Form SD CELESTICA INC

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM SD

 

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

 

Celestica Inc.

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Ontario, Canada		1-14832		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of		(Commission		(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)		File Number)		Identification No)

 

5140 Yonge Street, Suite 1900
Toronto, Canada		M2N 6L7
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

 

Robert Ellis

416-448-2721

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the

person to contact in connection with this report.)

 

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

 

x

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

 

 

 

Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

 

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

This Form SD of Celestica Inc. (the “Company”) is filed pursuant to Rule 13p-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.

 

A copy of the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report is filed as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available at www.celestica.com (under “About Us — Compliance and Ethics”)*.

 

Item 1.02 Exhibit

 

As specified in Section 2, Item 2.01 of this Form SD, the Company is hereby filing its Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to this report.

 

Section 2—Exhibits

 

Item 2.01 Exhibits

 

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
1.01		Conflict Minerals Report of Celestica Inc. as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.

 

* Information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Form SD or our Conflict Minerals Report.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

Celestica Inc.

  

By:	/s/ Robert Ellis		May 5 , 2022
	Robert Ellis		(Date)
	Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

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

 

 

 

Exhibit 1.01

 

Conflict Minerals Report of Celestica Inc.

For the reporting period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021

 

This Conflict Minerals Report (“CMR”) of Celestica Inc. (“Celestica” or the “Company”) has been prepared pursuant to Rule 13p-1 (“Rule 13p-1”) and Form SD promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period of January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.

 

Introduction

 

Rule 13p-1 requires disclosure of certain information when a company manufactures or contracts to manufacture products for which the minerals specified in such Rule are necessary to the functionality or production of those products.  The specified minerals are gold, columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite and wolframite, including their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten (the “Conflict Minerals”).  The “Covered Countries” for the purposes of Rule 13p-1 are the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia and Angola.

 

Celestica is a multinational electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”), hardware platform and supply chain solutions company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The Company’s global network consists of approximately 40 sites in 15 countries in North America, Europe and Asia. The Company manufactures, or contracts to manufacture, certain products for which Conflict Minerals are necessary to their functionality or production.

 

Celestica builds products for a wide variety of leading original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), cloud-based and other service providers (including hyperscalers), and other companies in a wide range of industries, to be marketed under the customers’ brands. Typically, the customer specifies all parts to be included in the product through an Approved Vendor List (“AVL”). As a result, Celestica does not control the selection of suppliers or materials sources unless specifically instructed to do so by its customers.

 

Scope of this CMR

 

In accordance with a transition exemption provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the products of PCI Private Limited, which was acquired by Celestica during the reporting period, are excluded from the scope of this CMR.

 

Description of the Company’s Products Covered by this CMR

 

This CMR relates to products: (i) for which Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of that product; (ii) that were manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by the Company; and (iii) for which the manufacture was completed during calendar year 2021.

 

These products, which are referred to in this CMR collectively as the “Covered Products,” consist of printed circuit board assemblies and complete system builds for the following: government certified and highly-specialized manufacturing, electronic and enclosure-related services for aerospace and defense customers; high-precision semiconductor and display equipment and integrated subsystems; a wide range of industrial automation, controls, test and measurement devices; engineering-focused engagements, including full product development in the areas of telematics, human machine interface (HMI), Internet-of-Things (IoT) and embedded systems; advanced solutions for surgical instruments, diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring; efficiency products to help manage and monitor the energy and power industries; and routers, switches, data center interconnects, edge solutions, and servers and storage-related products to manage digital connectivity, commerce and social media applications.

 

  

The Company’s Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry and Due Diligence Process

 

In accordance with Rule 13p-1, the Company has conducted in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) regarding the Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of the products it manufactures or contracts to manufacture.  This RCOI was reasonably designed to determine whether any of such Conflict Minerals originated in the Covered Countries and whether any of such Conflict Minerals may be from recycled or scrap sources.

 

Celestica engaged with its immediate (Tier 1) suppliers to collect information about the presence and sourcing of Conflict Minerals used in products and components supplied to the Company. For new Tier 1 suppliers that came on board in 2021, such engagement also included the provision of Celestica’s Conflict Minerals Policy to such suppliers, and education on Celestica’s position regarding Conflict Minerals sourcing practices and the requirements of Rule 13p-1.  Information was collected using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”), a standardized reporting template developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”).

