EX-1.01 2 d184363dex101.htm EX-1.01 EX-1.01

Exhibit 1.01

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT OF LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020

This is the Conflict Minerals Report of LG Display Co., Ltd. for the year ended December 31, 2020 (this “Report”). In this Report, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to LG Display Co., Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Capitalized terms in this Report that have not been expressly defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in Rule 13p-1 (“Rule 13p-1”) under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Form SD.

A company is required to file Form SD with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Rule 13p-1 if it manufactures, or contracts to manufacture, products for which certain specified minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of the products. These minerals consist of columbite-tantalite (also referred to as “coltan”), cassiterite and wolframite (and their derivatives tantalum, tin, and tungsten), and gold and are referred to as “conflict minerals” (also referred to as “3TG minerals” in this Report) regardless of the geographic origin of the minerals and whether or not they fund armed conflict.

This Report is also publicly available on our website at: www.lgdisplay.com/eng/sustainability/safetyEnvironment/conflictMinerals/certification

This document includes forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including (but not limited to) statements about expected future supplier diligence and engagement efforts, development of our systems supporting those efforts and participation in industry supply chain efforts. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this document may be identified by the use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “estimate” and “potential,” among others. These forward-looking statements are based on our expectations and beliefs concerning future events and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. These risks and uncertainties are difficult to predict accurately and may be beyond our control, and may include (but are not limited to) the following: regulatory changes and judicial developments relating to conflict minerals disclosure; changes in or developments related to our products or our supply chain; industry developments relating to supply chain diligence, disclosure and other practices; and cost considerations. Other risks and uncertainties relevant to our forward-looking statements are discussed in greater detail in our reports filed with the SEC. Forward-looking statements in this document speak only as of the date made, and we disclaim any obligation to update or revise these statements as a result of new developments or otherwise.

Company and Product Overview

We are a leading innovator of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (“TFT-LCD”) technology, organic light-emitting diode (“OLED”) technology and other display panel technologies. We manufacture and sell display panels in a broad range of sizes and specifications primarily to end-brand customers who incorporate our display panels as component parts in the manufacture and assembly of IT products (comprising notebook computers, desktop monitors and tablet computers), televisions and various other application products, including mobile devices and automotive displays. 3TG minerals are commonly used in electronic products in general, and we have determined that they are necessary to the functionality of our display panels and light panels, which consist of thousands of component parts and raw materials, including circuit components such as chips, wires and electrodes that are coated using 3TG minerals, and transparent electrodes for which 3TG minerals are a key material.

 

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For additional information about our business in general, please refer to our most recent annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended 2020 filed with the SEC on April 29, 2021.

Conflict Minerals Policy

As a responsible corporate citizen, we believe in ethical sourcing and have formulated and announced a conflict minerals policy (our “Policy”), which is to eliminate from our products the use of 3TG minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining country (together, the “Covered Countries”). Our current Policy is publicly available on our website at www.lgdisplay.com/eng/sustainability/safetyEnvironment/conflictMinerals/policy and serves as a common reference point for all our suppliers and us internally.

Results of Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

As required under Rule 13p-1, we conducted in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) with respect to 3TG minerals contained in our products manufactured in 2020. We believe our RCOI was reasonably designed to determine whether any 3TG minerals contained in our products originated in the Covered Countries or were from recycled or scrap sources.

Based on our RCOI, and as described further below, although we did not find any indication that the 3TG minerals necessary to the functionality of our products originated from a Covered Country, we concluded that we had insufficient information to determine that there was no reason to believe that the 3TG minerals necessary to the functionality of our products may have originated from a Covered Country or were not from recycled or scrap sources.

Source and Chain of Custody Due Diligence

Given the results of our RCOI, we engaged in additional due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the 3TG minerals necessary to the functionality of our products. As further described below, our due diligence conformed in all material respects to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (Second Edition) and related Supplements (“OECD Guidance”) for downstream companies.

As an integral part of our source and chain of custody due diligence, we have conducted supply chain surveys by requesting that our suppliers of component parts and raw materials used in our products (the “Covered Suppliers”) fill out the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”), which is an initiative founded by members of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative and was formerly named the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative. Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”), which was formerly called the Conflict-Free Smelter Program, of the RMI uses an independent third-party audit to identify smelters and refiners that have systems in place to assure sourcing of only minerals not benefitting armed groups in the Covered Countries. Further, we have requested certifications from each Covered Supplier regarding the truthfulness of its CMRT responses.

