EX-1.01 2 avns2022formsdex101.htm EXHIBIT 1.01 CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT Document

EXHIBIT 1.01

Avanos Medical, Inc.
Conflict Minerals Report
For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

I.Introduction
This Conflict Minerals Report (“Report”) by Avanos Medical, Inc., is for the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 (“Reporting Period”). Unless the context otherwise indicates, “Avanos,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” mean Avanos Medical, Inc. and its consolidated and combined subsidiaries.
This Report is intended to comply with Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule”). The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on public companies that manufacture or contract to manufacture products containing conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. Form SD defines “conflict minerals” as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite and their derivatives, which are currently limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten. We identified tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (“3TGs”) that are necessary to the functionality or production of certain products that we manufactured or contracted to manufacture during the Reporting Period.
As described in this report, Avanos has reason to believe that some of the 3TGs present in its supply chain may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining country (collectively, “Covered Countries”). Therefore, we performed a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) to determine whether any of the 3TGs in our products originated from the Covered Countries and were not from recycled or scrap sources. Based on the RCOI, we determined that we may have some suppliers that sourced 3TGs from the Covered Countries, and we proceeded to conduct due diligence on our supplier base. The results of our due diligence are discussed below.
II.Company Overview
A.Our Business
Avanos is a medical technology company focused on delivering clinically superior medical device solutions that will help patients get back to the things that matter. Avanos is committed to addressing some of today’s most important healthcare needs, including providing a vital lifeline for nutrition to patients from hospital to home, and reducing the use of opioids while helping patients move from surgery to recovery. Avanos develops, manufactures and markets its recognized brands globally and hold leading market positions in multiple categories across our portfolio.
The address of Avanos’ principal executive office is 5405 Windward Parkway, Suite 100 South, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004, and our telephone number is (844) 428-2667.
B.Business Segment
We conduct our business in one operating and reportable segment that provides our medical device products to healthcare providers and patients with manufacturing facilities in the United States and Mexico. We provide a portfolio of innovative product offerings focused on pain management and chronic care to improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of care.
Chronic Care is a portfolio of products that include the following:
Digestive health products such as our MIC-KEY enteral feeding tubes, Corpak patient feeding solutions and Neomed neonatal and pediatric feeding solutions. The digestive health product category accounted for 41% of our consolidated net sales in the year ended December 31, 2022.
Respiratory health products include closed airway suction systems and other airway management devices under the BALLARD, MICROCUFF and ENDOCLEAR brands. The respiratory health product category accounted for 17% of our consolidated net sales in the year ended December 31, 2022.
Pain Management is a portfolio of products that include the following:
Acute pain products such as ON-Q and AmbIT surgical pain pumps and Game Ready cold and compression therapy systems. The acute pain product category accounted for 20% of our consolidated net sales in the year ended December 31, 2022.
Interventional pain solutions, which provide minimally invasive pain relief therapies, such as our COOLIEF pain therapy and OrthogenRx's knee osteoarthritis pain relieve injection products. Our interventional pain product category accounted for 22% of our consolidated net sales in the year ended December 31, 2022.



