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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 51-0263969 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
| incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
6901 Professional Parkway East, Suite 200
Sarasota, Florida 34240
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
David
B. Liner
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
(941) 556-2601
(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.
| þ | Rule 13P-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13.p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2014 |
Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Roper Technologies, Inc. (“Roper”, “we”, “our” or “us”) is subject to the requirements of the Conflict Minerals Statutory Provision based on the fact that the minerals defined therein as “conflict minerals” are necessary to the functionality or production of products we manufactured or contracted to be manufactured. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) defines the four “conflict minerals” as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, wolframite (and their derivatives tin, tantalum, and tungsten) and gold(“3TG”).
Our supply chain is complex with many tiers between us and that of the smelters or refiners and the mines from which they source. Based on our downstream position in the supply chain, we must rely on direct suppliers that may themselves procure these minerals far removed from the actual source to determine the 3TG country of origin, chain of custody, and whether or not these minerals directly or indirectly financed or benefited armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries (“Covered Countries”).
We performed company level surveys with affected direct suppliers providing parts and materials for products we manufactured during the 2014 reporting period to conduct the reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”). We utilized the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) as the basis for this inquiry.
We were unable to determine whether a portion of these 3TG (1) originated, or may have originated, from the Covered Countries or (2) came from recycled or scrap sources. Therefore, we were required to exercise due diligence on the 3TG source and chain of custody and to follow a nationally or internationally recognized due diligence framework. These details are provided in our Conflict Minerals Report, a copy of which is provided as Exhibit 1.01 hereto.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
A copy of our Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available at http://www.ropertech.com/conflict-minerals
Section 2 - Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01 – Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
| By: | /s/ John Humphrey | Date: | June 1, 2015 | |
John Humphrey |
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Exhibit 1.01
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Conflict Minerals Report
For The Year Ended December 31, 2014
This report for the year ended December 31, 2014 is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“SEC Rule”).
Our Business
Roper Technologies, Inc. (“Roper”, “we”, “our” or “us”) is a diversified technology company. We operate businesses that design and develop software (both license and software-as-a-service) and engineered products and solutions for a variety of niche end markets; including healthcare, transportation, food, energy, water, and education and academic research.
Our Business Segments and Products
Medical and Scientific Imaging
Our Medical and Scientific Imaging segment principally offers products and software in medical applications, and high performance
digital imaging products.
Medical Products and Software - We provide diagnostic and laboratory software solutions to healthcare providers and services and technologies to support the diverse and complex needs of alternate site health care providers who deliver services outside of an acute care hospital setting. We also manufacture and sell patient positioning devices and related software for use in radiation oncology, 3-D measurement technology in computer-assisted surgery and supply diagnostic and therapeutic disposable products used in ultrasound imaging for minimally invasive medical procedures. We design and manufacture a non-invasive instrument for portable ultrasound bladder volume measurement and a video laryngoscope designed to enable rapid intubation even in the most difficult settings.
Digital Imaging Products and Software - We manufacture and sell extremely sensitive, high-performance electron filters, charged couple device and complementary metal oxide semiconductor cameras, detectors and related software for a variety of scientific and industrial uses, which require high resolution and/or high speed digital video, including electron microscopy and spectroscopy applications. We principally sell these products for use within academic, government research, semiconductor, security and other end-user markets such as biological and material science. They are frequently incorporated into products by original equipment manufacturers.
RF Technology
Our RF Technology segment provides radio frequency identification communication technology and software solutions that are used
primarily in toll and traffic systems and processing, security and access control, campus card systems, software-as-a-service
in the freight matching and food industries and metering and remote monitoring applications.
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Toll and Traffic Systems - We manufacture and sell toll tags and monitoring systems as well as provide transaction and violation processing services for toll and traffic systems to both governmental and private sector entities. In addition, we provide intelligent traffic systems that assist customers in improving traffic flow and infrastructure utilization.
