SD

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM SD

 

 

Specialized Disclosure Report

 

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-06920   94-1655526

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3050 Bowers Avenue

P.O. Box 58039 Santa Clara, CA

  95054-3299
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Teri A. Little Esq.

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

(408) 727-5555

(Name and telephone number, including area code,

of the person to contact in connection with this report.)

 

 

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

 

Rule 13p-1 under the Securities and Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2022.

 

 

 


SECTION 1 – CONFLICT MINERALS DISCLOSURE

 

Item 1.01:

Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

Applied Materials, Inc. has filed a Conflict Minerals Report as an exhibit to this report on Form SD and has also posted the report on its publicly available Company website at http://www.appliedmaterials.com/company/corporate-responsibility/sustainability.

 

Item 1.02:

Exhibit

A Conflict Minerals Report is attached as Exhibit 1.01 to this report.

SECTION 2 – EXHIBITS

 

Item 2.01:

Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.
  

Description

1.01    Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.

 

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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 duly authorized undersigned.

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

(Registrant)

   
By:   /s/ Brice Hill       Date: May 26, 2023
  Brice Hill      
 

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

and Enterprise Enablement Group

     

 

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EX-1.01

EXHIBIT 1.01

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT

FOR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

This is the Conflict Minerals Report of Applied Materials, Inc., including its subsidiaries (collectively, “Applied” or the “Company”), prepared in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Terms used in this report have the meaning specified in Rule 13p-l and/or Form SD issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as otherwise expressly defined herein. Form SD defines “conflict minerals” as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite (coltan) and wolframite (and their derivatives, tin, tantalum and tungsten, respectively), and gold, regardless of the geographic origin of the minerals and whether or not they fund armed conflict. This report pertains to products manufactured from January 1 through December 31, 2022 for which any conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of the product, as described further below.

Company Overview

A global company with a broad set of capabilities in materials engineering, Applied provides manufacturing equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries, and operates under three reportable segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets.

Applied Materials is committed to the responsible sourcing of materials used in our products and requires its direct suppliers to reasonably ensure products they sell to Applied do not contain conflict minerals unless these originated outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the “DRC”) or from RMI “Conformant” sources within the DRC, as further defined below. Applied does not directly purchase raw ore or unrefined conflict minerals, nor does it have a direct relationship with any mines of origin or with any smelters or refiners (collectively, “smelters”) that process these minerals. Rather, Applied is a downstream company with an extensive and complex supply chain from which it purchases parts, components and assemblies (collectively, “Parts”). The Company’s manufacturing activities consist primarily of the assembly, testing and integration of various proprietary and commercial Parts that are used to manufacture systems. Applied has a distributed manufacturing model under which manufacturing and supply chain activities are conducted at its facilities, or those of contract manufacturers, located in various countries. Applied’s equipment products, due to their size and complexity, generally consist of thousands of Parts sourced from a multitude of suppliers. Applied relies on its direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of any conflict minerals contained in Parts they sell to the Company, including the source of conflict minerals they obtain from lower tier suppliers and smelters.

As detailed in this report, our approach to verifying the source and chain of custody of conflict minerals in our supply chain is designed to conform in all material respects with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition and the related Supplements (“OECD Guidance”).

Products Covered by this Report

Tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold are metals commonly used in the electronics and related industries due to physical properties that make them well-suited for a variety of applications, such as in cables, printed circuit boards, power supplies, capacitors, solder alloys and certain plastics. As a result, all or substantially all of Applied’s equipment products, and many of its spare parts products, manufactured in 2022 include

 

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components for which one or more conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of the product and are therefore considered “Covered Products” for purposes of this report. The following is a general description of Covered Products by reporting segment.

Semiconductor Systems. Applied’s Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures and sells a wide range of manufacturing equipment used to fabricate semiconductor chips, also referred to as integrated circuits (ICs). The Semiconductor Systems segment includes semiconductor capital equipment used for many steps of the chip making process including the transfer of patterns into device structures, transistor and interconnect fabrication, metrology, inspection and review, and packaging technologies for connecting finished IC die. The company’s platforms that perform these functions include: the AxcelaTM, Centris®, Centura®, ChargerTM, Endura®, Mirra®, NokotaTM, OlympiaTM, P-300BV, Picosun® Morpher, Producer®, Raider®, Radiance, Reflexion®, Sprinter, Vantage® and VIISta® platforms. Applied’s metrology and inspection systems, which include the Enlight®, PROVision®, SEMVision®, UVision®, VeritySEM® and Aera4 Mask Inspection systems, are used to locate, measure and analyze defects and features on the wafer during various stages of the fabrication processes. The majority of Applied’s new equipment sales are to leading integrated device manufacturers and foundries worldwide.

