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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM SD

Specialized Disclosure Report

 

 

TOTAL S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Republic of France   001-10888   98-0227345

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission File

Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

2, place Jean Millier

La Défense 6

92400 Courbevoie

France

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Patrick de La Chevardière

Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +33 (0)1 47 44 45 46

Fax: +33 (0)1 47 44 49 44

(Name and telephone number, including

area code, of the person to contact in

connection with this report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

 

Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2016.

 

 

 


TOTAL S.A. is providing on this Form SD disclosure in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Item 1.01(b)

CONFLICT MINERALS DISCLOSURE

TOTAL S.A. (collectively with its subsidiaries and affiliates, “TOTAL” or the “Group”) is providing herein disclosure in accordance with Rule 13p-1 (the “Rule”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which implements reporting and disclosure requirements related to certain minerals (referred to as “conflict minerals” under the Rule) as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. “Conflict Minerals” are defined in the Rule as the following minerals (regardless of their geographic origin): cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite and certain derivatives of these minerals (i.e., tin, tantalum and tungsten).

TOTAL has established a management system to implement a diligence and reporting process concerning Conflict Minerals in accordance with the Rule. The Group’s diligence process is coordinated at the Holding level with division coordinators designated at each of Exploration & Production, Gas, Renewables & Power, Refining & Chemicals, Trading & Shipping and Marketing & Services. As a first step, business managers, purchasing departments and/or suppliers within each division were surveyed to determine if any conflict minerals had been included in products sold by Group affiliates in calendar year 2016.

Based on the responses to this survey, it was determined that certain affiliates within the Refining & Chemicals and the Gas, Renewables & Power divisions (collectively, the “Affiliates”) had, in calendar year 2016, manufactured, or contracted to have manufactured, certain products that contained Conflict Minerals, namely tin, tantalum, tungsten and/or gold, that were necessary to the functionality of those products (the “Necessary Conflict Minerals”). Within Hutchinson S.A. and its affiliates (“Hutchinson”), relevant products included automotive fluid transfer lines and sealing systems, and aerospace industrial applications. Atotech B.V. and its affiliates (“Atotech”) used Necessary Conflict Minerals in plating baths for purposes of metal deposition on different substrates, in particular for decorative and functional surface finishing, as well as in semiconductor and printed circuit board manufacturing. With regards to Saft Groupe S.A. and its affiliates (“Saft”), relevant products included cells and batteries containing electronic devices and harnesses for use in transportation, telecom, electricity grid, space & defense and civil electronic applications.

Because conflict minerals were necessary to the functionality of products manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by the Affiliates during calendar year 2016, the Affiliates conducted in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding the Necessary Conflict Minerals that was designed to determine whether any of them had originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (each a “Covered Country”, as defined in the Rule) or were from recycled or scrap sources. As part of the reasonable country of origin inquiry, the Affiliates provided questionnaires to their suppliers in order to determine the country of origin of the Necessary Conflict Minerals.

With respect to Hutchinson and Saft, substantially all of their suppliers certified that the Necessary Conflict Minerals supplied during calendar year 2016 either originated from recycled or scrap sources or did not originate from the Covered Countries. However, a small percentage of suppliers in absolute numbers, volume supplied and related revenue sourced Necessary Conflict Minerals in 2016 from one or more of the Covered Countries. A review of these suppliers by Hutchinson and Saft revealed them to be reputable and mainly included major suppliers of the automotive industry, including publicly-listed U.S. car manufacturers, and electronics and electrical components suppliers that are publically traded in Europe and the United States. Moreover, these Affiliates’ contracts with their suppliers require them to source responsibly, and these Affiliates maintain an active dialogue with their suppliers on this topic. As a result, neither of these Affiliates has any reason to believe that their Necessary Conflict Minerals sourced in Covered Countries in 2016 directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups. With respect to non-respondents to Hutchinson’s and Saft’s country of origin questionnaires, which represented a small percentage of suppliers in absolute numbers, volume supplied and related revenue, studies by these Affiliates revealed no reason to believe such suppliers may have sourced the Necessary Conflict Minerals from a Covered Country.

 

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With respect to Atotech(1), all of its suppliers certified that the Necessary Conflict Minerals supplied during calendar year 2016 originated from smelters that are compliant with the Conflict-Free Smelter Program assessment protocols.

In addition, SunPower Corporation, an American company listed on NASDAQ and based in San Jose, California (“SunPower”)(2), is subject to the Rule and separately publishes information concerning its use of Conflict Minerals in certain of its products that it manufactured or contracted to manufacture (solar panels, balance of systems components). The text of SunPower’s disclosure for calendar year 2016 provided on its Form SD is included in Annex A to this document.

TOTAL is committed to responsible economic development in Africa.

TOTAL monitors responsible practices among its suppliers. In its Code of Conduct, TOTAL states that it works with its suppliers to ensure the protection of the interests of both parties on the basis of clear and fairly negotiated contractual conditions. This relationship is founded on three key principles: dialogue, professionalism and adherence to commitments.

