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Form SD ARRIS International plc

May 21, 2018 9:57 AM EDT

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form SD

 

 

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

 

 

ARRIS International plc

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

England and Wales   001-37632   98-1241619

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

3871 Lakefield Drive

Suwanee, Georgia 30024

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

David B. Potts

Chief Financial Officer

(678) 473-3000

(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 Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2017.

 

 

 


ARRIS INTERNATIONAL PLC - CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT 2017

Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Items 1.01 and 1.02 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report, Exhibit

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

A copy of The Company’s Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and a link to the report is publicly available at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=87823&p=irol-sec

Section 2 - Exhibits

Exhibit 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.

ARRIS International plc.

By:

 

By:   

/s/ Patrick Macken

      Date: May 21, 2018
   Patrick Macken      
  

Senior Vice President, General Council

And Secretary

     

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

1.01    Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017

 

 

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EXHIBIT 1.01

ARRIS INTERNATIONAL PLC - CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT 2017

ARRIS INTERNATIONAL PLC

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT

FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD FROM

JANUARY 1, 2017 TO DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

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INTRODUCTION

This Conflict Minerals Report for ARRIS International plc including all of its subsidiaries (“ARRIS,” “we,” or “our”) is provided in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Rule 13p-1”) for the reporting period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.

ARRIS is a provider of products and services to cable operators and wireline telecommunications (“telco”) service providers (collectively, “network operators”) that enable the delivery of video, voice and data services to consumers. The product portfolio primarily includes interactive settop boxes, Wi-Fi access points, network switches, end-to-end digital video and Internet Protocol Television (“IPTV”) distribution systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, and associated data and voice CPE (consumer premises equipment).

On December 1, 2017, we completed a stock and asset purchase acquisition of the Ruckus Wireless® and ICX® Switch business (collectively “Ruckus” or “Ruckus Networks”) from LSI Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Seller”), and Broadcom Corporation, a California corporation (“Broadcom”). The Conflict Mineral Reporting for all products acquired by ARRIS under the Ruckus acquisition for the year 2017 are being reported through Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

For the reporting period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017, ARRIS conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry and due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of the products (“necessary conflict minerals”) that we manufactured or contracted to manufacture, after January 1, 2017, for which the results of our reasonable country of origin inquiry and due diligence conducted on these conflict minerals are presented herein.

REASONABLE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INQUIRY

We conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (RCOI) of relevant 3TG Direct Suppliers using the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”), which included questions about the location or mine of origin, and encouraged those suppliers to make similar efforts to survey their supply chain using the CMRT and report the facilities and location or mine of origin for necessary conflict minerals.

DUE DILIGENCE MEASURES

We conducted due diligence on the source and chain of custody of our conflict minerals to ascertain whether these conflict minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or any of its adjoining countries and financed or benefited non-state armed groups in any of these countries.

DESIGN OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE MEASURES

Our conflict minerals due diligence measures have been designed to conform with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition (the “OECD Guidance”), as applicable for tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold and downstream companies (as the term is defined in the OECD Guidance), in all material respects. We designed our due diligence measures to:

 

  1) establish strong Company management systems for conflict minerals supply chain due diligence;

 

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  2) identify and assess conflict minerals risks in our supply chain;

 

  3) design and implement strategies to respond to conflict minerals risks identified;

 

  4) contribute to independent third-party audits of the due diligence practices of conflict minerals smelters and refiners by participating in industry organizations; and

 

  5) report on our conflict minerals supply chain due diligence activities.

DUE DILIGENCE MEASURES PERFORMED

Our due diligence measures included the following activities:

 

  1) Established an internal team to implement the ARRIS Conflict Minerals Program reporting directly to the VP of Compliance. The internal team has been reviewed and adjusted to ensure all relevant people and resources are engaged to support the highest level of excellence in the program;

 

  2) established company policies and requirements and incorporated those requirements into supplier contracts to define ARRIS’s expectations of suppliers regarding sourcing of conflict minerals and reporting of information to ARRIS. Company policies and contractual requirements with our suppliers are periodically reviewed and adjusted to incorporate improvements to the program;

 

  3) conducted a review to identify relevant direct suppliers of products containing necessary conflict minerals (in the form of gold and the derivatives tin, tantalum, and tungsten, or collectively, “3TG” and “3TG Direct Suppliers”);

 

  4) reviewed all supplier responses against internally established criteria for completeness, consistency and risk; contacted suppliers that provided incomplete, inaccurate or untraceable information to correct and/or obtain additional information; and

 

  5) vetted all facilities reported by suppliers against the RMI Smelter Database and the RMI RCOI Data to determine smelter validity and country of origin.

