Form: SD

Specialized Disclosure Report filed pursuant to Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act relating to the use of conflict minerals (Rule 13p-1)

May 31, 2023

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CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
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PATRICK INDUSTRIES, INC.
In Accord with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
This Conflict Minerals Report (this “Report” or “CMR”) of Patrick Industries, Inc. (“Patrick” or “we”) for the year ended December 31, 2022 is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”). The Rule, adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC issuers whose manufactured products contain certain minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. These minerals are columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, presently limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten (“3TG” or “Conflict Minerals”). The Rule focuses on 3TG emanating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) and certain adjoining countries (together with the DRC, the “Covered Countries”). If the issuer has reason to believe that any of the Conflict Minerals in its supply chain may have originated in the Covered Countries and such Conflict Minerals are not from recycled or scrap sources, or if the issuer is unable to determine the country of origin of such Conflict Minerals, then the issuer must submit a CMR to the SEC that includes a description of the due diligence measures the issuer undertook with respect to the Conflict Minerals’ source and chain of custody.
This Report relates to the diligence process undertaken for the Company’s products that were manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, during calendar year 2022 and that contain Conflict Minerals.
Patrick is a leading component solutions provider for the RV, marine, manufactured housing, and various industrial markets – including single and multifamily housing, hospitality, institutional and commercial markets.
Executive Summary
The Company has determined that tin, tungsten, tantalum and/or gold were necessary to the functionality or production of certain of our manufactured or distributed product categories. Therefore, Patrick conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) in good faith to determine whether any 3TGs in our products originated from the Covered Countries. A listing of the countries of origin appears at Appendix A attached to this Report.
Based on the RCOI, Patrick believes certain of its products could contain 3TGs that may have originated in the Covered Countries and, therefore, in accordance with the Rule, conducted due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the 3TGs in question to determine whether such products are “conflict free or responsibly sourced.” The Company designed its due diligence measures to conform, in all material respects, with the internationally recognized due diligence framework of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the related supplements for gold, tin, tantalum, and tungsten (the “OECD Guidance”).
After conducting a reasonable RCOI and a supply chain due diligence inquiry, we have been unable to determine that certain of our Conflict Minerals did not originate in the Covered Countries or come from recycled or scrap sources, or that such Conflict Minerals did not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries.
To determine whether necessary 3TGs in certain of our products originated in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Patrick retained a third-party service provider to assist the Company with a review of the supply chain for such products. A list of suppliers and parts associated with the in-scope products was uploaded to its proprietary software by the third-party Compliance Manager.
To trace materials, and demonstrate transparency procured by the supply chain, Patrick utilized the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) Version 6.2 or higher to conduct a survey of all in-scope suppliers. During the supplier survey, the Company contacted suppliers via the third-party Compliance Manager, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that enables users to complete and track supplier communications, and allows suppliers to upload completed CMRTs directly to the platform for validation, assessment and management. The third-party Compliance Manager also provides functionality that meets the OECD Guidance process expectations by evaluating the quality of each supplier response and assigning a health score based on the supplier’s declaration of process engagement. Additionally, the
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metrics provided in this report, as well as the step-by-step process for supplier engagement and upstream due diligence investigations, are managed through this platform.
Via the third-party Compliance Manager and team, the Company requested that all suppliers complete a CMRT. The Company included training and education to guide suppliers on best practices and the use of this template. The third-party monitored and tracked all communications for future reporting and transparency. Patrick directly contacted its suppliers that were unresponsive to the third-party’s communications during the diligence process and requested that such suppliers complete the CMRT and submit it to the third-party.
The Company’s program continues to include automated data validation on all submitted CMRTs. The goal for data validation is to increase the accuracy of submissions and identify any contradictory answers in the CMRT. This data validation is based on questions within the declaration tab of the CMRT, which helps Patrick identify areas that require further classification or risk assessment, as well as aids the Company in understanding the due diligence efforts of Tier 1 suppliers. The results of this data validation process contribute to the program’s health assessment and are shared with the suppliers to ensure the suppliers’ understanding of areas that require clarification or improvement.
