UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM SD

 

Specialized Disclosure Report

 

SPX Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-6948

 

38-1016240

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

13320-A Ballantyne Corporate Place, Charlotte, North Carolina

 

28277

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

John W. Nurkin (980) 474-3804

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)

 

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

 

Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2019.

 

 

 


 

Section 1 — Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

 

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

SPX Corporation (“SPX” or the “Company”) is filing this Form SD pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”).

 

Under Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations, if any “conflict minerals” (as defined below) are necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured by the Company or contracted by the Company to be manufactured, the Company must conduct in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) regarding those “conflict minerals” that is reasonably designed to determine whether any of the “conflict minerals” originated in the Covered Countries (as defined below) or are from recycled or scrap sources. Form SD defines “conflict minerals” as (i) columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are currently limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten; or (ii) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the U.S. Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an “adjoining country,” as such term is defined in Form SD, (collectively, the “Covered Countries”).

 

The Company’s operations may at times manufacture, or contract to manufacture, products for which conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. As required by SEC’s conflict minerals rule, the Company has conducted a good faith RCOI regarding conflict minerals included in the Company’s products during the Reporting Period to determine whether any such conflict minerals originated in the Covered Countries and/or whether any of the conflict minerals were from recycled or scrap sources. Where applicable, the Company has conducted additional due diligence within the meaning of the SEC’s conflict minerals rule. The results of SPX’s RCOI, as well as the Company’s additional due diligence regarding the sources of conflict minerals, are contained in the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report, filed herewith as Exhibit 1.01, and publically available on the Company’s website at www.spx.com. The content on, or accessible through, our website or any website referred to in this Form SD is not, and shall not be deemed to be, part of this Form SD or incorporated into this or any other filings SPX makes with the SEC unless expressly noted.

 

Item 1.02 Exhibit

 

As specified in Section 2 of Form SD, the Company is hereby filing its Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.

 

Section 2 — Exhibits

 

Item 2.01 Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is filed as part of this Form SD.

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

 

 

 

1.01

 

SPX Corporation Conflict Minerals Report for reporting period January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

SPX CORPORATION

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John W. Nurkin

 

Date: May 29, 2020

 

John W. Nurkin

 

 

 

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 

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Exhibit 1.01

 

SPX Corporation

Conflict Minerals Report

Reporting Period: January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019

 

This Conflict Minerals Report (this “Report”) of SPX Corporation (“SPX,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) for the reporting period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 (the “Reporting Period”) has been prepared pursuant to Rule 13p-1 and Form SD promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Forward-looking statements contained in this Report are made based on events and circumstances known by us at the time of release and, as such, are inherently subject to unforeseen uncertainties and risks. Statements in this Report which express a belief, expectation, or intention, as well as those that are not historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including statements related to the Company’s business, products, compliance efforts, and expected actions identified in this Report. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including, among other matters, our customers’ requirements to use certain suppliers, our suppliers’ responsiveness and cooperation with our due diligence efforts, our ability to implement improvements in our conflict minerals program, changes to the sourcing status of smelters and refiners in our supply chain, and our ability to identify and mitigate related risks in our supply chain. If one or more of these or other risks materialize, actual results may vary materially from those expressed. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and subsequent Forms 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company makes these statements as of the date of this disclosure, and undertakes no obligation to update them unless otherwise required by law.

 

Under SEC regulations, if any “conflict minerals” (as defined below) are necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured by the Company or contracted by the Company to be manufactured, the Company must conduct in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) regarding those “conflict minerals” that is reasonably designed to determine whether any of the “conflict minerals” originated in the Covered Countries (as defined below) or are from recycled or scrap sources. Form SD defines “conflict minerals” as (i) columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are currently limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten; or (ii) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the U.S. Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an “adjoining country,” as such term is defined in Form SD, (collectively, the “Covered Countries”).