DUE DILIGENCE RESULTS

We had a response rate of 100% to our supplier RCOI and due diligence performed for facilities (smelters) indicated by suppliers as having sources in the covered countries is as follows:

Based on the RMI RCOI Data (dated 3-16-18) 39 smelters or refiners were identified as sourcing from the covered countries. All were listed on the RMI Conflict-Free Smelter list.

Two suppliers indicated a gold smelter located in Zambia. According to the RMI Smelter database, the smelter has thus far refused to participate in the RMI Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP). Detailed sourcing information is not available at this time. RMI continues to urge them to participate in the program.

 

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Overall, of the 312 unique smelters identified by our suppliers and verified against RMI known smelters and refiners, 252 are listed as “Conformant” by RMI and 8 are “Active” (RMI Database 3-28-18).

PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS

ARRIS’ product portfolio primarily includes set-top boxes, end-to-end digital video and Internet Protocol Television (“IPTV”) distribution systems, broadband access infrastructure platforms, and associated data and voice CPE. Detailed descriptions and technical information can be found on our website (www.arris.com). ARRIS products contain tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, or collectively, “3TG” in integrated circuits, plating, resistors, capacitors, connectors and similar electronic components found in virtually all consumer electronics.

COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN AND FACILITIES USED TO PROCESS CONFLICT MINERALS IN ARRIS PRODUCTS

The following list represents the smelters and refiners provided by suppliers, verified against RMI known smelters and refiners.

 

LIST OF FACILITIES

Smelter/Refinery Name

   Conflict
Mineral
  

Location

   RMI ID
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID002708
Advanced Chemical Company    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID000015
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID000019
Al Etihad Gold LLC    Gold    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    CID002560
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.    Gold    GERMANY    CID000035
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)    Gold    UZBEKISTAN    CID000041
AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao    Gold    BRAZIL    CID000058
Argor-Heraeus S.A.    Gold    SWITZERLAND    CID000077
Asahi Pretec Corp.    Gold    JAPAN    CID000082
Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.    Gold    CANADA    CID000924
Asahi Refining USA Inc.    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID000920
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID000090
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.    Gold    TURKEY    CID000103
AU Traders and Refiners    Gold    SOUTH AFRICA    CID002850
Aurubis AG    Gold    GERMANY    CID000113
Bangalore Refinery    Gold    INDIA    CID002863

 

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LIST OF FACILITIES

Smelter/Refinery Name

   Conflict
Mineral
  

Location

   RMI ID
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)    Gold    PHILIPPINES    CID000128
Boliden AB    Gold    SWEDEN    CID000157
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG    Gold    GERMANY    CID000176
Caridad    Gold    MEXICO    CID000180
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation    Gold    CANADA    CID000185
Cendres + Metaux S.A.    Gold    SWITZERLAND    CID000189
Chimet S.p.A.    Gold    ITALY    CID000233
Chugai Mining    Gold    JAPAN    CID000264
Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.    Gold   

KOREA,

REPUBLIC OF

   CID000328
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID000343
Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH    Gold    GERMANY    CID002867
DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH    Gold    GERMANY    CID000362
Dowa    Gold    JAPAN    CID000401
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)    Gold   

KOREA,

REPUBLIC OF

   CID000359
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID000425
Elemetal Refining, LLC    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID001322
Emirates Gold DMCC    Gold    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    CID002561
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.    Gold    ZIMBABWE    CID002515
GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.    Gold    INDIA    CID002852
Geib Refining Corporation    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID002459
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID002243
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM    Gold    CHINA    CID001909
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited    Gold    CHINA    CID002312
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID000651
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID000671
HeeSung Metal Ltd.    Gold   

KOREA,

REPUBLIC OF

   CID000689
Heimerle + Meule GmbH    Gold    GERMANY    CID000694
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID000707
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG    Gold    GERMANY    CID000711
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID000767
HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.    Gold   

KOREA,

REPUBLIC OF

   CID000778
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID000801
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID000807
Istanbul Gold Refinery    Gold    TURKEY    CID000814

 