All submitted declaration forms are accepted so that data is retained, but are classified as valid or invalid based upon a set criteria for validation errors. Suppliers are contacted regarding invalid forms and are encouraged to correct validation errors and to resubmit a valid corrected form. Suppliers are provided with guidance on how to correct these validation errors in the form of feedback to their CMRT submission, training courses, and directly engaged assistance through the third-party’s multilingual Supplier Experience team. Some suppliers may remain unresponsive to feedback. Therefore, Patrick tracks program gaps to account for future improvement opportunities. As of April 23, 2023, Patrick had 535 suppliers in scope for the Conflict Minerals program, of which 263 provided a completed CMRT for a response rate in the reporting year of 49.16%.
Supply Chain Results
Supply chain outreach was used to help identify the upstream sources of origin of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. CMRTs were sent to and requested from Tier 1 suppliers and Patrick expects to continue to require these Tier 1 suppliers to follow this process until the smelter and/or refinery sources are identified. The following is the result of the outreach conducted by Patrick for the 2022 reporting year.

Supply Chain Outreach Metrics
Number of In Scope Suppliers Response Rate
535 49.16%
Appendix B attached hereto includes all smelters/refiners that the Tier 1 suppliers listed in completed CMRTs that met the recognized definition of a 3TGs processing facility and were operational during the 2022 calendar year. As is a common practice when requests are sent upstream in the supply chain, those who purchase materials from smelters may not be able to trace the specific smelters that produced the materials used in the Company’s products. As a result, those providing the smelters/refiners have the practice to list in the completed CMRTs all smelters/refiners they may purchase from within the reporting period. Therefore, the smelters/refiners (as sources) listed in Appendix B are likely to be more comprehensive than the list of smelters/refiners, which actually processed the 3TGs contained in the Company’s products.
Although the potential for over-reporting is understood, Patrick has taken measures to validate all smelter/refiner data against validated audit programs and databases intended to verify the material types and mine sources of origin. The gathered responses identified six (6) smelters that potentially pose a risk of being a source of Conflict Minerals.
Due Diligence
Established a Company Management System
Patrick established a cross-functional Conflict Minerals Compliance Team led by Patrick’s Director of Product Compliance. The Conflict Minerals Compliance Team is responsible for implementing the Company’s Conflict Minerals compliance strategy and briefing senior management about the results of its due diligence efforts.
The Company also uses a third-party service provider to assist with evaluating supply chain information regarding 3TGs, identifying potential risks, and in the development and implementation of additional due diligence steps with suppliers and/or respective stakeholders relating to Conflict Minerals.
The Company leverages its third-party provider’s Managed Services in order to work with dedicated program specialists who support Patrick’s Conflict Minerals program. The Company communicates regularly with the third-party team, receiving updates on the program’s status.
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The Company expects its suppliers to have policies and procedures in place to help ensure that 3TGs used in the manufacture of the products sold to Patrick are “conflict free or responsibly sourced.” This means that the products should not contain minerals (3TGs) sourced from the Covered Countries. The Company expects direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of the 3TGs contained in components and materials supplied, including sources of 3TGs that are supplied to them from lower-tier suppliers.
The Company engages with suppliers directly to request a valid (free of validated errors) CMRT for the products that they supply to the Company. With respect to the OECD requirement to strengthen engagement with suppliers, the Company has developed an internal procedure that includes a supplier risk identification process that then leads to further steps of supplier engagement in the form of escalations, such as in-person meetings and/or corrective actions. Feedback from this engagement process has allowed the Company to oversee improvements in supplier responses and supplier compliance for this initiative.
The Company continues to place a strong emphasis on supplier education and training. To accomplish this, the third-party’s online resources are leveraged, and in-scope suppliers have been provided with access to their library of Conflict Minerals training and support resources.