 

The Company’s operations may at times manufacture, or contract to manufacture, products for which conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. As required by SEC’s conflict minerals rule, the Company has conducted a good faith RCOI regarding conflict minerals included in the Company’s products during the Reporting Period to determine whether any such conflict minerals originated in the Covered Countries and/or whether any of the conflict minerals were from recycled or scrap sources. Where applicable, the Company has conducted additional due diligence within the meaning of the SEC’s conflict minerals rule. The results of SPX’s RCOI, as well as the Company’s additional due diligence regarding the sources of conflict minerals, are contained in this Report.

 

This Report is publically available on our website at www.spx.com. The content on, or accessible through, our website or any website referred to in this Report is not, and shall not be deemed to be, part of this Report or incorporated into this or any other filings SPX makes with the SEC unless expressly noted.

 

Company Overview and Product Description

 

SPX Corporation is a supplier of highly engineered products and technologies, holding leadership positions in the HVAC, detection and measurement, and engineered solutions markets. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, SPX Corporation had approximately $1.5 billion in annual revenue in 2020 and over 4,500 employees in 17 countries.

 

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The Company’s operations may at times manufacture, or contract to manufacture, products for which conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of those products (collectively, the “products”). Certain of the products contain materials or components that use metallic forms of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and/or gold (“subject minerals”). For the Reporting Period, the Company reasonably determined that the following product groups contain subject minerals:

 

·      Dry cooling systems;

·      Evaporative and hybrid cooling systems;

·      Rotating and stationary heat exchangers; pollution control systems;

·      Boilers and water heaters;

·      Heating and ventilation products;

·      Industrial refrigeration products;

·      Power transformers;

·      Spectrum monitoring and signal monitoring systems;

·      Specialty lighting;

·      Fare collection systems;

·      Portable cable and pipe locators; and

·      Pipeline inspection and rehabilitation equipment.

 

The due diligence efforts noted below were undertaken on the products manufactured by us in the Reporting Period.

 

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

 

SPX conducted a good faith RCOI regarding the potential inclusion of conflict minerals in the products during the Reporting Period. There is significant overlap between the Company’s RCOI efforts and the due diligence measures performed. Although some of our products contain subject minerals, we typically do not purchase raw materials directly from mines, smelters, or refiners and we are many steps removed in the supply chain from the sources of ore from which these metals are produced and the smelters/refiners that process those ores. Accordingly, we rely on direct suppliers in the supply chain between us and the original sources of raw materials to provide information regarding the origin of any conflict minerals that may be included in the products.

 

We have taken steps to identify the applicable smelters and refiners of such subject minerals metals in our supply chain. However, as a downstream purchaser of components and materials that contain subject minerals, our RCOI and due diligence measures can provide only reasonable - not absolute - assurance regarding the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals. The Company’s RCOI and due diligence processes are based on the necessity of seeking data from direct suppliers and those suppliers seeking similar information within their supply chains to identify the original sources of the subject minerals contained in components and materials supplied to us. Another complicating factor is the unavailability of country of origin and chain of custody information from direct suppliers on a continuous, real-time basis. The Company’s available sources of information may yield inaccurate or incomplete information and may be subject to fraud.

 

The Company began its RCOI by identifying product families and commodities that may contain subject minerals. Using information derived from the Company’s procurement systems, supplemented by information supplied by personnel in the Company’s business units supply chain, SPX identified direct suppliers of components and materials that may contain subject minerals. We requested that each of these identified direct suppliers complete a survey utilizing the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”). This survey, among other things, solicited information regarding the location and identity of smelters and refiners. We utilized a database to track survey progress and responses, and from the database we were able to identify direct suppliers that failed to provide the requested information and redistributed surveys to those who did not respond. In addition, we collaborated with our direct suppliers to review responses to the surveys when clarification was warranted.

 

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Using the information collected from the surveys completed by these direct suppliers, we determined the products that contained one or more of the subject minerals. Upon conclusion of the RCOI, the origin of these subject minerals could not be definitively determined. As such, we proceeded to exercise due diligence.

 

Due Diligence Framework and Measures

 

We designed our due diligence framework to materially conform to applicable portions of the [OECD (2016), OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition, OECD Publishing, Paris. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264252479-en] (“OECD Guidelines”).

 

In accordance with applicable portions of the OECD Guidance for downstream companies such as the Company, the due diligence measures we performed include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

·                  Reporting to senior management regarding the structure of our conflict minerals program.

·                  Reporting to senior management on direct suppliers’ responses to our conflict minerals information requests.

·                  Communicating our policy on conflict minerals to direct suppliers.

·                  Communicating the commitments and requirements expected of our direct suppliers, supported by, when appropriate, email and phone dialogues.

·                  Comparing smelters and refiners identified by our direct suppliers to the RMI lists of validated conflict free and verified facilities and conducting independent research.

·                  Including contractual terms and conditions regarding procurement practices that encourage our direct suppliers to purchase raw materials from smelters / refiners which have achieved a compliant designation by the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”) or have an audit program with which RMI has mutual recognition.

·                  Consideration of developing a risk mitigation plan that allows for continued trade with a supplier as appropriate through the supplier’s risk mitigation efforts and evaluating the business relationship with suppliers that do not address the risks.

 

Due Diligence Results

 

We utilized the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template included in the RMI to solicit our relevant direct suppliers to gather detailed information regarding the existence of subject minerals in materials or components sold to us, as well as the origin and chain of custody of the subject minerals. To date information received from such direct suppliers was inconclusive in indicating that subject minerals in our supply chain directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries; even so, based on the information provided by these suppliers and our own due diligence efforts for the Reporting Period, we do not have sufficient information to conclusively determine the countries of origin or chain of custody of subject minerals in the products. Some suppliers disclosed to us that scrap/ recycled sources of subject minerals were identified in their supply chains and did not require due diligence.

 

Based on the information provided by these suppliers and information available from RMI, SPX believes the smelters and refiners and the countries of origin of subject minerals processed by these smelters and refiners that may have been used to produce subject minerals used in the products include those listed on Annexes A and B.

 

In addition, based on our due diligence certain potential smelters/refiners listed by our direct suppliers were omitted from this Report because the verification status for the smelter/refiner was inconclusive for a variety of reasons. These reasons include, without limitation, that a direct supplier listed the smelter/refiner for processing a metal the smelter/refiner it is not known to process; that RMI determined the smelter/refiner no longer meets the definition of a smelter or refiner; that RMI determined the company listed as a smelter/refiner does not smelt or refine, or exclusively recycles subject minerals; that RMI has retired the parent or group level smelter/refiner; that RMI determined the smelter/refiner does not meets the definition of a smelter/refiner; or otherwise our due diligence was inconclusive with regard to the entity.

 

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Additional Due Diligence and Risk Mitigation

 

SPX intends to continue to evaluate its due diligence program, and, in particular, intends to periodically review the criteria used to select suppliers for solicitation. We expect to continue to engage with our direct suppliers so that they more closely comply with SPX’s conflict minerals policy and are able to track the sourcing of conflict minerals with greater precision. To that end, the Company expects to continue outreach efforts among the direct supplier base, particularly with respect to direct suppliers that have not previously conducted business with the Company and with respect to direct suppliers that are unable to provide greater transparency as to their own sourcing practices.

 

Independent Audit Report

 

Consistent with Rule 13p-1 and the SEC’s April 29, 2014 statement* relating to Rule 13p-1, this Report is not required to be accompanied by an independent private sector audit.

 


*  Statement on the Effect of the Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule, Keith F. Higgins, Director, SEC Division of Corporation Finance, April 29, 2014.

 

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Annexes

 

The information in the below tables, Annexes A and B, have been gathered and transmitted through multiple levels of our supply chain, and there is a risk that it is not accurate or current. In most cases, direct suppliers provided smelter and/or refiner information and therefore any country of origin data related to such smelter and/or refiner for their entire supply chain without identifying which smelters and/or refiners may have contributed conflict minerals to components and materials actually supplied to us. Accordingly, we cannot verify that any of the smelters and/or refiners or country of origin data shown in these tables actually were part of our supply chain. The presence of a smelter or refiner in this table does not necessarily mean that conflict minerals processed at that smelter or refiner were used in any components and materials supplied to us or in any SPX Corporation products.

 

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Annex A

 

Below is a list of the smelters / refiners collected as a result of our due diligence activities:

 

Subject
Mineral

 

Name of Smelter/Refiner†

 

Status*

Gold

 

8853 S.p.A.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Abington Reldan Metals, LLC

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Advanced Chemical Company

 

RMAP

Gold

 

African Gold Refinery

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.

 

LBMA, RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Argor-Heraeus S.A.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Asahi Pretec Corp.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

AU Traders and Refiners

 

RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Aurubis AG

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Bangalore Refinery

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Boliden AB

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

 

LBMA, RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Caridad

 

Not certified

Gold

 

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Cendres + Metaux S.A.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Chimet S.p.A.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Chugai Mining

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC

 

Not certified

Gold

 

DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Dowa

 

RMAP

Gold

 

DS PRETECH Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

 

RMAP

 

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Subject
Mineral

 

Name of Smelter/Refiner†

 

Status*

Gold

 

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Emirates Gold DMCC

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Fujairah Gold FZC

 

Not certified

Gold

 

GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Geib Refining Corporation

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Gold Coast Refinery

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.

 

LBMA, RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

International Precious Metal Refiners

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Istanbul Gold Refinery

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Italpreziosi

 

RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

JALAN & Company

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Japan Mint

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant

 

Not certified

Gold

 

JSC Uralelectromed

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Kaloti Precious Metals

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Kazakhmys Smelting LLC

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Kazzinc

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC

 

LBMA, RMAP

 

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Subject
Mineral

 

Name of Smelter/Refiner†

 

Status*

Gold

 

Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO

 

Not certified

Gold

 

L’azurde Company For Jewelry

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

L’Orfebre S.A.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

LT Metal Ltd.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Marsam Metals

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Materion

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.

 

LBMA, RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.

 

RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Metalor Technologies S.A.

 

LBMA, RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Metalor USA Refining Corporation

 

LBMA, RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Morris and Watson

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

 

Not certified

Gold

 

NH Recytech Company

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH

 

RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

PAMP S.A.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Pease & Curren

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

PX Precinox S.A.

 

LBMA, RMAP

 

A-3


 

Subject
Mineral

 

Name of Smelter/Refiner†

 

Status*

Gold

 

QG Refining, LLC

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

REMONDIS PMR B.V.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Royal Canadian Mint

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

SAAMP

 

RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Sabin Metal Corp.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Safimet S.p.A

 

RMAP

Gold

 

SAFINA A.S.

 

RMAP - Active

Gold

 

Sai Refinery

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Samduck Precious Metals

 

RMAP

Gold

 

SAMWON METALS Corp.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH

 

RMAP

Gold

 

SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Sovereign Metals

 

Not certified

Gold

 

State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Sudan Gold Refinery

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

T.C.A S.p.A

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Tony Goetz NV

 

Not certified

Gold

 

TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Torecom

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Umicore Brasil Ltda.

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

 

RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

 

LBMA, RMAP

Gold

 

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Valcambi S.A.

 

LBMA, RJC, RMAP

Gold

 

Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)

 

LBMA, RMAP

 

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Subject
Mineral

 

Name of Smelter/Refiner†

 

Status*

Gold

 

WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Yamakin Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Gold

 

Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Gold

 

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

 

LBMA, RMAP

Tantalum

 

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

CP Metals Inc.

 

RMAP - Active

Tantalum

 

D Block Metals, LLC

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Exotech Inc.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Inc.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

KEMET Blue Metals

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

LSM Brasil S.A.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

NPM Silmet AS

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

PRG Dooel

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

QuantumClean

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Telex Metals

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

 

RMAP

 

A-5


 

Subject
Mineral

 

Name of Smelter/Refiner†

 

Status*

Tantalum

 

XinXing Haorong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tantalum

 

Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Alpha

 

RMAP

Tin

 

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company

 

Not certified

Tin

 

Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Tin

 

Dowa

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company

 

Not certified

Tin

 

EM Vinto

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Estanho de Rondonia S.A.