Applied Global Services. This segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity, including spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment and factory automation software for semiconductor, display and other products.

Display and Adjacent Markets. This segment is comprised primarily of products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers (PCs), electronic tablets, smart phones and other consumer-oriented devices. While similarities exist between the technologies utilized in semiconductor and display fabrication, the most significant differences are in the size and composition of the substrate. Substrates used to manufacture display panels and other devices are typically glass, although newer flexible materials are entering the market. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers a variety of products and technologies, including: the AKT® Electron Beam Array Test system for array test, AKT® PECVD systems for CVD, AKT® Aristo and PiVot systems for PVD, AKT® TFE systems for thin-film encapsulation, and the AKT® Electron Beam Review system for defect review.

Other Products. Applied’s Baccini® systems are used for fabricating crystalline-silicon (c-Si) solar PV cells. Applied’s flexible coating systems, which include TopBeam, TopMet and SmartWeb®, utilize physical vapor deposition, thermal evaporation, chemical vapor deposition and e-beam technology to deposit thin layers of metal onto flexible substrates for packaging, flexible electronics and security industries.

Applied’s Conflict Mineral’s Compliance Program and Findings

Applied conducted in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) that it believes was reasonably designed to determine whether any of the necessary conflict minerals in its Covered Products manufactured in 2022 originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the “DRC”), or Conflict Affected High Risk Areas (CAHRAs), or were from recycled or scrap sources. Based on its RCOI, Applied determined it had insufficient information to conclude either (i) that all of its necessary conflict minerals originated outside the DRC or any CAHRAs or from sources within the DRC or any CAHRAs deemed “Conformant” by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”), or (ii) that all of its necessary conflict minerals came from recycled or scrap sources.

Applied therefore undertook further due diligence on the source and chain of custody of necessary conflict minerals contained in its Covered Products. Its due diligence approach was designed to conform

 

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in all material respects with the OECD Guidance. Since 2019, the Company has retained Assent Compliance (“Assent”), a third-party service provider, to assist Applied in conducting outreach to suppliers and evaluating the suppliers’ responses and their smelter engagements.

For calendar year 2022, Applied started with the list of surveyed suppliers for calendar year 2021 (211 suppliers) and added suppliers considered reasonably likely to provide Parts containing conflict minerals to arrive at a target list of suppliers to be contacted by Assent on behalf of Applied (the “Surveyed Suppliers”) (292 in total). The Surveyed Suppliers represent approximately 77% of the Company’s actual total expenditures to all direct suppliers for fiscal year 2022.1 Ninety-nine percent (99%) of the Surveyed Suppliers responded. Approximately 22% of the responding Surveyed Suppliers provided product-level responses. Of the Smelters or Refiners that were reported by the Surveyed Suppliers, 8% used minerals that originated from 100% recycled or scrap sources.

The table below summarizes certain information pertaining to smelters identified by Surveyed Suppliers. The Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”), of which Applied is a member, was founded by the Responsible Business Alliance (“RBA”), formerly the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (“EICC”), and the Global eSustainability Initiative. Under the RMI, “Conformant” smelters are those smelters that are conformant with the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”) assessment protocols. “Active” smelters and refiners are participants in the RMAP who have agreed in writing to undergo a third-party audit or are participating in one of the cross-recognized certification programs, signed an “Agreement for the Exchange of Confidential Information” and submitted a due diligence checklist. The classification of smelters considered Conformant or Active is current as of January 9, 2023.

 

Number of RMI “Conformant” smelters

     229  

Number of RMI “Active” smelters

     15  

Number of “Eligible” smelters reported to be located in the DRC that are not rated “Conformant” or “Active”

     2  

As a result of its due diligence, Applied found evidence of potential sourcing from two gold smelters in the DRC (CID003185 - African Gold Refinery and CID002567 - Sudan Gold Refinery). These two smelters have not been assessed by the RMI. Information about these smelters was provided to Applied by fourteen Surveyed Suppliers as “product-level” responses, but these responses lacked a chain of custody and therefore were insufficient to tie gold from one or more of these smelters to products supplied to Applied. Applied found no direct evidence that minerals from these two smelters were incorporated into its Covered Products. Thus, it is uncertain whether these smelters are part of Applied’s supply chain.

