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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
MSA Safety Incorporated

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania
 
1-15579
 
46-4914539
 
 
 
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
1000 Cranberry Woods Drive
Cranberry Township, PA
 
 
 
16066
 
 
 
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip code)

 
Ravi Krishnappa 724-776-8662
 
 
 
 
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)


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

\x\ Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2015.





Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosures

Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

MSA Safety Incorporated (“MSA”) has determined in good faith that during 2015, MSA manufactured or contracted to manufacture products containing tin, tungsten, tantalum, or gold necessary to the functionality or production of such products.

Item 1.02 Exhibit

The Conflicts Minerals Report, filed at Exhibit 1.01, and as specified in Section 2, Item 2.01 of this Form SD, are publicly available at http://investors.msasafety.com as well as the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

Section 2 - Exhibits

Item 2.01 Exhibits

The following is filed as an exhibit to this Form SD.

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






SIGNATURES

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


MSA SAFETY INCORPORATED
(Registrant)

/s/ Ravi Krishnappa
 
May 31, 2016
Ravi Krishnappa
 
(Date)
Executive Director, Global Operations Excellence
 
 















Exhibit


EXHIBIT 1.01
    

Conflict Minerals Report of MSA Safety Incorporated
For The Year ended December 31, 2015


I.
Introduction

This is the Conflict Minerals Report (the “Report”) of MSA Safety Incorporated (“MSA”, the “company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015. The company has prepared this Report to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (“Rule 13p-1”). The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted Rule 13p-1 to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining countries (the “Covered Countries”) as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2012.

Certain terms and concepts in this Report are further explained in Rule 13p-1 and Form SD. Consistent with Rule 13p-1 and for the purposes of this Report, the term “conflict minerals” means cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (“3TG”).

MSA is a global leader in the development, manufacture and supply of safety products that protect people and facility infrastructures. Our safety products typically integrate a combination of electronics, mechanical systems and advanced materials to protect users against hazardous or life threatening situations. Our comprehensive line of safety products is used by workers around the world in a broad range of markets including the oil and gas, fire service, construction and mining industries. The company’s core products include self-contained breathing apparatus (“SCBA”), fixed gas and flame detection systems, portable gas detection instruments, industrial head protection, fire and rescue helmets and fall protection devices.

II.
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry

As required by Rule 13p-1, MSA conducted an analysis of our products and found that some portion of 3TG are necessary to the functionality or production of approximately 44% of our products (our “3TG Products”). Those 3TG Products include the following:

SCBA, including the FireHawk® M7 SCBA, and MSA® G1 SCBA;
Fixed gas and flame detection systems, including the UltimaX® Series, Chillgard® Series, point gas detectors, flame detectors and fire gas systems;
Handheld single gas and multigas detection instruments and accessories, including the Altair® Series and Galaxy® Test System;
Thermal imaging cameras, including the Evolution® 6000 Series and Evolution® 5000 Series; and
Certain head protection products.






Given that conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of products that we manufacture, MSA determined that it is required to conduct a good faith reasonable country of inquiry (the “RCOI”) regarding those conflict minerals. The RCOI is reasonably designed to determine whether any of the 3TG used with MSA’s products originated in the Covered Countries or is from recycled or scrap sources. To perform the RCOI and undertake due diligence on the source of 3TG in our 3TG Products, MSA was dependent on our suppliers to provide information on the origin of conflict minerals in our 3TG Products. MSA, as a purchaser, is many steps removed from the mining of 3TG. MSA does not purchase raw ore or unrefined conflict minerals, and does no purchasing in the Covered Countries. The origin of conflict minerals cannot be determined with any certainty once the raw ores are smelted, refined and converted to ingots, bullion or other derivatives containing conflict minerals. The smelters and refiners are consolidating points for raw ore and are in the best position in the total supply chain to know the origin of the ores.

To implement MSA’s RCOI process, the MSA Materials Engineering Department, with input from specific MSA product line managers, conducted a review of all MSA products and product families potentially containing 3TG. Based upon the results of that analysis, the MSA Global Sourcing Department determined products potentially containing 3TG as those with the following types of parts and components:

electronic components;
known gold plated or gold containing products;
electrical solder;
certain coated or galvanized steels; and
brass or bronze alloys.

Based upon that product identification, MSA then used a third-party service provider to engage its suppliers and conduct its RCOI, as described below.

