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May 29, 2018
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Israel (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
000-30668 (Commission file number)
98-0601172 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Weizmann Science Park, Einstein St., Building 22, 2nd Floor, Ness-Ziona 7610201, Israel
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Dror David, +972-73-2295670, +972-8-9407776
(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, 2017.
SECTION 1 – CONFLICT MINERALS DISCLOSURE
Item 1.01 and 1.02 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report, Exhibit
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
In accordance with Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (the "Company") hereby files this Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD and the Conflict Minerals Report attached hereto as Exhibit 1.01. The Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report are also available on the Company's website at: www.novameasuring.com under "Investors"—"SEC Filings". The content of any website referred to in this Form SD (including the exhibit hereto) is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference into this document.
SECTION 2 – EXHIBITS
Item 2.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01 – Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.
Signature
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.
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (Registrant)
By: /s/ Dror David Dror David Chief Financial Officer May 29, 2018 Date
Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. Conflict Minerals Report For the Year Ended December 31, 2017
Introduction
This Conflict Minerals Report of Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (the "Company", "our Company", "Nova", "we", "us" or "our") for the reporting period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Rule"). The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain cassiterite, columbite-tantalite (coltan), gold, wolframite and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold ("Conflict Minerals"), and which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. The Rule requires each of these registrants to conduct a reasonable country of origin inquiry ("RCOI") with respect to the sourcing of the Conflict Minerals that such company uses in its products and, if it has no reason to believe that the Conflict Minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (the "Covered Countries"), file a description of the inquiry performed and the results of such inquiry on Form SD. If after conducting a RCOI as required by SEC rules a registrant has reason to believe that any of the Conflict Minerals in its supply chain may have originated in the Covered Countries, or if it is unable to determine the country of origin of those Conflict Minerals, then the registrant must exercise due diligence with respect to the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals in order to determine whether or not such Conflict Minerals directly or indirectly financed or benefited armed groups in the Covered Countries, and describe such due diligence measures in a Conflict Minerals Report that is included as an exhibit to its Form SD.
Nova is committed to responsible sourcing of minerals and has taken action to increase transparency in its supply chain and ensure responsible procurement by its suppliers and sub-suppliers. Nova has adopted a policy with respect to the sourcing of Conflict Minerals, which is available on its website at: www.novameasuring.com under "Corporate"— "Corporate Responsibility". The content of any website referred to in this Conflict Minerals Report is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference into this document.
Consistent with the Rule and the SEC's April 29, 2014 statement relating to the Rule, this Conflict Minerals Report has not been audited by an independent private sector auditor.
Company and Products Overview
We are a leading innovator and a key provider of metrology solutions for advanced process control used in semiconductor manufacturing. We offer in-line optical and x-ray stand-alone metrology systems and integrated optical metrology systems, each of which is attached directly to wafer fabrication process equipment. Our metrology product portfolio combined with our modeling software, aim to deliver unique measurement solutions to measure the most advanced semiconductor technology nodes. Our metrology systems measure various film thickness and composition properties as well as critical-dimension (CD) variables during various front-end and back-end of line steps in the semiconductor wafer fabrication process, allowing semiconductor manufacturers to improve quality, productivity and yields, lower manufacturing costs and increase profitability. We supply our metrology solutions to major semiconductor manufacturers worldwide and serve customers from offices in Taiwan, Republic of Korea, Japan, United States and Europe.
The scope of this report includes all of our consolidated businesses and subsidiaries. We have one manufacturing facility for our Optical CD product lines, which is located in Ness-Ziona, Israel, and one manufacturing facility for our x-ray product line, which is located in Santa Clara, California, in the United States. This report refers to the purchase of parts and sub-assemblies ("Components") used for our manufacturing facilities in both Israel and California. During 2017, all such Components were purchased from third parties and were delivered to these facilities, where they were integrated into complete systems that constitute the tools that we sold to others.
