EX-1.01 2 a17-14394_1ex1d01.htm EX-1.01

Exhibit 1.01

 

BioTelemetry, Inc.

 

Conflict Minerals Report for the year ended December 31, 2016

 

This Conflict Minerals Report of BioTelemetry, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2016 is provided pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”). The Rule was adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to implement disclosure and reporting requirements pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. As permitted by the Rule and in accordance with guidance issued by the SEC on April 29, 2014, this report has not been subject to an independent private sector audit.

 

1.                                      Introduction

 

BioTelemetry, Inc. (hereinafter “BioTelemetry”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) provides cardiac monitoring services, cardiac monitoring device manufacturing, and centralized cardiac core laboratory services. Since the Company became focused on cardiac monitoring in 1999, the Company has developed a proprietary integrated patient management platform that incorporates a wireless data transmission network, Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) cleared algorithms and medical devices, and 24-hour digital monitoring service centers.

 

This report has been prepared by the management of BioTelemetry. This report does not include the activities of entities that are not required to be consolidated in our financial statements.

 

In accordance with the Rule, this report is available on our website: http://investors.gobio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FORM-SD-Exhibit-1.01.pdf

 

2.                                      Supply chain description and Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

 

2.1                               General information on Biotelemetry’s supply chain

 

The hardware provided by BioTelemetry largely consists of electronics. Our supply chain is complex with multiple tiers of suppliers and we are a remote downstream participant. For manufacturing, BioTelemetry purchases customized and standardized components from several global providers as well as from local and regional suppliers, either off-the-shelf or in accordance with Biotelemetry’s design or specifications. Certain types of components are produced in-house. The production of printed circuit boards and molded plastic components is mostly outsourced to manufacturing services companies. Final configuration of products is largely done in-house and on-demand. This consists of assembling and testing modules and integrating them into complete units.

 

2.2                               Overview of BioTelemetry’s Conflict Minerals Program and Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

 

BioTelemetry gathers conflict minerals information from our suppliers. Through this we know that many of our products contain tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (“3TG”) that are necessary to the functionality of those products.

 

As part of BioTelemetry’s commitment to responsible sourcing, human rights and sustainability, it is our goal that the 3TG in our products should not, directly or indirectly, finance or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining countries (the “DRC”). At the same time, we aim to continue supporting responsible mineral sourcing in the region. BioTelemetry’s efforts with respect to 3TG are aligned to the work of the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative  (“CFSI”) and our aim is to improve the traceability in our supply chain.

 

BioTelemetry does not ban materials from the DRC or avoid using 3TGs. The Company has a program team and utilizes outside advisors to fulfill compliance with the Rule, perform the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry and report on 3TG. This team is responsible for BioTelemetry’s 3TG implementation work and senior management is regularly informed about matters relating to 3TG.

 



 

BioTelemetry relies on its first tier suppliers to provide information on the origin of 3TG contained in components and parts included in BioTelemetry’s products. This includes sources of 3TG that are supplied to them from sub-suppliers. Our first tier suppliers are similarly reliant upon information provided by their upstream suppliers. Certain of BioTelemetry’s large hardware suppliers are also SEC registrants and subject to the Rule.

 

The identification of first tier suppliers of BioTelemetry that are in scope under the Rule involves different regions, business units and production sites that are part of BioTelemetry’s global organization. The sourcing organization has an important role in leading and coordinating the work. Suppliers identified to be in scope are first tier suppliers of BioTelemetry supplying (i) products containing 3TG that BioTelemetry contracts to manufacture, (ii) materials, parts, components and other products, containing 3TG, that are incorporated into or included in a product manufactured by BioTelemetry, or (iii) materials used in the production of BioTelemetry’s products where 3TG becomes part of the final product. Suppliers of products that BioTelemetry does not contract to manufacture (i.e. products purchased “off-the shelf”) and not included in, or incorporated into, a BioTelemetry product have been considered out of scope for purposes of the Rule. In our annual inquiry we survey first tier suppliers identified to be in scope and analyze and follow up upon responses as we deem appropriate. Accordingly, during 2016, BioTelemetry conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry to determine the origin of the 3TG in BioTelemetry’s products.

