EX-1.01 2 tm2117619d1_ex1-01.htm EXHIBIT 1.01

 

Exhibit 1.01

 

AAR CORP. 

Conflict Minerals Report 

For the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2020

 

AAR CORP. has prepared this Conflict Minerals Report (“CMR”) for the calendar year ended December 31, 2020 to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”).  The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.  The Rule imposes reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain certain minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of those products.  The subject minerals are cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten (the minerals and their derivatives are collectively referred to in this CMR as the “Conflict Minerals”).

 

AAR CORP. and its consolidated entities are collectively referred to in this CMR as “AAR,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” unless the context indicates otherwise.

 

1.             Company Overview

 

AAR provides a diversified portfolio of products and services to the worldwide aviation and government and defense markets.  Throughout calendar year 2020, we reported our activities in two business segments: Aviation Services and Expeditionary Services.

 

Within these two business segments, there are three AAR business units that potentially fit within the scope of the Rule for calendar year 2020. These three business units, together with a description of the principal categories of products that were manufactured by or for those business units in calendar year 2020, are set forth below:

 

   Business Unit  Principal Categories of Products
1.  Mobility Systems business  Air transportable containers, air cargo pallets, palletized systems, and mobile shelters used in various military applications and humanitarian efforts
2.  Engineering Services business  Part design and fabrication, modification kit assembly and engineering for aircraft interior reconfigurations, structural and systems modifications and avionic upgrades
3.  In-Tech business  Communications systems for military and emergency services applications and equipment used to integrate such communication systems into vehicles, mobile shelters or hard-fixed facilities

 

In calendar year 2020, we continued to analyze the products within these three business units to determine the use of any Conflict Minerals. We also conducted country of origin inquiries and due diligence, as required, to determine the sourcing of any Conflict Minerals used in our products.  This CMR is based on these efforts and relates to products within the three business units that contain Conflict Minerals that are necessary to their functionality or production, and for which manufacturing was completed during calendar year 2020.

 

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2.             Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”) Process

 

AAR does not purchase any raw ore or unrefined Conflict Minerals used in AAR’s products directly from mines, smelters or refiners or have any direct relationships with mines, smelters or refiners.  Therefore, we must rely on our direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of any Conflict Minerals contained in materials and components supplied to us.  Our direct suppliers are similarly reliant upon information provided by their suppliers. Accordingly, our ability to provide the required Conflict Minerals information depends on the cooperation that we receive from our direct suppliers and the cooperation they, in turn, receive from their suppliers.

 

Each of the three business units identified above analyzed the relevant design information, bills of materials, and material content data forms used with potentially in-scope suppliers as a part of AAR’s ROCI based on the likelihood that the items purchased from those suppliers contained Conflict Minerals.  The business units surveyed the in-scope suppliers (the “Supplier Group”) using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters and refiners that provide material to our supply chain.

 

Our RCOI was designed to determine whether any of the Conflict Minerals may be from scrap or recycled sources or if they originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia or Angola (the “Covered Countries”).  We determined that the identification of smelters and refiners by our supply chain is the most reasonable and reliable means for us to address the source and chain of custody of Conflict Minerals in our supply chain.

 

The Supplier Group responses to our surveys revealed that: some of the Conflict Minerals used in AAR’s products may be from scrap or recycled sources; some of the Conflict Minerals used in AAR’s products are sourced from outside the Covered Countries; and some of the Conflict Minerals used in AAR’s products are or may be sourced from the Covered Countries.  Since we identified some sourcing from the Covered Countries that were not recycled or scrap services, we proceeded to perform the due diligence described below.

 

3.Due Diligence Process

 

3.1Due Diligence Framework

 

The Company designed its due diligence measures to conform, in all material respects, to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from the Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition (2016), including the related supplements for gold and for tin, tantalum and tungsten (collectively, the “OECD Framework”).

 

3.2Due Diligence Performed

 

3.2.1           Establish Strong Company Management Systems

 

(a)       Conflict Minerals Policy

 

Our conflict minerals policy includes a statement on AAR’s commitment to working with our global supply chain to ensure compliance with the Rule. AAR’s expectations for its suppliers to participate in our conflict minerals compliance program are also set forth in the policy.  The policy is publicly available on our website at www.aarcorp.com under “Investor Relations” in the “Corporate Governance” section.  As part of the training conducted during the implementation of our conflict minerals compliance program in calendar year 2020, the employees at the identified business units were reminded that the policy is available on the website.