Violations or grievances at the industry level can be reported to the Responsible Mineral Initiative (“RMI”) directly via the following: http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/responsible-minerals-assurance-process/grievance-mechanism/.
The Company adopted a policy to retain relevant documentation for a period of five (5) years. Through its third-party provider, a document retention policy to retain Conflict Minerals related documents, including supplier responses to CMRTs and the sources identified within each reporting period, has been implemented. The Company stores all of the information and findings from this process in a database that can be audited by internal or external parties.
Identifying & Assessing Risks in the Supply Chain
Risks associated with Tier 1 suppliers’ due diligence processes were assessed by their declaration responses on the CMRT, which the Company’s third-party provider’s Compliance Manager identified automatically based upon established criteria. These risks are to be addressed by the third-party provider’s staff and members of the Company’s internal Conflict Minerals Compliance Team. The Company, through its third-party provider, engages with suppliers to gather pertinent data and request corrective actions if applicable, and performs an overall assessment of the supplier’s conformity status, referred to as the “Conflict Minerals status.”
Risks at the supplier level may include non-responsive suppliers or incomplete CMRTs. In cases where a company-level CMRT (such as when a company declares there are no 3TGs in any of its products) is submitted, Patrick is unable to determine if any of the specified smelters/refiners were used for 3TGs in the products supplied to the Company.
The third-party’s supplier risk assessment (flagging suppliers’ risk as high, medium, low) identifies problematic suppliers in the Company’s supply chain. The risk assessment is derived from the smelter validation process, which establishes risk at the smelter level via an analysis that takes into account multiple Conflict Minerals factors.
Other supply chain risks were identified by assessing the due diligence practices and audit status of smelters/refiners identified in the supply chain by upstream suppliers that listed mineral processing facilities on their CMRT declarations. The third-party’s smelter validation program compared the listed facilities with the list of smelters/refiners consolidated by the RMI to help identify facilities that met the recognized definition of a 3TGs processing facility and was operational during the 2022 calendar year.
The third-party provider determined whether the smelter had been audited against a standard in conformance with the OECD Guidance, such as the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”). Patrick does not have a direct relationship with smelters/refiners, and does not perform direct audits of these entities. Smelters that conform to the RMAP audit standards are considered to have their sourcing validated as “conflict free or responsibly sourced.” In cases where the smelter/refinery due diligence practices have not been audited against the RMAP standard or they are considered non-conforming by RMAP, further due diligence steps are followed to notify suppliers reporting of these facilities. Smelters/refiners are actively monitored to proactively identify other risks pertaining to Conflict Minerals.
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Each facility that meets the definition of a smelter or refiner of a 3TG is assessed according to red flag indicators defined in the OECD Guidance. The third-party provider uses numerous factors to determine the level of risk that each smelter poses to the supply chain by identifying red flag factors. These factors include:
Geographic proximity to Covered Countries;
Known mineral source country of origin;
RMAP audit status;
Credible evidence of unethical or conflict sourcing;
Peer assessments conducted by credible third-party sources; and
Sanctions risk.
Risk mitigation activities were initiated whenever a supplier’s CMRT reports facilities of concern. Through the third-party provider, suppliers with submissions that included any smelters of concern were immediately provided with feedback instructing suppliers to take their own independent risk mitigation actions. Additional escalation may have been necessary to address any continued sourcing from these smelters of concern. Suppliers were given clear performance objectives within reasonable timeframes with the ultimate goal of progressive elimination of these smelters of concern from the supply chain, when applicable.
In addition, suppliers were provided educational materials on mitigating the risks identified through the data collection process. Suppliers were also evaluated on program strength, which assisted and will assist in making key risk mitigation decisions as the program progresses. The criteria used to evaluate the strength of the program was based on certain questions in the CMRT related to the suppliers’ Conflict Minerals practices and policies.
Risk Response
Together with a third-party provider, Patrick developed processes to assess and respond to the risks identified in the supply chain. Patrick has a risk management plan through which the Conflict Minerals program is implemented, managed, and monitored. As the program progresses, escalations are sent to non-responsive suppliers to outline the importance of a response via CMRTs and to outline the required cooperation for compliance to the Rules and the Company’s expectations.