Card Systems/ Integrated Security Solutions - We provide card systems and integrated security solutions primarily to education and health care markets. We also provide an integrated nutrition management solution used by food service customers.
Software-as-a-Service - We maintain electronic marketplaces that connect (1) available capacity of trucking units with the available loads of freight to be moved from location to location throughout North America and (2) food suppliers, distributors and vendors, primarily in the perishable food sector.
Metering and Remote Monitoring - We manufacture and sell meter reading, data logging and pressure control products for use in water, gas and electricity applications. We also provide network monitoring, leakage reduction and pressure control services in water and gas distribution networks.
Industrial Technology
Our Industrial Technology segment produces fluid handling pumps, materials analysis equipment and consumables, leak testing equipment,
flow measurement and metering equipment and water meter and automatic meter reading (“AMR”) products and systems.
Fluid Handling Pumps - We manufacture and sell a wide variety of pumps. These pumps vary significantly in complexity and in pumping method employed, which allows for the movement and application of a diverse range of low and high viscosity liquids, high solids content slurries and chemicals. Our pumps are used in end markets such as oil and gas, agricultural, water and wastewater, chemical and general industrial.
Materials Analysis Equipment and Consumables - We manufacture and sell equipment and supply consumables necessary to prepare material samples for testing and analysis. These products are used mostly within the material science, steel, automotive, electronics, mining and research end-user markets.
Flow Measurement Equipment - We manufacture and distribute turbine and positive displacement flow meters, emissions measurement equipment and flow meter calibration products for aerospace, automotive, power generation and other industrial applications.
Water Meter and AMR Products and Systems - We manufacture and distribute water meter products serving the residential, commercial and industrial water management markets, and several lines of automatic meter reading products and systems serving these markets.
Energy Systems and Controls
Our Energy Systems and Controls segment principally produces control systems, fluid properties testing equipment, industrial valves
and controls, vibration sensors and controls and non-destructive inspection and measurement products and solutions.
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Control Systems - We manufacture control systems and provide related engineering and commissioning services for turbomachinery applications, primarily in energy markets.
Fluid Properties Testing Equipment - We manufacture and sell test equipment to determine physical and elemental properties, such as sulfur and nitrogen content, flash point, viscosity, freeze point and distillation range of liquids and gases primarily for the petroleum industry.
Sensors, Controls and Valves - We manufacture sensors and control equipment including pressure sensors, temperature sensors, measurement instruments and control software for global rubber, plastics and process industries. We also manufacture and distribute valves, sensors, switches and control products used on engines, compressors, turbines and other powered equipment for the oil and gas, pipeline, power generation, marine engine and general industrial markets. Many of these products are designed for use in hazardous environments.
Non-destructive Inspection and Measurement Instrumentation - We manufacture non-destructive inspection and measurement solutions including measurement probes, robotics, vibration sensors, switches and transmitters. These solutions are applied principally in nuclear energy markets. Many of these products are designed for use in hazardous environments.
Due Diligence
Due Diligence Design
Our due diligence measures have been designed to conform, in all material respects relevant to the disclosure requirements under
the SEC Rule, with the internationally recognized Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development publication OECD (2013),
OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition,
OECD Publishing (“OECD Guidance”) and the supplements on tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. This risk-based due
diligence process is based on the following OECD Guidance:
Step 1 - Establish strong company management systems
Step 2 - Identify and assess risks in the supply chain
Step 3 - Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks
Step 4 - Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain
Step 5 - Report annually on supply chain due diligence
Due
Diligence Performed
Our due diligence measures performed are described below according to the OECD Guidance.
Step 1 - Establish strong company management systems
Internal Team - Our four business segments are each composed of multiple subsidiaries; therefore, a management position was established to be the single point of contact to oversee and develop the conflict minerals program. This position works with a team of senior staff and has
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senior management support and visibility by reporting directly to the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Each subsidiary impacted designated specific personnel to coordinate with the management position to oversee the execution of due diligence of the program within their respective business.