 

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Company Management System

Our senior management established a 3TG minerals task force consisting of managerial level employees from our Purchasing Planning Team, Legal Department and Investor Relations Team along with outside consultants (the “Task Force”) to take the lead in formulating our Policy, implementing our Policy with our suppliers and us internally and conducting due diligence on our supply chain based on the OECD Guidance. The Task Force assigned roles and responsibilities to relevant internal teams and departments to implement our Policy and established a process for monitoring 3TG minerals in our supply chain.

Further to our efforts to more accurately identify the use of 3TG minerals in our supply chain, we implemented a conflict minerals management system (our “System”) for the overall management and coordination of our processes related to 3TG minerals, including verification of supplier data, immediate risk assessments and analyses of 3TG minerals usage statistics. The implementation of our System has enabled us to categorize and monitor our 3TG minerals usage by buyer and model, on a real-time basis, and to track 3TG minerals throughout our supply chain.

In 2014, the continuing roles and responsibilities of the Task Force were transferred to the Purchasing Group. Within the Purchasing Group, the Purchasing Planning Team sets overall strategy and response processes, and the frontline purchasing teams obtain and verify data from our suppliers. Our chief production officer and the head of the Purchasing Group review monthly status reports and remain highly involved in the management of our System, as does our chief executive officer who is briefed with status updates periodically.

In 2013 and 2014, we engaged with senior management and working level personnel of our direct Covered Suppliers as well as second- and third-tier suppliers to raise awareness of regulations applicable to the sourcing of 3TG minerals and to educate them on our Policy, as well as to share policy guidelines and updates on conflict minerals management in an effort to facilitate compliance on their part. Since 2015, we have conducted additional supplier education outreach to suppliers for whom we deemed such additional outreach was necessary.

The implementation of our System and our supplier education efforts have also contributed to the reliability and accuracy of the information we are able to garner from and about our supply chain. In 2020, as a result of verification efforts by us and our suppliers, including direct communications with listed entities and requests for product-by-product level CMRT responses from our suppliers, we were able to identify 244 smelters and refiners that we believed were operational and still in our supply chain as of December 31, 2020.

 

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We have continued in our efforts to identify and monitor smelters and refiners and encourage them to receive verification as independently audited under the RMAP of the RMI. We have also established an action plan to address unaudited smelters and refiners; to improve the integrity and accuracy of the information in our 3TG minerals database; and to hedge our exposure to operational risks associated with 3TG minerals.

In furtherance of our Policy, we require all of our suppliers to agree to terms that reflect our Policy. In the case of Covered Suppliers who responded that they do not use 3TG minerals or that they source from smelters or refiners that have been verified as conformant with the RMAP’s assessment protocols (“RMAP-conformant”), we require that they covenant not to use 3TG minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries. We have also developed a supplier code of conduct and we encourage our suppliers to formulate their own 3TG policies and identify all smelters and refiners that supply 3TG minerals in their supply chains. To encourage compliance with our Policy, we have also made the reporting center, including the cyber reporting center, of our Administrative Office of Ethics available to our employees, suppliers and other stakeholders to report any alleged violations of our Policy on a confidential basis. In addition, with a view to efficiently and practically address applicable regulations, we continue to attend governmental and non-governmental forums and conferences, and actively participate in a consultation committee with our affiliates, LG Electronics, LG Chem and LG Innotek.

Supply Chain Risk Identification and Assessment

In their CMRT responses, our Covered Suppliers identified smelters and refiners that they listed as sources for the 3TG minerals contained in the component parts and raw materials they supply. We further checked whether any of these smelters or refiners were located in or near Covered Countries or areas suspected of transporting or sourcing 3TG minerals from Covered Countries. We utilized our System to perform immediate risk assessments on our Covered Suppliers’ 3TG mineral information and informed our Covered Suppliers of applicable risks. We continue to monitor the risk hedging activities of our Covered Suppliers.