Our RCOI employed a combination of measures to determine whether the 3TGs necessary for the functionality or production of MSA products originated from the DRC or any of the Covered Countries. The company’s primary means of determining country of origin of the necessary 3TGs was by conducting a supply chain survey with direct suppliers using the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition® (“EICC”®) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (“GeSI”) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) Version 4.01b (“CMRT Form”). This supply chain survey was implemented with the assistance of a third-party service provider, who continues to assist MSA with the development and implementation of additional steps that the company is undertaking with suppliers in regards to conflict minerals.

The CMRT was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters that provide 3TG materials to a company’s supply chain. It includes questions regarding a supplier’s “conflict-free” policy, engagement with its direct suppliers, and a listing of the smelters used in products provided to MSA. In addition, the template contains questions about the origin of 3TGs included in the supplier’s products, as well as supplier due diligence. To ensure our suppliers understand our expectations regarding the sourcing of 3TGs, we and our third-party consultant have provided training to our suppliers through webinars, videos and substantive one-on-one discussions.






For the 2015 reporting period, MSA, through the use of its third party service provider, requested completed CMRT Forms from 2,010 suppliers. As part of the CMRT collection process, MSA’s third party service provider sent three email requests via a third party software tool. This was followed by one more direct email request with escalated language from the third party software provider. MSA also conducted a round of internal escalations for non-responsive suppliers, with as many as two follow-up inquiries from the MSA Product Compliance Manager to the plants that were not responsive. Specifically, when a supplier did not respond to MSA’s third party service requests, a member of the company’s Conflict Minerals Team informed relevant MSA materials managers of the lack of response and requested that the materials managers obtain a completed CMRT directly from the supplier. The internal escalations also included training by the MSA Product Compliance Manager, to the MSA Material Managers and Supply Chain Specialists, to ensure that they understood how to complete a CMRT and what was required of the suppliers. For the 2015 reporting period, MSA received responses from 1,365, or 67.91% percent, of its suppliers, an increase from the previous year.

MSA’s program also includes automated data validation on all submitted CMRTs. The goal of data validation is to increase the accuracy of submissions and identify any contradictory answers in the CMRT. All submitted forms are accepted and classified as valid or invalid so that data is still retained. Suppliers were contacted in regards to possibly invalid forms and were encouraged to resubmit a form. As of April 22, 2016, MSA had 54 suppliers with possibly invalid forms, a decrease of 11.45% of submissions that were not yet corrected.

Of the 997 suppliers that provided a response, approximately 41.62% reported that their products contained 3TGs necessary to the functionality or production of their products. Of that 41.62%, 216 reported that they source their 3TGs outside of the Covered Countries, 20 reported that they are DRC Conflict Free, and 179 reported that they are DRC Conflict Undeterminable.

On the basis of the responses to the RCOI, MSA is unable to determine that 3TGs necessary to the functionality or production of our products did not originate in the DRC or any of the Covered Countries. Therefore, in accordance with Rule 13p-1, MSA engaged in the due diligence measures on the source and chain of custody of those 3TGs, as described in the next section of this Conflict Minerals Report.

III.
Due Diligence

A.
Due Diligence Design

MSA designed its due diligence process to be in conformity, in all material respects, with the due diligence framework in the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Second Edition and related Supplements on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten and on Gold (collectively the “OECD Guidance”). MSA’s due diligence process is based on multi-industry initiatives with the smelters and refiners who provide conflict minerals within global supply chains.






B.
Due Diligence Measures Performed

The due diligence measures performed by MSA include:

1.
OECD Guidance: Establish Strong Company Management Systems

a.
Internal Team

MSA has assembled a Conflict Minerals Team (“Team”) and has developed a program to oversee due diligence with management support. That Team consists of the following individuals:

Executive Sponsor     -    Executive Director, Global Operations Excellence
Leader             -    Director of Global Sourcing
Legal             -     Corporate Counsel
Technical         -     Global Environmental Manager
Technical         -     Product Compliance Manager.

b.
Control Systems

MSA has adopted a conflict minerals policy and publicly communicates that policy on our company website at http://us.msasafety.com/vendors.

