SD

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM SD

 

 

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

 

 

 

LOGO

XEROX HOLDINGS CORPORATION

XEROX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   001-39013   83-3933743
New York   001-04471   16-0468020

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

P. O. Box 4505

201 Merritt 7

Norwalk, Connecticut

06851-1056

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 968-3000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last 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, 2019 to December 31, 2019.

 

 

 


Section 1 – Conflicts Minerals Disclosure

Items 1.01 and 1.02 Conflicts Minerals Disclosure and Report, Exhibit

This Form SD and the Conflict Minerals Report, filed as Exhibit 1.01 hereto, are publicly available on the Xerox website under Supplier Governance - Conflict Minerals at www.xerox.com/en-us/about/supplier-relations/governance as well as the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov. The content of any website referred to in this Form SD is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this Form SD.

Xerox Corporation (Xerox) is a workplace technology company, building and integrating software and hardware for enterprises large and small. As customers seek to manage information across digital and physical platforms, we deliver a seamless, secure and sustainable experience. Whether inventing the copier, the Ethernet, the laser printer or more, Xerox has long defined the modern work experience and continues to do so with investments in artificial intelligence (AI), sensors and services for Internet of Things (IoT), digital packaging, 3-D printing and Clean Technologies (cleantech). Geographically, our footprint spans approximately 160 countries and allows us to deliver our technology and solutions to customers of all sizes, regardless of complexity or number of customer locations. In 2019, Xerox’s products included but were not limited to multifunction printers/copiers, scanners, and multifunction/all in one printers, digital printing equipment, production printers & digital presses, continuous feed printers, wide format printers and consumables (e.g., toner cartridges).

Section 2 - Exhibits

Item 2.01 – Exhibits

Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.

Forward Looking Statements

This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD and any exhibits to this Report may contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “should”, “targeting”, “projecting”, “driving” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, our performance and/or our technology, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations and are subject to a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such factors include but are not limited to: the effects of the COVID-19 and similar pandemics; our ability to address our business challenges in order to reverse revenue declines, reduce costs and increase productivity so that we can invest in and grow our business; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; changes in economic and political conditions, trade protection measures, licensing requirements and tax laws in the United States and in the foreign countries in which we do business; the imposition of new or incremental trade protection measures such as tariffs and import or export restrictions; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; our ability to successfully develop new products, technologies and service offerings and to protect our intellectual property rights; the risk that multi-year contracts with governmental entities could be terminated prior to the end of the contract term and that civil or criminal penalties and administrative sanctions could be imposed on us if we fail to comply with the terms of such contracts and applicable law; the risk that partners, subcontractors and software vendors will not perform in a timely, quality manner; actions of competitors and our ability to promptly and effectively react to changing technologies and customer expectations; our ability to obtain adequate pricing for our products and services and to maintain and improve cost efficiency of operations, including savings from restructuring actions; the risk that confidential and/or individually identifiable information of ours, our customers, clients and employees could be inadvertently disclosed or disclosed as a result of a breach of our security systems due to cyber attacks or other intentional acts; reliance on third parties, including subcontractors, for manufacturing of products and provision of services; the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union; our ability to manage changes in the printing environment and expand equipment placements; interest rates, cost of borrowing and access to credit markets; funding requirements associated with our employee pension and retiree health benefit plans; the risk that our operations and products may not comply with applicable worldwide regulatory requirements, particularly environmental regulations and directives and anti-corruption laws; the outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings to which we may be a party; any impacts resulting from the restructuring of our relationship with Fujifilm Holdings Corporation; and the shared services arrangements entered into by us as part of Project Own It. Additional risks that may affect Xerox’s operations and other factors that are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section, the “Legal Proceedings” section, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and other sections of Xerox Holdings Corporation’s and Xerox Corporation’s combined 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in Xerox Holdings Corporation’s and Xerox Corporation’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Report or as of the date to which they refer, and Xerox assumes no obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as required by law.