 

BioTelemetry believes that industry cooperation is one of the best ways to address issues related to 3TG in an efficient and transparent way. BioTelemetry is engaged and actively cooperates with supply-chain participants and supports the 3TG industry initiatives such as the CFSI driven by the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC).

 

In accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the related Supplements for gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten (the “OECD Guidance”), we support the CFSI’s audit of smelters’ and refiners’ due diligence activities. In our internal processes, we use information obtained using CFSI’s Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Data for BioTelemetry.

 

The Company has identified the following products that may contain Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured, or contracted to manufacture, by Universal Medical, Inc.:  Pacetrak Plus, Pacetrak ENR, Pacetrak Speaks, Heartrak Smart, Heartrak Smart AF, Heartrak 2, Heartrak ECAT, Heartrak TCAT, Heartrak ECAT2, Heartrak Smart Wireless, and Cardiostation Transtelephonic Module.

 

The Company has identified the following products that may contain Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured, or contracted to manufacture, by Braemar:  DL800, DL900, DL1200, DTXT, PORT/DOCK, ER8, ER9, ER920W, LOOPER, PER900, Fusion, C5, PSITECIII, CardioKey, EZPUMP, BTP-1000S and BTP-1000M.

 

3.                                      Due Diligence

 

BioTelemetry has processes in place for the purpose of exercising due diligence in the supply chain. The design of the due diligence processes conforms substantially to the OECD Guidance as it relates to “downstream” purchasers of products and components. Our position in the supply chain is remote.  We do not have a direct relationship with mining companies or with 3TG smelters and refiners, nor do we perform direct audits of these entities that provide our supply chain with 3TG.  We rely upon industry efforts to influence smelters and refiners to be audited and certified through CFSI’s Conflict Free Smelter Program.

 

The due diligence processes have been described below under sub-headings corresponding to the five-step framework of the OECD Guidance.

 

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3.1                               Maintain strong management systems

 

The first step relates to strong management systems. As mentioned above, BioTelemetry has established a program team for reporting on 3TG and compliance with the Rule. This team is responsible for the 3TG implementation work and senior management is regularly informed about matters relating to 3TG. Controls include, but are not limited to, supplier requirements relating to 3TG as described above and are integrated in our template supplier agreements.

 

With respect to 2016, identification of smelters/refiners in our supply chain was made via the use of due diligence tools created by the CFSI, including the EICC/GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template 4.01 (the “Template”). The Template is a supply chain survey designed to identify the smelters and refiners that process the necessary 3TG contained in our supply chain. The information from our suppliers, in combination with information from the CFSI, helps BioTelemetry to obtain information on the origin of minerals processed. Data obtained was reviewed and analyzed by BioTelemetry.

 

We have grievance mechanisms, notably a whistleblower tool, managed by an external service provider, for the reporting of alleged violations of laws or the Code of Business Ethics that relate to corruption, questionable accounting, or auditing matters that seriously affect vital interests of the Group or Compliance, in general. Violations reported through the whistleblower tool are handled by BioTelemetry’s Group Compliance Forum, consisting of representatives from BioTelemetry’s Group Function Legal Affairs and Group Function Human Resources. Information regarding incidents is reported to the Compliance and Audit Committees. Reports include measures taken, details of the responsible Group function and the status of any investigation.

 

3.2                               Identify and assess risk in the supply chain

 

In the second step, risks are identified and assessed. Downstream companies should, with help from their first tier suppliers, identify smelters and refiners in the supply chain.

 

In BioTelemetry’s 2016 survey, first tier suppliers identified to be in scope were requested by BioTelemetry to provide information on 3TG in their supply chain through completing and submitting the Template. Suppliers were provided with support material, including the generally available instructions and training illustrating the use of the tool that is available on CFSI’s website. To ensure sufficient quality, a high response rate and to minimize risks, the responses received were continuously analyzed and followed up as deemed appropriate. The data obtained was saved, reviewed and analyzed by BioTelemetry. Supplier responses were reviewed against criteria developed to determine which responses required further engagement with our suppliers. These criteria were developed to identify whether the responses from suppliers were incomplete and where further inquiries were necessary. Suppliers were contacted via e-mail or telephone to improve the quality of responses and increase the response rate.