Based on their CMRT responses, we assessed the risk associated with the Covered Suppliers, smelters and refiners and categorized each Covered Supplier into one of the following three categories:

 

   

No Risk: Supplier either (i) reported no 3TG minerals are contained in component parts or raw materials it supplies or (ii) reported it sources 3TG minerals only from RMAP-conformant smelters and refiners, and confirmed such 3TG minerals do not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries.

 

   

Low Risk: Supplier reported it sources 3TG minerals only from RMAP-conformant smelters but did not provide separate confirmation that such 3TG minerals do not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries.

 

   

High Risk: Supplier reported it sources 3TG minerals from smelters and refiners that were not independently audited under the RMAP.

 

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Response Strategy to Identified Risk

To address the identified risks, we established a risk hedging plan with respect to suppliers in the High Risk category. Pursuant to the risk hedging plan, we instructed suppliers within the High Risk category to adhere to the following alternatives:

 

   

Require the non-conformant smelter or refiner to be independently audited under the RMAP;

 

   

Reroute sourcing of 3TG minerals to RMAP-conformant smelters and refiners;

 

   

Eliminate from their supply chain smelters or refiners that were not RMAP-conformant; or

 

   

Reroute sourcing to up-stream suppliers that source only from RMAP-conformant smelters and refiners.

We have historically selected suppliers which were in the High Risk category for additional due diligence. The selection criteria for these suppliers also included whether the supplier had a 3TG minerals policy of its own, the importance of the supplier to our production process (in terms of proportion of purchases), the extent to which the supplier sourced 3TG minerals from smelters and refiners that were not independently audited under the RMAP, the geographic location of the supplier and the geographic location of the smelters and refiners identified by the supplier. We have conducted on-site due diligence of these selected suppliers and examined their 3TG minerals management levels by reviewing the CMRT responses, 3TG minerals policies and internal processes of their up-stream suppliers. We have engaged in additional training and education with these selected suppliers on applicable regulations and how to improve their 3TG minerals management and we have assessed their improvements and grievances.

Third-party Independent Audit of Supply Chain

As a downstream company, there are many steps in the supply chain separating us from the mines, smelters and refiners that source the 3TG minerals contained in our products. With respect to smelters and refiners known to be in our supply chain, we make reference to independent third-party audits used by the RMAP to identify smelters and refiners that have systems in place to assure sourcing of only minerals not benefitting armed groups in the Covered Countries. We have not obtained an independent third-party audit of our own supply chain.

We will continue to support private and public efforts to encourage sourcing of 3TG minerals not benefitting armed groups in the Covered Countries.

Results of Source and Chain of Custody Due Diligence

We obtained CMRT responses from 100% of our Covered Suppliers, excluding suppliers no longer in our supply chain, as of December 31, 2020. We assessed the conformity and reliability of these CMRT responses, conducted risk analyses and compliance improvement activities, and provided regular progress updates to our chief executive officer and other relevant members of management. In addition, we implemented strict limitations on authorizing transactions with new suppliers where risks materialized. We believe that these efforts have driven the following results.

 

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Based on the CMRT responses provided by our Covered Suppliers and our further due diligence to confirm the usage of 3TG minerals within our supply chain, we identified a total of 244 entities as smelters or refiners from which 3TG minerals were sourced. Out of the 244 entities, 243 smelters and refiners we identified in 2020 were independently audited under the RMAP and designated as “conformant,” and one smelter or refiner was progressing towards completion of an independent audit under the RMAP and designated as “active.” There were no smelters or refiners that were not independently audited under the RMAP (“non-participating”).

As a result of our source and chain of custody due diligence for the year ended December 31, 2020, we were able to confirm that 99.6% of the tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold smelters known to be in our supply chain as of December 31, 2020 were RMAP-conformant. We therefore found no reasonable basis for concluding that our sourcing of 3TG minerals necessary to the functionality of our products directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries.

The following table sets forth the number of smelters and refiners in our supply chain by RMAP status and type of mineral.

 

Status of identified smelters and refiners    Tantalum     Tin     Tungsten     Gold     Total  

Conformant

     38       57       41       107       243  

Active

     —         —         —         1       1  

Non-participating

     —         —         —         —         —    

Total

     38       57       41       108       244  

Total conformant ratio (%)

     100     100     100     99.1     99.6

Based on the information provided by our suppliers and our own due diligence efforts with known smelters and refiners through December 31, 2020, we believe that the facilities that may have been used to process the 3TG minerals in our products include the smelters and refiners listed in Annex I below.