 

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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 undersigned duly authorized.

Date: May 20, 2020

 

XEROX HOLDINGS CORPORATION

XEROX CORPORATION

By:  

/s/ Steven J. Bandrowczak

  Steven J. Bandrowczak
  President and Chief Operations Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

1.01    Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

 

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EX-1.01

Exhibit 1.01

Conflict Minerals Report

 

 

LOGO

Xerox Holdings Corporation

Xerox Corporation

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019

This report for the year ended December 31, 2019 is made by Xerox Holdings Corporation and its subsidiaries, including Xerox Corporation, (collectively, Xerox) in compliance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Rule).

The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank Act). The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. Conflict minerals are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3TG). These requirements apply to registrants regardless of the geographic origin of the conflict minerals and whether or not the trading in those minerals benefits armed groups.

If a registrant has reason to believe that any of the conflict minerals in their supply chain may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or an adjoining country (the Covered Countries), or a registrant is unable to determine the country of origin of those conflict minerals, then the registrant must exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of those conflict minerals. The registrant must annually submit a specialized disclosure (Form SD) and Conflict Minerals Report (CMR) to the SEC that includes a description of those due diligence measures.

 

1.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Xerox Corporation is a workplace technology company, building and integrating software and hardware for enterprises large and small. As customers seek to manage information across digital and physical platforms, we deliver a seamless, secure and sustainable experience. Whether inventing the copier, the Ethernet, the laser printer or more, Xerox has long defined the modern work experience and continues to do so with investments in artificial intelligence (AI), sensors and services for Internet of Things (IoT), digital packaging, 3-D printing and Clean Technologies (cleantech). Geographically, our footprint spans approximately 160 countries and allows us to deliver our technology and solutions to customers of all sizes, regardless of complexity or number of customer locations. In 2019, Xerox’s products included but were not limited to multifunction printers/copiers, scanners, and multifunction/all in one printers, digital printing equipment, production printers & digital presses, continuous feed printers, wide format printers and consumables (e.g., toner cartridges). Xerox products are more fully described on our Xerox website, which can be accessed at www.xerox.com.

The content of any website referred to in this CMR is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this Report.

 

2.

OUR CONFLICT MINERALS PROGRAM

2.1 Supply Chain - Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

Xerox is many steps removed from the mining of conflict minerals. The origin of conflict minerals cannot be determined with any certainty once the raw ores are smelted, refined and converted to ingots, bullion or other conflict mineral containing derivatives. The 3TG smelters or refiners are consolidating points for raw ore and are in the best position in the total supply chain to know the origin of the ores. Xerox has conducted an


analysis of our products and found that, although we do not directly purchase conflict minerals from our suppliers, Xerox purchases products, component parts and materials that contain metals, some of which contain conflict minerals. We rely on our Tier 1 suppliers to provide information on the origin of the conflict minerals contained in components that are included in our products by using the RMI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT), which allows us to perform our Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI).

2.2 Supplier Risk Assessment

Because of the size of our company, the complexity of our products and the depth and breadth of our supply chain, it is difficult to identify sources upstream from our direct suppliers. As a result, Xerox conducted a product review to determine products in scope and developed a supplier risk assessment process, through which the conflict minerals program is implemented, managed and monitored. With a goal of targeting 3TG minerals, this risk assessment process was developed to identify those suppliers whose products may contain the presence of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold.

We conducted a survey of these suppliers to determine whether the conflict minerals in components contained in our products originated from the DRC or adjoining countries. This supply-chain survey was conducted with our Tier 1 production suppliers using the CMRT, which contains questions about the facilities used to process these minerals, as well as supplier RCOI. The goal of this activity was to identify, where applicable, the 3TG smelters or refiners who contribute refined conflict minerals to Xerox components, assemblies and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Products. The CMRT was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters or refiners that provide material to a company’s supply chain. It includes questions regarding a company’s conflict-free policy, engagement with its direct suppliers, and a listing of the smelters or refiners the company and its suppliers use. Our supplier survey request also included the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), informational links on available conflict mineral and smelter information. In 2019, Xerox surveyed 195 suppliers with an 80% response rate, estimated to represent over 95% of production spend of 3TG surveyed suppliers and 60% of our 2019 total spend with all production suppliers.

