ACER INCORPORATED
2016 CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
Introduction
Acer has developed this Conflict Minerals Report (CMR), covering the period from January 1 to
December 31 of 2016, for the purpose of describing our due diligence efforts on the source andchain of custody of the gold, columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, wolframite, tantalum, tin,
and tungsten (collectively referred to as “3TG”) contained in our products that we have reason tobelieve may have originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining
country (collectively defined as the “Covered Countries”) and may not have come from recycled or
scrap sources.
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Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI)
Acer conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (RCOI) that employed a combination of
measures to determine whether the necessary 3TG in Acer’s products originated from the
Covered Countries. As a member of the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI), Acer’s primarymeans of determining country of origin of necessary 3TG was by conducting a supply-chain survey
with direct suppliers using the CFSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT). The smelters or
refiners (SORs) that were identified as part of this supply chain survey were compared to the listof known SORs that is maintained by the CFSI and those that have had their mines of origin
verified by the Conflict-Free Smelter program (CFSP).
When country of origin is unable to be determined from the CMRT or validated by the CFSP, Acer
turns to other forms of due diligence to conduct its RCOI. This includes direct contact with the
SORs, review of audit reports from supply chain validation programs similar to the CFSP, or review
of outreach efforts by industry-led programs, such as the CFSI. In 2016, Acer was able to identify
295 SORs in its supply chain. Out of 295 total SORs, 244 were validated by the CFSP. Of theremaining 51 SORs, Acer was able to determine the country of origin for 19, leaving 32 thatremain unknown.

Due to the results of its RCOI, Acer has reason to believe that in some cases, its necessary 3TG
may have originated in the DRC or Covered Countries and has reason to believe that they may not
be from recycled or scrap sources. Consequently, Acer has exercised due diligence on the source
and chain of custody of its necessary 3TG that conforms to a nationally or internationallyrecognized due diligence framework, and describes those activities in this CMR.
Design of Acer’s Due Diligence Measures
Acer developed and implemented a conflict minerals due diligence program to help protect
human rights and to avoid contributing to conflict in the DRC or Covered Countries as a result ofits decision when sourcing the necessary 3TG for the manufacture of its products. Acer designed
its due diligence measures to be in conformance with the internationally recognized due diligenceframework in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from
Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (“OECD Guidance”) and related Supplements for each of
the minerals as they relate to downstream companies in the supply chain.
As a brand company, Acer’s supply chain has multiple tiers between the company and the mines.
Acer does not purchase raw ore or unrefined 3TG, and does not purchase materials in the DRC or
Covered Countries. The origin of 3TG cannot be determined with any certainty once the raw ores
are smelted, refined and converted to ingots, bullion or other conflict mineral containing
derivatives. The SORs are consolidating points for raw ore and are in the best position in the total
supply chain to know the origin of the ores. Our supplier engagement includes the suppliers withwhich Acer has a direct relationship and has influence over purchasing decisions. These suppliers
are considered first tier and we rely on them to help us identify and assess the risk in the supply
chain and provide information on the SORs that supply the 3TG contained in our products.
Acer’s due diligence includes the following elements of the 5-Step OECD Framework:
1. Establish strong company management systems;
Adopt and commit to a supply chain policy for identifying and managing risks, structureinternal management systems to support supply chain due diligence, establish a system ofcontrols and transparency over the supply chain, strengthen company engagement with
suppliers, and establish a grievance mechanism.

22. Identify and assess risks in the supply chain;
Identify the SORs in the supply chain, identify the scope of the risk assessment of themineral supply chain, assess whether the SORs have carried out all elements of due
diligence, and where necessary, carry out joint spot checks at the mineral SOR’s own
facilities.
3. Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks;
Report findings to designated senior management, devise and adopt a risk management
plan, implement the risk management plan, monitor and track performance of risk
mitigation, report back to designated senior management and consider suspending or
discontinuing engagement with a supplier after failed attempts at mitigation, andundertake additional fact and risk assessments for risks requiring mitigation or after achange of circumstances.
4. Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner’s due diligence practices; andPlan an independent third party audit of the SOR’s due diligence.
5. Report annually on supply chain due diligence.
Annually report or integrate, where practicable, into annual sustainability or corporate
responsibility reports, additional information on due diligence.
Description of Due Diligence Measures Performed
During the reporting period, Acer performed the following due diligence measures:
1. Established strong company management systems

Continued support of an internal team that includes oversight by senior staff tomanage all aspects of Acer’s conflict minerals due diligence program;
Reviewed Acer’s conflict minerals policy and internal procedures and updated asnecessary to ensure continued relevancy as the program continues to become
more progressive (policy available on Acer’s sustainability website);
Continued to maintain and monitor a grievance mechanism via Acer’s general
corporate responsibility email address (cr@acer.com) to be used specifically by any
interested party (e.g. affected person or whistleblower) to raise concerns regarding

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business conduct in Acer’s supply chain, including in relation to the extraction andsupply of minerals;
Incorporated into Acer’s procedures, a review of the CFSI Grievance andComplaints Mechanism results to be informed of the issues and the steps taken toaddress the matters, as well as identify any issues where Acer may directly support;
andProvided follow-up training on its conflict minerals policy, procedure and global
trend to all of the internal personnel with responsibility over conflict minerals
program activities as well as all of the 1st tier suppliers over which Acer has direct
influence.

2. Identify and assess risks in the supply chain
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Conducted Acer’s fifth conflict minerals survey, requesting information on Acer’s
supply chain using the CMRT and received 98% direct supplier response rate. Dueto the onboarding of several new suppliers with limited conflict minerals
experience, Acer was unable to achieve a 100% response rate in 2016. Acer willcontinue to build capacity with these suppliers to ensure a response during thenext survey round. We increased the response rate from 95% to 98% in 2016. For
the suppliers that did not respond, we deducted points from their 2016 CSR
scorecard to guide them to take actions to complete the CMRT;
Consolidated the supplier survey responses and compared the results with the CFSI
known SOR lists and the CFSP to verify true SORs, mines of origin, and to determine
the conflict-free status;
Acer continues to conduct audits to verify the presence of an implemented due
diligence program, including the existence of their own conflict minerals policy,
evidence of the design and implementation of supply chain due diligence programthat includes a risk management plan to identify and mitigate risks, and existenceof conflict minerals reporting. Acer identified 4 suppliers via audits that did nothave evidence of a conflict minerals policy or due diligence procedures in place.
Acer worked with the suppliers to establish conflict minerals policies and due
diligence procedures to identify 3TG smelters and eliminate conflict SORs from the
supply chain. Acer continues to monitor, audit and measure the due diligence
performance of our direct suppliers.
Continued conducting research on alleged SORs, identifying SOR alias names andrelating them to alleged or true SORs, contacting them via telephone and/or email4

to verify them as true SORs and to encourage them to cooperate with the CFSI andparticipate in the CFSP, and assisting SORs with initiating participation in the CFSP;
and,While assessing our SORs in 2015 and 2016, it has become increasingly apparent
that some high-risk SORs, after repeated attempts to contact, will not implement adue diligence program or participate in the CFSP or similar validation programs. In
2016, Acer began to direct its suppliers to cease sourcing materials from these
SORs. Acer will continue this practice in 2017 and expects to eliminate all nonparticipating SORs from its supply chain by the next reporting cycle.

3. Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risksContinued our supplier feedback process, which includes specific line-by-line statusof each SOR identified by our suppliers asking them to review and engage withwhom we identified for “Outreach” as part of Acer’s conflict minerals due diligenceprocess. Acer expects only compliant smelters to remain in its supply chain by thenext reporting period;
Continued to measure conflict minerals key performance indicators (KPIs) within
Acer’s supplier CSR scorecard to minimize risk by driving better due diligence andreporting within the supply chain. Acer saw an improvement of the scores, on
average, from 8.8 to 9.2. A summary of the results of our supplier CSR scorecards isprovided in Table 1 below; andTable 1: CSR Scorecard Results
Score Category
Needs improvement immediately
Needs Improvement
Good
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Score
<7
7-8
9-10

Suppliers
2%
11%
87%

Updated Acer’s risk management plan to maintain consistency with the types ofrisks identified through Acer’s due diligence program. The plan includes a list of
conditions which constitute red-flag and other high risk conditions for Acer,
recommended mitigation actions and KPIs, where applicable, to measure progress.
Began a review of the CFSI’s Grievance & Complaints Mechanism report to identify
potential issues that may exist in Acer’s supply chain and to support mitigation
where applicable.

54. Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner’s due diligence practices
Continued financial support of the CFSP as an active member of the EICC.

5. Report annually on supply chain due diligencePublished an updated list of known SORs that have been identified in Acer’s supply
chain as a result of its due diligence measures, along with a status of each SOR (seeAppendix B); and

Reported on Acer’s supply chain due diligence via this CMR.

In-Region Clean Minerals Trade & Responsible Raw Materials Initiative
Acer continues to believe that projects and organizations that seek to boost economic
development, help stabilize the Great Lakes Region, as well as develop systems that feed
into the CFSI tools and processes are essential. In addition, Acer realizes that mining is anintensive process involving social and environmental risks that must be managed andinvolves metals and minerals that extend beyond 3TG and the DRC. As a result, Acerfollows and/or supports the organizations below.
Monitors the activities of the ICGLR-OECD-UN Joint Forum on Responsible Mineral
Supply Chains to learn about experiences with regards to implementing the OECD
Guidance and opportunities to contribute to in-region programs; andContributes funding and participates as a member of the Public-Private Alliance for
Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA), an organization whose goal is to award funding
for in-region programs that seek to spur economic development and develop
minerals tracing systems
A member of the Responsible Raw Materials Initiative (RRMI), which is cosponsored by the EICC and CFSI, to identify and prioritize the most important socialand environmental risks associated with minerals extraction in our supply chain.
The group will work with industry members and cross-sector partners, while using
international standards such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation
Development Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the United Nations
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights as its guidance.

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Results of Due Diligence Measures
As a result of its due diligence measures in 2016, Acer was able to identify 295 unique SORs in its
supply chain that it has reason to believe are legitimate SORs. Acer based this decision off of theinformation received through the consolidation of its supplier survey responses and industry
information made available to it through its CFSI membership and working group participation.
For the 2016 reporting year, Acer is also providing an update to its progress year-over-year (Figure1) and individual metal performance for the current reporting year (Figure 2). Both charts include
the SOR status as of May 12, 2016 and clearly show the excellent progress Acer has made as aresult of its due diligence efforts.
Figure 1: Progress
350
300

Smelter Quantity

250
200

OutreachParticipating
Compliant
76

100

37

0

33
18

213

244

2015

2016

48

150
50

57

52
34

152

68
2013

2014

Year

*Status is defined as follows:
Compliant: Smelters or refiners that are compliant with the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP) assessment protocols or havebeen validated by a similar validation program (e.g., the London Bullion Market Association’s Responsible Gold Programme or the
Responsible Jewelry Council’s Chain-of-Custody Certification Program)Participating: Smelters and refiners that have committed to undergo a CFSP audit or that are in communication
Outreach: Smelters or refiners that have not agreed to participate, but Acer is assisting with targeted outreach7

Figure 2: 2016 Status, by metal
Smelter Quantity

140
120
100

23
11

80

OutreachParticipating
Compliant

60
40

6
6

94
67

43

20

4
1
40

0
Gold

Tantalum

Tin

Tungsten

Metal*Status is defined as follows:
Compliant: Smelters or refiners that are compliant with the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP) assessment protocols or havebeen validated by a similar validation program (e.g., the London Bullion Market Association’s Responsible Gold Programme or the
Responsible Jewelry Council’s Chain-of-Custody Certification Program)Participating: Smelters and refiners that have committed to undergo a CFSP audit or that are in communication
Outreach: Smelters or refiners that have not agreed to participate, but Acer is assisting with targeted outreachAcer included the following appendices to this CMR that provide additional details on the direct
suppliers and SORs in Acer’s supply chain:Appendix A – Supply Chain Indicators – additional metrics Acer has identified to trackprogress within its supply chain.

Appendix B – Smelter/Refiner List & Countries of Origin – the complete list of SORs thatwere confirmed to be part of Acer’s supply chain during the 2016 reporting period,
including their location and status. The list also includes the known countries of origin for
those SORs whose 3TG sourcing origins have been validated by the CFSP.

Future Due Diligence and Risk Mitigation Measures
Acer will continue to take steps during the next reporting period to improve the due diligence
conducted and further mitigate the risk in its supply chain, including:Continue to review and update Acer’s policies, procedures and risk-management plans toensure they remain progressive and drive continuous improvement.
Continue to work with suppliers to increase the accuracy of SOR identification, support
SOR engagement, and drive them to source from SORs with a conflict-free status;
Continue to encourage SORs to participate in the CFSP, with the goal of obtaining a
conflict-free status;

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Continue supplier audits to evaluate conflict minerals policies and practices within the
supply chain downstream from the SORs.
Continue to measure and grade the due diligence performance of our direct suppliers
through our corporate social responsibility scorecard, to prioritize conflict minerals anddrive continuous improvement; andContinue to investigate potential uses of available incident report summaries within Acer’s
due diligence program to further address risk upstream.

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Appendix A – Supply Chain Indicators
Indicator

Result
2014

2015

2016

Number of supplier audits conducted

72

71

70

Number of suppliers in compliance with
Acer's policy or program

63

65

66

Percentage of suppliers that have adopted a
conflict minerals policy

96%

97%

98%

- Policy is publically available on supplier’s
website

81%

78%

84%

Suppliers that have required their direct
suppliers to source from smelters validated
by an independent third party audit

60%

100%

100%

Percentage of validated smelters in the
supply chain that are known to not besourcing from covered countries

39%

52%

60%

Percentage of validated smelters in the
supply chain that are known to be sourcing
from covered countries

8%

11%

18%

Quantity of smelters that are known to besourcing from covered countries (Percentagethat are validated)

20 (100%)

23 (100%)

43 (100%)

10Appendix B – Smelter/Refiner List
As part of Acer’s conflict minerals due diligence efforts, we have published a list of the tantalum, tin, tungsten andgold smelters/refiners that have been confirmed to be present in our supply chain. On an annual basis, this list will be
updated with the latest status. For the most current information on each smelter/refiner, please visit the ConflictFree Sourcing Initiative website at www.conflictfreesourcinginitiative.org.
*Each status is defined as follows:
Compliant: Smelters or refiners that are compliant with the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP) assessment protocols or havebeen validated by a similar validation program (e.g., the London Bullion Market Association’s Responsible Gold Programme or the
Responsible Jewelry Council’s Chain-of-Custody Certification Program)Participating: Smelters and refiners that have committed to undergo a CFSP audit or that are in communication
Outreach: Smelters or refiners that have not agreed to participate, but Acer is assisting with targeted outreach
Metal

Smelter Name

Status*CountryGold

Advanced Chemical Company

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAGold

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Al Etihad Gold LLC

Compliant

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESGoldAllgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.

Compliant

GERMANYGold

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

CompliantUZBEKISTAN

Gold

AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração

Compliant

BRAZILGold

Argor-Heraeus S.A.

Compliant

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Asahi Pretec Corp.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

Compliant

CANADAGold

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAGold

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.

Outreach

TURKEYGoldAU Traders and Refiners

Compliant

SOUTH AFRICAGold

Aurubis AG

Compliant

GERMANYGold

Bangalore Refinery

Participating

INDIA

Gold

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

Compliant

PHILIPPINES

Gold

Boliden AB

Compliant

SWEDENGold

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

Compliant

GERMANYGold

CaridadOutreach

MEXICO

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*CountryGold

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

Compliant

CANADAGold

Cendres + Métaux S.A.

Participating

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Chimet S.p.A.

Compliant

ITALY

Gold

Chugai Mining

Participating

JAPAN

Gold

Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.

Compliant

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Gold

Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

DODUCO GmbH

Compliant

GERMANY

Gold

Dowa

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

Compliant

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGold

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Elemetal Refining, LLC

Outreach

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAGold

Emirates Gold DMCC

Compliant

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESGold

Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.

Outreach

INDIA

Gold

Geib Refining Corporation

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

Compliant

GERMANYGold

Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG

Compliant

GERMANYGold

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.

Outreach

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*CountryGold

Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Istanbul Gold Refinery

Compliant

TURKEY

Gold

Japan Mint

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGoldJSC Uralelectromed

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGold

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Kazakhmys Smelting LLC

Participating

KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

Kazzinc

Compliant

KAZAKHSTAN

Gold

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAGold

KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna

Participating

POLANDGold

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

Compliant

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGold

Kyrgyzaltyn JSC

Compliant

KYRGYZSTANGold

L'azurde Company For Jewelry

Outreach

SAUDI ARABIAGold

Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

Compliant

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGold

Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Materion

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAGold

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

Compliant

SINGAPORE

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*CountryGold

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Metalor Technologies S.A.

Compliant

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Metalor USA Refining Corporation

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAGold

Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles S.A. De C.V.

Compliant

MEXICOGold

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

Compliant

INDIA

Gold

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

Participating

MALAYSIA

Gold

Morris and Watson

Outreach

NEW ZEALANDGold

Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGold

Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.

Compliant

TURKEYGold

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

Participating

UZBEKISTANGold

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Ö gussa Ö sterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH

Compliant

AUSTRIAGold

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC
Krastsvetmet)

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGoldOJSC Novosibirsk Refinery

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGold

PAMP S.A.

Compliant

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

Compliant

INDONESIAGold

PX Précinox S.A.

Compliant

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

Compliant

SOUTH AFRICAGold

Remondis Argentia B.V.

Participating

NETHERLANDS

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*CountryGold

Republic Metals Corporation

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gold

Royal Canadian Mint

Compliant

CANADA

Gold

SAAMP

Compliant

FRANCEGold

Sabin Metal Corp.

Outreach

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAGold

SAFINA A.S.

Participating

CZECH REPUBLIC

Gold

Samduck Precious Metals

Compliant

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGold

Samwon Metals Corp.

Participating

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGoldSAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH

Compliant

GERMANYGold

Schone Edelmetaal B.V.

Compliant

NETHERLANDSGoldSEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A.

Compliant

SPAIN

Gold

Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

Compliant

TAIWANGold

So Accurate Group, Inc.

Outreach

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAGold

SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONGold

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

Compliant

TAIWANGold

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

T.C.A S.p.A

Compliant

ITALY

Gold

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn

Participating

KAZAKHSTAN

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*CountryGold

Torecom

Compliant

KOREA, REPUBLIC OFGold

Umicore Brasil Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILGold

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

Compliant

THAILANDGold

Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

Compliant

BELGIUM

Gold

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAGold

Valcambi S.A.

Compliant

SWITZERLAND

Gold

Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint

Compliant

AUSTRALIAGold

WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH

Compliant

GERMANYGold

Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

Compliant

JAPAN

Gold

Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Gold

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

Compliant

CHINA

Gold

Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

D Block Metals, LLC

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

Duoluoshan

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Exotech Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

CompliantJAPAN

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.

Compliant

THAILAND16

MetalSmelter Name

Status*Country

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH

Compliant

GERMANY

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Ltd.

CompliantJAPAN

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

Compliant

GERMANY

Tantalum

H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH

Compliant

GERMANY

Tantalum

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Jiujiang Nonferrous Metals Smelting Company Limited

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

KEMET Blue Metals

Compliant

MEXICO

Tantalum

KEMET Blue Powder

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

LSM Brasil S.A.

Compliant

BRAZIL

Tantalum

Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.

Compliant

INDIA

Tantalum

Mineração Taboca S.A.

Compliant

BRAZIL

Tantalum

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

CompliantJAPAN

Tantalum

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

NPM Silmet AS

Compliant

ESTONIA

Tantalum

Power Resources Ltd.

Compliant

MACEDONIA, THE FORMERYUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

Tantalum

QuantumClean

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

TantalumResind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZIL17

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Status*Country

Tantalum

Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tantalum

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.

CompliantJAPAN

Tantalum

Telex Metals

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

Compliant

KAZAKHSTAN

Tantalum

XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Yanling Jincheng Tantalum Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tantalum

Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

Alpha

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

An Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.

Outreach

VIET NAM

Tin

An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company

Outreach

VIET NAM

Tin

Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Tin

Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

CV Ayi Jaya

Compliant

INDONESIATin

CV Dua Sekawan

Compliant

INDONESIATin

CV Gita Pesona

Compliant

INDONESIATin

CV Serumpun Sebalai

Compliant

INDONESIATin

CV Tiga Sekawan

Compliant

INDONESIATin

CV United Smelting

Compliant

INDONESIATin

CV Venus Inti Perkasa

Compliant

INDONESIA

Tin

Dowa

Compliant

JAPAN

Tin

Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy
Joint Stock Company

Participating

VIET NAM

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*Country

Tin

Elmet S.L.U.

Compliant

SPAIN

Tin

EM Vinto

Compliant

BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE
OF)

Tin

Estanho de Rondônia S.A.

Outreach

BRAZILTin

Fenix Metals

Compliant

POLANDTin

Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC

Participating

CHINA

Tin

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

Tin

Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

Tin

Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

Compliant

MALAYSIA

Tin

Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.

Compliant

BRAZIL

Tin

Metallic Resources, Inc.

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tin

Metallo-Chimique N.V.

Compliant

BELGIUM

Tin

Mineração Taboca S.A.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

MinsurCompliant

PERU

Tin

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

Compliant

JAPAN

Tin

Modeltech Sdn Bhd

Participating

MALAYSIA

Tin

Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd.

Participating

CHINA

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*Country

Tin

Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

Outreach

VIET NAM

Tin

O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Compliant

THAILAND

Tin

O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

Compliant

PHILIPPINES

Tin

Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.

Compliant

BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE
OF)

Tin

PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Babel Inti Perkasa

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Bangka Prima Tin

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Bangka Tin Industry

Compliant

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Bukit Timah

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT DS Jaya Abadi

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Inti Stania Prima

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Karimun Mining

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Mitra Stania Prima

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT O.M. Indonesia

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Panca Mega Persada

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Prima Timah Utama

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Refined Bangka Tin

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa

Compliant

INDONESIA

Tin

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa

Compliant

INDONESIA

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*CountryTin

PT Sukses Inti Makmur

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Sumber Jaya Indah

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk KundurCompliant

INDONESIATin

PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

Compliant

INDONESIATin

PT Tommy Utama

Compliant

INDONESIA

Tin

Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

Rui Da Hung

Compliant

TAIWAN

Tin

Soft Metais Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

Thaisarco

Compliant

THAILANDTin

Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company

Outreach

VIET NAM

Tin

VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC

Compliant

VIET NAM

Tin

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.

Compliant

BRAZILTin

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tin

Yunnan Tin Company Limited

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.

CompliantJAPAN

Tungsten

ACL Metais Eireli

Participating

BRAZIL

Tungsten

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

Compliant

VIET NAM

Tungsten

Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenDayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Tungsten

Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenGanzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*Country

TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenGanzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Tungsten

Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

Compliant

GERMANY

Tungsten

H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH

Compliant

GERMANY

Tungsten

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

TungstenHydrometallurg, JSC

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.

CompliantJAPAN

Tungsten

Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Outreach

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Kennametal Fallon

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

Kennametal HuntsvilleCompliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tungsten

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Moliren Ltd

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

Niagara Refining LLC

Compliant

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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MetalSmelter Name

Status*Country

Tungsten

Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC

Compliant

VIET NAM

Tungsten

Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.

Compliant

PHILIPPINES

TungstenSouth-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

VIET NAM

Tungsten

Unecha Refractory metals plant

Compliant

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

Compliant

VIET NAM

Tungsten

Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG

Compliant

AUSTRIA

Tungsten

Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.

Compliant

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Tungsten

Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

Compliant

CHINA

Countries of origin for the minerals processed by these smelters may include:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Benin, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada,
Chile, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala,Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Nambia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone,
South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, and Zimbabwe

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