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LIST OF FACILITIES

Smelter/Refinery Name

   Conflict
Mineral
  

Location

   RMI ID
Italpreziosi    Gold    ITALY    CID002765
Japan Mint    Gold    JAPAN    CID000823
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID000855
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant    Gold    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID000927
JSC Uralelectromed    Gold    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID000929
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID000937
Kaloti Precious Metals    Gold    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES    CID002563
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC    Gold    KAZAKHSTAN    CID000956
Kazzinc    Gold    KAZAKHSTAN    CID000957
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID000969
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna    Gold    POLAND    CID002511
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID000981
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.    Gold   

KOREA,

REPUBLIC OF

   CID002605
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC    Gold    KYRGYZSTAN    CID001029
Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO    Gold    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID002865
L’azurde Company For Jewelry    Gold    SAUDI ARABIA    CID001032
Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID001056
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID001058
L’Orfebre S.A.    Gold    ANDORRA    CID002762
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.    Gold   

KOREA,

REPUBLIC OF

   CID001078
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID001093
Marsam Metals    Gold    BRAZIL    CID002606
Materion    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID001113
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID001119
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID001149
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.    Gold    SINGAPORE    CID001152
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID001147
Metalor Technologies S.A.    Gold    SWITZERLAND    CID001153
Metalor USA Refining Corporation    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID001157
Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.    Gold    MEXICO    CID001161
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    Gold    JAPAN    CID001188
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID001193
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.    Gold    INDIA    CID002509
Modeltech Sdn Bhd    Gold    MALAYSIA    CID002857

 

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LIST OF FACILITIES

Smelter/Refinery Name

   Conflict
Mineral
  

Location

   RMI ID
Morris and Watson    Gold    NEW ZEALAND    CID002282
Morris and Watson Gold Coast    Gold    AUSTRALIA    CID002866
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant    Gold    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID001204
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.    Gold    TURKEY    CID001220
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat    Gold    UZBEKISTAN    CID001236
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID001259
Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH    Gold    AUSTRIA    CID002779
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID001325
OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)    Gold    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID001326
OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery    Gold    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID000493
PAMP S.A.    Gold    SWITZERLAND    CID001352
Pease & Curren    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID002872
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID001362
Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA    Gold    CHILE    CID002919
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals    Gold    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID001386
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk    Gold    INDONESIA    CID001397
PX Precinox S.A.    Gold    SWITZERLAND    CID001498
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.    Gold    SOUTH AFRICA    CID001512
Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID000522
Remondis Argentia B.V.    Gold    NETHERLANDS    CID002582
Republic Metals Corporation    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID002510
Royal Canadian Mint    Gold    CANADA    CID001534
SAAMP    Gold    FRANCE    CID002761
Sabin Metal Corp.    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID001546
Safimet S.p.A    Gold    ITALY    CID002973
SAFINA A.S.    Gold   

CZECH

REPUBLIC

   CID002290
Sai Refinery    Gold    INDIA    CID002853
Samduck Precious Metals    Gold   

KOREA,

REPUBLIC OF

   CID001555
Samwon Metals Corp.    Gold   

KOREA,

REPUBLIC OF

   CID001562
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH    Gold    GERMANY    CID002777
Schone Edelmetaal B.V.    Gold    NETHERLANDS    CID001573
SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.    Gold    SPAIN    CID001585
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID001619

 

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LIST OF FACILITIES

Smelter/Refinery Name

   Conflict
Mineral
  

Location

   RMI ID
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID001622
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID001736
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.    Gold    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA    CID002516
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals    Gold    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID001756
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.    Gold    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA    CID001761
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology    Gold    LITHUANIA    CID003153
Sudan Gold Refinery    Gold    SUDAN    CID002567
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID001798
SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.    Gold   

KOREA,

REPUBLIC OF

   CID002918
T.C.A S.p.A    Gold    ITALY    CID002580
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.    Gold    JAPAN    CID001875
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID001916
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID001938
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID001947
Tony Goetz NV    Gold    BELGIUM    CID002587
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn    Gold    KAZAKHSTAN    CID002615
Torecom    Gold   