Because metals such as tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold included in the definition of Conflict Minerals are generally contained in our Components, we believe that our products contain Conflict Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of our products.
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry ("RCOI")
Because we believe that Conflict Minerals were necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by us during 2017, we performed an RCOI to determine whether the Conflict Minerals in such products originated from the Covered Countries and whether these Conflict Minerals did not come from recycled or scrap sources.
The products that we manufacture, or contract to manufacture, are highly complex, and typically contain thousands of Components from many manufacturers. We have an extensive and varied supply chain and do not have a direct relationship with Conflict Minerals smelters or refiners. Rather, the manufacturing process for our products is significantly removed from the mining, smelting and refining of Conflict Minerals. In this regard, we do not purchase Conflict Minerals directly from mines, smelters or refiners, and there are many third parties in the supply chain between the original sources of Conflict Minerals and the ultimate manufacture of our products. Therefore, tracing these minerals to their sources is a challenge that requires us to rely on our first-tier (i.e., direct) manufacturers and suppliers ("Suppliers") in our efforts to achieve supply chain transparency, including obtaining information regarding the origin of the Conflict Minerals. Accordingly, to gather information from our Suppliers, we utilized a standard template for Conflict Minerals reporting designed by the Responsible Business Initiative ("RMI"), formerly the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative ("CFSI"), known as the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the "CMRT"). We relied on our Suppliers to complete the CMRT in order to provide information on the origin of the Conflict Minerals contained in Components supplied to us – including information regarding the sources of Conflict Minerals that are supplied to our Suppliers from lower tiers in the chain (i.e., sub-suppliers). In addition, with respect to the certification of smelters and refiners as conflict free, we have relied upon the findings of the RMI's Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (the "RMAP"), formerly the CFSI's Conflict-Free Smelter Program (the "CFSP").
The RCOI undertaken by us in 2017 consisted of sending letters and CMRTs to 30 of our largest first-tier Suppliers that we concluded were providing us with Components that do, or may, contain Conflict Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of our products and that accounted for approximately 81% of all of our applicable 2017 expenditures for Components that potentially incorporate Conflict Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of our products. These Suppliers include our turnkey Suppliers, which means that they are in direct contact with our supply chain management team, are considered to be our strategic partners, and have a long-term relationship with our Company. The letters we sent to such Suppliers explained the Rule and referred the Suppliers to online training materials and instructions, sought their support and cooperation in our efforts in connection with Conflict Minerals, provided a copy of our Conflict Minerals policy, and asked them to complete the CMRT. Working with a third-party service provider to compile the survey results, we reviewed the responses and followed up as necessary by sending periodic reminders to nonresponsive Suppliers and following up on responses that appeared to be inconsistent, incomplete or inaccurate. In the end, the response rate from Suppliers asked to participate was 100%.
Based on information obtained in the RCOI, and taking into account the complexities of our supply chain, we concluded that we did not have sufficient information to determine the country of origin of the Conflict Minerals in our products and were unable to rule out the possibility that Conflict Minerals used in our products originated, or may have originated, from the Covered Countries. Therefore, in accordance with the Rule, we undertook due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals that were necessary to the functionality or production of our products during 2017. There is significant overlap between our RCOI efforts and our due diligence measures performed.
Due Diligence
Design of Due Diligence Framework
Our due diligence measures have been designed, in all material respects, to conform as far as practicable with the internationally recognized due diligence framework prescribed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") known as "Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict Affected and High Risk Areas" and related supplements for Conflict Minerals (the "OECD Guidance").

Due Diligence Measures Performed
In substantial conformance with the OECD Guidance, our due diligence efforts for calendar year 2017 included the following steps:
Step 1. Establish Strong Company Management Systems
Conflict Minerals steering committee: A cross-functional Conflict Minerals steering committee operates our Conflict Minerals program. The committee consists of representatives from the following areas: operations (purchasing and engineering); and legal and compliance. Regular meetings of our Conflict Minerals steering committee were held, and the committee periodically updated representatives of our senior management on the status of the Conflict Minerals program.
