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Exhibit 1.01

Badger Meter, Inc.
Conflict Minerals Report
For the Reporting Period from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018

This report for the period from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD (the Rule). The Rule was adopted to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Rule imposes reporting obligations on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registrants whose manufactured products contain certain minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products.
If a registrant determines that any columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite or their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten (Subject Minerals), are necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured by the registrant or contracted by the registrant to be manufactured, the registrant must conduct in good faith a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI) regarding those Subject Minerals that is reasonably designed to determine whether any of the Subject Minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (Covered Countries) or are from recycled or scrap sources.
If, following the completion of the RCOI, a registrant knows that any of the necessary Subject Minerals originated in a Covered Country and are not from recycled or scrap sources, or has reason to believe that its necessary Subject Minerals may have originated in the Covered Countries and has reason to believe that its necessary Subject Minerals did not come from recycled or scrap sources, then the registrant must exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Subject Minerals that conforms to a nationally or internationally recognized due diligence framework and describe such due diligence in this separate Conflict Minerals Report.
In accordance with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition, the related supplements on tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold (the Guidance) and the Rule, this report is available on our website at https://www.badgermeter.com/supply-chain/.
Consistent with the provisions of the Rule, the SEC's Statement on the Effect of the Recent Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule, dated April 29, 2014, the SEC's Order Issuing Stay, dated May 2, 2014, and the SEC's Updated Statement on the Effect of the Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule, dated April 7, 2017, this Conflict Minerals Report has not been audited by a third party.
1. Company Overview
This report has been prepared by the management of Badger Meter, Inc. (herein referred to as Badger Meter, the Company, we, us or our). The information includes the activities of all majority-owned subsidiaries that are required to be consolidated.


Badger Meter is an innovator in flow measurement, control and communications solutions, serving water utilities, municipalities and commercial and industrial customers worldwide.  Our products measure water, oil, chemicals and other fluids, and are known for accuracy, long-lasting durability and for providing valuable and timely measurement data through various methods.  Our product lines fall into two categories: sales of water meters, radios and related technologies to municipal water utilities (municipal water) and sales of meters, valves and other products for industrial applications in water, wastewater and other industries (flow instrumentation).  We estimate that over 85% of our products are used in water-related applications.
Supply Chain
Because Badger Meter does not deal directly with mineral processors like smelters and refiners, we rely on our direct suppliers to provide origin information on all applicable minerals contained in components or materials supplied to us.  We also request that our suppliers advise Badger Meter of any sources of conflict minerals that are supplied to them from their suppliers.
2. Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
In order to determine the origin of the Subject Minerals used in the manufacture of our products, Badger Meter conducted a RCOI in good faith.  To complete the RCOI, Badger Meter surveyed its suppliers using the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI)'s Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (further described in Section 3 below).
It is not practical to survey the entirety of our supplier base; therefore, we restricted our survey to suppliers providing products containing Subject Minerals. We then prioritized our list of suppliers by spending and administered the surveys.  The goal was to capture information from the suppliers representing the majority of Badger Meter's purchases of these products.
Survey Responses
As part of our RCOI, Badger Meter surveyed 755 direct suppliers.  We received responses from 63% of the suppliers surveyed (which represents 87% of our overall purchases). We reviewed these responses to ensure each response was complete and consistent with the reported data and followed up with suppliers whose responses did not meet these criteria to obtain more accurate responses.
A majority of the responses received were provided at a company level, many of which did not specify the smelters or refiners used for components supplied to Badger Meter.  For responses that did not specify smelters or refiners, Badger Meter contacted the corresponding suppliers to request complete information.
Among the supplier responses we received that we determined contained complete, valid information, we received the following information:
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Approximately 73% of supplier responses indicated that, to the best of such supplier's knowledge, the Subject Minerals in the components and materials that it supplied to Badger Meter in 2018 did not originate from a Covered Country; and