 

Not certified

Tin

 

Fenix Metals

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Tin

 

Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant

 

RMAP

Tin

 

HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Luna Smelter, Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Ma’anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Metallic Resources, Inc.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Metallo Belgium N.V.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Metallo Spain S.L.U.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Minsur

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

 

Not certified

Tin

 

Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

 

Not certified

Tin

 

O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Pongpipat Company Limited

 

Not certified

 

A-6


 

Subject
Mineral

 

Name of Smelter/Refiner†

 

Status*

Tin

 

Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited

 

RMAP - Active

Tin

 

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

 

RMAP

Tin

 

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

 

RMAP

Tin

 

PT Menara Cipta Mulia

 

RMAP

Tin

 

PT Mitra Stania Prima

 

RMAP

Tin

 

PT Refined Bangka Tin

 

RMAP

Tin

 

PT Timah Tbk Kundur

 

RMAP

Tin

 

PT Timah Tbk Mentok

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Rui Da Hung

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Soft Metais Ltda.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Super Ligas

 

Not certified

Tin

 

Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Thaisarco

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Tin Technology & Refining

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

 

Not certified

Tin

 

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Yunnan Tin Company Limited

 

RMAP

Tin

 

Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

ACL Metais Eireli

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.

 

RMAP - Active

Tungsten

 

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

China Molybdenum Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Tungsten

 

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Tungsten

 

CP Metals Inc.

 

RMAP - Active

Tungsten

 

Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji

 

RMAP

 

A-7


 

Subject
Mineral

 

Name of Smelter/Refiner†

 

Status*

Tungsten

 

Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Hydrometallurg, JSC

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

 

Not certified

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP - Active

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

JSC “Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant”

 

RMAP - Active

Tungsten

 

Kennametal Fallon

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Kennametal Huntsville

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

KGETS CO., LTD.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Moliren Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Niagara Refining LLC

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Unecha Refractory Metals Plant

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

Tungsten

 

Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

 

RMAP

 


† Smelter or refiner names as reported by Responsible Minerals Initiative.

 

* Status defined as follows:

 

1.    Responsible Minerals Assurance Process: Responsible Minerals Initiative

 

·                  RMAP: Smelter/refiner has an active certification or is in the process of renewing certification.

·                  RMAP-Active: Smelter/refiner is actively moving through certification process.

 

2.    Responsible Gold Certificate: London Bullion Market Association

 

·                  LBMA: Smelter/refiner has obtained a Responsible Gold Certification.

 

3.    Chain of Custody Certificate: Responsible Jewelry Council

 

·                  RJC: Smelter/refiner has obtained a Chain-of-Custody Certification.

 

A-8


 

Annex B

 

Below is a list of the mineral country of origin information collected as a result of our due diligence activities:

 

Gold

 

Tantalum

 

Tin

 

Tungsten

Argentina

 

Angola

 

Angola

 

Angola

Armenia

 

Argentina

 

Argentina

 

Argentina

Australia

 

Australia

 

Australia

 

Australia

Austria

 

Austria

 

Austria

 

Austria

Belgium

 

Belarus

 

Belgium

 

Belgium

Bermuda

 

Belgium

 

Bolivia

 

Bolivia

Bolivia

 

Belgium

 

Brazil

 

Brazil

Brazil

 

Bolivia

 

Burundi

 

Burundi

Burundi

 

Brazil

 

Cambodia

 

Cambodia

Cambodia

 

Burundi

 

Canada

 

Canada

Canada

 

Cambodia

 

Central African Republic

 

Central African Republic

Chile

 

Canada

 

Chile

 

Chile

China

 

Central African Republic

 

China

 

China

Colombia

 

Chile

 

Colombia

 

Colombia

Congo (Brazzaville)

 

China

 

Congo (Brazzaville)

 

Congo (Brazzaville)

Czech Republic

 

Colombia

 

Czech Republic

 

Czech Republic

Djibouti

 

Congo (Brazzaville)

 

Djibouti

 

Djibouti

DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)

 

Czech Republic

 

DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)

 

DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)

Ecuador

 

Djibouti

 

Ecuador

 

Ecuador

Egypt

 

DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)

 

Egypt

 

Egypt

Estonia

 

Ecuador

 

Estonia

 

Estonia

Ethiopia

 

Egypt

 

Ethiopia

 

Ethiopia

Finland

 

Estonia

 

France

 