Feedback on supplier submissions is given directly to suppliers and educational resources may be provided to assist suppliers with corrective action methods or improvements to the suppliers’ internal programs. In cases where a supplier has been non-responsive or is not committed to corrective action plans, the Company assesses whether the replacement of the supplier is feasible. The results of the program and risk assessment are shared with the Conflict Minerals Compliance Team and Patrick’s senior management.
Independent Auditing of Smelter
Patrick does not have a direct relationship with any 3TG smelters/refiners and does not perform or direct audits of these entities within the supply chain. Instead, the Company relies on third-party audits of smelters/refiners (industry recognized audit/assessment programs). As an example, RMAP uses independent private-sector auditors, and audits the source, including the mines of origin, and the chain of custody of any Conflict Minerals used by smelters/refiners that agree to participate in the program.
The third-party provider directly engages smelters/refiners that are not currently enrolled in an industry recognized audit/assessment program to encourage their participation and for those smelters/refiners already conforming to the corresponding program’s standards, the third-party provider issues written appreciation for their efforts on behalf of the compliance partners. Patrick is a signatory to these communications in accordance with the requirements of downstream companies detailed in the OECD Guidance.
Report on Supply Chain Diligence
Inherent Limitations on Diligence Measures
This Report is available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://ir.patrickind.com/SEC-filings. Information found on or accessed through this website is not considered part of this Report and is not incorporated by reference herein. Patrick has also publicly filed a Form SD and this Report with the SEC.
The Company has also considered impacts from the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation when disclosing details concerning due diligence efforts. The Company intends to continue to expand efforts both for transparency through the data collection process and risk evaluation, as well as the disclosure efforts through the form of public report.
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Results of Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Efforts
For 2022, Patrick conducted a supply chain survey of 535 suppliers that were determined may contribute necessary Conflict Minerals to our products. The results of our RCOI as of April 27, 2023 are as follows:
49% of the surveyed suppliers provided a CMRT in response to our supply chain survey request.
The surveyed suppliers identified 535 operational smelter and refinery facilities that may process the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in the products provided to us.
We know or have reason to believe that a portion of the Conflict Minerals processed by at least six (6) of these 535 smelters and refiners may have originated in the Covered Countries and may not be solely from recycled or scrap sources. The Company is evaluating changes to our supply chain to determine the feasibility of alternative sources to the six (6) smelters and/or refiners identified.
Risks on Disclosure
The statements above are based on the RCOI process and due diligence and are based on the infrastructure and information available at the time. The Company’s due diligence process has not been audited by an independent third-party auditor. A number of factors could introduce errors or otherwise affect the statements made in this Report. These factors include, but are not limited to, gaps in supplier data, gaps in smelter data, errors or omissions by suppliers, errors or omissions by smelters, confusion by suppliers over requirements of SEC final rules, gaps in supplier and/or smelter education and knowledge, timeliness of data, public information not discovered during a reasonable search, errors in public data, language barriers and translation errors, oversights of errors in third-party conflict free smelter audits, Covered Countries sources materials being declared secondary materials, illegally tagged Conflict Minerals being introduced into the supply chain, companies going out of business in 2022, and smuggling of Conflict Minerals to countries beyond the Covered Countries.