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Approximately 27% of supplier responses indicated that, to the best of such supplier's knowledge, the Subject Minerals in the components and materials that it supplied to Badger Meter in 2018 may have originated in a Covered Country.
Based on the results above, Badger Meter determined that it had reason to believe that, during 2018, Subject Minerals necessary for the functionality or production of its products may have originated from a Covered Country and may not be from recycled or scrap sources.  Badger Meter conducted its RCOI in good faith, and it believes that such inquiry was reasonable to allow it to make the determination.  Accordingly, Badger Meter proceeded to exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Subject Minerals (further described in Section 3 below).
3. Due Diligence Process
Our due diligence measures have been designed to conform to the framework provided in the Guidance.
3.1
Establish Strong Company Management Systems
Conflict Minerals Policy
We have adopted the following conflict minerals policy:
Badger Meter is committed to working with our global supply chain to ensure compliance with the SEC's conflict minerals rules. We have established a conflict minerals compliance program that is designed to follow the framework established by the OECD. Our enterprise is fully engaged in implementing that program.
Our standard purchase order terms and conditions, used with suppliers, have been updated to include conflict mineral due diligence and reporting requirements. Any direct sourcing by Badger Meter of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold will not be intentionally sourced from conflict sources. As we become aware of instances where minerals in our supply chain potentially finance armed groups, as discussed in the Rule, we will work with our suppliers to find alternate conflict-free sources.
We are committed to promoting economic development in Africa through responsible commercial engagement, driving employee awareness, as well as through our corporate citizenship activities.
Management Team
Badger Meter has designated its Import/Export, Purchasing, and Cost Accounting departments as the departments responsible for overseeing our conflict minerals due diligence efforts.  The Import/Export department is responsible for reporting on due diligence efforts to Badger Meter's senior management, as well as coordinating due diligence efforts with Badger Meter's suppliers and third-party consultants.
Supply Chain Controls
As discussed above, Badger Meter does not deal directly with the smelters and refiners in our supply chain.  Instead, we rely on the information provided to us by our direct suppliers, as well as third-party


verification programs like the RMI's Responsible Minerals Assurance Process, to identify and verify the smelters and refiners in our supply chain.
Engagement with Suppliers
Badger Meter continually strives to make conflict minerals compliance an integral part of its relationships with its direct suppliers.  Through a third party, we communicate our expectations regarding conflict minerals compliance to our direct suppliers on an annual basis, and undertake multiple rounds of engagement with suppliers who are unable or unwilling to meet the requirements of our conflict minerals policy.  Additionally, as part of our current sourcing processes, we conduct a review of a new supplier's conflict mineral due diligence practices prior to sourcing material from them.
Grievance Mechanisms
Any individual or company that has a reasonable suspicion that conflict minerals are present in Badger Meter's supply chain should alert Badger Meter or our third-party conflict mineral management team of the specifics regarding the suspicion. Badger Meter will perform due diligence on any reasonable inquiries, and will address any conflict minerals that are identified with the offending supplier.
3.2
Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain
To identify and assess the risk in our supply chain, Badger Meter contracted with a third-party company to manage our conflict mineral survey process. The third-party contractor was responsible for contacting suppliers, collecting responses and reviewing the responses for completeness, inconsistencies, errors and applicability.  In performing its survey, the contractor used the RMI's Conflict Minerals Reporting Template, which was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding refiners and smelters that provide material to a company's supply chain.
After determining the full list of smelters and refiners (as reported by our suppliers) involved in processing the minerals used in materials and components supplied to Badger Meter, we cross-checked those smelters and refiners against lists published by various third-party audit programs, such as the RMI's Responsible Minerals Assurance Process, as well as the U.S. Department of Commerce's list of all known mineral processing facilities worldwide, published in September 2014.  Based on these cross-checks, we were able to determine the relative level of risk with respect to conflict minerals within our supply chain.
3.3
Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Risks
After identifying the relative level of risk within our supply chain, we designed and implemented a strategy to respond to those risks.
In the event that we could not verify that a particular smelter or refiner was conflict-free based on third-party audit programs, we (1) engaged with the smelter or refiner, either directly or through our supplier, to determine the status of its efforts to become verified as conflict-free and (2) directed our suppliers to ensure that all smelters and refiners in their supply chains are either verified as conflict-free or publicly committed to becoming so.  Suppliers and smelters or refiners who refuse to move toward conflict-free status run the risk of being removed from our supply chain.