Company Policy - We adopted the following conflict minerals policy which is available on our website at http://www.ropertech.com/conflict-minerals and was communicated internally and is provided to our direct suppliers affected by the policy through our annual survey.
Background - The U.S. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the SEC Rule require publicly-traded companies to disclose whether the products they manufacture contain certain “conflict minerals” – cassiterite (tin), wolframite (tungsten), columbite-tantalite (tantalum), gold, or their derivatives originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining country – have been found to support the civil conflict and human rights violations in the region. If so, a report must be filed specifying those products and the due diligence measures taken to determine their source.
Roper’s Conflict Minerals Policy - We are committed to complying with this legislation and with the SEC Rule. Cooperation from our supply chains is necessary to provide source information, as we do not purchase these minerals directly from mines or smelters and, in many cases, purchase finished goods that are several layers removed from these sources. Accordingly, our suppliers are expected to commit to being or becoming DRC conflict-free and to providing the needed transparency of the supply chain so that components and materials supplied to us are DRC conflict-free. Suppliers are to adopt and implement policies, due diligence frameworks, and management systems, consistent with the OECD Guidance, that are designed to accomplish this goal.
We request that our suppliers utilize the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template and that our suppliers provide the template to their suppliers successively upstream in order to identify the relevant smelters and refiners. The results of this effort are to be compiled and reported to us through this same template and/or a SaaS solution we provide.
Controls and Transparency – We established a process to engage and request information from affected direct suppliers to gather information regarding their due diligence practices and supply chain. Documentation is to be maintained for a minimum of five years.
Supplier Engagement – We strengthened our engagement with affected suppliers by developing and implementing contract and purchase order terms and conditions for conflict minerals policy related expectations and disclosure requirements.
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Step 2 - Identify and assess risk in the supply chain
Supplier Engagement Approach and Information Request Process - We have established a system of transparency with our affected immediate suppliers in order to identify, to the best of our efforts, the potential refiners and smelters in our supply chain. Our engagement approach is to annually survey affected suppliers as maintained in a vendor provided software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution. This solution provides for multiple automatic follow-ups to suppliers that do not respond.
Information Requested - The Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative’s (“CFSI”) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) data collection tool is the basis for our company level inquiries to identify potential smelters or refiners in the supply chain.
Review Smelter and Refiner Information – We first reviewed identified smelters and refiners against the Conflict-Free Sourcing Program’s conflict-free smelter and refiner information. We obtained and reviewed the CFSI member-only Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry information to determine if any of the identified smelters and refiners are known to source from the Covered Countries.
Step 3 - Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks
Supplier Capacity Building - Our annual outreach and survey included a detailed list of supplier expectations, our complete policy on conflict minerals, and training and capacity building resources for the CFSI, OECD Guidance, and EICC Extractives and Conflict Minerals Resources. We are also a member of the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative which develops many FAQs, training and educational resources.
Industry-wide Initiatives – We are a member of the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative and their efforts and information regarding the Conflict-Free Smelter Program’s (CFSP), the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry data, the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template, and other guidance documents.
Supplier Expectations Communicated – We implemented conflict minerals related purchasing terms and conditions for new purchasing contracts and orders to further communicate related supplier expectations.
Step 4 - Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain
As outlined in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, the internationally recognized standard on which our company’s system is based, we support an industry initiative that audits smelters’ and refiners’ due diligence activities. That industry initiative is the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (“EICC”) and Global e-Sustainability Initiative’s (“GeSI”) Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative. The data on which we relied for certain statements in this declaration was obtained through our membership in the CFSI, using the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry report.
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Step 5: Report on supply chain due diligence
Our public reporting includes our policy and program information regarding management systems, reasonable country of origin inquiry, process to identify facilities (smelters and refiners) and due diligence performed as made available on our website and in our SEC filing documents.