With regards to our suppliers, controls include, but are not limited to, our Global Code of Business Conduct, which outlines expected behaviors for all MSA employees; our supplier approval and review process; and contractual protections within all new purchase orders and strategic sourcing agreements for materials that go into our products.

c.
Supplier Engagement

MSA offers free on-line training in multiple languages for vendors through a third-party service provider. The training focuses on bringing awareness of the roles and responsibilities that both MSA and its suppliers have in performing a thorough due diligence, and also the necessary steps to report any findings. Additionally, MSA co-hosted a webinar to inform suppliers of their obligations.

d.
Grievance Mechanism

MSA’s Ethics Guideline Reporting Resource, referenced in the MSA Global Code of Business Conduct and on MSA’s Vendor webpage as well as a number of other MSA web sites, serves as a companywide compliance reporting mechanism. That resource can be found at http://www.msasafety.com/ethics.


e.
Maintain Records

MSA maintains conflict minerals related records within an internal company database, accessible for members of the Conflict Minerals Team.






2.
OECD Guidance: Identify and Asses Risk in the Supply Chain

In accordance with OECD Guidelines, MSA evaluated risk levels associated with conflict minerals in its supply chain. MSA determined that smelters that are not certified as DRC-Conflict Free by third party sources such as the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (“CFSI”) or the London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) Responsible Gold Programme, pose a more significant risk. Where a smelter is not identified as Conflict Free by such sources, MSA rates the risk as High, Medium or Low. This rating is based on various factors, including whether the smelter/refiner has been identified as a valid smelter/refiner and has an associated Smelter Identification Number (under the CFSI, this is known as a CID), and the smelter’s geographic location, including proximity to the Covered Countries.

MSA calculates supplier risk based on the chances that a supplier provides 3TGs that may originate from Non-Conflict Free sources. The value of this risk is calculated based on the risk ratings of the smelters declared by that Supplier on its CMRT.

Additionally, suppliers are evaluated on program strength (further assisting in identifying risk in the supply chain). Evaluating and tracking the strength of the program can assist in making key risk mitigation decisions as the program progresses. The criteria used to evaluate the strength of the supplier’s program are:

Do you have a policy in place that includes DRC conflict-free sourcing?
Have you implemented due diligence measures for conflict-free sourcing?
Do you verify due diligence information received from your suppliers?
Does your verification process include corrective action management?

When a supplier answers yes, it is deemed to have a strong program. When a supplier does not meet those criteria, it is deemed to have a weak program.

As part of MSA’s risk management plan and to ensure suppliers understand our expectations, MSA has, through a third party, provided video and written training on conflict minerals and the CMRT. This includes instructions on completing the CMRT Form, and one-on-one email and phone discussions with supplier personnel.

As described in MSA’s Conflict Minerals Policy, we engage any of our suppliers whom we have reason to believe are supplying us with 3TGs from sources that may support conflict in the DRC or any of the Covered Countries to establish an alternative source of 3TGs that does not support such conflict, as provided in the OECD guidance.

Additionally, in designing and implementing our strategy to respond to the supply chain risks that we identified, MSA analyzed various industry approaches and consulted with other companies in our industry.

Tracing materials back to their mines of origin is a complex aspect of responsible sourcing in our supply chain. We have determined that seeking information about 3TG smelters and refiners in our supply chain represents the most reasonable effort we can make to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TGs in our supply chain. This was done by adopting methodology outlined by the CFSI’s joint industry programs and outreach initiatives and requiring our suppliers to conform with the same standards to meet the OECD Guidelines, and report to us using the CMRT. Through this industry joint effort, we made reasonable determination of the mines or locations of origin of the 3TGs in our supply chain. We also





requested that all of our suppliers support the initiative by following the sourcing initiative and working to align their declared sources with the “Known” and “Conflict Free” lists of sourced metals

3.
OECD Guidance: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

MSA, with the assistance of its third-party service provider, compared smelters / refiners identified by the CMRT survey against the list of facilities that have received a “conflict free” designation from the CFSI or other independent third party audit programs, which designations provide country of origin and due diligence information on the conflict minerals sourced by such facilities. Additionally, MSA, through its third party service provider, conducted automated data validation on all submitted CMRTs. The goal of the data validation is to increase the accuracy of submissions and identify any contradictory answers in the CMRT. All submitted CMRT forms are accepted and undergo a data validation analysis. Based upon that analysis, the CMRTs are classified as valid or invalid so that data is still retained. When a possibly invalid submission is received, MSA’s third-party service provider communicates with the supplier, up to three times, requesting that the supplier resolve any inaccuracies. As of April 22, 2016, MSA had 54 outstanding possibly invalid supplier submissions.