3.4
Third-Party Audits of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain
As discussed above, Badger Meter does not have a direct relationship with the smelters and refiners in its supply chain and does not perform or direct audits of those entities.  Instead, Badger Meter supports third-party audits through engagement with its direct suppliers and makes use of the resources provided by third-party audit programs like the RMI's Responsible Minerals Assurance Process.
3.5
Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence
This Conflict Minerals Report is being filed with the SEC as an exhibit to Badger Meter's specialized disclosure report on Form SD and is available on our website at https://www.badgermeter.com/supply-chain/.
4. Due Diligence Results
As a result of the due diligence measures described above, Badger Meter believes that, to the best of its knowledge, the smelters and refiners listed in Annex I to this report may have processed the Subject Minerals in products manufactured by Badger Meter.  Because a majority of the responses received were provided at a company level, we are unable to associate specific smelters or refiners with specific components supplied to—and therefore specific products manufactured by—Badger Meter.
Badger Meter does not have sufficient information to conclusively determine the countries of origin of the Subject Minerals used in its products.  However, based on the information provided by the suppliers, smelters and refiners in Badger Meter's supply chain, as well as other publicly available sources of information, Badger Meter believes that the countries of origin of its Subject Minerals include the countries listed in Annex II to this report.  Badger Meter also believes that some of the Subject Minerals in its products may have come from scrap or recycled sources.
Of the 452 smelters and refiners identified for calendar year 2018, 258 were verified as conformant under the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process, while 194 have not been verified as conformant under the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process.  However, based on information received from the suppliers, smelters and refiners in its supply chain, Badger Meter has no reason to believe any of the smelters and refiners not verified as conformant with the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process have sourced Subject Minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups.
5. Steps Taken to Mitigate Risk
Since the end of the period covered in our most recent Conflict Minerals Report, which was filed with the SEC on May 30, 2018, we have implemented the following continuous processes to improve our due diligence and mitigate the risk of conflict minerals entering our supply chain:
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Continued working with suppliers to help them understand Badger Meter's expectations regarding due diligence over the Subject Minerals in our supply chain, including our suppliers' due diligence over their own supply chains;


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Communicated our expectation to our suppliers that they transition their supply chain toward smelters and refiners verified as conformant by the RMI's Responsible Minerals Assurance Process;
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For suppliers who cannot immediately transition to a conflict-free supply chain, requested that those suppliers develop, communicate, and implement a plan to source from conflict-free smelters and refiners in the future; and
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Engaged with industry programs to encourage the adoption and improvement of relevant tools and standards.
In addition, we are considering contacting smelters and refiners identified in our due diligence that have not been verified by RMI as conformant with the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process with the goal of improving our supply chain and decreasing the potential for conflict material to enter our supply chain.
6. Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Conflict Minerals Report may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "think," "should," "could" and "objective" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements are based on our then-current views and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties. Some risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward looking statements include, among other things, our suppliers' willingness and ability to comply with our conflict minerals-related compliance requests, the degree to which we are able to determine our suppliers' use of conflict-free smelters and refiners, the impact of industry-wide initiatives like the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process, smelters' and refiners' willingness and ability to comply with the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process, our effectiveness in managing the conflict minerals RCOI and due diligence processes, and the costs of our compliance.  All of these factors are beyond our control to varying degrees. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements contained in this Conflict Minerals Report and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this document are made only as of the date of this document and we assume no obligation, and disclaim any obligation, to update any such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.