Supply chain controls system: We employ a system of controls to promote transparency in our Conflict Minerals supply chain. Our Conflict Minerals program follows the OECD Guidance recommendations for downstream actors that have no direct relationships with smelters or refiners, using the latest version (as of 2017) and the CMRT revision to collect suppliers' information, using a third-party software provider to compile supplier responses and holding follow-up meetings of the Conflict Minerals steering committee on the progress of its Conflict Minerals efforts. We retain relevant Conflict Minerals documentation in a structured electronic database.
Conflict Minerals Policy: Our Conflict Minerals policy (the "Policy"), adopted in 2015, has been communicated both throughout our Company and to Suppliers, and is publicly available on our Company's website at: www.novameasuring.com under Corporate Section/Corporate Responsibility. The Policy:
- o Affirms our commitment to responsible sourcing of minerals and to increasing transparency in our supply chain;
- o Describes, in general terms, the standards adopted by our Company in connection with Conflict Minerals, including a commitment to the OECD Guidance and the use of the CMRT;
- o Indicates that we expect our Suppliers to (i) take all reasonable steps to identify and assess risk in their supply chain, (ii) make continued efforts to ensure that Conflict Minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in Covered Countries are not used in products sold or supplied to us, and (iii) cooperate with our supply chain due diligence efforts by completing the CMRT each year in a timely manner; and
o Includes a grievance procedure for Suppliers and other external parties to contact us should they wish to seek guidance or report concerns regarding Conflict Minerals.
Supplier engagement: We sent letters and CMRTs to a substantial portion of our first-tier Suppliers identified during an applicability assessment phase as providing Components that do, or may, contain Conflict Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of our products. The letter advised the Suppliers of our commitment to responsible sourcing of minerals, and indicated that their cooperation in the due diligence efforts is expected, including by completion of the CMRT.
We made training materials available to those first-tier Suppliers that included an overview of the Rule and instructions on how to complete the CMRT survey.
For each purchase order issued by our computerized purchase order system for purchasing Components, Suppliers are required to accept our terms and conditions, which include, among others, that (i) upon request, a Supplier shall provide us with information regarding its products that contain Conflict Minerals, and (ii) in certain cases, we reserve the right to immediately terminate the purchase order and cease all procurement activity with the supplier.
Step 2. Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain
We identified and assessed risk in our supply chain as follows: First, we identified our major first-tier (i.e., direct) Suppliers that provide Components that potentially incorporate Conflict Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of our products that we manufactured, or contracted to manufacture, in 2017 (and which accounted for a substantial portion of all applicable expenditures on Components by our Company in 2017). We then requested information from those Suppliers regarding the source and chain of custody of Conflict Minerals in their supply chain. To facilitate the collection of complete, accurate, standardized and verifiable information, we relied primarily on the CMRT, which seeks information regarding country of origin of Conflict Minerals, mine location and smelters and refiners used.
We reviewed Suppliers' responses in order to track smelters and refiners of Conflict Minerals in our supply chain that have not received a conflict-free designation based on the RMAP.
Step 3. Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks
We initiated a supply chain survey with selected Suppliers using the CMRT in order to identify those smelters and refiners that supplied Conflict Minerals used in our products. We monitored and tracked our performance in this area by reviewing Supplier responses. Each CMRT completed by Suppliers was entered into a database maintained by a third-party service provider and reviewed. For Suppliers that provided unclear or incomplete responses, an escalation process was used in order to obtain complete and accurate required information, sometimes requiring multiple telephone and/or email contacts to further the data collection process. Our Conflict Minerals steering committee held regular meetings to review progress and assess the risks identified.
In addition, smelters or refiners that were identified in the responses were compared against the list of facilities that have received a conflict free designation from the RMAP("conflict free" meaning generally that they did not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries), and country of origin information for the smelters and refiners identified by the supply chain responses were reviewed using RMAP data. In accordance with our risk management plan, we contacted suppliers that have been identified as having non-certified smelters within the smelters list that they have provided to us.
