EX-1.01 2 tmb-20230531xex1d01.htm EX-1.01

Exhibit 1.01

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT OF 2022

TO

FORM SD SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

OF

ECOLAB INC.

I.Introduction

Except where the context otherwise requires, references in this Conflict Minerals Report to “Ecolab,” “Company,” “we” and “our” are to Ecolab Inc. and its subsidiaries, collectively.  As used herein and consistent with the Conflict Minerals Rule (as such term is defined below), (1) “Conflict Minerals” or “3TG” are columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold and wolframite, and their metallic-form derivatives tantalum, tin and tungsten, without regard to the location of origin of the minerals or derivative metals, and (2) the “Conflict Minerals Rule” is, collectively, Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD.

Applicability of the Conflict Minerals Rule to Our Company

We believe we are a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. We deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, and optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, life sciences, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.

We are required to make filings pursuant to the Conflict Minerals Rule because some of the products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture, in particular certain components of our control and dispensing equipment and healthcare product offerings, contain metallic forms of 3TG that are necessary to the functionality or production of the products.  Not all of our products contain 3TG. The 3TG content in our products accounts for only a small percentage of the total materials content and our products with 3TG content accounted for less than 1% of our 2022 total sales. Our in-scope products taken together as a whole include all four 3TG, though each in-scope product does not include all four 3TG.

We do not directly source 3TG from mines, smelters or refiners, and we believe that we are in most cases many levels removed from these market participants.  However, through the efforts described in this Conflict Minerals Report, we seek to ensure that our sourcing practices are consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy described below.

Reasonable Country of Origin Information

As required by the Conflict Minerals Rule, for 2022, we conducted a “reasonable country of origin inquiry” (“RCOI”) of the direct suppliers of the components, parts or products believed by us to contain 3TG.  Our RCOI was reasonably designed to determine in good faith whether any of the

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3TG in our in-scope products may have originated or did originate in the DRC or an adjoining country or from recycled or scrap sources. For our RCOI, we utilized the processes and procedures contemplated by Steps 1 and 2 of the OECD Guidance (as defined below).  These steps of the OECD Guidance are described under “Design of Due Diligence Measures” and “Due Diligence Measures Performed by Ecolab.”

In connection with our RCOI, the Conflict Minerals Reporting Templates (as defined below) provided by our suppliers identified 344 smelters and refiners that processed the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products. The percentage of these smelters and refiners that were listed as “conformant” by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) with applicable Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”) assessment protocols or equivalent cross-recognized assessment protocols, “active” with respect to progressing to compliance with such protocols, and not conformant or active as of May 10, 2023 are set forth in the table below. These smelters and refiners and their compliance status are listed on Annexes I and II.

Smelter or

Conflict Minerals

Refiner

Gold

Tantalum

Tin

Tungsten

Total

Status

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Conformant

    

97 

    

55.4 

%  

33 

    

94.3 

%  

59 

    

72.0 

%  

36 

    

69.2 

%  

225 

    

65.4 

%

Active

2.9 

%  

0.0 

%  

3.7 

%  

0.0 

%  

2.3 

%

Not Conformant or Active

73 

 

41.7 

%  

5.7 

%  

20 

24.4 

%  

16 

30.8 

%  

111 

32.3 

%

To help achieve a greater level of specificity in determining the countries of origin of the 3TG processed by the smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers, we continued our practice of enlisting the services of a third-party service provider (the “Reviewer”) to review the smelters and refiners identified to us and provide us with a list of the related countries of origin and plausible countries of origin known to it. The identified countries of origin are listed below under “Product, Smelter and Refiner and Country of Origin Information.”  Our country of origin and plausibility determinations are derived from information known to us as an RMI member and information provided to us by the Reviewer.  This information is based on, among other things, RMAP audits, smelter and refiner disclosures, other information known to the Reviewer and RMI through their work in this subject area and mineral origin information in reports published by the U.S. Geological Survey.  Certain of the other compliance activities described in this Conflict Minerals Report also were performed on our behalf by the Reviewer.

Based on the information provided by the Reviewer and our own analysis of that information, we had reason to believe that some of the identified smelters and refiners sourced from the DRC and its adjoining countries.  Based on the results of our RCOI, we conducted due diligence for 2022. These due diligence efforts are discussed below.

