QUALCOMM Incorporated
Conflict Minerals Report
Reporting Period: January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015
Qualcomm Incorporated is a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, substantially all of our products and services businesses, including our semiconductor businesses and substantially all of our engineering, research and development functions. In this document, the words “we,” “our” and “us” refer only to Qualcomm Incorporated, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or their subsidiaries.
This Conflict Minerals Report (this Report) contains forward-looking statements regarding our business, products and conflict minerals efforts, including steps we have taken or intend to take to mitigate the risk that conflict minerals in our products directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups (identified as a perpetrator of serious human rights abuses) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or an adjoining country (a country that shares an internationally recognized border with the DRC, collectively with the DRC the “Covered Countries”). Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” “strives” and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements in this Report. Additionally, statements concerning future matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements.
Although forward-looking statements in this Report reflect our good faith judgment, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known by us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in or anticipated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include without limitation: the risk that information reported to us by our suppliers from which we directly procure finished goods, components, materials and/or services for our products (direct suppliers), or industry information used by us, may be inaccurate; the risk that smelters or refiners (processing facilities) may not participate in the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP), which is a voluntary initiative in which independent third parties audit processing facilities’ procurement and processing activities and determine if the processing facilities maintain sufficient documentation to reasonably demonstrate conflict-free sourcing; as well as risks discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including those related to our customer concentration, our dependence on a limited number of third-party suppliers and our being subject to government regulations and policies. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this Report. Throughout this Report, whenever a reference is made to our website, such reference does not incorporate information from the website by reference into this Report unless specifically identified as such.
Background
Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) promulgated rules (the Final Rule) requiring certain companies with “conflict minerals” (columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite or their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten) that are necessary to the functionality or production of a product manufactured by or for that company to, among other things, disclose annually whether any of those conflict minerals originated in the
Covered Countries; and if so, to submit a report to the SEC that includes a description of the measures it took to exercise due diligence on the conflict minerals’ source and chain of custody.
In anticipation of the Final Rule, the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) established an initiative that is known as the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI). The EICC, GeSI and CFSI, which are composed of numerous industry members, strive to promote the improvement of human welfare and the environment through responsible and proactive supply chain management.
We are a full member of the EICC, have adopted the EICC Code of Conduct and expect all of our direct suppliers to act in accordance with this Code of Conduct. By employing EICC tools and working collaboratively with our peers, we are working to improve transparency and sustainability in the global electronics supply chain. We hold a leadership position on the Board of Directors of the EICC and actively participate in and support the CFSI’s responsible sourcing initiatives.
We, along with many other companies, rely on the CFSI’s CFSP to verify processing facilities as not directly or indirectly financing or benefiting armed groups in the Covered Countries (CFSP-compliant). The CFSI also recognizes responsible sourcing practices of processing facilities that have been accredited by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) or certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC).
Summary
We are a leading developer and supplier of integrated circuits based on CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) and other technologies for use in voice and data communications, networking, application processing, multimedia and global positioning system products. We manufacture or contract to manufacture products for which conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of those products and which otherwise constitute products under the Final Rule. We primarily utilize a fabless production and assembly model, which means that we do not own or operate foundries or assemblies responsible for the production and assembly of our products.
In accordance with the Final Rule, we conducted in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry (RCOI) that was reasonably designed to determine whether any of the necessary conflict minerals in our products originated in the Covered Countries or were from recycled or scrap sources. A description of our RCOI is set forth in this Report.
Based on our RCOI, we have reason to believe that some of the necessary conflict minerals used in our products may have originated in the Covered Countries (and may not have been from recycled or scrap sources). Accordingly, we exercised due diligence to determine the source and chain of custody of these conflict minerals. Our due diligence was designed to conform to an internationally recognized due diligence framework, specifically the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) “Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (OECD Guidance)”, 2nd edition (2013). A description of our due diligence measures is also set forth in this Report.
Following the exercise of our due diligence, we have not identified any instances in which our sourcing of necessary conflict minerals directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries. In addition, our integrated circuit products and other products (described below) are composed of tantalum sourced from 100% CFSP-compliant processing facilities.