Future Measures

We will continue to seek to source all 3TG minerals in our supply chain from smelters and refiners that are RMAP-conformant or that have otherwise been verified under an independent third-party audit as sourcing only minerals not benefitting armed groups in the Covered Countries, and we intend to do so through the following measures:

 

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Continue conducting due diligence of our supply chain and educating and training our Covered Suppliers in order to drive proactive measures by such suppliers;

 

   

Pursue voluntary participation in the RMAP by more smelters and refiners;

 

   

Continue information sharing and collaborative efforts with governmental and non-governmental entities and academia; and

 

   

Aim to eliminate from our supply chain and products the use of not only 3TG minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries, but also minerals from unethical sources that would cause human rights violations or environmental destruction.

 

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Annex I

Smelters and Refiners

 

Mineral    Smelter or Refiner Name    Country
Tantalum    Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    Japan
Tantalum    Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.    China
Tantalum    Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd    China
Tantalum    Exotech Inc.    United States of America
Tantalum    F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.    China
Tantalum    Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.    China
Tantalum    JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China
Tantalum    Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.    China
Tantalum    LSM Brasil S.A.    Brazil
Tantalum    Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.    India
Tantalum    Mineracao Taboca S.A.    Brazil
Tantalum    Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    Japan
Tantalum    NPM Silmet AS    Estonia
Tantalum    Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.    China
Tantalum    QuantumClean    United States of America
Tantalum    Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    China
Tantalum    Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO    Russia
Tantalum    Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.    Japan
Tantalum    Telex Metals    United States of America
Tantalum    Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC    Kazakhstan
Tantalum    Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.    China
Tantalum    D Block Metals, LLC    United States of America
Tantalum    FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.    China
Tantalum    Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    China
Tantalum    XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.    China
Tantalum    Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    China
Tantalum    KEMET Blue Metals    Mexico
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.    Thailand
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH    Germany
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH    Germany
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Inc.    United States of America
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Ltd.    Japan
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    Germany
Tantalum    Global Advanced Metals Boyertown    United States of America
Tantalum    Global Advanced Metals Aizu    Japan
Tantalum    Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    Brazil
Tantalum    Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material    China
Tantalum    PRG Dooel    North Macedonia
Tin    Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    Alpha    United States of America
Tin    Dowa    Japan
Tin    EM Vinto    Bolivia
Tin    Fenix Metals    Poland
Tin    Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC    China
Tin    China Tin Group Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)    Malaysia
Tin    Metallic Resources, Inc.    United States of America
Tin    Mineracao Taboca S.A.    Brazil
Tin    Minsur    Peru
Tin    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    Japan
Tin    Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.    China
Tin    O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.    Thailand
Tin    Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.    Bolivia
Tin    PT Artha Cipta Langgeng    Indonesia
Tin    PT Babel Inti Perkasa    Indonesia
Tin    PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari    Indonesia

 

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Tin    PT Mitra Stania Prima    Indonesia
Tin    PT Prima Timah Utama    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    Rui Da Hung    Taiwan
Tin    Soft Metais Ltda.    Brazil
Tin    Thaisarco    Thailand
Tin    Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.    Brazil
Tin    Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    Yunnan Tin Company Limited    China
Tin    Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.    Brazil
Tin    Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.    Brazil
Tin    PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya    Indonesia
Tin    O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.    Philippines
Tin    PT Rajehan Ariq    Indonesia
Tin    Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    Brazil
Tin    Metallo Belgium N.V.    Belgium
Tin    Metallo Spain S.L.U.    Spain
Tin    Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    Vietnam
Tin    PT Menara Cipta Mulia    Indonesia
Tin    HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant    China
Tin    Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant    China
Tin    Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    PT Bangka Serumpun    Indonesia
Tin    Tin Technology & Refining    United States of America
Tin    Ma’anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.    China
Tin    PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa    Indonesia
Tin    Luna Smelter, Ltd.    Rwanda
Tin    Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    A.L.M.T. Corp.    Japan
Tungsten    Kennametal Huntsville    United States of America
Tungsten    Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.    United States of America
Tungsten    Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.    Japan
Tungsten    Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Kennametal Fallon    United States of America
Tungsten    Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Vietnam
Tungsten    Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG    Austria
Tungsten    Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.    Vietnam
Tungsten    Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH    Germany
Tungsten    H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    Germany