TOTAL expects its suppliers to:

 

    adhere to principles equivalent to those in its own Code of Conduct, such as those set out in the Group’s Fundamental Principles of Purchasing Directive (see below);

 

    agree to be audited;

 

    be particularly attentive to the human rights-related aspects of their standards and procedures, in particular their employees’

 

    working conditions; and

 

    ensure that their own suppliers and contractors respect equivalent principles.

The Fundamental Principles of Purchasing, launched in 2010 and formally set out in a Group Directive in 2014, specify the commitments that TOTAL expects of its suppliers in the following areas:

 

    respect for human rights at work;

 

    health protection;

 

    assurance of safety and security;

 

    preservation of the environment;

 

    prevention of corruption, conflicts of interest and fraud;

 

    respect for competition law; and

 

    the promotion of economic and social development.

The Directive’s principles, which apply to all of the Group’s companies, are included in the agreements concluded with suppliers. In addition, these principles are available for consultation by all suppliers in both French and English on TOTAL’s Sustainable Performance website (refer to the URL provided below).

Questionnaires focused on environmental and societal issues are used to gather more in-depth information from suppliers about their approach to these subjects, either during pre-qualification or as part of an audit. Supplier relations are also considered from an environmental and societal perspective on occasion as part of ethical assessments of Group subsidiaries and entities.

In 2016, TOTAL dedicated the second edition of its Business Ethics Day to the supply chain. This initiative alerted employees and especially buyers to the issues of human rights and the prevention of corruption in the supply chain. Various events were held at the Group’s headquarters and subsidiaries to spread the word about TOTAL’s commitment.

This conflict minerals disclosure is also available on TOTAL’s Internet website at: http://www.sustainable-performance.total.com/en/challenges/supply-chain-management.

 

(1)  In early 2017, TOTAL closed the sale of Atotech to the Carlyle Group.
(2)  As of December 31, 2016, the Group held 56.73% of the outstanding share capital of SunPower.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.

 

        TOTAL S.A.
Date: May 31, 2017     By:   /s/ PATRICK DE LA CHEVARDIERE
      Name:   Patrick de LA CHEVARDIERE
      Title:   Chief Financial Officer


Annex A

SunPower Corporation

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

SunPower Corporation has included this Conflict Minerals Report as an exhibit to its Form SD for 2016 as required by Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”(1)), and Form SD (collectively, the “Conflict Minerals Rule”). The date of filing of this Conflict Minerals Report is May 31, 2017.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the term “SunPower” refers to SunPower Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, and “Service Provider” refers to Source Intelligence, a software company providing a software and due diligence service function. Some of the compliance activities described in this Conflict Minerals Report were performed by the Service Provider in coordination with SunPower. As used herein and consistent with the Conflict Minerals Rule, “Conflict Minerals” or “3TG” are columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite and the derivatives tantalum, tin and tungsten, without regard to the location of origin of the minerals or derivative metals.

This report can be found on the SunPower website at: http://investors.sunpower.com/sec.cfm.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. In particular, statements contained in this document that are not historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements concerning the additional steps that SunPower intends to take to mitigate the risk that its necessary 3TG benefit armed groups, constitute forward-looking statements and are made under the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.

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 may include, but are not limited to, (1) the continued implementation of satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by SunPower’s direct and indirect suppliers on a timely basis or at all, (2) whether smelters and refiners and other market participants responsibly source 3TG and (3) political and regulatory developments, whether in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “DRC”) or an adjoining country (collectively, the “Covered Countries”), the United States or elsewhere. SunPower cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which only speak as of the date made. SunPower undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.

Overview; SunPower’s Products and Applicability of the Conflict Minerals Rule

SunPower is a leading global energy company that delivers complete solar solutions to residential, commercial, and power plant customers worldwide through an array of hardware, software, and financing options and through utility-scale solar power system construction and development capabilities, operations and maintenance services, and “Smart Energy” solutions. SunPower products include solar panels and balance of systems components that can include inverters, combiner boxes, racking systems, mechanical and motorized systems, and electrical tracking, monitoring and controller systems. Each of the product areas that SunPower manufactures and contracts to manufacture contain 3TG which is necessary to the functionality or production of such products. However, 3TG content continues to represent a small portion of the materials content of SunPower’s products. For 2016, SunPower was unable to determine the origin of at least a portion of the necessary 3TG in each of its product areas.

For a further discussion of SunPower’s products, see its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017. The information contained in the Form 10-K is not incorporated by reference into this Conflict Minerals Report or SunPower’s Form SD for 2016 and should not be considered part of this Conflict Minerals Report or the Form SD.

SunPower is committed to human rights. As a result of this commitment, SunPower commenced its 3TG diligence activities in 2011, well before the adoption of the Conflict Minerals Rule.

 

(1)  Definitions provided in this Annex are exclusive to this section.

 

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SunPower is multiple levels removed from the mining of minerals (3TG or otherwise). SunPower does not make purchases of raw ore or unrefined minerals directly from smelters or refiners and makes no purchases in the Covered Countries. However, through the efforts described in this Conflict Minerals Report, SunPower seeks to ensure its suppliers are sourcing responsibly.