C.Our Products
For the Reporting Period, as applicable, we conducted an analysis of our Chronic Care and Pain Management products to determine which, if any, were likely to contain 3TGs. The analysis identified that 3TGs were necessary to the functionality or production of certain products that we manufactured or contracted to manufacture during the Reporting Period. This was the case especially for the electrical components of such products.
III.Description of Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”)
We began our scoping process by developing a list of our suppliers that provide us with products that may contain one or more of the 3TGs. We then populated the list with contact information and provided it to our third-party service provider (“Service Provider”). The supplier list was then uploaded to our Service Provider’s software tool that allows us to store and manage supplier requests and documentation.
Our Service Provider then conducted the supplier survey portion of the RCOI utilizing the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) developed by the Responsible Business Alliance and The Global e-Sustainability Initiative. The CMRT was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters that provide material to a company’s supply chain. It includes questions regarding a direct supplier’s conflict minerals policy, due diligence process, and supply chain, including such supply chain information as the names and locations of smelters and refiners.
As part of the supplier survey, suppliers were asked to complete the CMRT. All communications were tracked and monitored in the Service Provider’s software tool. Non-responsive suppliers were contacted a minimum of 3 times. Any suppliers that continued to be non-responsive were advanced to an escalation phase and further contacted on an individual basis.
To ensure that our suppliers understood our expectations regarding the sourcing of 3TGs, we and our Service Provider offered training to them though webinars, videos, documents, and one-on-one discussions. The offering included our Service Provider’s Learning Management System, which allowed access to our Service Provider’s Conflict Minerals training course. This training was tracked based on completion. All suppliers were encouraged to complete all the modules in the course.
The RCOI also included automated data validation on all submitted CMRTs. The goal of data validation is to increase the accuracy of submissions. All submitted CMRTs were classified as valid or invalid. All suppliers who submitted CMRTs that were classified as invalid were contacted to address items such as incomplete data, missing smelter information, or inconsistent answers. All of these communications were monitored and tracked in our Service Provider’s software system. As of May 15, 2023, there were only 2 invalid submissions that had not been corrected by suppliers.
Based on the RCOI, we determined that we may have some suppliers that sourced 3TGs from the Covered Countries; therefore, in an effort to locate mines with the greatest possible specificity, we conducted due diligence on our supplier base.
IV.Due Diligence
A.Design of Due Diligence
We designed our due diligence procedures to conform, in all material respects, with the due diligence framework presented by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) in the publication OECD (2013) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, and the related Supplements for tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold.
Avanos’ conflict minerals due diligence process includes the five steps described in the Guidance, namely: (1) establishing strong company management systems, (2) identifying and assessing risks in our supply chain, (3) designing and implementing a strategy to respond to identified risks, (4) utilizing independent third-party audits, and (5) publicly reporting on our supply chain due diligence. A summary of our due diligence measures is outlined below.
B.Performance of Due Diligence
Step 1.    Establishing Strong Company Management Systems
a.Internal Team
We organized a Conflict Minerals Committee comprised of individuals in management positions across multiple departments, namely Legal, Procurement, and Finance. The Committee leads our conflict minerals compliance effort and is responsible for implementing our conflict minerals compliance strategy and for overseeing the program.
b.Control Systems
We have applicable policies and statements such as a Code of Conduct that outlines expected behaviors for all Avanos employees, a Supplier Social Compliance Standard that outlines expected behaviors for all Avanos vendors, and a Conflict



Minerals Policy Statement (“Statement”). All three items are available on our website. The Statement, in particular, can be found in the Investor Relations section of our website, under Corporate Governance, at https://avanos.investorroom.com.
c.Supplier Engagement
We utilized our Service Provider’s software reporting tool, and the CMRT to collect Conflict Minerals declarations from our supply base. The software tool allowed us to assist our suppliers in understanding our expectations and requirements and increase the rate of responses we received from our suppliers to our survey requests. We also communicated with relevant suppliers our expectation that they assist us in complying with our efforts related to our conflict minerals program. This includes obtaining information from them to support the chain of custody of the 3TGs identified in our products.
d.Grievance Mechanisms
We have several mechanisms that allow people to alert Company management about any concerns they may have about our compliance or ethics. Our Code of Conduct sets out ways to report concerns, including a Code of Conduct Hotline and Online Reporting tool, which both allow reports, in any language, to be made confidentially and anonymously at the election of the person making the report. We also have made publicly available on our website policies for communicating with our Board of Directors and with our compliance-oversight Committees of the Board, namely the Audit Committee and the Compliance Committee. These mechanisms are available to people who may be concerned about compliance with our conflict minerals program or with any other compliance matter.
e.Maintain Records
We maintain a company-wide document retention policy. The policy extends to the documents accumulated in performing our due diligence for this Report and requires that the documents be retained for a period of ten years. As well, our Service Provider stores all of the information and findings from this process in a database that can be audited by internal or external parties.
Step 2.    Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain
Due to the complexity of our products and supply chain, it is difficult for us to identify indirect suppliers. We have relied on responses from our direct suppliers to provide us with information about the source of conflict minerals contained in the parts and components they supply to us. Similarly, our direct suppliers also rely on information provided to them by their suppliers. This chain of information creates a level of uncertainty and risk about the accuracy of the information. We will continue to monitor, adapt, and modify our due diligence practices to conform to recognized industry best practices.
In accordance with the Guidance, it is important to understand risk levels associated with conflict minerals in the supply chain. Each facility that meets the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) definition of a smelter or refiner of a 3TG mineral is assigned a risk of high, medium or low based on 5 scoring criteria, namely: (1) geographic proximity to the DRC and Covered Countries; (2) known mineral source country of origin; (3) responsible Minerals Assurance Process audit status; (4) credible evidence of unethical or conflict sourcing; and (5) peer assessments conducted by credible third-party sources.
Additionally, we evaluated suppliers on their conflict minerals program strength. Many companies continue to develop their programs and still provide an answer of “unknown” in response to our survey questions. We used the following criteria to evaluate the strength of their programs, with the capital letters, below, corresponding to the ones in the CMRT declaration tab:
A. Have you established a conflict minerals sourcing policy?
E. Have you implemented due diligence measures for conflict-free sourcing?
G. Do you review due diligence information received from your suppliers against your company’s expectations?
H. Does your review process include corrective action management?
When suppliers meet or exceed those criteria (Yes to at least A, E, G, H), they are deemed to have a strong program. When suppliers do not meet those criteria, they are deemed to have a weak program.
Our identification and risk assessment process also involves: (1) seeking information about 3TG smelters and refiners in our supply chain by requesting that our suppliers complete the CMRT, (2) verifying those smelters and refiners with RMI lists, (3) conducting the due diligence review, and (4) obtaining additional documentation and verification, as applicable. We believe that the inquiries and analysis described above represent a reasonable effort to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TGs in our Covered Products.
Step 3.    Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks
Our Supplier Social Compliance Standards and Conflict Minerals Policy Statement set out our expectations for our suppliers. If these expectations are not met, the business relationship between us and the supplier will be evaluated. For example, if we find that we source 3TGs that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries, we will encourage the