 

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Tungsten    Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)    Vietnam
Tungsten    Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji    China
Tungsten    Niagara Refining LLC    United States of America
Tungsten    Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Hydrometallurg, JSC    Russia
Tungsten    Unecha Refractory metals plant    Russia
Tungsten    Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.    Philippines
Tungsten    Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    ACL Metais Eireli    Brazil
Tungsten    Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.    Republic of Korea
Tungsten    Moliren Ltd.    Russia
Tungsten    KGETS Co., Ltd.    Republic of Korea
Tungsten    Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.    China
Tungsten    Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.    Taiwan
Gold    Advanced Chemical Company    United States of America
Gold    Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.    Japan
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    Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    Japan
Gold    Aurubis AG    Germany
Gold    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)    Philippines
Gold    Boliden AB    Sweden
Gold    C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG    Germany
Gold    CCR Refinery—Glencore Canada Corporation    Canada
Gold    Cendres + Metaux S.A.    Switzerland
Gold    Chimet S.p.A.    Italy
Gold    Chugai Mining    Japan
Gold    DSC (Do Sung Corporation)    Republic of Korea
Gold    DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH    Germany
Gold    Dowa    Japan
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant    Japan
Gold    OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery    Russia
Gold    LT Metal Ltd.    Republic of Korea
Gold    Heimerle + Meule GmbH    Germany
Gold    Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.    China
Gold    Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG.    Germany
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    Japan Mint    Japan
Gold    Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.    China
Gold    Asahi Refining USA Inc.    United States of America
Gold    Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.    Canada
Gold    JSC Uralelectromed    Russia
Gold    JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.    Japan
Gold    Kazzinc    Kazakhstan
Gold    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC    United States of America
Gold    Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.    Japan
Gold    Kyrgyzaltyn JSC    Kyrgyzstan
Gold    LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.    Republic of Korea
Gold    Materion    United States of America
Gold    Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.    Japan
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.    China
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.    China
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.    Singapore
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

 

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Gold    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    Japan
Gold    Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    Japan
Gold    Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant    Russia
Gold    Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.    Turkey
Gold    Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat    Uzbekistan
Gold    Nihon Material Co., Ltd.    Japan
Gold    Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    Japan
Gold    OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)    Russia
Gold    PAMP S.A.    Switzerland
Gold    Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals    Russia
Gold    PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk    Indonesia
Gold    PX Precinox S.A.    Switzerland
Gold    Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.    South Africa
Gold    Royal Canadian Mint    Canada
Gold    Samduck Precious Metals    Republic of Korea
Gold    SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.    Spain
Gold    Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.    China
Gold    Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.    China
Gold    SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals    Russia
Gold    Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.    Taiwan
Gold    Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    Japan
Gold    Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.    Japan
Gold    The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.    China
Gold    Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.    Japan
Gold    Torecom    Republic of Korea
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    Yamakin Co., Ltd.    Japan
Gold    Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.    Japan
Gold    Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation    China
Gold    Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.    China
Gold    SAFINA A.S.    Czech Republic
Gold    Umicore Precious Metals Thailand    Thailand
Gold    Geib Refining Corporation    United States of America
Gold    MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.    India
Gold    KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna    Poland
Gold    Singway Technology Co., Ltd.    Taiwan
Gold    Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC    United Arab Emirates
Gold    Emirates Gold DMCC    United Arab Emirates
Gold    T.C.A S.p.A    Italy
Gold    REMONDIS PMR B.V.    Netherlands
Gold    Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.    Republic of Korea
Gold    Marsam Metals    Brazil
Gold    TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn    Kazakhstan
Gold    SAAMP    France
Gold    L’Orfebre S.A.    Andorra
Gold    8853 S.p.A.    Italy
Gold    Italpreziosi    Italy
Gold    SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH    Germany
Gold    WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH    Germany
Gold    Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH    Austria
Gold    AU Traders and Refiners    South Africa
Gold    Bangalore Refinery    India
Gold    SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.    Republic of Korea
Gold    Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA    Chile
Gold    Safimet S.p.A    Italy
Gold    DS PRETECH Co., Ltd.    Republic of Korea
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant    Japan
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant    Japan

 

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