II.Design of Due Diligence Measures

We designed our 3TG compliance procedures based on, and in conformity in all material respects with, the applicable portions of the five step framework of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (2016 Third Edition), including the supplements on tin, tantalum and tungsten and gold (the “OECD Guidance”).  Selected elements of our program design are discussed below. The headings below conform to the headings used in the OECD Guidance for each of the five steps. Selected due diligence measures that we took in respect of 2022 are discussed below under “Due Diligence Measures Performed by Ecolab.”  

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1.

Establish strong company management systems

a.We have a team of responsible personnel from our regulatory affairs, global supply chain, legal, and research and development functions for the management and continued implementation of our 3TG compliance strategy. We also utilize specialist outside counsel and other advisors to assist us with our compliance efforts.

b.We have adopted and communicate to our suppliers and the public a company policy regarding 3TG (the “Conflict Minerals Policy”) for our supply chain. Among other things, the Conflict Minerals Policy contains our expectations that our suppliers:  (i) supply materials to Ecolab that are “DRC Conflict-Free”;  (ii) adopt policies and management systems with respect to 3TG and require their suppliers to adopt similar policies and systems; (iii) establish their own due diligence program to ensure conflict-free supply chains; and (iv) respond to survey requests in a timely manner, and with full disclosure, following the specific instructions provided. The Conflict Minerals Policy indicates that, in the event Ecolab determines that a supplier’s efforts to comply with the Conflict Minerals Policy have been deficient and the supplier fails to cooperate in developing and implementing reasonable remedial steps, Ecolab reserves the right to take appropriate actions up to and including discontinuing purchases from the supplier. Our policy is available on our website at https://www.ecolab.com/about/suppliers/supplier-policies.

Through our procurement policies and industry association membership and participation we support responsible sourcing from the DRC region. We do not support embargoes of the region.

c.We utilize the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “Conflict Minerals Reporting Template”) developed by the RMI to identify smelters and refiners in our supply chain. The Conflict Minerals Reporting Template requests suppliers to provide information concerning the usage and source of 3TG in the products they provide Ecolab, as well as information concerning their related compliance efforts.

d.As a member company of the RMI, we contribute to the organization’s development and international uptake of a range of tools and resources focused on minerals supply chain due diligence, including independent third-party audit programs for smelters, the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template and other reporting templates, supply chain risk assessment tools, Country of Origin data, and guidance documents on responsible sourcing of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold.

e.We have implemented an IT solution managed by a third party to engage our direct suppliers and to maintain responses relating to 3TG due diligence, including records of due diligence processes, findings and resulting decisions, in an electronic format for at least five years.

f.Our procurement terms and conditions and our Supplier Code of Conduct contain provisions relating to the sourcing of 3TG to be contained in our products.

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g.In addition to other reporting methods set forth on our website and in our Code of Conduct and Supplier Code of Conduct, which is available on our website, we have a dedicated email address, conflictminerals@ecolab.com, which can be used by interested internal and external parties to contact Ecolab with respect to its supplier surveys, Conflict Minerals Policy and related matters such as grievances, concerns and other possibly relevant information.  This email serves as our grievance mechanism.

2.

Identify and assess risk in the supply chain

a.We request that suppliers provide us with information concerning the usage and source of 3TG in the parts that they sell to us and their related compliance efforts through the completion of a Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. We follow up by email with suppliers that do not respond to the request within a specified time frame.  

b.Our IT solution utilizes programming logic to review the Conflict Minerals Reporting Templates that we receive from suppliers and flags responses not conforming to specified criteria.

c.Smelter and refiner data is reviewed for us through the IT solution and by the Reviewer to verify, to the extent known by the Reviewer based on its research and other information as described earlier in this Conflict Minerals Report, (a) the validity of the smelters and refiners identified to us by the suppliers, (b) the audit status of such smelters and refiners, (c) the country of origin of the 3TG processed by such smelters and refiners, (d) the plausibility of the identified countries of origin having 3TG reserves or mines, and (e) whether such smelters and refiners obtained 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country.

3.

Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

We have procedures for monitoring and reporting on risk to designated senior management, including our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, on an ongoing basis. Pursuant to these procedures, our 3TG compliance team also reports the findings of its compliance efforts to a steering committee comprised of management personnel from our global supply chain, regulatory affairs, legal, and research and development functions.

We utilize a risk mitigation framework that allows for a flexible response commensurate with the risks identified. Under the framework, actions range from supplier education and follow-up to discontinuing purchases from a supplier.

In addition, to the extent that identified smelters and refiners are not listed as conformant, we seek to exercise leverage over these smelters and refiners to become so through our participation in and support of the RMI. We also utilize information provided by the RMI to its members to monitor smelter and refiner improvement.

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4.

Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain

We support the RMAP through our membership in the RMI. The RMAP uses an independent third-party audit of smelter and refiner management systems and sourcing practices to validate conformance with RMAP standards. The audit employs a risk-based approach to validate smelters’ and refiners’ company level management processes for responsible mineral procurement.

In connection with our due diligence, we utilize and rely on information made available by the RMI concerning RMAP audits to assess smelter and refiner due diligence and to determine whether a smelter or refiner is conformant.

The data on which we relied for certain statements in this Conflict Minerals Report was obtained through our membership in the RMI.

5.Report on supply chain due diligence

We file a Form SD and a Conflict Minerals Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission and make these documents available on our website at https://www.ecolab.com/about/suppliers/supplier-policies.

III.Due Diligence Measures Performed by Ecolab

Ecolab has performed the due diligence and related measures set forth below in respect of 2022. These are not all of the measures that we took in respect of 2022 in furtherance of our Conflict Minerals Policy and 3TG compliance program or pursuant to the Conflict Minerals Rule and the OECD Guidance.  

We continued to refine our in-scope supplier list using procurement analytics and digital solutions data resulting in a 24.4% year-over-year reduction in suppliers deemed to be in scope.

We sent requests to our in-scope suppliers to provide us with a completed Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. We made repeated follow-up requests with the suppliers that did not provide a response within the specified time frame. Additionally, we engaged additional resources for the follow-up solicitations.    

We reviewed the completed responses received from the suppliers based on our approved review criteria to identify incomplete responses and specified sourcing risks and sent follow-up emails to suppliers providing incomplete or non-conforming responses.

We utilized the IT solution and the Reviewer to verify, to the extent known by the Reviewer based on its research and other information as described in this Conflict Minerals Report, (a) the validity of the smelters and refiners identified to us by the suppliers, (b) the audit status of such smelters and refiners, (c) the country of origin of the 3TG processed by such smelters and refiners, (d) the plausibility of the identified countries of origin having 3TG reserves or mines, and (e) whether such smelters and refiners obtained 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country.

Our 3TG compliance team reported the findings of its compliance efforts in respect of 2022 to our management steering committee, which is described earlier in this Conflict Minerals Report.

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We participated in independent third-party audits of smelters and refiners through our membership in the RMI.

IV.Product, Smelter and Refiner and Country of Origin Information

In-Scope Product Categories

For 2022, our in-scope products were in the following product categories:

A. Ecolab-designed equipment used for the control and dispensing of chemical products.

B. Healthcare patient management systems and other miscellaneous components related to our Healthcare products.

C.Decontamination systems utilizing hydrogen peroxide vapor related to our Life Sciences business.

Identified Smelters and Refiners

In connection with our due diligence, our suppliers identified the verified smelters and refiners listed in Annex I and Annex II below as having processed the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products in 2022. However, it is possible that not all of them processed the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products.  In some cases, suppliers may have reported smelters and refiners that were not in our supply chain due to over-inclusiveness in the information received from their suppliers or for other reasons. Additionally, the smelters and refiners listed in the Annexes may not be all of the smelters and refiners in our supply chain, since the suppliers may have been unable to identify the smelters and refiners of some of the necessary 3TG content contained in our in-scope products and because not all suppliers responded to our inquiries.  

Annex I provides a list of smelters and refiners reported by the RMI as conformant with applicable RMAP or equivalent cross-recognized assessment protocols or active with respect to progressing to compliance with such protocols. Annex II provides a list of verified smelters and refiners that were not conformant or active.

