UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
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ACUITY BRANDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-16583 | |||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | |||||||
1170 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 1200, Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (Address of principal executive offices) | ||||||||
Karen J. Holcom, (404) 853-1400
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)
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Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed:
| þ | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2023. | ||||
| ☐ | Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13q-1) for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2023. | ||||
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Introduction
This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD ("Form SD") for Acuity Brands, Inc. ("Acuity Brands," the "Company," "we," or "us") for the year ended December 31, 2023 is submitted to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Rule") related to conflict minerals. Conflict minerals are defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as columbite-tantalite (the metal ore from which tantalum is extracted), cassiterite (the metal ore from which tin is extracted), gold, and wolframite (the metal ore from which tungsten is extracted) as well as their derivatives (collectively, the "Subject Minerals"). The Rule requires certain registrants to conduct a reasonable country of origin inquiry ("RCOI") designed to determine whether any of the Subject Minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") or an adjoining country (collectively, the "Covered Countries").
Company Overview
We are a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces and light. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (“ABL”) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (“ISG”), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people's lives. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management systems, and location-aware applications.
We manufacture or procure lighting and building technology devices primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia. The production or functionality of certain of our devices requires components such as circuit boards, capacitors, metal wires, electrodes, and other electronic components that contain the Subject Minerals. Consequently, we are subject to the disclosure and reporting requirements of the Rule.
Supply Chain Description
We utilize a blend of internal and outsourced manufacturing processes and capabilities to fulfill a variety of customer needs. We operate manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe and also purchase certain components and finished goods from a broad network of suppliers located primarily in the United States of America, Mexico, Asia, and Europe. While some of our products contain the Subject Minerals, we do not procure ore or unrefined minerals directly from mines, and we are many steps removed from the mining of the Subject Minerals. The origin of the Subject Minerals cannot be determined with any certainty once the ores are smelted, refined, and converted to ingots, bullion, or other mineral derivatives. The smelters and refiners are consolidating points for ore and, therefore, are in the best position to identify the origin of the ore. We rely on our suppliers to provide accurate information, including the identification of smelters and refiners, during our RCOI and due diligence procedures.
SECTION 1 - CONFLICT MINERALS DISCLOSURE
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Description of Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Efforts
For the 2023 reporting year, we conducted a supply chain survey with direct suppliers to determine the origin of the Subject Minerals using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. Specifically, the survey requests direct suppliers to identify the smelters and refiners as well as the countries of origin for Subject Minerals contained in the products they sell to us. We reviewed the responses and compared the smelters and refiners identified in the surveys against the lists of facilities with a "conflict-free" designation by the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process ("RMAP") or other independent third-party audit program. Our procedures for the RCOI and due diligence process are overlapping in nature; therefore, this report should be read in conjunction with our Conflict Minerals Report filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.
Conclusion Based on Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
Based on our RCOI, we believe it is possible that certain of the Subject Minerals used in our products may have originated in the Covered Countries and may not be from recycled or scrap sources. As discussed in the attached Conflict Minerals Report, we have insufficient information from suppliers and other sources regarding all of the smelters and refiners that processed the Subject Minerals to conclude whether the Subject Minerals originated in the Covered Countries.
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
The Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, filed herewith as Exhibit 1.01, is publicly available at www.acuitybrands.com, but the contents of that site are not incorporated by reference into, and are not otherwise a part of, this Form SD.
This Form SD and the Conflict Minerals Report filed as Exhibit 1.01 contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements that describe or relate to the Company's plans, initiatives, projections, vision, goals, targets, commitments, expectations, objectives, prospects, strategies, or financial outlook, and the assumptions underlying or relating thereto. In some cases, we may use words such as “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “indicate,” “project,” “predict,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “potential,” and words of similar meaning, as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions, or circumstances, to identify forward-looking statements. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Act. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Our forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions, which may not prove to be accurate, and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual events or results to differ materially from our historical experience and management's present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties are discussed in our filings with the SEC including our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2023, Form 10-Q for the fiscal period ended February 29, 2024, and other forms we filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
The Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.
SECTION 2 - RESOURCE EXTRACTION ISSUER DISCLOSURE
Item 2.01 Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure and Report
Not applicable
SECTION 3 - EXHIBITS
Item 3.01 Exhibits
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.
Date: May 29, 2024
| ACUITY BRANDS, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /S/ KAREN J. HOLCOM | |||||||
| Karen J. Holcom | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
Exhibit 1.01
Acuity Brands, Inc.
Conflict Minerals Report
For Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2023
This Conflict Minerals Report of Acuity Brands, Inc. ("Acuity Brands," the "Company," "we," or "us") for the year ended December 31, 2023 is filed to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Rule") related to conflict minerals. Conflict minerals are defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") as columbite-tantalite (the metal ore from which tantalum is extracted), cassiterite (the metal ore from which tin is extracted), gold, and wolframite (the metal ore from which tungsten is extracted) as well as their derivatives (collectively, the "Subject Minerals"). The Rule requires certain registrants to conduct a reasonable country of origin inquiry ("RCOI") designed to determine whether any of the Subject Minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") or an adjoining country (collectively, the "Covered Countries").
Pursuant to the Rule, we performed due diligence procedures on the source and chain of custody of the Subject Minerals that are included in our products and for which, based on our RCOI, we believe it is possible that some may have originated from the Covered Countries and may not be from recycled or scrap sources.
Design of Due Diligence
We implemented a due diligence framework consistent with the Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development's ("OECD") Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the related Supplement on Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten and Supplement on Gold (collectively, "OECD Guidance"). Summarized below are the design components of our procedures as they relate to the five-step framework set forth in the OECD Guidance:
1) Establish strong company management systems:
•Publish and maintain a conflict minerals policy, which is available at https://www.acuitybrands.com/about-us/conflict-minerals-policy.
•Assign roles and responsibilities to associates who possess the skill set, experience, and knowledge as well as the capacity required to operate and monitor our conflict minerals processes.
•Periodically review conflict minerals procedures with the Chief Financial Officer and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
•Utilize a conflict minerals compliance process, including the RCOI procedures described in the Form SD.
•Incorporate requirements related to conflict minerals in our standard supplier agreements and purchase order terms and conditions to obligate current and future suppliers to comply with our conflict minerals policy, including participation in the supply chain survey and related due diligence activities.
•Maintain records related to the RCOI and due diligence procedures in accordance with our retention policy.
•Facilitate employee, supplier, or other stakeholder grievance reporting through our website.
2) Identify and assess risks in our supply chain:
•Identify raw material components that may contain one or more of the Subject Minerals.
•Identify finished goods that may contain one or more of the Subject Minerals for which we contracted to manufacture the finished goods.
•Identify the direct suppliers that provide the raw material components and finished goods that may contain one or more of the Subject Minerals.
•Conduct a supply chain survey using the Responsible Minerals Initiative's Conflict Minerals Reporting Template ("CMRT"), requesting direct suppliers to identify smelters and refiners as well as the country of origin of the Subject Minerals in the products they sell to us.
•Follow up with non-responsive suppliers by requesting compliance with our request for information.
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•Review all responses received from suppliers based on our conflict minerals compliance process and request supplemental information from suppliers providing responses that are deemed implausible, incomplete, inaccurate, or otherwise require clarification.
•Compare smelters and refiners identified by the supply chain survey against the list of facilities that have received a "conflict-free" designation from the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process ("RMAP") or other independent third party audit program; these designations also provide country of origin and due diligence information on the Subject Minerals sourced by such facilities.
3) Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks:
•Publish and maintain a conflict minerals policy.
•Assess and address conflict minerals as part of our global risk management process.
•Assess risk mitigation efforts and respond as appropriate to bring suppliers into conformity with our conflict minerals policy.
•Provide, on a periodic basis, progress reports to the Chief Financial Officer and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors summarizing risk mitigation efforts.
•When required by the Rule, obtain an independent private sector audit of this Report.
4) Support the development and implementation of independent third party audits of smelters' and refiners' sourcing:
•Utilize multi-industry due diligence initiatives, including RMAP, to evaluate the procurement practices of the smelters and refiners that process and provide the Subject Minerals used in our products.
5) Report on supply chain due diligence:
•Communicate our conflict minerals policy publicly on our website at https://www.acuitybrands.com/about-us/conflict-minerals-policy.
•Annually file a Conflict Minerals Report with the SEC and publish on our investor relations website at https://www.investors.acuitybrands.com/.
The content of any website referred to in this report is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this filing.
Due Diligence Measures Performed
Below is a description of the measures performed for the year ended December 31, 2023 to exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Subject Minerals contained in our products that we believe may have originated from the Covered Countries and may not be from recycled or scrap sources:
•Assessed and addressed conflict minerals as part of our global risk management process.
•Followed up with non-responsive suppliers by requesting compliance with our request for information.
•Reviewed all responses received from suppliers based on our conflict minerals compliance process and requested supplemental information from suppliers providing responses that were deemed implausible, incomplete, inaccurate, or otherwise required clarification.
•Compared smelters and refiners identified by the supply chain survey against the list of facilities that have received a "conflict-free" designation from the RMAP or other independent third-party audit program; these designations provide country of origin and due diligence information on the Subject Minerals sourced by such facilities.
•Assessed risk mitigation efforts and responded as appropriate to bring suppliers into conformity with our conflict minerals policy.
•Provided periodic progress reports to the Chief Financial Officer and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors summarizing risk mitigation efforts.
•Reviewed and assessed for improvement opportunities within our conflict minerals compliance process.
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Results of Due Diligence Measures
Inherent Limitations on Due Diligence Measures
As an indirect purchaser of the Subject Minerals, our due diligence efforts can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance regarding the source and chain of custody of the Subject Minerals. We are dependent on the data obtained from direct suppliers and in turn, the data those suppliers obtain from within their supply chains to identify sources of the Subject Minerals. In addition, we rely on the information collected by independent third party audit programs. These sources of information may yield incomplete or inaccurate data and may be subject to fraud.
Product Determination
Based on due diligence procedures performed in this report, we do not have sufficient information to conclusively confirm the country of origin or chain of custody of the Subject Minerals used in our products. We received company-level responses from certain of our suppliers with extensive lists of smelters without product-based information. As a result, we were unable to verify whether Subject Minerals from these smelters were used in our products. Based on the information provided by our suppliers, we believe some subset of the smelters and refiners listed in Table I produced certain of the Subject Minerals contained in our products. Based on the information from suppliers and the information available from the Responsible Minerals Initiative, we believe the origin of the Subject Minerals processed by these smelters and refiners includes the countries listed in Table II.
Independent Private Sector Audit
This report is not subject to an independent private sector audit based on current SEC guidance.
Future Due Diligence Measures
We intend to implement steps to mitigate the risk that the Subject Minerals benefit armed groups and to improve the RCOI and due diligence processes. These include, but are not limited to, the following:
•Modifying the conflict minerals compliance process with the intent to increase the supplier response rate and to improve the quality of supplier responses;
•Monitoring industry efforts to identify additional resources to facilitate compliance;
•Conducting an annual review of our conflict minerals policy, conflict minerals compliance process and the related procedure documentation and risks for any updates; and
•Discussing the results of our annual RCOI with executive management and our sourcing department.
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Table I
Listing of Smelters Potentially Producing Subject Minerals in Company Products
| Metal | Smelter | Country of Smelter | ||||||
| Gold | 8853 S.p.A. | Italy | ||||||
| Gold | ABC Refinery Pty Ltd. | Australia | ||||||
| Gold | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | United States | ||||||
| Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | United States | ||||||
| Gold | African Gold Refinery | Uganda | ||||||
| Gold | Agosi AG | Germany | ||||||
| Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | Japan | ||||||
| Gold | Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC | United Arab Emirates | ||||||
| Gold | Albino Mountinho Lda. | Portugal | ||||||
| Gold | Alexy Metals | United States | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | 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 | Coimpa Industrial LTDA | Brazil | ||||||
| Gold | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Gold | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | Germany | ||||||
| Gold | Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC | United Arab Emirates | ||||||
| Gold | Dongwu Gold Group | China | ||||||
| Gold | Dowa | Japan | ||||||
| Gold | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | Republic of Korea | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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| Metal | Smelter | Country of Smelter | ||||||
| Gold | Emirates Gold DMCC | United Arab Emirates | ||||||
| Gold | Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. | Zimbabwe | ||||||
| Gold | Fujairah Gold FZC | United Arab Emirates | ||||||
| Gold | Geib Refining Corporation | United States | ||||||
| Gold | GG Refinery Ltd. | Tanzania | ||||||
| Gold | GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. | India | ||||||
| Gold | Gold by Gold Colombia | Colombia | ||||||
| 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 Germany GmbH Co. KG | Germany | ||||||
| Gold | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Gold | Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Gold | HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD. | Republic of Korea | ||||||
| Gold | Industrial Refining Company | Belgium | ||||||
| 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 Novosibirsk Refinery | 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 | ||||||
| Gold | KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna | Poland | ||||||
| Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | Japan | ||||||
| Gold | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | Republic of Korea | ||||||
| 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. | Republic of Korea | ||||||
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| Metal | Smelter | Country of Smelter | ||||||
| Gold | LT Metal Ltd. | Republic of Korea | ||||||
| Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Gold | Marsam Metals | Brazil | ||||||
| Gold | Materion | United States | ||||||
| Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | Japan | ||||||
| Gold | MD Overseas | India | ||||||
| Gold | Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd. | South Africa | ||||||
| Gold | Metallix Refining Inc. | United States | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | MKS PAMP SA | Switzerland | ||||||
| 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 | Republic of Korea | ||||||
| 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 | Pease & Curren | United States | ||||||
| Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Gold | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | Chile | ||||||
| Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals(1) | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | Indonesia | ||||||
| Gold | PX Precinox S.A. | Switzerland | ||||||
| Gold | QG Refining, LLC | United States | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Gold | Safimet S.p.A | Italy | ||||||
| Gold | SAFINA A.S. | Czech Republic | ||||||
| Gold | Sai Refinery | India | ||||||
| Gold | Sam Precious Metals | United Arab Emirates | ||||||
| Gold | Samduck Precious Metals(1) | Republic of Korea | ||||||
| Gold | SAMWON METALS Corp. | Republic of Korea | ||||||
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| Metal | Smelter | Country of Smelter | ||||||
| Gold | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | Spain | ||||||
| Gold | Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| 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 CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Gold | Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| 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. | Republic of Korea | ||||||
| Gold | Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | ||||||
| Gold | T.C.A S.p.A | Italy | ||||||
| Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | Japan | ||||||
| Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | Japan | ||||||
| Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Gold | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | Kazakhstan | ||||||
| Gold | Torecom | Republic of Korea | ||||||
| Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | Thailand | ||||||
| Gold | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | Belgium | ||||||
| Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | United States | ||||||
| Gold | Valcambi S.A. | Switzerland | ||||||
| Gold | WEEEREFINING | France | ||||||
| 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 | 5D Production OU | Estonia | ||||||
| Tantalum | AMG Brasil | Brazil | ||||||
| Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | United States | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Tantalum | Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd. | China | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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| Metal | Smelter | Country of Smelter | ||||||
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tantalum | KEMET de Mexico | Mexico | ||||||
| Tantalum | Materion Newton Inc. | United States | ||||||
| Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | India | ||||||
| Tantalum | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | Brazil | ||||||
| Tantalum | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | Japan | ||||||
| Tantalum | Molycorp Silmet A.S. | Estonia | ||||||
| Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tantalum | PowerX Ltd. | Rwanda | ||||||
| Tantalum | QuantumClean | United States | ||||||
| Tantalum | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Brazil | ||||||
| Tantalum | RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Tantalum | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | Japan | ||||||
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Co., Ltd. | Thailand | ||||||
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS GmbH | Germany | ||||||
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd. | Japan | ||||||
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | ||||||
| Tantalum | Telex Metals | United States | ||||||
| Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | Kazakhstan | ||||||
| Tantalum | XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED | China | ||||||
| Tantalum | XinXing Haorong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tantalum | Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tin | Alpha | United States | ||||||
| Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | Vietnam | ||||||
| Tin | Aurubis Beerse | Belgium | ||||||
| Tin | Aurubis Berango | Spain | ||||||
| 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 | DS Myanmar | Myanmar | ||||||
| Tin | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | Vietnam | ||||||
| Tin | EM Vinto | Bolivia | ||||||
| Tin | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | Brazil | ||||||
| Tin | Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Brazil | ||||||
| Tin | Fenix Metals | Poland | ||||||
| Tin | Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | China | ||||||
| Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
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| Metal | Smelter | Country of Smelter | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (Port Klang) | Malaysia | ||||||
| Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | Brazil | ||||||
| Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | United States | ||||||
| Tin | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | Brazil | ||||||
| Tin | Mining Minerals Resources SARL | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||||||
| Tin | Minsur | Peru | ||||||
| Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Japan | ||||||
| Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | ||||||
| Tin | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | Vietnam | ||||||
| Tin | Novosibirsk Tin Combine | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | Thailand | ||||||
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | Philippines | ||||||
| Tin | Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A. | Bolivia | ||||||
| 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 Prima Tin | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Bangka Serumpun | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Bukit Timah | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Premium Tin Indonesia | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS) | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Rajehan Ariq | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | Indonesia | ||||||
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| Metal | Smelter | Country of Smelter | ||||||
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Tirus Putra Mandiri | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | PT Tommy Utama | Indonesia | ||||||
| Tin | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Brazil | ||||||
| Tin | Rui Da Hung | Taiwan | ||||||
| Tin | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | Japan | ||||||
| Tin | Super Ligas | Brazil | ||||||
| Tin | Takehara PVD Materials Plant / PVD Materials Division of MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD. | Taiwan | ||||||
| Tin | Thaisarco | Thailand | ||||||
| Tin | Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tin | Tin Technology & Refining | United States | ||||||
| Tin | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | Vietnam | ||||||
| Tin | VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC(1) | Vietnam | ||||||
| Tin | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | Australia | ||||||
| Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | Brazil | ||||||
| Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tin | Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. | Japan | ||||||
| Tungsten | ACL Metais Eireli | Brazil | ||||||
| Tungsten | Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd. | Brazil | ||||||
| Tungsten | Artek LLC | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Tungsten | Asahi Pretec Corp. | Japan | ||||||
| Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | Vietnam | ||||||
| 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 | DONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | Republic of Korea | ||||||
| Tungsten | Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders LLC | United States | ||||||
| Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | Germany | ||||||
| Tungsten | HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd. | Republic of Korea | ||||||
| Tungsten | Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC(1) | 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 | ||||||
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| Metal | Smelter | Country of Smelter | ||||||
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant" | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Tungsten | Kenee Mining Corporation Vietnam | Vietnam | ||||||
| Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | United States | ||||||
| Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | United States | ||||||
| Tungsten | Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | ||||||
| Tungsten | Lianyou Resources Co., Ltd. | Taiwan | ||||||
| Tungsten | LLC Vostok | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | Masan High-Tech Materials | Vietnam | ||||||
| Tungsten | Moliren Ltd. | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Tungsten | Nam Viet Cromit Joint Stock Company | Vietnam | ||||||
| Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | United States | ||||||
| Tungsten | NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Tungsten | OOO “Technolom” 1 | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Tungsten | OOO “Technolom” 2 | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Tungsten | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | Philippines | ||||||
| Tungsten | Shinwon Tungsten (Fujian Shanghang) Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | Japan | ||||||
| Tungsten | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | ||||||
| Tungsten | Tungsten Vietnam Joint Stock Company | Vietnam | ||||||
| Tungsten | Unecha Refractory Metals Plant | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | Austria | ||||||
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | ||||||
| Tungsten | YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD. | China | ||||||
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(1) This smelter is believed to source the Subject Minerals from the Covered Countries and is not included on the Responsible Minerals Initiative's list of certified or active smelters. The Company received company-level responses from suppliers sourcing from this smelter; therefore, the Company is unable to conclusively determine whether components or finished goods sourced from those suppliers contain Subject Minerals from this smelter.
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Table II
Listing of Subject Minerals' Countries of Origin
| Angola | Hong Kong | Philippines | ||||||
| Argentina | Hungary | Poland | ||||||
| Armenia | India | Portugal | ||||||
| Australia | Indonesia | Republic of the Congo | ||||||
| Austria | Ireland | Republic of Korea | ||||||
| Belarus | Israel | Russian Federation | ||||||
| Belgium | Italy | Rwanda | ||||||
| Bermuda | Ivory Coast | Saudi Arabia | ||||||
| Bolivia | Japan | Sierra Leone | ||||||
| Brazil | Jersey | Singapore | ||||||
| Burundi | Kazakhstan | Slovakia | ||||||
| Cambodia | Kenya | South Africa | ||||||
| Canada | Kyrgyzstan | South Sudan | ||||||
| Central African Republic | Laos | Spain | ||||||
| Chile | Luxembourg | Suriname | ||||||
| China | Madagascar | Sweden | ||||||
| Colombia | Malaysia | Switzerland | ||||||
| Czech Republic | Mali | Taiwan | ||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Mexico | Tajikistan | ||||||
| Djibouti | Mongolia | Tanzania | ||||||
| Ecuador | Morocco | Thailand | ||||||
| Egypt | Mozambique | Turkey | ||||||
| Estonia | Myanmar | Uganda | ||||||
| Ethiopia | Namibia | United Arab Emirates | ||||||
| Finland | Netherlands | United Kingdom | ||||||
| France | New Zealand | United States | ||||||
| Germany | Niger | Uzbekistan | ||||||
| Ghana | Nigeria | Vietnam | ||||||
| Guinea | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | ||||||
| Guyana | Peru | Zimbabwe | ||||||
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