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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report

Graco Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minnesota
 
001-09249
 
41-0285640
(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
88 – 11th Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
 
 
55413
 
 
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
Karen Park Gallivan, (612) 623-6000
(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:
x Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2017.






Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
This Form SD of Graco Inc. (the “Company”) is filed pursuant to Rule 13p-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period of January 1 to December 31, 2017.
A copy of the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD and is publicly available at www.graco.com.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
As specified in Section 2, Item 2.01 of this Form SD, the Company is hereby filing its Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to this report.
 
Section 2 - Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
The following exhibit is filed as part of this report.

 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
      Description
 
 
1.01
 
 Conflict Minerals Report of Graco Inc.






Signature
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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GRACO INC.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
 
    May 31, 2018
 
By:
 
/s/ Karen Park Gallivan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Karen Park Gallivan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
 
 
 





EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit
 
Description
 
Method
of Filing
 
 
 
1.01
 
Conflict Minerals Report of Graco Inc.
 
Filed
Electronically


Exhibit



Exhibit 1.01
GRACO INC.
Conflict Minerals Report
For the reporting period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017

This is the Conflict Minerals Report (“Report”) of Graco Inc. (“Graco,” “we,” “our” or “us”) for the 2017 calendar year, pursuant to Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”). Certain capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Rule. This Report includes the activities of all subsidiaries of Graco that were required to be consolidated during the reporting period, other than any acquired companies that are not yet required by the Rule to be included in this Report.

The Rule requires certain SEC reporting companies that manufacture or contract to be manufactured products for which tantalum, tin, tungsten or gold (“3TG”) are necessary to the functionality or production of such products to disclose annually whether any of the 3TG in such products originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or one of its adjoining countries (collectively, the “Covered Countries”). If the company knows that the 3TG necessary to its products originated in the Covered Countries, or has reason to believe that the 3TG may have originated in the Covered Countries and did not or may not have come from scrap or recycled sources, the company must exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the 3TG and prepare and file a Report describing its due diligence measures.

Graco Overview

Graco is a multi-national manufacturer of systems and equipment that move, measure, control, dispense and spray fluid and powder materials. Our systems and equipment are used in the manufacturing, processing, construction and maintenance industries. Our primary products include air, electric, gas and hydraulic pumps and sprayers; electronic and mechanical controls and sensors; and automatic and manual dispense valves, meters and spray guns. Our products that contain control boards, certain other electronic components, motors, engines, batteries, spray tips, and certain pumps and valves contain 3TG.

Company Management Systems

We have established management systems to support the execution of our Conflict Minerals program and to ensure it operates effectively and is sustainable into the future. Our management systems include the following:

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Conflict Minerals Policy

We have adopted a policy affirming our commitment to conducting business fairly and ethically with respect for human rights and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including the Rule. Our policy also affirms our support for the responsible sourcing of 3TG through our global supply chain, and states that we are actively and diligently working with our global supply chain partners to determine the origin of any 3TG they may supply to us, and that we will continue to work with them towards the goal of providing greater supply chain transparency and responsible sourcing.

Internal Team

We have assembled a cross-functional team with executive-level sponsorship and support to implement and oversee our Conflict Minerals compliance program. The cross-functional team includes employees from functional groups such as procurement, finance, operations, legal and information systems. We report our Conflict Minerals findings to our team and designated members of senior management.

Control Systems

Graco is a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) and participates in the National Association of Manufacturers Conflict Minerals Working Group, the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation Conflict Minerals Forum and the Twin Cities Conflict Minerals Task Force.

Supplier Engagement

We have a process in place to engage relevant first-tier suppliers to educate them about the Rule and request information from them regarding 3TG. We also have a process in place to improve the number and quality of supplier responses year over year. To help ensure suppliers understand the Rule and how to properly respond to requests for information from us regarding 3TG, we provide our suppliers access to on-line Conflict Minerals training courses. We track and monitor completion of these courses and continue to prioritize education in our Conflict Minerals program. We also respond to supplier inquiries during the information gathering process and take steps to address supplier issues that arise during that process.