The responses contained information regarding the names and locations of 3TG smelters or refiners which process necessary conflict minerals used by our suppliers, which are ultimately incorporated into our products. We have designed and adopted a risk management plan that summarizes our risk mitigation efforts. Under our risk-assessment process, we perform due diligence reviews of supplier responses for their use of 3TG and conduct follow-up actions on suppliers, encouraging further requests for accurate, complete or missing template information where responses identified red flags based on our risk assessment of the level of risk of the commodities supplied to us.

In 2019, we partnered with Assent Compliance and continued to refine our process of evaluating the CMRTs to assist with our ongoing risk assessment by analyzing supplier responses and providing feedback to suppliers on errors and corrections. We also provide a hot-line for supplier communication. In addition, we provide monthly reports and systematic management reviews to our senior management and elevate non-responsive issues as necessary.

2.3 Company Management Systems

Policy

Xerox has adopted a company policy which is posted on our website under Supplier Governance - Conflict Minerals at www.xerox.com/en-us/about/supplier-relations/governance

Internal Team

Xerox has established a management system for conflict minerals. Our management system includes a Senior Management Steering Committee sponsored by the Chief Operations Officer who reports directly to our CEO and who is responsible for signing the Form SD, as well as senior executives from Global Procurement, Environment Health Safety & Sustainability, and Legal. Our team of functional subject matter experts is responsible for implementing our conflict minerals compliance strategy. Senior management is provided with updates and results of our conflict minerals program efforts on a regular basis.

 

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2.4 Control Systems

Controls include, but are not limited to, our Code of Business Conduct for our employees, our Supplier Code of Conduct (adopted from the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), and a conflict minerals contract clause incorporated in our Multi-National Master Purchasing Agreement for new contracts.

Xerox worked with the RBA in the early stages to support the RMI and continues to be a member of the RMI, a group assisting in the development of tools and processes to improve conflict minerals due diligence. As outlined in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, 3RD Edition, (OECD 2016), which is the internationally recognized standard on which our company’s system is based. We support the RMI, an industry initiative that audits smelters’ and refiners’ due diligence activities. The data on which we relied for certain statements in this declaration was obtained through our membership in the RMI, using the RMI Compliant Smelter Sourcing Information Report created specifically for Xerox.

In addition, our current standard supplier contracts also require our suppliers to adopt a policy on the responsible sourcing of minerals, implement due diligence processes to support that policy, and complete and return to Xerox the RMI CMRT.

2.5 Grievance Mechanism

We have multiple longstanding grievance mechanisms whereby employees and suppliers can report violations of Xerox policies. This is communicated annually in our employee code of ethics training process and the supplier ethics letter. This mechanism helps us to identify and assess risk.

3. DUE DILIGENCE

3.1 Design of Due Diligence

Xerox designed its due diligence measures to be in conformity, in all material respects, with internationally recognized due diligence framework OECD 2016.

3.2 Smelter or Refiner Results*

Our due diligence process includes participation in RMI and following the OECD implementation framework. We requested that our suppliers complete the CMRT survey in order to obtain information about 3TG smelters or refiners in our supply chain. We have determined that these actions represent the most reasonable effort we can make to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TG in our supply chain.

We analyzed and compared all the 3TG smelter and refiner data we received against information obtained from the RMI smelter database. For the calendar year 2019, our due diligence identified 305 smelters and refiners as potential sources of 3TG minerals that were reported to be in our supply chain.

In order to provide compliance status, we completed additional analysis of the 305 smelters and refiners.