 

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(b)       Internal Conflict Minerals Compliance Team

 

The Company’s Assistant General Counsel leads a team of employees who are responsible for implementing AAR’s conflict minerals compliance program and executing the supply chain reasonable country of origin and due diligence processes (the “Compliance Team”).  The Compliance Team includes employees from each of the three identified business units who work in functions such as design engineering, production or program management, and supply chain.  We also retained outside specialist consultants to advise us in connection with our conflict mineral compliance program.

 

(c)       System of Controls and Transparency over the Mineral Supply Chain

 

Because we do not have direct relationships with smelters or refiners, the Compliance Team continued to survey the Supplier Group using the CMRT which requires the Supplier Group to work with their upstream supply chain to identify the smelters and refiners that process the Conflict Minerals used in our products.

 

(d)       Company Engagement with Suppliers

 

The Compliance Team e-mailed the respective members of the Supplier Group to explain AAR’s obligations under the Rule and to outline AAR’s expectations for the Supplier Group to cooperate with AAR’s request for assistance.  The identified business units also used (a) CMRTs to facilitate identifying the need to gather conflict minerals information at the time of engagement, and (b) supplier terms and conditions in supplier contracts to establish obligations and, where appropriate, financial incentives or penalties for suppliers to cooperate with AAR’s conflict minerals compliance efforts.  We also worked with our Supplier Group to answer questions and provide guidance on our conflict minerals policy or program.

 

(e)       Grievance Mechanism

 

AAR maintains an employee hotline that allows employees, suppliers and other third parties to report, (anonymously, if desired) any questions, concerns or violations of the Company’s standards of conduct, policies, and applicable laws and regulations.  AAR has also established an e-mail account which any party can use to report questions specifically related to our conflict minerals policy or program.

 

3.2.2           Identification and Assessment of Risk in the Supply Chain

 

The Compliance Team tracked the Supplier Group’s completion of the CMRTs.  The Compliance Team reviewed responses from the Supplier Group to identify where a supplier indicated that it was sourcing from a Covered Country.  The Compliance Team also tracked the disclosure of smelters to determine whether smelters were sourcing from a Covered Country and, if so, whether those smelters had been certified as conflict-free.

 

3.2.3           Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks

 

We developed a risk management plan to address concerns that a supplier may be selling items to AAR that contain Conflict Minerals sourced from the Covered Countries through a non-certified smelter.  If a supplier indicates that items it sells to AAR may contain Conflict Minerals sourced from a non-certified smelter in a Covered Country, we will follow up with the supplier to obtain more information, including the basis for the information provided, as well as information regarding the source and chain of custody for the subject Conflict Minerals.  Identified risks will be reported to AAR’s Assistant General Counsel who will work with the Compliance Team and ultimately members of senior management to determine appropriate follow-up actions, if any, to mitigate risks.

 

Our conflict minerals policy states that, if a supplier is unwilling to support AAR in its conflict minerals compliance efforts, AAR and its subsidiaries may take remediation steps, up to and including terminating the supplier and pursuing alternative sourcing arrangements.  We also state in our policy that AAR and its subsidiaries may take remediation steps if a supplier cannot determine whether its materials or products contain Conflict Minerals sourced from the Covered Countries. To date, we have not had any instances where it was necessary to terminate or take other remedial action with a supplier.

 

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3.2.4          Independent Third-Party Audits of Due Diligence Practices at Smelters and Refiners

 

We do not have any direct relationships with smelters or refiners and, therefore, rely upon the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”) and other industry validation efforts to perform this audit requirement.  We validate whether or not any Conflict Minerals sourced from the Covered Countries is conflict-free based on information provided by the Supplier Group and on the information available on the RMI website.

 

3.2.5          Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence

 

AAR’s conflicts minerals policy is posted to the Company’s public website at www.aarcorp.com under “Investor Relations” in the “Corporate Governance” section.  Upon filing our Form SD and this CMR with the SEC, a copy of those documents will also be publicly available on our website under “Investor Relations” in “Financial Reports &Filings.”

 

4.             Due Diligence Results

 

Our due diligence of our Supplier Group in 2020 yielded the following results:

 

·Based on our RCOI, we identified 81 suppliers in our Supplier Group and received responses from 63 (78%) of such suppliers. Some of the non-responding suppliers advised us that they believed they were not within the scope of the Rule.