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Grievance Mechanism

We have an established grievance mechanism through which employees, suppliers, customers and other interested parties may communicate their concerns to us.

Records Management

We have a process in place to collect, analyze and retain Conflict Minerals information received from our suppliers. We will maintain records relating to Conflict Minerals supply chain due diligence in accordance with our records retention policy, which provides for retention of such records for five years.

Carry out Independent Third Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain

We do not have a direct relationship with any 3TG smelters or refiners and do not perform or direct audits of these entities within our supply chain. As a member of the RMI, we support the RMI’s efforts to carry out independent third-party audits of smelter and refiner due diligence activities and contribute to the improvement of smelter and refiner and upstream due diligence practices.

Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence

Graco has filed a Form SD and this Report with the Securities Exchange Commission. The filing is available on our website at http://www.graco.com/us/en/about-graco/conflict-minerals.html.

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

Supply Chain

We do not directly source 3TG. Instead, we purchase components and raw materials from third party suppliers that are multiple layers removed from the smelters and refiners of the 3TG that are in the components and raw materials ultimately supplied to us. We evaluated our products and determined that certain products manufactured during calendar year 2017 were manufactured with components and raw materials that contain or likely contain 3TG that are necessary to the

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functionality or production of those products. We then identified the first-tier suppliers of those components and raw materials.

Request for Information

We use a third-party software solution to automate our RCOI process and improve the quality and efficiency of our Conflict Minerals compliance program. With this software solution, we surveyed all of our in-scope first-tier suppliers using the RMI-GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) (version 5.0 or higher) developed by the RMI and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI). We also provided these suppliers with a list of components and raw materials they supply to us, background information on the Rule, and access to on-line Conflict Minerals training courses to help educate them on the Rule and to aid them in responding to the survey.

Survey Responses

All submitted CMRTs were reviewed and classified as valid or invalid. We tracked supplier responses and identified instances where suppliers submitted an invalid response (such as incomplete or inaccurate information), or did not provide us with a timely response, and followed up with those suppliers and requested that they submit a valid CMRT. As of May 15, 2018, there was a small percentage of invalid supplier CMRTs that were not corrected.

We compared the list of smelters and refiners provided in our suppliers’ responses to the lists of smelters and refiners maintained by the RMI and, if a supplier indicated that a facility was certified as conflict-free, confirmed that the facility was listed on RMI’s list of validated conflict-free smelters and refiners of the 3TG in question. Our suppliers identified a total of 321 smelters and refiners that appear on the lists maintained by RMI. Of these 321 smelters and refiners, 257 are validated as conflict-free by RMI, and, based on information provided by RMI, a further 11 have agreed to undergo or are currently undergoing a third-party audit. Most of the CMRTs we received were completed on a company or division level, which did not allow us to identify which smelters or refiners listed by our suppliers actually processed the 3TG contained in our products.

Identification and Assessment of Risk

Risks are identified based on criteria established for supplier responses in the CMRT. Risks are addressed by contacting the supplier, gathering pertinent information, and performing an assessment of the supplier’s Conflict Minerals status. The primary risk identified related to the nature of responses received. Many suppliers provided information at a company or division level, or were unable to specify the smelters or refiners used for the 3TG in the components and raw

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materials supplied to us. Additionally, many suppliers indicated that they received information regarding their supply chains from fewer than 75% of their suppliers and, therefore, they were unable to provide a complete list of all smelters and refiners in their supply chains.

Smelters and refiners that are not certified as conflict-free also pose a risk. When a CMRT is received, the smelters and refiners that are reported are examined. Each facility that meets the CFSI definition of a smelter or refiner of 3TG is assigned a risk level based on certain criteria. When certain high-risk facilities are reported, risk mitigation activities are initiated, including sending an automated reply instructing the supplier to take risk mitigation actions, including submission of a product-specific CMRT to better identify the connection to components and raw materials supplied to us.