 

We have had a risk based approach focused on suppliers with incomplete data since they are typically deemed to constitute a higher risk. As part of the risk mitigation efforts, additional efforts were mainly targeted at suppliers that are awarded large parts of our business on an ongoing basis.

 

3.3                               Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

 

Under the third step companies are encouraged to design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks. Due diligence within BioTelemetry is an on-going process, both proactive and reactive, where suppliers are continuously evaluated against BioTelemetry’s requirements to ensure that these requirements are systematically incorporated in the suppliers’ processes.

 

We continuously work to improve our due diligence processes with respect to 3TG, mainly focusing on the quality of data received from suppliers surveyed. This includes communication and collaboration with suppliers for purposes of improving the response rate of surveyed suppliers and improving the reliability and quality of the information provided. As described above, we have a risk based approach when reviewing and following up supplier responses and we generally prioritize suppliers that we frequently purchase from.

 

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3.4                               Independent third party audit of smelters’/refiners’ due diligence practices

 

The fourth step focuses on analysis of smelters’/refiners’ due diligence practices. We support the Conflict Free Smelter Program (“CFSP”) as well as the development and implementation of due diligence practices and tools such as the Template. Due to the structure of our supply chain, there can be many tiers of suppliers between BioTelemetry and the smelters and refiners in the supply chain. We analyze the received data on smelters and refiners and compare such information against the list of facilities that have received a “conflict free” designation from the CFSP. Via the CFSI we also can access information on country of origin and due diligence information on the 3TG sourced by such facilities.

 

3.5                               Report annually on supply chain due diligence

 

The fifth step encourages reporting on supply chain due diligence. We have a public statement on 3TG on our external website and strive to continuously increase 3TG awareness within BioTelemetry and among suppliers. BioTelemetry’s public statement on the sourcing of 3TG is available on our website: http://investors.gobio.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/FORM-SD-Exhibit-1.01.pdf

 

In accordance with the Rule, we make our Conflict Minerals Policy available on our website: http://investors.gobio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Product-Components-and-Conflict-Minerals-Policy1.pdf

 

4.                                      2016 due diligence results

 

For the calendar year 2016, our inquiries were made on the supplier level. Inquiries also include responses where suppliers were unable to specify the smelters or refiners used for components supplied to us and certain responses included names of smelters or refiners that we believe may have been misidentified as smelters or refiners that we believe are not operational. Such names have not been listed among identified smelters and refiners.

 

The response rate among suppliers surveyed in 2016 was 82%. A higher response rate was achieved in the group of suppliers that are awarded a larger part of our business. Among the supplier responses, we identified approximately 400 unique smelters as potential sources of 3TG that were reported to be in the supply chain at some point during the 2016 calendar year. The following table presents, by mineral, the percentages of identified smelters or refiners in our supply chain that have been verified as conflict-free or pledged or committed to CFSI validation.

 

Metal

 

Identified smelters
verified as
CFSP  conflict-
free, or the smelter
pledged or
committed to CFSI
validation

 

Number of identified smelters
for each metal

 

Tantalum

 

92.0

%

49

 

Tungsten

 

87.0

%

52

 

Tin

 

83.0

%

101

 

Gold

 

74.0

%

152

 

 

We have determined that seeking information about 3TG smelters and refiners in our supply chain represents the most reasonable effort we can make to determine the locations of origin of the 3TG in our supply chain. A list of identified smelters, by mineral, is contained in “Annex 1.”

 

During 2017, we expect to continue to review and evolve our due diligence processes with respect to 3TG. As part of these efforts, we expect to collaborate with suppliers for purposes of further improving the supplier response rate and the reliability and quality of information provided.

 

Due to the size, breadth and complexity of our products, and the constant evolution of our supply chain, the process of successfully tracing all of the conflict minerals used in our products back to their country of origin will require additional time and resources.  We are committed to implementing processes to improve the quantity and quality of responses from our supply chain and to verifying the accuracy and completeness of the information we receive directly from suppliers or which is otherwise available to us through industry and other initiatives.