Annex I
List of Smelters and Refiners
Mineral
Smelter or Refiner Name
Location
Gold
8853 S.p.A.
Italy
Gold
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC
United States
Gold
Advanced Chemical Company
United States
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Aktyubinsk Copper Company TOO
Kazakhstan
Gold
Al Etihad Gold LLC
United Arab Emirates
Gold
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.
Germany
Gold
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)
Uzbekistan
Gold
AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao
Brazil
Gold
Argor-Heraeus S.A.
Switzerland
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corp.
Japan
Gold
Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.
Canada
Gold
Asahi Refining USA Inc.
United States
Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
Turkey
Gold
AU Traders and Refiners
South Africa
Gold
AURA-II
United States
Gold
Aurubis AG
Germany
Gold
Baiyin Nonferrous Metals Corporation (BNMC)
China
Gold
Bangalore Refinery
India
Gold
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
Philippines
Gold
Bauer Walser AG
Germany
Gold
Boliden AB
Sweden
Gold
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
Germany
Gold
Caridad
Mexico
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
Canada
Gold
Cendres + Metaux S.A.
Switzerland
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
Italy
 

Gold
China GoldDeal Investment Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
China National Gold Group Corporation
China
Gold
Chugai Mining
Japan
Gold
Codelco
Chile
Gold
Colt Refining
United States
Gold
Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Gold
DaeryongENC
South Korea
Gold
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
China
Gold
Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH
Germany
Gold
Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC
United Arab Emirates
Gold
DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH
Germany
Gold
Dowa
Japan
Gold
DS PRETECH Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Gold
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)
South Korea
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Emirates Gold DMCC
United Arab Emirates
Gold
Faggi Enrico S.p.A.
Italy
Gold
Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH
Germany
Gold
Fujairah Gold FZE
United Arab Emirates
Gold
Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co Ltd
China
Gold
GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.
India
Gold
Geib Refining Corporation
United States
Gold
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
China
Gold
GUANGDONG HUA JIAN TRADE DO.,LTD
China
Gold
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
China
Gold
Guangdong macro jin precious metal smelting
China
Gold
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Hang Seng Technology
China
 

Gold
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
HeeSung Metal Ltd.
South Korea
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
Germany
Gold
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.
China
Gold
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
Gold
HeTai Gold Mineral GuangDong Ltd. Co.
China
Gold
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.
South Korea
Gold
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
International Precious Metal Refiners
United Arab Emirates
Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Istanbul Gold Refinery
Turkey
Gold
Italpreziosi
Italy
Gold
Japan Mint
Japan
Gold
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant
Russian Federation
Gold
JSC Uralelectromed
Russian Federation
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC
Kazakhstan
Gold
Kazzinc
Kazakhstan
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
United States
Gold
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna
Poland
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Korea Metal Co. Ltd
South Korea
Gold
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Gold
Kosak Seiren
Japan
Gold
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
Kyrgyzstan
Gold
Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO
Russian Federation
 

Gold
L'azurde Company For Jewelry
Saudi Arabia
Gold
Lingbao Gold Company Limited
China
Gold
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
L'Orfebre S.A.
Andorra
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
South Korea
Gold
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Marsam Metals
Brazil
Gold
Materion
United States
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.
Malaysia
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
China
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.
Singapore
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.
China
Gold
Metalor Technologies S.A.
Switzerland
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
United States
Gold
Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.
Mexico
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Japan
Gold
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.
India
Gold
Morris and Watson
New Zealand
Gold
Morris and Watson Gold Coast
Australia
Gold
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant
Russian Federation
Gold
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.
Turkey
Gold
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
Uzbekistan
Gold
NH Recytech Company
South Korea
Gold
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH
Austria
Gold
Ohio Precious Metals, LLC
United States
Gold
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
Japan
 