France

France

 

Ethiopia

 

Germany

 

Germany

Germany

 

France

 

Guyana

 

Guinea

Ghana

 

Germany

 

Hong Kong

 

Guyana

Guinea

 

Ghana

 

Hungary

 

Hungary

Guyana

 

Guinea

 

India

 

India

Hong Kong

 

Guyana

 

Indonesia

 

Indonesia

Hungary

 

Hungary

 

Ireland

 

Ireland

India

 

India

 

Israel

 

Israel

Indonesia

 

Indonesia

 

Ivory Coast

 

Ivory Coast

Ireland

 

Ireland

 

Japan

 

Japan

Israel

 

Israel

 

Kazakhstan

 

Kazakhstan

Italy

 

Italy

 

Kenya

 

Korea, Republic of

 

B-1


 

Gold

 

Tantalum

 

Tin

 

Tungsten

Ivory Coast

 

Ivory Coast

 

Korea, Republic of

 

Laos

Japan

 

Japan

 

Kyrgyzstan

 

Luxembourg

Jersey

 

Jersey

 

Laos

 

Madagascar

Kazakhstan

 

Kazakhstan

 

Luxembourg

 

Malaysia

Korea, Republic of

 

Kenya

 

Madagascar

 

Mexico

Kyrgyzstan

 

Korea, Republic of

 

Malaysia

 

Mongolia

Laos

 

Laos

 

Mexico

 

Mozambique

Luxembourg

 

Luxembourg

 

Mongolia

 

Myanmar

Madagascar

 

Madagascar

 

Morocco

 

Namibia

Malaysia

 

Malaysia

 

Mozambique

 

Netherlands

Mali

 

Mali

 

Myanmar

 

Niger

Mexico

 

Mexico

 

Namibia

 

Nigeria

Mongolia

 

Mongolia

 

Netherlands

 

Papua New Guinea

Mozambique

 

Mozambique

 

Nigeria

 

Peru

Myanmar

 

Myanmar

 

Papua New Guinea

 

Philippines

Namibia

 

Namibia

 

Peru

 

Portugal

Netherlands

 

Netherlands

 

Philippines

 

Recycle/Scrap

New Zealand

 

Niger

 

Poland

 

Russian Federation

Niger

 

Nigeria

 

Portugal

 

Rwanda

Nigeria

 

Peru

 

Recycle/Scrap

 

Sierra Leone

Papua New Guinea

 

Philippines

 

Russian Federation

 

Singapore

Peru

 

Poland

 

Rwanda

 

Slovakia

Philippines

 

Portugal

 

Sierra Leone

 

South Africa

Philippines

 

Recycle/Scrap

 

Singapore

 

South Sudan

Poland

 

Russian Federation

 

Slovakia

 

Spain

Portugal

 

Rwanda

 

South Africa

 

Suriname

Recycle/Scrap

 

Sierra Leone

 

South Sudan

 

Switzerland

Russian Federation

 

Singapore

 

Spain

 

Taiwan

Rwanda

 

Slovakia

 

Suriname

 

Tanzania

Saudi Arabia

 

South Africa

 

Sweden

 

Thailand

Sierra Leone

 

South Sudan

 

Switzerland

 

Thailand

Singapore

 

Spain

 

Taiwan

 

Uganda

Slovakia

 

Suriname

 

Tanzania

 

United Kingdom

South Africa

 

Switzerland

 

Thailand

 

United States

Spain

 

Taiwan

 

Turkey

 

Viet Nam

Suriname

 

Tanzania

 

Uganda

 

Zambia

Sweden

 

Thailand

 

United Kingdom

 

Zimbabwe

Switzerland

 

Uganda

 

United States

 

 

Taiwan

 

United Kingdom

 

Uzbekistan

 

 

Tajikistan

 

United States

 

Viet Nam

 

 

 

B-2


 

Gold

 

Tantalum

 

Tin

 

Tungsten

Tanzania

 

Viet Nam

 

Zambia

 

 

Thailand

 

Zambia

 

Zimbabwe

 

 

Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Arab Emirates

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uzbekistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viet Nam

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zambia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zimbabwe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B-3