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Form SD SIERRA WIRELESS INC

May 27, 2022 5:47 PM EDT





UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report



SIERRA WIRELESS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Canada0-3071898-0163236
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
13811 Wireless Way, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada V6V 3A4
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Sam Cochrane (604) 910-5509
(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:

ý Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2021.






Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Items 1.01 and 1.02 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report, Exhibit

A copy of Sierra Wireless, Inc.'s Conflict Minerals Report for the year ended December 31, 2021 is provided as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available at www.sierrawireless.com/company/corporate-social-responsibility.

Section 2 - Exhibits

Item 2.01 Exhibits

Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report as required by items 1.01 and 1.02 of this form.








SIGNATURES

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


Sierra Wireless, Inc.
By:/s/ Samuel Cochrane
Samuel Cochrane, Chief Financial Officer



Date: May 27, 2022







EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.Description
1.01Conflict Minerals Report for the year ended December 31, 2021




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Exhibit 1.01
Conflict Minerals Report
For the Year Ended December 31, 2021
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We have made statements in this conflict minerals report that may constitute forward-looking statements about our plans to take additional actions or to implement additional policies or procedures with respect to our due diligence efforts to determine the origin of conflict minerals contained in our products. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise. Our reporting obligations under the conflict minerals rules may change in the future and our ability to implement certain processes or obtain information from our suppliers may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in this report. References to our website in this document are intended to provide inactive, textual references only; and the information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Conflict Minerals report or our Form SD filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be considered part of our Conflict Minerals Report or Form SD.
Introduction

Pursuant to Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”), Sierra Wireless, Inc. (“Sierra Wireless,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) on its supply chain and undertook due diligence measures to determine whether the “conflict minerals” contained in and necessary to the functionality or production of its products originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the “Covered Countries”). As used in this report, the term “conflict minerals” includes gold, cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, wolframite and their derivatives tin, tantalum, and tungsten (along with gold, “3TG”).
A copy of this Conflict Minerals Report is publicly available on our website at
www.sierrawireless.com/company/corporate-sustainability.
Business Overview

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: Sierra Wireless) (TSX: SW) is a world leading Internet of Things (“IoT”) solutions provider. Founded in 1993, the company is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, and services a global market for its products. By combining edge devices, connectivity services and our cloud software platform into simple, integrated IoT solutions, we enable organizations to unlock value in the connected economy.
Connectivity
Smart Connectivity
We offer Smart Connectivity and Enhanced Carrier Connectivity options to provide one point of accountability to our customers, ensuring their critical business assets are always connected. Both services leverage Sierra Wireless’ 24/7/365 Global Network Operation Center (GNOC) and our partnerships with over 600 networks in more than 190 countries
Managed Connectivity
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Our Managed Network Services provide customers with reliable and secure wireless broadband connectivity when and where they need it, by combining our industry-leading hardware portfolio with multi-network connectivity access.
Modules
Cellular Wireless IoT Modules
Sierra Wireless’ world-class and market-leading portfolio of cellular wireless IoT modules provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with 5G, 4G LTE, 3G/2G, LPWA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GNSS connectivity with simple, scalable and secure solutions that accelerate product development and deployment. This portfolio of secure IoT modules features built-in edge-to-cloud connectivity and both cloud and industrial application programming interface (APIs).
Embedded Broadband
Our Embedded Broadband segment is comprised of industrial-grade modules that provide unprecedented speed, bandwidth and network performance for connecting to the world’s 5G and 4G networks. These high-speed modules are typically used in mobile computing and enterprise networking markets.
Router Solutions