SunPower does not seek to embargo sourcing of 3TG from the Covered Countries and encourages its suppliers to continue to source 3TG responsibly from the region.

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

To complete the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI) required by the Conflict Minerals Rule, SunPower and its Service Provider engaged with suppliers to collect information about the presence and sourcing of 3TG used in products and components supplied to SunPower. The primary method of inquiry was a preliminary questionnaire issued in December 2016 that served to establish in-scope suppliers. SunPower also reviewed prior year conflict mineral submissions from suppliers, took note of new suppliers, and identified certain suppliers as likely to use 3TG that originated in Covered Countries. Prior to initiating due diligence, SunPower had reason to believe that 3TG used in products may have originated in Covered Countries, and also had reason to believe that these minerals may not have been from scrap or recycled sources, and therefore were subject to due diligence on source and chain of custody.

For its RCOI, to the extent applicable, SunPower utilized the same processes and procedures as for its due diligence, in particular Steps 1 and 2 of the OECD Guidance (as defined below), which are discussed later in this Conflict Minerals Report.

Due Diligence Framework

SunPower utilizes due diligence measures for 3TG that are intended to conform with, in all material respects, the criteria set forth in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, including the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten and the Supplement on Gold (Third Edition 2016) (the “OECD Guidance”).

The OECD Guidance established a five-step framework for due diligence as a basis for responsible global supply chain management of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. SunPower’s application of this framework and selected due diligence measures are discussed in this section and within “Due Diligence Program Execution.” Application of the framework constitutes a part of the program that SunPower has put in place to help ensure that the 3TG contained in its products are responsibly sourced.

In an effort to increase supplier awareness about conflict minerals, supporting regulation, and frequently asked questions (FAQs) concerning 3TG mineral tracing, suppliers to whom SunPower performed outreach were introduced to the Service Provider’s Conflict Minerals Resource Center. The resource center is provided to increase knowledge, educate suppliers as to why information is being requested, and help suppliers evaluate whether they are in scope.

Compliance Team

In support of its compliance efforts, SunPower has a compliance team that is charged with overseeing, implementing and providing feedback on its 3TG compliance strategy. The team consists of staff from SunPower’s legal and supply chain management groups. The members of the team and selected other internal personnel are trained on the Conflict Minerals Rule, the OECD Guidance, SunPower’s compliance plan, and the procedures for reviewing and validating supplier responses to its inquiries. The last training took place in September 2016.

SunPower also utilizes the Service Provider and outside counsel to assist with and/or to advise it on certain aspects of its compliance.

Conflict Minerals Policy; Grievance Mechanism

SunPower has adopted a Conflict Minerals Policy, which was last updated in August 2016. Under the Conflict Minerals Policy, SunPower suppliers are required to:

 

  1. Adhere to the Conflict Minerals Policy when acknowledging SunPower’s Supplier Sustainability Guidelines, and pass the same requirements on to their suppliers; and

 

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  2. Declare that all products supplied either do not contain 3TG that are necessary to their production or functionality, or, if they do, that they originate from non-conflict areas or from refiners or smelters that have been validated as being conflict free.

The Conflict Minerals Policy indicates that SunPower will evaluate its relationships with its suppliers on an ongoing basis to ensure continued compliance with the policy. Under the Conflict Minerals Policy, SunPower reserves the right to request additional documentation from its suppliers regarding the source of any 3TG included in their products. In addition, suppliers must maintain and provide to SunPower, upon request, traceability data for a minimum of five years.

The Conflict Minerals Policy is communicated internally to SunPower’s supply chain employees and to suppliers. In addition, the Conflict Minerals Policy is posted on SunPower’s website at http://us.sunpower.com/company/corporate-social-responsibility/.

The Company has a grievance mechanism for reporting violations of the Company’s Conflict Minerals Policy. Violations may be reported by calling the Company’s Compliance and Ethics Helpline at 1-866-307-5679 within the United States, or at 16 other toll-free numbers provided on the Company’s employee intranet in additional countries, or by going to the Company’s reporting website at https://sunpower.alertline.com, https://sunpowereu.alertline.com (for employees in Europe, except Spain) or https://sunpowersp.alertline.com (for employees in Spain).

Upstream Supplier Communication

SunPower informs its direct suppliers of conflict mineral concerns within their chain of custody and indicates actions necessary to mitigate the concern. These actions include requesting that direct suppliers communicate to upstream suppliers what smelters and refiners pose sourcing concerns, and whether a smelter is known to source from one or more Covered Countries and has not completed a 3rd party audit. All mitigation to address sourcing concerns is documented as part of SunPower’s risk management in software supported by the Service Provider.

Data Collection; Records Storage and Retention

SunPower uses the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “CMRT”) developed by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (the “CFSI”) to gather information on the use of 3TG by its suppliers, the source of the 3TG and the suppliers’ related compliance procedures. For the 2016 reporting year, only CMRT’s version 3.0 or higher was accepted. SunPower gave suppliers the ability to provide information at a level at which they could most readily assemble the information (i.e. company, product, or user-defined), but required suppliers to declare the level of information provided.