 

Supplier responses were evaluated for plausibility, consistency, and gaps both in terms of which products were stated to contain or not contain necessary Conflict Minerals, as well as their origin. Additional supplier contacts were conducted to address various issues, including implausible statements regarding no presence of Conflict Minerals, incomplete data on the CMRT, responses that did not identify smelters or refiners, responses which indicated a sourcing location without complete supporting information from the supply chain, and organizations that were identified as smelter or refiners (“SORs”), but not verified as such through further analysis and research.

 

In addition to the RCOI, the Company also exercised due diligence on the source and chain of custody of its necessary Conflict Minerals where the Company, based on its RCOI, had reason to believe that such Conflict Minerals may have originated in the Covered Countries and may not be from recycled or scrap sources.

 

The following criteria were used to determine which supply chains and associated SORs were moved to the due diligence step:

 

	∙	Supplier reported sourcing from Covered Countries;

	∙	Provided SOR data indicated sourcing from a mine located in the Covered Countries;

	∙	Listed SOR has been reported to source from a mine located in the Covered Countries (based on information contained within our internal database, which includes information from independent certification programs, and from Internet research/available public reports);

	∙	An indication that the SOR sourced from a Covered Country; or

∙

Information provided about the SOR indicated the origin of the materials was not from a known reserve.

 

A total of 2,632 suppliers were surveyed as part of the RCOI process. Of these suppliers, 2,512 provided responses, and of those, 54.78% responded “yes” as to having one or more of the Conflict Minerals as necessary to the functionality or production of the products they supply to Celestica. An aggregate of 546 individuals SORs (treating each smelter identification number as pertaining to a separate SOR) were identified as used by such suppliers; however, the SOR information obtained from suppliers pertained to all customers of such suppliers, and did not correspond specifically to products/components supplied to the Company.

 

The Company’s due diligence measures were designed to conform to the framework in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition (2016) and accompanying Supplements.

 

The Company’s supply chain with respect to the Covered Products is complex, and there are many third parties in the supply chain between the ultimate manufacturer of the Covered Products and the original sources of Conflict Minerals.  The Company does not purchase Conflict Minerals directly from mines or SORs.  The Company must therefore rely on its suppliers to provide information regarding the origin of Conflict Minerals that are included in the Covered Products.  However, because the Company believes that the smelters and refiners of the Conflict Minerals are best situated to identify the sources of Conflict Minerals, the Company has also taken steps to identify the applicable smelters and refiners of Conflict Minerals in the Company’s supply chain.

 

 

The OECD Guidance identifies five due diligence steps:

 

Step 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems

Step 2: Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain

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

Step 4: Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit of Smelter/Refiner’s Due Diligence Practices

Step 5: Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence

 

It is important to note that the OECD Guidance was written for both upstream and downstream companies in the supply chain. As Celestica is a downstream company in the supply chain, its due diligence practices were tailored accordingly.

 

In addition to the RCOI described in detail above, the following constitute the procedures the Company used to identify supply chain risks in relation to Conflict Minerals in the Covered Products, and the due diligence activities undertaken to respond to those risks.

 

OECD Guidance Step 1: Establish strong company management systems

 

A management system is a framework of policies, procedures, processes and organizational structures that help enable a company to complete all tasks necessary to achieve its objectives. Celestica has established such a system by taking the following steps.

 

Adopt a conflict minerals policy

 

Celestica’s Conflict Minerals Policy is publicly available at www.celestica.com (under “About Us — Compliance and Ethics”). It states:

  

The mining and trading of Coltan (the metal ore from which Tantalum is extracted), Wolframite (the metal ore from which Tungsten is extracted), Cassiterite (the metal ore from which Tin is extracted), and Gold, and their respective derivatives, originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) or adjoining countries (the “DRC Region”) has financed conflict, resulting in widespread human rights violations and environmental degradation. Section 1502(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Conflict Minerals Law”) requires SEC reporting companies to undertake an inquiry as to the source and chain of custody of conflict minerals and to make certain disclosures in connection therewith.

 

Celestica fully supports the objectives of this legislation, which aims to minimize violence and human rights violations in the DRC Region. We will comply with all applicable obligations under Conflict Minerals Law. Celestica expects that all suppliers comply with Conflict Minerals Law and provide all necessary declarations using the RMI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. These measures will be used in conjunction with industry initiatives such as the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP), to reasonably assure that the Tantalum, Tungsten, Tin or Gold in the products we manufacture do not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the DRC Region. Celestica will assess future business with suppliers who are noncompliant with this policy.

 

Celestica is committed to ethical practices and compliance with applicable laws and regulations wherever it does business.

 

Assemble an internal team to support supply chain due diligence

 

Celestica has established a management system for Conflict Minerals. This management system includes an internal Conflict Minerals steering committee made up of senior management from Corporate Compliance, Finance, Supply Chain Management and Commodity Management functions, and a Supply Chain Management Environmental Engineering team to manage Conflict Minerals activities. The steering committee is updated on the results of Celestica’s due diligence efforts on a regular basis.

 

 

Establish a system of controls and transparency over the mineral supply chain

 

To provide better transparency within Celestica’s mineral supply chains and to facilitate communication of policies and expectations, Celestica has established an internal system to identify suppliers in Celestica’s mineral supply chains and the relationships between them, collect, store, and review information on Conflict Minerals sourcing practices, track information on SORs, and flag risks based on SOR sourcing practices.

  

Strengthen company engagement with suppliers

 

Celestica engaged with suppliers through multiple communication outreaches by email and phone to educate suppliers on Celestica’s expectations for sourcing and its Conflict Minerals Policy, and the requirements of Rule 13p-1.  Suppliers were provided various avenues to obtain additional information and guidance regarding Celestica’s Conflict Minerals compliance program, including on-line access to Celestica’s Conflict Minerals Policy, and contact email addresses and telephone numbers for obtaining answers to questions and/or guidance on completing Celestica’s information requests.

 

OECD Guidance Step 2: Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain

 

The following steps are recommended by the OECD to identify and assess risks in mineral supply chains.

 

Identify the SORs in the supply chain

 

The Company attempted to obtain information on identified SORs using Celestica’s Conflict Minerals database, which includes information provided through internet searches, other research activities (e.g., reviewing government databases and industry and trade organization lists), and contact with suppliers providing SOR information on their reporting templates. The Company also followed up where a sourcing location provided (country of mine origin) is not believed to be a known reserve for the given metal.

 

Identified SORs were matched against available lists of processors that have been certified by internationally-recognized industry validation schemes, such as the RMIs Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”), the London Bullion Market Association’s Responsible Sourcing Programme and the Responsible Jewellery Council’s Chain-of-Custody Certification Program. Suppliers and products associated with certified SORs were assumed to meet the OECD Guidance due diligence standards and responsibly source their materials.

 

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

 

Celestica implemented the following measures to address high risk SORs.

 

Report findings to senior management

 

A regular update is provided to Celestica’s Conflict Minerals steering committee on the progress and findings of the RCOI and due diligence.

 

Devise and adopt a risk management plan, monitor and track risk mitigation, and evaluate supplier relationship

 

Celestica builds products for leading OEMs and other companies according to specifications provided by the customer to Celestica. Typically, the customer specifies all parts included in the product through an AVL. As a result, Celestica does not control selection of suppliers or materials sources unless specifically instructed to do so by its customers. If a risk is identified, Celestica will inform the customer of the risk in the supply chain and work with such customer to manage and mitigate the risk.

 

 

For parts that Celestica designs or over which Celestica has engineering control, if a risk is identified, Celestica will express its concerns to the relevant suppliers about providing revenue to armed groups within the Covered Countries. Celestica will work with suppliers to provide a roadmap intended to ensure that the Conflict Minerals they supply to Celestica will be responsibly sourced. If a supplier refuses to comply, Celestica will assess future business with the supplier.

 

OECD Guidance Step 4: Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit of Smelter/Refiner’s Due Diligence Practices

 

This OECD step does not require or define audits for downstream companies.  However, downstream companies can support these audits by supporting or joining industry organizations.

 

Celestica does not typically have a direct relationship with Conflict Minerals SORs and does not perform direct audits of these entities within its supply chain. However, as a member of the Responsible Business Alliance (“RBA”), Celestica participates in ongoing discussions and updates of the RMI RMAP, an audit program designed to validate SORs’ sourcing practices.  Through the RMAP validation process, which is voluntary, an independent third party audits the procurement and processing activities of a SOR to determine if it has the systems and processes in place to support responsible sourcing of raw materials and can provide evidence to support their sourcing activities.

 

OECD Guidance Step 5: Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence.

 

In fulfilling this step, Celestica’s Conflict Minerals steering committee:

 

a.

Provided management with periodic process updates during the reporting period and through the filing date;

 

b.

Informed management of due diligence efforts and results; and

 

c.

Completed and filed this Conflict Minerals Report, and the Form SD to which it relates, which are publicly available at www.celestica.com.

 

Due Diligence Results

 

Based on the information obtained in the Company’s due diligence process, the Company does not have sufficient information to determine the particular facilities used to process Conflict Minerals in the Covered Products. SOR information was obtained from most (but not all) suppliers, and the SOR information that was obtained from suppliers was at a company or division level, not at a product level, and as a result, we cannot determine which of the identified SORs are actually in Celestica’s supply chain.

 

With respect to the 546 SORs identified as used by the Company’s suppliers, 242 were certified as Conformant by RMAP or another recognized certification program (London Bullion Market Association’s Responsible Sourcing Programme or Responsible Jewellery Council Chain-of-Custody Certification). In addition, 24 SORs were identified as “active,” i.e., they have committed to undergo a RMAP audit. The 546 SORs that were identified pursuant to the due diligence process, and their certification status, where applicable, are set forth below.

 

 

Facility Name		Metal		Certification
8853 S.p.A.		Gold		RMAP
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC		Gold
Advanced Chemical Company		Gold		RMAP
African Gold Refinery		Gold
Agosi AG		Gold		RMAP
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC		Gold		RMAP
Al Ghaith Gold		Gold
Alexy Metals		Gold		Active
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)		Gold		RMAP
AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao		Gold		RMAP
Argor-Heraeus S.A.		Gold		RMAP
ARY Aurum Plus		Gold
Asahi Pretec Corp.		Gold		RMAP
Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Asahi Refining USA Inc.		Gold		RMAP
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.		Gold
AU Traders and Refiners		Gold
Augmont Enterprises Private Limited		Gold		Active
AURA-II		Gold
Aurubis AG		Gold		RMAP
Bangalore Refinery		Gold		RMAP
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)		Gold		RMAP
Bauer Walser AG		Gold		RJC
Boliden AB		Gold		RMAP
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG		Gold		RMAP
C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS		Gold		Active
Caridad		Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation		Gold		RMAP
Cendres + Metaux S.A.		Gold		RMAP
CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.		Gold
Chimet S.p.A.		Gold		RMAP
Chugai Mining		Gold		RMAP
Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.		Gold
Dai-ichi Seiko		Gold
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.		Gold		LBMA
Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH		Gold
Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC		Gold
DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH		Gold		RMAP
Dowa		Gold		RMAP
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)		Gold		RMAP
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant		Gold		RMAP
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant		Gold		RMAP
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant		Gold		RMAP
Elemetal Refining, LLC		Gold

 

  

Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)		Gold
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)		Gold
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)		Gold
Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)		Gold
Emirates Gold DMCC		Gold		RMAP
Faggi Enrico S.p.A.		Gold
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.		Gold
Fujairah Gold FZC		Gold
Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd.		Gold
Geib Refining Corporation		Gold		RMAP
Gejiu Yunxi Group Corp.		Gold
GGC       Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.		Gold		Active
Gold Coast Refinery		Gold
Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM		Gold		LBMA
guang dong jin xian gao xin cai liao gong si		Gold
Guangdong Hua Jian Trade Co., Ltd.		Gold
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited		Gold
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.		Gold
Hang Seng Technology		Gold
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.		Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH		Gold		RMAP
Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd.		Gold
Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG		Gold		RMAP
Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Hetai Gold Mine		Gold
Hop Hing electroplating factory Zhejiang		Gold
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.		Gold
Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.		Gold
Hung Cheong Metal Manufacturing Limited		Gold
HwaSeong CJ Co., Ltd.		Gold
Industrial Refining Company		Gold
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
International Precious Metal Refiners		Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Istanbul Gold Refinery		Gold		RMAP
Italpreziosi		Gold		RMAP
JALAN & Company		Gold
Japan Mint		Gold		RMAP
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP

 

 

Jinlong Copper Co., Ltd.		Gold
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant		Gold
JSC Novosibirsk Refinery		Gold
JSC Uralelectromed		Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
K.A. Rasmussen		Gold
Kaloti Precious Metals		Gold
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC		Gold
Kazzinc		Gold		RMAP
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC		Gold		RMAP
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna		Gold		RMAP
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Korea Metal Co., Ltd.		Gold
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Kundan Care Products Ltd.		Gold
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC		Gold
Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO		Gold
L'azurde Company For Jewelry		Gold
L'Orfebre S.A.		Gold		RMAP
Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.		Gold
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.		Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.		Gold		RMAP
LT Metal Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.		Gold
Marsam Metals		Gold		RMAP
Materion		Gold		RMAP
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
MD Overseas		Gold
Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Metallix Refining Inc.		Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Metalor Technologies S.A.		Gold		RMAP
Metalor USA Refining Corporation		Gold		RMAP
Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.		Gold		RMAP
Minchali Metal Industry Co., Ltd.		Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation		Gold		RMAP
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Modeltech Sdn Bhd		Gold
Morris and Watson		Gold
Morris and Watson Gold Coast		Gold

 

 

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant		Gold
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.		Gold		RMAP
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat		Gold		RMAP
NH Recytech Company		Gold		RMAP
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Nihon Superior Co., Ltd.		Gold
Nyrstar Metals		Gold
Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH		Gold		RMAP
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)		Gold
PAMP S.A.		Gold		RMAP
Pease & Curren		Gold
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.		Gold
Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA		Gold		RMAP
Precious Metals Sales Corp.		Gold
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals		Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk		Gold		RMAP
PX Precinox S.A.		Gold		RMAP
QG Refining, LLC		Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.		Gold
REMONDIS PMR B.V.		Gold		RMAP
Republic Metals Corporation		Gold
Rio Tinto Group		Gold
Royal Canadian Mint		Gold		RMAP
SAAMP		Gold		RMAP
Sabin Metal Corp.		Gold
Safimet S.p.A		Gold		RMAP
SAFINA A.S.		Gold		RMAP
Sai Refinery		Gold
Samduck Precious Metals		Gold		RMAP
SAMWON Metals Corp.		Gold
Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)		Gold		Active
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH		Gold		RMAP
Schone Edelmetaal B.V.		Gold
Sellem Industries Ltd.		Gold
SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.		Gold		RMAP
Shan Tou Shi Yong Yuan Jin Shu Zai Sheng Co., Ltd.		Gold
Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Shandong Hengbang Smelter Co., Ltd.		Gold

 

 

Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.		Gold
Shandong Jin Jinyin Refining Ltd.		Gold
Shandong penglai gold smelter		Gold
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.		Gold
Shandong Yanggu Xiangguang Co., Ltd.		Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Shenzhen Heng Zhong Industry Co., Ltd.		Gold
Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.		Gold
Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.		Gold
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Sino-Platinum Metals Co., Ltd.		Gold
So Accurate Group, Inc.		Gold
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals		Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.		Gold		RMAP
Sovereign Metals		Gold
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology		Gold
Sudan Gold Refinery		Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Suntain Co., Ltd.		Gold
Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.		Gold
SuZhou ShenChuang recycling Ltd.		Gold
T.C.A S.p.A		Gold		RMAP
Taicang City Nancang Metal Material Co., Ltd.		Gold
TAIWAN TOTAI CO., LTD.		Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.		Gold		RMAP
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.		Gold
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn		Gold		RMAP
Torecom		Gold		RMAP
Tsai Brother industries		Gold
TSK Pretech		Gold
Umicore Brasil Ltda.		Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand		Gold		RMAP
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining		Gold		RMAP
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.		Gold		RMAP
Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia		Gold
Valcambi S.A.		Gold		RMAP
Value Trading		Gold

 

 

Viagra Di precious metals (Zhaoyuan) Co., Ltd.		Gold
WEEEREFINING		Gold		Active
Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)		Gold		RMAP
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH		Gold		RMAP
Wuzhong Group		Gold
Xiamen JInbo Metal Co., Ltd.		Gold
Yamakin Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Yamato Denki Ind. Co., Ltd.		Gold
Yifeng Tin		Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.		Gold		RMAP
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.		Gold
Yunnan Gold Mining Group Co., Ltd. (YGMG)		Gold
Zhaojun Maifu		Gold
Zhe Jiang Guang Yuan Noble Metal Smelting Factory		Gold
Zhongkuang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.		Gold
Zhongshan Hyper-Toxic Substance Monopolized Co., Ltd.		Gold
Zhongshan Poison Material Proprietary Co., Ltd.		Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation		Gold		RMAP
Zhuhai toxic materials Monopoly Ltd.		Gold
Zhuzhou Smelting Group Co., Ltd		Gold
AMG Brasil		Tantalum		RMAP
ANHUI HERRMAN IMPEX CO.		Tantalum
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
CP Metals Inc.		Tantalum
D Block Metals, LLC		Tantalum		RMAP
DAIDO STEEL		Tantalum
Duoluoshan		Tantalum
E.S.R. Electronics		Tantalum
Exotech Inc.		Tantalum		RMAP
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
Global Advanced Metals		Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu		Tantalum		RMAP
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown		Tantalum		RMAP
Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
H.C. Starck GmbH		Tantalum
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH		Tantalum		RMAP
H.C. Starck Inc.		Tantalum		RMAP
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.		Tantalum

 

 

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material		Tantalum		RMAP
Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd.		Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
KEMET Blue Powder		Tantalum
KEMET Corp.		Tantalum
KEMET de Mexico		Tantalum		RMAP
King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.		Tantalum
Meta Materials		Tantalum		RMAP
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
Mineracao Taboca S.A.		Tantalum		RMAP
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
Nantong Tongjie Electrical Co., Ltd.		Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
NPM Silmet AS		Tantalum		RMAP
Plansee SE		Tantalum
Plansee SE Liezen		Tantalum
Plansee SE Reutte		Tantalum
PM Kalco Inc		Tantalum
QuantumClean		Tantalum		RMAP
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.		Tantalum		RMAP
RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
Shanghai Jiangxi Metals Co., Ltd.		Tantalum
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO		Tantalum		RMAP
Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
TANIOBIS GmbH		Tantalum		RMAP
TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG		Tantalum		RMAP
Telex Metals		Tantalum		RMAP
Tranzact, Inc.		Tantalum
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC		Tantalum		RMAP
XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED		Tantalum		RMAP
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.		Tantalum		RMAP
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.		Tantalum
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.		Tantalum
Alpha		Tin		RMAP
An Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.		Tin

 

 

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company		Tin
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Chofu Works		Tin
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.		Tin
Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondonia Ltda.		Tin
CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda		Tin		Active
CRM Synergies		Tin		Active
CV Ayi Jaya		Tin		Active
CV Dua Sekawan		Tin
CV Gita Pesona		Tin
CV United Smelting		Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa		Tin		Active
Dai-ichi Seiko		Tin
Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.		Tin
Dongguan City Xida Soldering Tin Products Co.		Tin
Dowa		Tin		RMAP
Dragon Silver Holdings Limited		Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company		Tin
Elemetal Refining, LLC		Tin
EM Vinto		Tin		RMAP
Estanho de Rondonia S.A.		Tin		RMAP
Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.		Tin		RMAP
Feinhutte Halsbrucke GmbH		Tin
Fenix Metals		Tin		RMAP
Fuji Metal Mining Corp.		Tin
Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.		Tin
Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant		Tin		RMAP
Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company		Tin
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC		Tin		RMAP
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Gejiu Yunxi Group Corp.		Tin
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
GUANGXI HUA TIN GOLD MINUTE FEE, LTD.		Tin
Guangxi Nonferrous Metals Group		Tin
Guangxi Zhongshan Jin Yi Smelting Co., Ltd.		Tin

 

 

Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant		Tin		RMAP
Hezhou Jinwei Tin Co., Ltd.		Tin
Hongqiao Metals (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.		Tin
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.		Tin
IMPAG AG		Tin
Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.		Tin
Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tin
Ju Tai Industrial Co., Ltd.		Tin
KARAS PLATING LTD		Tin
LIAN JING		Tin
Luna Smelter, Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
M/s ECO Tropical Resources		Tin
Ma An Shan Shu Guang Smelter Corp.		Tin
Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.		Tin		RMAP
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)		Tin		RMAP
Materials Eco-Refining Co., Ltd.		Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.		Tin		RMAP
Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.		Tin
Metallic Resources, Inc.		Tin		RMAP
Metallo Belgium N.V.		Tin		RMAP
Metallo Spain S.L.U.		Tin		RMAP
Metallum Group Holding NV		Tin
Minchali Metal Industry Co., Ltd.		Tin
Mineracao Taboca S.A.		Tin		RMAP
Ming Li Jia smelt Metal Factory		Tin
Minsur		Tin		RMAP
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation		Tin		RMAP
Modeltech Sdn Bhd		Tin
Ney Metals and Alloys		Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company		Tin
Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.		Tin		Active
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.		Tin		RMAP
Ohio Precious Metals, LLC		Tin
Old City Metals Processing Co., Ltd.		Tin
OMODEO A. E S. METALLEGHE SRL		Tin
Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.		Tin		RMAP
Pan Light Corporation		Tin

 

 

Pongpipat Company Limited		Tin
Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited		Tin
PT Alam Lestari Kencana		Tin
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera		Tin		Active
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng		Tin		RMAP
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya		Tin		RMAP
PT Babel Inti Perkasa		Tin		RMAP
PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari		Tin		RMAP
PT Bangka Kudai Tin		Tin
PT Bangka Prima Tin		Tin
PT Bangka Putra Karya		Tin
PT Bangka Serumpun		Tin		RMAP
PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera		Tin
PT Bangka Tin Industry		Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera		Tin
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari		Tin
PT Bukit Timah		Tin		Active
PT Cipta Persada Mulia		Tin		RMAP
PT DS Jaya Abadi		Tin
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri		Tin
PT Fang Di MulTindo		Tin
PT Inti Stania Prima		Tin
PT Justindo		Tin
PT Karimun Mining		Tin
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri		Tin
PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera		Tin		Active
PT Masbro Alam Stania		Tin		Active
PT Menara Cipta Mulia		Tin		RMAP
PT Mitra Stania Prima		Tin		RMAP
PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo		Tin
PT NATARI		Tin
PT O.M. Indonesia		Tin
PT Panca Mega Persada		Tin
PT Premium Tin Indonesia		Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama		Tin		RMAP
PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa		Tin		RMAP
PT Rajehan Ariq		Tin		RMAP
PT Refined Bangka Tin		Tin		RMAP
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa		Tin		RMAP
PT Seirama Tin Investment		Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa		Tin		RMAP

 

 

PT Sukses Inti Makmur		Tin		Active
PT Sumber Jaya Indah		Tin
PT Timah Nusantara		Tin		Active
PT Timah Tbk Kundur		Tin		RMAP
PT Timah Tbk Mentok		Tin		RMAP
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa		Tin		RMAP
PT Tirus Putra Mandiri		Tin
PT Tommy Utama		Tin
PT Wahana Perkit Jaya		Tin
Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.		Tin		RMAP
Rui Da Hung		Tin		RMAP
Shan Tou Shi Yong Yuan Jin Shu Zai Sheng Co., Ltd.		Tin
Shenzhen Hong Chang Metal Manufacturing Factory		Tin
Sichuan Guanghan Jiangnan casting smelters		Tin
Sigma Tin Alloy Co., Ltd.		Tin
Soft Metais Ltda.		Tin		RMAP
Solder Coat		Tin
Spectro Alloys Corp.		Tin
Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.		Tin
Super Ligas		Tin		Active
Suzhou Nuonengda Chemical Co., Ltd.		Tin
Taicang City Nancang Metal Material Co., Ltd.		Tin
Taiwan high-tech Co., Ltd.		Tin
Taiwan Huanliang		Tin
TAIWAN TOTAI CO., LTD.		Tin
Taiwan's lofty Enterprises Ltd.		Tin
Tennessee Aluminum Processors (TAP)		Tin
Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Thaisarco		Tin		RMAP
Tianshui Ling Bo Technology Co., Ltd.		Tin
TIN PLATING GEJIU		Tin
Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Tin Technology & Refining		Tin		RMAP
Top-Team Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd.		Tin
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company		Tin
Ultracore Co., Ltd.		Tin
Valcambi SA		Tin
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC		Tin
WELLEY		Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.		Tin		RMAP

 

 

WUJIANG CITY LUXE TIN FACTORY		Tin
Xiamen Honglu Tungsten Molybdenum Co., Ltd.		Tin
Xianghualing Tin Industry Co., Ltd.		Tin
Xin Furukawa Metal ( Wuxi ) Co., Ltd.		Tin
XURI		Tin
Yifeng Tin		Tin
Yuecheng Tin Co., Ltd.		Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Yunnan Chengo Electric Smelting Plant		Tin
Yunnan Copper Zinc Industry Co., Ltd.		Tin
Yunnan Geiju Smelting Corp.		Tin
Yunnan Industrial Co., Ltd.		Tin
Yunnan Malipo Baiyi Kuangye Co.		Tin
Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.		Tin		RMAP
Zhongshan Jinye Smelting Co.,Ltd		Tin
A.L.M.T. Corp.		Tungsten		RMAP
ACL Metais Eireli		Tungsten		RMAP
Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.		Tungsten		Active
Artek LLC		Tungsten
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
China Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Holding Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		Active
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
CP Metals Inc.		Tungsten
Cronimet Brasil Ltda		Tungsten		Active
DAIDO STEEL		Tungsten
Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Ganzhou Beseem Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.		Tungsten		RMAP

 

 

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH		Tungsten		RMAP
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji		Tungsten		RMAP
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Yanglin		Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Hydrometallurg, JSC		Tungsten		RMAP
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Jiangxi Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Jingmen Dewei GEM Tungsten Resources Recycling Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"		Tungsten		RMAP
Kennametal Fallon		Tungsten		RMAP
Kennametal Huntsville		Tungsten		RMAP
KGETS Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
LLC Vostok		Tungsten
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Masan High-Tech Materials		Tungsten		RMAP
Mehra Ferro-Alloys Pvt. Ltd.		Tungsten
Moliren Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Niagara Refining LLC		Tungsten		RMAP
NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC		Tungsten		Active
OOO “Technolom” 1		Tungsten		Active
OOO “Technolom” 2		Tungsten		Active
Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.		Tungsten		RMAP
Pobedit, JSC		Tungsten
Sanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City		Tungsten
TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG		Tungsten		RMAP
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Toshiba Material Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Unecha Refractory metals plant		Tungsten		RMAP
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG		Tungsten		RMAP
Wolfram Company CJSC		Tungsten
Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.		Tungsten		RMAP
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Zhangzhou Chuen Bao Apt Smeltery Co., Ltd.		Tungsten
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.		Tungsten

  

Based on the information obtained in the Company’s due diligence process, the Company does not have sufficient information to determine the country of origin of the Conflict Minerals in the Covered Products.  However, the following represent the countries of origin identified by the SORs set forth above.  The Company’s efforts to determine the mine(s) or location of origin with the greatest possible specificity are described in the RCOI and due diligence discussion above.

 

 

METALS	COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Gold	ANDORRA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM,  BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, FRANCE, GERMANY, GHANA, INDIA, INDONESIA, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MAURITANIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SUDAN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN PROVINCE OF CHINA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UGANDA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UZBEKISTAN, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE.
Tantalum	AUSTRIA, BRAZIL, CHINA, ESTONIA, GERMANY, INDIA, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, MEXICO, REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION,THAILAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Tin	BELGIUM, BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF), BRAZIL, CHINA, GERMANY, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MYANMAR, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, RWANDA, SINGAPORE, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN PROVINCE OF CHINA, THAILAND, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, VIETNAM.
Tungsten	AUSTRIA, BRAZIL, CHINA, GERMANY, INDIA, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, TAIWAN PROVINCE OF CHINA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, VIETNAM.

  

Given that not all of the SORs identified by the Company’s suppliers are certified by an independent third-party, that the SOR information obtained from suppliers did not correspond specifically to products/components supplied to the Company (and may therefore include SORs and/or countries of origin that are not applicable to the Conflict Minerals used in our products), that a few surveyed suppliers either did not respond to our requests for information or did not provide SOR information, and because necessary Conflict Minerals in a particular Covered Product may be sourced from multiple SORs, although the Company reasonably believes that certain of its necessary Conflict Minerals in the Covered Products may be from Covered Countries (as described above), it could not determine the country of origin for necessary Conflict Minerals in its Covered Products.  In addition, based on the foregoing, the Company was unable to determine whether the necessary Conflict Minerals in the Covered Products that may be from the Covered Countries were from recycled or scrap sources, or came from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries, as such term is defined in Rule 13p-1.  However, of all responding suppliers in the Company’s due diligence process, none indicated (at any point during the RCOI or due diligence process) that it had sourced Conflict Minerals to the Company that directly or indirectly benefited or financed armed groups (as that term is defined in Rule 13p-1) in the Covered Countries.

 

 

Celestica intends to undertake the following steps during the next compliance period to improve the due diligence conducted to further determine whether necessary Conflict Minerals in its Covered Products are sourced from the Covered Countries, or are from recycled or scrap sources, and to mitigate the risk that its necessary Conflict Minerals sourced from Covered Countries finance or benefit armed groups, including:

 

	∙	Engage suppliers that responded in 2021 to refresh and update sourcing information as appropriate;

	∙	Review and update the list of products and associated suppliers designated as “in-scope”;

	∙	Encourage suppliers to implement responsible sourcing; and

∙

Participate in industry initiatives encouraging “conflict-free” supply chains.

  

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this report are “forward-looking” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “intends,” “expects,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements relating to our future plans, and any other statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions, which may not prove to be accurate. These statements are not guarantees and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict, including, but not limited to, regulatory changes and judicial developments related to the Conflict Minerals rule; changes in or developments related to our products or supply chain; and/or industry developments relating to supply chain diligence, disclosure and other practices. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. As a result, these statements speak only as of the date they are made and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.

 

 

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