In addition, suppliers are evaluated on the strength of their Conflict Minerals programs based on certain criteria. We evaluate and track the strength of the programs so we can make risk mitigation decisions as their programs progress.

Through our membership with the RMI, we encourage smelters and refiners to participate in the RMI Responsible Minerals Assurance Process - RMAP. Any smelters and refiners that were reported by our suppliers that were not part of the CFSP were also contacted directly to encourage them to participate in the RMAP.

Design of Due Diligence Measures

Our due diligence measures have been designed to be in conformity, in all material respects, with the applicable provisions of the internationally recognized framework in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition, and the related supplements on 3TG.

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Due Diligence Measures Performed

The due diligence measures we performed include defining roles and responsibilities for our cross-functional Conflict Minerals team and designated members of senior management; reporting our Conflict Minerals findings to our cross-functional Conflict Minerals team and designated members of senior management; and comparing the smelter and refiner information received from our suppliers against the RMI list of smelters and refiners that are compliant with the RMAP assessment protocols, the RMI list of smelters and refiners that have committed to undergo a RMAP audit, and the RMI reference list of known smelters and refiners. With respect to smelters and refiners that were on the RMI list of known smelters and refiners and certain other smelters and refiners that were not on the RMI list of known smelters and refiners, we reviewed certain other publicly available sources of information.

Due Diligence Results

A majority of suppliers surveyed responded to the survey. The majority of those who responded provided data at a company or division level rather than at a product or supplier-defined level, and reported that their products do not contain 3TG or, if they do, the 3TG in their products does not come from the Covered Countries. A number of suppliers reported that they do not know whether the 3TG in their products comes from the Covered Countries or from scrap or recycled sources. A small number of suppliers reported that the 3TG in their products comes from or may come from the Covered Countries, and some of these suppliers further reported that some of the 3TG in their products comes from scrap or recycled sources.

Our suppliers identified over 1,000 entities in their supply chains as part of their smelter and refiner lists. However, not all of the entities identified by these suppliers appear to be actual smelters or refiners as the total number of entities identified exceeds the number of entities on the RMI list of known smelters and refiners. In addition, not all of the actual smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers may have processed the 3TG in the components and raw materials supplied to us. In some cases, our suppliers may have reported to us smelters and refiners that were not in our supply chain due to over-inclusiveness in information received from their suppliers or for other reasons.

Schedule 1 to this Report contains a list of legitimate smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers, and whose materials and components may or may not be in our products, including the status of each smelter and refiner as of May 15, 2018. (Schedule 1 excludes any smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers that do not appear on the RMI list of known smelters and refiners.) 257

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of the smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers have been deemed compliant with the RMAP assessment protocols by an independent third party auditor according to the RMI list of compliant smelters and refiners. 53 of the smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers have not yet been deemed compliant but have committed to undergo a RMAP audit according to the RMI list of smelters and refiners who have committed to undergo a RMAP audit. The remaining smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers appear on the RMI list of known smelters and refiners but have not been deemed compliant and have not begun participating in an independent third party audit program. Schedule 2 to this Report includes an aggregate list of the countries of origin from which the smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers collectively source 3TG, based on information provided by the RMI.

Given that the majority of suppliers who responded to the survey provided their responses at a company or division level rather than at a level specific to the materials and components they supplied to us, we were unable to determine which, if any, of the smelters and refiners listed in their responses were the actual source of the 3TG they supplied.

Determination

Given that a number of suppliers did not respond to our survey, the majority of responses we received were provided at a company or division level or other level not specific to the components and raw materials supplied to us, and that a number of suppliers do not know the origin of the 3TG in their products, we do not have sufficient information to determine the origin of the 3TG in our products subject to this Report, whether the 3TG came from scrap or recycled sources, the specific facilities used to process the 3TG, or the country of origin or the mine or location of origin of the 3TG.