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APPENDIX A
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

Andorra Estonia Lithuania Portugal Thailand
Australia France Malaysia Russian Federation Turkey
Austria Germany Mauritania Rwanda Uganda
Belgium Ghana Mexico Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates
Bolivia India Myanmar Singapore United States Of America
Brazil Indonesia Netherlands South Africa Uzbekistan
Canada Italy New Zealand Spain Viet Nam
Chile Japan Norway Sudan Zimbabwe
China Kazakhstan Peru Sweden
Colombia Korea, Republic Of Philippines Switzerland
Czechia Kyrgyzstan Poland Taiwan, Province Of China





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APPENDIX B
CONFLICT MINERALS SOURCING INFORMATION
Metal Smelter Country of Origin Smelter ID
Gold L'Orfebre S.A. Andorra CID002762
Gold Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) Australia CID002030
Gold ABC Refinery Pty Ltd. Australia CID002920
Gold Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH Austria CID002779
Tungsten Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG Austria CID002044
Gold Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining Belgium CID001980
Gold Industrial Refining Company Belgium CID002587
Tin Aurubis Beerse Belgium CID002773
Tin Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A. Bolivia CID001337
Tin EM Vinto Bolivia CID000438
Gold AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao Brazil CID000058
Gold Marsam Metals Brazil CID002606
Tantalum AMG Brasil Brazil CID001076
Tantalum Mineracao Taboca S.A. Brazil CID001175
Tantalum Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. Brazil CID002707
Tin Mineracao Taboca S.A. Brazil CID001173
Tin White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. Brazil CID002036
Tin Estanho de Rondonia S.A. Brazil CID000448
Tin Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. Brazil CID002468
Tin Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. Brazil CID002500
Tin Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. Brazil CID002706
Tin Super Ligas Brazil CID002756
Tin CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda Brazil CID003486
Tin Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda. Brazil CID003582
Tungsten ACL Metais Eireli Brazil CID002833
Tungsten Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd. Brazil CID003427
Tungsten Cronimet Brasil Ltda Brazil CID003468
Gold CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation Canada CID000185
Gold Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. Canada CID000924
Gold Royal Canadian Mint Canada CID001534
Gold Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA Chile CID002919
Gold Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. China CID000197
Gold Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. China CID000343
Gold Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. China CID000522
Gold Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. China CID000651
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Gold Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. China CID000671
Gold Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. China CID000707
Gold Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. China CID000767
Gold Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd. China CID000773
Gold Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. China CID000801
Gold Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. China CID000855
Gold Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. China CID001056
Gold Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. China CID001058
Gold Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. China CID001093
Gold Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. China CID001147
Gold Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. China CID001149
Gold Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. China CID001362
Gold Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. China CID001619
Gold Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. China CID001622
Gold Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. China CID001736
Gold Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM China CID001909
Gold Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. China CID001916
Gold Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. China CID001947
Gold Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation China CID002224
Gold Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. China CID002243
Gold Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited China CID002312
Gold Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. China CID002525
Gold Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd. China CID002527
Gold Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd. China CID002750
Gold Dongwu Gold Group China CID003663
Tantalum Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. China CID000211
Tantalum F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. China CID000460
Tantalum XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED China CID000616
Tantalum JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. China CID000914
Tantalum Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. China CID000917
Tantalum Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. China CID001277
Tantalum Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. China CID001522
Tantalum Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. China CID002492
Tantalum FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. China CID002505
Tantalum Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. China CID002506
Tantalum XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. China CID002508
Tantalum Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. China CID002512
Tantalum Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material China CID002842
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Tantalum RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd. China CID003583
Tin China Tin Group Co., Ltd. China CID001070
Tin Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. China CID000228
Tin Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. China CID000538
Tin Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. China CID000555
Tin Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC China CID000942
Tin Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. China CID001231
Tin Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. China CID001908
Tin Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. China CID002158
Tin Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. China CID002180
Tin Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. China CID003116
Tin Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. China CID003190
Tin Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. China CID003356
Tin Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. China CID003397
Tin Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. China CID003410
Tungsten Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. China CID000218
Tungsten Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. China CID000258
Tungsten CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. China CID000281
Tungsten Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. China CID000766
Tungsten Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd. China CID000769
Tungsten Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. China CID000875
Tungsten Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. China CID002082
Tungsten Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. China CID002313
Tungsten Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. China CID002315
Tungsten Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. China CID002316
Tungsten Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. China CID002317
Tungsten Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. China CID002318
Tungsten Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. China CID002319
Tungsten Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. China CID002320
Tungsten Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. China CID002321
Tungsten Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. China CID002494
Tungsten Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch China CID002513
Tungsten Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. China CID002551
Tungsten China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd. China CID002641
Tungsten Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd. China CID002645
Tungsten Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd. China CID003401
Tungsten Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd. China CID003417
Tungsten Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd. China CID003609
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Tungsten YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD. China CID003662
Gold C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS Colombia CID003421
Gold Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA) Colombia CID003529
Gold Gold by Gold Colombia Colombia CID003641
Gold SAFINA A.S. Czechia CID002290
Tantalum NPM Silmet AS Estonia CID001200
Tantalum 5D Production OU Estonia CID003926
Gold SAAMP France CID002761
Gold WEEEREFINING France CID003615
Gold Agosi AG Germany CID000035
Gold Aurubis AG Germany CID000113
Gold C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG Germany CID000176
Gold Heimerle + Meule GmbH Germany CID000694
Gold Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG Germany CID000711
Gold WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH Germany CID002778
Gold Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH Germany CID002867
Tantalum TANIOBIS GmbH Germany CID002545
Tantalum TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG Germany CID002550
Tungsten H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH Germany CID002541
Tungsten TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG Germany CID002542
Gold Gold Coast Refinery Ghana CID003186
Gold MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. India CID002509
Gold Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd. India CID002588
Gold GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. India CID002852
Gold Sai Refinery India CID002853
Gold Bangalore Refinery India CID002863
Gold JALAN & Company India CID002893
Gold CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd. India CID003382
Gold Sovereign Metals India CID003383
Gold Augmont Enterprises Private Limited India CID003461
Gold Kundan Care Products Ltd. India CID003463
Gold Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1) India CID003487
Gold Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2) India CID003488
Gold Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3) India CID003489
Gold Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4) India CID003490
Gold MD Overseas India CID003548
Tantalum Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. India CID001163
Tin Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited India CID003409
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Gold PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk Indonesia CID001397
Tin PT Refined Bangka Tin Indonesia CID001460
Tin PT Timah Tbk Kundur Indonesia CID001477
Tin PT Timah Tbk Mentok Indonesia CID001482
Tin PT Tinindo Inter Nusa Indonesia CID001490
Tin PT Artha Cipta Langgeng Indonesia CID001399
Tin PT Babel Inti Perkasa Indonesia CID001402
Tin PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari Indonesia CID001406
Tin PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera Indonesia CID001421
Tin PT Bukit Timah Indonesia CID001428
Tin PT Mitra Stania Prima Indonesia CID001453
Tin PT Panca Mega Persada Indonesia CID001457
Tin PT Prima Timah Utama Indonesia CID001458
Tin PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa Indonesia CID001463
Tin PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa Indonesia CID001468
Tin PT Timah Nusantara Indonesia CID001486
Tin CV Venus Inti Perkasa Indonesia CID002455
Tin PT Tirus Putra Mandiri Indonesia CID002478
Tin PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya Indonesia CID002503
Tin PT Cipta Persada Mulia Indonesia CID002696
Tin PT Sukses Inti Makmur Indonesia CID002816
Tin PT Menara Cipta Mulia Indonesia CID002835
Tin PT Bangka Serumpun Indonesia CID003205
Tin PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa Indonesia CID003381
Tin PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo Indonesia CID003449
Tin PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera Indonesia CID000309
Tin PT Tommy Utama Indonesia CID001493
Tin CV Ayi Jaya Indonesia CID002570
Tin PT Premium Tin Indonesia Indonesia CID000313
Tin PT Bangka Tin Industry Indonesia CID001419
Tin PT Bangka Prima Tin Indonesia CID002776
Tin PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS) Indonesia CID003868
Tin PT Rajehan Ariq Indonesia CID002593
Gold Chimet S.p.A. Italy CID000233
Gold T.C.A S.p.A Italy CID002580
Gold 8853 S.p.A. Italy CID002763
Gold Italpreziosi Italy CID002765
Gold Safimet S.p.A Italy CID002973
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Gold Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. Japan CID000019
Gold Asahi Pretec Corp. Japan CID000082
Gold Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. Japan CID000090
Gold Chugai Mining Japan CID000264
Gold Dowa Japan CID000401
Gold Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant Japan CID000425
Gold Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. Japan CID000807
Gold Japan Mint Japan CID000823
Gold JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. Japan CID000937
Gold Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. Japan CID000981
Gold Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. Japan CID001119
Gold Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Japan CID001188
Gold Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. Japan CID001193
Gold Nihon Material Co., Ltd. Japan CID001259
Gold Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. Japan CID001325
Gold Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. Japan CID001798
Gold Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. Japan CID001875
Gold Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. Japan CID001938
Gold Yamakin Co., Ltd. Japan CID002100
Gold Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. Japan CID002129
Gold Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant Japan CID003424
Gold Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant Japan CID003425
Tantalum Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. Japan CID001192
Tantalum Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. Japan CID001869
Tantalum TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd. Japan CID002549
Tantalum Global Advanced Metals Aizu Japan CID002558
Tin Dowa Japan CID000402
Tin Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Japan CID001191
Tungsten A.L.M.T. Corp. Japan CID000004
Tungsten Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. Japan CID000825
Gold Kazakhmys Smelting LLC Kazakhstan CID000956
Gold Kazzinc Kazakhstan CID000957
Gold TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn Kazakhstan CID002615
Tantalum Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC Kazakhstan CID001969
Gold DSC (Do Sung Corporation) Korea, Republic Of CID000359
Gold LT Metal Ltd. Korea, Republic Of CID000689
Gold HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD. Korea, Republic Of CID000778
Gold LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. Korea, Republic Of CID001078
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Gold Samduck Precious Metals Korea, Republic Of CID001555
Gold Samwon Metals Corp. Korea, Republic Of CID001562
Gold Torecom Korea, Republic Of CID001955
Gold Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. Korea, Republic Of CID002605
Gold SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. Korea, Republic Of CID002918
Gold NH Recytech Company Korea, Republic Of CID003189
Tungsten HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd. Korea, Republic Of CID003978
Tungsten DONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. Korea, Republic Of CID004060
Gold Kyrgyzaltyn JSC Kyrgyzstan CID001029
Gold State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology Lithuania CID003153
Gold Modeltech Sdn Bhd Malaysia CID002857
Tin Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) Malaysia CID001105
Tin Modeltech Sdn Bhd Malaysia CID002858
Gold Sellem Industries Ltd. Mauritania CID003540
Gold Caridad Mexico CID000180
Gold Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. Mexico CID001161
Tantalum KEMET de Mexico Mexico CID002539
Tin Pongpipat Company Limited Myanmar CID003208
Tin DS Myanmar Myanmar CID003831
Gold REMONDIS PMR B.V. Netherlands CID002582
Gold Morris and Watson New Zealand CID002282
Gold K.A. Rasmussen Norway CID003497
Tin Minsur Peru CID001182
Gold Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) Philippines CID000128
Tin O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. Philippines CID002517
Tungsten Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. Philippines CID002827
Gold KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna Poland CID002511
Tin Fenix Metals Poland CID000468
Gold Albino Mountinho Lda. Portugal CID002760
Gold JSC Novosibirsk Refinery Russian Federation CID000493
Gold JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant Russian Federation CID000927
Gold JSC Uralelectromed Russian Federation CID000929