SunPower has an internal electronic file for the maintenance of business records relating to 3TG due diligence, including records of due diligence processes, findings and resulting decisions. SunPower stores all supplier CMRTs from 2015 forward in the Service Provider’s software, and documents all evidence of supplier conflict minerals risk needed to make decisions in the Service Provider’s software. As contemplated by the OECD Guidance, SunPower will maintain these records for at least five years. The Service Provider also is requested to maintain records in its possession for at least five years.

Supplier Acknowledgements

SunPower requires its direct suppliers to provide the acknowledgements contemplated by its Conflict Minerals Policy, as described above.

Ongoing Conflict Minerals Risk Management

SunPower gathers information on conflict minerals risk from a variety of sources, including: recognition of supplier categories that most frequently cite 3TG use, involvement of SunPower in interest groups such as CFSI and the Silicon Valley Conflict Minerals Forum, and frequently communicating with partner organizations including the Service Provider. SunPower further uses the preliminary questionnaire and CMRT reporting form as risk identification tools. As an additional measure, SunPower has begun asking conflict minerals scoping questions in a survey intended for a large cross section

 

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of its suppliers. As SunPower is multiple layers removed from smelters and refiners, it relies on information shared through its networks. SunPower includes conflict mineral concerns in the risk profile of each supplier found in the Service Provider’s software platform. Supply chain managers within SunPower work with the compliance team to identify conflict minerals concerns, and help devise risk mitigation efforts. The compliance team reports aggregated conflict minerals risk findings to SunPower’s Sourcing Council, which includes senior management, and the contents of this conflict minerals report are shared with SunPower’s Sustainability Council, which includes executive management.

SunPower determines on a case-by-case basis the appropriate risk mitigation strategy for any identified risks. Potential outcomes under SunPower’s risk mitigation strategy include continuing to work with the supplier while risks are addressed or reassessing the relationship with the supplier. Under SunPower’s risk management framework, to the extent that risks require mitigation, SunPower monitors and tracks the performance of the risk mitigation efforts and for reporting these efforts to appropriate senior oversight personnel.

For example, from CMRT declarations received and not received for the 2016 reporting period, SunPower has prioritized certain suppliers for risk mitigation actions in 2017. To address new suppliers, SunPower utilizes software that helps establish conflict mineral risk for suppliers based on parts proposed in new bills of material.

Utilization of Independent Third-party Audits

To the extent that smelters or refiners are identified, SunPower primarily utilizes information made available by the CFSI concerning independent third-party audits and “DRC Conflict Free” status. SunPower was a member of the CFSI in 2016, and the Service Provider is current member of CFSI. However, consistent with best practice, SunPower relies in part on the following internationally accepted auditing bodies and their standards: the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Good Delivery Program and the Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC) Chain-of-Custody Certification.

Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence

SunPower files a Form SD, and, to the extent required, a Conflict Minerals Report, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and makes these filings available on its corporate website.

Due Diligence Program Execution

In furtherance of SunPower’s 3TG due diligence, it performed the due diligence measures discussed below for 2016. For a discussion of the design of SunPower’s due diligence measures, see “Due Diligence Framework.”

SunPower’s outreach included 144 suppliers (the “Suppliers”) that (1) contracted to manufacture products for SunPower which were determined by SunPower to contain or potentially contain 3TG which is necessary to the functionality or production of the products, or (2) provided components, parts, or products which were determined by SunPower to contain or potentially contain necessary 3TG, and which were incorporated into products manufactured by SunPower.

SunPower also considered the degree of influence it exercised with respect to the materials, parts and components of products manufactured by third parties. With respect to products SunPower contracted to manufacture, if parts within the bill of materials for those products were selected by SunPower, then SunPower carried out due diligence of those parts, while the contract manufacturer carried out due diligence for general use parts of the product and reflected it in their CMRT.

Specifically, SunPower took the following steps:

 

  1. Reviewed products sold in 2016 and determined which commodities and components of those products might contain 3TG (included product specifications, supply chain records including bills of material, and engineering inquiries). If uncertainty about a product remained, third party material tests were reviewed or supplier inquiries were made. Finally, lists of 2016 suppliers were gathered for the commodities and components in question.

 

  2. For each component, whether contract-manufactured or manufactured in-house, each supplier was considered in-scope if they supplied metal pieces, metal coated pieces, circuit boards, or conductive pieces, as per the bill of materials.

 

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  3. Suppliers were considered in-scope for 2016 if they reported use of 3TG in the 2015 reporting year and were again a supplier in 2016.

 

  4. Suppliers identified through these prior steps were then sent preliminary questions, including whether 3TG was in their products or if they supplied products to SunPower in 2016. Suppliers answering no to these questions were not considered in scope. If SunPower had reason to believe a supplier may have incorrectly been removed from the scope based on preliminary questions, such supplier was asked to resubmit their response or provide supporting evidence.

 

  5. SunPower sent Suppliers remaining in-scope a CMRT reporting form. SunPower and the Service Provider reviewed CMRT responses received from the Suppliers for incomplete responses, potential errors or inaccuracies, lack of consistency, and other flags. If any “quality control” flags were raised, suppliers were contacted to clarify the concern.