Of which** –

 

   

234 are Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) Conformant

 

   

7 are RMAP Active

 

   

7 are RMAP Non-Conformant

 

   

57 are not yet enrolled in the RMAP – Of these 40 require further outreach, 12 are in communication with the RMI, 2 are in the due diligence vetting process and 3 are currently subject to RMI due diligence review.

Due to the outbreak of Covid-19 there have been restrictions on audits and delays to some RMAP activity.

 

*

Note: The data above was obtained from the RMI and via Assent Compliance as of 31/3/2020

**

Audit definitions as per RMI - http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/smelter-links/database-field-definitions/

 

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Smelters or refiners verified as conflict-free or in the audit process**

 

*

Note: The data above was obtained from the RMI and via Assent Compliance as of 31/3/2020

 

     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     2019  

Tantalum

     34 of 45 (75 %)      47 of 55 (85 %)      47 of 53 (83 %)      41 of 45 (91 %)      40 of 43 (93 %)      38 of 38 (100 %) 

Tin

     51 of 253 (20 %)      84 of 172 (49 %)      82 of 152 (54 %)      79 of 129 (61 %)      84 of 124 (68 %)      49 of 58 (84 %) 

Tungsten

     32 of 51 (63 %)      43 of 60 (72 %)      43 of 49 (88 %)      45 of 51 (88 %)      44 of 49 (90 %)      49 of 52 (94 %) 

Gold

     71 of 206 (34 %)      129 of 176 (73 %)      139 of 183 (76 %)      143 of 180 (79 %)      147 of 181 (79 %)      117 of 157 (75 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     188 of 555 (34 %)      303 of 463 (65 %)      311 of 437 (71 %)      308 of 405 (76 %)      315 of 397 (79 %)      253 of 305 (83 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

4.

DETERMINATION

The information received from our due diligence efforts from suppliers or other sources is not sufficient to determine the origin of all 3TG our products contain, whether the 3TG come from recycled or scrap sources, the facilities used to process them, their country of origin, or their mine or location of origin. If any supplier reported to us a facility for which we had information that triggered one of our potential risk indicators, then we requested the supplier investigate whether or not that facility contributed 3TG to Xerox products, and if the supplier reported that it did, we asked that the supplier remove the facility from our supply chain.

Based on the information provided by our suppliers, we believe that the facilities that may have been used to process the 3TG minerals in our products include the RMI compliant smelters listed in Appendix I below. We have found no reasonable basis for concluding that these refiners, or the other smelters preparing to be audited, sourced 3TG minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups of the conflict region of the Covered Countries.

Based on our due diligence efforts, we do not have sufficient information to conclusively determine the countries of origin of the 3TG minerals in our products or whether the 3TG minerals in our products are from recycled or scrap sources. However, based on the information provided by our suppliers, as well as from the RMI and other sources, we believe that the countries of origin of the 3TG minerals contained in our products include the countries listed in Appendix II below as well as recycled and scrap sources. Pursuant to the Rule, this report is not subject to an independent private sector audit.

Through our participation in the RMI, we continue to support independent third-party audits through the RMI or other third party certification schemes.

In accordance with the OECD Guidance and the Rule, this CMR is available on our website under Supplier Governance - Conflict Minerals at www.xerox.com/en-us/about/supplier-relations/governance.

 

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5.

STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN 2020 TO MITIGATE RISK

Xerox plans to undertake the following steps during 2020 to improve the due diligence conducted in order to further mitigate the risk that the necessary conflict minerals in our products do not benefit armed groups in the DRC or adjoining countries, including:

 

   

Continue to strengthen engagement with relevant suppliers and to provide training, as appropriate, to help them understand and satisfy Xerox requirements related to 3TG minerals under the Rule.

 

   

Continue to review the process with distributors submitting CMRT’s and develop best practices in obtaining 3TG mineral data.