In the past, the Company had instructed the affected Surveyed Suppliers to remove these two smelters from their supply chains and to require their relevant sub-tier suppliers to request the smelters to join the RMAP. However, many Surveyed Suppliers have no direct relationship with the smelters and are merely reporting information they received from their suppliers. Therefore, the Company’s Responsible Minerals Sourcing Team is contacting these smelters directly, as well as other smelters reported by the Surveyed Suppliers that are not RMI Conformant or Active; Assent is contacting the smelters on behalf of Applied; and the Company is also contacting the smelters via working groups within the RMI, urging them to submit to an RMI assessment and conform to the RMAP.

Attached as Appendix A is a list of the smelters or refiners identified by the Surveyed Suppliers as the facilities that process conflict minerals necessary to their products. Since the majority of the Surveyed Suppliers reported smelter information at the company level and not at the product level, and they did not identify the specific smelter that processed conflict minerals contained in a particular Part, we do not know with certainty that each smelter or refiner listed in Appendix A processed minerals that were used in the

 

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Applied’s fiscal year ends on the last Sunday in October.

 

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Parts we purchased. However, as an improvement over prior years, a growing number of Surveyed Suppliers submitted product specific Conflict Minerals Reporting Templates (“Templates”) (63 of the 292 Surveyed Suppliers who responded to our due diligence request).

For the significant majority of smelters reported by the Surveyed Suppliers, there is inadequate information available to assess the source of the conflict minerals they process. Therefore, for Covered Products manufactured in 2022, Applied concluded in good faith that it lacks sufficient information to trace the chain of custody of any conflict minerals contained in its Covered Products up through the supply chain to a specific smelter or, in turn, to a country or mine of origin.

Applied’s Due Diligence Process

Applied’s due diligence approach on the source and chain of custody of its necessary conflict minerals was designed to conform in all material respects with the OECD Guidance. The OECD Guidance is an internationally recognized due diligence framework consisting of a multi-step, risk-based process, certain aspects of which differ depending in part on the position of a company in the supply chain. Applied is a “downstream” company, which refers to supply chain participants from the smelter to the retailer, in contrast to those “upstream,” that is, from the mine to the smelter.

As a downstream provider of finished products, Applied does not have direct relationships with smelters and does not perform or specify audits of such entities upstream in its supply chain. Through its membership and participation in the RBA, RMI and related working groups, Applied believes that seeking reliable information about smelters in its supply chain from its direct suppliers represents a reasonable and cost-effective approach to determine the mines or other locations of origin of conflict minerals in its products.

Company Management System

Applied established a cross-functional Responsible Minerals Sourcing Compliance Team, which is responsible for implementing the Company’s Responsible Minerals Sourcing program and briefing senior management about the results of these due diligence efforts. As noted above, Applied uses Assent to assist with evaluating supply chain information regarding conflict minerals, identifying potential risks and developing appropriate mitigation strategies. In addition, Applied leverages Assent’s Managed Services and works with dedicated program specialists to support and improve Applied’s Responsible Minerals Sourcing program.

The Company expects its suppliers to have programs and procedures in place to ensure that any conflict minerals used in the production of products sold to Applied conform to the requirements of the RMI. This means that products must not contain conflict minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the DRC. In addition, as a member of the RBA, Applied requires its suppliers to conform to the RBA Code of Conduct, which includes requirements pertaining to the responsible sourcing of conflict minerals. Such requirements, along with a requirement that suppliers provide completed Conflict Minerals Reporting Templates at Applied’s request, also are reflected in supplier contracts. If Applied learns that a Surveyed Supplier does not meet the Company’s requirements, Applied pursues appropriate corrective action.

Violations or grievances related to conflict minerals can be reported at the industry level to the RMI at http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/.

 

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Applied retains relevant documentation for a period of five years, including Templates completed by the Surveyed Suppliers.

Risk Identification and Assessment

In light of the complexity of its supply chain, Applied used a risk-based approach in designing the scope of its RCOI and due diligence process. As previously noted, the Company focused on direct suppliers who previously indicated the products they provide to Applied contain conflict minerals, and then added suppliers considered reasonably likely to provide Parts containing conflict minerals, to arrive at the target list of Surveyed Suppliers. Assent conducted the outreach to the Surveyed Suppliers with support from Applied’s Responsible Minerals Sourcing Compliance Team. Applied then compared information provided by the Surveyed Suppliers with data from RMI concerning the RMAP audit status of the applicable smelter or refiner.

The Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “Template”) developed by the RMI was used to collect information on the conflict minerals that may be in Covered Products manufactured in 2022. The Template was designed to facilitate a supplier’s disclosure of information regarding conflict minerals contained in the supplier’s products, including the country of origin and the name and location of the smelters that process the conflict minerals. Using the Assent Sustainability Manager (“ASM”), a software-as-a-service platform provided by Assent, Assent and Applied contacted the Surveyed Suppliers and requested them to complete the Template with respect to Parts they supplied to Applied and to upload their completed Templates directly to the platform for validation, assessment and management. The ASM provides functionality that meets the OECD Guidance process expectations by evaluating the quality of each supplier response to increase the accuracy of submissions.

Risks at the supplier level may include non-responsive suppliers, incomplete Templates or Templates that are submitted at the company level and are not directly relevant to products manufactured by Applied. Applied received wholly or partially completed Templates from 99% of its Surveyed Suppliers. The majority of the responding Surveyed Suppliers provided data at a company or “user defined” level, rather than at a part number level, a permitted option under the Template. Those suppliers who reported at a user defined level reported data at the business division level. As noted above, approximately 22% of the Surveyed Suppliers submitted data at a part number level.

Applied worked with Assent to assess the status of smelters and refiners identified in the supply chain by the Surveyed Suppliers who listed mineral processing facilities in their Templates. Each identified smelter or refiner of a conflict mineral is assessed according to red-flag indicators defined in the OECD Guidance. These factors include geographic proximity to the DRC, known mineral source country of origin, RMAP audit status, credible evidence of unethical or conflict sourcing and peer assessments conducted by credible third-party sources. Such smelters are labeled smelters of interest. Applied then used Assent’s findings to determine which Surveyed Suppliers required further engagement, such as those who reported “red-flag smelters” or who provided incomplete, untimely or inconsistent information, and made further inquiries of those suppliers.

Applied was not required to, and it did not, obtain an independent private sector audit of its due diligence approach.

Risk Mitigation Strategy and Future Due Diligence

Risk mitigation activities included asking Surveyed Suppliers to provide product specific Templates. In addition, in 2022, the Company supported approximately 17 smelters undergoing RMI assessments to retain their “Conformant” status.

 

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We refined our due diligence efforts during calendar year 2022: we increased the number of Surveyed Suppliers by approximately 38% in comparison to the prior year by including suppliers who sell products to Applied that do contain conflict minerals:

 

Report Year

   Number of Surveyed Suppliers      Response Rate  

2018

     183        100

2019

     260        98

2020

     430      100

2021

     211        96

2022

     292        99

 

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In 2020, 219 of the Surveyed Suppliers responded that the products they supplied to Applied did not include conflict minerals. Because these suppliers had provided a similar response for the two years prior to 2020, they were not included within the scope of Surveyed Suppliers for our 2021 outreach.

Applied intends to improve its ability to identify suppliers reasonably likely to provide Parts containing conflict minerals as well as its ability to link the smelter information its suppliers report to specific products they supply to Applied by requiring suppliers to provide product level Templates for tantalum target, gold plating and special process parts and continuing to work with Assent to improve the quality of data submitted by the suppliers. Applied further has undertaken to report relevant smelter information it obtains to RMI, and to encourage its suppliers to reach out (or to encourage their own suppliers to reach out) to upstream smelters that provide them with conflict minerals and require that such smelters obtain a “conflict-free” designation from an industry program such as the RMAP. To this end, Applied and Assent, on behalf of Applied, will continue to communicate directly with smelters reported by the Surveyed Suppliers who have not yet been deemed conformant with the RMAP to request sourcing information and encourage the smelters to engage with the RMAP program. Applied is a co-chair of the RMAP Smelter Engagement Team, which contacts smelters and assists them with undergoing RMAP assessments to validate the smelters’ company-level management processes for responsible minerals procurement. Such engagement is expected to increase participation and retention of the smelters in the RMAP program. In addition, the Company is exploring other opportunities for increasing the use of recycled minerals in products it purchases.

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

This report includes forward-looking statements, including but not limited those regarding Applied’s expected future supplier due diligence and engagement efforts and development of related processes. These statements and their underlying assumptions are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements include, without limitation: regulatory changes and judicial developments relating to conflict minerals disclosure; changes in our supply chain, components and parts, or products; industry developments relating to supply chain diligence, disclosure and other practices; and other risks and uncertainties described in our SEC filings, including our recent Forms 10-Q and 8-K. All forward-looking statements are based on management’s current estimates, projections and assumptions, and we assume no obligation to update them.