Finally, representatives of our senior management were briefed about our due diligence efforts and findings on a regular basis.
Step 4. Carry Out Independent Third-Party Audit of Smelter/Refiner's Due Diligence Practices
We are several steps away in the supply chain from smelters and refiners that process the Conflict Minerals used in our products, do not have any direct relationships with such smelters or refiners and do not perform direct audits of smelters and refiners within our supply chain. Therefore, we relied on conflict-free designations based on the activities of other organizations such as the RMI (RMAP).
Step 5. Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence
We are reporting on our supply chain due diligence, as required by the Rule, and have posted our Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report on our website at: www.novameasuring.com under "Investors"— "SEC Filings".
Results of assessment
On account of incomplete information, we are unable at this time to determine and describe in this report a complete list of either the facilities used to process the Conflict Minerals used in our products or the countries of origin of those Conflict Minerals. We have, nevertheless, described below the results of our assessment of the source of those Conflict Minerals, to the extent of the information received from our due diligence efforts.
As indicated above, the products that we manufacture, or contract to manufacture, are highly complex, and typically contain thousands of Components from many Suppliers. Because there are generally multiple tiers between the mines that extract Conflict Minerals and our Suppliers, we relied on our Suppliers to provide information on the origin of the Conflict Minerals contained in Components supplied to us.
In all, we surveyed 30 Suppliers to whom we paid approximately 81% of the applicable expenditures by our Company on Component costs for our products in 2017. 100% of the Suppliers whom we surveyed provided a complete response.
As part of our due diligence efforts and based on the information received from our Suppliers, we identified 316 smelters and refiners of Conflict Minerals used generally in their supply chains, of which 80% have been certified as conflict free by the RMI's RMAP,, and of which 2% are currently engaged in the RMI audit process. A list of these identified smelters and refiners is provided in Appendix A hereto.
Some Suppliers were unable to provide a complete list of smelters and refiners. In addition, despite receiving information regarding smelters or refiners used generally by some Suppliers in their supply chains, these Suppliers were unable to report which smelters or refiners were part of the supply chain applicable to the specific Components that were sold to us. Furthermore, for the significant majority of smelters reported by these Suppliers, there is inadequate information available to assess the source of the conflict minerals that they process. As a result, we are unable to identify with accuracy the country of origin of the Conflict Minerals used in our products in 2017 and we concluded in good faith that we lack sufficient information to trace the chain of custody of any Conflict Minerals contained in our products in 2017 up through the supply chain to a specific smelter or, in turn, to a country or mine of origin. We have, however, become aware that certain smelters from Covered Countries that have been identified as part of the supply chain of our Supplier have not been certified as conflict free under the RMI's RMAP- specifically, smelter CID002854 of Zambia (Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia); smelter CID002515 of Zimbabwe (Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.); and smelter CID002507 of Rwanda (Phoenix Metal Ltd.)). We have therefore activated our risk management procedures in respect of those smelters, and have approached the Supplier that provided us the relevant Conflict Minerals sourced from those smelters and have asked for corrective action to be taken.
We furthermore note that information is not gathered from our Suppliers on a continuous, real-time basis. We can therefore only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance regarding the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals used in our products, since the information comes from direct Suppliers, not the underlying smelters and refiners, and is based on independent third-party audit programs, not our own auditing.
Continuous efforts to mitigate risk
We intend to maintain our approach for responsible sourcing of the minerals used in our products, and to continue to comply with any applicable regulations related to the sourcing of, and disclosure concerning, the Conflict Minerals that may be contained in our products.