applicable supplier to establish an alternative source of the minerals that does not support such conflict. If an alternative source cannot be found or the supplier chooses not to respond to this risk, we will assess whether or not we can replace the supplier. We have found no instance to date where we believed it was necessary to implement such risk mitigation efforts.
Step 4.    Utilize Independent Third-Party Audits
We do not have a direct relationship with smelters and refiners (“SORs”) and do not perform or direct audits of these entities. Instead, we rely on third party assurances and certifications such as from the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process.
Step 5.    Publicly Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence
This Report, which constitutes our annual report on our due diligence efforts, is available on our website in the Investor Relations section, under SEC Filings, at https://avanos.investorroom.com. This Report also is filed with the SEC.
V.Results of Due Diligence
A.Survey Results
As described above, we surveyed our supply chain and reviewed the responses to determine whether further engagement with our suppliers was required. The determination to further engage with them was based on criteria such as untimely responses, incomplete responses, and inconsistencies within the data reported. Suppliers who provided a CMRT were asked to submit SOR information. The results are discussed in the Smelters and Refiners section below.
B.Efforts to Determine Mine or Location of Origin
Because we do not have relationships with the smelters and refiners, we relied on requests to our suppliers that they complete the RMI template. We believe that process suffices as a good faith effort to determine the identity of the mines or the locations of origin of 3TGs in our supply chain.
C.Smelters and Refiners
Of the suppliers we surveyed, many completed the RMI template at the company or business unit level, and they were unable to verify that 3TGs from the processing facilities they listed were in components they supplied to us. The quality of the responses we received from suppliers varied. Many responses provided via the CMRT included the names of facilities listed by the suppliers as SORs. The CMRT responses that did not list at least one smelter for each 3TG were considered invalid, and our Service Provider followed up on these responses, urging suppliers to resubmit the form and include the smelter information. There are still suppliers that were unable to provide SORs used for the materials supplied to us.
For all the CMRT responses that indicated a smelter, our Service Provider compared them to the list of smelters maintained by the RMI. As of May 15, 2023, we validated 341 SORs. Appendix A lists only the SORs that our suppliers reported as being in their supply chains and that we validated. Appendix B is a compilation of countries of origin, setting out the countries from which the reported facilities source their conflict minerals.
As our suppliers have been largely unable to provide us with the information necessary to determine country of origin at the product level, we are unable to provide additional SOR names or country of origin information at this time. We will continue to work with our suppliers to obtain smelter information at the product level.
VI.Future Steps to be Taken
We are committed to complying with the provisions of the Rule and expect to continue our efforts to improve our conflict minerals program. As we further develop our program, we intend to take the following steps to mitigate the risk that any of the 3TGs contained in our products could benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries. These may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Further engage with suppliers and direct them to training resources to increase our survey response rate and improve the content of the responses;
Continue to invest in due diligence tools for our conflict minerals program;
If applicable, engage any of our suppliers found to be supplying 3TGs from sources that support conflict in the Covered Countries to establish an alternative source of 3TGs that does not support such conflict;
Continue to respond to industry trends and legal requirements to improve the traceability of 3TGs in our supply chain; and
Further encourage suppliers to provide responses at the product level to enable us to determine which smelters and refiners actually process 3TGs contained in our products.




