Stania Prima

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Panca Mega Persada

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Prima Timah Utama

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Refined Bangka Tin

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Seirama Tin Investment

CFSP Standard Smelter List

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Tin

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Sumber Jaya Indah

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Tommy Utama

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Rui Da Hung

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Soft Metais Ltda.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Thaisarco

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.

CFSP Active Smelter

Tin

VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CFSP Active Smelter

Tin

Yunnan Tin Company Limited

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

CV Venus Inti Perkasa

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Tirus Putra Mandiri

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tin

PT Wahana Perkit Jaya

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Phoenix Metal Ltd.

CFSP Active Smelter

Tin

O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Tin

PT Inti Stania Prima

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

CV Ayi Jaya

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

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

CFSP Active Smelter

Tin

Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

CFSP Active Smelter

Tin

Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

CFSP Active Smelter

Tin

PT Cipta Persada Mulia

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company

CFSP Active Smelter

Tin

Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Metallo-Chimique N.V.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

Elmet S.L.U.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tin

PT Bangka Prima Tin

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Kennametal Huntsville

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tungsten

Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tungsten

Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Tungsten

Kennametal Fallon

CFSP Active Smelter

Tungsten

Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

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

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tungsten

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Active Smelter

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

CFSP Active Smelter

Tungsten

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

CFSP Active Smelter

Tungsten

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

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

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd.

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tungsten

Pobedit, JSC

CFSP Standard Smelter List

Tungsten

H.C. Starck GmbH

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC

CFSP Compliant Smelter

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Metal

Name of Smelter or Refiner

Smelter or Refiner Status *

Tungsten

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

CFSP Active Smelter

Tungsten

Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Niagara Refining LLC

CFSP Compliant Smelter

Tungsten

Hydrometallurg, JSC

CFSP Compliant Smelter

 

*The information in this column is based on smelter or refiner information made publicly available by CFSI as of May 20, 2016.  The terms used have the following meanings:

 

“CFSP Compliant Smelter” means that a smelter or refiner participates in and has been listed as “compliant” by the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (“CFSP”) or is listed as “Re-audit in process” by the CFSI.

 

“CFSP Active Smelter” is a CFSI designation that means that the smelter or refiner is listed as having submitted a signed Agreement for the Exchange of Confidential Information and Auditee Agreement contracts to the CFSP or is participating in one of the cross-recognized certification programs: LBMA Responsible Gold Certification or Responsible Jewellry Program Chain-of-Custody Certification.

 

“CFSP Standard Smelter List ” means that the smelter or refiner is listed on the CFSI Standard Smelter Names tab of the Conflict Minerals Survey but is not listed as “Compliant” or “Active.” 

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