Gateway Solutions
Our Gateway Solutions address a broad range of market applications within the mobility, industrial, and enterprise market segments. Our products are known for their technical capability and high reliability in mission-critical applications. These gateways leverage our expertise in wireless technologies and offer the latest capabilities in 5G, 4G LTE, LPWA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS and FirstNet.
IoT Applications
Within our IoT Applications division, we offer market ready IoT solutions including asset, satellite and fleet tracking and alarm communications. These solutions and services also benefit from our IoT cloud platform services, which customers can use to help connect devices to mobile networks, manage their devices and build new IoT applications.
Octave
Octave is our all-in-one edge-to-cloud solution that enables customers to securely extract, orchestrate and act on data from their industrial assets to the cloud. With Octave, customers can focus on data, eliminating the need to build IoT infrastructure from scratch, putting the focus solely on innovative IoT applications.
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Supply Chain Overview and Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI)
While we perform certain supply chain related functions in-house, we outsource our manufacturing, including procurement of certain parts, kitting, logistics, assembly, testing and repair. We use several contract manufacturers and logistics partners to provide an end-to-end supply chain solution that covers procurement, manufacturing, repair and logistics services. We also use manufacturing partners to support regional manufacturing requirements and certain select products including more complex, lower volume devices. By using the fully integrated supply chain services provided by these manufacturing partners, we optimize product costs, improve alignment with our international customer base and achieve increased operating efficiencies and scalability.
After conducting an internal assessment of our hardware products and the components within our products, we determined that most of our embedded wireless modules, intelligent routers and modems contain 3TG. We therefore considered those products as part of our conflict minerals assessment. Although many of our hardware products contain 3TG, as a "downstream" company, we are many steps removed from the mining and processing of the 3TG in the supply chain. The materials used in our products come from a large network of suppliers and thus we rely on our suppliers to assist us with our RCOI and due diligence efforts. Our suppliers are also downstream in the supply chain and may have challenges like those that we face in undertaking supply chain due diligence.
In 2021, we engaged Assent Compliance ("Assent") to assist us with data collection and aggregation. Together we worked with our suppliers and other manufacturing partners to collect information about 3TG in our supply chain. Using the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT), a globally recognized, industry-wide 3TG reporting standard for purposes of complying with Rule 13p-1 of the Exchange Act (the Rule), we received responses from approximately 90% of our suppliers who were identified as being "in scope" for the purposes of our RCOI. Based on the results of our RCOI, we had reason to believe that certain of the 3TG contained in our products may have originated in the Covered Countries and may not have come from recycled or scrap sources. We therefore exercised due diligence to determine the source and chain of custody of those conflict minerals.
Statement of Purpose

Sierra Wireless has determined that we are subject to the Rule because certain products that we contract to manufacture contain 3TG. As a result, we have adopted a Conflict Minerals Policy (available on our website at www.sierrawireless.com/company/corporate-social-responsibility/) and implemented a due diligence program to conform, in all material respects, with the internationally recognized Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (the “OECD Guidance”).
OECD Guidance Five-Step Due Diligence Framework

Step 1:    Establish strong company management systems
Step 2:    Identify and assess risk in the supply chain    
Step 3:    Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks
Step 4:    Carry out independent third-party audit due diligence practices in the supply chain
Step 5:    Report on supply chain due diligence
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This report provides information on the due diligence measures undertaken for 2021 and has not been subject to an independent private sector audit.
Determination of Scope

Sierra Wireless does not own manufacturing facilities and, as a result, contracts external manufacturers to produce its products. To determine which products are in scope for our RCOI and due diligence, the Company conducted a review of its products manufactured during 2021.
Our contract manufacturers were asked to provide an updated list of the suppliers of components used in our products which contain 3TG. Upon receipt of this list, our Conflict Minerals Working Group (the "Working Group") engaged in the following activities to determine the appropriate scope of suppliers that are subject to our due diligence efforts:
1.We analyzed our Bill of Materials (“BOM”) data to extract the list of known suppliers that are engaged in the manufacturing of products containing 3TG.
2.We compared the list of suppliers submitted by our contract manufacturers against our BOM data to ensure consistent and comprehensive information.
3.We reviewed the remaining list of suppliers to eliminate products not covered by the Rule (e.g., no 3TG contained in product) and provided the resulting list of suppliers to Assent for data collection purposes.
OECD Step 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems

Sierra Wireless has adopted and clearly communicated a company policy for the conflict minerals compliance program, which notes that it uses the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas as its foundation. A public copy is available on our website at the following link: https://www.sierrawireless.com/company/corporate-sustainability. This policy is communicated to suppliers when annual conflict minerals data is requested from them. It is also provided to customers whenever Sierra Wireless smelter data is communicated to customers.
Sierra Wireless has structured internal management systems to support supply chain due diligence. The Sierra Wireless conflict minerals compliance program is managed by the Working Group, a cross-functional team whose members represent the Company's Purchasing, Customer Experience and Corporate Quality, and Finance functions. The Working Group is assisted in its efforts by third-party consultants. The Working Group is led by a Project Manager, a member of senior staff with the necessary competence, knowledge, and experience to oversee supply chain due diligence, who coordinates conflict minerals program activities and reports to senior management and the program’s Steering Committee. All of these resources ensure the successful operation and monitoring of the processes that comprise the Sierra Wireless conflict minerals compliance program.
Our conflict minerals compliance program is integrated into the Company’s existing policy framework and operational processes and procedures to ensure effective management, oversight and implementation. Relevant aspects of conflict minerals compliance are documented in the following:
Sierra Wireless Conflict Minerals Policy
Quality Agreement: The Quality Agreement stipulates the quality and corporate sustainability standards we expect of our suppliers in the provision of goods to be incorporated into Company products.
Global Supply Agreement: The Global Supply Agreement is a standard form contract that governs the relationship between the Company and its suppliers that, among other things, stipulates our corporate social responsibility standards.
Sierra Wireless Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Implementation resources.
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Sierra Wireless Corporate Website: www.sierrawireless.com.
Grievance Mechanism: We have a dedicated electronic mailbox used for communications regarding our Conflict Minerals program and a business conduct hotline that provides a mechanism for anyone who has concerns related to business conduct, including concerns related to conflict minerals, to report those concerns in a confidential and, if desired, anonymous manner.
Sierra Wireless has established a system of control and transparency over the mineral supply chain. This system was designed to identify the smelters and refiners in our minerals supply chain. The specific details are discussed in OECD Step 2. All records are maintained for a minimum of five years. The system was also designed to strengthen company engagement with suppliers. Sierra Wireless has implemented a reasonable country of origin (“RCOI”) process to collect conflict minerals data on an annual basis. Additionally, conflict minerals compliance is included in all supplier agreements as well as our quality and corporate sustainability management frameworks. There is also a program in place to improve the number and quality of supplier responses year over year.
As recommended in the OECD Guidance, Sierra Wireless supports RMI, an industry initiative that audits due diligence activities of smelters and refiners. The RMI is a joint initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance ("RBA") and the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative ("GeSI") and has become one of the most utilized and respected resources for companies from a range of industries addressing conflict minerals issues in their supply chains and therefore, as part of our due diligence, we rely on data obtained through our membership in the RMI.
OECD Step 2: Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain
We designed our RCOI process in accordance with the OECD Guidance. Our RCOI process involves two stages:
Stage 1 - Supplier RCOI (corresponds to Step 2A of the OECD Guidance)
Stage 2 - Smelter RCOI (corresponds to Steps 2B, C, and D of the OECD Guidance)
For the 2021 reporting period, our RCOI process was executed by Assent Compliance with assistance from the Company’s Working Group.
We have designed our Supplier RCOI around collecting the data provided in the CMRT to reasonably identify all of the smelters and refiners in the supply chain. All suppliers subject to our due diligence efforts are requested to submit the most recently available version of the CMRT. Given our downstream position in the 3TG supply chain, we rely on our suppliers to identify smelters and refineries through the CMRT. To gather the smelter and refiner information, we engage suppliers either directly or indirectly through our contract manufacturers. For 2021, we surveyed 194 of our suppliers and received 175 responses.
We review supplier responses for accuracy and completeness. The supplier-provided smelter data is aggregated into a single list of smelters. We subsequently reviewed the final smelter list and compared it against industry peers to determine if we have reasonably identified all the smelters and refiners in our supply chain. Through this process, we determined that our suppliers identified 335 3TG smelters and refiners in their supply chains.
The Smelter RCOI was designed to identify the scope of the risk assessment of the 3TG supply chain. We engaged by attempting to contact each smelter that our suppliers identified in our supply chain to determine whether they sourced from the Covered Countries. For smelters that confirmed or responded, either directly or through industry associations, that they did not source from the Covered Countries but who were not recognized as conformant to the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”), we reviewed publicly available information to determine whether there was any evidence that contradicted the smelter’s declaration. In doing so we reviewed sources such as NGO publications, including the Enough Project, Global Witness, Southern Africa Resource Watch and Radio Okapi. We also consulted the most recent United Nations Group of Experts’ reports on the DRC and performed public internet searches. If smelters did not respond to our inquiry, we reviewed the same publicly
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available sources to determine whether there was reason to believe the smelter may have sourced from the Covered Countries during the reporting period.
As a result, the smelter RCOI process determined that of the 335 smelters and refiners, 249 are RMAP conformant or RMAP active, 69 are not enrolled and 17 are non-conformant smelters and refiners indicating that they have not passed an audit for this reporting period. In 2021, we conducted risk mitigation on the non-conformant smelters (see OECD Step 3 below) as part of our ongoing due diligence.

OECD Step 3: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks

The findings of our RCOI process were reported to our Chief Financial Officer, the designated member of senior management, to outline the potential risks identified in the supply chain.
We then devised and adopted a risk management plan. Since most of our suppliers reported their smelter data at the company level, we first determined if 3TG was in the products we bought from the 17 suppliers that listed non-conformant smelters. If it was contained in the products we bought from those suppliers, we then leveraged our position in the supply chain to encourage these suppliers to provide smelter data more specific to the products we bought from them.
Additionally, there were 11 suppliers that listed high-risk smelters in their supply chain. We are proactively working with them to confirm that the 3TG they process comes from responsible sources and to find alternative solutions to remove high-risk smelters from their supply chain. If we are unsuccessful in these efforts, we plan to take other appropriate steps, as necessary, including sourcing from alternate suppliers if possible.
OECD Step 4: Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit of Due Diligence Practices in the Supply Chain

The OECD Guidance recommends an independent third-party audit of smelters and refiners in 3TG supply chains. We support a recognized and industry-wide program of third-party audits through our RMI membership. Other industry-wide efforts include those of the London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) and the Responsible Jewelry Council (“RJC”).
OECD Step 5: Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence

Results of Due Diligence

Based on the Working Group’s analysis of the information provided by our suppliers, we identified 335 smelters that may have been used to process the 3TG in our products. Those smelters are listed in Annex 1 hereto.
Publicly available version of our 2021 and prior year reports can be found on our website at the following link: https://www.sierrawireless.com/company/corporate-social-responsibility. We conducted due diligence and risk mitigation activities as outlined above in OECD Steps 2 and 3 with the result that there are eight non-conformant smelters and refiners on the list of legitimate smelters and refiners. As noted below, we will continue to engage with our suppliers regarding any high-risk smelters identified during our risk analysis process.

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Improvement Measures

For the reporting year 2022, we will continue our due diligence and risk mitigation efforts through the following:
Continued support of the RMAP third-party supplier audit process.
Informing the RMAP of high-risk smelters identified as a result of our due diligence activities.
Continued engagement with the Company’s strategic suppliers including informing suppliers of high-risk smelters identified during our risk analysis.
Improved data collection and due diligence processes through the continued use of a third-party service provider, improved accuracy of our material and supplier lists and incorporation of lessons learned from the RCOI process.
Continued improvement of our communication and understanding of conflict-free sourcing criteria.
The Russian Federation smelters found to have sanctions-related risks will be included in future due diligence campaigns sent to suppliers.

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Annex 1: Smelter List

MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
Gold8853 S.p.A.ItalyCID002763
GoldAbington Reldan Metals, LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID002708
GoldAdvanced Chemical CompanyUnited States Of AmericaCID000015
GoldAfrican Gold RefineryUgandaCID003185
GoldAida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.JapanCID000019
GoldAl Etihad Gold Refinery DMCCUnited Arab EmiratesCID002560
GoldAlexy MetalsUnited States Of AmericaCID003500
GoldAllgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.GermanyCID000035
GoldAlmalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)UzbekistanCID000041
GoldAngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio MineracaoBrazilCID000058
GoldArgor-Heraeus S.A.SwitzerlandCID000077
GoldAsahi Pretec Corp.JapanCID000082
GoldAsahi Refining Canada Ltd.CanadaCID000924
GoldAsahi Refining USA Inc.United States Of AmericaCID000920
GoldAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JapanCID000090
GoldAtasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.TurkeyCID000103
GoldAU Traders and RefinersSouth AfricaCID002850
GoldAugmont Enterprises Private LimitedIndiaCID003461
GoldAurubis AGGermanyCID000113
GoldBangalore RefineryIndiaCID002863
GoldBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)PhilippinesCID000128
GoldBoliden ABSwedenCID000157
GoldC. Hafner GmbH + Co. KGGermanyCID000176
GoldC.I Metales Procesados Industriales SASColombiaCID003421
GoldCaridadMexicoCID000180
GoldCCR Refinery - Glencore Canada CorporationCanadaCID000185
GoldCendres + Metaux S.A.SwitzerlandCID000189
GoldCGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.IndiaCID003382
GoldChimet S.p.A.ItalyCID000233
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MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
GoldChugai MiningJapanCID000264
GoldDaye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.ChinaCID000343
GoldDegussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbHGermanyCID002867
GoldDijllah Gold Refinery FZCUnited Arab EmiratesCID003348
GoldDowaJapanCID000401
GoldDSC (Do Sung Corporation)Korea, Republic OfCID000359
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East PlantJapanCID000425
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North PlantJapanCID003424
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West PlantJapanCID003425
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)IndiaCID003487
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)IndiaCID003488
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)IndiaCID003489
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)IndiaCID003490
GoldEmirates Gold DMCCUnited Arab EmiratesCID002561
GoldFidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.ZimbabweCID002515
GoldFujairah Gold FZCUnited Arab EmiratesCID002584
GoldGCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.IndiaCID002852
GoldGeib Refining CorporationUnited States Of AmericaCID002459
GoldGold Coast RefineryGhanaCID003186
GoldGold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002243
GoldGreat Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPMChinaCID001909
GoldGuangdong Jinding Gold LimitedChinaCID002312
GoldGuoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000651
GoldHangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000671
GoldHeimerle + Meule GmbHGermanyCID000694
GoldHeraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.ChinaCID000707
GoldHeraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGGermanyCID000711
GoldHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000767
GoldHunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000773
GoldHwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.Korea, Republic OfCID000778
GoldIndustrial Refining CompanyBelgiumCID002587
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MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
GoldInner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000801
GoldInternational Precious Metal RefinersUnited Arab EmiratesCID002562
GoldIshifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JapanCID000807
GoldIstanbul Gold RefineryTurkeyCID000814
GoldItalpreziosiItalyCID002765
GoldJALAN & CompanyIndiaCID002893
GoldJapan MintJapanCID000823
GoldJiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000855
GoldJSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing PlantRussian FederationCID000927
GoldJSC UralelectromedRussian FederationCID000929
GoldJX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.JapanCID000937
GoldK.A. RasmussenNorwayCID003497
GoldKaloti Precious MetalsUnited Arab EmiratesCID002563
GoldKazakhmys Smelting LLCKazakhstanCID000956
GoldKazzincKazakhstanCID000957
GoldKennecott Utah Copper LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID000969
GoldKGHM Polska Miedz Spolka AkcyjnaPolandCID002511
GoldKojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.JapanCID000981
GoldKorea Zinc Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID002605
GoldKundan Care Products Ltd.IndiaCID003463
GoldKyrgyzaltyn JSCKyrgyzstanCID001029
GoldKyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAORussian FederationCID002865
GoldL'azurde Company For JewelrySaudi ArabiaCID001032
GoldLingbao Gold Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001056
GoldLingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001058
GoldL'Orfebre S.A.AndorraCID002762
GoldLS-NIKKO Copper Inc.Korea, Republic OfCID001078
GoldLT Metal Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID000689
GoldLuoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001093
GoldMarsam MetalsBrazilCID002606
GoldMaterionUnited States Of AmericaCID001113
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MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
GoldMatsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.JapanCID001119
GoldMD OverseasIndiaCID003548
GoldMetal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.South AfricaCID003575
GoldMetallix Refining Inc.United States Of AmericaCID003557
GoldMetalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.ChinaCID001149
GoldMetalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.SingaporeCID001152
GoldMetalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.ChinaCID001147
GoldMetalor Technologies S.A.SwitzerlandCID001153
GoldMetalor USA Refining CorporationUnited States Of AmericaCID001157
GoldMetalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.MexicoCID001161
GoldMitsubishi Materials CorporationJapanCID001188
GoldMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JapanCID001193
GoldMMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.IndiaCID002509
GoldModeltech Sdn BhdMalaysiaCID002857
GoldMorris and WatsonNew ZealandCID002282
GoldMoscow Special Alloys Processing PlantRussian FederationCID001204
GoldNadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.TurkeyCID001220
GoldNavoi Mining and Metallurgical CombinatUzbekistanCID001236
GoldNH Recytech CompanyKorea, Republic OfCID003189
GoldNihon Material Co., Ltd.JapanCID001259
GoldOgussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbHAustriaCID002779
GoldOhura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JapanCID001325
GoldOJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)Russian FederationCID001326
GoldOJSC Novosibirsk RefineryRussian FederationCID000493
GoldPAMP S.A.SwitzerlandCID001352
GoldPease & CurrenUnited States Of AmericaCID002872
GoldPenglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001362
GoldPlanta Recuperadora de Metales SpAChileCID002919
GoldPrioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous MetalsRussian FederationCID001386
GoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) TbkIndonesiaCID001397
GoldPX Precinox S.A.SwitzerlandCID001498
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MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
GoldQG Refining, LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID003324
GoldRand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.South AfricaCID001512
GoldRefinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000522
GoldREMONDIS PMR B.V.NetherlandsCID002582
GoldRoyal Canadian MintCanadaCID001534
GoldSAAMPFranceCID002761
GoldSabin Metal Corp.United States Of AmericaCID001546
GoldSafimet S.p.AItalyCID002973
GoldSAFINA A.S.CzechiaCID002290
GoldSai RefineryIndiaCID002853
GoldSamduck Precious MetalsKorea, Republic OfCID001555
GoldSamwon Metals Corp.Korea, Republic OfCID001562
GoldSancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)ColombiaCID003529
GoldSellem Industries Ltd.MauritaniaCID003540
GoldSEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.SpainCID001585
GoldShandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002525
GoldShandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001619
GoldShandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001622
GoldShenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002527
GoldShirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.IndiaCID002588
GoldSichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001736
GoldSingway Technology Co., Ltd.Taiwan, Province Of ChinaCID002516
GoldSuper Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001810
GoldSOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious MetalsRussian FederationCID001756
GoldSolar Applied Materials Technology Corp.Taiwan, Province Of ChinaCID001761
GoldSovereign MetalsIndiaCID003383
GoldState Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and TechnologyLithuaniaCID003153
GoldSudan Gold RefinerySudanCID002567
GoldSumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.JapanCID001798
GoldSungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID002918
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MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
GoldT.C.A S.p.AItalyCID002580
GoldTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.JapanCID001875
GoldThe Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001916
GoldTokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.JapanCID001938
GoldTongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001947
GoldTOO Tau-Ken-AltynKazakhstanCID002615
GoldTorecomKorea, Republic OfCID001955
GoldUmicore Precious Metals ThailandThailandCID002314
GoldUmicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals RefiningBelgiumCID001980
GoldUnited Precious Metal Refining, Inc.United States Of AmericaCID001993
GoldValcambi S.A.SwitzerlandCID002003
GoldValue TradingBelgiumCID003617
GoldWEEEREFININGFranceCID003615
GoldWestern Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)AustraliaCID002030
GoldWIELAND Edelmetalle GmbHGermanyCID002778
GoldYamakin Co., Ltd.JapanCID002100
GoldYokohama Metal Co., Ltd.JapanCID002129
GoldYunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000197
GoldZhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold CorporationChinaCID002224
TantalumChangsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000211
TantalumF&X Electro-Materials Ltd.ChinaCID000460
TantalumGuangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000616
TantalumJiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000914
TantalumJiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000917
TantalumLSM Brasil S.A.BrazilCID001076
TantalumMetallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.IndiaCID001163
TantalumMineracao Taboca S.A.BrazilCID001175
TantalumMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JapanCID001192
TantalumNPM Silmet ASEstoniaCID001200
TantalumNingxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001277
TantalumQuantumCleanUnited States Of AmericaCID001508
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MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
TantalumYanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001522
TantalumSolikamsk Magnesium Works OAORussian FederationCID001769
TantalumTaki Chemical Co., Ltd.JapanCID001869
TantalumTelex MetalsUnited States Of AmericaCID001891
TantalumUlba Metallurgical Plant JSCKazakhstanCID001969
TantalumHengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002492
TantalumD Block Metals, LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID002504
TantalumFIR Metals & Resource Ltd.ChinaCID002505
TantalumJiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002506
TantalumXinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002508
TantalumJiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002512
TantalumKEMET Blue MetalsMexicoCID002539
TantalumH.C. Starck Co., Ltd.ThailandCID002544
TantalumH.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbHGermanyCID002545
TantalumH.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbHGermanyCID002547
TantalumH.C. Starck Inc.United States Of AmericaCID002548
TantalumH.C. Starck Ltd.JapanCID002549
TantalumH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGermanyCID002550
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals BoyertownUnited States Of AmericaCID002557
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals AizuJapanCID002558
TantalumResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BrazilCID002707
TantalumJiangxi Tuohong New Raw MaterialChinaCID002842
TantalumYancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003583
TinChenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000228
TinAlphaUnited States Of AmericaCID000292
TinPT Aries Kencana SejahteraIndonesiaCID000309
TinDowaJapanCID000402
TinEM VintoBolivia (Plurinational State Of)CID000438
TinEstanho de Rondonia S.A.BrazilCID000448
TinFenix MetalsPolandCID000468
TinGejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000538
TinGejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000555
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MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
TinGejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLCChinaCID000942
TinChina Tin Group Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001070
TinMalaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)MalaysiaCID001105
TinMetallic Resources, Inc.United States Of AmericaCID001142
TinMineracao Taboca S.A.BrazilCID001173
TinMinsurPeruCID001182
TinMitsubishi Materials CorporationJapanCID001191
TinJiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.ChinaCID001231
TinNovosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.Russian FederationCID001305
TinO.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.ThailandCID001314
TinOperaciones Metalurgicas S.A.Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)CID001337
TinPT Artha Cipta LanggengIndonesiaCID001399
TinPT Babel Inti PerkasaIndonesiaCID001402
TinPT Babel Surya Alam LestariIndonesiaCID001406
TinPT Belitung Industri SejahteraIndonesiaCID001421
TinPT Bukit TimahIndonesiaCID001428
TinPT Mitra Stania PrimaIndonesiaCID001453
TinPT Panca Mega PersadaIndonesiaCID001457
TinPT Prima Timah UtamaIndonesiaCID001458
TinPT Refined Bangka TinIndonesiaCID001460
TinPT Sariwiguna BinasentosaIndonesiaCID001463
TinPT Stanindo Inti PerkasaIndonesiaCID001468
TinPT Timah Tbk KundurIndonesiaCID001477
TinPT Timah Tbk MentokIndonesiaCID001482
TinPT Timah NusantaraIndonesiaCID001486
TinPT Tinindo Inter NusaIndonesiaCID001490
TinPT Tommy UtamaIndonesiaCID001493
TinRui Da HungTaiwan, Province Of ChinaCID001539
TinSoft Metais Ltda.BrazilCID001758
TinThaisarcoThailandCID001898
TinGejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.ChinaCID001908
TinVQB Mineral and Trading Group JSCViet NamCID002015
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MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
TinWhite Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.BrazilCID002036
TinYunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002158
TinYunnan Tin Company LimitedChinaCID002180
TinCV Venus Inti PerkasaIndonesiaCID002455
TinMagnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.BrazilCID002468
TinPT Tirus Putra MandiriIndonesiaCID002478
TinMelt Metais e Ligas S.A.BrazilCID002500
TinPT ATD Makmur Mandiri JayaIndonesiaCID002503
TinO.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.PhilippinesCID002517
TinElectro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock CompanyViet NamCID002572
TinNghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyViet NamCID002573
TinTuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyViet NamCID002574
TinPT Cipta Persada MuliaIndonesiaCID002696
TinAn Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing CompanyViet NamCID002703
TinResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BrazilCID002706
TinSuper LigasBrazilCID002756
TinMetallo Belgium N.V.BelgiumCID002773
TinMetallo Spain S.L.U.SpainCID002774
TinPT Sukses Inti MakmurIndonesiaCID002816
TinThai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.Viet NamCID002834
TinPT Menara Cipta MuliaIndonesiaCID002835
TinModeltech Sdn BhdMalaysiaCID002858
TinGuangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003116
TinChifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003190
TinPT Bangka SerumpunIndonesiaCID003205
TinPongpipat Company LimitedMyanmarCID003208
TinTin Technology & RefiningUnited States Of AmericaCID003325
TinDongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003356
TinMa'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003379
TinPT Masbro Alam StaniaIndonesiaCID003380
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MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
TinPT Rajawali Rimba PerkasaIndonesiaCID003381
TinLuna Smelter, Ltd.RwandaCID003387
TinYunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003397
TinPrecious Minerals and Smelting LimitedIndiaCID003409
TinGejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003410
TinPT Mitra Sukses GlobalindoIndonesiaCID003449
TinCRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil LtdaBrazilCID003486
TinCRM SynergiesSpainCID003524
TinFabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.BrazilCID003582
TungstenA.L.M.T. Corp.JapanCID000004
TungstenKennametal HuntsvilleUnited States Of AmericaCID000105
TungstenGuangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000218
TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000258
TungstenCNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000281
TungstenGlobal Tungsten & Powders Corp.United States Of AmericaCID000568
TungstenHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000766
TungstenHunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000769
TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.JapanCID000825
TungstenGanzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.ChinaCID000875
TungstenKennametal FallonUnited States Of AmericaCID000966
TungstenWolfram Bergbau und Hutten AGAustriaCID002044
TungstenXiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002082
TungstenJiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002313
TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002315
TungstenJiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002316
TungstenJiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002317
TungstenJiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002318
TungstenMalipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002319
TungstenXiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002320
TungstenJiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002321
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MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002494
TungstenAsia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.Viet NamCID002502
TungstenChenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002513
TungstenH.C. Starck Tungsten GmbHGermanyCID002541
TungstenH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGermanyCID002542
TungstenMasan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)Viet NamCID002543
TungstenJiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002551
TungstenNiagara Refining LLCUnited States Of AmericaCID002589
TungstenChina Molybdenum Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002641
TungstenGanzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002645
TungstenHydrometallurg, JSCRussian FederationCID002649
TungstenUnecha Refractory metals plantRussian FederationCID002724
TungstenPhilippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.PhilippinesCID002827
TungstenXinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.ChinaCID002830
TungstenACL Metais EireliBrazilCID002833
TungstenMoliren Ltd.Russian FederationCID002845
TungstenKGETS Co., Ltd.Korea, Republic OfCID003388
TungstenFujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003401
TungstenLianyou Metals Co., Ltd.Taiwan, Province Of ChinaCID003407
TungstenJSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"Russian FederationCID003408
TungstenNPP Tyazhmetprom LLCRussian FederationCID003416
TungstenGEM Co., Ltd.ChinaCID003417
TungstenAlbasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.BrazilCID003427
TungstenCronimet Brasil LtdaBrazilCID003468
TungstenArtek LLCRussian FederationCID003553
TungstenFujian Xinlu TungstenChinaCID003609
TungstenOOO “Technolom” 2Russian FederationCID003612
TungstenOOO “Technolom” 1Russian FederationCID003614
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Annex 2: Countries of Origin

Below is an aggregated list of countries of origin, to the extent known, from which the Smelters identified in Annex 1 are believed to have sourced conflict minerals, based on data available as of April 08, 2022.
ArgentinaGuatemalaPortugal
ArmeniaGuineaRussia Federation
AustraliaGuyanaRwanda
AustriaHondurasSaudi Arabia
AzerbaijanIndiaSerbia
BeninIndonesiaSierra Leone
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)Ivory CoastSingapore
BotswanaJapanSlovakia
BrazilKazakhstanSolomon Islands
BulgariaKenyaSouth Africa
Burkina FasoKyrgyzstanSouth Korea
BurundiLaosSpain
CanadaLiberiaSudan
ChileMadagascarSuriname
ChinaMalaysiaSwaziland
ColombiaMaliSweden
Costa RicaMauritaniaTaiwan
Cote d'IvoireMexicoTajikistan
CubaMongoliaTanzania
CyprusMontenegroThailand
Democratic Republic of the CongoMoroccoTurkey
Dominican RepublicMozambiqueUganda
EcuadorMyanmarUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
EritreaNamibiaUnited States of America
EthiopiaNew ZealandUruguay
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FijiNicaraguaUzbekistan
FinlandNigerVenezuela
FranceNigeriaVietnam
French GuianaOmanZambia
GeorgiaPapua New GuineaZimbabwe
GermanyPeru
GhanaPhilippines


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