KOREA,

REPUBLIC OF

   CID001955
Umicore Brasil Ltda.    Gold    BRAZIL    CID001977
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand    Gold    THAILAND    CID002314
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining    Gold    BELGIUM    CID001980
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.    Gold    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID001993
Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia    Gold    ZAMBIA    CID002854
Valcambi S.A.    Gold    SWITZERLAND    CID002003
Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)    Gold    AUSTRALIA    CID002030
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH    Gold    GERMANY    CID002778
Yamakin Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID002100
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.    Gold    JAPAN    CID002129
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.    Gold    CHINA    CID000197
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation    Gold    CHINA    CID002224
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    JAPAN    CID000092
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID000211
D Block Metals, LLC    Tantalum    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID002504
Duoluoshan    Tantalum    CHINA    CID000410

 

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LIST OF FACILITIES

Smelter/Refinery Name

   Conflict
Mineral
  

Location

   RMI ID
Exotech Inc.    Tantalum    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID000456
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID000460
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID002505
Global Advanced Metals Aizu    Tantalum    JAPAN    CID002558
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown    Tantalum    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID002557
Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID000291
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID000616
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    THAILAND    CID002544
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH    Tantalum    GERMANY    CID002547
H.C. Starck Inc.    Tantalum    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID002548
H.C. Starck Ltd.    Tantalum    JAPAN    CID002549
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    Tantalum    GERMANY    CID002550
H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH    Tantalum    GERMANY    CID002545
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID002492
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID002512
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material    Tantalum    CHINA    CID002842
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID000914
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID000917
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID002506
KEMET Blue Metals    Tantalum    MEXICO    CID002539
KEMET Blue Powder    Tantalum    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID002568
LSM Brasil S.A.    Tantalum    BRAZIL    CID001076
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.    Tantalum    INDIA    CID001163
Mineracao Taboca S.A.    Tantalum    BRAZIL    CID001175
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    JAPAN    CID001192
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID001277
NPM Silmet AS    Tantalum    ESTONIA    CID001200
Power Resources Ltd.    Tantalum   

MACEDONIA,

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

   CID002847
QuantumClean    Tantalum    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID001508
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    Tantalum    BRAZIL    CID002707
RFH Tantalum Smeltery Co., Ltd./Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID001522
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO    Tantalum    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID001769
Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    JAPAN    CID001869

 

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LIST OF FACILITIES

Smelter/Refinery Name

   Conflict
Mineral
  

Location

   RMI ID
Telex Metals    Tantalum    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID001891
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC    Tantalum    KAZAKHSTAN    CID001969
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID002508
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.    Tantalum    CHINA    CID002307
Alpha    Tin    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID000292
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company    Tin    VIET NAM    CID002703
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID000228
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID001070
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID000278
CV Ayi Jaya    Tin    INDONESIA    CID002570
CV Dua Sekawan    Tin    INDONESIA    CID002592
CV Gita Pesona    Tin    INDONESIA    CID000306
CV United Smelting    Tin    INDONESIA    CID000315
CV Venus Inti Perkasa    Tin    INDONESIA    CID002455
Dowa    Tin    JAPAN    CID000402
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company    Tin    VIET NAM    CID002572
EM Vinto    Tin    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)    CID000438
Estanho de Rondonia S.A.    Tin    BRAZIL    CID000448
Fenix Metals    Tin    POLAND    CID000468
Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant    Tin    CHINA    CID002848
Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company    Tin    CHINA    CID002859
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC    Tin    CHINA    CID000942
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID000538
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID001908
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID000555
Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID003116
Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant    Tin    CHINA    CID002849
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID002844
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID000760
Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID000244
Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID001231
Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.    Tin    BRAZIL    CID002468
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)    Tin    MALAYSIA    CID001105
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.    Tin    BRAZIL    CID002500
Metallic Resources, Inc.    Tin    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID001142

 