Due Diligence Results
Potential Smelters and Refiners
Identified
Supplier company level responses identified 266 smelter and refiner processing facilities confirmed as being legitimate by the
CFSI that may potentially be in our supply chain. The following breakdown is based on the CFSI Conflict Free Smelter Program RCOI
audit information dated April 30, 2015 for the 2014 reporting year as compared to the first year’s reporting results:
| Reporting Year | 2013 | 2014 |
| Potential Smelters/Refiners: | 201 | 266 |
| Validated Conflict-Free: | 76 | 166* |
| Participating/Active: | 50 | 36 |
| Not yet Validated or Participating: | 75 | 64 |
*Of the 166 audited conflict-free smelters and refiners, 21 are known to source from the Covered Countries.
On the basis of our due diligence for the remaining 64 smelters, we found with respect to each of our products identified above, the information we gathered failed to provide clarity with respect to the origin and chain of custody of the conflict materials contained in the product, nor did the data reveal whether or not the conflict minerals contained in the product directly or indirectly financed armed groups in the conflict region of the DRC.
A list of smelter and refiner processing facilities identified in the RCOI is listed on Annex I of this Conflict Minerals Report.
Steps to Mitigate Risk and Improve Due Diligence
Since the period covered by this Report, we have and will continue to engage our direct suppliers regarding requirements and expectations of our conflict minerals program in order to further mitigate risk and will improve our overall due diligence as follows:
| - | Communicate our Conflict Minerals Policy and related supplier expectations to direct suppliers; |
| - | Perform annual inquiries of affected suppliers based on the CFSI’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Template; |
| - | Provide training and educational resource links to our suppliers through the annual survey process; and |
| - | Engage in the CFSI industry initiative to support conflict-free supply chains. |
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INFORMATION ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Conflict Minerals Report and related Form SD include and incorporate by reference “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. In addition, we, or our executive officers on our behalf, may from time to time make forward-looking statements in reports and other documents we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or in connection with oral statements made to the press, potential investors or others. All statements that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements may be indicated by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plans,” “expects,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” “believes” or “intends” and similar words and phrases. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are not guarantees of future performance. They involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement.
We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable. However, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any of them in light of new information or future events.
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ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Conflict Minerals Report
For The Year Ended December 31, 2014
ANNEX I
|
Metal |
Smelter or Refiner Facility Name |
Location of Facility |
| Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | UNITED STATES |
| Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Aktyubinsk Copper Company TOO | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Gold | Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | GERMANY |
| Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | UZBEKISTAN |
| Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração | BRAZIL |
| Gold | Argor-Heraeus SA | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | Asahi Pretec Corporation | JAPAN |
| Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | TURKEY |
| Gold | Aurubis AG | GERMANY |
| Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | PHILIPPINES |
| Gold | Bauer Walser AG | GERMANY |
| Gold | Boliden AB | SWEDEN |
| Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | GERMANY |
| Gold | Caridad | MEXICO |
| Gold | CCR Refinery – Glencore Canada Corporation | CANADA |
| Gold | Cendres + Métaux SA | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | ITALY |
| Gold | Chugai Mining | JAPAN |
| Gold | Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Do Sung Corporation | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Doduco | GERMANY |
| Gold | Dowa | JAPAN |
| Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. | ZIMBABWE |
| Gold | Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | CHINA |
| Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | GERMANY |
| Gold | Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong | CHINA |
| Gold | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY |
| Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Hwasung CJ Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited | CHINA |
| Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | TURKEY |
| Gold | Japan Mint | JAPAN |
| Gold | Jiangxi Copper Company Limited | CHINA |
| Gold | Johnson Matthey Inc. | UNITED STATES |
| Gold | Johnson Matthey Limited | CANADA |
| Gold | JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | JSC Uralelectromed | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Kazzinc | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | UNITED STATES |
| Gold | KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna | POLAND |
| Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Korea Metal Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | KYRGYZSTAN |
| Gold | L' azurde Company For Jewelry | SAUDI ARABIA |
| Gold | Lingbao Gold Company Limited | CHINA |
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| Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Materion | UNITED STATES |
| Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | SINGAPORE |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies SA | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES |
| Gold | METALÚRGICA MET-MEX PEÑOLES, S.A. DE C.V | MEXICO |
| Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN |
| Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA |
| Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. | TURKEY |
| Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | UZBEKISTAN |
| Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Ohio Precious Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES |
| Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastvetmet) | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | OJSC Kolyma Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | PAMP SA | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | INDONESIA |