Forward Looking Statements
Forward looking statements in this Conflict Minerals Report are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and other federal securities laws. Investors are cautioned that statements in this Conflict Minerals Report that are not strictly historical statements, including without limitation, the Company's intentions and expectations regarding further Supplier engagement, due diligence and risk mitigation efforts and strategy, constitute forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from the forward looking statements. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," variations of these words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with the progress of industry and other supply chain transparency and smelter or refiner validation programs for Conflict Minerals (including the possibility of inaccurate information, fraud and other irregularities), inadequate Supplier education and knowledge, limitations on the ability or willingness of Suppliers to provide more accurate, complete and detailed information and limitations on the Company's ability to verify the accuracy or completeness of any supply chain information provided by Suppliers or others. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly the information contained in this Conflict Minerals Report, or any forward looking statements, to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they were made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
List of Identified Smelters or Refiners
| Metal | Smelter Look-up (known smelters by RMI) | Smelter Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Al Etihad Gold LLC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Gold | Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | GERMANY |
| Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | UZBEKISTAN |
| Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | BRAZIL |
| Gold | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | Asahi Pretec Corp. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | CANADA |
| Gold | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | TURKEY |
| Gold | AU Traders and Refiners | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Gold | Aurubis AG | GERMANY |
| Gold | Bangalore Refinery | INDIA |
| Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | PHILIPPINES |
| Gold | Boliden AB | SWEDEN |
| Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | GERMANY |
| Gold | Caridad | MEXICO |
| Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | CANADA |
| Gold | Cendres + Metaux S.A. | 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 | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | GERMANY |
| Gold | DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH | GERMANY |
| Gold | Dowa | JAPAN |
| Gold | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Elemetal Refining, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | Emirates Gold DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Gold | Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. | ZIMBABWE |
| Gold | GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. | INDIA |
| Gold | Geib Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | CHINA |
| Metal | Smelter Look -up (known smelters by RMI) |
Smelter Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | CHINA |
| Gold | Guoda Safina High -Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. |
CHINA |
| Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | HeeSung Metal Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | GERMANY |
| Gold | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY |
| Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | TURKEY |
| Gold | Italpreziosi | ITALY |
| Gold | Japan Mint | JAPAN |
| Gold | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | JSC Ekaterinburg Non -Ferrous Metal Processing Plant |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | JSC Uralelectromed | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Kaloti Precious Metals | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Gold | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Gold | Kazzinc | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna | POLAND |
| Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | KYRGYZSTAN |
| Gold | Kyshtym Copper -Electrolytic Plant ZAO |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | L'azurde Company For Jewelry | SAUDI ARABIA |
| Gold | Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | L'Orfebre S.A. | ANDORRA |
| Gold | -NIKKO Copper Inc. LS |
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Marsam Metals | BRAZIL |
| Gold | Materion | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | SINGAPORE |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | Metalurgica Met -Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. |
MEXICO |
| Metal | Smelter Look-up (known smelters by RMI) | Smelter Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN |
| Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA |
| Gold | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA |
| Gold | Morris and Watson | NEW ZEALAND |
| Gold | Morris and Watson Gold Coast | AUSTRALIA |
| Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | TURKEY |
| Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | UZBEKISTAN |
| Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | AUSTRIA |
| Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | PAMP S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | Pease & Curren | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | CHILE |
| Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | INDONESIA |
| Gold | PX Precinox S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Gold | Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Remondis Argentia B.V. | NETHERLANDS |
| Gold | Republic Metals Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | CANADA |
| Gold | SAAMP | FRANCE |
| Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | Safimet S.p.A | ITALY |
| Gold | SAFINA A.S. | CZECH REPUBLIC |
| Gold | Sai Refinery | INDIA |
| Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Samwon Metals Corp. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY |
| Gold | Schone Edelmetaal B.V. | NETHERLANDS |
| Gold | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | 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, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| Gold | So Accurate Group, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Metal | Smelter Look-up (known smelters by RMI) | Smelter Country |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| Gold | State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology | LITHUANIA |
| Gold | Sudan Gold Refinery | SUDAN |
| Gold | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | T.C.A S.p.A | ITALY |
| Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | JAPAN |
| Gold | The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Gold | Tony Goetz NV | BELGIUM |