 

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Our ability to make determinations about the presence and source of origin of 3TGs in our products depends upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, (i) the respective due diligence efforts of our tier one suppliers and their supply chain, as well as their willingness to disclose such information to us, and (ii) the ability and willingness of our supply chain to adopt the OECD Guidance and other initiatives or guidance that may develop over time with respect to responsible sourcing.  The failure to obtain reliable information from any level of our supply chain could have a material impact on our ability to provide meaningful information on the presence and origin of 3TGs in our products’ supply chain with any reasonable degree of certainty.  There can be no assurance that our suppliers will continue to cooperate with our diligence inquiries and our requests for certifications or to provide us with the documentation or other evidence that we consider reliable or in a time frame sufficient to allow us to make a reasonable and reliable assessment following appropriate further diligence measures, as may be required.

 

5.                                      Forward Looking Statements

 

Certain of the matters discussed in this report, including in particular our due diligence processes with respect to 3TG, include forward-looking statements. Readers of this document are cautioned that our forward-looking statements are not guarantees of our future actions, which may differ materially from the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. We expressly disclaim a duty to provide updates to these forward-looking statements after the date of this filing to reflect events or changes in circumstances or changes in expectations or the occurrence of anticipated events.

 

The information included on any websites that appear in this report and other materials referenced to is not incorporated by reference in this report.

 

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Annex 1

 

Metal

 

Smelter or Refiner Name

 

Smelter Country

Gold

 

Asahi Pretec Corporation

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Nihon Material Co. LTD

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

 

TAIWAN

Gold

 

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co. Ltd

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Argor-Heraeus SA

 

SWITZERLAND

Gold

 

Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Dowa

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Dowa Metals & Mining.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Argor-Heraeus S.A.

 

SWITZERLAND

Gold

 

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

 

CANADA

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies S.A.

 

SWITZERLAND

Gold

 

Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint

 

AUSTRALIA

Gold

 

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG

 

GERMANY

Gold

 

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

 

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.

 

GERMANY

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

 

SINGAPORE

Gold

 

Asahi Pretec Corp.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Valcambi S.A.

 

SWITZERLAND

Gold

 

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

 

SOUTH AFRICA

Gold

 

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

 

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

 

Aurubis AG

 

GERMANY

Gold

 

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

 

PHILIPPINES

Gold

 

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

 

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

 

CANADA

Gold

 

Metalor USA Refining Corporation

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

 

Republic Metals Corporation

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

 

Royal Canadian Mint

 

CANADA

Gold

 

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

 

MEXICO

Gold

 

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

 

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Metal

 

Smelter or Refiner Name

 

Smelter Country

Gold

 

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

 

THAILAND

Gold

 

Elemetal Refining, LLC

 

UNITED STATES

Gold

 

Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A.

 

SPAIN

Gold

 

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Boliden AB

 

SWEDEN

Gold

 

Schone Edelmetaal B.V.

 

NETHERLANDS

Gold

 

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

 

GERMANY

Gold

 

Chimet S.p.A.

 

ITALY

Gold

 

Materion

 

UNITED STATES

Gold

 

DODUCO GmbH

 

GERMANY

Gold

 

Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

 

BELGIUM

Gold

 

OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

 

PX Précinox S.A.

 

SWITZERLAND

Gold

 

Umicore Brasil Ltda.

 

BRAZIL

Gold

 

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

 

INDONESIA

Gold

 

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

 

UNITED STATES

Gold

 

PAMP S.A.

 

SWITZERLAND

Gold

 

Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Istanbul Gold Refinery

 

TURKEY

Gold

 

JSC Uralelectromed

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

 

Kazzinc

 

KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

 

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

 

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

 

Japan Mint

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery

 

CHINA

Gold

 

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

 

GERMANY

Gold

 

JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

 

AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração

 

BRAZIL

Gold

 

SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

 

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

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Metalor Switzerland

 

SWITZERLAND

Gold

 

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

 

UZBEKISTAN

Gold

 

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

 

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

 

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC

 

KYRGYZSTAN

Gold

 

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

 

INDIA

Gold

 

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

 

TURKEY

Gold

 

Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH

 

AUSTRIA

Gold

 

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

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

 

Samduck Precious Metals

 

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

 

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

 

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

Gold

 

T.C.A S.p.A

 

ITALY

Gold

 

Torecom

 

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

 

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Metal

 

Smelter or Refiner Name

 

Smelter Country

Gold

 

Advanced Chemical Company

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

 

Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

 

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

 

TURKEY

Gold

 

Caridad

 

MEXICO

Gold

 

Cendres + Métaux S.A.