 

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Appendix A

Section 1: Smelters and Refiners Identified by Surveyed Suppliers

 

Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Gold    8853 S.p.A.    Italy    CID002763
Gold    ABC Refinery Pty Ltd.    Australia    CID002920
Gold    Abington Reldan Metals, LLC    United States Of America    CID002708
Gold    Advanced Chemical Company    United States Of America    CID000015
Gold    African Gold Refinery    Uganda    CID003185
Gold    Agosi AG    Germany    CID000035
Gold    Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID000019
Gold    Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC    United Arab Emirates    CID002560
Gold    Albino Mountinho Lda.    Portugal    CID002760
Gold    Alexy Metals    United States Of America    CID003500
Gold    Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)    Uzbekistan    CID000041
Gold    AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao    Brazil    CID000058
Gold    Argor-Heraeus S.A.    Switzerland    CID000077
Gold    Asahi Pretec Corp.    Japan    CID000082
Gold    Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.    Canada    CID000924
Gold    Asahi Refining USA Inc.    United States Of America    CID000920
Gold    Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID000090
Gold    Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.    Turkey    CID000103
Gold    AU Traders and Refiners    South Africa    CID002850
Gold    Augmont Enterprises Private Limited    India    CID003461
Gold    Aurubis AG    Germany    CID000113
Gold    Bangalore Refinery    India    CID002863
Gold    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)    Philippines    CID000128
Gold    Boliden AB    Sweden    CID000157
Gold    C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG    Germany    CID000176
Gold    C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS    Colombia    CID003421
Gold    Caridad    Mexico    CID000180
Gold    CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation    Canada    CID000185
Gold    Cendres + Metaux S.A.    Switzerland    CID000189
Gold    CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.    India    CID003382
Gold    Chimet S.p.A.    Italy    CID000233
Gold    Chugai Mining    Japan    CID000264
Gold    Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.    China    CID000343
Gold    Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH    Germany    CID002867
Gold    Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC    United Arab Emirates    CID003348

 

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Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Gold    Dongwu Gold Group    China    CID003663
Gold    Dowa    Japan    CID000401
Gold    DSC (Do Sung Corporation)    Korea, Republic Of    CID000359
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant    Japan    CID000425
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant    Japan    CID003424
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant    Japan    CID003425
Gold    Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)    India    CID003487
Gold    Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)    India    CID003488
Gold    Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)    India    CID003489
Gold    Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)    India    CID003490
Gold    Emirates Gold DMCC    United Arab Emirates    CID002561
Gold    Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.    Zimbabwe    CID002515
Gold    Fujairah Gold FZC    United Arab Emirates    CID002584
Gold    Geib Refining Corporation    United States Of America    CID002459
Gold    GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.    India    CID002852
Gold    Gold by Gold Colombia    Colombia    CID003641
Gold    Gold Coast Refinery    Ghana    CID003186
Gold    Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.    China    CID002243
Gold    Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM    China    CID001909
Gold    Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited    China    CID002312
Gold    Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.    China    CID000651
Gold    Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.    China    CID000671
Gold    Heimerle + Meule GmbH    Germany    CID000694
Gold    Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG    Germany    CID000711
Gold    Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.    China    CID000707
Gold    Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    China    CID000767
Gold    Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.    China    CID000773
Gold    HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.    Korea, Republic Of    CID000778
Gold    Industrial Refining Company    Belgium    CID002587
Gold    Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.    China    CID000801
Gold    International Precious Metal Refiners    United Arab Emirates    CID002562
Gold    Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID000807
Gold    Istanbul Gold Refinery    Turkey    CID000814
Gold    Italpreziosi    Italy    CID002765
Gold    JALAN & Company    India    CID002893
Gold    Japan Mint    Japan    CID000823
Gold    Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.    China    CID000855
Gold    JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant    Russian Federation    CID000927
Gold    JSC Novosibirsk Refinery    Russian Federation    CID000493

 