4.
OECD Guidance: Carry Out Independent Third Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain

MSA typically does not have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners, and we do not perform or direct audits of these entities outside our supply chain.

5.
OECD Guidance: Report on supply chain due diligence

Members of the MSA Conflict Minerals Team received weekly updates from MSA’s third party service provider on the status of MSA’s CMRT requests, responses and evaluation. Members of the Team then provided weekly updates to Team leaders and reported status updates to the larger Team within regular Team meetings.

While due diligence is ongoing and the information received continues to improve, the majority of the responses received continue to provide data at a company or divisional level or did not specify the smelters or refiners used for materials supplied to us. MSA has decided to disclose validated smelters provided to us by our supply chain, however we cannot definitively determine whether any of the 3TGs reported by the suppliers were contained in materials supplied to us or to validate that any of these smelters or refiners are actually in our supply chain. As a result, we are unable to identify all smelters and refiners as well as all the countries of origin of the 3TGs that are contained in the Covered Products.

MSA reports annually on supply chain due diligence by filing a Form SD and a Conflict Minerals Report with the SEC.

MSA believes that the inquiries and investigations described above represent a reasonable effort to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TGs in our Covered Products, including (1) seeking information about 3TG smelters and refiners in our supply chain through requesting that our suppliers complete the CMRT, (2) verifying those smelters and refiners with the expanding CFSI lists, (3) conducting the due diligence review, and (4) obtaining additional documentation and verification, as applicable.






IV.
Due Diligence Results

As a result of MSA’s due diligence process, MSA has identified and obtained sourcing information on 320 smelters who contributed to the processing of MSA’s necessary conflict minerals in our 3TG Products. All of those 320 smelters are on the CFSI list. Please see Table 1, attached hereto, for an identification of those smelters. Due in part to the complexity of MSA’s supply chain, despite the due diligence measures described in this Report, MSA is unable to determine the origin of the remainder of 3TG used in our 3TG Products.

V.
Future Measures

For the current and future reporting periods, MSA intends to undertake the following actions to enhance its due diligence process:

increase conflict minerals awareness and compliance training opportunities, internally with MSA’s supply chain personnel, and externally with MSA’s suppliers;
continue to work with our third party service provider to obtain responsive CMRTs from our suppliers;
using communications from our third party service provider to request that our suppliers use smelters that obtain a “conflict free” designation from an industry program such as the CFSI and/or the LBMI; and
engaging any of our suppliers found to be supplying us with 3TG from sources that support conflict in the Covered Countries to establish an alternative source of 3TG that does not support such conflict.

In accordance with the rules, regulations, and published guidance of the SEC, for this reporting period, MSA did not obtain an independent third-party audit of our due diligence process or this Report.
Certain statements in this report relate to future events and expectations, and as such constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include those containing such words as “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “outlook,” “plans,” “projects,” “should,” “targets,” “will,” or other words of similar meaning. All statements that reflect MSA’s expectations, assumptions, or projections about the future other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements concerning the additional steps that MSA intends to take to mitigate the risk that its necessary Conflict Minerals benefit armed groups.
 
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual actions or performance to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, (1) the implementation of satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by our direct and indirect suppliers on a timely basis or at all, (2) whether smelters and refiners and other market participants responsibly source Conflict Minerals, and (3) political and regulatory developments, whether in the Covered Countries, the United States or elsewhere and the other risk factors summarized in MSA’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and other reports filed with the SEC. MSA disclaims any obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.





Table 1 below lists the country of origin for each smelter facility and the minerals processed at that location.

Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Smelter ID
Gold
Advanced Chemical Company
UNITED STATES
CID000015
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000019
Gold
Aktyubinsk Copper Company TOO
KAZAKHSTAN
CID000028
Gold
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CID002560
Gold
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.
GERMANY
CID000035
Gold
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)
UZBEKISTAN
CID000041
Gold
AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração
BRAZIL
CID000058
Gold
Argor-Heraeus SA
SWITZERLAND
CID000077
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corporation
JAPAN
CID000082
Gold
Asahi Refining Canada Limited
CANADA
CID000924
Gold
Asahi Refining USA Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID000920
Gold
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000090
Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
TURKEY
CID000103
Gold
Aurubis AG
GERMANY
CID000113
Gold
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)
PHILIPPINES
CID000128
Gold
Bauer Walser AG
GERMANY
CID000141
Gold
Boliden AB
SWEDEN
CID000157
Gold
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
GERMANY
CID000176
Gold
Caridad
MEXICO
CID000180
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
CANADA
CID000185
Gold
Cendres + Métaux SA
SWITZERLAND
CID000189
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
ITALY
CID000233
Gold
Chugai Mining
JAPAN
CID000264
Gold
Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID000328
Gold
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
CHINA
CID000343
Gold
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID000359
Gold
DODUCO GmbH
GERMANY
CID000362
Gold
Dowa
JAPAN
CID000401
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000425
Gold
Elemetal Refining, LLC
UNITED STATES
CID001322
Gold
Emirates Gold DMCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CID002561
Gold
Faggi Enrico S.p.A.
ITALY
CID002355
Gold
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.
ZIMBABWE
CID002515
Gold
Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000522
Gold
Geib Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES
CID002459
Gold
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
CHINA
CID001909
Gold
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
CHINA
CID002312
Gold
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000651
Gold
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000671
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
GERMANY
CID000694
Gold
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong
CHINA
CID000707
Gold
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
GERMANY
CID000711





Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Smelter ID
Gold
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000767
Gold
Hwasung CJ Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID000778
Gold
Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited
CHINA
CID000801
Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000807
Gold
Istanbul Gold Refinery
TURKEY
CID000814
Gold
Japan Mint
JAPAN
CID000823
Gold
Jiangxi Copper Company Limited
CHINA
CID000855
Gold
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID000927
Gold
JSC Uralelectromed
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID000929
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000937
Gold
Kaloti Precious Metals
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CID002563
Gold
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC
KAZAKHSTAN
CID000956
Gold
Kazzinc
KAZAKHSTAN
CID000957
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
UNITED STATES
CID000969
Gold
KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna
POLAND
CID002511
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000981
Gold
Korea Metal Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID000988
Gold
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID002605
Gold
Kyrgyzaltyn JSC
KYRGYZSTAN
CID001029
Gold
L' azurde Company For Jewelry
SAUDI ARABIA
CID001032
Gold
Lingbao Gold Company Limited
CHINA
CID001056
Gold
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001058
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID001078
Gold
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001093
Gold
Materion
UNITED STATES
CID001113
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001119
Gold
Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.
MALAYSIA
CID002821
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.
CHINA
CID001149
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.
SINGAPORE
CID001152
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.
CHINA
CID001147
Gold
Metalor Technologies SA
SWITZERLAND
CID001153
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES
CID001157
Gold
METALÚRGICA MET-MEX PEÑOLES, S.A. DE C.V
MEXICO
CID001161
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
CID001188
Gold
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001193
Gold
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.
INDIA
CID002509
Gold
Morris and Watson
NEW ZEALAND
CID002282
Gold
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001204
Gold
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.
TURKEY
CID001220
Gold
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
UZBEKISTAN
CID001236
Gold
Nihon Material Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001259
Gold
Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH
AUSTRIA
CID002779
Gold
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001325
Gold
OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001326





Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Smelter ID
Gold
OJSC Kolyma Refinery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001328
Gold
OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID000493
Gold
PAMP SA
SWITZERLAND
CID001352
Gold
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001362
Gold
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001386
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
INDONESIA
CID001397
Gold
PX Précinox SA
SWITZERLAND
CID001498
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
SOUTH AFRICA
CID001512
Gold
Republic Metals Corporation
UNITED STATES
CID002510
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
CANADA
CID001534
Gold
SAAMP
FRANCE
CID002761
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
UNITED STATES
CID001546
Gold
Samduck Precious Metals
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID001555
Gold
SAMWON Metals Corp.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID001562
Gold
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH
GERMANY
CID002777
Gold
Schone Edelmetaal B.V.
NETHERLANDS
CID001573
Gold
SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA
SPAIN
CID001585
Gold
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001619
Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001622
Gold
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001736
Gold
Singway Technology Co., Ltd.
TAIWAN
CID002516
Gold
So Accurate Group, Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID001754
Gold
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001756
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
TAIWAN
CID001761
Gold
Sudan Gold Refinery
SUDAN
CID002567
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001798
Gold
T.C.A S.p.A
ITALY
CID002580
Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
JAPAN
CID001875
Gold
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001916
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001938
Gold
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001947
Gold
Tony Goetz NV
BELGIUM
CID002587
Gold
Torecom
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID001955
Gold
Umicore Brasil Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID001977
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
THAILAND
CID002314
Gold
Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
BELGIUM
CID001980
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID001993
Gold
Valcambi SA
SWITZERLAND
CID002003
Gold
Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint
AUSTRALIA
CID002030
Gold
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH
GERMANY
CID002778
Gold
Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID002100
Gold
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID002129
Gold
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000197
Gold
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation
CHINA
CID002224
Gold
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery
CHINA
CID002243





Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Smelter ID
Tantalum
Avon Specialty Metals Ltd
UNITED KINGDOM
CID002705
Tantalum
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000211
Tantalum
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry
CHINA
CID000291
Tantalum
D Block Metals, LLC
UNITED STATES
CID002504
Tantalum
Duoluoshan
CHINA
CID000410
Tantalum
E.S.R. Electronics
UNITED STATES
CID002590
Tantalum
Exotech Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID000456
Tantalum
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
CHINA
CID000460
Tantalum
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.
CHINA
CID002505
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu
JAPAN
CID002558
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
UNITED STATES
CID002557
Tantalum
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000616
Tantalum
Guizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd., Kaili branch
CHINA
CID002501
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
CID002544
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar
GERMANY
CID002545
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg
GERMANY
CID002546
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH
GERMANY
CID002547
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID002548
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Ltd.
JAPAN
CID002549
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG
GERMANY
CID002550
Tantalum
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002492
Tantalum
Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID000731
Tantalum
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002512
Tantalum
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material
CHINA
CID002842
Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000914
Tantalum
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000917
Tantalum
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002506
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Metals
MEXICO
CID002539
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Powder
UNITED STATES
CID002568
Tantalum
King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.
CHINA
CID000973
Tantalum
LSM Brasil S.A.
BRAZIL
CID001076
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.
INDIA
CID001163
Tantalum
Mineração Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
CID001175
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining & Smelting
JAPAN
CID001192
Tantalum
Molycorp Silmet A.S.
ESTONIA
CID001200
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001277
Tantalum
Plansee SE Liezen
AUSTRIA
CID002540
Tantalum
Plansee SE Reutte
AUSTRIA
CID002556
Tantalum
QuantumClean
UNITED STATES
CID001508
Tantalum
Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID002707
Tantalum
RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001522
Tantalum
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001769
Tantalum
Taki Chemicals
JAPAN
CID001869
Tantalum
Telex Metals
UNITED STATES
CID001891
Tantalum
Tranzact, Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID002571





Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Smelter ID
Tantalum
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC
KAZAKHSTAN
CID001969
Tantalum
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002508
Tantalum
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002307
Tantalum
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide
CHINA
CID002232
Tin
Alpha
UNITED STATES
CID000292
Tin
An Thai Minerals Company Limited
VIET NAM
CID002825
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
VIET NAM
CID002703
Tin
Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Company Limited
CHINA
CID000228
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001070
Tin
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000278
Tin
Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID000295
Tin
CV Ayi Jaya
INDONESIA
CID002570
Tin
CV Dua Sekawan
INDONESIA
CID002592
Tin
CV Gita Pesona
INDONESIA
CID000306
Tin
CV Serumpun Sebalai
INDONESIA
CID000313
Tin
CV Tiga Sekawan
INDONESIA
CID002593
Tin
CV United Smelting
INDONESIA
CID000315
Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
CID002455
Tin
Dowa
JAPAN
CID000402
Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
CID002572
Tin
Elmet S.L.U. (Metallo Group)
SPAIN
CID002774
Tin
EM Vinto
BOLIVIA
CID000438
Tin
Estanho de Rondônia S.A.
BRAZIL
CID000448
Tin
Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH
GERMANY
CID000466
Tin
Fenix Metals
POLAND
CID000468
Tin
Gejiu Fengming Metalurgy Chemical Plant
CHINA
CID002848
Tin
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
CHINA
CID000942
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000538
Tin
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001908
Tin
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000555
Tin
Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant
CHINA
CID002849
Tin
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002844
Tin
Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000760
Tin
Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000244
Tin
Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001063
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID002468
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
MALAYSIA
CID001105
Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas S/A
BRAZIL
CID002500
Tin
Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd.
MALAYSIA
CID001136
Tin
Metallic Resources, Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID001142
Tin
Metallo-Chimique N.V.
BELGIUM
CID002773
Tin
Mineração Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
CID001173
Tin
Minsur
PERU
CID001182
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
CID001191
Tin
Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001231





Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Smelter ID
Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
CID002573
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
CID001314
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
PHILIPPINES
CID002517
Tin
Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.
BOLIVIA
CID001337
Tin
Phoenix Metal Ltd.
RWANDA
CID002507
Tin
PT Alam Lestari Kencana
INDONESIA
CID001393
Tin
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera
INDONESIA
CID000309
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
INDONESIA
CID001399
Tin
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
INDONESIA
CID002503
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
CID001402
Tin
PT Bangka Kudai Tin
INDONESIA
CID001409
Tin
PT Bangka Prima Tin
INDONESIA
CID002776
Tin
PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera
INDONESIA
CID001416
Tin
PT Bangka Tin Industry
INDONESIA
CID001419
Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
INDONESIA
CID001421
Tin
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari
INDONESIA
CID001424
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
INDONESIA
CID001428
Tin
PT Cipta Persada Mulia
INDONESIA
CID002696
Tin
PT DS Jaya Abadi
INDONESIA
CID001434
Tin
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri
INDONESIA
CID001438
Tin
PT Fang Di MulTindo
INDONESIA
CID001442
Tin
PT Inti Stania Prima
INDONESIA
CID002530
Tin
PT Justindo
INDONESIA
CID000307
Tin
PT Karimun Mining
INDONESIA
CID001448
Tin
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri
INDONESIA
CID002829
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
INDONESIA
CID001453
Tin
PT Panca Mega Persada
INDONESIA
CID001457
Tin
PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk
INDONESIA
CID001486
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
INDONESIA
CID001458
Tin
PT Refined Bangka Tin
INDONESIA
CID001460
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
INDONESIA
CID001463
Tin
PT Seirama Tin Investment
INDONESIA
CID001466
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
CID001468
Tin
PT Sukses Inti Makmur
INDONESIA
CID002816
Tin
PT Sumber Jaya Indah
INDONESIA
CID001471
Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur
INDONESIA
CID001477
Tin
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok
INDONESIA
CID001482
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
INDONESIA
CID001490
Tin
PT Tirus Putra Mandiri
INDONESIA
CID002478
Tin
PT Tommy Utama
INDONESIA
CID001493
Tin
PT Wahana Perkit Jaya
INDONESIA
CID002479
Tin
Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID002706
Tin
Rui Da Hung
TAIWAN
CID001539
Tin
Soft Metais Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID001758
Tin
Thaisarco
THAILAND
CID001898





Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Smelter ID
Tin
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
CID002574
Tin
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC
VIET NAM
CID002015
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID002036
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002158
Tin
Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited
CHINA
CID002180
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.
JAPAN
CID000004
Tungsten
ACL Metais Eireli
BRAZIL
CID002833
Tungsten
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.
VIET NAM
CID002502
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002513
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000258
Tungsten
Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002518
Tungsten
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000345
Tungsten
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000499
Tungsten
Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002531
Tungsten
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000875
Tungsten
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002315
Tungsten
Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000868
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002494
Tungsten
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002536
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
UNITED STATES
CID000568
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000218
Tungsten
H.C. Starck GmbH
GERMANY
CID002541
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG
GERMANY
CID002542
Tungsten
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000766
Tungsten
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji
CHINA
CID002579
Tungsten
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Yanglin
CHINA
CID002578
Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000769
Tungsten
Hydrometallurg, JSC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID002649
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000825
Tungsten
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002551
Tungsten
Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002647
Tungsten
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002321
Tungsten
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002313
Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002318
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002317
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002535
Tungsten
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002316
Tungsten
Kennametal Fallon
UNITED STATES
CID000966
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
UNITED STATES
CID000105
Tungsten
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002319
Tungsten
Moliren Ltd
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID002845
Tungsten
Niagara Refining LLC
UNITED STATES
CID002589
Tungsten
Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC
VIET NAM
CID002543
Tungsten
Philippine Chuangin Industrial Co., Inc.
PHILIPPINES
CID002827
Tungsten
Pobedit, JSC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID002532





Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Smelter ID
Tungsten
Sanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd.
VIET NAM
CID002538
Tungsten
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.
VIET NAM
CID001889
Tungsten
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
VIET NAM
CID002011
Tungsten
Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG
AUSTRIA
CID002044
Tungsten
Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID002843
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002320
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002082
Tungsten
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002830
Tungsten
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002095