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LIST OF FACILITIES

Smelter/Refinery Name

   Conflict
Mineral
  

Location

   RMI ID
Metallo Belgium N.V.    Tin    BELGIUM    CID002773
Metallo Spain S.L.U.    Tin    SPAIN    CID002774
Mineracao Taboca S.A.    Tin    BRAZIL    CID001173
Minsur    Tin    PERU    CID001182
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    Tin    JAPAN    CID001191
Modeltech Sdn Bhd    Tin    MALAYSIA    CID002858
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company    Tin    VIET NAM    CID002573
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.    Tin    THAILAND    CID001314
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.    Tin    PHILIPPINES    CID002517
Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.    Tin    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)    CID001337
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera    Tin    INDONESIA    CID000309
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001399
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya    Tin    INDONESIA    CID002503
PT Babel Inti Perkasa    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001402
PT Bangka Prima Tin    Tin    INDONESIA    CID002776
PT Bangka Tin Industry    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001419
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001421
PT Bukit Timah    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001428
PT DS Jaya Abadi    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001434
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001438
PT Inti Stania Prima    Tin    INDONESIA    CID002530
PT Karimun Mining    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001448
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri    Tin    INDONESIA    CID002829
PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera    Tin    INDONESIA    CID002870
PT Menara Cipta Mulia    Tin    INDONESIA    CID002835
PT Mitra Stania Prima    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001453
PT Panca Mega Persada    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001457
PT Premium Tin Indonesia    Tin    INDONESIA    CID000313
PT Prima Timah Utama    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001458
PT Rajehan Ariq    Tin    INDONESIA    CID002593
PT Refined Bangka Tin    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001460
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001463
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001468
PT Sukses Inti Makmur    Tin    INDONESIA    CID002816
PT Sumber Jaya Indah    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001471
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001477
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001482

 

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LIST OF FACILITIES

Smelter/Refinery Name

   Conflict
Mineral
  

Location

   RMI ID
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001490
PT Tommy Utama    Tin    INDONESIA    CID001493
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    Tin    BRAZIL    CID002706
Rui Da Hung    Tin    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA    CID001539
Soft Metais Ltda.    Tin    BRAZIL    CID001758
Super Ligas    Tin    BRAZIL    CID002756
Thaisarco    Tin    THAILAND    CID001898
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company    Tin    VIET NAM    CID002574
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.    Tin    BRAZIL    CID002036
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    Tin    CHINA    CID002158
Yunnan Tin Company Limited    Tin    CHINA    CID002180
A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.    Tungsten    JAPAN    CID000004
ACL Metais Eireli    Tungsten    BRAZIL    CID002833
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.    Tungsten    VIET NAM    CID002502
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002513
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID000258
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID000499
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002645
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID000875
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002315
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002494
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002536
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.    Tungsten    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID000568
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID000218
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    Tungsten    GERMANY    CID002542
H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH    Tungsten    GERMANY    CID002541
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID000766
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002579
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID000769
Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID003182
Hydrometallurg, JSC    Tungsten    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID002649
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    JAPAN    CID000825
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002551
Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002647
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002321
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002313

 

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LIST OF FACILITIES

Smelter/Refinery Name

   Conflict
Mineral
  

Location

   RMI ID
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002318
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002317
Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002535
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002316
Kennametal Fallon    Tungsten    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID000966
Kennametal Huntsville    Tungsten    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID000105
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002319
Moliren Ltd.    Tungsten    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID002845
Niagara Refining LLC    Tungsten    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA    CID002589
Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC    Tungsten    VIET NAM    CID002543
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.    Tungsten    PHILIPPINES    CID002827
South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002815
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    VIET NAM    CID001889
Unecha Refractory metals plant    Tungsten    RUSSIAN FEDERATION    CID002724
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    VIET NAM    CID002011
Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG    Tungsten    AUSTRIA    CID002044
Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF    CID002843
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002320
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002082
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002830
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    Tungsten    CHINA    CID002095

Countries of origin for these facilities are believed to include: Andorra, Angola, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Congo, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

EFFORTS TO DETERMINE THE CONFLICT MINERALS’ MINE OR LOCATION OF ORIGIN

Through our participation in the RMI and requiring our suppliers to complete the CMRT we have determined that seeking information about conflict mineral smelters and refiners in our supply chain represents the most reasonable effort we can make to determine the mines or locations of origin of the conflict minerals in our supply chain.

 

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STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO MITIGATE RISK

In 2017 we continued a smelter identification and acceptance review applied during processing of supplier CMRTs. This allowed us to provide feedback to suppliers identifying smelter entries that could not be recognized when referenced to the RMI standard smelter names or other known smelters/refiners and requesting that they work to resolve these unknown smelters for future submissions.

In 2018 we intend to take the following steps to improve the due diligence conducted to further mitigate any risk that the necessary conflict minerals in our products could benefit armed groups in the DRC or adjoining countries:

 

    Continue to urge suppliers to provide smelters than can be recognized or traced to facilities known as actual smelter or refiners to the RMI or other industry reference source.

 

    Continue participation in RMI (Member ID ARRS) to drive the improvement of industry tools, resources and traceability programs.

 

    Continue to use Supply Chain scorecard to drive supplier improvements in conflict minerals program and sourcing selections

 

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