| Gold | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Gold | Torecom | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Gold | Umicore Brasil Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | THAILAND |
| Gold | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | BELGIUM |
| Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Gold | Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia | ZAMBIA |
| Gold | Valcambi S.A. | SWITZERLAND |
| Gold | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | AUSTRALIA |
| Gold | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY |
| Gold | Yamakin 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 |
| Tantalum | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tantalum | Duoluoshan | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Exotech Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| 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 OF AMERICA |
| Tantalum | Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | THAILAND |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | GERMANY |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH | GERMANY |
| Metal | Smelter Look-up (known smelters by RMI) | Smelter Country |
|---|---|---|
| Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Nonferrous Metals Smelting Company Limited | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | KEMET Blue Metals | MEXICO |
| Tantalum | KEMET Blue Powder | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tantalum | King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | LSM Brasil S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA |
| Tantalum | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tantalum | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | NPM Silmet AS | ESTONIA |
| Tantalum | Power Resources Ltd. | MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF |
| Tantalum | QuantumClean | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tantalum | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tantalum | RFH Tantalum Smeltery Co., Ltd./Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tantalum | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Tantalum | Telex Metals | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | KAZAKHSTAN |
| Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tantalum | Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Alpha | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | VIET NAM |
| Tin | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | INDONESIA |
| Tin | CV Dua Sekawan | INDONESIA |
| Tin | CV Gita Pesona | INDONESIA |
| Tin | CV Serumpun Sebalai | INDONESIA |
| Tin | CV Tiga Sekawan | INDONESIA |
| Tin | CV United Smelting | INDONESIA |
| Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | Dowa | JAPAN |
| Tin | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM |
| Metal | Smelter Look -up (known smelters by RMI) |
Smelter Country |
|---|---|---|
| Tin | EM Vinto | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) |
| Tin | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Fenix Metals | POLAND |
| Tin | Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant | CHINA |
| Tin | Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company | CHINA |
| Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA |
| Tin | Gejiu Non -Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. |
CHINA |
| Tin | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Guangdong Hanhe Non -Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. |
CHINA |
| Tin | Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant | CHINA |
| Tin | HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | MALAYSIA |
| Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tin | Metallo Belgium N.V. | BELGIUM |
| Tin | Metallo Spain S.L.U. | SPAIN |
| Tin | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Minsur | PERU |
| Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN |
| Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA |
| Tin | Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tin | Nghe Tinh Non -Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company |
VIET NAM |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | THAILAND |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | PHILIPPINES |
| Tin | Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) |
| Tin | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Bangka Prima Tin | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Bukit Timah | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT DS Jaya Abadi | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Inti Stania Prima | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Karimun Mining | INDONESIA |
| Metal | Smelter Look -up (known smelters by RMI) |
Smelter Country |
|---|---|---|
| Tin | PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT O.M. Indonesia | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Sumber Jaya Indah | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | INDONESIA |
| Tin | PT Tommy Utama | INDONESIA |
| Tin | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Rui Da Hung | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA |
| Tin | Soft Metais Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Super Ligas | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Thaisarco | THAILAND |
| Tin | Tuyen Quang Non -Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company |
VIET NAM |
| Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | BRAZIL |
| Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non -ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
CHINA |
| Tin | Yunnan Tin Company Limited | CHINA |
| Tungsten | A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. | JAPAN |
| Tungsten | ACL Metais Eireli | BRAZIL |
| Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | VIET NAM |
| Tungsten | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | GERMANY |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji | CHINA |
| Metal | Smelter Look -up (known smelters by RMI) |
Smelter Country |
|---|---|---|
| Tungsten | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN |
| Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten 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 OF AMERICA |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Moliren Ltd. | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
| Tungsten | Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC | VIET NAM |
| Tungsten | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | PHILIPPINES |
| Tungsten | South -East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City |
CHINA |
| Tungsten | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM |
| Tungsten | Unecha Refractory metals plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| Tungsten | Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM |
| Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | AUSTRIA |
| Tungsten | Woltech Korea Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA |
| Tungsten | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA |