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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM SD
 
Specialized Disclosure Report
 
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
MICHIGAN
 
1-9656
 
38-0751137
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification Number)
 
One La-Z-Boy Drive, Monroe, Michigan
 
48162-5138
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Zip Code
 
Stephen K. Krull  (734) 242-1444
(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, 2019.
 
 
 





Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure
 
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
 
This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD (“Form SD”) of La-Z-Boy Incorporated (“La-Z-Boy”) is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (“Rule”) for the reporting period January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.  The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“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 (“Dodd-Frank Act”). Conflict minerals are defined by the SEC as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, including their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten (“3TG”).  The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose products contain conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of their products excepting conflict minerals that, prior to January 31, 2013, were located “outside of the supply chain” (as defined in the Rule). For products which contain necessary conflict minerals, the registrant must conduct in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry designed to determine whether any of the conflict minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or “adjoining country” (as defined in Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act), collectively defined as the “Covered Countries.”  If, based on such inquiry, the registrant knows or has reason to believe that any of the necessary conflict minerals contained in its products originated or may have originated in a Covered Country and knows or has reason to believe that those necessary conflict minerals may not be solely from recycled or scrap sources, the registrant must conduct due diligence as a method to conclude if the necessary conflict minerals contained in those products did or did not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries. These requirements apply to registrants whatever the geographic origin of the conflict minerals and whether or not they fund armed conflict.
 
After performing a reasonable country of origin inquiry as required by the Rule, La-Z-Boy was unable to determine in good faith whether 3TGs used during calendar 2019 in one or more of our products was solely from recycled or scrap sources or originated from a Covered Country.  As a result, La-Z-Boy is filing a Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.

Conflict Minerals Disclosure.
 
This Form SD and La-Z-Boy’s Conflict Minerals Report, filed as Exhibit 1.01, are publicly available through links on our internet website, www.la-z-boy.com, as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov. However, information contained on our internet website is not incorporated by reference into this Form SD or otherwise considered to be a part of this document.
 
Item 1.02     EXHIBIT
 
The Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.
 
Section 2 - EXHIBITS
 
Item 2.01     EXHIBIT
 
Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD.




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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. 
 
 
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
 
 
(Registrant)
Date: May 29, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
BY:
/s/ Melinda D. Whittington
 
 
Melinda D. Whittington
 
 
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit


Exhibit 1.01
 
LA-Z-BOY INCORPORATED
CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
 
This Conflict Minerals Report (“Report”) of La-Z-Boy Incorporated (“La-Z-Boy,” “we,” “us” or “our”) has been prepared pursuant to Rule 13p-1 and Form SD under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule”) for the reporting period January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.  The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“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 (“Dodd-Frank Act”).  Conflict minerals are defined by the SEC as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, including their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten (“3TG”).
 
The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose products contain conflict minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of their products.  For products which contain necessary conflict minerals, the registrant must conduct in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry designed to determine whether any of the conflict minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or “adjoining country” (as defined in Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act), collectively defined as the “Covered Countries.”

1.0          Company Overview and Products
 
The information provided in this Report includes the activities of all majority-owned subsidiaries that are required to be consolidated in La-Z-Boy’s financial results.  It does not include the activities of any entities that are not required to be consolidated in La-Z-Boy’s financial results, except to the extent that those entities supply products to La-Z-Boy which may contain any of the conflict minerals.
 
La-Z-Boy manufactures, markets, imports, exports, distributes and retails upholstery furniture products, accessories and casegoods (wood) furniture products including recliners and motion furniture, sofas, loveseats, chairs, sectionals, modulars, ottomans and sleeper sofas, bedroom sets, dining room sets, entertainment centers, and occasional pieces.  This Report relates to products: (i) for which conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of that product; (ii) that were manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by La-Z-Boy; and (iii) for which the manufacture was completed during calendar year 2019.  These products are referred to in this Report collectively as “Covered Products.”

2.0          Due Diligence
 
2.1          Design of Due Diligence Framework
 
We established a cross-functional team to design and implement our due diligence framework regarding the source and chain of custody of 3TG in our supply chain.  This team is composed of representatives from Legal, Environmental Affairs, Supply Chain/Purchasing, Product Development, Materials Management, Finance, and Marketing.  The Supply Chain/Purchasing organization has the primary responsibility for obtaining information from suppliers on components that may contain 3TGs.  The Director of Product Safety and Stewardship has responsibility for tracking and documenting our progress and generating any required reporting.

We modeled our due diligence framework on the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Second Edition. Our due diligence process included adopting a Conflict Minerals Policy (which we have posted to our website at www.la-z-boy.com), establishing management structures with cross-functional team members and senior executives, determining the necessary scope of investigation and response, communicating with suppliers, and establishing record keeping and escalation procedures.  Senior management is briefed about the results of our due diligence efforts on a regular basis, and we periodically report to the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors with respect to our due diligence process and compliance obligations.
 
Beginning in late 2012, we developed a corporate management system and communication process with our suppliers to investigate and evaluate the use of 3TGs.  We provided our suppliers with guidance on supply chain due diligence and sourcing from conflict-affected and high-risk areas.  We required our suppliers to complete and submit to us the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition/Global e-Sustainability Initiative (“EICC-GeSI”) conflict minerals reporting template (“Template”) established by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”).  The Template includes questions regarding a company’s conflict-

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free policy, its engagement with its direct suppliers, a listing of the smelters the company and its suppliers use, the origin of 3TGs included in the supplier’s products, and the supplier’s due diligence.  For calendar year 2019, we requested Templates of new suppliers and updated Templates from suppliers who previously indicated that their products contained 3TGs.
 
2.2          Due Diligence Measures and Results
 
2.2.1       Inherent Limitations on Due Diligence Measures
 
As a downstream purchaser of 3TGs, our due diligence measures can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary 3TGs.  Our due diligence requires data from our direct suppliers and those suppliers seeking similar information within their supply chains to identify the original sources of the necessary 3TGs.  Such sources of information may yield inaccurate or incomplete information and may be subject to fraud.
 
Another complicating factor is the unavailability of country of origin and chain of custody information from our suppliers on a continuous, real-time basis.  Under the Dodd-Frank Act and the Rule, a product is “DRC conflict free” if it meets the required standard every day of the reporting year; conversely, a product would “not be found to be DRC conflict free” if it does not meet the required standard even one day of the reporting year.  The supply chain of commodities such as conflict minerals is a multi-step process operating more or less on a daily basis, with ore being delivered to smelters and refiners, with smelters and refiners smelting or refining ores into metal containing derivatives such as ingots, with the derivatives being shipped, sold and stored in numerous market locations around the world and with distributors and purchasers holding varying amounts of the derivatives in inventory for use.  Since we do not have direct contractual relationships with each participant in the supply chain, we rely on our direct suppliers to gather and provide specific information about the date when the ore is smelted into a derivative and later shipped, stored, sold and first entered the stream of commerce.  We directly seek sourcing data on a periodic basis from our direct suppliers.  We ask that the data cover the entire reporting year, and we seek to use contract provisions requiring the suppliers to promptly update us in the event that the sourcing data changes.
 
2.2.2       Supply Chain Survey Responses
 
For 2019, we requested Templates from new suppliers and updated Templates from suppliers who previously indicated their products contained 3TGs.  By accumulating our suppliers’ responses in a database, we were able to assess the risk related to conflict minerals in our supply chain and follow up with suppliers for further information as necessary.  We continually performed assessments of the information our suppliers provided and sought additional information and clarification as needed.
 
We have relied on our suppliers’ responses for information on the source of 3TGs contained in the goods they supply us.  Our suppliers have similarly relied on information provided by their suppliers.  Tracing materials back to their mine of origin is a complex process.  By adopting methodology outlined by the RMI and requiring that our suppliers meet OECD guidelines and report to us using the Template, we have made a reasonable determination of the mines, smelters, and refiners of the 3TGs in our supply chain.
 
For 2019, we gathered information from all new suppliers and updated information from existing suppliers
who previously indicated that their products contained 3TGs.  3TGs are contained in a small number of components of our upholstered furniture and two types of products that we purchased as finished goods.  Fifteen of our direct suppliers advised us that their products contained 3TGs. Twelve of these suppliers indicated that the 3TGs connected to Covered Products are not from Covered Countries. 

Two of the remaining suppliers reported that their products, specifically electrical components and certain foam used in our upholstery products (“Subject Products”), contained 3TGs but the suppliers were unable to determine at this time all of the facilities used to produce the conflict minerals for these products. In addition, one supplier identified that one of the smelters it utilizes is located in a Covered Country other than DRC. This supplier provided this information with respect to all products and components generally supplied by them rather than for the specific components supplied to La-Z-Boy. Therefore, we are conducting additional due diligence with respect to this supplier. Consequently, we cannot determine whether 3TGs in the Subject Products are from Conflict Countries, and, therefore, classify the Subject Products as “DRC Conflict Undeterminable.”  Our suppliers are continuing to work to determine the origin of 3TGs.

A listing of the smelters or refiners utilized by our suppliers and identified as processing facilities, as reported to us by our suppliers, is included as an attachment to this report.

Based on the guidance provided by the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance in its “Statement on the Effect of the Recent Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule” dated April 29, 2014, and its “Updated Statement on the

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Effect of the Court of Appeals Decision on the Conflict Minerals Rule” dated April 7, 2017, we have not provided an independent private sector audit of this Report.
 
2.3          Steps Taken to Mitigate Risks
 
Our assessment of the risks that necessary 3TGs contained in our products do not benefit “armed groups” as defined in the Rule is an evolving process as more information becomes available to our suppliers and to us about the supply sources and chain of custody.  We intend to continue the following measures in the due diligence we conduct to further mitigate any risk that the 3TGs in our products could benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries:
 
a.
Include pertinent requirements to the standard terms and conditions in our supplier agreements including a conflict minerals flow-down clause.

b.
Directly engage suppliers that provide products or components that cannot be confirmed as “DRC Conflict Free” to pursue responsible conflict-free sourcing for all products supplied to us.

c.
Directly engage suppliers to implement risk mitigation plans if high-risk smelters are identified.

d.
Work to get product level versus company level responses from our suppliers that provide products or components that cannot be confirmed as “DRC Conflict Free” and refine their relevant smelter list to the extent feasible to include only actual verified conflict-free smelters.

e.
Engage with suppliers and direct them to training resources to attempt to improve the content of the supplier survey responses and encourage any of our suppliers whose products are “DRC Conflict Undeterminable” to establish an alternative source of 3TG that can be confirmed as “DRC Conflict Free.”

Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Gold
8853 S.p.A.
ITALY
Gold
Abington Reldan Metals, LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Advanced Chemical Company
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
African Gold Refinery
UGANDA
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC
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

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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
DS PRETECH Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
DSC (Do Sung Corporation)
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
Emirates Gold DMCC
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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
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
Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting 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
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

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Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
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
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
NH Recytech Company
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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
QG Refining, LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.
SOUTH AFRICA
Gold
Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Remondis Argentia B.V.
NETHERLANDS
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
CANADA
Gold
SAAMP
FRANCE
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold
Safimet S.p.A
ITALY
Gold
Sai Refinery
INDIA
Gold
Samduck Precious Metals
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Samwon Metals Corp.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH
GERMANY
Gold
SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.
SPAIN

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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
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.
TAIWAN
Gold
State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology
LITHUANIA
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Gold
SungEel HiTech
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
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
Valcambi S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)
AUSTRALIA
Gold
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH
GERMANY
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
Tantalum
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tantalum
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry
CHINA
Tantalum
D Block Metals, LLC
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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 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
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

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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
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 Smeltry 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
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
Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
China Tin (Hechi)
CHINA
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
CV Ayi Jaya
INDONESIA
Tin
CV Dua Sekawan
INDONESIA
Tin
CV Gita Pesona
INDONESIA
Tin
CV United Smelting
INDONESIA
Tin
CV Venus Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
Tin
Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Dowa
JAPAN
Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
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 Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.
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

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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
Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
MALAYSIA
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
Mineracao Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
Tin
Minsur
PERU
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
Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.
BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Tin
Pongpipat Company Limited
MYANMAR
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 Serumpun
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 Inti Stania Prima
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Karimun Mining
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Menara Cipta Mulia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Panca Mega Persada
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Premium Tin Indonesia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Rajehan Ariq
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Refined Bangka Tin
INDONESIA

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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 Mentok
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Timah Tbk Kundur
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Timah 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
Tin
Soft Metais Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
Super Ligas
BRAZIL
Tin
Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
VIET NAM
Tin
Thaisarco
THAILAND
Tin
Thaisarco
THAILAND
Tin
Tin Technology & Refining
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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
Tin
Yunnan Tin Company, Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.
JAPAN
Tungsten
ACL Metais Eireli
BRAZIL
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
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
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

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Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry 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
KGETS Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
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
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


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