APPENDIX A
The table below lists the smelters or refiners ("SORs") identified by our direct suppliers that may have been used to process 3TGs necessary to the functionality or production of our products in 2022.
MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter IDRMAP Audit Status
Gold8853 S.p.A.ItalyCID002763Non Conformant
GoldABC Refinery Pty Ltd.AustraliaCID002920Outreach Required
GoldAbington Reldan Metals, LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID002708Conformant
GoldAdvanced Chemical CompanyUnited States Of AmericaCID000015Conformant
GoldAfrican Gold RefineryUgandaCID003185RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldAgosi AGGermanyCID000035Conformant
GoldAida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.JapanCID000019Conformant
GoldAl Etihad Gold Refinery DMCCUnited Arab EmiratesCID002560Conformant
GoldAlbino Mountinho Lda.PortugalCID002760Outreach Required
GoldAlexy MetalsUnited States Of AmericaCID003500Conformant
GoldAlmalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)UzbekistanCID000041Conformant
GoldAngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio MineracaoBrazilCID000058Conformant
GoldArgor-Heraeus S.A.SwitzerlandCID000077Conformant
GoldAsahi Pretec Corp.JapanCID000082Conformant
GoldAsahi Refining Canada Ltd.CanadaCID000924Conformant
GoldAsahi Refining USA Inc.United States Of AmericaCID000920Conformant
GoldAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JapanCID000090Conformant
GoldAtasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.TurkeyCID000103Outreach Required
GoldAU Traders and RefinersSouth AfricaCID002850Non Conformant
GoldAugmont Enterprises Private LimitedIndiaCID003461Active
GoldAurubis AGGermanyCID000113Conformant
GoldBangalore RefineryIndiaCID002863Conformant
GoldBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)PhilippinesCID000128Conformant
GoldBoliden ABSwedenCID000157Conformant
GoldC. Hafner GmbH + Co. KGGermanyCID000176Conformant
GoldC.I Metales Procesados Industriales SASColombiaCID003421Active
GoldCaridadMexicoCID000180Outreach Required
GoldCCR Refinery - Glencore Canada CorporationCanadaCID000185Conformant
GoldCendres + Metaux S.A.SwitzerlandCID000189Non Conformant
GoldCGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.IndiaCID003382Outreach Required
GoldChimet S.p.A.ItalyCID000233Conformant
GoldChugai MiningJapanCID000264Conformant
GoldDaye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.ChinaCID000343In Communication



MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter IDRMAP Audit Status
GoldDegussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbHGermanyCID002867Outreach Required
GoldDijllah Gold Refinery FZCUnited Arab EmiratesCID003348Outreach Required
GoldDongwu Gold GroupChinaCID003663Outreach Required
GoldDowaJapanCID000401Conformant
GoldDSC (Do Sung Corporation)Korea, Republic OfCID000359Conformant
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East PlantJapanCID000425Conformant
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North PlantJapanCID003424Conformant
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West PlantJapanCID003425Conformant
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)IndiaCID003487In Communication
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)IndiaCID003488In Communication
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)IndiaCID003489In Communication
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)IndiaCID003490In Communication
GoldEmirates Gold DMCCUnited Arab EmiratesCID002561Conformant
GoldFidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.ZimbabweCID002515RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldFujairah Gold FZCUnited Arab EmiratesCID002584Outreach Required
GoldGeib Refining CorporationUnited States Of AmericaCID002459Conformant
GoldGGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.IndiaCID002852Active
GoldGold by Gold ColombiaColombiaCID003641Conformant
GoldGold Coast RefineryGhanaCID003186Outreach Required
GoldGold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002243Conformant
GoldGreat Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPMChinaCID001909Outreach Required
GoldGuangdong Jinding Gold LimitedChinaCID002312Outreach Required
GoldGuoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000651Outreach Required
GoldHangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000671Outreach Required
GoldHeimerle + Meule GmbHGermanyCID000694Conformant
GoldHeraeus Germany GmbH Co. KGGermanyCID000711Conformant
GoldHeraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.ChinaCID000707Conformant
GoldHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000767Outreach Required
GoldHunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000773Outreach Required
GoldHwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.Korea, Republic OfCID000778Communication Suspended - Not Interested
GoldIndustrial Refining CompanyBelgiumCID002587Non Conformant
GoldInner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000801Conformant
GoldInternational Precious Metal RefinersUnited Arab EmiratesCID002562In Communication
GoldIshifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JapanCID000807Conformant
GoldIstanbul Gold RefineryTurkeyCID000814Conformant



MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter IDRMAP Audit Status
GoldItalpreziosiItalyCID002765Conformant
GoldJALAN & CompanyIndiaCID002893Outreach Required
GoldJapan MintJapanCID000823Conformant
GoldJiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000855Conformant
GoldJSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing PlantRussian FederationCID000927RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldJSC Novosibirsk RefineryRussian FederationCID000493RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldJSC UralelectromedRussian FederationCID000929RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldJX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.JapanCID000937Conformant
GoldK.A. RasmussenNorwayCID003497Outreach Required
GoldKaloti Precious MetalsUnited Arab EmiratesCID002563RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldKazakhmys Smelting LLCKazakhstanCID000956In Communication
GoldKazzincKazakhstanCID000957Conformant
GoldKennecott Utah Copper LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID000969Conformant
GoldKGHM Polska Miedz Spolka AkcyjnaPolandCID002511Conformant
GoldKojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.JapanCID000981Conformant
GoldKorea Zinc Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID002605Conformant
GoldKundan Care Products Ltd.IndiaCID003463In Communication
GoldKyrgyzaltyn JSCKyrgyzstanCID001029Non Conformant
GoldKyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAORussian FederationCID002865RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldL'azurde Company For JewelrySaudi ArabiaCID001032RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldLingbao Gold Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001056Outreach Required
GoldLingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001058Outreach Required
GoldL'Orfebre S.A.AndorraCID002762Conformant
GoldLS-NIKKO Copper Inc.Korea, Republic OfCID001078Conformant
GoldLT Metal Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID000689Conformant
GoldLuoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001093Outreach Required
GoldMarsam MetalsBrazilCID002606Non Conformant
GoldMaterionUnited States Of AmericaCID001113Conformant
GoldMatsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.JapanCID001119Conformant
GoldMD OverseasIndiaCID003548In Communication
GoldMetal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.South AfricaCID003575Conformant
GoldMetallix Refining Inc.United States Of AmericaCID003557In Communication
GoldMetalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.ChinaCID001149Conformant
GoldMetalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.SingaporeCID001152Conformant
GoldMetalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.ChinaCID001147Conformant



MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter IDRMAP Audit Status
GoldMetalor Technologies S.A.SwitzerlandCID001153Conformant
GoldMetalor USA Refining CorporationUnited States Of AmericaCID001157Conformant
GoldMetalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.MexicoCID001161Conformant
GoldMitsubishi Materials CorporationJapanCID001188Conformant
GoldMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JapanCID001193Conformant
GoldMKS PAMP SASwitzerlandCID001352Conformant
GoldMMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.IndiaCID002509Conformant
GoldModeltech Sdn BhdMalaysiaCID002857Non Conformant
GoldMorris and WatsonNew ZealandCID002282In Communication
GoldMoscow Special Alloys Processing PlantRussian FederationCID001204RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldNadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.TurkeyCID001220Conformant
GoldNavoi Mining and Metallurgical CombinatUzbekistanCID001236Conformant
GoldNH Recytech CompanyKorea, Republic OfCID003189Conformant
GoldNihon Material Co., Ltd.JapanCID001259Conformant
GoldOgussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbHAustriaCID002779Conformant
GoldOhura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JapanCID001325Conformant
GoldOJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)Russian FederationCID001326RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldPease & CurrenUnited States Of AmericaCID002872Communication Suspended - Not Interested
GoldPenglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001362Outreach Required
GoldPlanta Recuperadora de Metales SpAChileCID002919Conformant
GoldPrioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous MetalsRussian FederationCID001386RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) TbkIndonesiaCID001397Conformant
GoldPX Precinox S.A.SwitzerlandCID001498Conformant
GoldQG Refining, LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID003324Outreach Required
GoldRand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.South AfricaCID001512Conformant
GoldRefinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000522Outreach Required
GoldREMONDIS PMR B.V.NetherlandsCID002582Conformant
GoldRoyal Canadian MintCanadaCID001534Conformant
GoldSAAMPFranceCID002761Conformant
GoldSabin Metal Corp.United States Of AmericaCID001546Communication Suspended - Not Interested
GoldSafimet S.p.AItalyCID002973Non Conformant
GoldSAFINA A.S.CzechiaCID002290Conformant
GoldSai RefineryIndiaCID002853Outreach Required
GoldSamduck Precious MetalsKorea, Republic OfCID001555Non Conformant



MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter IDRMAP Audit Status
GoldSamwon Metals Corp.Korea, Republic OfCID001562Communication Suspended - Not Interested
GoldSancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)ColombiaCID003529Conformant
GoldSellem Industries Ltd.MauritaniaCID003540Communication Suspended - Not Interested
GoldSEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.SpainCID001585Conformant
GoldShandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001916Conformant
GoldShandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002525Outreach Required
GoldShandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001619Outreach Required
GoldShandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001622Conformant
GoldShenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002750Outreach Required
GoldShenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002527Outreach Required
GoldShirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.IndiaCID002588Outreach Required
GoldSichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001736Conformant
GoldSingway Technology Co., Ltd.Taiwan, Province Of ChinaCID002516Non Conformant
GoldSOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious MetalsRussian FederationCID001756RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
GoldSolar Applied Materials Technology Corp.Taiwan, Province Of ChinaCID001761Conformant
GoldSovereign MetalsIndiaCID003383Outreach Required
GoldState Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and TechnologyLithuaniaCID003153Outreach Required
GoldSudan Gold RefinerySudanCID002567Outreach Required
GoldSumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.JapanCID001798Conformant
GoldSungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID002918Conformant
GoldSuper Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.Taiwan, Province Of ChinaCID001810Outreach Required
GoldT.C.A S.p.AItalyCID002580Conformant
GoldTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.JapanCID001875Conformant
GoldTokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.JapanCID001938Conformant
GoldTongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001947Outreach Required
GoldTOO Tau-Ken-AltynKazakhstanCID002615Conformant
GoldTorecomKorea, Republic OfCID001955Conformant
GoldUmicore Precious Metals ThailandThailandCID002314Non Conformant
GoldUmicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals RefiningBelgiumCID001980Conformant
GoldUnited Precious Metal Refining, Inc.United States Of AmericaCID001993Conformant
GoldValcambi S.A.SwitzerlandCID002003Conformant
GoldWEEEREFININGFranceCID003615Active
GoldWestern Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)AustraliaCID002030Conformant
GoldWIELAND Edelmetalle GmbHGermanyCID002778Conformant



MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter IDRMAP Audit Status
GoldYamakin Co., Ltd.JapanCID002100Conformant
GoldYokohama Metal Co., Ltd.JapanCID002129Conformant
GoldYunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000197Outreach Required
GoldZhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold CorporationChinaCID002224Conformant
Tantalum5D Production OUEstoniaCID003926Outreach Required
TantalumAMG BrasilBrazilCID001076Conformant
TantalumD Block Metals, LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID002504Conformant
TantalumF&X Electro-Materials Ltd.ChinaCID000460Conformant
TantalumFIR Metals & Resource Ltd.ChinaCID002505Conformant
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals AizuJapanCID002558Conformant
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals BoyertownUnited States Of AmericaCID002557Conformant
TantalumHengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002492Conformant
TantalumJiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002512Conformant
TantalumJiangxi Tuohong New Raw MaterialChinaCID002842Conformant
TantalumJiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000914Conformant
TantalumJiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000917Conformant
TantalumJiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002506Conformant
TantalumKEMET de MexicoMexicoCID002539Conformant
TantalumMaterion Newton Inc.United States Of AmericaCID002548Conformant
TantalumMetallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.IndiaCID001163Conformant
TantalumMineracao Taboca S.A.BrazilCID001175Conformant
TantalumMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JapanCID001192Conformant
TantalumNingxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001277Conformant
TantalumNPM Silmet ASEstoniaCID001200Conformant
TantalumQuantumCleanUnited States Of AmericaCID001508Conformant
TantalumResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BrazilCID002707Conformant
TantalumRFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003583Conformant
TantalumSolikamsk Magnesium Works OAORussian FederationCID001769RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
TantalumTaki Chemical Co., Ltd.JapanCID001869Conformant
TantalumTANIOBIS Co., Ltd.ThailandCID002544Conformant
TantalumTANIOBIS GmbHGermanyCID002545Conformant
TantalumTANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.JapanCID002549Conformant
TantalumTANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGermanyCID002550Conformant
TantalumTelex MetalsUnited States Of AmericaCID001891Conformant
TantalumUlba Metallurgical Plant JSCKazakhstanCID001969Conformant
TantalumXIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITEDChinaCID000616Conformant



MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter IDRMAP Audit Status
TantalumXinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002508Conformant
TantalumYanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001522Conformant
TinAlphaUnited States Of AmericaCID000292Conformant
TinAn Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing CompanyViet NamCID002703Outreach Required
TinAurubis BeerseBelgiumCID002773Conformant
TinAurubis BerangoSpainCID002774Conformant
TinChenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000228Conformant
TinChifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003190Conformant
TinChina Tin Group Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001070Conformant
TinCRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil LtdaBrazilCID003486Conformant
TinCRM SynergiesSpainCID003524Conformant
TinCV Ayi JayaIndonesiaCID002570Conformant
TinCV Venus Inti PerkasaIndonesiaCID002455Conformant
TinDongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003356Non Conformant
TinDowaJapanCID000402Conformant
TinDS MyanmarMyanmarCID003831Conformant
TinElectro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock CompanyViet NamCID002572Non Conformant
TinEM VintoBolivia (Plurinational State Of)CID000438Conformant
TinEstanho de Rondonia S.A.BrazilCID000448Conformant
TinFabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.BrazilCID003582Conformant
TinFenix MetalsPolandCID000468Conformant
TinGejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003410Outreach Required
TinGejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLCChinaCID000942Non Conformant
TinGejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000538Conformant
TinGejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001908Non Conformant
TinGejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000555Non Conformant
TinGuangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003116Conformant
TinJiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.ChinaCID001231Conformant
TinLuna Smelter, Ltd.RwandaCID003387Conformant
TinMagnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.BrazilCID002468Conformant
TinMalaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)MalaysiaCID001105Conformant
TinMelt Metais e Ligas S.A.BrazilCID002500Non Conformant
TinMetallic Resources, Inc.United States Of AmericaCID001142Conformant
TinMineracao Taboca S.A.BrazilCID001173Conformant
TinMinsurPeruCID001182Conformant



MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter IDRMAP Audit Status
TinMitsubishi Materials CorporationJapanCID001191Conformant
TinModeltech Sdn BhdMalaysiaCID002858Non Conformant
TinNghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyViet NamCID002573Outreach Required
TinNovosibirsk Tin CombineRussian FederationCID001305RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
TinO.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.ThailandCID001314Conformant
TinO.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.PhilippinesCID002517Conformant
TinOperaciones Metalurgicas S.A.Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)CID001337Conformant
TinPongpipat Company LimitedMyanmarCID003208Outreach Required
TinPrecious Minerals and Smelting LimitedIndiaCID003409Non Conformant
TinPT Aries Kencana SejahteraIndonesiaCID000309Conformant
TinPT Artha Cipta LanggengIndonesiaCID001399Conformant
TinPT ATD Makmur Mandiri JayaIndonesiaCID002503Conformant
TinPT Babel Inti PerkasaIndonesiaCID001402Conformant
TinPT Babel Surya Alam LestariIndonesiaCID001406Conformant
TinPT Bangka Prima TinIndonesiaCID002776Conformant
TinPT Bangka SerumpunIndonesiaCID003205Conformant
TinPT Bangka Tin IndustryIndonesiaCID001419In Communication
TinPT Belitung Industri SejahteraIndonesiaCID001421Active
TinPT Bukit TimahIndonesiaCID001428Conformant
TinPT Cipta Persada MuliaIndonesiaCID002696Conformant
TinPT Menara Cipta MuliaIndonesiaCID002835Conformant
TinPT Mitra Stania PrimaIndonesiaCID001453Conformant
TinPT Mitra Sukses GlobalindoIndonesiaCID003449Conformant
TinPT Panca Mega PersadaIndonesiaCID001457In Communication
TinPT Premium Tin IndonesiaIndonesiaCID000313Conformant
TinPT Prima Timah UtamaIndonesiaCID001458Conformant
TinPT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)IndonesiaCID003868Conformant
TinPT Rajawali Rimba PerkasaIndonesiaCID003381Conformant
TinPT Rajehan AriqIndonesiaCID002593Conformant
TinPT Refined Bangka TinIndonesiaCID001460Conformant
TinPT Sariwiguna BinasentosaIndonesiaCID001463Conformant
TinPT Stanindo Inti PerkasaIndonesiaCID001468Conformant
TinPT Sukses Inti MakmurIndonesiaCID002816Conformant
TinPT Timah NusantaraIndonesiaCID001486Active
TinPT Timah Tbk KundurIndonesiaCID001477Conformant
TinPT Timah Tbk MentokIndonesiaCID001482Conformant
TinPT Tinindo Inter NusaIndonesiaCID001490Non Conformant



MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter IDRMAP Audit Status
TinPT Tirus Putra MandiriIndonesiaCID002478In Communication
TinPT Tommy UtamaIndonesiaCID001493Conformant
TinResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BrazilCID002706Conformant
TinRui Da HungTaiwan, Province Of ChinaCID001539Conformant
TinSuper LigasBrazilCID002756Active
TinThaisarcoThailandCID001898Conformant
TinTin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002180Conformant
TinTin Technology & RefiningUnited States Of AmericaCID003325Conformant
TinTuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyViet NamCID002574Outreach Required
TinVQB Mineral and Trading Group JSCViet NamCID002015Outreach Required
TinWhite Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.BrazilCID002036Conformant
TinYunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002158Conformant
TinYunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003397Non Conformant
TungstenA.L.M.T. Corp.JapanCID000004Conformant
TungstenACL Metais EireliBrazilCID002833Non Conformant
TungstenAlbasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.BrazilCID003427Non Conformant
TungstenArtek LLCRussian FederationCID003553RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
TungstenAsia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.Viet NamCID002502Conformant
TungstenChina Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002641Conformant
TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000258Conformant
TungstenCNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000281Outreach Required
TungstenCronimet Brasil LtdaBrazilCID003468Conformant
TungstenFujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003609Conformant
TungstenGanzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002645Conformant
TungstenGanzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000875Conformant
TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002315Conformant
TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002494Conformant
TungstenGlobal Tungsten & Powders LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID000568Conformant
TungstenGuangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000218Conformant
TungstenH.C. Starck Tungsten GmbHGermanyCID002541Conformant
TungstenHANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID003978Outreach Required
TungstenHubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003417Conformant
TungstenHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000766Conformant
TungstenHunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000769Non Conformant
TungstenHunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products BranchChinaCID002513Conformant



MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter IDRMAP Audit Status
TungstenHydrometallurg, JSCRussian FederationCID002649RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.JapanCID000825Conformant
TungstenJiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002551Conformant
TungstenJiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002321Conformant
TungstenJiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002313Communication Suspended - Not Interested
TungstenJiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002318Conformant
TungstenJiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002317Conformant
TungstenJiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002316Conformant
TungstenJSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"Russian FederationCID003408RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
TungstenKennametal FallonUnited States Of AmericaCID000966Conformant
TungstenKennametal HuntsvilleUnited States Of AmericaCID000105Conformant
TungstenLianyou Metals Co., Ltd.Taiwan, Province Of ChinaCID003407Conformant
TungstenLLC VostokRussian FederationCID003643RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
TungstenMalipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002319Conformant
TungstenMasan High-Tech MaterialsViet NamCID002543Conformant
TungstenMoliren Ltd.Russian FederationCID002845RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
TungstenNiagara Refining LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID002589Conformant
TungstenNPP Tyazhmetprom LLCRussian FederationCID003416RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
TungstenOOO “Technolom” 1Russian FederationCID003614RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
TungstenOOO “Technolom” 2Russian FederationCID003612RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
TungstenPhilippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.PhilippinesCID002827Conformant
TungstenTANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGermanyCID002542Conformant
TungstenUnecha Refractory metals plantRussian FederationCID002724Non Conformant
TungstenWolfram Bergbau und Hutten AGAustriaCID002044Conformant
TungstenXiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002320Conformant
TungstenXiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002082Conformant
TungstenYUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.ChinaCID003662Outreach Required




APPENDIX B

This list of potential countries of origin is populated based on publicly available information, our RCOI and due diligence. It is important to note that this is also based on company level responses and therefore, it is not certain which of these countries of origin can be linked to our products.
Afghanistan, Aland Islands, Albania, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, DRC or an adjoining country (Covered Countries), Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikstan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe