SD

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM SD

 

 

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

 

 

SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   000-49602   77-0118518

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File
Number)
 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

1109 McKay Drive

San Jose, California 95131

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

John McFarland

(408) 904-1100

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person

to contact in connection with this report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

 

Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2022.

 

 

 


Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Item 1.01. Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report.

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Synaptics Incorporated (including its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Registrant”) is filing this Form SD pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the reporting period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”).

For the Reporting Period, the Registrant conducted, in good faith, a reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding the conflict minerals (as defined in Item 1.01(d)(3) of Form SD), as well as cobalt, that are necessary to the functionality or production of products that the Registrant manufactures or contracts to manufacture (the “Minerals”). The inquiry was reasonably designed to determine if the Minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country or are from recycled or scrap sources.

The Registrant has determined that it is required to file a Conflict Minerals Report, which is attached as Exhibit 1.01 to this report. The Conflict Minerals Report is also publicly available at https://www.synaptics.com/conflict-minerals. The content on, or accessible through, any website referred to in this Form SD is not incorporated by reference into this Form SD unless expressly noted.

Item 1.02. Exhibit.

The Registrant’s Conflict Minerals Report is included as Exhibit 1.01 to this report.

Section 2 – Exhibits

Item 2.01. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number   

Description

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 undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Synaptics Incorporated

By:

 

/s/ Kermit Nolan

 

Kermit Nolan

Corporate Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

May 30, 2023

EX-1.01

EXHIBIT 1.01

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT

This Conflict Minerals Report (“Report”) of Synaptics Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Synaptics,” the “Registrant,” or “we”) for the calendar year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Reporting Period”), is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”), the instructions to Form SD, and the Public Statement on the Effect of the Recent Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule issued by the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2014. Please refer to the Rule, Form SD, and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Release No. 34-67716 issued by the SEC on August 22, 2012, for definitions to the terms used in this Report, unless otherwise defined herein.

Synaptics is changing the way humans engage with connected devices and data, engineering exceptional experiences throughout the home, at work, in the car and on the go. Synaptics is the partner of choice for the world’s most innovative intelligent system providers who are integrating multiple experiential technologies into platforms that make our digital lives more productive, insightful, secure and enjoyable. These customers are combining Synaptics’ differentiated technologies in touch, display and biometrics with a new generation of advanced connectivity and AI-enhanced video, vision, audio, speech and security processing. We generally supply our product solutions to our original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers either directly or through their contract manufacturers, which take delivery of our products and pay us directly for such products.

Synaptics does not engage in the actual mining of conflict minerals or cobalt (the “Minerals”), does not make purchases of raw ore or unrefined Minerals from mines, and is many steps removed in the supply chain from the mining of the Minerals. We purchase the materials used in our products from a large network of suppliers, who may contribute necessary Minerals to our products. The smelters and refiners used by our suppliers are in the best position in the total supply chain to know the origin of ores, which cannot be determined with any certainty once the ores are smelted, refined and converted to ingots, bullions or other Minerals-containing derivatives. We rely on our suppliers to assist with our due diligence efforts, including our suppliers’ self-identification of the smelters and refiners used in their supply chain, and the countries from which the Minerals used in their supply chain may originate.


II.

Products

The following products were identified during the Reporting Period as products that may contain any of the Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured, or contracted to manufacture, by Synaptics:

 

   

Our ClearPad® family of products enables the user to interact directly with the display on electronic devices, such as mobile smartphones, tablets, and automobiles. Our ClearPad has distinct advantages, including low-profile form factor; high reliability, durability, and accuracy; and low power consumption. We typically sell our ClearPad solution as a chip, together with customer-specific firmware, to sensor manufacturers, OLED manufacturers or LCD manufacturers, to integrate into their touch-enabled products.

 

   

Our ClearViewTM display driver products offer advanced image processing and low power technology for displays on electronic devices, including smartphones and tablets. ClearView products include adaptive image processing that works in concert with proprietary customization options to enable development of efficient and cost-effective high-performance solutions and faster time to market. Our display driver products offer automatic regional control of color balance that optimizes light and dark areas of an image simultaneously, and sunlight readability enhancement capabilities that optimize image quality under various lighting conditions. Our virtual reality bridge and virtual reality display driver integrated circuit, or DDIC, chips enable our customers to move to higher resolution and faster response displays.

 

   

Our TouchViewTM solutions include our TDDI products that combine two functions, a touch controller, and a display driver, into a single chip that incorporates all the features of our ClearView and ClearPad products. TouchView products enable thinner form factors to help customers minimize component count and add flexibility to their industrial designs. These products are used in large screen devices, including notebooks and tablets, and are also certified for automotive display applications.

 

   

Our Natural ID® family of capacitive-based fingerprint ID products is designed for use in notebook PCs, PC peripherals, automobiles, and other applications. Thin form factors provide industrial design flexibility, while robust matching algorithms and anti-spoofing technology provide strong security. Our Natural ID family of products spans a range of form factors, colors, and materials suitable for design on the front, back or side of a device.

 

   

Our TouchPadTM family of products, which can take the place of, and exceed the functionality of a mouse, consists of a touch-sensitive pad that senses the position and movement of one or more fingers on its surface through the measurement of capacitance. Our TouchPad provides an accurate, comfortable, and reliable method for screen navigation, cursor movement, and gestures, and provides a platform for interactive input for both the consumer and corporate markets. Our TouchPad solutions allow our OEMs to provide stylish, simple, user-friendly, and intuitive solutions to consumers. Our TouchPad solutions also offer various advanced features, including scrolling, customizable tap zones, tapping and dragging of icons, and device interaction.

 

   

Our SecurePadTM integrates our Natural ID fingerprint sensor directly into the TouchPad area, improving usability and simplifying the supply chain for notebook PC manufacturers.


   

Our ClickPadTM introduces a clickable mechanical design to the TouchPad solution, eliminating the need for physical buttons. The button-less design of our ClickPad allows for unique, intuitive industrial design and makes an excellent alternative to conventional input and navigation devices. Our ClickPad is activated by pressing down on the internal tact switch to perform left-button or right-button clicks and provides tactile feedback similar to pressing a physical button. The latest version of ClickPad features ClickEQTM, a mechanical solution that provides uniform click depth to maximize the surface area available for gestures and improves click performance over hinged designs.

 

   

Our ForcePad® is a thinner version of our ClickPad, which introduces a new dimension in control through the addition of variable force sensitivity. ForcePad is designed to provide consistent performance across OEM models through its design intelligence and self-calibration features. By detecting the amount of force applied, ForcePad is engineered to enable more intuitive and precise user interactions in operating system controls and applications. Designed with thin and light notebooks in mind, ForcePad is 40% thinner than a conventional touch pad.

 

   

Our Digital Voice Family, or DVF, of SoC products is a comprehensive solution for developing affordable, scalable and green Voice over IP, or VoIP, home and office products. DVF facilitates rapid introduction of embedded features into residential devices such as cordless IP and instant messaging phones. DVF enables development of low-power enterprise IP, analog terminal adapters, or ATAs, and home VoIP phones that offer superb acoustic echo cancellation, high-quality HD voice, multi-line capabilities, and an enhanced user interface. Built on an open platform with multi-ARM processors running on Linux OS, DVF includes IPfonePro, an extensive software development kit for IP phones and ATAs.

 

   

Our Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications, or DECT, SoC solutions provide integrated digital solutions and include all relevant digital baseband, analog interface and RF functionality. Enhanced with our hardware and software technologies, these chipsets are highly versatile and enable the development of an array of cordless telephony solutions that allow for faster time to market than alternative custom silicon and software offerings. This portfolio supports cordless phones, cordless headsets, remote controls, home DECT-enabled gateways, fixed-mobile convergence solutions and home automation devices.

 

   

Our AudioSmart® products bring forward optimum analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processor, or DSP, technologies for high-fidelity voice and audio processing. Our AudioSmart products include far-field voice technologies that enable accurate voice command recognition from a distance while disregarding other sounds, such as music, in order to activate smart devices such as smart speakers. AudioSmart also includes personal voice and audio solutions for high-performance headsets that enable active noise cancellation.


   

Our VideoSmartTM series SoCs include CPUs running at up to 40K Dhrystone Million Instructions per Second, gaming-grade Graphics Processing Unit, or GPUs, voice, and neural network processing units, or NPU. These powerful solutions combine a central processing unit, or CPU, NPU, and GPU, into a single software-enriched SoC. They enable smart multimedia devices including set-top boxes, or STB, over-the-top, or OTT, streaming devices, soundbars, surveillance cameras and smart displays.

 

   

Our ImagingSmartTM solutions include a product portfolio that spans four distinct product areas including document and photo imaging controllers, digital video, fax, and modem solutions. ImagingSmart products leverage image processing IP, JPEG encoders and DSP technology to deliver a wide range of fax, modem, digital video and printer solutions for home, mobile and imaging applications.

 

   

Our DisplayLink® products utilize highly efficient video encode/decode algorithms to deliver a semiconductor-based solution which transmits compressed video frames across low bandwidth connections. These solutions are used in PC docking applications, conference room video display systems, and video casting applications..

 

   

Our ConnectSmartTM video interface integrated circuit portfolio offers a full range of high-speed video/audio/data connectivity solutions that are designed for linking CPUs/GPUs and various endpoints for applications including PC docking stations, travel docks, dongles, protocol converters and virtual reality head mounted displays.

 

   

Our wireless connectivity solutions include state-of-the-art Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, GNSS, and ULE to address broad IoT market applications including home automation, multimedia streamers, security sensors, surveillance cameras, wireless speakers, games, drones, printers, wearable and fitness devices, in addition to numerous other applications which require a wireless connection.

 

   

Our ultra-low power edge AI platform includes a highly integrated edge AI SOC designed for battery powered wireless devices equipped with audio or camera capabilities for consumer and industrial IoT applications. These solutions are designed for a wide range of power constrained IoT applications used in office buildings, retail, factories, warehouses, robotics, and smart homes and cities.

 

   

Other product solutions we offer include Dual Pointing Solutions, and TouchStykTM. Our dual pointing solutions offer TouchPad with a pointing stick in a single notebook computer, enabling users to select their interface of choice. TouchStyk is a self-contained pointing stick module that uses capacitive technology similar to that used in our TouchPad.


III.

Due Diligence

Based on the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (Third Edition OECD 2016) and the due diligence framework published by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), including the Responsible Minerals Initiative’s (RMI) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template for calendar year 2022 (the “Template”), we took the following measures, during the Reporting Period, to determine the source and chain of custody for the Minerals which we believed necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by us in the Reporting Period.

 

  1.

Synaptics identified 107 suppliers, whom we believed could provide materials containing the Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured by us or contracted by us to be manufactured.

 

  2.

Synaptics sent out a survey, based on the Template, to the suppliers described in No. 1 above requesting them to (a) determine whether they supplied Synaptics with metals or materials containing the Minerals; (b) conduct independent due diligence on their own supply chain; (c) identify all smelters in their supply chain that supply products containing the Minerals to Synaptics; and (d) download, complete and return the Template to Synaptics identifying all smelters and, using RMI resources, determine whether such smelters were certified as conformant smelters by the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP). For any non-conformant smelters identified, Synaptics strongly recommended the supplier remove such non-conformant smelter from the supplier’s supply chain and required the supplier to submit a plan to Synaptics detailing its efforts to remove or replace the non-conformant smelter. In addition, Synaptics’ suppliers were required to establish and document a policy on conflict minerals.

 

  3.

100% of the suppliers identified in No. 1 above completed the steps described in No. 2 above, and 24 suppliers declared that their products did not contain any of the Minerals. Of the 83 suppliers who stated their products may contain the Minerals, approximately 69% stated gold may be in the products supplied to Synaptics; approximately 80% stated tin may be in the products supplied to Synaptics; approximately 27% stated tantalum may be in the products supplied to Synaptics; approximately 43% stated tungsten may be in the products supplied to Synaptics; and approximately 39% stated cobalt may be in the products supplied to Synaptics.


  4.

Approximately 99% of the suppliers who responded identified all smelters used in their supply chain in accordance with the Template and its instructions; 1 supplier could not identify all of its source(s) for cobalt. Approximately 99% of the suppliers who stated that their products may contain the Minerals certified that the conflict minerals in the products they supplied to Synaptics are sourced from RMAP conformant smelters.1 One supplier could not certify that all of its smelters were conformant but did not source cobalt from unknown sources. 83 suppliers sourced conflict minerals from a combined 274 different smelters, of which 34 smelters were non-conformant smelters, as determined by the RMAP.

 

  5.

Synaptics compared the smelters identified by each of our suppliers to the list of smelters identified as conformant smelters by the RMAP. Approximately 95% of the smelters used by our suppliers for tantalum, gold, tin and tungsten appeared on this list and are certified by the RMAP as conformant smelters. Based on the information provided by our suppliers, Synaptics believes that the facilities used to process the Minerals contained in Synaptics’ products include the smelters listed in Exhibit A below.

 

  a.

Our suppliers used 33 different smelters located in 10 different countries for tantalum. These countries include Brazil, China, Estonia, Germany, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Thailand and the United States of America. Of these smelters, 97% are certified conformant smelters as defined by the RMAP.

 

  b.

Our suppliers used 98 different smelters located in 32 different countries for gold. These countries include Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czechia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America, and Uzbekistan. Of these smelters, approximately 94% are certified conformant smelters as defined by the RMAP.

 

  c.

Our suppliers used 51 different smelters located in 16 different countries for tin. These countries include Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Rwanda, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, the United States of America, and Vietnam. Of these smelters, approximately 98% are certified conformant smelters as defined by the RMAP.

 

  d.

Our suppliers used 36 different smelters located in 10 different countries for tungsten. These countries include Austria, Brazil, China, Germany, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, the United States of America, and Vietnam. Of these smelters, approximately 94% are certified conformant smelters as defined by the RMAP.

 

1 

Smelter data presented in this Report is based on the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process list of Conformant Smelters and Refiners as of May 10, 2023.


  e.

Our suppliers used 56 different smelters located in 16 different countries for cobalt. These countries include Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Finland, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, Morocco, Norway, Russian Federation, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. RMI has begun to assess whether cobalt smelters and refiners are conformant with applicable RMAP protocols; however, the operational impacts of Covid-19 have continued to cause delays with some RMAP assessments. As of May 17, 2023, RMI has reported 37 cobalt smelters and refiners as conformant with applicable RMAP assessment protocols and 11 cobalt smelters and refiners that are active with respect to progressing to compliance with such protocols. Of the 56 smelters that our suppliers used, 32 are certified conformant smelters as defined by RMAP and 6 are active with respect to progressing to conformant status. We continue to encourage the cobalt refiners in our supply chain to participate in the RMAP process.

 

  6.

Synaptics’ reasonable country of origin inquiry is based on surveys provided by its suppliers, which report to Synaptics whether its smelters are certified as conformant smelters. Certain of Synaptics’ suppliers were unable to determine the countries of origin of the Minerals it provided to us, therefore, we are unable, at this time, to conclusively determine the countries of origin of all the Minerals used in our products.

During the Reporting Period, we conducted the due diligence efforts described in this Report to determine the mine or location of the Minerals in our products. We relied on the information provided by independent third-party audit programs, such as the RMI, to determine whether the smelters disclosed by our suppliers are conformant smelters, as defined by the RMAP.

We continue to recommend to, and put pressure on, our suppliers who had non-conformant smelters in their supply chain in calendar year 2022 to remove such non-conformant smelters from their supply chain as soon as possible and we require such suppliers to submit a plan to Synaptics detailing their efforts to either remove or replace such smelter. We also have an audit plan in place, which was created to audit the design, performance and effectiveness of our due diligence framework and due diligence measures as they relate to the Minerals.

As discussed above, where possible, Synaptics has relied on third party assurances and certifications. For example, we accept as reliable any smelter that is identified as conformant by the RMAP. To the extent that other audited supplier certifications are provided to Synaptics, Synaptics may consider reliance on such certifications on a case-by-case basis.


IV.

Additional Due Diligence and Risk Mitigation

Synaptics periodically assesses the risk of other minerals in its products, and we update our due diligence process to address the risk of additional minerals, when appropriate.

We will continue to monitor our supply chain, including smelters used by our suppliers, to ensure that all smelters used by our suppliers are conformant with the RMAP. We will continue to pressure our supply chain to provide complete and accurate information regarding their smelters who provide the Minerals; continue to pressure our supply chain to either remove or replace non-conformant smelters from their own supply chain; remove from our supply chain those suppliers who continually refuse to or who are unable to provide complete information regarding their smelters; remove from our supply chain those suppliers who continue to maintain non-conformant smelters in their supply chain; and audit the results of supplier responses to the Template.

Due to the size, breadth and complexity of our supply chain, the process of successfully tracing all of the necessary Minerals used in our products back to their country of origin will require additional time and resources. Our ability to make determinations about the presence and source of origin of such Minerals in our products depends upon a number of factors including, but not limited to: (i) the respective due diligence efforts of our suppliers and their supply chain, as well as their willingness to disclose such information to us, and (ii) the ability and willingness of our supply chain to adopt the OECD Guidance and other initiatives or guidance that may develop over time with respect to responsible sourcing. The inability to obtain reliable information from any level of our supply chain could have a material impact on our ability to provide meaningful information on the presence and origin of necessary Minerals in our products’ supply chain with any reasonable degree of certainty. There can be no assurance that our suppliers will continue to cooperate with our diligence inquiries and our requests for certifications, or to provide us with the documentation or other evidence that we consider reliable in a timeframe sufficient to allow us to make a reasonable and reliable assessment following appropriate further diligence measures, as may be required.


Exhibit A

Smelters reported in Synaptics’ Supply Chain as of December 31, 2022:

 

Smelter Name

  

Smelter Country

8853 S.p.A.

  

Italy

A.L.M.T. Corp.

  

Japan

ACL Metais Eireli

  

Brazil

Advanced Chemical Company

  

United States of America

Agosi AG

  

Germany

Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC

  

United Arab Emirates

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

  

Uzbekistan

Alpha

  

United States of America

AMG Brasil

  

Brazil

AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao

  

Brazil

Argor-Heraeus S.A.

  

Switzerland

Asahi Pretec Corp.

  

Japan

Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.

  

Canada

Asahi Refining USA Inc.

  

United States of America

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

  

Vietnam

Aurubis AG

  

Germany

Aurubis Beerse

  

Belgium

Aurubis Berango

  

Spain

Bangalore Refinery

  

India

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)

  

Philippines

Boliden AB

  

Sweden

C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG

  

Germany

CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation

  

Canada

Cendres + Metaux S.A.

  

Switzerland

Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.

  

China

Chemaf Etoile

  

Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

  

China

Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

  

China

Chimet S.p.A.

  

Italy

China Molybdenum Co., Ltd.

  

China

China Tin Group Co., Ltd.

  

China

Chizhou CN New Materials and Technology Co., Ltd.

  

China


Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

  

China

Chugai Mining

  

Japan

Cronimet Brasil Ltda

  

Brazil

Compagnie de Tifnout Tiranimine

  

Morocco

CoreMax Corporation

  

Taiwan

Cosmo Chemical, Ltd.

  

South Korea

D Block Metals, LLC

  

United States of America

Dowa

  

Japan

DSC (Do Sung Corporation)

  

South Korea

Dynatec Madagascar Company

  

Madagascar

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant

  

Japan

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant

  

Japan

Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant

  

Japan

EM Vinto

  

Bolivia

Emirates Gold DMCC

  

United Arab Emirates

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

  

China

Fairsky Industrial Co., Limited

  

China

Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.

  

Brazil

Fenix Metals

  

Poland

FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.

  

China

Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.

  

China

Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.

  

China

Ganzhou Highpower Technology Co., Ltd.

  

China

Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.

  

China

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

  

China

Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.

  

China

Ganzhou Tengyuan Cobalt New Material Co., Ltd.

  

China

Gangzhou Yi Hao Umicore Industry Co.

  

China

Geib Refining Corporation

  

United States of America

Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.

  

China

Gem (Jiangsu) Cobalt Industry Co., Ltd.

  

China

Glencore Nikkelverk Refinery

  

Norway

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

  

Japan

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

  

United States of America

Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.

  

United States of America

Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.

  

China

Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.

  

China

Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

  

China

Guangxi Yinyi Advanced Material Co., Ltd.

  

China

H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH

  

Germany


H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH

  

Germany

Heimerle + Meule GmbH

  

Germany

Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.

  

China

Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG

  

Germany

Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.

  

China

HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.

  

China

Hunan Brunp Recycling Technology Co., Ltd.

  

China

Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.

  

China

Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

  

China

Hunan CNGR New Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.

  

China

Hunan Jinxin New Material Holding Co., Ltd.

  

China

Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch

  

China

Hunan Yacheng New Materials Co., Ltd.

  

China

ICoNiChem

  

United Kingdom of great Britain and northern Ireland

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

  

China

Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Istanbul Gold Refinery

  

Turkey

Italpreziosi

  

Italy

Japan Mint

  

Japan

Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Jiangsu Xiongfeng Technology Co., Ltd.

  

China

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

  

China

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

  

China

Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

  

China

Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.

  

China

Jiangxi Jiangwu Cobalt industrial Co., Ltd.

  

China

Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.

  

China

Jiangxi Rui da Xinnengyuan Technology Co., Ltd.

  

China

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

  

China

Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material

  

China

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

  

China

Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.

  

China

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

  

China

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

  

China

Jingmen GEM Co., Ltd.

  

China


Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

  

China

JSC Kolskaya Mining and Metallurgical Company (Kola MMC)

  

Russian Federation

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Kazzinc

  

Kazakhstan

Kamoto Copper Company

  

Democratic Republic Of The Congo

KEMET de Mexico

  

Mexico

Kennametal Fallon

  

United States of America

Kennametal Huntsville

  

United States of America

Kennecott Utah Copper LLC

  

United States of America

KGETS Co., Ltd.

  

South Korea

KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna

  

Poland

Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

  

South Korea

La Compagnie de Traitement des Rejets de Kingamyambo S.A.

  

Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Lanzhou Jinchuan Advanced Materials Technology Co., Ltd.

  

China

Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.

  

Taiwan

L’Orfebre S.A.

  

Andorra

LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.

  

South Korea

LT Metal Ltd.

  

South Korea

Luna Smelter, Ltd.

  

Rwanda

Ma’anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.

  

China

Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

  

Brazil

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

  

Malaysia

Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.

  

China

Masan High-Tech Materials

  

Vietnam

Materion

  

United States of America

Materion Newton Inc.

  

United States of America

Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Mechema Chemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

  

Thailand

Mechema Chemicals shang-yu

  

China

Mechema Korea, Co., Ltd.

  

South Korea

Mechema Taiwan Plant 1

  

Taiwan

Mechema Taiwan Plant 2

  

Taiwan

Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.

  

South Africa

Metallic Resources, Inc.

  

United States of America

Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.

  

India

Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.

  

China


Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.

  

Singapore

Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.

  

China

Metalor Technologies S.A.

  

Switzerland

Metalor USA Refining Corporation

  

United States of America

Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.

  

Mexico

Mine de Bou-Azzer

  

Morocco

Mineracao Taboca S.A.

  

Brazil

Minsur

  

Peru

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

  

Japan

Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

MKS PAMP SA

  

Switzerland

MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.

  

India

Murrin Murrin Nickel Cobalt Plant

  

Australia

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

  

Turkey

Nanjing Hanrui Cobalt

  

China

Nantong Xinwei Nickel Cobalt Technology Development Co., Ltd.

  

China

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat

  

Uzbekistan

New Era Group Zhejiang Zhongneng Cycle Technology Co., Ltd.

  

China

NH Recytech Company

  

South Korea

Niagara Refining LLC

  

United States of America

Niihama Nickel Refinery, Sumitomo Metal Mining

  

Japan

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Ningbo Hubang New Material Co., Ltd.

  

China

Ningbo Yanmen Chemical Co., Ltd.

  

China

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

  

China

NORILSK NICKEL HARJAVALTA OY

  

Finland

NPM Silmet AS

  

Estonia

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

  

Thailand

O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.

  

Philippines

Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH

  

Austria

Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.

  

Bolivia

Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.

  

Philippines

Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA

  

Chile

Port Colborne Refinery

  

Canada

PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk

  

Indonesia

PT Artha Cipta Langgeng

  

Indonesia

PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya

  

Indonesia


PT Babel Inti Perkasa

  

Indonesia

PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari

  

Indonesia

PT Bangka Serumpun

  

Indonesia

PT Bukit Timah

  

Indonesia

PT Cipta Persada Mulia

  

Indonesia

PT Mechema Indonesia

  

Indonesia

PT Menara Cipta Mulia

  

Indonesia

PT Mitra Stania Prima

  

Indonesia

PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo

  

Indonesia

PT Prima Timah Utama

  

Indonesia

PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa

  

Indonesia

PT Refined Bangka Tin

  

Indonesia

PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa

  

Indonesia

PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa

  

Indonesia

PT Timah Tbk Kundur

  

Indonesia

PT Timah Tbk Mentok

  

Indonesia

PT Tinindo Inter Nusa

  

Indonesia

PX Precinox S.A.

  

Switzerland

QuantumClean

  

United States of America

Quzhou Huayou Cobalt New Material Co., Ltd.

  

China

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

  

South Africa

Remondis PMR B.V.

  

Netherlands

Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.

  

Brazil

Royal Canadian Mint

  

Canada

Rui Da Hung

  

Taiwan

SAAMP

  

France

Safimet S.p.A

  

Italy

SAFINA A.S.

  

Czechia

Samduck Precious Metals

  

South Korea

SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.

  

Spain

Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.

  

China

Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.

  

China

Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.

  

China

Singway Technology Co., Ltd.

  

Taiwan

SOCIETE MINIERE DU KATANGA (SOMIKA SARL)

  

Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Societe pour le Traitment du Terril de Lubumbashi (STL)

  

Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.

  

Taiwan

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

  

Japan


SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.

  

South Korea

T.C.A S.p.A

  

Italy

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

  

Japan

TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.

  

Thailand

TANIOBIS GmbH

  

Germany

TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

  

Germany

Telex Metals

  

United States of America

Tenke Fungurume Mining SA

  

Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Tianjin Maolian Science & Technology Co., Ltd.

  

China

Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.

  

Vietnam

Thaisarco

  

Thailand

Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.

  

China

Tin Technology & Refining

  

United States of America

Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn

  

Kazakhstan

Torecom

  

South Korea

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

  

Kazakhstan

Umicore Finland Oy

  

Finland

Umicore Olen

  

Belgium

Umicore Precious Metals Thailand

  

Thailand

Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining

  

Belgium

United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.

  

United States of America

Valcambi S.A.

  

Switzerland

Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)

  

Australia

White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.

  

Brazil

WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH

  

Germany

Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG

  

Austria

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

  

China

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

  

China

Xiangtan Huacheng Nickel Cobalt New Material Co., Ltd.

  

China

XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANDONG) LIMITED

  

China

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

  

China

XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.

  

China

XTC New Energy Materials (Xiamen) LTD.

  

China

Yamakin Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

  

China


Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.

  

Japan

Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

  

China

Zhejiang Greatpower Cobalt Materials Co., Ltd.

  

China

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Company Limited

  

China

Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation

  

China

Zhuhai Kelixin Metal Materials Co., Ltd.

  

China

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