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Steps to be Taken to Mitigate Risk in 2018

We intend to take the following steps to improve the due diligence conducted to further mitigate any risk that the necessary 3TG in our products finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries:

Continue to engage with our direct suppliers to increase the response rate to our survey and improve the content and quality of their responses; and

Continue to engage with our direct suppliers to receive more information farther upstream regarding the source and chain of custody of the 3TG in the components and raw materials they supply to us.

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Schedule 1

Metal
 
Standard Smelter or Refiner Name
 
Facility Location (Country)
 
Smelter or Refiner Status*
Gold
 
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC
 
United States
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Advanced Chemical Company
 
United States
 
Compliant
Gold
 
African Gold Refinery
 
Uganda
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
 
Japan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Al Etihad Gold LLC
 
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 Córrego do Sítio Mineração
 
Brazil
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Argor-Heraeus S.A.
 
Switzerland
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Asahi Pretec Corp.
 
Japan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.
 
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 Enrolled
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 Enrolled
Gold
 
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
 
Canada
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Cendres + Métaux S.A.
 
Switzerland
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Chimet S.p.A.
 
Italy
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Chugai Mining
 
Japan
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.
 
Republic of Korea
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH
 
Germany
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH
 
Germany
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Dowa
 
Japan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
DS PRETECH Co., Ltd.
 
Republic of Korea
 
Active
Gold
 
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)
 
Republic of Korea
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.
 
Japan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Elemetal Refining, LLC
 
United States
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Emirates Gold DMCC
 
United Arab Emirates
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.
 
Zimbabwe
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.
 
India
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Geib Refining Corporation
 
United States
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
 
China
 
Not Enrolled

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Gold
 
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
HeeSung
 
Republic of Korea
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
 
Germany
 
Compliant
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 Enrolled
Gold
 
Hwasung CJ Co., Ltd.
 
Republic of Korea
 
Not Enrolled
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
 
Italpreziosi
 
Italy
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Japan Mint
 
Japan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
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 Enrolled
Gold
 
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC
 
Kazakhstan
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Kazzinc
 
Kazakhstan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
 
United States
 
Compliant
Gold
 
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna
 
Poland
 
Active
Gold
 
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.
 
Japan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.
 
Republic of Korea
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
 
Kyrgyzstan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO
 
Russian Federation
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
L’azurde Company For Jewelry
 
Saudi Arabia
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
L’Orfebre S.A.
 
Andorra
 
Active
Gold
 
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
 
Republic of Korea
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Marsam Metals
 
Brazil
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Materion
 
United States
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
 
Japan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.
 
Singapore
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Metalor Technologies S.A.
 
Switzerland
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
 
United States
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles S.A. De C.V.
 
Mexico
 
Compliant
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 Enrolled

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Gold
 
Morris and Watson Gold Coast
 
Australia
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant
 
Russian Federation
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.ª.
 
Turkey
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
 
Uzbekistan
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
NH Recytech Company
 
Republic of Korea
 
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
 
Pease & Curren
 
United States
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA
 
Chile
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals
 
Russian Federation
 
Compliant
Gold
 
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Gold
 
PX Précinox S.A.
 
Switzerland
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
 
South Africa
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Remondis Argentia B.V.
 
Netherlands
 
Active
Gold
 
Republic Metals Corporation
 
United States
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Royal Canadian Mint
 
Canada
 
Compliant
Gold
 
SAAMP
 
France
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Sabin Metal Corp.
 
United States
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Safimet S.p.A
 
Italy
 
Compliant
Gold
 
SAFINA A.S.
 
Czech Republic
 
Active
Gold
 
Sai Refinery
 
India
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Samduck Precious Metals
 
Republic of Korea
 
Compliant
Gold
 
SAMWON Metals Corp.
 
Republic of Korea
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH
 
Germany
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Schone Edelmetaal B.V.
 
Netherlands
 
Compliant
Gold
 
SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A.
 