 

SWITZERLAND

Gold

 

Chugai Mining

 

JAPAN

Gold

 

Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.

 

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

 

Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Geib Refining Corporation

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

 

Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited

 

CHINA

Gold

 

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

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

HwaSeong CJ Co., Ltd.

 

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

 

Kazakhmys Smelting LLC

 

KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

 

KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna

 

POLAND

Gold

 

L’azurde Company For Jewelry

 

SAUDI ARABIA

Gold

 

Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

 

UZBEKISTAN

Gold

 

Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

Sabin Metal Corp.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

 

Samwon Metals Corp.

 

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

 

SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH

 

GERMANY

Gold

 

Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

So Accurate Group, Inc.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

 

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH

 

GERMANY

Gold

 

Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Gold

 

AU Traders and Refiners

 

SOUTH AFRICA

Gold

 

AURA-II

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

 

Bangalore Refinery

 

INDIA

Gold

 

Emirates Gold DMCC

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

 

Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.

 

ZIMBABWE

Gold

 

Gujarat Gold Centre

 

INDIA

Gold

 

Kaloti Precious Metals

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Gold

 

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

 

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

 

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

 

MALAYSIA

Gold

 

Morris and Watson

 

NEW ZEALAND

Gold

 

Remondis Argentia B.V.

 

NETHERLANDS

Gold

 

SAAMP

 

FRANCE

Gold

 

SAFINA A.S.

 

CZECH REPUBLIC

Gold

 

Sai Refinery

 

INDIA

Gold

 

Sudan Gold Refinery

 

SUDAN

 

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Metal

 

Smelter or Refiner Name

 

Smelter Country

Gold

 

Tony Goetz NV

 

BELGIUM

Gold

 

TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn

 

KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

 

Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia

 

ZAMBIA

Gold

 

Abington Reldan Metals, LLC

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

 

CANADA

 

CANADA

Gold

 

UNITED STATES

 

UNITED STATES

Gold

 

BELGIUM

 

BELGIUM

Gold

 

Bauer Walser AG

 

GERMANY

Gold

 

Faggi Enrico S.p.A.

 

ITALY

Gold

 

Korea Metal Co., Ltd.

 

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Gold

 

OJSC Kolyma Refinery

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tantalum

 

F & X

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.

 

THAILAND

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar

 

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

 

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

 

KAZAKHSTAN

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH

 

GERMANY

Tantalum

 

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

D Block Metals, LLC

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

 

Duoluoshan

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Exotech Inc.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

 

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

 

JAPAN

Tantalum

 

Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg

 

GERMANY

Tantalum

 

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

 

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

KEMET Blue Metals

 

MEXICO

Tantalum

 

KEMET Blue Powder

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

 

King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

LSM Brasil S.A.

 

BRAZIL

Tantalum

 

Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.

 

INDIA

Tantalum

 

Mineração Taboca S.A.

 

BRAZIL

Tantalum

 

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Tantalum

 

Molycorp Silmet A.S.

 

ESTONIA

Tantalum

 

Plansee SE Liezen

 

AUSTRIA

Tantalum

 

Plansee SE Reutte

 

AUSTRIA

Tantalum

 

QuantumClean

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

 

Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.

 

BRAZIL

 

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Metal

 

Smelter or Refiner Name

 

Smelter Country

Tantalum

 

RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tantalum

 

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Tantalum

 

Telex Metals

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

 

Tranzact, Inc.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

 

XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

 

CHINA

Tantalum

 

Power Resources Ltd.

 

MACEDONIA (THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF)

Tantalum

 

E.S.R. Electronics

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

 

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

 

MALAYSIA

Tin

 

PT Timah

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

CV United Smelting

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

EM Vinto

 

BOLIVIA

Tin

 

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co. Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Metallo Chimique

 

BELGIUM

Tin

 

Mineração Taboca S.A.

