DocumentUNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
SEALED AIR CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | 1-12139 | 65-0654331 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2415 Cascade Pointe Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina | 28208 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Angel S. Willis
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
980-221-3235
(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, 2020.
Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
In accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Conflict Minerals Rule”), Sealed Air Corporation (“Sealed Air” or the “Company”) is filing this Form SD to disclose information relating to the Company’s use and sourcing of columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, or their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten (“3TG” or “Conflict Minerals”).
The Company has determined that during the reporting period January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, certain of the products the Company manufactured or contracted to manufacture contained 3TG that was necessary to the functionality or production of those products. Sealed Air conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) designed to determine whether any of the 3TG originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (together, a “Covered Country”) and whether any of the 3TG originated from recycled or scrap sources. Based on this RCOI, Sealed Air determined that certain of the 3TG likely originated in the Covered Countries and did not originate from recycled or scrap sources. Accordingly, Sealed Air exercised due diligence on the source and chain of custody of such 3TG and has filed a Conflict Minerals Report for calendar year 2020 (the “2020 Conflict Minerals Report”). The Company’s 2020 Conflict Minerals Report is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.01 and is publicly available at ir.sealedair.com/reports-filings/sec-filings.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
The Company’s 2020 Conflict Minerals Report, as required by Item 1.02, is attached as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.
Section 2 - Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
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.
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By: | /s/ Angel S. Willis |
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Dated: May 28, 2021
DocumentExhibit 1.01
Sealed Air Corporation
Conflict Minerals Report
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
Introduction
This Conflict Minerals Report has been prepared pursuant to Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”), for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2020 (the “Report Year”). This Conflict Minerals Report describes Sealed Air Corporation’s (“Sealed Air,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) and due diligence on the source and chain of custody of gold, columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, wolframite, or their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten (“3TG” or “Conflict Minerals”) that are necessary to the production or functionality of products that Sealed Air manufactured or contracted to manufacture during the Report Year. We are several steps removed from the mining and processing of the 3TG used in the components for our products. Accordingly, our due diligence process focused on our suppliers, and we rely on them to assist with both our RCOI and due diligence process, including the identification of smelters or refiners (“SORs”) in the supply chain and the countries of origin of 3TG sourced by the identified SORs.
The information in this report covers the activities of Sealed Air and all of its consolidated subsidiaries.
Company Overview
Sealed Air, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, is a leading global provider of packaging materials, equipment and services. Our portfolio of packaging solutions includes CRYOVAC® brand food packaging, SEALED AIR® brand protective packaging, AUTOBAG® brand automated packaging, BUBBLE WRAP® brand packaging and SEETM Automation solutions. Our packaging solutions are sold to an array of end markets including protein, foods, fluids, medical and life sciences, pet care, eCommerce and logistics, and industrials. Sealed Air provides solutions integrating packaging materials, automated equipment, and services, which enable our customers to automate, reduce waste, simplify processes, and remove people from harm's way. We are investing in innovations that bring the industry toward a more sustainable future while providing food safety and security and product protection. We have established leading market positions through our differentiated materials, equipment and services, iconic brands, well-established customer relationships, and global scale and market access.
Product Description
This Conflict Minerals Report relates to products (i) for which 3TGs 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 the Report Year. Through a screening process, the Company determined that, to the best of our knowledge, customer equipment and other select products of the Company, referred to collectively as the “Covered Products,” contain 3TG or have a high likelihood of containing 3TG, as these products contain electronic components. More specifically, the “Covered Products” may contain necessary 3TGs as follows:
•Tantalum, used in capacitors and certain alloys;
•Tin, used in soldered components;
•Tungsten, used in coatings and certain alloys; and
•Gold, used in circuit boards and electronic components.
Supply Chain
Our supply chain includes 670 different in-scope suppliers. Because of our size, the complexity of our products, and the depth, breadth, and constant evolution of our supply chain, it is challenging to identify actors upstream from our direct suppliers. There are many tiers of suppliers and sub-suppliers between the Company and the SORs that process the 3TG that is contained in each particular product manufactured or contracted to be manufactured by Sealed Air. Therefore, it is inherently difficult to determine the ultimate source of 3TG in the products we manufacture. As a result, we rely on our direct suppliers to
provide information on the origin of the 3TG contained in components and materials supplied to us - including sources of 3TG that are supplied to them from lower tier suppliers.
We have revised contract terms applicable to the majority of our suppliers with regard to 3TG. Those terms require suppliers to certify that, unless otherwise specified in writing, the products do not contain any 3TG, and further require that the suppliers respond to reasonable requests from the Company in connection with its compliance with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
We conducted a RCOI reasonably designed to determine whether the 3TG in our products in the Report Year originated from the Covered Countries or are from recycled or scrap sources in accordance with the requirements of the Rule. The Covered Countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) and its adjoining countries (Angola, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia). As part of its RCOI, and with the assistance of a third-party consultant, Assent Compliance, Inc. (“Assent”), the Company engaged its potential 3TG suppliers to collect information regarding the presence and sourcing of 3TG in its products. Suppliers were asked to complete and submit, within a certain time frame, the joint Electronic Industry Citizen Coalition (“EICC”) and Global e-Sustainability Initiative (“GeSI”) EICC-GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template v. 6.01 or higher (“CMRT”) via the Assent Compliance Manager (ACM), a SaaS platform provided by Assent that enables its users to complete and track supplier communications as well as allow suppliers to upload completed CMRTs directly to the platform for assessment and management. The CMRT is a standardized reporting template developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) that requests, among other things, information regarding country of origin of 3TG supplied to the Company and the SORs in the supply chain. Assent followed up with all unresponsive suppliers through a defined process via both automated emails and one-on-one emails, including offering assistance and training and education to guide suppliers on best practices of this template, as well as the requirements of the Rule and the Company’s expectations. Based on the RCOI, Sealed Air determined that certain of our 3TG likely originated in the Covered Countries and did not come from 100% recycled or scrap sources. Accordingly, Sealed Air exercised due diligence on the source and chain of custody of such 3TG and is filing this Conflict Minerals Report for the Report Year.
Due Diligence
Design of Due Diligence
Sealed Air designed its due diligence process to conform with the due diligence framework in the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence (“OECD”) Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition and related Supplements on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten and on Gold (collectively the “OECD Guidance”). The OECD Guidance identifies five steps for due diligence that should be implemented and provides guidance as to how to achieve each step. We developed our due diligence process to address each of these five steps, namely:
1.Establishing strong company management systems regarding conflict minerals;
2.Identifying and assessing risks in our supply chain;
3.Designing and implementing a strategy to respond to identified risks in our supply chain;
4.Utilizing independent third-party audits of supply chain diligence; and
5.Publicly reporting on our supply chain due diligence.
Step One - Establish Strong Company Management Systems
Conflict Minerals Policy
We have adopted a Conflict Minerals Policy, which is posted on our website at sealedair.com/company/ethics-compliance.
Internal Team and Training
The Company has established an internal management team responsible for executing our Conflict Minerals due diligence process and reporting compliance. Our Conflict Minerals team is overseen by the General Counsel and the Chief Manufacturing & Supply Chain Officer and a team of subject matter experts from relevant functions such as quality, supply
chain, operations, finance and legal. The team of subject matter experts is responsible for implementing our Conflict Minerals compliance strategy. Senior management is briefed about the results of our due diligence efforts on a regular basis.
We, in cooperation with Assent, have developed internal training programs to educate anyone within the Company who is a potential contact point for suppliers or other external parties regarding the Company’s Conflict Minerals compliance efforts. We intend to review our training programs at least annually to make sure they are continuously aligned with current regulations, our initiatives, and the tools we use.
Control Systems
As previously noted, the Company engaged Assent to facilitate supplier engagement and assist the Company in collecting, analyzing, verifying, and storing supplier-provided data and performing due diligence for the Conflict Minerals program. Data regarding the presence and sourcing of 3TG in materials, goods and components supplied to the Company was collected from suppliers utilizing the CMRT, a standardized reporting template developed by the RMI.
Our controls also include our Code of Conduct, which outlines expected behaviors for all our employees.
Supplier Engagement
We rely on our direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of the 3TG contained in components and materials supplied to us - including sources of 3TG that are supplied to them from lower tier suppliers.
In accordance with the OECD requirement to strengthen engagement with suppliers, we have, in cooperation with Assent, provided educational materials to suppliers on the Conflict Minerals regulations as well as relevant SEC reporting requirements (as discussed further below). In addition, we have leveraged our existing communications framework, specifically through our procurement personnel, to encourage supplier interactions with Assent and to impress on our suppliers the importance of completing the Conflict Minerals surveys. It has also allowed for our supplier communications to be more focused and to ensure expectations are clear.
Additionally, as noted, the majority of our supplier contracts require suppliers to certify that, unless otherwise specified in writing, the products do not contain any 3TG, and further require that the suppliers respond to reasonable requests from the Company in connection with its compliance with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
We put a strong emphasis on supplier education and training. To accomplish this, we utilized Assent’s Learning Management System, Assent University, and provided all in-scope suppliers access to their Conflict Minerals training course. This training is tracked and evaluated based on completion. All suppliers are encouraged to complete all modules within this course.
Grievance Mechanism
We have in place a grievance mechanism whereby employees and suppliers can report violations of the Company’s policies, including concerns with regard to Conflict Minerals. Employees and suppliers can raise concerns by emailing at contact.us@sealedair.com.
Records Maintenance
We have retained all relevant documentation from our RCOI and due diligence. Our policy related to relevant documentation of our Conflict Minerals compliance process requires that documentation be retained for a period of at least five years. All of the information and findings from this process is stored in a database that can be audited by internal or external parties.
Step Two - Identify and Assess Risk in Our Supply Chain
Supplier Risk Assessment
Because of our size, the complexity of our products, and the depth, breadth, and constant evolution of our supply chain, it is challenging for us to identify suppliers other than our direct suppliers. After conducting a risk-based assessment of our direct suppliers, we identified over 670 different in-scope direct suppliers. We rely on suppliers whose materials or components contain 3TG to provide us with information about the source of 3TG contained in those materials or components. Our direct
suppliers similarly rely upon information provided by their suppliers. Many of the largest suppliers either are SEC registrants and subject to the Rule or are suppliers to other SEC registrants that are subject to the Rule.
We calculate supplier risk based on the chances that a supplier provides 3TG that may originate from non-conflict free sources. The value of this risk is calculated based on the risk ratings of the SORs declared by that supplier on their CMRT. Additionally, suppliers are evaluated on program strength (further assisting in identifying risk in the supply chain). Evaluating and tracking the strength of the program can assist in making key risk mitigation decisions as the program progresses. The criteria used to evaluate the strength of the supplier’s program are their answers to questions A, E, G and H on the Declaration tab of the CMRT:
•Does the supplier have a policy in place that includes DRC conflict-free sourcing?
•Has the supplier implemented due diligence measures for conflict-free sourcing?
•Does the supplier verify due diligence information received from its suppliers?
•Does the supplier’s verification process include corrective action management?
When a supplier meets these criteria, the supplier is deemed to have a strong program. When a supplier does not meet these criteria, the supplier is deemed to have a weak program.
As part of our risk management plan and to ensure suppliers understand our expectations, we have, through Assent, provided video and written training on Conflict Minerals and the CMRT. This training includes instructions on completing the form and one-on-one email and phone discussions with supplier personnel.
Supplier Surveys
Tracing materials back to their mine or location of origin is a complex aspect of responsible sourcing in our supply chain. We have determined that seeking information about 3TG SORs in our supply chain represents the most reasonable effort we can make to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TG in our supply chain.
Our primary means of determining the origin of our 3TG for the Report Year was by conducting a supply chain survey to our direct suppliers using the CMRT. This supply chain survey, and Sealed Air’s Conflict Minerals program as a whole, has been developed and implemented in cooperation with Assent.
Assent provided each supplier a copy of the EICC-GeSI reporting CMRT to complete for purposes of Conflict Minerals tracking. Assent and/or members of the Sealed Air supply chain team made at least three follow-up inquiries to each supplier that did not respond to our initial survey, either by phone or email or both. The Assent software platform automatically reviewed the responses against criteria developed to determine which required further engagement with our suppliers. These criteria included incomplete responses as well as inconsistencies within the data reported in the CMRT. Assent worked directly with those suppliers to provide revised responses.
Once surveys were returned, Assent reviewed and attempted to match each verified SOR identified in the completed surveys to available lists of SORs that have been validated as conflict free under internationally recognized schemes such as the RMI Conflict-Free Smelter Program (“RMAP”). If a SOR was not validated by the RMAP, Assent either attempted to contact the SOR to gather more information about its sourcing practices or conducted Internet research to determine whether there are any additional publicly available sources of information regarding the SOR’s sourcing practices.
In accordance with OECD Guidelines, it is important to identify and assess risks associated with 3TGs in the supply chain. Risks were identified by assessing the due diligence practices of smelters and refiners identified in the supply chain by upstream suppliers that listed mineral processing facilities on their CMRT declarations. Assent compared these facilities listed in the responses to the list of smelters and refiners maintained by the RMI to ensure that the facilities met the RMI definition of a 3TG processing facility that was operational during the Report Year.
In order to assess the risk that any of these smelters posed to our supply chain, Assent determined if the smelter had been audited against a standard in conformance with the OECD Guidance, such as the RMAP. We do not typically have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners and do not perform direct audits of these entities within our supply chain. Smelters that have completed an RMAP audit are considered to be DRC conflict free. In cases where the smelter’s due diligence practices have not been audited against the RMAP standard, a potential supply chain risk exists.
As of May 13, 2021, we have validated 334 smelters or refiners and are working to validate the additional smelter entries from the submitted CMRTs. Due to the provision of primarily supplier-level CMRTs, we cannot definitely determine their connection to the Covered Products.
Each facility that meets the RMI definition of a smelter or refiner of a 3TG mineral is assessed according to smelter of interest indicators defined in the OECD Guidance. Assent uses numerous factors to determine the level of risk that each smelter poses to the supply chain by identifying smelters of interest. These factors include:
•Geographic proximity to the DRC and covered countries;
•Known mineral source country of origin;
•Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) audit status;
•Credible evidence of unethical or conflict sourcing; and
•Peer Assessments conducted by credible third-party sources.
Based on these criteria the following facilities have been identified as smelters of interest in their supply chain:
•Tony Goetz NV - CID002587
•African Gold Refinery Limited (AGR) - CID003185
•Kaloti Precious Metals - CID002563
•Fidelity Printers and Refiners - CID002515
•Sudan Gold Refinery - CID002567
As part of our risk management plan under the OECD Guidance, when these facilities were reported on a CMRT by one of the suppliers surveyed, risk mitigation activities are initiated. Through Assent, submissions that include any of the above facilities immediately produce a receipt instructing the supplier to take their own risk mitigation actions, including submission of a product specific CMRT to better identify the connection to products that they supply to Sealed Air, and escalating up to removal of these smelters of interest from their supply chain.
As per the OECD Guidance, risk mitigation will depend on the supplier’s specific context. Suppliers are given clear performance objectives within reasonable timeframes with the ultimate goal of progressive elimination of these smelters of interest from the supply chain. In addition, suppliers are guided to the Assent University learning platform to engage in educational materials on mitigating the risk of smelters or refiners on the supply chain.
Step Three - Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Risks
The Company maintains a risk management plan to respond to risks identified in the above-described risk assessment. The Company’s Conflict Minerals program is implemented, managed and monitored in accordance with this risk management plan.
The Company’s Conflict Minerals team provides updates to senior management of the Company in connection with the Conflict Minerals Program, including with regard to risk assessment and results of the annual due diligence process.
As described in our Conflict Minerals policy, we expect our suppliers to fully support our compliance efforts, including in connection with our due diligence efforts to trace the source and chain of custody of our 3TG. As part of our risk management plan, to ensure suppliers understand our expectations, we provided both video recorded training and documented instructions through Assent, and answered all questions that suppliers requiring further clarification presented to us.
Step Four - Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain
Sealed Air does not have a direct relationship with 3TG SORs and, accordingly, we do not perform direct audits of these entities in our supply chain. Rather, Sealed Air relies on independent third parties to audit and validate SORs.
Step Five - Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence
This Conflict Minerals Report is being filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our specialized disclosure report on Form SD and is available on our website at ir.sealedair.com/reports-filings/sec-filings.
Due Diligence Results
As a result of the due diligence efforts described above, we received completed CMRTs from 60% of our in-scope direct suppliers as of May 13, 2021. Appendix A lists the SORs identified by our direct suppliers that may have been used to process 3TGs necessary to the functionality or production of our products during the Report Year. For all responses that indicated a SOR, Assent compared the facilities listed to the list of SORs maintained by the RMI. If a supplier indicated that the facility was “Conflict-Free,” Assent confirmed that the name was listed by RMI as such. We have validated 334 SORs to date and we are working to validate the additional SOR entries from the submitted CMRTs. We have not listed in Appendix A any potential SORs that we have not been able to validate. Based on the SOR lists provided by suppliers via the CMRTs and publicly available information regarding the results of sourcing audits by the RMI, we have identified 237 RMAP Conformant SORs. Appendix B includes an aggregated list of the countries of origin from which the reported facilities collectively source 3TGs, based on information provided by our suppliers.
The information that we received from a majority of our direct suppliers was at a company-wide level. Therefore, the SORs identified by our direct suppliers contained in Appendix A may include SORs that processed 3TGs that our direct suppliers supplied to their other customers rather than to us. As a result, we are unable to conclusively determine whether the SORs included in Appendix A were used to process the 3TGs necessary to the functionality or production of our products during the Report Year. Because of this uncertainty, we are also unable to conclusively determine whether each of the countries of origin listed in Appendix B was a country of origin of 3TGs in our products during the Report Year, and therefore are unable to conclusively determine the source and chain of custody of those 3TGs. In addition, the third-party audits conducted by the RMI, and the information that we receive from our direct suppliers may yield inaccurate or incomplete information. For example, the information received from our direct suppliers may be incomplete because they may not have received accurate and complete 3TG information from all of the suppliers in their own supply chain. We also do not have access to audit reports or detailed findings of the third-party audits conducted as part of the RMI Responsible Minerals Assurance Process and, as a result, are not responsible for the quality of these audits or the audit findings.
Risk Mitigation Efforts
We have taken, and intend to continue to take, the following steps to mitigate the risk that 3TG contained in products we manufacture or contract to manufacture benefit armed groups:
•Track and add new suppliers as they enter Sealed Air’s supply chain to the Company’s Conflict Minerals program;
•Engage with suppliers and direct them to training resources to attempt to increase the response rate and improve the content of the supplier survey responses;
•Begin a targeted engagement plan with suppliers that do not reply or that reply with inaccurate or invalid responses; and
•Encourage suppliers to use conflict-free SORs in the supply chain.
Understanding the risks associated with the smelters and refiners potentially providing material into our supply chain is an important part of the due diligence process. Through Assent, ongoing analysis is conducted by Assent’s smelter library manager to assess sourcing risk. This information is used to:
•Provide supplier feedback;
•Determine the health of the Company’s overall program;
•Conduct outreach to smelters, refiners and their respective associations; and
•Support the analysis in this report.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Conflict Minerals Report contains forward-looking statements that express certain beliefs, expectations or intentions, including with regard to our compliance efforts and expected actions in this regard. The words “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” and “anticipate” and similar expressions may be used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future actions or performance and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Undue reliance should be not be placed on these statements, which are only effective as of the date of this report. Sealed Air undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, other than as required by law.
Appendix A
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Metal | Standard Smelter Name | Smelter Facility Location |
Gold | 8853 S.p.A. | ITALY |
Gold | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | African Gold Refinery | UGANDA |
Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Gold | Alexy Metals | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | GERMANY |
Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | UZBEKISTAN |
Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | BRAZIL |
Gold | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | Asahi Pretec Corp. | JAPAN |
Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | CANADA |
Gold | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | TURKEY |
Gold | AU Traders and Refiners | SOUTH AFRICA |
Gold | Augmont Enterprises Private Limited | INDIA |
Gold | Aurubis AG | GERMANY |
Gold | Bangalore Refinery | INDIA |
Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | PHILIPPINES |
Gold | Boliden AB | SWEDEN |
Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | GERMANY |
Gold | C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS | COLOMBIA |
Gold | Caridad | MEXICO |
Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | CANADA |
Gold | Cendres + Metaux S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd. | INDIA |
Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | ITALY |
Gold | Chugai Mining | JAPAN |
Gold | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | GERMANY |
Gold | Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Gold | DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH | GERMANY |
Gold | Dowa | JAPAN |
Gold | DS PRETECH Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant | JAPAN |
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant | JAPAN |
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant | JAPAN |
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1) | INDIA |
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2) | INDIA |
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3) | INDIA |
Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4) | INDIA |
Gold | Emirates Gold DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Gold | Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. | ZIMBABWE |
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Gold | Fujairah Gold FZC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Gold | GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. | INDIA |
Gold | Geib Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | Gold Coast Refinery | GHANA |
Gold | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | CHINA |
Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | CHINA |
Gold | Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | GERMANY |
Gold | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY |
Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | International Precious Metal Refiners | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | TURKEY |
Gold | Italpreziosi | ITALY |
Gold | JALAN & Company | INDIA |
Gold | Japan Mint | JAPAN |
Gold | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | JSC Uralelectromed | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | K.A. Rasmussen | NORWAY |
Gold | Kaloti Precious Metals | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
Gold | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | KAZAKHSTAN |
Gold | Kazzinc | KAZAKHSTAN |
Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna | POLAND |
Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Kundan Care Products Ltd. | INDIA |
Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | KYRGYZSTAN |
Gold | Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | L'azurde Company For Jewelry | SAUDI ARABIA |
Gold | Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | L'Orfebre S.A. | ANDORRA |
Gold | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | LT Metal Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Marsam Metals | BRAZIL |
Gold | Materion | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | MD Overseas | INDIA |
Gold | Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA |
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Gold | Metallix Refining Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | SINGAPORE |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Metalor Technologies S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. | MEXICO |
Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN |
Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA |
Gold | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA |
Gold | Morris and Watson | NEW ZEALAND |
Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | TURKEY |
Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | UZBEKISTAN |
Gold | NH Recytech Company | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | AUSTRIA |
Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | PAMP S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | Pease & Curren | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | CHILE |
Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | INDONESIA |
Gold | PX Precinox S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | QG Refining, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA |
Gold | Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | REMONDIS PMR B.V. | NETHERLANDS |
Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | CANADA |
Gold | SAAMP | FRANCE |
Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | Safimet S.p.A | ITALY |
Gold | SAFINA A.S. | CZECH REPUBLIC |
Gold | Sai Refinery | INDIA |
Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Samwon Metals Corp. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA) | COLOMBIA |
Gold | SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY |
Gold | Sellem Industries Ltd. | MAURITANIA |
Gold | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | SPAIN |
Gold | Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
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Gold | Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd. | INDIA |
Gold | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN |
Gold | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | TAIWAN |
Gold | Sovereign Metals | INDIA |
Gold | State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology | LITHUANIA |
Gold | Sudan Gold Refinery | SUDAN |
Gold | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd | TAIWAN |
Gold | T.C.A S.p.A | ITALY |
Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | JAPAN |
Gold | The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Tony Goetz NV | BELGIUM |
Gold | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | KAZAKHSTAN |
Gold | Torecom | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | THAILAND |
Gold | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | BELGIUM |
Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Gold | Valcambi S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | AUSTRALIA |
Gold | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY |
Gold | Yamakin Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | CHINA |
Tantalum | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tantalum | Exotech Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tantalum | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | JAPAN |
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tantalum | Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | THAILAND |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | GERMANY |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Ltd. | JAPAN |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH | GERMANY |
Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | CHINA |
Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
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Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | KEMET Blue Metals | MEXICO |
Tantalum | LSM Brasil S.A. | BRAZIL |
Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA |
Tantalum | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL |
Tantalum | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | NPM Silmet AS | ESTONIA |
Tantalum | PRG Dooel | NORTH MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OF |
Tantalum | QuantumClean | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tantalum | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL |
Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tantalum | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Tantalum | Telex Metals | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | KAZAKHSTAN |
Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Alpha | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | VIET NAM |
Tin | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda | BRAZIL |
Tin | CRM Synergies | SPAIN |
Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | INDONESIA |
Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
Tin | Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Dowa | JAPAN |
Tin | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM |
Tin | EM Vinto | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) |
Tin | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | BRAZIL |
Tin | Fenix Metals | POLAND |
Tin | Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant | CHINA |
Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA |
Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Luna Smelter, Ltd. | RWANDA |
Tin | Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | BRAZIL |
Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | MALAYSIA |
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Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | BRAZIL |
Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tin | Metallo Belgium N.V. | BELGIUM |
Tin | Metallo Spain S.L.U. | SPAIN |
Tin | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL |
Tin | Minsur | PERU |
Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN |
Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA |
Tin | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM |
Tin | Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd. | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | THAILAND |
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | PHILIPPINES |
Tin | Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A. | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) |
Tin | Pongpipat Company Limited | MYANMAR |
Tin | Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited | INDIA |
Tin | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Bangka Serumpun | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Bukit Timah | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Masbro Alam Stania | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Rajehan Ariq | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Timah Nusantara | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | INDONESIA |
Tin | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL |
Tin | Rui Da Hung | TAIWAN |
Tin | Soft Metais Ltda. | BRAZIL |
Tin | Super Ligas | BRAZIL |
Tin | Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM |
Tin | Thaisarco | THAILAND |
Tin | Tin Technology & Refining | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tin | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM |
Tin | VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC | VIET NAM |
Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | BRAZIL |
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Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Yunnan Tin Company Limited | CHINA |
Tin | Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | A.L.M.T. Corp. | JAPAN |
Tungsten | ACL Metais Eireli | BRAZIL |
Tungsten | Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd. | BRAZIL |
Tungsten | Artek LLC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | VIET NAM |
Tungsten | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | China Molybdenum Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Cronimet Brasil Ltda | BRAZIL |
Tungsten | Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | GEM Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY |
Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | GERMANY |
Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant" | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tungsten | KGETS Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Tungsten | Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN |
Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC) | VIET NAM |
Tungsten | Moliren Ltd. | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Tungsten | NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tungsten | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | PHILIPPINES |
Tungsten | Unecha Refractory metals plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | AUSTRIA |
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Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Appendix B
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