Spain
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.
 
Taiwan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals
 
Russian Federation
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
 
Taiwan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology
 
Lithuania
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Sudan Gold Refinery
 
Sudan
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
 
Japan
 
Compliant
Gold
 
SungEel HiTech
 
Republic of Korea
 
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

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Gold
 
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Tony Goetz NV
 
Belgium
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn
 
Kazakhstan
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Torecom
 
Republic of Korea
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Umicore Brasil Ltda.
 
Brazil
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
 
Thailand
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
 
Belgium
 
Compliant
Gold
 
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
 
United States
 
Compliant
Gold
 
Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia
 
Zambia
 
Not Enrolled
Gold
 
Valcambi S.A.
 
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 Enrolled
Gold
 
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
 
China
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
 
Japan
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
D Block Metals, LLC
 
United States
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Duoluoshan
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
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 Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.
 
China
 
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
Tantalum
 
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material
 
China
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.
 
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
 
Mineracao 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

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Tantalum
 
Power Resources Ltd.
 
Macedonia
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
QuantumClean
 
United States
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
 
Brazil
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
 
Russian Federation
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Taki Chemicals
 
Japan
 
Compliant
Tantalum
 
Telex Metals
 
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
Tin
 
Alpha
 
United States
 
Compliant
Tin
 
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
 
Vietnam
 
Not Enrolled
Tin
 
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Active
Tin
 
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tin
 
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Tin
 
CV Ayi Jaya
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
CV Dua Sekawan
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
CV Gita Pesona
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
CV Tiga Sekawan
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
CV United Smelting
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
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
 
Not Enrolled
Tin
 
EM Vinto
 
Bolivia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Estanho de Rondônia S.A.
 
Brazil
 
Not Enrolled
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
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
Tin
 
Guangdong Hanhe Non-ferrous Metal Limited Company
 
China
 
Compliant
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
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
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 Belgium N.V.
 
Belgium
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Metallo Spain S.L.U.
 
Spain
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
 
Brazil
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Minsur
 
Peru
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
 
Japan
 
Compliant

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Tin
 
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
 
Malaysia
 
Active
Tin
 
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
 
Vietnam
 
Not Enrolled
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
 
Pongpipat Company Limited
 
Myanmar
 
Not Enrolled
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 Serumpun
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Bangka Tin Industry
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Bukit Timah
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT DS Jaya Abadi
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Inti Stania Prima
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Karimun Mining
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera
 
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 Premium Tin Indonesia
 
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 Tommy Utama
 
Indonesia
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
 
Brazil
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Rui Da Hung
 
Taiwan
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Soft Metais Ltda.
 
Brazil
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Super Ligas
 
Brazil
 
Not Enrolled
Tin
 
Thaisarco
 
Thailand
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
 
Vietnam
 
Not Enrolled
Tin
 
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.
 
Brazil
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tin
 
Yunnan Tin Company Limited
 
China
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.
 
Japan
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
ACL Metais Eireli
 
Brazil
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.
 
Vietnam
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant

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Tungsten
 
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Active
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
Tungsten
 
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
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
 
Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry 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 Enrolled
Tungsten
 
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Compliant
Tungsten
 
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
 
China
 
Not Enrolled
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
 
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.
 
Republic of Korea
 
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
* “Compliant” means the smelter or refiner is included on the RMI list of smelters and refiners that are compliant with the RMAP assessment protocols; “Active” means the smelter or refiner is included on the RMI list of smelters and refiners that have committed to undergo a RMAP audit or are participating in a cross-recognized certification program; and “Not Enrolled” means the smelter or refiner is listed on the RMI reference list of smelters and refiners but is not Compliant or Active.

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Schedule 2

The following list of potential countries of origin is based on information provided by the RMI. It is important to note that this list is also based on company and division level responses. Therefore, it is not certain which of these countries of origin can be linked to our products.

Argentina, Australia, Austria, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.




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