 

·49 of our suppliers responded with a completed CMRT. Of those, 31 suppliers (63%) stated that their materials and components contained Conflict Minerals within the scope of the Rule (the “Conflict Minerals Supplier Group”).

 

·26 of the 31 suppliers who claimed 3TG in the Conflict Minerals Supplier Group (84%) disclosed smelters, and the remaining 5suppliers (16%) stated that they are still in the process of identifying smelters or do not currently have the resources to make such determination (this latter group included suppliers who act merely as distributors of materials and components to AAR).

 

·The 26 suppliers in the Conflict Minerals Supplier Group who disclosed smelters disclosed a total of 399 alleged smelters, of which AAR confirmed that 371 were listed on the RMI’s Standard Smelter List as of February 3 , 2021 and thus qualify as actual smelters.

 

Attachment A lists the smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers as being part of our 2020 supply chain. It also includes the following information for each listed smelter/refiner: the subject Conflict Mineral; the name of the smelter/refiner; the country in which the smelter/refiner is located; and the status of the smelter/refiner as of February 3, 2021. Some of our suppliers may have reported smelters/refiners that were not in our supply chain due to over-inclusiveness in the information they received from their suppliers or for other reasons. In addition, the smelters/refiners listed may not be all of the smelters/refiners in our 2020 supply chain because (i) some of our suppliers were not able to identify all of the smelters/refiners used to process the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in our in-scope products and (ii) not all of our suppliers responded to our inquiries.

 

·17 suppliers of the 26 suppliers in the Conflict Minerals Supplier Group who disclosed smelters claim that they source from a Covered Country.

 

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·5 of the 17 suppliers claiming to source from a Covered Country disclosed conformant smelters under the RMAP protocols as posted on their website as of February 3, 2021.

 

Based on the due diligence results of our RCOI, AAR is not aware that any Conflict Minerals contained in our manufactured products financed or benefitted, directly or indirectly, any armed groups in the Covered Countries.

 

5.Risk Mitigation Steps

 

We will continue to take the following steps to improve our due diligence efforts and to mitigate further any future risk that our products contain Conflict Minerals that could finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries:

 

(a)Continue to communicate to our Supplier Group our expectations and information requirements for our conflict minerals compliance program;

 

(b)Continue to work with and train our in-scope suppliers in order to increase our survey response rate and obtain more complete and consistent information on the origin and chain of custody of Conflict Minerals contained in items sold to AAR;

 

(c)Include provisions in new or renewed agreements with suppliers, including members of the Supplier Group, to establish obligations and, where appropriate, financial incentives or penalties for such suppliers to cooperate with AAR’s compliance efforts as required by the Rule; and

 

(d)Review the potential opportunities and advantages of using automated tools to assist with reasonable country of origin and due diligence processes.

 

6.            Independent Audit

 

This CMR is not subject to an independent audit under the Rule because we are not declaring that our products are DRC Conflict-Free.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This CMR contains certain statements relating to future results, which are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on beliefs of Company management, as well as assumptions and estimates based on information currently available to the Company, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated, including those factors discussed under Item 1A, entitled “Risk Factors,” included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2020.  Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize adversely, or should underlying assumptions or estimates prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described. These events and uncertainties are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many are beyond the Company’s control. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. For additional information, see the comments included in AAR’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Attachment A

  

Metal  Standard Smelter Name  Country  RMAP Audit Status
Gold  8853 S.p.A.  ITALY  Conformant
Gold  Abington Reldan Metals, LLC  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Non Conformant
Gold  Advanced Chemical Company  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Gold  African Gold Refinery  UGANDA  Outreach Required
Gold  Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  Conformant
Gold  Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.  GERMANY  Conformant
Gold  Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)  UZBEKISTAN  Conformant
Gold  AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao  BRAZIL  Conformant
Gold  Argor-Heraeus S.A.  SWITZERLAND  Conformant
Gold  Asahi Pretec Corp.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.  CANADA  Conformant
Gold  Asahi Refining USA Inc.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Gold  Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.  TURKEY  Due Diligence Vetting Process
Gold  AU Traders and Refiners  SOUTH AFRICA  Conformant
Gold  Augmont Enterprises Private Limited  INDIA  Active
Gold  AURA-II  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Not Applicable
Gold  Aurubis AG  GERMANY  Conformant
Gold  Bangalore Refinery  INDIA  Conformant
Gold  Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)  PHILIPPINES  Conformant
Gold  Boliden AB  SWEDEN  Conformant
Gold  C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG  GERMANY  Conformant
Gold  C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS  COLOMBIA  Active
Gold  Caridad  MEXICO  Communication Suspended - Not Interested
Gold  CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation  CANADA  Conformant
Gold  Cendres + Metaux S.A.  SWITZERLAND  Conformant
Gold  CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.  INDIA  Outreach Required
Gold  Chimet S.p.A.  ITALY  Conformant
Gold  Chugai Mining  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Not Applicable
Gold  Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.  CHINA  In Communication
Gold  Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH  GERMANY  Outreach Required
Gold  Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  In Communication

