EX-1.01 2 formsdmay2022smelterlistex.htm EX-1.01 Document

EXHIBIT 1.01

Flex Ltd.
Conflict Minerals Report
For the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2021

1.    INTRODUCTION

This Conflict Minerals Report (this “Report”) of Flex Ltd. (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is provided in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 13p-1”) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2021 (the “Reporting Period”). The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted Rule 13p-1 in 2012 to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to certain minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Rule 13p-1 requires the disclosure of certain information on Form SD by SEC registrants (“Registrants”) that manufacture or contract to manufacture products that use minerals specified in Form SD that are necessary to the functionality or production of these products (“Necessary Conflict Minerals”). These minerals are columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, wolframite, gold, and their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten (collectively, “Conflict Minerals”). Form SD identifies certain countries from which Conflict Minerals are sourced as “Covered Countries” and requires Registrants to determine, among other things, whether their Necessary Conflict Minerals originated in any Covered Country and fund “Armed Groups” (as such term is defined in Form SD). Covered Countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “DRC”) and countries adjoining the DRC. The reporting requirements of Rule 13p-1 apply to Registrants regardless of the geographic origin of their Necessary Conflict Minerals and whether or not such Necessary Conflict Minerals fund Armed Groups.

Form SD requires Registrants to conduct, in good faith, a “reasonable country of origin inquiry,” or “RCOI,” with respect to their Necessary Conflict Minerals. The purpose of the RCOI is to determine whether any of the Registrant’s Necessary Conflict Minerals originated in a Covered Country or are from recycled or scrap sources.

If, based on its RCOI, a Registrant knows that any of its Necessary Conflict Minerals originated in a Covered Country and is not from recycled or scrap sources, or has reason to believe that its Necessary Conflict Minerals may have originated in a Covered Country and has reason to believe that such Necessary Conflict Minerals may not be from recycled or scrap sources, the Registrant must exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of its Necessary Conflict Minerals, in accordance with a nationally or internationally recognized due diligence framework, if such a framework is available for the particular Conflict Mineral. Form SD describes further actions a Registrant must take based on the results of its due diligence on the source and chain of custody of its Conflict Minerals.

We design, build, ship and service complete packaged consumer and industrial products, primarily electronics, for companies of all sizes in various industries and end-markets. We manufacture or contract to manufacture many products that use Necessary Conflict Minerals. We primarily purchase component parts and generally do not purchase raw ore or unrefined Conflict Minerals. We generally do not have direct contractual relationships with the originating mines, or the smelters or refiners of the Conflict Minerals that end up in our products. These mines are many layers upstream from us in our global supply chain, and therefore we need to rely on our thousands of direct suppliers as well as industry initiatives for source information on the Conflict Minerals in our products. In addition, many of our customers require us to use their chosen suppliers in the manufacture of their products and we typically do not have direct contractual relationships with these suppliers. In such cases we must rely on the cooperation of our customers and their designated suppliers for Conflict Minerals source information.

In accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition (the “OECD Guidance”), the internationally recognized standard on which our Company’s Conflict Minerals compliance system is based, we support an industry initiative that audits Conflict Minerals smelters’ and refiners’ due diligence activities. That industry initiative is the Responsible Business Alliance’s (“RBA”) and Global e-Sustainability Initiative’s Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”). The data on which we relied for certain statements in this report was obtained through our membership in the RMI, using their RCOI report for member “FLEX.” We are a charter member of the RBA and have periodically held a board seat in the organization since its formation in 2004. We embrace and support the RMI’s due diligence and reporting processes to encourage transparency throughout the supply chain.

2.    RCOI PROCESS AND RESULTS

For products manufactured during the Reporting Period, we performed a RCOI on the Necessary Conflict Minerals found in the products we manufacture or contract to manufacture. We utilized the RMI’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) to query the suppliers identified in the assessment of our supply chain as to the sources of the Necessary Conflict Minerals in the products they supply to us. After collecting responses to our CMRT queries from suppliers, we evaluated the responses for



completeness and plausibility, and we engaged in follow-up communications with suppliers as appropriate. Some suppliers provided us with “company-level” CMRT responses that include Conflict Minerals information for all products sold by the supplier to its customers even though we may have purchased only a limited subset of such products from the supplier.