The following descriptions are also provided within this Report:
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• | The facilities used to process the necessary conflict minerals in our products, if known; |
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• | The country of origin of the necessary conflict minerals in our products, if known; |
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• | Our efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the necessary conflict minerals in our products with the greatest possible specificity; and |
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• | The steps we have taken and the steps that we intend to take to mitigate the risk that our necessary conflict minerals directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries, including steps to improve our due diligence. |
Product Description
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I. | Integrated Circuit Products |
Our integrated circuit products are sold to manufacturers that use our products in wireless devices, particularly mobile phones, tablets, laptops, data modules, handheld wireless computers and gaming devices, access points and routers, data cards and infrastructure equipment, and in wired devices, particularly broadband gateway equipment, desktop computers and streaming media players. Our Mobile Station Modem (MSMTM) integrated circuits, which include the Mobile Data Modem, Qualcomm® Single Chip and Qualcomm® SnapdragonTM processors and LTE modems, perform the core baseband modem functionality in wireless devices providing voice and data communications, as well as multimedia applications and global positioning functions. In addition, our Snapdragon processors provide advanced application and graphics processing capabilities. Because of our experience in designing and developing CDMA- and OFDMA-based products, we design both the baseband integrated circuits and the supporting system, including the RF (Radio Frequency), PM (Power Management) and connectivity devices. Our portfolio of RF products includes Qualcomm® RF360TM front-end solutions.
Our wireless integrated circuit products are also sold to manufacturers that use our products for wireless local area network (WLAN), Bluetooth, Bluetooth Smart, frequency modulation (FM) and near field communications, as well as technologies that enable location data and services and for implementation of small cells. Our networking products include WLAN, Powerline and Ethernet integrated circuits and network processors.
Revenues from the sale of integrated circuit products comprised greater than 99% of the total revenues for our products described in this Report during the reporting period.
Our other products include modem cards and wireless medical devices. Revenues from the sale of such other products comprised less than 1% of the total revenues for our products described in this Report during the reporting period.
Description of Supply Chain
We utilize a fabless production model in the manufacturing of our integrated circuits, which means that we do not own or operate foundries for the production of silicon wafers from which our integrated circuits are made. Integrated circuits are die cut from silicon wafers that have completed the package assembly and test manufacturing processes. We employ both turnkey and two-stage manufacturing models to purchase our integrated circuits. Turnkey is when our foundry suppliers are responsible for delivering fully assembled and tested integrated circuits. Under the two-stage manufacturing model, we purchase die in singular or wafer form from semiconductor manufacturing foundries and contract with separate third-party suppliers for manufacturing services, such as wafer bump, probe, assembly and final test. We rely on our direct suppliers to perform the manufacturing and assembly, and most of the testing, of our integrated circuits based primarily on our proprietary designs and test programs. Our direct suppliers and, in turn, their suppliers, are responsible for the procurement of most of the raw materials used in the production of our
integrated circuits. Certain materials purchased by our direct suppliers may come directly or indirectly from processing facilities that treat ores, concentrates, slags or secondary materials. Because we do not purchase any materials directly from these processing facilities, we must rely on the information provided by our direct suppliers and the CFSI or other industry organizations in order to prepare this Report.
Our other products are primarily contracted to be manufactured as finished goods with the contract manufacturer responsible for the procurement of the materials and components that comprise these products.
Conflict Free Minerals Policy
Our conflict free minerals policy communicates the expectation that our direct suppliers obtain materials from environmentally and socially responsible sources, including conflict-free sources within the Covered Countries (available at: https://www.qualcomm.com/company/sustainability/products/conflict-free-minerals).
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
In accordance with the Final Rule, we conducted in good faith an RCOI that was reasonably designed to determine whether or not any of the necessary conflict minerals in our products originated in the Covered Countries or were from recycled or scrap sources.
To conduct our RCOI and obtain sourcing information from our direct suppliers, we used the CFSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT). We requested this information from 100% of our direct suppliers that may use necessary conflict minerals in our products to determine whether any of these materials originated in the Covered Countries. We received CMRT responses from 100% of the direct suppliers of our integrated circuit products and from 98% of the direct suppliers of our other products.
Our RCOI considered the countries of origin information obtained from our direct suppliers and CFSP-compliant facilities’ country of origin data available to CFSI members. Based on these sources of country of origin information, approximately 6% (18) of processing facilities reported by our direct suppliers were confirmed as sourcing conflict minerals from the Covered Countries. Each of these processing facilities has been validated as CFSP-compliant, and we have not identified any instances in which our sourcing of necessary conflict minerals directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries.
Design of Due Diligence
Our due diligence measures have been designed to conform, in all material respects, to the framework provided by the OECD Guidance.
OECD Step 1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems
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• | We publicly communicate our conflict free minerals policy. |
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• | We maintain a conflict minerals working group with representation from our finance, government affairs, internal audit, legal, regulatory, quality and supply chain departments, which report on program activities to executive management and the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. |
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• | We include conflict-free minerals requirements in purchasing documents to direct suppliers. |
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• | We maintain a public contact form on our website for general inquiries and grievances regarding our conflict minerals program, available at: |
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/sustainability/products/conflict-free-minerals/contact-us.
OECD Step 2: Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain
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• | We use the CMRT to review our direct suppliers’ due diligence activities, such as whether they have a conflict minerals policy, require their own suppliers to source from processing facilities validated by an independent audit program like CFSP and have implemented a review process that includes corrective action management. |
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• | We use the CMRT to identify conflict minerals processing facilities when reported in our supply chain by our direct suppliers. |
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• | We obtain countries of origin (when available) for CFSP-compliant processing facilities by relying on information provided by our direct suppliers and the CFSI. |
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• | We participate in CFSP site visits to processing facilities to encourage participation in the CFSP. |
OECD Step 3: Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Risk
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• | We maintain a conflict minerals risk management plan that sets forth direct supplier risk management strategies ranging from continued procurement to disengagement at the discretion of management. |
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• | We support the development of due diligence practices through participation in CFSI working groups. |
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• | We report information on the source and chain of custody of conflict minerals in our supply chain to our conflict minerals working group, executive management and the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. |
OECD Step 4: Third-Party Audit of Processing Facilities’ Due Diligence Practices
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• | We use the publicly available results of the CFSP, LBMA and RJC third-party audits to validate the responsible sourcing practices of processing facilities in our supply chain. |
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• | We support independent third-party audits of processing facilities through our CFSI membership. |
OECD Step 5: Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence
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• | We file a Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report with the SEC on an annual basis. Our Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report are also available on our website. |
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• | We provide information regarding our conflict minerals program in the Qualcomm Sustainability Report, in our Conflict Minerals White Paper “Supporting a Conflict Free Supply Chain” and on our conflict minerals website. |
Description of Due Diligence Performed
Below is a description of the measures we performed for this reporting period to exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of our necessary conflict minerals that we believe may have originated in the Covered Countries.
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• | We conducted our supply chain survey on 100% of our direct suppliers that may use necessary conflict minerals in our products to determine whether any of these minerals originated in the Covered Countries or were from recycled or scrap sources. |
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• | We utilized a conflict minerals data management tool that we designed to track communications with direct suppliers, automate the identification of quality issues (e.g., incomplete CMRTs, inconsistent responses and red flags based on criteria defined internally) and aggregate CMRT responses for analysis and reporting. |
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• | We determined if the processing facilities reported to us by our direct suppliers adhere to responsible sourcing practices by verifying whether they are included on the list of CFSP-compliant processing facilities. |
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• | We communicated discrepancies identified in the CMRT with direct suppliers who answered that they are not sourcing from the Covered Countries, but whose reported processing facilities are known to source from the Covered Countries. |
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• | We participated in eight CFSP site visits to processing facilities in Asia to encourage participation in the CFSP. |
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• | We attended the Indonesian Tin Conference and Exhibition and presented at the CFSI-Korean Electronics Association conference to encourage processing facility participation in the CFSP. |
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• | We provided funding to non-profit and industry initiatives including the Public Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade, the Responsible Minerals Multi-Stakeholder Network and the CFSI Initial Audit Fund. |
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• | We reported on program activities to members of executive management three times and the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors two times in 2015. |
Facilities Used to Process the Necessary Conflict Minerals in Our Products
We rely on the good faith efforts of our direct suppliers to provide us with reasonable representations of the processing facilities used to supply the necessary conflict minerals in our products. Some of our direct supplier responses represented their supply chain at a company-level, rather than a product-specific level. As such, the list of processing facilities disclosed at the end of this Report may over-represent the number of processing facilities that process the conflict minerals contained in our products.
All processing facilities listed in this Report are reported by CFSP status (CFSP-compliant, CFSP-active and those that do not participate in the CFSP, or non-participating) in tables 1, 2 and 3 as shown in the section entitled “Tables of Conflict Minerals Processing Facilities” at the end of this Report. These tables also indicate the conflict minerals and location of such processing facilities.
Figure 1 shows a summary of processing facilities in our integrated circuit products supply chain in calendar year 2015 by CFSP status.
Figure 1: 2015 Processing Facilities by CFSP Status for Integrated Circuit Products
Note: CFSP-compliant processing facilities are compliant with the CFSP audit protocols and include processing facilities currently undergoing a re-audit or processing facilities certified by the LBMA or RJC. CFSP-active processing facilities have committed to undergo a CFSP audit. Non-participating processing facilities meet the definition of a smelter or refiner under the CFSP protocols but are not participating in the CFSP.
Country of Origin of the Necessary Conflict Minerals in Our Products
We requested country of origin information (if known) from each of our direct suppliers, most of which do not source directly from processing facilities, for the purposes of determining the source and chain of custody of the necessary conflict minerals in our supply chain. We also relied on the country of origin information provided by the CFSI (when available) for CFSP-compliant processing facilities.
Based on the processing facilities reported by our direct suppliers in comparison to the country of origin information provided by the CFSP, we have reason to believe that some of our necessary conflict minerals may have originated in the Covered Countries, but we have not identified any instances in which our sourcing of necessary conflict minerals directly or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries.
Based on country of origin information provided by the CFSI for CFSP-compliant processing facilities, countries of origin of the necessary conflict minerals in our products may include Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote D’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain,
Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Our Efforts to Determine the Mine or Location of Origin of the Necessary Conflict Minerals in Our Products
We requested location of mine and location of origin information for the necessary conflict minerals contained in our products from each of our direct suppliers using the CMRT. In some instances, our direct suppliers reported the name or location of the mine (country). However, many of our direct suppliers were unable to obtain reliable mine or location of origin data for the necessary conflict minerals.
Steps We Have Taken to Mitigate the Risk that our Necessary Conflict Minerals Benefit Armed Groups
Through our efforts to work with our direct suppliers on responsible sourcing and our active participation in the CFSI, we continued to see improvements in the number of CFSP compliant and active status processing facilities that may supply conflict minerals contained in our integrated circuit products.
Figure 2 displays the CFSP status of processing facilities in our integrated circuit products supply chain from calendar year 2013 to 2015. From calendar year 2014 to 2015, CFSP-compliant processing facilities in our integrated circuit products supply chain increased from 76 to 142.
Figure 2: 2013-2015 Processing Facilities by CFSP Status for Integrated Circuit Products
Figure 3 displays the CFSP status of processing facilities in our integrated circuit products supply chain, by conflict mineral, for calendar year 2015.
Figure 3: 2015 Processing Facilities by Conflict Mineral and CFSP Status for Integrated Circuit Products
Steps We Will Take to Mitigate the Risk that our Necessary Conflict Minerals Benefit Armed Groups
During calendar year 2016, we intend to continue to conduct the following due diligence to mitigate the risk that our necessary conflict minerals directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries:
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1. | Engage with direct suppliers, processing facilities and the CFSI to encourage non-participating processing facilities to become CFSP-compliant or CFSP-active; |
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2. | Strive to use only direct suppliers that source from CFSP-compliant processing facilities for our integrated circuit and other products; |
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3. | Conduct due diligence on new business acquisitions to assess the risk of conflict minerals in the acquired business supply chain; and |
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4. | Participate in the following industry coalitions’ and non-governmental organizations’ efforts to support the responsible sourcing of minerals: EICC, CFSI, ITRI, Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade, Pact and the Responsible Minerals Multi-Stakeholder Network. |
During calendar year 2016, we intend to advance the effectiveness of our due diligence efforts to mitigate the risk that our necessary conflict minerals directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries by:
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1. | Developing a supplier validation program intended to promote supplier engagements and enhance supplier knowledge of responsible sourcing from the Covered Countries; |
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2. | Partnering with the CFSI and industry peers to develop a supplier training platform intended to educate suppliers on industry tools, reporting requirements and responsible sourcing initiatives; |
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3. | Participating in pre-audit visits of select non-participating processing facilities and providing assistance, if necessary, to select CFSP audited processing facilities for timely resolution of corrective actions; and |
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4. | Collaborating with non-governmental organizations to address in-region human rights issues that extend beyond conflict in mines. |
Tables of Conflict Minerals Processing Facilities
The processing facilities listed in tables 1, 2 and 3 are processing facilities utilized by our direct suppliers in the reporting period, as reported to us by our direct suppliers for our integrated circuit products and other products.
Table 1. CFSP-compliant Processing Facilities as of January 31, 2016
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Conflict Mineral | Processing Facility Name | Processing Facility Location |
Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co. Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | GERMANY |
Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineraçäo | BRAZIL |
Gold | Argor-Heraeus SA | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | Asahi Pretec Corporation | JAPAN |
Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Limited | CANADA |
Gold | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | UNITED STATES |
Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | TURKEY |
Gold | Aurubis AG | GERMANY |
Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | PHILIPPINES |
Gold | Boliden AB | SWEDEN |
Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | GERMANY |
Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | CANADA |
Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | ITALY |
Gold | DODUCO GmbH | GERMANY |
Gold | Dowa | JAPAN |
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Elemetal Refining, LLC | UNITED STATES |
Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | GERMANY |
Gold | Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong | CHINA |
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Gold | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY |
Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | TURKEY |
Gold | Japan Mint | JAPAN |
Gold | Jiangxi Copper Company Limited | 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 | Kazzinc | KAZAKHSTAN |
Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | UNITED STATES |
Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd | JAPAN |
Gold | L' azurde Company For Jewelry | SAUDI ARABIA |
Gold | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Materion | UNITED STATES |
Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd | CHINA |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | SINGAPORE |
Gold | Metalor Technologies SA | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES |
Gold | METALÚRGICA MET-MEX PEÑOLES, 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 | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. | TURKEY |
Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | AUSTRIA |
Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd | JAPAN |
Gold | OJSC Krastvetmet | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | PAMP SA | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | INDONESIA |
Gold | PX Précinox SA | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd | SOUTH AFRICA |
Gold | Republic Metals Corporation | UNITED STATES |
Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | CANADA |
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Gold | Schöne Edelmetaal B.V. | NETHERLANDS |
Gold | SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA | SPAIN |
Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
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 | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
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 | Umicore Brasil Ltda. | BRAZIL |
Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | THAILAND |
Gold | Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | BELGIUM |
Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | UNITED STATES |
Gold | Valcambi SA | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint | AUSTRALIA |
Gold | Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | CHINA |
Gold | Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery | CHINA |
Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry | CHINA |
Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES |
Tantalum | Duoluoshan | CHINA |
Tantalum | Exotech Inc. | UNITED STATES |
Tantalum | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals ^ | UNITED STATES |
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | JAPAN |
Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | UNITED STATES |
Tantalum | Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | Guizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd., Kaili branch | CHINA |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | THAILAND |
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Tantalum | H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar | GERMANY |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg | GERMANY |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Group ^ | GERMANY |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | GERMANY |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Inc. | UNITED STATES |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Ltd. | JAPAN |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG | GERMANY |
Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc | UNITED STATES |
Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | 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 Blue Metals | MEXICO |
Tantalum | KEMET Blue Powder ^ | UNITED STATES |
Tantalum | Kemet Blue Powder | UNITED STATES |
Tantalum | King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd | CHINA |
Tantalum | LSM Brasil S.A. | BRAZIL |
Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India (Pvt.) Ltd. | INDIA |
Tantalum | Mineração Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL |
Tantalum | Mitsui Mining & Smelting | JAPAN |
Tantalum | Molycorp Silmet A.S. | ESTONIA |
Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tantalum | Plansee ^ | AUSTRIA |
Tantalum | Plansee SE Liezen | AUSTRIA |
Tantalum | Plansee SE Reutte | AUSTRIA |
Tantalum | QuantumClean | UNITED STATES |
Tantalum | Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda | BRAZIL |
Tantalum | RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd | CHINA |
Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tantalum | Taki Chemical | JAPAN |
Tantalum | Telex Metals | UNITED STATES |
Tantalum | Tranzact, Inc. | UNITED STATES |
Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | KAZAKHSTAN |
Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
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Tantalum | Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd | CHINA |
Tantalum | Zhuzhou Cement Carbide | CHINA |
Tin | Alpha | UNITED STATES |
Tin | Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda. | BRAZIL |
Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | INDONESIA |
Tin | CV Gita Pesona | INDONESIA |
Tin | CV Serumpun Sebalai | INDONESIA |
Tin | CV United Smelting | INDONESIA |
Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
Tin | Dowa | JAPAN |
Tin | Elmet S.L.U (Metallo Group) | SPAIN |
Tin | EM Vinto | BOLIVIA |
Tin | Fenix Metals | POLAND |
Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
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 |
Tin | Metallo Chimique | BELGIUM |
Tin | Metallo-Chimique N.V. | BELGIUM |
Tin | Mineração Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL |
Tin | Minsur | PERU |
Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN |
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | THAILAND |
Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | PHILIPPINES |
Tin | Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. | BOLIVIA |
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 Bangka Prima Tin | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Bangka Putra Karya | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | INDONESIA |
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Tin | PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Bukit Timah | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT DS Jaya Abadi | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Inti Stania Prima | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Justindo | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Sumber Jaya Indah | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Tommy Utama | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Wahana Perkit Jaya | INDONESIA |
Tin | Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda | BRAZIL |
Tin | Rui Da Hung | TAIWAN |
Tin | Soft Metais, Ltda. | BRAZIL |
Tin | Thaisarco | THAILAND |
Tin | VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC | VIET NAM |
Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda. | BRAZIL |
Tin | Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited | CHINA |
Tungsten | A.L.M.T. Tungsten Corp. | JAPAN |
Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | VIET NAM |
Tungsten | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Fujian Jinxin 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 | Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
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Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | UNITED STATES |
Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | H.C. Starck GmbH ^ | GERMANY |
Tungsten | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY |
Tungsten | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | UNITED STATES |
Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | UNITED STATES |
Tungsten | Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC | VIET NAM |
Tungsten | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM |
Tungsten | Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd | VIET NAM |
Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG | AUSTRIA |
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Note: Processing facility names followed by a caret (^) symbol had previously been identified at a “corporate” or “group” level whereby one entry may have represented multiple individual facilities.
Table 2. CFSP-active Processing Facilities as of January 31, 2016 |
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Metal | Processing Facility Name | Processing Facility Location |
Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | UNITED STATES |
Gold | Cendres + Métaux SA | SWITZERLAND |
Gold | Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Faggi Enrico S.p.A. | ITALY |
Gold | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY |
Gold | Torecom | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | VIET NAM |
Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM |
Tin | Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH | GERMANY |
Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA |
Tin | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM |
Tin | Phoenix Metal Ltd | RWANDA |
Tin | PT Bangka Kudai Tin # | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera # | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Karimun Mining | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk # | INDONESIA |
Tin | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM |
Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Group Co | CHINA |
Tungsten | Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji | CHINA |
Tungsten | Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Yanglin | CHINA |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | UNITED STATES |
Tungsten | Sanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM |
Note: Processing facility names followed by a pound (#) symbol temporarily ceased operations in 2015.
Table 3. Non-participating Processing Facilities as of January 31, 2016
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Metal | Processing Facility Name | Processing Facility Location |
Gold | Aktyubinsk Copper Company TOO | KAZAKHSTAN |
Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | UZBEKISTAN |
Gold | Bauer Walser AG | GERMANY |
Gold | Caridad | MEXICO |
Gold | Chugai Mining | JAPAN |
Gold | DaeryongENC ^ | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Geib Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES |
Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | CHINA |
Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | CHINA |
Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Hwasung CJ Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited | CHINA |
Gold | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | KAZAKHSTAN |
Gold | KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna | POLAND |
Gold | Korea Metal Co., Ltd. # | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | KYRGYZSTAN |
Gold | Lingbao Gold Company Limited | CHINA |
Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Metal Smelt Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Morris and Watson | NEW ZEALAND |
Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | UZBEKISTAN |
Gold | OJSC Kolyma Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | UNITED STATES |
Gold | SAMWON Metals Corp. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
Gold | So Accurate Group, Inc. | UNITED STATES |
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Gold | Tongling nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd | CHINA |
Gold | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Estanho de Rondônia S.A. | BRAZIL |
Tin | Gejiu Zil-I Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Jiangxi Nanshan | CHINA |
Tin | Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Minmetals Ganzhou Tin Co., Ltd. # | CHINA |
Tin | Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tin | Novosibirsk Integrated Tin Works # | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tin | PT Alam Lestari Kencana # | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Fang Di MulTindo # | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Koba Tin # | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Seirama Tin investment # | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Supra Sukses Trinusa | INDONESIA |
Tin | PT Tirus Putra Mandiri | INDONESIA |
Tungsten | Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. * | CHINA |
Tungsten | Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd. * | CHINA |
Tungsten | Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
Tungsten | Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd. * | CHINA |
Tungsten | HC Starck GmbH | GERMANY |
Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Stark Tungsten Products 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 | Pobedit, JSC * | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tungsten | Wolfram Company CJSC ^ | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Tungsten | Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd. ^ | CHINA |
Note: Processing facility names followed by an asterisk (*) symbol are TI-CMC members that have committed to complete a CFSP validation audit within two years of TI-CMC membership issuance.
Processing facility names followed by a pound (#) symbol temporarily or permanently ceased operations in 2015.
Processing facility names followed by a caret (^) symbol had previously been identified at a “corporate” or “group” level whereby one entry may have represented multiple individual facilities.