 

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Gold  DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH  GERMANY  Conformant
Gold  Dowa  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  DSC (Do Sung Corporation)  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Conformant
Gold  Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Elemetal Refining, LLC  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Not Applicable
Gold  Emirates Gold DMCC  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  Conformant
Gold  Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.  ZIMBABWE  RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
Gold  Fujairah Gold FZC  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  Outreach Required
Gold  GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.  INDIA  In Communication
Gold  Geib Refining Corporation  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Gold  Gold Coast Refinery  GHANA  Outreach Required
Gold  Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Gold  Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  Heimerle + Meule GmbH  GERMANY  Conformant
Gold  Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG  GERMANY  Active
Gold  Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Gold  Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Communication Suspended - Not Interested
Gold  Industrial Refining Company  BELGIUM  Non Conformant
Gold  Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Gold  International Precious Metal Refiners  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  In Communication
Gold  Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Istanbul Gold Refinery  TURKEY  Conformant
Gold  Italpreziosi  ITALY  Conformant
Gold  JALAN & Company  INDIA  Outreach Required
Gold  Japan Mint  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Gold  JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed

 

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Gold  JSC Novosibirsk Refinery  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Conformant
Gold  JSC Uralelectromed  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Conformant
Gold  JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Kaloti Precious Metals  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
Gold  Kazakhmys Smelting LLC  KAZAKHSTAN  In Communication
Gold  Kazzinc  KAZAKHSTAN  Conformant
Gold  Kennecott Utah Copper LLC  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Gold  KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna  POLAND  Conformant
Gold  Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Korea Metal Co., Ltd.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Not Applicable
Gold  Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Conformant
Gold  Kundan Care Products Ltd.  INDIA  In Communication
Gold  Kyrgyzaltyn JSC  KYRGYZSTAN  Conformant
Gold  Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Outreach Required
Gold  L'azurde Company For Jewelry  SAUDI ARABIA  RMI Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed
Gold  Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  L'Orfebre S.A.  ANDORRA  Conformant
Gold  LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Conformant
Gold  LT Metal Ltd.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Conformant
Gold  Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  Marsam Metals  BRAZIL  Conformant
Gold  Materion  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Gold  Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Gold  Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.  SINGAPORE  Conformant
Gold  Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Gold  Metalor Technologies S.A.  SWITZERLAND  Conformant
Gold  Metalor USA Refining Corporation  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Gold  Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.  MEXICO  Conformant
Gold  Mitsubishi Materials Corporation  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.  INDIA  Conformant
Gold  Modeltech Sdn Bhd  MALAYSIA  Non Conformant

 

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Gold  Morris and Watson  NEW ZEALAND  Communication Suspended - Not Interested
Gold  Morris and Watson Gold Coast  AUSTRALIA  Not Applicable
Gold  Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Conformant
Gold  Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.  TURKEY  Conformant
Gold  Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat  UZBEKISTAN  Conformant
Gold  NH Recytech Company  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Non Conformant
Gold  Nihon Material Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH  AUSTRIA  Conformant
Gold  Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Conformant
Gold  PAMP S.A.  SWITZERLAND  Conformant
Gold  Pease & Curren  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Outreach Required
Gold  Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA  CHILE  Conformant
Gold  Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Conformant
Gold  PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk  INDONESIA  Conformant
Gold  PX Precinox S.A.  SWITZERLAND  Conformant
Gold  QG Refining, LLC  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Outreach Required
Gold  Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.  SOUTH AFRICA  Conformant
Gold  Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  REMONDIS PMR B.V.  NETHERLANDS  Conformant
Gold  Republic Metals Corporation  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Not Applicable
Gold  Royal Canadian Mint  CANADA  Conformant
Gold  SAAMP  FRANCE  Conformant
Gold  Sabin Metal Corp.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Outreach Required
Gold  Safimet S.p.A  ITALY  Conformant
Gold  SAFINA A.S.  CZECHIA  Conformant
Gold  Sai Refinery  INDIA  Outreach Required
Gold  Samduck Precious Metals  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Conformant
Gold  Samwon Metals Corp.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Communication Suspended - Not Interested
Gold  SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH  GERMANY  Conformant
Gold  Schone Edelmetaal B.V.  NETHERLANDS  Not Applicable
Gold  SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.  SPAIN  Conformant
Gold  Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Gold  Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required

 

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Gold  Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Gold  Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.  INDIA  Outreach Required
Gold  Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Gold  Singway Technology Co., Ltd.  TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA  Conformant
Gold  So Accurate Group, Inc.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Not Applicable
Gold  SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Conformant
Gold  Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.  TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA  Conformant
Gold  Sovereign Metals  INDIA  Outreach Required
Gold  State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology  LITHUANIA  Outreach Required
Gold  Sudan Gold Refinery  SUDAN  Outreach Required
Gold  Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Conformant
Gold  T.C.A S.p.A  ITALY  Conformant
Gold  Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn  KAZAKHSTAN  Conformant
Gold  Torecom  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Conformant
Gold  TSK Pretech  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Conformant
Gold  Umicore Brasil Ltda.  BRAZIL  Not Applicable
Gold  Umicore Precious Metals Thailand  THAILAND  Conformant
Gold  Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining  BELGIUM  Conformant
Gold  United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Gold  Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia  ZAMBIA  Not Applicable
Gold  Valcambi S.A.  SWITZERLAND  Conformant
Gold  Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)  AUSTRALIA  Conformant
Gold  WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH  GERMANY  Conformant
Gold  Yamakin Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Gold  Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Gold  Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Tantalum  Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant

 

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Tantalum  CP Metals Inc.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Not Applicable
Tantalum  D Block Metals, LLC  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tantalum  Duoluoshan  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tantalum  Exotech Inc.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tantalum  F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  Global Advanced Metals Aizu  JAPAN  Conformant
Tantalum  Global Advanced Metals Boyertown  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tantalum  H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH  GERMANY  Conformant
Tantalum  H.C. Starck Inc.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tantalum  H.C. Starck Surface Technology and Ceramic Powders GmbH  GERMANY  Not Applicable
Tantalum  Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Not Applicable
Tantalum  Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tantalum  JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  KEMET Blue Powder  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Not Applicable
Tantalum  KEMET de Mexico  MEXICO  Conformant
Tantalum  King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tantalum  LSM Brasil S.A.  BRAZIL  Conformant
Tantalum  Meta Materials  NORTH MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OF  Conformant
Tantalum  Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.  INDIA  Conformant
Tantalum  Mineracao Taboca S.A.  BRAZIL  Conformant
Tantalum  Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Tantalum  Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  NPM Silmet AS  ESTONIA  Conformant
Tantalum  QuantumClean  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tantalum  Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.  BRAZIL  Conformant
Tantalum  Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Conformant
Tantalum  Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Tantalum  TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.  THAILAND  Conformant
Tantalum  TANIOBIS GmbH  GERMANY  Conformant
Tantalum  TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant

 

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Tantalum  TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG  GERMANY  Conformant
Tantalum  Telex Metals  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tantalum  Tranzact, Inc.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Not Applicable
Tantalum  Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC  KAZAKHSTAN  Conformant
Tantalum  XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tantalum  Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tin  Alpha  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tin  An Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.  VIET NAM  Not Applicable
Tin  An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company  VIET NAM  Outreach Required
Tin  Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  China Tin Group Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tin  Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondonia Ltda.  BRAZIL  Not Applicable
Tin  CV Ayi Jaya  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  CV Dua Sekawan  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  CV Gita Pesona  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  CV United Smelting  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Non Conformant
Tin  Dowa  JAPAN  Conformant
Tin  Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company  VIET NAM  Non Conformant
Tin  EM Vinto  BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)  Conformant
Tin  Estanho de Rondonia S.A.  BRAZIL  Active
Tin  Fenix Metals  POLAND  Conformant
Tin  Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Tin  Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tin  Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable

 

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Tin  Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Linqu Xianggui Smelter Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tin  Luna Smelter, Ltd.  RWANDA  Conformant
Tin  Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.  BRAZIL  Conformant
Tin  Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)  MALAYSIA  Conformant
Tin  Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.  BRAZIL  Conformant
Tin  Metallic Resources, Inc.  Unknown  Conformant
Tin  Metallo Belgium N.V.  BELGIUM  Conformant
Tin  Metallo Spain S.L.U.  SPAIN  Conformant
Tin  Metallum Group Holding NV  BELGIUM  Not Applicable
Tin  Mineracao Taboca S.A.  BRAZIL  Conformant
Tin  Minsur  PERU  Conformant
Tin  Mitsubishi Materials Corporation  JAPAN  Conformant
Tin  Modeltech Sdn Bhd  MALAYSIA  Non Conformant
Tin  Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company  CHINA  Outreach Required
Tin  O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.  THAILAND  Conformant
Tin  O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.  PHILIPPINES  Conformant
Tin  Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.  BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)  Conformant
Tin  Pongpipat Company Limited  MYANMAR  Outreach Required
Tin  Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited  INDIA  Non Conformant
Tin  PT Alam Lestari Kencana  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Artha Cipta Langgeng  INDONESIA  Conformant
Tin  PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya  INDONESIA  Conformant
Tin  PT Babel Inti Perkasa  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Bangka Prima Tin  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Bangka Serumpun  INDONESIA  Conformant
Tin  PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Bangka Tin Industry  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Bukit Timah  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Cipta Persada Mulia  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT DS Jaya Abadi  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Inti Stania Prima  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Justindo  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Karimun Mining  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Koba Tin  INDONESIA  Not Applicable

 

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Tin  PT Mitra Stania Prima  INDONESIA  Conformant
Tin  PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo  INDONESIA  Outreach Required
Tin  PT O.M. Indonesia  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Panca Mega Persada  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Premium Tin Indonesia  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Refined Bangka Tin  INDONESIA  Conformant
Tin  PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Sukses Inti Makmur  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Sumber Jaya Indah  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Timah Tbk Kundur  INDONESIA  Conformant
Tin  PT Timah Tbk Mentok  INDONESIA  Conformant
Tin  PT Tinindo Inter Nusa  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Tirus Putra Mandiri  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Tommy Utama  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  PT Wahana Perkit Jaya  INDONESIA  Not Applicable
Tin  Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.  BRAZIL  Conformant
Tin  Rui Da Hung  TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Soft Metais Ltda.  BRAZIL  Conformant
Tin  Super Ligas  BRAZIL  In Communication
Tin  Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.  VIET NAM  Conformant
Tin  Thaisarco  THAILAND  Conformant
Tin  Tin Technology & Refining  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tin  Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company  VIET NAM  Outreach Required
Tin  White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.  BRAZIL  Conformant
Tin  Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Yunnan Tin Company Limited  CHINA  Conformant
Tin  Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  A.L.M.T. Corp.  JAPAN  Conformant
Tungsten  ACL Metais Eireli  BRAZIL  Conformant
Tungsten  Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.  BRAZIL  Active
Tungsten  Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.  VIET NAM  Conformant
Tungsten  Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Active
Tungsten  Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Outreach Required
Tungsten  CP Metals Inc.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Not Applicable
Tungsten  Cronimet Brasil Ltda  BRAZIL  Active
Tungsten  Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tungsten  Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tungsten  Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant

 

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Tungsten  Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tungsten  GEM Co., Ltd.  CHINA  In Communication
Tungsten  Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tungsten  Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH  GERMANY  Conformant
Tungsten  Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Hydrometallurg, JSC  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Conformant
Tungsten  Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.  JAPAN  Conformant
Tungsten  Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Communication Suspended - Not Interested
Tungsten  Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Jiangxi Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tungsten  Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tungsten  Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Active
Tungsten  Kennametal Fallon  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tungsten  Kennametal Huntsville  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tungsten  KGETS Co., Ltd.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Conformant
Tungsten  Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.  TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Masan High-Tech Materials  VIET NAM  Conformant
Tungsten  Moliren Ltd.  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Conformant
Tungsten  Niagara Refining LLC  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  Conformant
Tungsten  NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Active

 

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Tungsten  Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.  PHILIPPINES  Conformant
Tungsten  South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City  CHINA  Not Applicable
Tungsten  TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG  GERMANY  Conformant
Tungsten  Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.  VIET NAM  Conformant
Tungsten  Unecha Refractory metals plant  RUSSIAN FEDERATION  Conformant
Tungsten  Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.  VIET NAM  Not Applicable
Tungsten  Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG  AUSTRIA  Conformant
Tungsten  Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF  Conformant
Tungsten  Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Conformant
Tungsten  Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CHINA  Not Applicable

 

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