 

   

Continue using internal escalation process within our supply chain organization when working with suppliers to obtain required information.

 

   

Continue to provide ongoing feedback to suppliers on errors and corrections required in connection with the CMRT assessment and notify suppliers of potential risks identified within the supply chain

 

   

Continue to participate as a member in the RBA and the RMI, including Conflict Free Smelter Program smelter validation and supplier outreach.

 

   

Continue to work with the OECD and relevant trade associations to define and improve best practices and build leverage over the supply chain in accordance with the OECD Guidance.

 

 

 

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Appendix 1*

 

Metal

  

Standard Smelter Name

  

Smelter Facility

Location

Gold    8853 S.p.A.    ITALY
Gold    Advanced Chemical Company    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold    Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.    JAPAN
Gold    Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC    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 OF AMERICA
Gold    Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    JAPAN
Gold    AU Traders and Refiners    SOUTH AFRICA
Gold    Aurubis AG    GERMANY
Gold    Bangalore Refinery    INDIA
Gold    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)    PHILIPPINES
Gold    Boliden AB    SWEDEN
Gold    C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG    GERMANY
Gold    CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation    CANADA
Gold    Cendres + Metaux S.A.    SWITZERLAND
Gold    Chimet S.p.A.    ITALY
Gold    Chugai Mining    JAPAN
Gold    DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH    GERMANY
Gold    Dowa    JAPAN
Gold    DS PRETECH Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    DSC (Do Sung Corporation)    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant    JAPAN
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant    JAPAN
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant    JAPAN
Gold    Emirates Gold DMCC    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold    Geib Refining Corporation    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold    Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Gold    Heimerle + Meule GmbH    GERMANY
Gold    Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.    CHINA
Gold    Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG    GERMANY


Gold    Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.    CHINA
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 Uralelectromed    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold    JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.    JAPAN
Gold    Kazzinc    KAZAKHSTAN
Gold    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold    KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna    POLAND
Gold    Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.    JAPAN
Gold    Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    Kyrgyzaltyn JSC    KYRGYZSTAN
Gold    L’Orfebre S.A.    ANDORRA
Gold    LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    LT Metal Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    Marsam Metals    BRAZIL
Gold    Materion    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold    Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.    JAPAN
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 OF AMERICA
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    Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold    Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.    TURKEY
Gold    Nihon Material Co., Ltd.    JAPAN
Gold    Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH    AUSTRIA
Gold    Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    JAPAN
Gold    OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

 

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Gold    OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold    PAMP S.A.    SWITZERLAND
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    Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.    SOUTH AFRICA
Gold    REMONDIS PMR B.V.    NETHERLANDS
Gold    Royal Canadian Mint    CANADA
Gold    SAAMP    FRANCE
Gold    Safimet S.p.A    ITALY
Gold    Samduck Precious Metals    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH    GERMANY
Gold    SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.    SPAIN
Gold    Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Gold    Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Gold    Singway Technology Co., Ltd.    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold    SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold    Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold    Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    JAPAN
Gold    SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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    TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn    KAZAKHSTAN
Gold    Torecom    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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 OF AMERICA
Gold    Valcambi S.A.    SWITZERLAND
Gold    Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)    AUSTRALIA
Gold    WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH    GERMANY
Gold    Yamakin Co., Ltd.    JAPAN

 

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Gold    Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.    JAPAN
Gold    Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation    CHINA
Tantalum    Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    JAPAN
Tantalum    Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tantalum    D Block Metals, LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum    Exotech Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum    F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.    CHINA
Tantalum    FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.    CHINA
Tantalum    Global Advanced Metals Aizu    JAPAN
Tantalum    Global Advanced Metals Boyertown    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum    Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.    THAILAND
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH    GERMANY
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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    Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tantalum    Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material    CHINA
Tantalum    JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tantalum    Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tantalum    Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tantalum    KEMET Blue Metals    MEXICO
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    PRG Dooel    NORTH MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OF
Tantalum    QuantumClean    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum    Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    BRAZIL
Tantalum    Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO    RUSSIAN FEDERATION