Based on our RCOI described above, we have reason to believe that some of these Conflict Minerals may have originated from the Covered Countries and may not be from recycled or scrap sources.

3.    DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS

Based on the results of our RCOI, and as required by Form SD, we conducted due diligence on the source and chain of custody of our Necessary Conflict Minerals (“Due Diligence”) to ascertain whether these Conflict Minerals originated in the Covered Countries and finance or otherwise benefited Armed Groups.

3.1    Design of Our Due Diligence Measures

Our Due Diligence measures have been designed to conform with the OECD Guidance, as applicable for tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold and downstream companies (as the term is defined in the OECD Guidance). The design of our Due Diligence measures incorporates the following five-step framework as outlined in the OECD Guidance:

1.    Establish strong company management systems.
2.    Identify and assess risks in the supply chain.
3.    Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks.
4.    Carry out independent third-party audits of smelters’/refiners’ due diligence practices by participating in industry-driven initiatives.
5.    Report annually on supply chain due diligence.

3.2    Due Diligence Measures Performed

Our Due Diligence measures performed during the Reporting Period include:

Our continued efforts to manage the Company’s Conflict Minerals Compliance program through our Conflict Minerals Working Group which consists of cross-functional team member representatives from our compliance, corporate, social and environmental responsibility, procurement, internal audit and legal groups;

Continued development of our compliance management framework and implementation plan, including business processes and IT systems to manage information requests and data sharing with customers and suppliers, consistent with the Company’s Conflict Minerals Policy, as described below;
Ongoing engagement with customers and suppliers to remove smelters and refiners from the supply base, as necessary; and
Participation in industry group initiatives to help define and clarify industry standards.

In addition, we communicated our Conflict Minerals Policy to our suppliers who supply us components containing Conflict Minerals. Our Conflict Minerals Policy includes the following:

Our expectation that our suppliers source from socially responsible suppliers;
Our expectation that our suppliers have policies and procedures in place to ensure that products and parts supplied to us are “DRC conflict-free” (as such term is defined in Form SD);
Our expectation that our suppliers provide all necessary due diligence information to confirm that all Conflict Minerals supplied to us are DRC conflict-free;
Our expectation that our suppliers pass these requirements on to their supply chain; and
Statement that the above requirements are taken into consideration when selecting and retaining suppliers.

A copy of our Conflict Minerals Policy is publicly available on our website at www.flex.com/supplier-information/supplier-quality.

We surveyed 4,758 suppliers of components containing Conflict Minerals, representing approximately 84.91% of our global direct materials spend for the Reporting Period. As with our RCOI, we used the CMRT to collect information from these suppliers regarding the sources of the Necessary Conflict Minerals in the products they supply to us, including the processing smelters and refiners (“SORs”) and countries and mines of origin of such Conflict Materials.

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Of the 4,758 suppliers surveyed, we received responses from 2,572 suppliers or approximately 54%. We evaluated the responses for plausibility, consistency and completeness, especially in terms of the reported Conflict Minerals content, and the origin of the Conflict Minerals. We also checked the conflict-free status of SORs on the RMI’s website.

We followed up with the suppliers surveyed, to the extent possible, on missing and inconsistent information, implausible statements regarding no presence of Conflict Minerals, incomplete data provided, responses that did not identify SORs, responses that indicated a sourcing location without complete supporting information from the supply chain, and organizations that were identified as SORs but not verified as such through further analysis and research. In addition, we followed up on cases where the supplier reported that a SOR does not source Necessary Conflict Minerals from the Covered Countries and the reported sourcing country is not a known reserve for the specified Conflict Mineral.

If a supplier did not provide the information requested, we initiated an escalation process. The escalation process included contacting alternate persons at the supplier, enlisting help from other Company locations engaged with the supplier, obtaining assistance from our global commodity team, and working with our customer(s) to contact the suppliers.

Based on our supplier survey, follow-up and, if necessary, escalation procedures as described above, we estimate that we had reliable responses from 2,461 suppliers, representing approximately 59.74% of our global direct materials spend for the Reporting Period, which we used to make our due diligence determination as required under Form SD.

We reported to the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors with respect to our Due Diligence processes and compliance activities.

4.    DUE DILIGENCE DETERMINATION

Based on the Due Diligence performed on certain of our products offered in our business groups as described below, we were unable to determine whether the Necessary Conflict Minerals contained in such products (not including Conflict Minerals that originated from recycled or scrap sources) originated in the Covered Countries, or, if they did originate in the Covered Countries, whether the mining of or trade in such Conflict Minerals directly or indirectly finance or otherwise benefit Armed Groups.

4.1    Product Descriptions

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. Through the collective strength of a global workforce across approximately 30 countries with responsible, sustainable operations, we deliver advanced manufacturing solutions and operate the most trusted global supply chain, supporting entire product lifecycle with fulfillment, after-market, and circular economy solutions for diverse industries including cloud, communications, enterprise, automotive, industrial, consumer devices, lifestyle, healthcare, and energy.

To drive efficiency and productivity the Company is organized around, and reports its financial performance based on, the following three operating and reportable segments:

Flex Agility Solutions (“FAS”), which is comprised of the following end markets:
Communications, Enterprise and Cloud (“CEC”), including data infrastructure, edge infrastructure and communications infrastructure;
Lifestyle, including appliances, consumer packaging, floorcare, micro mobility and audio; and
Consumer Devices, including mobile and high velocity consumer devices.

Flex Reliability Solutions (“FRS”), which is comprised of the following end markets:
Automotive, including next generation mobility, autonomous, connectivity, electrification, and smart technologies;
Health Solutions, including medical devices, medical equipment and drug delivery; and
Industrial, including capital equipment, industrial devices, renewables and grid edge.

Nextracker, which is the leading provider of intelligent, integrated solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and ground-mounted distributed generation solar projects around the world. Nextracker’s products enable solar panels to follow the sun’s movement across the sky and optimize plant performance.


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4.2 Smelters and Refiners; Countries of Origin of Conflict Minerals

As noted above, as part of our Due Diligence, we received and validated Conflict Minerals declarations from 2,461 of our suppliers. These declarations include a total of approximately 308 SORs (161 smelters and 147 refiners) that processed Conflict Minerals used in the production of such suppliers’ products. Among these 308 SORs provided in the declarations, approximately 83.77% either have been certified as conformant with the Responsible Minerals Assurance Program’s (“RMAP”) (formerly known as the Conflict-Free Smelter Program) assessment protocols (“RMAP Conformant”) or have committed to undergo a RMAP audit (“RMAP Active”).

As many of these declarations are company-wide and not product specific, we believe these declarations may include SORs, and countries of origin for Conflict Minerals that are not applicable to the Conflict Minerals used in our products. Due to the many such company-wide declarations and the multiple levels of suppliers in our supply chain, we are unable to determine with certainty at this time which SORs or which countries of origin listed in the declarations actually provide the specific Conflict Minerals used in our products. The SORs identified by our suppliers in their declarations, as well as the countries of origin for their Conflict Minerals, are set forth in the Appendix to this Report.