Gold Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant Russian Federation CID001204
Gold OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) Russian Federation CID001326
Gold Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals Russian Federation CID001386
Gold SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals Russian Federation CID001756
Gold Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO Russian Federation CID002865
Tantalum Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO Russian Federation CID001769
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Tin Novosibirsk Tin Combine Russian Federation CID001305
Tungsten Hydrometallurg, JSC Russian Federation CID002649
Tungsten Unecha Refractory metals plant Russian Federation CID002724
Tungsten Moliren Ltd. Russian Federation CID002845
Tungsten JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant" Russian Federation CID003408
Tungsten NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC Russian Federation CID003416
Tungsten Artek LLC Russian Federation CID003553
Tungsten OOO “Technolom” 2 Russian Federation CID003612
Tungsten OOO “Technolom” 1 Russian Federation CID003614
Tungsten LLC Vostok Russian Federation CID003643
Tin Luna Smelter, Ltd. Rwanda CID003387
Gold L'azurde Company For Jewelry Saudi Arabia CID001032
Gold Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. Singapore CID001152
Gold Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. South Africa CID001512
Gold AU Traders and Refiners South Africa CID002850
Gold Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd. South Africa CID003575
Gold SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. Spain CID001585
Tin Aurubis Berango Spain CID002774
Tin CRM Synergies Spain CID003524
Gold Sudan Gold Refinery Sudan CID002567
Gold Boliden AB Sweden CID000157
Gold Argor-Heraeus S.A. Switzerland CID000077
Gold Cendres + Metaux S.A. Switzerland CID000189
Gold Metalor Technologies S.A. Switzerland CID001153
Gold MKS PAMP SA Switzerland CID001352
Gold PX Precinox S.A. Switzerland CID001498
Gold Valcambi S.A. Switzerland CID002003
Gold Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. Taiwan, Province Of China CID001761
Gold Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. Taiwan, Province Of China CID001810
Gold Singway Technology Co., Ltd. Taiwan, Province Of China CID002516
Tin Rui Da Hung Taiwan, Province Of China CID001539
Tungsten Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. Taiwan, Province Of China CID003407
Gold Umicore Precious Metals Thailand Thailand CID002314
Tantalum TANIOBIS Co., Ltd. Thailand CID002544
Tin Thaisarco Thailand CID001898
Tin O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Thailand CID001314
Gold Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. Turkey CID000103
Gold Istanbul Gold Refinery Turkey CID000814
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Gold Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. Turkey CID001220
Gold African Gold Refinery Uganda CID003185
Gold Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC United Arab Emirates CID002560
Gold Emirates Gold DMCC United Arab Emirates CID002561
Gold International Precious Metal Refiners United Arab Emirates CID002562
Gold Kaloti Precious Metals United Arab Emirates CID002563
Gold Fujairah Gold FZC United Arab Emirates CID002584
Gold Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC United Arab Emirates CID003348
Gold Advanced Chemical Company United States Of America CID000015
Gold Asahi Refining USA Inc. United States Of America CID000920
Gold Kennecott Utah Copper LLC United States Of America CID000969
Gold Materion United States Of America CID001113
Gold Metalor USA Refining Corporation United States Of America CID001157
Gold Sabin Metal Corp. United States Of America CID001546
Gold United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. United States Of America CID001993
Gold Geib Refining Corporation United States Of America CID002459
Gold Abington Reldan Metals, LLC United States Of America CID002708
Gold Pease & Curren United States Of America CID002872
Gold QG Refining, LLC United States Of America CID003324
Gold Alexy Metals United States Of America CID003500
Gold Metallix Refining Inc. United States Of America CID003557
Tantalum QuantumClean United States Of America CID001508
Tantalum Telex Metals United States Of America CID001891
Tantalum D Block Metals, LLC United States Of America CID002504
Tantalum Materion Newton Inc. United States Of America CID002548
Tantalum Global Advanced Metals Boyertown United States Of America CID002557
Tin Tin Technology & Refining United States Of America CID003325
Tin Alpha United States Of America CID000292
Tin Metallic Resources, Inc. United States Of America CID001142
Tungsten Kennametal Huntsville United States Of America CID000105
Tungsten Global Tungsten & Powders LLC United States Of America CID000568
Tungsten Kennametal Fallon United States Of America CID000966
Tungsten Niagara Refining LLC United States Of America CID002589
Gold Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) Uzbekistan CID000041
Gold Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat Uzbekistan CID001236
Tin VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC Viet Nam CID002015
Tin Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company Viet Nam CID002572
Tin Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company Viet Nam CID002573
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Tin Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company Viet Nam CID002574
Tin An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company Viet Nam CID002703
Tungsten Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. Viet Nam CID002502
Tungsten Masan High-Tech Materials Viet Nam CID002543
Gold Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. Zimbabwe CID002515



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