 

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Tantalum    Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.    JAPAN
Tantalum    Telex Metals    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum    Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC    KAZAKHSTAN
Tantalum    XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tantalum    Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tin    Alpha    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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    Dowa    JAPAN
Tin    EM Vinto    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Tin    Fenix Metals    POLAND
Tin    Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC    CHINA
Tin    Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tin    Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tin    Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tin    Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal 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    Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.    CHINA
Tin    Luna Smelter, Ltd.    RWANDA
Tin    Ma’anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.    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    Metallic Resources, Inc.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin    Metallo Belgium N.V.    BELGIUM
Tin    Metallo Spain S.L.U.    SPAIN
Tin    Mineracao Taboca S.A.    BRAZIL
Tin    Minsur    PERU
Tin    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    JAPAN
Tin    O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.    THAILAND
Tin    O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.    PHILIPPINES
Tin    Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)

 

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Tin    PT Artha Cipta Langgeng    INDONESIA
Tin    PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Menara Cipta Mulia    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Mitra Stania Prima    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Refined Bangka Tin    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Timah Tbk Kundur    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Timah Tbk Mentok    INDONESIA
Tin    Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    BRAZIL
Tin    Rui Da Hung    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tin    Soft Metais Ltda.    BRAZIL
Tin    Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    VIET NAM
Tin    Thaisarco    THAILAND
Tin    Tin Technology & Refining    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin    White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.    BRAZIL
Tin    Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tin    Yunnan Tin Company Limited    CHINA
Tin    Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    A.L.M.T. Corp.    JAPAN
Tungsten    ACL Metais Eireli    BRAZIL
Tungsten    Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.    VIET NAM
Tungsten    Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    Fujian Jinxin Tungsten 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 Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten    Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    GERMANY
Tungsten    H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH    GERMANY
Tungsten    Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji    CHINA
Tungsten    Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CHINA

 

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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 Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    Kennametal Fallon    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten    Kennametal Huntsville    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten    KGETS Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Tungsten    Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tungsten    Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CHINA
Tungsten    Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)    VIET NAM
Tungsten    Moliren Ltd.    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten    Niagara Refining LLC    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten    Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.    PHILIPPINES
Tungsten    Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.    VIET NAM
Tungsten    Unecha Refractory metals plant    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten    Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG    AUSTRIA
Tungsten    Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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

 

*

Smelter or refiner names as reported by the RMI as of 31/3/2020.

 

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APPENDIX II

Known countries of origin from which conformant 3TG minerals refiners source **

 

Argentina    Finland    Mongolia    Somaliland
Australia    France    Morocco    South Africa
Austria    Georgia    Mozambique    Spain
Azerbaijan    Germany    Myanmar    Suriname
Benin    Ghana    Namibia    Swaziland
Bolivia    Guatemala    Netherlands    Sweden
Botswana    Guinea    New Zealand    Taiwan
Brazil    Guyana    Nicaragua    Tajikistan
Burkina Faso    Honduras    Niger    Tanzania
Burundi    India    Nigeria    Thailand
Canada    Indonesia    Papua New Guinea    Togo
Chile    Iran    Peru    Turkey
China    Ivory Coast    Phillipines    Uganda
Colombia    Japan    Portugal    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Congo, Democratic Republic of the    Kazakhstan    Puerto Rico    United States of America
Cuba    Kenya    Russian Federation    Uruguay
Cyprus    Laos    Rwanda    Uzbekistan
Dominican Republic    Liberia    Saudi Arabia    Venezuela
Ecuador    Madagascar    Senegal    Vietnam
Egypt    Malaysia    Serbia    Zambia
Eritrea    Mali    Sierra Leone    Zimbabwe
Ethiopia    Mauritania    Slovakia   
Fiji    Mexico    Solomon Islands   

 

**

As per RMI Compliant Smelter Sourcing RCOI information as of 31/3/2020.

 

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