 

  6. If a smelter was not on the CFSI reference list, the Service Provider (a) requested that the Supplier confirm that the listed entity was a smelter or refiner, (b) consulted publicly-available information to attempt to determine whether the identified entity was a smelter or refiner, or (c) attempted to contact the listed entity.

 

  7. If the smelter or refiner was not certified by these internationally-recognized schemes, SunPower and the Service Provider attempted to contact the smelter or refiner to gain more information about their sourcing practices, including countries of origin and transfer, and whether there are any internal due diligence procedures in place or other processes to track the chain-of-custody on the source of its mineral ores.

 

  8. To the extent that no contact was made with a smelter or refiner identified by a Supplier, SunPower and the Service Provider searched public information to attempt to determine the mine or location of origin of the 3TG processed by the smelter or refiner and whether it obtains 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in a Covered Country.

 

  9. In addition, to mitigate the risk that the necessary 3TG contained in SunPower’s in-scope products directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries, it (a) retained the Service Provider to manage data collection and (b) continued to refine its product scoping while performing due diligence.

 

  10. Following the initial introductions to the program and information request, up to 4 reminder emails were sent to each non-responsive supplier requesting survey completion. Suppliers who remained non-responsive to these email reminders were contacted by telephone and offered assistance. If, after these efforts, a Supplier still did not register with the system or provide the information requested, SunPower initiated an escalation process. The escalation process consisted of outreach by SunPower commodity managers.

 

  11. In recognition that the information requested can take time to collect and aggregate, Suppliers were given a final deadline of April 11, 2017 to provide information about the metal processors present in their supply chains for the 2016 reporting year.

Findings Covering Smelters, Refiners and Country of Origin Information

For 2016, SunPower received 125 supplier responses to its outreach, or an 87% response rate. SunPower’s suppliers who responded in scope to questions provided 75 CMRT declarations identifying 317 smelters and refiners that processed or may have processed 3TG contained in SunPower’s products. Of these 75 CMRT declarations, 47 were company-level, 19 were product-level, and 9 were defined by the supplier. Due to the number of suppliers providing company-level declarations, the list of processing facilities disclosed below may over-represent the number of processing facilities that could result in Conflict Minerals in SunPower’s products.

Of the identified smelters and refiners 249 were listed as Compliant and 9 were listed as Active by CFSI, and 59 are Not Participating in a compliance program as identified by CFSI or the Service Provider. Twenty-seven of SunPower’s suppliers use smelters that are not compliant and are known to source from the DRC.

In brief:

 

    317 smelters and refiners were identified by the Suppliers.

 

    249 smelters and refiners, or 79%, were listed as Compliant by the CFSI.

 

    9 smelters or refiners, or 3%, were listed as Active.

 

    59 smelters or refiners, or 19%, were Not Participating.

 

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In connection with SunPower’s reasonable country of origin inquiry or due diligence, as applicable, the Suppliers identified to SunPower the facilities listed below as potentially having processed the necessary 3TG contained in SunPower’s in-scope products in 2016 (table information is as of April 11, 2017; see the notes following the table for additional information concerning the information presented in the table).

 

Metal

  

Smelter or Refiner Name

  

Smelter or
Refiner Country

  

Status

Gold    Abington Reldan Metals, LLC    United States    Active
Gold    Advanced Chemical Company    United States    Compliant
Gold    Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Al Etihad Gold    United Arab Emirates    Compliant
Gold    Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.    Germany    Compliant
Gold    Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)    Uzbekistan    Compliant
Gold    AngloGold Ashanti    Brazil    Compliant
Gold    Argor-Heraeus SA    Switzerland    Compliant
Gold    Asahi Pretec Corporation    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Asahi Refining Canada Limited    Canada    Compliant
Gold    Asahi Refining USA Inc.    United States    Compliant
Gold    Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.    Turkey    Not Participating
Gold    AU Traders and Refiners    South Africa    Compliant
Gold    Aurubis AG    Germany    Compliant
Gold    Bangalore Refinery    India    Active
Gold    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)    Philippines    Compliant
Gold    Boliden AB    Sweden    Compliant
Gold    C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG    Germany    Compliant
Gold    Caridad    Mexico    Not Participating
Gold    CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation    Canada    Compliant
Gold    Cendres + Métaux SA    Switzerland    Active
Gold    Changcheng Gold & Silver Refining Factory    China    Not Participating
Gold    Chimet S.p.A.    Italy    Compliant
Gold    Chugai Mining    Japan    Not Participating
Gold    Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.    Korea, Republic of    Compliant
Gold    Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.    China    Compliant
Gold    DODUCO GmbH    Germany    Compliant
Gold    Dowa    Japan    Compliant
Gold    DSC (Do Sung Corporation)    Korea, Republic of    Compliant
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Emirates Gold DMCC    United Arab Emirates    Compliant
Gold    Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.    Zimbabwe    Not Participating
Gold    Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co Ltd    China    Not Participating
Gold    Geib Refining Corporation    United States    Compliant
Gold    Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd    China    Compliant