4.3    Due Diligence Improvement Efforts

We expect to take the following steps, among others, to continue to improve our due diligence processes and further mitigate the risk that our Conflict Minerals finance or otherwise benefit Armed Groups:

Increase supplier Conflict Minerals outreach;
Increase the number and improve the quality of supplier survey responses;
Support customers with their specific initiatives within their supply base;
Improve quality check and follow-up process for suppliers’ survey responses;
Inform and encourage smelters and refiners to participate in conflict-free industry initiatives such as the RMI;
Actively participate in and support industry trade groups to help bolster awareness and communication throughout the supply chain;
Train and educate our suppliers on our ongoing expectations regarding conflict-free sourcing;
Reconsider our partnerships with suppliers who do not comply with our Conflict Minerals Policy; and
Continue to refine our due diligence processes in accordance with the OECD Guidelines and supplements.
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Appendix

Smelters and Refiners

MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
Gold8853 S.p.A.*8853 S.p.A.ITALYCID002763
GoldAdvanced Chemical Company*Advanced Chemical CompanyUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000015
GoldAida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.*Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000019
GoldAl Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC*Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCCUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002560
GoldAllgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.*Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.GERMANYCID000035
GoldAlmalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)*Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)UZBEKISTANCID000041
GoldAngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao*AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio MineracaoBRAZILCID000058
GoldArgor-Heraeus S.A.*Argor-Heraeus S.A.SWITZERLANDCID000077
GoldAsahi Pretec Corp.*Asahi Pretec Corp.JAPANCID000082
GoldAsahi Refining Canada Ltd.*Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.CANADACID000924
GoldAsahi Refining USA Inc.*Asahi Refining USA Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000920
GoldAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.*Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000090
GoldAurubis AG*Aurubis AGGERMANYCID000113
GoldBangalore Refinery*Bangalore RefineryINDIACID002863
GoldBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)*Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)PHILIPPINESCID000128
GoldBoliden AB*Boliden ABSWEDENCID000157
GoldC. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG*C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KGGERMANYCID000176
GoldCCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation*CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada CorporationCANADACID000185
GoldCendres + Metaux S.A.*Cendres + Metaux S.A.SWITZERLANDCID000189
GoldChimet S.p.A.*Chimet S.p.A.ITALYCID000233
GoldChugai Mining*Chugai MiningJAPANCID000264
GoldDSC (Do Sung Corporation)*DSC (Do Sung Corporation)KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID000359
GoldDODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH*DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbHGERMANYCID000362
_____________________________
* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
GoldDowa*DowaJAPANCID000401
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant*Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East PlantJAPANCID000425
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant*Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North PlantJAPANCID003424
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant*Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West PlantJAPANCID003425
GoldEmirates Gold DMCC*Emirates Gold DMCCUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002561
GoldGeib Refining Corporation*Geib Refining CorporationUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002459
GoldGCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.INDIACID002852
GoldLT Metal Ltd.*LT Metal Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID000689
GoldHeimerle + Meule GmbH*Heimerle + Meule GmbHGERMANYCID000694
GoldHeraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.*Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.CHINACID000707
GoldHeraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG**Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGGERMANYCID000711
GoldInner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.*Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.CHINACID000801
GoldIshifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.*Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000807
GoldIstanbul Gold Refinery*Istanbul Gold RefineryTURKEYCID000814
GoldItalpreziosi*ItalpreziosiITALYCID002765
GoldJapan Mint*Japan MintJAPANCID000823
GoldJiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.*Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.CHINACID000855
GoldJX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.*JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000937
GoldKazzinc*KazzincKAZAKHSTANCID000957
GoldKennecott Utah Copper LLC*Kennecott Utah Copper LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000969
GoldKGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna*KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka AkcyjnaPOLANDCID002511
GoldKojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.*Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000981
GoldKorea Zinc Co., Ltd.*Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID002605
GoldL'Orfebre S.A.*L'Orfebre S.A.ANDORRACID002762
_____________________________
* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
GoldLS-NIKKO Copper Inc.*LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID001078
GoldMarsam Metals*Marsam MetalsBRAZILCID002606
GoldMaterion*MaterionUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001113
GoldMatsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.*Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001119
GoldMetalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.*Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.CHINACID001149
GoldMetalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.*Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.SINGAPORECID001152
GoldMetalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.*Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.CHINACID001147
GoldMetalor Technologies S.A.*Metalor Technologies S.A.SWITZERLANDCID001153
GoldMetalor USA Refining Corporation*Metalor USA Refining CorporationUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001157
GoldMetalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.*Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.MEXICOCID001161
GoldMitsubishi Materials Corporation*Mitsubishi Materials CorporationJAPANCID001188
GoldMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.*Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001193
GoldMMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.*MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.INDIACID002509
GoldNadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.*Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.TURKEYCID001220
GoldNavoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat*Navoi Mining and Metallurgical CombinatUZBEKISTANCID001236
GoldNH Recytech CompanyNH Recytech CompanyKOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID003189
GoldNihon Material Co., Ltd.*Nihon Material Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001259
GoldOgussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH*Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbHAUSTRIACID002779
GoldOhura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.*Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001325
GoldPAMP S.A.*PAMP S.A.SWITZERLANDCID001352
GoldPlanta Recuperadora de Metales SpA*Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpACHILECID002919
GoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk*PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) TbkINDONESIACID001397
GoldPX Precinox S.A.*PX Precinox S.A.SWITZERLANDCID001498
_____________________________
* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
GoldRand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.*Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.SOUTH AFRICACID001512
GoldREMONDIS PMR B.V.*REMONDIS PMR B.V.NETHERLANDSCID002582
GoldRoyal Canadian Mint*Royal Canadian MintCANADACID001534
GoldSAAMP*SAAMPFRANCECID002761
GoldSafimet S.p.A*Safimet S.p.AITALYCID002973
GoldSAFINA A.S.*SAFINA A.S.CZECHIACID002290
GoldSamduck Precious Metals*Samduck Precious MetalsKOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID001555
GoldSAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH*SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbHGERMANYCID002777
GoldSEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.*SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.SPAINCID001585
GoldShandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.*Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINACID001622
GoldSichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.*Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID001736
GoldSingway Technology Co., Ltd.*Singway Technology Co., Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID002516
GoldSolar Applied Materials Technology Corp.*Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID001761
GoldSumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.*Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001798
GoldSungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.*SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID002918
GoldT.C.A S.p.A*T.C.A S.p.AITALYCID002580
GoldTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.*Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.JAPANCID001875
GoldShandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.*Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.CHINACID001916
GoldTokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.*Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001938
GoldTOO Tau-Ken-Altyn*TOO Tau-Ken-AltynKAZAKHSTANCID002615
GoldTorecom*TorecomKOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID001955
GoldUmicore Precious Metals Thailand*Umicore Precious Metals ThailandTHAILANDCID002314
GoldUmicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining*Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals RefiningBELGIUMCID001980
GoldUnited Precious Metal Refining, Inc.*United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001993
GoldValcambi S.A.*Valcambi S.A.SWITZERLANDCID002003
_____________________________
* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
GoldWestern Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)*Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)AUSTRALIACID002030
GoldWIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH*WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbHGERMANYCID002778
GoldYamakin Co., Ltd.*Yamakin Co., Ltd.JAPANCID002100
GoldYokohama Metal Co., Ltd.*Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.JAPANCID002129
GoldZhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation*Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold CorporationCHINACID002224
GoldGold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.*Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.CHINACID002243
GoldC.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS**C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SASCOLOMBIACID003421
GoldAugmont Enterprises Private Limited**Augmont Enterprises Private LimitedINDIACID003461
GoldAlexy Metals**Alexy MetalsUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID003500
GoldSancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)**Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)COLUMBIACID003529
GoldMetal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.*Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.SOUTH AFRICACID003575
GoldWEEEREFINING**WEEEREFININGFRANCECID003615
TantalumAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.*Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000092
TantalumChangsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.*Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID000211
TantalumGuangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.*Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.CHINACID000291
TantalumD Block Metals, LLC*D Block Metals, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002504
TantalumExotech Inc.*Exotech Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000456
TantalumF&X Electro-Materials Ltd.*F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.CHINACID000460
TantalumFIR Metals & Resource Ltd.*FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.CHINACID002505
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals Aizu*Global Advanced Metals AizuJAPANCID002558
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals Boyertown*Global Advanced Metals BoyertownUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002557
_____________________________
* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
TantalumXIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED*XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITEDCHINACID000616
TantalumTANIOBIS Co., Ltd.*TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.THAILANDCID002544
TantalumTANIOBIS GmbH*TANIOBIS GmbHGERMANYCID002545
TantalumH.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH*H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbHGERMANYCID002547
TantalumH.C. Starck Inc.*H.C. Starck Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002548
TantalumTANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.*TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.JAPANCID002549
TantalumTANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG*TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANYCID002550
TantalumHengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.*Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.CHINACID002492
TantalumJiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.*Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID002512
TantalumJiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material*Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw MaterialCHINACID002842
TantalumJiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.*JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID000914
TantalumJiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.*Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.CHINACID000917
TantalumJiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.*Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID002506
TantalumKEMET Blue Metals*KEMET Blue MetalsMEXICOCID002539
TantalumLSM Brasil S.A.*LSM Brasil S.A.BRAZILCID001076
TantalumMetallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.*Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.INDIACID001163
TantalumMineracao Taboca S.A.*Mineracao Taboca S.A.BRAZILCID001175
TantalumMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.*Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001192
TantalumNPM Silmet AS*NPM Silmet ASESTONIACID001200
TantalumNingxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.*Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID001277
TantalumMeta Materials*Meta MaterialsNORTH MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OFCID002847
TantalumQuantumClean*QuantumCleanUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001508
_____________________________
* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
TantalumResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.*Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZILCID002707
TantalumYanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.*Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID001522
TantalumSolikamsk Magnesium Works OAO*Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAORUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001769
TantalumTaki Chemical Co., Ltd.*Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001869
TantalumTelex Metals*Telex MetalsUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001891
TantalumUlba Metallurgical Plant JSC*Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSCKAZAKHSTANCID001969
TantalumXinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.*XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.CHINACID002508
TantalumYancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.*Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.CHINACID003583
TinAlpha*AlphaUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000292
TinChenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.*Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINACID000228
TinChifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.*Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID003190
TinChina Tin Group Co., Ltd.*China Tin Group Co., Ltd.CHINACID001070
TinPT Aries Kencana Sejahtera**PT Aries Kencana SejahteraINDONESIACID000309
TinPT Rajehan Ariq*PT Rajehan AriqINDONESIACID002593
TinCV Venus Inti Perkasa**CV Venus Inti PerkasaINDONESIACID002455
TinDowa*DowaJAPANCID000402
TinMetallo Spain S.L.U.*Metallo Spain S.L.U.SPAINCID002774
TinEM Vinto*EM VintoBOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)CID000438
TinEstanho de Rondonia S.A.**Estanho de Rondonia S.A.BRAZILCID000448
TinFenix Metals*Fenix MetalsPOLANDCID000468
TinGejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.*Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.CHINACID000538
TinGejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.*Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINACID000555
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* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
TinGuangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.*Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.CHINACID003116
TinHuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.*HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID002844
TinMa'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.*Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.CHINACID003379
TinMagnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.*Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.BRAZILCID002468
TinMalaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)*Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)MALAYSIACID001105
TinMelt Metais e Ligas S.A.*Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.BRAZILCID002500
TinMetallic Resources, Inc.*Metallic Resources, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001142
TinMetallo Belgium N.V.*Metallo Belgium N.V.BELGIUMCID002773
TinMineracao Taboca S.A.*Mineracao Taboca S.A.BRAZILCID001173
TinMinsur*MinsurPERUCID001182
TinMitsubishi Materials Corporation*Mitsubishi Materials CorporationJAPANCID001191
TinJiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.*Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.CHINACID001231
TinO.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.*O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.THAILANDCID001314
TinO.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.*O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.PHILIPPINESCID002517
TinOperaciones Metalurgicas S.A.*Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)CID001337
TinPT Artha Cipta Langgeng*PT Artha Cipta LanggengINDONESIACID001399
TinPT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya*PT ATD Makmur Mandiri JayaINDONESIACID002503
TinPT Babel Inti Perkasa*PT Babel Inti PerkasaINDONESIACID001402
TinPT Babel Surya Alam Lestari*PT Babel Surya Alam LestariINDONESIACID001406
TinPT Bangka Serumpun*PT Bangka SerumpunINDONESIACID003205
TinPT Bukit Timah*PT Bukit TimahINDONESIACID001428
TinPT Cipta Persada Mulia*PT Cipta Persada MuliaINDONESIACID002696
TinPT Menara Cipta Mulia*PT Menara Cipta MuliaINDONESIACID002835
TinPT Mitra Stania Prima*PT Mitra Stania PrimaINDONESIACID001453
TinPT Timah Nusantara**PT Timah NusantaraINDONESIACID001486
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* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
TinPT Prima Timah Utama*PT Prima Timah UtamaINDONESIACID001458
TinPT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa*PT Rajawali Rimba PerkasaINDONESIACID003381
TinPT Refined Bangka Tin*PT Refined Bangka TinINDONESIACID001460
TinPT Sariwiguna Binasentosa*PT Sariwiguna BinasentosaINDONESIACID001463
TinPT Stanindo Inti Perkasa*PT Stanindo Inti PerkasaINDONESIACID001468
TinPT Sukses Inti MakmurPT Sukses Inti MakmurINDONESIACID002816
TinPT Timah Tbk Kundur*PT Timah Tbk KundurINDONESIACID001477
TinPT Timah Tbk Mentok*PT Timah Tbk MentokINDONESIACID001482
TinPT Tinindo Inter Nusa*PT Tinindo Inter NusaINDONESIACID001490
TinResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.*Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZILCID002706
TinRui Da Hung*Rui Da HungTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID001539
TinSoft Metais Ltda.*Soft Metais Ltda.BRAZILCID001758
TinSuper Ligas**Super LigasBRAZILCID002756
TinThai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.*Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.VIET NAMCID002834
TinThaisarco*ThaisarcoTHAILANDCID001898
TinGejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.*Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.CHINACID001908
TinTin Technology & Refining*Tin Technology & RefiningUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID003325
TinWhite Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.*White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.BRAZILCID002036
TinYunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.*Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID002158
TinYunnan Tin Company Limited*Yunnan Tin Company LimitedCHINACID002180
TinLuna Smelter, Ltd.*Luna Smelter, Ltd.RWANDACID003387
TinPT Mitra Sukses Globalindo**PT Mitra Sukses GlobalindoINDONESIACID003449
TinNovosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.*Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001305
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* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
TinCRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda**CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil LtdaBRAZILCID003486
TinCRM Synergies*CRM SynergiesSPAINCID003524
TinFabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.*Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZILCID003582
TungstenA.L.M.T. Corp.*A.L.M.T. Corp.JAPANCID000004
TungstenACL Metais Eireli*ACL Metais EireliBRAZILCID002833
TungstenAsia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.*Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.VIET NAMCID002502
TungstenChenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.*Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINACID002513
TungstenChina Molybdenum Co., Ltd.*China Molybdenum Co., Ltd.CHINACID002641
TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.*Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID000258
TungstenFujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.*Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.CHINACID003401
TungstenGanzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.*Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002645
TungstenGanzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.*Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINACID000875
TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.*Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002315
TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.*Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.CHINACID002494
TungstenGlobal Tungsten & Powders Corp.*Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000568
TungstenGuangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.*Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID000218
TungstenH.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH*H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbHGERMANYCID002541
TungstenTANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG*TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANYCID002542
TungstenHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.*Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.CHINACID000766
TungstenHunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.*Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID000769
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* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
TungstenHydrometallurg, JSC*Hydrometallurg, JSCRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID002649
TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.*Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000825
TungstenJiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.*Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINACID002551
TungstenJiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.*Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002321
TungstenJiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.*Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.CHINACID002318
TungstenJiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.*Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID002317
TungstenJiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.*Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002316
TungstenJSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"**JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID003408
TungstenKennametal Fallon*Kennametal FallonUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000966
TungstenKennametal Huntsville*Kennametal HuntsvilleUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000105
TungstenKGETS Co., Ltd.*KGETS Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID003388
TungstenLianyou Metals Co., Ltd.*Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID003407
TungstenMalipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.*Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002319
TungstenMoliren Ltd.*Moliren Ltd.RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID002845
TungstenNiagara Refining LLC*Niagara Refining LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002589
Tungsten
Masan High-Tech Materials*
Masan High-Tech Materials*VIET NAMCID002543
TungstenPhilippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.*Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.PHILIPPINESCID002827
TungstenUnecha Refractory metals plant*Unecha Refractory metals plantRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID002724
TungstenWolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG*Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AGAUSTRIACID002044
TungstenWoltech Korea Co., Ltd.*Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID002843
TungstenXiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.*Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.CHINACID002320
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* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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MetalReference ListNameCountrySmelter
Identification
TungstenXiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.*Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002082
TungstenXinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.*Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.CHINACID002830
TungstenNPP Tyazhmetprom LLC**NPP Tyazhmetprom LLCRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID003416
TungstenGEM Co., Ltd.*Jingmen Dewei GEM Tungsten Resources Recycling Co., Ltd.CHINACID003417
TungstenAlbasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.**Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.BRAZILCID003427
TungstenCronimet Brasil Ltda*Cronimet Brasil LtdaBRAZILCID003468
TungstenFujian Xinlu Tungsten*Fujian Xinlu TungstenCHINACID003609
TungstenOOO “Technolom” 1**OOO “Technolom” 1RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID003614
TungstenOOO “Technolom” 2**OOO “Technolom” 2RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID003612

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* RMAP Conformant.
** RMAP Active.
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Countries of Origin***

AndorraEthiopiaLithuaniaSenegal
ArgentinaFijiLuxembourgSerbia
ArmeniaFinlandMacauSierra Leone
AustraliaFranceMadagascarSingapore
AustriaFrench GuianaMalaysiaSlovakia
AzerbaijanGabonMaliSlovenia
BahrainGeorgiaMaltaSolomon Islands
BelarusGermanyMauritaniaSouth Africa
BelgiumGhanaMexicoSouth Korea
BeninGreeceMonacoSpain
BoliviaGuatemalaMongoliaSri Lanka
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)GuineaMontenegroSt Lucia
Bosnia & HerzegovinaGuyanaMoroccoSudan
BotswanaHaitiMozambiqueSuriname
BrazilHondurasMyanmarSwaziland
BulgariaHong KongNamibiaSweden
Burkina FasoHungaryNetherlandsSwitzerland
Burundi†IcelandNew ZealandTaiwan
CameroonIndiaNicaraguaTajikistan
CanadaIndonesiaNigerTanzania†
Cayman IslandsIrelandNigeriaThailand
ChileIsraelNorth MacedoniaTogo
ChinaItalyNorwayTunisia
ColombiaIvory CoastOmanTurkey
Democratic Republic of the Congo†JapanPakistanUganda†
Costa RicaJordanPanamaUkraine
Cote d'IvoireKazakhstan Papua New GuineaUnited Arab Emirates
CubaKenyaPeruUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
CuracaoKoreaPhilippinesUnited States of America
CyprusKrygyzstanPolandUruguay
CzechiaKuwaitPortugalUSA
DenmarkKyrgyzstanPuerto RicoUzbekistan
Dominican RepublicLaosRomaniaVenezuela
EcuadorLatviaRussian FederationVietnam
EgyptLebanonRwanda†Zambia†
EritreaLiberiaSan MarinoZimbabwe
EstoniaLiechtensteinSaudi Arabia
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*** Country of origin information of the Conflict Minerals used by RMAP Conformant smelters is provided by the RMI. Due to confidentiality restrictions, the RMI may only disclose country of origin information on an aggregate basis where the country of origin is not the DRC.
† Covered Country.

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