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Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Gold    JSC Uralelectromed    Russian Federation    CID000929
Gold    JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID000937
Gold    K.A. Rasmussen    Norway    CID003497
Gold    Kaloti Precious Metals    United Arab Emirates    CID002563
Gold    Kazakhmys Smelting LLC    Kazakhstan    CID000956
Gold    Kazzinc    Kazakhstan    CID000957
Gold    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC    United States Of America    CID000969
Gold    KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna    Poland    CID002511
Gold    Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID000981
Gold    Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.    Korea, Republic Of    CID002605
Gold    Kundan Care Products Ltd.    India    CID003463
Gold    Kyrgyzaltyn JSC    Kyrgyzstan    CID001029
Gold    Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO    Russian Federation    CID002865
Gold    L’azurde Company For Jewelry    Saudi Arabia    CID001032
Gold    Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.    China    CID001056
Gold    Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.    China    CID001058
Gold    L’Orfebre S.A.    Andorra    CID002762
Gold    LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.    Korea, Republic Of    CID001078
Gold    LT Metal Ltd.    Korea, Republic Of    CID000689
Gold    Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.    China    CID001093
Gold    Marsam Metals    Brazil    CID002606
Gold    Materion    United States Of America    CID001113
Gold    Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID001119
Gold    MD Overseas    India    CID003548
Gold    Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.    South Africa    CID003575
Gold    Metallix Refining Inc.    United States Of America    CID003557
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.    China    CID001149
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.    Singapore    CID001152
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.    China    CID001147
Gold    Metalor Technologies S.A.    Switzerland    CID001153
Gold    Metalor USA Refining Corporation    United States Of America    CID001157
Gold    Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.    Mexico    CID001161
Gold    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    Japan    CID001188
Gold    Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID001193
Gold    MKS PAMP SA    Switzerland    CID001352
Gold    MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.    India    CID002509
Gold    Modeltech Sdn Bhd    Malaysia    CID002857
Gold    Morris and Watson    New Zealand    CID002282
Gold    Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant    Russian Federation    CID001204

 

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Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Gold    Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.    Turkey    CID001220
Gold    Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat    Uzbekistan    CID001236
Gold    NH Recytech Company    Korea, Republic Of    CID003189
Gold    Nihon Material Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID001259
Gold    Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH    Austria    CID002779
Gold    Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID001325
Gold    OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)    Russian Federation    CID001326
Gold    Pease & Curren    United States Of America    CID002872
Gold    Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.    China    CID001362
Gold    Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA    Chile    CID002919
Gold    Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals    Russian Federation    CID001386
Gold    PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk    Indonesia    CID001397
Gold    PX Precinox S.A.    Switzerland    CID001498
Gold    QG Refining, LLC    United States Of America    CID003324
Gold    Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.    South Africa    CID001512
Gold    Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.    China    CID000522
Gold    REMONDIS PMR B.V.    Netherlands    CID002582
Gold    Royal Canadian Mint    Canada    CID001534
Gold    SAAMP    France    CID002761
Gold    Sabin Metal Corp.    United States Of America    CID001546
Gold    Safimet S.p.A    Italy    CID002973
Gold    SAFINA A.S.    Czechia    CID002290
Gold    Sai Refinery    India    CID002853
Gold    Samduck Precious Metals    Korea, Republic Of    CID001555
Gold    Samwon Metals Corp.    Korea, Republic Of    CID001562
Gold    Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)    Colombia    CID003529
Gold    Sellem Industries Ltd.    Mauritania    CID003540
Gold    SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.    Spain    CID001585
Gold    Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.    China    CID001916
Gold    Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.    China    CID002525
Gold    Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.    China    CID001619
Gold    Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.    China    CID001622
Gold    Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd.    China    CID002750
Gold    Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.    China    CID002527
Gold    Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.    India    CID002588
Gold    Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.    China    CID001736
Gold    Singway Technology Co., Ltd.    Taiwan    CID002516
Gold    SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals    Russian Federation    CID001756
Gold    Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.    Taiwan    CID001761

 

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Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Gold    Sovereign Metals    India    CID003383
Gold    State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology    Lithuania    CID003153
Gold    Sudan Gold Refinery    Sudan    CID002567
Gold    Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID001798
Gold    SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.    Korea, Republic Of    CID002918
Gold    Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.    Taiwan    CID001810
Gold    T.C.A S.p.A    Italy    CID002580
Gold    Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.    Japan    CID001875
Gold    Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID001938
Gold    Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.    China    CID001947
Gold    TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn    Kazakhstan    CID002615
Gold    Torecom    Korea, Republic Of    CID001955
Gold    Umicore Precious Metals Thailand    Thailand    CID002314
Gold    Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining    Belgium    CID001980
Gold    United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.    United States Of America    CID001993
Gold    Valcambi S.A.    Switzerland    CID002003
Gold    Value Trading    Belgium    CID003617
Gold    WEEEREFINING    France    CID003615
Gold    Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)    Australia    CID002030
Gold    WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH    Germany    CID002778
Gold    Yamakin Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID002100
Gold    Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID002129
Gold    Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.    China    CID000197
Gold    Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation    China    CID002224

 

Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Tantalum    5D Production OU    Estonia    CID003926
Tantalum    AMG Brasil    Brazil    CID001076
Tantalum    Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.    China    CID000211
Tantalum    D Block Metals, LLC    United States Of America    CID002504
Tantalum    F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.    China    CID000460
Tantalum    FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.    China    CID002505
Tantalum    Global Advanced Metals Aizu    Japan    CID002558
Tantalum    Global Advanced Metals Boyertown    United States Of America    CID002557
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH    Germany    CID002547
Tantalum    Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.    China    CID002492
Tantalum    Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    China    CID002512
Tantalum    Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material    China    CID002842
Tantalum    JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China    CID000914

 

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Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Tantalum    Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.    China    CID000917
Tantalum    Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    China    CID002506
Tantalum    KEMET de Mexico    Mexico    CID002539
Tantalum    Materion Newton Inc.    United States Of America    CID002548
Tantalum    Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.    India    CID001163
Tantalum    Mineracao Taboca S.A.    Brazil    CID001175
Tantalum    Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID001192
Tantalum    Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.    China    CID001277
Tantalum    NPM Silmet AS    Estonia    CID001200
Tantalum    QuantumClean    United States Of America    CID001508
Tantalum    Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    Brazil    CID002707
Tantalum    RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.    China    CID003583
Tantalum    Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO    Russian Federation    CID001769
Tantalum    Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID001869
Tantalum    TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.    Thailand    CID002544
Tantalum    TANIOBIS GmbH    Germany    CID002545
Tantalum    TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID002549
Tantalum    TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    Germany    CID002550
Tantalum    Telex Metals    United States Of America    CID001891
Tantalum    Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC    Kazakhstan    CID001969
Tantalum    XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED    China    CID000616
Tantalum    XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.    China    CID002508
Tantalum    Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    China    CID001522

 

Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Tin    Alpha    United States Of America    CID000292
Tin    An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company    Viet Nam    CID002703
Tin    Aurubis Beerse    Belgium    CID002773
Tin    Aurubis Berango    Spain    CID002774
Tin    Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    China    CID000228
Tin    Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    China    CID003190
Tin    China Tin Group Co., Ltd.    China    CID001070
Tin    CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda    Brazil    CID003486
Tin    CRM Synergies    Spain    CID003524
Tin    CV Ayi Jaya    Indonesia    CID002570
Tin    CV Venus Inti Perkasa    Indonesia    CID002455
Tin    Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.    China    CID003356
Tin    Dowa    Japan    CID000402
Tin    DS Myanmar    Myanmar    CID003831

 

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Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Tin    Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company    Viet Nam    CID002572
Tin    EM Vinto    Bolivia    CID000438
Tin    Estanho de Rondonia S.A.    Brazil    CID000448
Tin    Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.    Brazil    CID003582
Tin    Fenix Metals    Poland    CID000468
Tin    Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.    China    CID003410
Tin    Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC    China    CID000942
Tin    Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.    China    CID000538
Tin    Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.    China    CID001908
Tin    Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    China    CID000555
Tin    Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.    China    CID003116
Tin    Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.    China    CID001231
Tin    Luna Smelter, Ltd.    Rwanda    CID003387
Tin    Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.    Brazil    CID002468
Tin    Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)    Malaysia    CID001105
Tin    Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.    Brazil    CID002500
Tin    Metallic Resources, Inc.    United States Of America    CID001142
Tin    Mineracao Taboca S.A.    Brazil    CID001173
Tin    Minsur    Peru    CID001182
Tin    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    Japan    CID001191
Tin    Modeltech Sdn Bhd    Malaysia    CID002858
Tin    Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company    Viet Nam    CID002573
Tin    Novosibirsk Tin Combine    Russian Federation    CID001305
Tin    O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.    Thailand    CID001314
Tin    O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.    Philippines    CID002517
Tin    Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.    Bolivia    CID001337
Tin    Pongpipat Company Limited    Myanmar    CID003208
Tin    Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited    India    CID003409
Tin    PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera    Indonesia    CID000309
Tin    PT Artha Cipta Langgeng    Indonesia    CID001399
Tin    PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya    Indonesia    CID002503
Tin    PT Babel Inti Perkasa    Indonesia    CID001402
Tin    PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari    Indonesia    CID001406
Tin    PT Bangka Prima Tin    Indonesia    CID002776
Tin    PT Bangka Serumpun    Indonesia    CID003205
Tin    PT Bangka Tin Industry    Indonesia    CID001419
Tin    PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera    Indonesia    CID001421
Tin    PT Bukit Timah    Indonesia    CID001428
Tin    PT Cipta Persada Mulia    Indonesia    CID002696
Tin    PT Menara Cipta Mulia    Indonesia    CID002835
Tin    PT Mitra Stania Prima    Indonesia    CID001453

 

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Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Tin    PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo    Indonesia    CID003449
Tin    PT Panca Mega Persada    Indonesia    CID001457
Tin    PT Premium Tin Indonesia    Indonesia    CID000313
Tin    PT Prima Timah Utama    Indonesia    CID001458
Tin    PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)    Indonesia    CID003868
Tin    PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa    Indonesia    CID003381
Tin    PT Refined Bangka Tin    Indonesia    CID001460
Tin    PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa    Indonesia    CID001463
Tin    PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa    Indonesia    CID001468
Tin    PT Sukses Inti Makmur    Indonesia    CID002816
Tin    PT Timah Nusantara    Indonesia    CID001486
Tin    PT Timah Tbk Kundur    Indonesia    CID001477
Tin    PT Timah Tbk Mentok    Indonesia    CID001482
Tin    PT Tinindo Inter Nusa    Indonesia    CID001490
Tin    PT Tirus Putra Mandiri    Indonesia    CID002478
Tin    PT Tommy Utama    Indonesia    CID001493
Tin    Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    Brazil    CID002706
Tin    Rui Da Hung    Taiwan    CID001539
Tin    Super Ligas    Brazil    CID002756
Tin    Thaisarco    Thailand    CID001898
Tin    Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.    China    CID002180
Tin    Tin Technology & Refining    United States Of America    CID003325
Tin    Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company    Viet Nam    CID002574
Tin    VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC    Viet Nam    CID002015
Tin    White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.    Brazil    CID002036
Tin    Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China    CID002158
Tin    Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China    CID003397

 

Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Tungsten    A.L.M.T. Corp.    Japan    CID000004
Tungsten    ACL Metais Eireli    Brazil    CID002833
Tungsten    Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.    Brazil    CID003427
Tungsten    Artek LLC    Russian Federation    CID003553
Tungsten    Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.    Viet Nam    CID002502
Tungsten    China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    CID002641
Tungsten    Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    CID000258
Tungsten    CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.    China    CID000281
Tungsten    Cronimet Brasil Ltda    Brazil    CID003468
Tungsten    DONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.    Korea, Republic Of    CID004060
Tungsten    Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.    China    CID003401
Tungsten    Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    CID003609
Tungsten    Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    CID002645

 

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Metal

  

Smelter / Refiner Name

  

Country

  

Smelter ID

Tungsten    Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    China    CID000875
Tungsten    Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.    China    CID002315
Tungsten    Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.    China    CID002494
Tungsten    Global Tungsten & Powders LLC    United States Of America    CID000568
Tungsten    Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    CID000218
Tungsten    H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH    Germany    CID002541
Tungsten    HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd.    Korea, Republic Of    CID003978
Tungsten    Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    CID003417
Tungsten    Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    China    CID000766
Tungsten    Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd.    China    CID000769
Tungsten    Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch    China    CID002513
Tungsten    Hydrometallurg, JSC    Russian Federation    CID002649
Tungsten    Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.    Japan    CID000825
Tungsten    Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    China    CID002551
Tungsten    Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    CID002321
Tungsten    Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    China    CID002313
Tungsten    Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.    China    CID002318
Tungsten    Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    China    CID002317
Tungsten    Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    CID002316
Tungsten    JSC “Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant”    Russian Federation    CID003408
Tungsten    Kennametal Fallon    United States Of America    CID000966
Tungsten    Kennametal Huntsville    United States Of America    CID000105
Tungsten    Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.    Taiwan    CID003407
Tungsten    LLC Vostok    Russian Federation    CID003643
Tungsten    Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    CID002319
Tungsten    Masan High-Tech Materials    Viet Nam    CID002543
Tungsten    Moliren Ltd.    Russian Federation    CID002845
Tungsten    Niagara Refining LLC    United States Of America    CID002589
Tungsten    NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC    Russian Federation    CID003416
Tungsten    OOO “Technolom” 1    Russian Federation    CID003614
Tungsten    OOO “Technolom” 2    Russian Federation    CID003612
Tungsten    Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.    Philippines    CID002827
Tungsten    TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    Germany    CID002542
Tungsten    Tungsten Vietnam Joint Stock Company    Viet Nam    CID003993
Tungsten    Unecha Refractory metals plant    Russian Federation    CID002724
Tungsten    Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG    Austria    CID002044
Tungsten    Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.    China    CID002320
Tungsten    Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.    China    CID002082
Tungsten    Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.    China    CID002830
Tungsten    YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.    China    CID003662

 

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