 

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Gold    Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM    China    Compliant
Gold    Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited    China    Not Participating
Gold    Gujarat Gold Centre    India    Not Participating
Gold    Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Gold    Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Gold    Heimerle + Meule GmbH    Germany    Compliant
Gold    Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Gold    Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd    China    Compliant
Gold    Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG    Germany    Compliant
Gold    Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Gold    HwaSeong CJ Co. Ltd    Korea, Republic of    Not Participating
Gold    Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Gold    Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Istanbul Gold Refinery    Turkey    Compliant
Gold    Japan Mint    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Jiangxi Copper Company Limited    China    Compliant
Gold    Johnson Matthey Chemicals Ltd.    United Kingdom    Not Participating
Gold    JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant    Russian Federation    Compliant
Gold    JSC Uralelectromed    Russian Federation    Compliant
Gold    JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Kaloti Precious Metals    United Arab Emirates    Not Participating
Gold    Kazzinc    Kazakhstan    Compliant
Gold    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC    United States    Compliant
Gold    KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna    Poland    Active
Gold    Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.    Korea, Republic of    Compliant
Gold    Kyrgyzaltyn JSC    Kyrgyzstan    Compliant
Gold    L’azurde Company For Jewelry    Saudi Arabia    Not Participating
Gold    Lingbao Gold Company Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Gold    Lingbao Jinyuan Mining Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Gold    Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co. Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Gold    LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.    Korea, Republic of    Compliant
Gold    Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Gold    Materion    United States    Compliant
Gold    Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.    China    Compliant

 

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Gold    Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.    Singapore    Compliant
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Co Ltd    China    Compliant
Gold    Metalor Technologies SA    Switzerland    Compliant
Gold    Metalor USA Refining Corporation    United States    Compliant
Gold    METALÚRGICA MET-MEX PEÑOLES, S.A. DE C.V    Mexico    Compliant
Gold    Minsur    Peru    Not Participating
Gold    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.    India    Compliant
Gold    Modeltech Sdn Bhd    Malaysia    Active
Gold    Morris and Watson    New Zealand    Not Participating
Gold    Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant    Russian Federation    Compliant
Gold    Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.    Turkey    Compliant
Gold    Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat    Uzbekistan    Active
Gold    Nihon Material Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH    Austria    Compliant
Gold    Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)    Russian Federation    Compliant
Gold    OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery    Russian Federation    Compliant
Gold    PAMP S.A.    Switzerland    Compliant
Gold    Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co Ltd    China    Not Participating
Gold    Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals    Russian Federation    Compliant
Gold    PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk    Indonesia    Compliant
Gold    PX Precinox SA    Switzerland    Compliant
Gold    Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.    South Africa    Compliant
Gold    Remondis Argentia B.V.    Netherlands    Not Participating
Gold    Republic Metals Corporation    United States    Compliant
Gold    Royal Canadian Mint    Canada    Compliant
Gold    SAAMP    France    Compliant
Gold    Sabin Metal Corp.    United States    Not Participating
Gold    SAFINA A.S.    Czech Republic    Not Participating
Gold    Sai Refinery    India    Not Participating
Gold    Samduck Precious Metals    Korea, Republic of    Compliant
Gold    SAMWON METALS Corp.    Korea, Republic of    Not Participating
Gold    SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH    Germany    Compliant
Gold    Schone Edelmetaal B.V.    Netherlands    Compliant
Gold    SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA    Spain    Compliant
Gold    Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Gold    Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant

 

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Gold    Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Gold    Singway Technology Co., Ltd.    Taiwan    Compliant
Gold    So Accurate Group, Inc.    United States    Not Participating
Gold    SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals    Russian Federation    Compliant
Gold    Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.    Taiwan    Compliant
Gold    Sudan Gold Refinery    Sudan    Not Participating
Gold    Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    T.C.A S.p.A    Italy    Compliant
Gold    Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Gold    Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    TongLing Nonferrous Metals Group Holdings Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Gold    Tony Goetz NV    Belgium    Not Participating
Gold    Torecom    Korea, Republic of    Compliant
Gold    Umicore Brasil Ltda.    Brazil    Compliant
Gold    Umicore Precious Metals Thailand    Thailand    Compliant
Gold    Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining    Belgium    Compliant
Gold    United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.    United States    Compliant
Gold    Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia    Zambia    Not Participating
Gold    Valcambi SA    Switzerland    Compliant
Gold    Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint    Australia    Compliant
Gold    WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH    Germany    Compliant
Gold    Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Gold    Yunnan Copper Industry Co Ltd    China    Not Participating
Gold    Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation    China    Compliant
Tantalum    Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry    China    Compliant
Tantalum    D Block Metals, LLC    United States    Compliant
Tantalum    Duoluoshan    China    Compliant
Tantalum    Exotech Inc.    United States    Compliant
Tantalum    F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    Global Advanced Metals Aizu    Japan    Compliant
Tantalum    Global Advanced Metals Boyertown    United States    Compliant
Tantalum    Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.    Thailand    Compliant
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH    Germany    Compliant
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Inc.    United States    Compliant
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    Germany    Compliant
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH    Germany    Compliant

 

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Tantalum    Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.    United States    Compliant
Tantalum    Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material    China    Compliant
Tantalum    JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    Jiujiang Nonferrous Metals Smelting Company Limited    China    Compliant
Tantalum    Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    KEMET Blue Metals    Mexico    Compliant
Tantalum    Kemet Blue Powder    United States    Compliant
Tantalum    King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    LSM Brasil S.A.    Brazil    Compliant
Tantalum    Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.    India    Compliant
Tantalum    Mineração Taboca S.A.    Brazil    Compliant
Tantalum    Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Tantalum    Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    NPM Silmet AS    Estonia    Compliant
Tantalum    Power Resources Ltd.    Macedonia    Compliant
Tantalum    QuantumClean    United States    Compliant
Tantalum    Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.    Brazil    Compliant
Tantalum    RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO    Russian Federation    Compliant
Tantalum    Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Tantalum    Telex Metals    United States    Compliant
Tantalum    Tranzact, Inc.    United States    Compliant
Tantalum    Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC    Kazakhstan    Compliant
Tantalum    XinXing Haorong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tantalum    Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tin    5NPLUS    Canada    Not Participating
Tin    Alpha    United States    Compliant
Tin    An Thai Minerals Company Limited    Vietnam    Not Participating
Tin    An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company    Vietnam    Not Participating
Tin    Aoki Laboratories Ltd.    United States    Not Participating
Tin    Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Company Limited    China    Compliant
Tin    China Tin Group Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tin    CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co. Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Tin    Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.    Brazil    Compliant
Tin    CV Ayi Jaya    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    CV Dua Sekawan    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    CV Gita Pesona    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    CV Serumpun Sebalai    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    CV Tiga Sekawan    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    CV United Smelting    Indonesia    Compliant

 

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Tin    CV Venus Inti Perkasa    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    Dowa    Japan    Compliant
Tin    Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company    Vietnam    Active
Tin    Elmet S.L.U.    Spain    Compliant
Tin    EM Vinto    Bolivia    Compliant
Tin    Estanho de Rondônia S.A.    Brazil    Not Participating
Tin    Fenix Metals    Poland    Compliant
Tin    Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant    China    Compliant
Tin    Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company    China    Compliant
Tin    Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC    China    Active
Tin    Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tin    Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.    China    Active
Tin    Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Tin    Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant    China    Compliant
Tin    HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tin    Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co. Ltd    China    Not Participating
Tin    Jean Goldschmidt International SA    Belgium    Not Participating
Tin    Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tin    JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.    Japan    Not Participating
Tin    Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.    Brazil    Compliant
Tin    Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)    Malaysia    Compliant
Tin    Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.    Brazil    Compliant
Tin    Metallic Resources, Inc.    United States    Compliant
Tin    Metallo-Chimique N.V.    Belgium    Compliant
Tin    Mineração Taboca S.A.    Brazil    Compliant
Tin    Minsur    Peru    Compliant
Tin    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    Japan    Compliant
Tin    Modeltech Sdn Bhd    Malaysia    Not Participating
Tin    Nankang Nanshan Tin Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Tin    Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company    Vietnam    Not Participating
Tin    O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.    Thailand    Compliant
Tin    O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.    Philippines    Compliant
Tin    Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.    Bolivia    Compliant
Tin    PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Artha Cipta Langgeng    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Babel Inti Perkasa    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Bangka Prima Tin    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Bangka Tin Industry    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Bukit Timah    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Cipta Persada Mulia    Indonesia    Compliant

 

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Tin    PT DS Jaya Abadi    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Inti Stania Prima    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Justindo    Indonesia    Not Participating
Tin    PT Karimun Mining    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Menara Cipta Mulia    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Mitra Stania Prima    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT O.M. Indonesia    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Panca Mega Persada    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Prima Timah Utama    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Refined Bangka Tin    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Sukses Inti Makmur    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Sumber Jaya Indah    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Tinindo Inter Nusa    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT Tirus Putra Mandiri    Indonesia    Not Participating
Tin    PT Tommy Utama    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    PT WAHANA PERKIT JAYA    Indonesia    Compliant
Tin    Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.    Brazil    Compliant
Tin    Rui Da Hung    Taiwan    Compliant
Tin    Soft Metais Ltda.    Brazil    Compliant
Tin    Thaisarco    Thailand    Compliant
Tin    Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company    Vietnam    Not Participating
Tin    VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC    Vietnam    Compliant
Tin    White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.    Brazil    Compliant
Tin    Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China    Active
Tin    Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited    China    Compliant
Tin    Yuntinic Chemical GmbH    Germany    Not Participating
Tungsten    A.L.M.T. Corp.    Japan    Compliant
Tungsten    ACL Metais Eireli    Brazil    Not Participating
Tungsten    Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.    Vietnam    Compliant
Tungsten    Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Exotech Inc.    United States    Not Participating
Tungsten    Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Tungsten    Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant

 

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Tungsten    Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Tungsten    Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.    United States    Compliant
Tungsten    Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    Germany    Compliant
Tungsten    H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH    Germany    Compliant
Tungsten    Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Hydrometallurg, JSC    Russian Federation    Compliant
Tungsten    Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.    Japan    Compliant
Tungsten    Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Tungsten    Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China    Not Participating
Tungsten    Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Kennametal Fallon    United States    Compliant
Tungsten    Kennametal Huntsville    United States    Compliant
Tungsten    Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Moliren Ltd    Russian Federation    Compliant
Tungsten    Niagara Refining LLC    United States    Compliant
Tungsten    Nippon Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Japan    Not Participating
Tungsten    Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC    Vietnam    Compliant
Tungsten    Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.    Philippines    Compliant
Tungsten    South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Vietnam    Compliant
Tungsten    Unecha Refractory Metals Plant    Russian Federation    Compliant
Tungsten    Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    Vietnam    Compliant
Tungsten    Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG    Austria    Compliant
Tungsten    Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.    Korea, Republic of    Compliant
Tungsten    Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant
Tungsten    Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    Compliant

 

  a) The smelters and refiners listed above were identified to SunPower by the Suppliers. Not all of the listed smelters and refiners may have processed the necessary 3TG contained in SunPower’s in-scope products, since some Suppliers reported at a “company level,” meaning that they reported the 3TG contained in all of their products, not just those in the products that they sold to SunPower. Some Suppliers also may have reported smelters and refiners that were not in SunPower’s supply chain due to over-inclusiveness in the information received from their suppliers or for other reasons. In addition, the smelters and refiners reflected above may not include all of the smelters and refiners in SunPower’s supply chain, since some Suppliers did not identify all of their smelters and refiners and because not all Suppliers responded to SunPower’s inquiries.

 

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  b) “Compliant” means that a smelter or refiner was listed as compliant with the Conflict-Free Smelter Program’s (“CSFP”) assessment protocols or the assessment protocol of another third-party audit agency listed in the Due Diligence Framework. Smelters or refiners that are listed as “Re-audit in process” are considered to be Compliant by the CFSP. Included smelters and refiners were not necessarily Compliant for all or part of 2016 and may not continue to be Compliant for any future period.

 

  c) “Active” means that the smelter or refiner is listed by the CFSI as having submitted a signed Agreement for the Exchange of Confidential Information and Auditee Agreement contracts to the third-party audit agency, or according to information published by the CFSI, the smelter has agreed to complete a CFSP validation audit within two years of membership issuance by the Tungsten Industry – Conflict Minerals Council.

 

  d) “Not Participating” means the smelter or refiner is not listed as “Compliant” or “Active.”

 

  e) Smelter or refiner status reflected in the table is based solely on information made publicly available by the CFSI, without independent verification by SunPower.

 

  f) Country location is the location of the smelter or refiner is based solely on information made publicly available by the CFSI, without independent verification by SunPower.

Country of Origin Information

SunPower has endeavored to determine the mine or location or origin of the necessary 3TG contained in its in-scope products by requiring that the Suppliers provide it with completed CMRTs and through the other measures described in this Conflict Minerals Report. Where a smelter or refiner has been identified, SunPower also has reviewed public information, to the extent available, to try to determine the mine or location of origin. Suppliers were requested to provide an electronic signature before submitting their data to SunPower to verify that all answers submitted were accurate to the best of the supplier’s knowledge.

The countries of origin of the 3TG processed by “Compliant” smelters and refiners listed above are likely to have included countries listed below. The countries below are sorted by CFSI risk level.

L1 – CFSI: Countries with known active metal production but that are not identified as conflict regions or plausible areas of smuggling, export, or transit of minerals out of conflict affected regions.

Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.

L2 – CFSI: Countries with known or plausible involvement in the smuggling, export, or transit of mineral out of conflict affected regions.

Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, United Arab Emirates.

L3 – CFSI: Countries outlined in Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act as those affected or bordering conflict-affected regions: currently defined as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its nine adjoining countries.

Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), DRC- Congo (Kinshasa), Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia.

 

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For 2016, we were not able to determine the country of origin of the 3TG processed by any of the smelters or refiners listed as “Active” or “Not Participating.”

Some of the 3TG processed by the Compliant smelters and refiners may have originated in whole or in part from recycled or scrap sources.

Due Diligence Improvement Measures

SunPower intends to further improve its due diligence measures for 2017 in order to mitigate the risk that the necessary 3TG in its in-scope products benefit armed groups by taking the following steps, among others:

 

    Continue to alert suppliers when SunPower comes across information that a 3TG smelter or refiner is accused of irresponsible sourcing.

 

    Inform all suppliers who have uncertified or high risk smelters on their CMRT and pass them list of CFSI approved smelters.

 

    Inform all suppliers who have uncertified or high risk smelters they must communicate and organize their upstream suppliers to find alternative smelters or require certification of those smelters immediately and show deliberate steps in 2017 reporting cycle.

 

    Require submission of CMRT with all conflict-free smelters as re-qualification step for any in-scope suppliers who are now inactive, but failed to submit CMRT in prior year when they were active.

 

    Increase use of supplier survey as prequalification step to vet for conflict minerals.

The foregoing steps are in addition to the steps that SunPower took for 2016.

 

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