| Gold | PX Précinox SA | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Gold | Republic Metals Corporation | UNITED STATES |
| Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | CANADA |
| Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | UNITED STATES |
| Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | SAMWON Metals Corp. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Schone Edelmetaal | NETHERLANDS |
| Gold | SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA | SPAIN |
| Gold | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN |
| Gold | So Accurate Group, Inc. | UNITED STATES |
| Gold | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | TAIWAN |
| Gold | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | JAPAN |
| Gold | The Great Wall Gold and Silver Refinery of China | CHINA |
| Gold | The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Torecom | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Umicore Brasil Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | THAILAND |
| Gold | Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | BELGIUM |
| Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | UNITED STATES |
| Gold | Valcambi SA | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint | AUSTRALIA |
| Gold | Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | CHINA |
| Gold | Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery | CHINA |
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| Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry | CHINA |
| Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES |
| Tantalum | Duoluoshan | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Exotech Inc. | UNITED STATES |
| Tantalum | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | UNITED STATES |
| Tantalum | Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Guizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd., Kaili branch | CHINA |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | THAILAND |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar | GERMANY |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg | GERMANY |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | GERMANY |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Inc. | UNITED STATES |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG | GERMANY |
| Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc. | UNITED STATES |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | KEMET Blue Metals | MEXICO |
| Tantalum | KEMET Blue Powder | UNITED STATES |
| Tantalum | King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | LSM Brasil S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA |
| Tantalum | Mineração Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tantalum | Mitsui Mining & Smelting | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | Molycorp Silmet A.S. | ESTONIA |
| Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Plansee SE Liezen | AUSTRIA |
| Tantalum | Plansee SE Reutte | AUSTRIA |
| Tantalum | QuantumClean | UNITED STATES |
| Tantalum | RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tantalum | Taki Chemicals | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | Telex Metals | UNITED STATES |
| Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide | CHINA |
| Tin | Alpha | UNITED STATES |
| Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | CV Gita Pesona | INDONESIA |
| Tin | CV Serumpun Sebalai | INDONESIA |
| Tin | CV United Smelting | INDONESIA |
| Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | Dowa | JAPAN |
| Tin | EM Vinto | BOLIVIA |
| Tin | Estanho de Rondônia S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH | GERMANY |
| Tin | Fenix Metals | POLAND |
| Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA |
| Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
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| Tin | Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | MALAYSIA |
| Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S/A | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Mineração Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Minsur | PERU |
| Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN |
| Tin | Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd. | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | THAILAND |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | PHILIPPINES |
| Tin | Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. | BOLIVIA |
| Tin | Phoenix Metal Ltd. | RWANDA |
| Tin | PT Alam Lestari Kencana | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Bangka Kudai Tin | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Bangka Putra Karya | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Bukit Timah | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT DS Jaya Abadi | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Fang Di MulTindo | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT HP Metals Indonesia | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Inti Stania Prima | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Justindo | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Karimun Mining | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Seirama Tin Investment | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Sumber Jaya Indah | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Supra Sukses Trinusa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Tirus Putra Mandiri | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Wahana Perkit Jaya | INDONESIA |
| Tin | Rui Da Hung | TAIWAN |
| Tin | Soft Metais Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Thaisarco | THAILAND |
| Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited | CHINA |
| Tungsten | A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. | JAPAN |
| Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | VIET NAM |
| Tungsten | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
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| Tungsten | Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | UNITED STATES |
| Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck GmbH | GERMANY |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG | GERMANY |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | UNITED STATES |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | UNITED STATES |
| Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC | VIET NAM |
| Tungsten | Sanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM |
| Tungsten | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM |
| Tungsten | Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM |
| Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG | AUSTRIA |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
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