Gold
OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)
Russian Federation
Gold
OJSC Kolyma Refinery
Russian Federation
Gold
OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery
Russian Federation
Gold
PAMP S.A.
Switzerland
Gold
Pease & Curren
United States
Gold
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA
Chile
Gold
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals
Russian Federation
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
Indonesia
Gold
PX Precinox S.A.
Switzerland
Gold
QG Refining, LLC
United States
Gold
Qiankun Gold and Silver Refnery Share Company Limited
China
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
South Africa
Gold
Remondis Argentia B.V.
Netherlands
Gold
Republic Metals Corporation
United States
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
Canada
Gold
SAAMP
France
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
United States
Gold
Safimet S.p.A
Italy
Gold
SAFINA A.S.
Czech Republic
Gold
Sai Refinery
India
Gold
Samduck Precious Metals
South Korea
Gold
Samwon Metals Corp.
South Korea
Gold
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH
Germany
Gold
Schone Edelmetaal B.V.
Netherlands
Gold
SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.
Spain
Gold
Shan Dong Huangjin
China
Gold
Shan Tou Shi Yong Yuan Jin Shu Zai Sheng Co. Ltd.
China
Gold
Shandong Hengbang Smelter Co.,ltd
China
 

Gold
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
China
Gold Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co. Ltd China
Gold
Shangdong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Shenzhen Heng Zhong Industry Co.,Ltd.
China
Gold
Shenzhen Kuril company
China
Gold
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.
Taiwan
Gold
So Accurate Group, Inc.
United States
Gold
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals
Russian Federation
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
Taiwan
Gold
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology
Lithuania
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
SungEel HiTech
South Korea
Gold
Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd
China
Gold
T.C.A S.p.A
Italy
Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Japan
Gold
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn
Kazakhstan
Gold
Torecom
South Korea
Gold
Umicore Brasil Ltda.
Brazil
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
Thailand
Gold
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
Belgium
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
United States
Gold
Valcambi S.A.
Switzerland
Gold
Viagra Di precious metals (Zhaoyuan) Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
WAM Technologies Taiwan Co.,Ltd.
Taiwan
Gold
Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)
Australia
 

Gold
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH
Germany
Gold
Wuzhong Group
China
Gold
Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
Japan
Gold
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
Zhaoyuan Li Fu Industrial
China
Gold
ZHAOYUAN LIFUSHIYE Co., Ltd
China
Gold
Zhe Jiang Guang Yuan Noble Metal Smelting Factory
China
Gold
Zhongkuang Gold Industry Co.,LTD
China
Gold
Zhongshan Hyper-Toxic Substance Monopolized Co., Ltd.
China
Gold
ZHONGSHAN POISON MATERIAL PROPRIETARY CO., LTD
China
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
China
Tantalum
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tantalum
Avon Specialty Metals Ltd
United Kingdom
Tantalum
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry
China
Tantalum
D Block Metals, LLC
United States
Tantalum
Duoluoshan
China
Tantalum
E.S.R. Electronics
United States
Tantalum
Exotech Inc.
United States
Tantalum
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
China
Tantalum
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Gannon & Scott
United States
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu
Japan
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
United States
Tantalum
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Guizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd., Kaili branch
China
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.
Thailand
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH
Germany
 

Tantalum
H.C. Starck Inc.
United States
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Ltd.
Japan
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH
Germany
Tantalum
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Hi-Temp
United States
Tantalum
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material
China
Tantalum
Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Jiujiang Nonferrous Metals Smelting Company Limited
China
Tantalum
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Metals
Mexico
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Powder
United States
Tantalum
King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.
China
Tantalum
LSM Brasil S.A.
Brazil
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.
India
Tantalum
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
Brazil
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
NPM Silmet AS
Estonia
Tantalum
Plansee
Austria
Tantalum
Plansee SE Liezen
Austria
Tantalum
Plansee SE Reutte
Austria
Tantalum
Power Resources Ltd.
Macedonia
Tantalum
QuantumClean
United States
Tantalum
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
Brazil
Tantalum
RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Shanghai Jiangxi Metals Co. Ltd
China
 

Tantalum
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
Russian Federation
Tantalum
Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tantalum
Tantalite Resources
South Africa
Tantalum
Telex Metals
United States
Tantalum
Tranzact Inc.
United States
Tantalum
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC
Kazakhstan
Tantalum
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.
China
Tantalum
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group
China
Tin
Alpha
United States
Tin
An Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.
Vietnam
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
Vietnam
Tin
Brinkmann Chemie AG
Germany
Tin
CFC Cooperativa dos Fundidores de Cassiterita da Amazonia Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co. Ltd.
China
Tin
Cooper Santa
Brazil
Tin
CV Ayi Jaya
Indonesia
Tin
CV Dua Sekawan
Indonesia
Tin
CV Duta Putra Bangka
Indonesia
Tin
CV Gita Pesona
Indonesia
Tin
CV Makmur Jaya
Indonesia
Tin
CV Serumpun Sebalai
Indonesia
Tin
CV Tiga Sekawan
Indonesia
Tin
CV United Smelting
Indonesia
Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
Tin
Da Nang Processing Import and Export Joint Stock
Vietnam
 

Tin
Dingnan Jiawang environmental Tin technology Co.
China
Tin
Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
DONGGUAN CITY XIDA SOLDERING TIN PRODUCTS CO
China
Tin
Dongguan Qiandao Metal Tin Product Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Dowa
Japan
Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company
Vietnam
Tin
EM Vinto
Bolivia
Tin
Estanho de Rondonia S.A.
Brazil
Tin
Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH
Germany
Tin
Fenix Metals
Poland
Tin
Fuji Metal Mining Corp.
Japan
Tin
Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant
China
Tin
Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company
China
Tin
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
China
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
GEJIU YE LIAN CHANG
China
Tin
Gejiu Yunxi Group Corp.
China
Tin
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Gold Bell Group
China
Tin
Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Guangxi Nonferrous Metals Group
China
Tin
Guangxi Zhongshan Jin Yi Smelting Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant
China
Tin
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Hunan Xianghualing tin
China
Tin
Jan Janq
Taiwan
Tin
Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.
China
 

Tin
Jiangxi Nanshan
China
Tin
Jiangxi Shunda Huichang Kam Tin Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
JU TAI INDUSTRIAL CO.,LTD.
China
Tin
Linwu Xianggui Smelter Co
China
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
Malaysia
Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.
Brazil
Tin
Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.
Malaysia
Tin
Metallic Resources, Inc.
United States
Tin
Metallo Belgium N.V.
Belgium
Tin
Metallo Chimique
Belgium
Tin
Metallo Spain S.L.U.
Spain
Tin
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
Brazil
Tin
Ming Li Jia smelt Metal Factory
China
Tin
Minmetals Ganzhou Tin Co. Ltd.
China
Tin
Minsur
Peru
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
Japan
Tin
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
Malaysia
Tin
Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
Vietnam
Tin
Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.
Russian Federation
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Thailand
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
Philippines
Tin
Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.
Bolivia
Tin
Phoenix Metal Ltd.
Rwanda
Tin
Pongpipat Company Limited
Myanmar
Tin
PT Alam Lestari Kencana
Indonesia
Tin
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera
Indonesia
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
Indonesia
 

Tin
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
Indonesia
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
Tin
PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari
Indonesia
Tin
PT Bangka Kudai Tin
Indonesia
Tin
PT Bangka Prima Tin
Indonesia
Tin
PT Bangka Putra Karya
Indonesia
Tin
PT Bangka Serumpun
Indonesia
Tin
PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera
Indonesia
Tin
PT Bangka Tin Industry
Indonesia
Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
Indonesia
Tin
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari
Indonesia
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
Indonesia
Tin
PT Cipta Persada Mulia
Indonesia
Tin
PT DS Jaya Abadi
Indonesia
Tin
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri
Indonesia
Tin
PT Fang Di MulTindo
Indonesia
Tin
PT HP Metals Indonesia
Indonesia
Tin
PT Inti Stania Prima
Indonesia
Tin
PT Justindo
Indonesia
Tin
PT Karimun Mining
Indonesia
Tin
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri
Indonesia
Tin
PT Koba Tin
Indonesia
Tin
PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera
Indonesia
Tin
PT Menara Cipta Mulia
Indonesia
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
Indonesia
Tin
PT O.M. Indonesia
Indonesia
Tin
PT Panca Mega Persada
Indonesia
Tin
PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk
Indonesia
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
Indonesia
 

Tin
PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa
Indonesia
Tin
PT REFINED BANGKA TIN
Indonesia
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
Indonesia
Tin
PT Seirama Tin Investment
Indonesia
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
Indonesia
Tin
PT Sukses Inti Makmur
Indonesia
Tin
PT Sumber Jaya Indah
Indonesia
Tin
PT Supra Sukses Trinusa
Indonesia
Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur
Indonesia
Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok
Indonesia
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
Indonesia
Tin
PT Tirus Putra Mandiri
Indonesia
Tin
PT Tommy Utama
Indonesia
Tin
PT WAHANA PERKIT JAYA
Indonesia
Tin
PT Yinchendo Mining Industry
Indonesia
Tin
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Rui Da Hung
Taiwan
Tin
Shan Tou Shi Yong Yuan Jin Shu Zai Sheng Co. Ltd.
China
Tin
shen zhen qi xiang da hua gong gong si
China
Tin
Soft Metais Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Super Ligas
Brazil
Tin
SUZHOU NUONENGDA CHEMICAL CO.,LTD
China
Tin
Taicang City Nancang Metal Meterial Co.,Ltd
China
Tin
Taiwan high-tech Co., Ltd.
Taiwan
Tin
Taiwan qinggao qiye you xian gong si
Taiwan
Tin
Taiwan's lofty Enterprises Ltd.
Taiwan
Tin
Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
Vietnam
Tin
Thaisarco
Thailand
Tin
Tianshui ling bo technology co., Ltd
China
 

Tin
Tin Technology & Refining
United States
Tin
TOP-TEAM TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) LIMITED
China
Tin
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
Vietnam
Tin
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC
Vietnam
Tin
Wang Yu Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
China
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.
Brazil
Tin
Wind Yunnan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Wu Xi Shi Yi Zheng Ji Xie She Bei Company
China
Tin
Xin Furukawa Metal ( Wuxi ) Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Yao Zhang
China
Tin
YH(Yunnan)
China
Tin
Yifeng Tin
China
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Yunnan Chengo Electric Smelting Plant
China
Tin
Yunnan Copper Zinc Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Yunnan Industrial Co., Ltd.
China
Tin
Yunnan Tin Company Limited
China
Tin
Zhuhai Quanjia
China
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.
Japan
Tungsten
ACL Metais Eireli
Brazil
Tungsten
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.
Vietnam
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Ganzhou Grand Sea W & Mo Group Co Ltd
China
Tungsten
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
 

Tungsten Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. China
Tungsten
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
United States
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH
Germany
Tungsten
HC Starck GmbH
Germany
Tungsten
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji
China
Tungsten
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Yanglin
China
Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Hydrometallurg, JSC
Russian Federation
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
Japan
Tungsten
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Jiangxi Richsea New Materials Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Kennametal Fallon
United States
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
United States
Tungsten
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
 

Tungsten
Moliren Ltd.
Russian Federation
Tungsten
Niagara Refining LLC
United States
Tungsten
Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC
Vietnam
Tungsten
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.
Philippines
Tungsten
Pobedit, JSC
Russian Federation
Tungsten
Sanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Vietnam
Tungsten
South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City
China
Tungsten
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.
Vietnam
Tungsten
Unecha Refractory metals plant
Russian Federation
Tungsten
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
Vietnam
Tungsten
Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG
Austria
Tungsten
Wolfram Company CJSC
Russian Federation
Tungsten
Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.
South Korea
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
China
Tungsten
Zhuzhou Cement Carbide
China
Tungsten
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co Ltd
China



Annex II
List of Countries of Origin for Subject Minerals
Andorra
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
Germany
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Lithuania
Macedonia
Malaysia
Mexico
Myanmar
Netherlands
 
New Zealand
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe