UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM SD

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

  

AudioCodes Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

ISRAEL  0-30070
(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission file number)
incorporation or organization)   

 

6 Ofra Haza Street, Or Yehuda, Israel

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Ofer Nimtsovich, 972-3-9764000

(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, 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD (this “Form SD”) of AudioCodes Ltd. (“AudioCodes,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) for the year ended December 31, 2023 is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

  

Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

 

AudioCodes evaluated its current product lines and determined that certain products we manufacture or contract to manufacture contain tin, tungsten, tantalum and/or gold, which are defined as “conflict minerals” by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, that are necessary to the functionality or production of our products. Accordingly, AudioCodes is filing this disclosure along with a Conflict Minerals Report to disclose the measures we have taken to determine the origin of the conflict minerals used in our products.

 

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

We undertook due diligence measures, including surveying our direct suppliers through an industry-standard survey template for conflict minerals, to try to determine the sources of these minerals, which we purchase through a complex supply chain. Currently, we do not have sufficient information from all our suppliers or other sources to determine the country of origin of the conflict minerals used in our products or identify the facilities used to process those conflict minerals.

 

A copy of our Conflict Minerals Report is filed as Exhibit 1.01 hereto. Our Conflict Minerals Report, as well as our Conflict Minerals Policy, are publicly available on our website at https://www.audiocodes.com/corporate/audiocodes-going-sustainable under the heading "Conflict Minerals”. Except as expressly provided herein, the information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this Form SD.

 

Item 1.02 Exhibit

 

See Item 2.01 below.

 

Section 2 – Exhibits

 

Item 2.01. Exhibits

 

Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

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

 

AUDIOCODES LTD.  
   
By: /s/ Ofer Nimtsovich  
Name: Ofer Nimtsovich  
Title: Chief Operating Officer (COO)  

 

May 22, 2024

 

 

 

Exhibit 1.01

 

AudioCodes Ltd.

Conflict Minerals Report

For The Year Ended December 31, 2023

 

1.Introduction

 

This is the Conflict Minerals Report (this “Report”) for AudioCodes Ltd. (herein referred to as “AudioCodes,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”) for the reporting period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. The Rule was adopted by the SEC to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. “Conflict minerals” are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold for the purpose of this assessment.

 

If a registrant can establish that the conflict minerals in its products originated from sources other than the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “DRC”) or an adjoining country (collectively, the “Covered Countries”), or from recycled and scrap sources, the registrant must submit a specialized disclosure report under Form SD that describes the steps that the registrant took to determine the origin of the conflict minerals in its products.

 

If a registrant has reason to believe that any of the conflict minerals in its supply chain may have originated in a Covered Country, or if the registrant is unable to determine the country of origin of those conflict minerals, then the registrant must exercise due diligence on the conflict minerals’ source and chain of custody, and the registrant must annually submit a Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC that includes a description of those due diligence measures.

 

This Report is not audited by an independent private sector auditor in reliance on recent SEC guidance to the effect that the requirement of such an audit has been stayed except if the registrant elects to describe its products as “DRC conflict-free” in its Conflicts Minerals Report.

 

 

 

 

2.Company Overview

 

This report has been prepared by AudioCodes. The information includes the activities of all of our majority-owned subsidiaries that are required to be consolidated.

  

AudioCodes designs, develops and sells advanced Voice over-IP (VoIP) and converged VoIP and data networking solutions, products and applications that facilitate secured, resilient and high quality Unified Communications (UC) and Contact Center (CC) services whether deployed on-premises or delivered from the cloud. Providing IP Phones, Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), and cloud-based platforms and applications, our solutions and products are geared to meet the growing needs of enterprises and service providers realigning their operations towards the transition to All-IP networks and hosted business services. AudioCodes is a VoIP technology market leader focused on converged VoIP and data communications offering technology, products and solutions for Enterprise Unified Communications, contact centers, service provider business services, mobile VoIP and Cloud virtualized Data Centers. Our products are deployed globally in enterprise, service provider cloud networks. AudioCodes’ products include IP phones, session border controllers (SBC), media gateways, Multi-Service Business Routers (MSBRs), residential gateways, media servers, mobile communications solutions, value added applications, life cycle management solutions and professional services. AudioCodes high definition (HD) VoIP technologies and products provide enhanced intelligibility and a better end user experience in emerging voice communications services.

 

3.Products Overview

 

Our principal hardware product lines are essentially classified into the following categories: session border controllers, media gateways, multi-service business routers, IP phones, cloud connector appliances, survivable branch appliances, call recorders, fax servers and SOHO routers.

 

4.Supply Chain Overview

 

Because our supply chain is complex, AudioCodes relies upon our suppliers to provide information with respect to the origin of the conflict minerals contained in components and materials supplied to us, including sources of conflict minerals that are supplied to them from sub-tier suppliers. Our suppliers are expected to provide conflict minerals sourcing information to us pursuant to our Conflict Minerals Policy.

 

We have performed a comprehensive analysis of the components used in our products, and the role that suppliers play throughout our manufacturing and product delivery processes. We defined the scope of our conflict minerals due diligence by identifying and contacting our current suppliers that provide components or engage in manufacturing activities that are likely to contain conflict minerals. We adopted the standard Conflict Mineral Reporting Templates (“CMRT”) established by the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (the “CFSI”), and sent our conflict minerals due diligence communication survey to these suppliers.

 

 

 

 

With respect to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) requirement to strengthen engagement with suppliers, we have engaged a third-party data collection vendor to conduct, collect and archive suppliers’ responses. Feedback from this engagement has allowed us to render the conclusions and statements in this report.

 

5.Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”) and RCOI conclusion

 

5.1 We conducted an analysis of our products and found that “conflict minerals” (as defined under the Rule),including tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, can be found in our products and are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. Therefore, we are subject to the reporting obligations of the Rule.

 

5.2 A list of all the suppliers and manufacturers AudioCodes contracts with to purchase all the items used in constructing its products was prepared by our Purchasing Department. The list was then reviewed and non-relevant suppliers and manufacturers of items which definitely do not contain tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold were deleted. The final list was evaluated by our Purchasing Director and Quality Assurance & Environmental Management Manager.

 

5.3Due to the breadth and complexity of AudioCodes’ products and supply chain, it will take time for many of our suppliers to verify the origin of all conflict minerals. Using our supply chain due diligence processes and efforts, we hope to further develop transparency into our supply chain.

 

5.4Steps conducted this year include:

  

  a. Performing internal applicability assessments of products and suppliers to determine which products and/or suppliers contain (or may) contain necessary conflict minerals.

 

  b. Supplier engagement:

 

  § Solicitation of survey responses from relevant suppliers;

 

  § Assessment of suppliers’ responses, including identifying inconsistent, incomplete or inaccurate responses;

 

  § Engaging our Purchasing Department to directly contact and make follow-up inquiries of non-responsive suppliers; and

 

  § As part of our validation process, we sent training materials to suppliers, including an overview of the law and instructions on how to complete the CMRT, if relevant.

 

  c. As part of our effort to identify smelters and refiners, suppliers were requested to complete CMRTs template of version 6.01 or above.

  

 

 

  

5.5 Currently, we do not have sufficient information from our suppliers to determine the country of origin of all the conflict minerals used in our products or the facilities used to process those conflict minerals. Therefore, we cannot exclude the possibility that some of these conflict minerals may have originated in the DRC or an adjoining country, and are not from recycled or scrap sources. Based on this result, AudioCodes conducted due diligence activities on the conflict minerals’ source and chain of custody and have described these activities in this Conflict Minerals Report.

 

6. Due Diligence Design

 

6.1 Our due diligence processes and efforts have been developed in conjunction with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (the “OECD Guidance”) and the related supplements for gold and for tin, tantalum and tungsten.

 

7. Due Diligence Performed

 

7.1 Establish Strong Company Management Systems

 

7.1.1 Conflict Minerals Policy

 

AudioCodes is committed to working collaboratively with our global supply chain to ensure compliance with the SEC’s conflict minerals rules (including the Rule). Our conflict minerals policy is publicly available on our website at https://www.audiocodes.com/corporate/audiocodes-going-sustainable under the heading "Conflict Minerals Act”. Except as expressly provided herein, the information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this Form SD.

 

7.1.2 Internal Team

 

AudioCodes has established a task force with representatives from our Legal, Finance, Purchasing and Quality departments to implement our conflict minerals compliance policy. Senior management is briefed about the results of our due diligence efforts on a regular basis.

 

7.1.3 Control Systems

 

AudioCodes has established our due diligence compliance process and set forth documentation and record maintenance mechanisms to ensure the retention of relevant documentation in a structured electronic database. Database content enables real-time identification of all countries of origin of the minerals as well as the status of smelters and refiners. Since our databases are regularly backed up, this data retention assures availability with no significant time limitation.

 

  

 

 

 

AudioCodes’ level CMRT are amended on a monthly basis, as our sub-contractor collects new and/or corrected suppliers’ reports. AudioCodes makes its latest company level CMRT available to its customers upon request.

 

7.1.4 Supplier Engagement

 

AudioCodes’ Requirements from AudioCodes’ Suppliers Process Specification (P-08-03E) (the “Process Specification”) includes a paragraph detailing our mandatory requirement to comply with the Rule and to strictly follow the framework established by the OECD. The Process Specification is referenced in each purchase order issued to our suppliers, and is also made available on AudioCodes’ website. Except as expressly provided herein, the information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this Form SD.

 

7.1.5 Grievance Mechanism

 

Grievance mechanism & reporting are defined in our Conflict Minerals Policy.

 

7.2 Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain

 

7.2.1 As part of our risk-based approach, AudioCodes identified the suppliers from which it made purchases over a specified amount during the year ended 2023. While trying to move towards the goal of being a conflict minerals free company, we assessed two primary risks in our supply chain: (1) the risk of not receiving prompt and accurate information from the supplier; and (2) the risk of not being able to readily replace a particular supplier. The result was the segmentation of our suppliers into three categories/levels of risks— “high” “medium” and “low”—enabling the Company to focus and tailor its risk mitigation efforts according to the supplier’s level of risk.

 

7.2.2 Our Purchasing Department was engaged to urge and make follow-up inquiries of reluctant suppliers and to focus our escalation efforts, with priority to the “high risk” suppliers.

 

7.2.3 To the best of our efforts, we have identified most of the smelters and refiners in our supply chain.

 

 

7.3 Design and Implement Strategy to Respond to Risks

 

7.3.1 Suppliers are requested to supply their conflict minerals compliance declarations using the CMRT template. Such declarations are reviewed by AudioCodes (or its assigned sub-contractor) and verified for completeness and inconsistencies.

 

7.3.2 Any declaration determined to be inconsistent or missing data is returned to the supplier to correct and complete.

 

7.3.3 We also track smelters and refiners that have not received a conflict-free designation based on the CFSI/CFSP or other independent third-party validation program, and compare smelters and refiners identified by the supply chain survey against the list of facilities that have received a “conflict free” designation.

  

 

 

  

7.3.4 Red Flags analysis on the topics listed below were defined to better identify suspicious behavior and activities:

 

  a. Data completion;

 

  b. Locations of mineral origin; and

 

  c. Existence of Company Policy.

 

7.3.5 Our escalation process was documented and implemented, which defines how to address non-responsive and problematic suppliers. The escalation process defines the conditions under which our Purchasing Department should consider suspending or discontinuing engagement with such suppliers.

 

7.3.6 Our VP, Operations, was informed of (i) the risk analysis efforts and results and (ii) the actions taken in response to such analysis and results.

 

7.4 Carrying Out of Independent Third-Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain

 

7.4.1 AudioCodes does not have a direct relationship with smelters and refiners of conflict minerals, nor do we perform direct audits of these entities that provide our supply chain with conflict minerals. However, we do rely upon the industry efforts and tools (for example, the CFSI CMRT) in our evaluations.

 

7.5 Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence

 

7.5.1 AudioCodes’ CMRT is amended on a monthly basis and is available to all requestors. The Company’s annual Conflict Minerals Report is made available on AudioCodes’ website at https://www.audiocodes.com/corporate/audiocodes-going-sustainable under the heading "Conflict Minerals Act”, and filed with the SEC on Form SD. Except as expressly provided herein, the information on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not part of this Form SD.

 

8. Results of Assessments

 

8.1 Survey Responses

 

8.1.1 Because of our size, the breadth and complexity of our products, and constant changes to our supply chain, it is difficult to identify entities downstream from our direct suppliers. We therefore rely on our direct suppliers to provide us with information about the source of conflict minerals contained in the components supplied to us. Our direct suppliers are similarly reliant upon information provided by their suppliers.

 

8.1.2 Despite receiving responses from suppliers listing the smelter’s or refiner’s names in their supply chain, a few suppliers were unable to accurately report which specific smelters were part of the supply chain of the components that were sold to AudioCodes in the year ended 2023. Therefore, we are not able to determine the facilities that processed the conflict minerals in such products.

  

 

 

 

8.1.3 We received responses from 100% of the suppliers surveyed. We reviewed the responses against criteria we developed to determine which responses necessitated further engagement with our suppliers. These criteria included untimely or incomplete responses, as well as inconsistencies within the data reported in the template. We are collaborating directly with these suppliers to have them provide updated responses.

 

8.1.4 Most CMRTs were reported at the company level (see the table immediately below):

 

Declaration Scopes of Delivered Consolidated Manufacturers
Reported at company level 56%
Reported user defined 18%
Reported product list/product 26% 

 

8.1.5 As of the date hereof, the responses received from our suppliers can be further categorized as described in the table immediately below. CMRTs with major issues are CMRTs with (i) significant incompleteness, (ii) inaccuracies or (iii) contradictory information submitted. For example, tantalum, tin, gold or tungsten was declared used, but no smelters were entered for these metals.

 

Consolidated Manufacturers Sub-Collection Status
MFRs delivered satisfactory CMRT 100%
MFRs delivered CMRT with major issues 0%
MFRs whose CMRT was escalated* 0%
MFRs still in process 0%

 

* Manufacturer (“MFR”) with at least one or multiple escalations (no major issues). Escalated by the subcontractor to AudioCodes to supply enhanced/corrected contact information, to contact the MFR directly or otherwise, due to the MFR’s poor responsiveness.

 

8.1.6 The smelter analysis of the responsive MFR is set forth below. The list of smelters is set forth in Appendix A attached hereto. The list of the countries of origin of mines is set forth in Appendix B attached hereto.

 

 

 

 

Smelters Analysis
With certification
Certified smelters - CFSP/RJC/LBMA/DMCC (1) 59%
Non-certified smelters - CFSP/RJC/LBMA/DMCC (1) 41%
Legitimacy of smelters (out of the total number of smelters analyzed)
Number of alleged smelters-
FSI/RJC/LBMA/DMCC/DOC/APPLE/INTEL/GS (1)
86%
Unknown smelters 14%

 

(1)Initials of credible sources for conflict minerals information (organizations or company names).

 

8.1.7 Based on the information obtained through the due diligence process, AudioCodes does not have sufficient information as of the date hereof to determine the country of origin of all the conflict minerals contained in our products.

 

8.1.8 The majority of the responses we received provided data at a company or divisional level or, as described above, were unable to specify the smelters or refiners used for components supplied to AudioCodes. We are therefore unable to determine whether any of the conflict minerals reported by the suppliers were contained in components or parts supplied to us, or to validate that any of these smelters or refiners are actually within our supply chain.

 

8.1.9 We do not gather information from our suppliers on a continuous, real-time basis.

 

8.1.10 The Company can only provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary conflict minerals, since the information is obtained from direct and secondary suppliers and independent third-party audit programs.

 

8.2 Efforts to Determine Country of Origin of Mine or Conflict Minerals

 

8.2.1 Tracing materials back to their mine of origin is a complex aspect of responsible sourcing in our supply chain. By adopting a methodology based on the OECD Guidance and the CFSI template, we have determined that the information we gathered from the smelters and refiners in our supply chain represents the most reasonable known mine of origin information available to us.

 

 

 

 

9.Continuous Improvement Efforts to Mitigate Risks

 

9.1AudioCodes will continue working with its global supply chain to ensure responsible sourcing and assure compliance with international regulations.

 

9.2AudioCodes will strengthen communications with suppliers in order to improve the number of suppliers that respond to the company's supply chain surveys.

 

9.3AudioCodes will analysis its data base and sort out all non-active parts, to focus on an accurate suppliers’ data base.

 

10.Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as “may”, “will,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” or “opportunity,” the negative of these words or words of similar import. 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. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such 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 U.S. federal securities laws.

 

 

 

 

Appendix A: Smelters list

 

1. GOLD

 

Metal Smelter Name Country
Gold 8853 S.p.A. ITALY
Gold ABC Refinery Pty Ltd. AUSTRALIA
Gold Abington Reldan Metals, LLC UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold Advanced Chemical Company UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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 OF AMERICA
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 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) 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 Fujairah Gold FZC UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold Geib Refining Corporation UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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. KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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 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
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 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 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 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. CZECHIA
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 Sellem Industries Ltd. MAURITANIA
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, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals RUSSIAN FEDERATION

 

 

 

 

Gold Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
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, PROVINCE OF CHINA
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 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 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

 

 

 

 

2. TANTALUM

 

Metal Smelter Name Country
Tantalum 5D Production OU ESTONIA
Tantalum AMG Brasil BRAZIL
Tantalum Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. CHINA
Tantalum D Block Metals, LLC 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 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
Tantalum Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. CHINA
Tantalum KEMET de Mexico MEXICO
Tantalum Materion Newton Inc. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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 PowerX Ltd. RWANDA
Tantalum QuantumClean UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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 OF AMERICA
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

 

 

 

 

3. TIN

 

Metal Smelter Name Country
Tin Alpha UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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 (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
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
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 Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. CHINA
Tin Luna Smelter, Ltd. RWANDA
Tin Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. BRAZIL
Tin Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) MALAYSIA
Tin Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. BRAZIL
Tin Metallic Resources, Inc. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin Mineracao Taboca S.A. BRAZIL
Tin Mining Minerals Resources SARL CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

 

 

 

 

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 (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
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 REFINED BANGKA TIN INDONESIA
Tin PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa 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 PT Tirus Putra Mandiri INDONESIA
Tin PT Tommy Utama INDONESIA
Tin Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. BRAZIL
Tin Rui Da Hung TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tin Super Ligas BRAZIL
Tin Thaisarco THAILAND
Tin Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. CHINA
Tin Tin Technology & Refining UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company VIETNAM
Tin VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC VIETNAM
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

 

 

 

 

4. TUNGSTEN

 

Metal Smelter Name Country
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. VIETNAM
Tungsten China Molybdenum Tungsten 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. KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Tungsten Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd. CHINA
Tungsten Fujian Xinlu Tungsten 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 Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. CHINA
Tungsten H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH GERMANY
Tungsten HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd. KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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 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 Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tungsten LLC Vostok RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. CHINA
Tungsten Masan High-Tech Materials VIETNAM
Tungsten Moliren Ltd. RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten Niagara Refining LLC UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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 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

 

 

 

 

Appendix B: Mines Country of Origin list

 

Afghanistan
Albania
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Belitung Island
Bolivia
Brazil
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Democratic Republic of Congo
Czech Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
France
Germany
Ghana
Guyana
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
Katanga
Kazakhstan
Korea
Kyrgyzstan
Laos

 

 

 

 

Luxembourg
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Netherlands
Nigeria
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Turkey
Uganda
United Kingdom

United States of America

Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe

 

 

 


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