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Potential Countries of Origin

In addition to sourcing from recycled and scrap sources, based on information received from the Reviewer, Ecolab believes the country of origin of the 3TG sourced by the smelters and refiners in the Annexes may include the following:

Angola*

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Bolivia

Brazil

Burundi*

Cambodia

Canada

Central African Republic*

Chile

China

Colombia

Congo (Brazzaville)*

Czech Republic

Djibouti

DRC-Congo (Kinshasa)*

Ecuador

Egypt

Estonia

Ethiopia

Finland

France

Germany

Ghana

Guinea

Guyana

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Japan

Jersey

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Korea, Republic of

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Madagascar

Malaysia

Mali

Mexico

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Russian Federation

Rwanda*

Saudi Arabia

Sierra Leone

Slovakia

South Africa

South Sudan*

Spain

Suriname

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania*

Thailand

Turkey

Uganda*

United Kingdom

United States

Uzbekistan

Viet Nam

Zambia*

Zimbabwe

*The DRC or adjoining countries.

For 2022, notwithstanding our compliance efforts, we may not have been able to determine the facilities at which at least a portion of the necessary 3TG contained in each of our in-scope products were processed. We also may not have been able to determine the country of origin for at least a portion of the necessary 3TG contained in each of our in-scope products. None of the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products were determined by us to directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country. However, we did not conclude that any of our products were “DRC conflict free.” The terms “adjoining country,” “armed group” and “DRC conflict free” have the meanings contained in the Conflict Minerals Rule.

We endeavored to determine the mine or location of origin of the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products by requesting that the suppliers provide us with a completed Conflict Minerals Reporting Template and through the other measures described in this Conflict Minerals Report. Additionally, information made available by the RMI to its members and the Reviewer assisted us in determining whether the smelters and refiners identified to us by our suppliers obtained 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country to the extent known by the Reviewer from its research.

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V.Steps to Improve Due Diligence

We intend to take the following additional steps to mitigate the risk that the necessary 3TG in our in-scope products benefit armed groups:

Piloting an additional supplier screening tool which includes a conflict minerals risk score.

Continue to follow up with suppliers that were unresponsive, provided non-conforming responses or provided company-level responses rather than product-level responses.

Continue to make improvements to our scoping processes, including our product scoping database, to better align data from supplier responses to our products and eliminate smelters and refiners with no relation to our products.

Continue to engage with certain suppliers listing smelters and refiners sourcing 3TG in the DRC and adjoining countries to encourage the use of smelters and refiners validated as conformant with applicable RMAP assessment protocols.

Continue our membership in the RMI.

Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  Any statements that do not relate to historical or current facts or matters are forward-looking statements. You can identify some of the forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words, such as “intend” and the like, or the use of the future tense. Statements concerning current conditions may also be forward-looking if they imply a continuation of current conditions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning the additional steps that we intend to take to mitigate the risk that our necessary 3TG (as such term is defined below) benefit armed groups.

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual actions or performance to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (1) the continued implementation of satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by our direct and indirect suppliers on a timely basis or at all, (2) whether smelters and refiners and other market participants responsibly source 3TG, (3) the accuracy and validity of the audits conducted under the RMAP assessment protocols and analogous audit programs with which the RMI has a mutual recognition agreement and (4) political and regulatory developments, whether in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) region, the United States or elsewhere. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of the filing of this document. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the filing of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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ANNEX I

List of Facilities Conformant with RMAP or

Equivalent Cross-Recognized Assessment Protocols or on RMI Active List

Smelter or Refiner Name

Mineral

Smelter or Refiner Location

Abington Reldan Metals, LLC

Gold

United States

Advanced Chemical Company

Gold

United States

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC

Gold

United Arab Emirates

Allgemeine Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.

Gold

Germany

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

Gold

Uzbekistan

AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao

Gold

Brazil

Argor-Heraeus S.A.

Gold

Switzerland

Asahi Pretec Corp.

Gold

Japan

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

Gold

Canada

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

Gold

United States

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

Aurubis AG

Gold

Germany

Bangalore Refinery

Gold

India

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

Gold

Philippines

Boliden AB

Gold

Sweden

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

Gold

Germany

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

Gold

Canada

Chimet S.p.A.

Gold

Italy

Chugai Mining

Gold

Japan

Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.

Gold

China

Dowa

Gold

Japan

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

Gold

Korea, Republic of

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant

Gold

Japan

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant

Gold

Japan

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant

Gold

Japan

Emirates Gold DMCC

Gold

United Arab Emirates

Geib Refining Corporation

Gold

United States

Gold by Gold Colombia

Gold

Colombia

Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM

Gold

China

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

Gold

Germany

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Smelter or Refiner Name

Mineral

Smelter or Refiner Location

Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.

Gold

China

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG

Gold

Germany

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

Gold

China

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

Istanbul Gold Refinery

Gold

Turkey

Italpreziosi

Gold

Italy

Japan Mint

Gold

Japan

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

Kazzinc

Gold

Kazakhstan

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Gold

United States

KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna

Gold

Poland

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

Gold

Korea, Republic of

L'Orfebre S.A.

Gold

Andorra

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

Gold

Korea, Republic of

LT Metal Ltd.

Gold

Korea, Republic of

Materion

Gold

United States

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.

Gold

South Africa

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Gold

China

Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

Gold

Singapore

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.

Gold

China

Metalor Technologies S.A.

Gold

Switzerland

Metalor USA Refining Corporation

Gold

United States

Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.

Gold

Mexico

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Gold

Japan

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

Gold

India

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

Gold

Turkey

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

Gold

Uzbekistan

NH Recytech Company

Gold

Korea, Republic of

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH

Gold

Austria

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

PAMP S.A.

Gold

Switzerland

Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA

Gold

Chile

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

Gold

Indonesia

PX Precinox S.A.

Gold

Switzerland

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Smelter or Refiner Name

Mineral

Smelter or Refiner Location

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

Gold

South Africa

REMONDIS PMR B.V.

Gold

Netherlands

Royal Canadian Mint

Gold

Canada

SAAMP

Gold

France

SAFINA A.S.

Gold

Czech Republic

Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)

Gold

Colombia

SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.

Gold

Spain

Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

Gold

Taiwan

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.

Gold

Korea, Republic of

T.C.A S.p.A

Gold

Italy

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

Gold

Japan

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn

Gold

Kazakhstan

Torecom

Gold

Korea, Republic of

Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

Gold

Belgium

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

Gold

United States

Valcambi S.A.

Gold

Switzerland

Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)

Gold

Australia

WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH

Gold

Germany

Yamakin Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

Gold

Japan

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

Gold

China

Alexy Metals *

Gold

United States

Augmont Enterprises Private Limited *

Gold

India

C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS *

Gold

Colombia

GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. *

Gold

India

WEEEREFINING *

Gold

France

AMG Brasil

Tantalum

Brazil

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

China

D Block Metals, LLC

Tantalum

United States

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

Tantalum

China

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

Tantalum

China

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

Tantalum

Japan

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

Tantalum

United States

H.C. Starck Inc.

Tantalum

United States

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

China

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

China

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

Tantalum

China

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Smelter or Refiner Name

Mineral

Smelter or Refiner Location

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

China

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

China

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

China

KEMET de Mexico

Tantalum

Mexico

Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.

Tantalum

India

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

Tantalum

Brazil

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

Japan

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

China

NPM Silmet AS

Tantalum

Estonia

QuantumClean

Tantalum

United States

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

Tantalum

Brazil

RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

China

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

Japan

TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

Thailand

TANIOBIS GmbH

Tantalum

Germany

TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

Japan

TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

Tantalum

Germany

Telex Metals

Tantalum

United States

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

Tantalum

Kazakhstan

XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED

Tantalum

China

XinXing Haorong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

China

Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

Tantalum

China

Alpha

Tin

United States

Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

Tin

China

Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

Tin

China

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

Tin

China

CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda

Tin

Brazil

CRM Synergies

Tin

Spain

CV Ayi Jaya

Tin

Indonesia

CV Venus Inti Perkasa

Tin

Indonesia

Dowa

Tin

Japan

DS Myanmar

Tin

Myanmar

EM Vinto

Tin

Bolivia

Estanho de Rondonia S.A.