 

BRAZIL

Tin

 

Minsur

 

PERU

Tin

 

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

 

JAPAN

Tin

 

OMSA

 

BOLIVIA

Tin

 

PT Bukit Timah

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Mitra Stania Prima

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT REFINED BANGKA TIN

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Tambang Timah

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

Thailand Smelting & Refining Co., Ltd

 

THAILAND

Tin

 

Thaisarco

 

THAILAND

Tin

 

Yunnan Tin Company Limited

 

CHINA

Tin

 

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Metallo-Chimique N.V.

 

BELGIUM

Tin

 

Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.

 

BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)

Tin

 

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.

 

BRAZIL

Tin

 

PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

Metallic Resources, Inc.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

 

PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

Dowa

 

JAPAN

Tin

 

Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.

 

BRAZIL

Tin

 

Alpha

 

UNITED STATES

Tin

 

PT DS Jaya Abadi

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Babel Inti Perkasa

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Inti Stania Prima

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Bangka Tin Industry

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

 

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Metal

 

Smelter or Refiner Name

 

Smelter Country

Tin

 

MSC

 

MALAYSIA

Tin

 

China Yunnan Tin Co Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

CV Ayi Jaya

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

CV Gita Pesona

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

CV Serumpun Sebalai

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

CV Venus Inti Perkasa

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

Elmet S.L.U.

 

SPAIN

Tin

 

Fenix Metals

 

POLAND

Tin

 

Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

 

BRAZIL

Tin

 

Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.

 

BRAZIL

Tin

 

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

 

THAILAND

Tin

 

O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

 

PHILIPPINES

Tin

 

PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Bangka Prima Tin

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Cipta Persada Mulia

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Menara Cipta Mulia

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Panca Mega Persada

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Prima Timah Utama

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Sukses Inti Makmur

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Sumber Jaya Indah

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Tommy Utama

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.

 

BRAZIL

Tin

 

Rui Da Hung

 

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

Tin

 

Soft Metais Ltda.

 

BRAZIL

Tin

 

VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC

 

VIET NAM

Tin

 

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company

 

VIET NAM

Tin

 

CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

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

 

VIET NAM

Tin

 

Estanho de Rondônia S.A.

 

BRAZIL

Tin

 

Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

 

VIET NAM

Tin

 

Phoenix Metal Ltd.

 

RWANDA

Tin

 

PT Justindo

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Karimun Mining

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Tirus Putra Mandiri

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Wahana Perkit Jaya

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

 

VIET NAM

Tin

 

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

An Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.

 

VIET NAM

Tin

 

Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

 

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Metal

 

Smelter or Refiner Name

 

Smelter Country

Tin

 

CV Dua Sekawan

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

CV Tiga Sekawan

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

 

MALAYSIA

Tin

 

PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT O.M. Indonesia

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PERU

 

PERU

Tin

 

Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tin

 

Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tin

 

PT Bangka Kudai Tin

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Bangka Putra Karya

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari

 

INDONESIA

Tin

 

Yunnan Tin Company, Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

China National Nonferrous Industry Corp.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co Ltd

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Hunan Chun-Chang Nonferrous Smelting & Concentrating Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.

 

JAPAN

Tungsten

 

Kennametal Huntsville

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

 

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

 

Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

Tungsten

 

Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG

 

AUSTRIA

Tungsten

 

Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG

 

GERMANY

Tungsten

 

Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC

 

VIET NAM

Tungsten

 

Hydrometallurg, JSC

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

H.C. Starck GmbH

 

GERMANY

Tungsten

 

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

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

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

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

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Kennametal Fallon

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

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Metal

 

Smelter or Refiner Name

 

Smelter Country

Tungsten

 

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Niagara Refining LLC

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

 

Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

VIET NAM

Tungsten

 

Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

 

VIET NAM

Tungsten

 

Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

 

VIET NAM

Tungsten

 

Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

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

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

ACL Metais Eireli

 

BRAZIL

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Moliren Ltd

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

 

Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.

 

PHILIPPINES

Tungsten

 

South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Unecha Refractory metals plant

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

 

Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.

 

KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

Tungsten

 

Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

CHINA

Tungsten

 

Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd.

 

JAPAN

 

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