Tin

Brazil

Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.

Tin

Brazil

Fenix Metals

Tin

Poland

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

Tin

China

Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.

Tin

China

Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.

Tin

China

Luna Smelter, Ltd.

Tin

Rwanda

Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

Tin

Brazil

12


Smelter or Refiner Name

Mineral

Smelter or Refiner Location

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

Tin

Malaysia

Metallic Resources, Inc.

Tin

United States

Metallo Belgium N.V.

Tin

Belgium

Metallo Spain S.L.U.

Tin

Spain

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

Tin

Brazil

Minsur

Tin

Peru

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Tin

Japan

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

Tin

Thailand

O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

Tin

Philippines

Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.

Tin

Bolivia

PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera

Tin

Indonesia

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

Tin

Indonesia

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

Tin

Indonesia

PT Babel Inti Perkasa

Tin

Indonesia

PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari

Tin

Indonesia

PT Bangka Prima Tin

Tin

Indonesia

PT Bangka Serumpun

Tin

Indonesia

PT Bukit Timah

Tin

Indonesia

PT Cipta Persada Mulia

Tin

Indonesia

PT Menara Cipta Mulia

Tin

Indonesia

PT Mitra Stania Prima

Tin

Indonesia

PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo

Tin

Indonesia

PT Premium Tin Indonesia

Tin

Indonesia

PT Prima Timah Utama

Tin

Indonesia

PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)

Tin

Indonesia

PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa

Tin

Indonesia

PT Refined Bangka Tin

Tin

Indonesia

PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa

Tin

Indonesia

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa

Tin

Indonesia

PT Sukses Inti Makmur

Tin

Indonesia

PT Timah Tbk Kundur

Tin

Indonesia

PT Timah Tbk Mentok

Tin

Indonesia

PT Tommy Utama

Tin

Indonesia

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

Tin

Brazil

Rui Da Hung

Tin

Taiwan

Thaisarco

Tin

Thailand

Tin Technology & Refining

Tin

United States

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.

Tin

Brazil

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Tin

China

Yunnan Tin Company Limited

Tin

China

PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera *

Tin

Indonesia

PT Timah Nusantara *

Tin

Indonesia

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Smelter or Refiner Name

Mineral

Smelter or Refiner Location

Super Ligas *

Tin

Brazil

A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.

Tungsten

Japan

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

Tungsten

Viet Nam

Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

China Molybdenum Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Cronimet Brasil Ltda

Tungsten

Brazil

Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Fujian Xinlu Tungsten

Tungsten

China

Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

Tungsten

United States

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH

Tungsten

Germany

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

Japan

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

Tungsten

China

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

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

Tungsten

China

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Jingmen Dewei GEM Tungsten Resources Recycling Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Kennametal Fallon

Tungsten

United States

Kennametal Huntsville

Tungsten

United States

Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

Taiwan

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

Masan High-Tech Materials

Tungsten

Viet Nam

Niagara Refining LLC

Tungsten

United States

Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.

Tungsten

Philippines

TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

Tungsten

Germany

Tungsten Vietnam Joint Stock Company

Tungsten

Viet Nam

Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG

Tungsten

Austria

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

Tungsten

China

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

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The following notes apply to Annex I above:


(1)The smelters and refiners identified in Annex 1 are “Conformant” (as such term is defined below) except for those that are marked with an asterisk (*), which are “Active” (as such term is defined below).

(2)“Conformant” means that a smelter or refiner was conformant with the RMAP assessment protocols or the equivalent cross-recognized assessment programs of the London Bullion Market Association and the Responsible Jewellery Council.  Smelters and refiners with a “re-audit in progress” are still considered to be RMAP conformant.

(3)“Active” means that the smelter or refiner is a participant in the RMAP and has committed to undergo an audit or is participating in a cross-recognized certification program.

(4)The designations of Conformant and Active and the smelter or refiner location reflected in the table are based solely on information made publicly available by the RMI, without independent verification by us.

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ANNEX II

List of Verified Facilities Not Otherwise Listed as Conformant or Active

Smelter or Refiner Name

Mineral

Smelter or Refiner Location

8853 S.p.A.

Gold

Italy

ABC Refinery Pty Ltd.

Gold

Australia

African Gold Refinery

Gold

Uganda

Albino Mountinho Lda.

Gold

Portugal

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

Gold

Turkey

AU Traders and Refiners

Gold

South Africa

Caridad

Gold

Mexico

Cendres + Metaux S.A.

Gold

Switzerland

CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.

Gold

India

Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH

Gold

Germany

Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC

Gold

United Arab Emirates

Dongwu Gold Group

Gold

China

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)

Gold

India

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)

Gold

India

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)

Gold

India

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)

Gold

India

Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.

Gold

Zimbabwe

Fujairah Gold FZC

Gold

United Arab Emirates

Gold Coast Refinery

Gold

Ghana

Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited

Gold

China

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

Gold

China

Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.

Gold

Korea, Republic of

Industrial Refining Company

Gold

Belgium

International Precious Metal Refiners

Gold

United Arab Emirates

JALAN & Company

Gold

India

JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant

Gold

Russian Federation

JSC Uralelectromed

Gold

Russian Federation

K.A. Rasmussen

Gold

Norway

Kaloti Precious Metals

Gold

United Arab Emirates

Kazakhmys Smelting LLC

Gold

Kazakhstan

Kundan Care Products Ltd.

Gold

India

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Smelter or Refiner Name

Mineral

Smelter or Refiner Location

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC

Gold

Kyrgyzstan

Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO

Gold

Russian Federation

L'azurde Company For Jewelry

Gold

Saudi Arabia

Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Marsam Metals

Gold

Brazil

MD Overseas

Gold

India

Metallix Refining Inc.

Gold

United States

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

Gold

Malaysia

Morris and Watson

Gold

New Zealand

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant

Gold

Russian Federation

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

Gold

Russian Federation

OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery

Gold

Russian Federation

Pease & Curren

Gold

United States

Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals

Gold

Russian Federation

QG Refining, LLC

Gold

United States

Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Sabin Metal Corp.

Gold

United States

Safimet S.p.A

Gold

Italy

Sai Refinery

Gold

India

Samduck Precious Metals

Gold

Korea, Republic of

SAMWON METALS Corp.

Gold

Korea, Republic of

Sellem Industries Ltd.

Gold

Mauritania

Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.

Gold

India

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

Gold

Taiwan

SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals

Gold

Russian Federation

Sovereign Metals

Gold

India

State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology

Gold

Lithuania

Sudan Gold Refinery

Gold

Sudan

Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.

Gold

Taiwan

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

Gold

Thailand

17


Smelter or Refiner Name

Mineral

Smelter or Refiner Location

Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.

Gold

China

5D Production OU

Tantalum

Estonia

Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO

Tantalum

Russian Federation

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company

Tin

Viet Nam

Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.

Tin

China

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

Tin

Viet Nam

Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.

Tin

China

Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC

Tin

China

Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.

Tin

China

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

Tin

China

Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.

Tin

Brazil

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

Tin

Malaysia

Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

Tin

Viet Nam

Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.

Tin

Russian Federation

Pongpipat Company Limited

Tin

Myanmar

Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited

Tin

India

PT Bangka Tin Industry

Tin

Indonesia

PT Panca Mega Persada

Tin

Indonesia

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

Tin

Indonesia

PT Tirus Putra Mandiri

Tin

Indonesia

Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

Tin

Viet Nam

VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC

Tin

Viet Nam

Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Tin

China

ACL Metais Eireli

Tungsten

Brazil

Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.

Tungsten

Brazil

Artek LLC

Tungsten

Russian Federation

CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

China

DONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.

Tungsten

Korea, Republic of

HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd.

Tungsten

Korea, Republic of

Hydrometallurg, JSC

Tungsten

Russian Federation

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

Tungsten

China

JSC “Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant”

Tungsten

Russian Federation

LLC Vostok

Tungsten

Russian Federation

Moliren Ltd.

Tungsten

Russian Federation

NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC

Tungsten

Russian Federation

OOO “Technolom” 1

Tungsten

Russian Federation

OOO “Technolom” 2

Tungsten

Russian Federation

Unecha Refractory Metals Plant

Tungsten

Russian Federation

YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.

Tungsten

China

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