UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
Amkor Technology, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-29472 | 23-1722724 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
2045 East Innovation Circle, Tempe, AZ | 85284 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
Gil C. Tily | (480) 821-5000 | ||
(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, 2016.
Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Amkor Technology, Inc. (“Amkor”) conducted in good faith, a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI) on the source of its Conflict Minerals for 2016. Our RCOI was designed to determine whether the Conflict Minerals (tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold) we used when performing semiconductor packaging services originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (the “Covered Countries”) or are from recycled or scrap sources.
We conducted our RCOI with our direct suppliers using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT), a supply chain survey tool provided by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI), an industry group that works to address Conflict Minerals issues within supply chains. The CMRT requests direct suppliers to identify the smelters, refiners, and countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals in their products. We relied primarily on responses received from our direct suppliers to identify sources of Conflict Minerals and information provided by the CFSI.
Based on the responses to our RCOI, we know or have reason to believe that a portion of the Conflict Minerals we use originated or may have originated from the Covered Countries or may not be solely from recycled or scrap sources.
In accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Amkor has filed this Specialized Disclosure Form (Form SD) and the attached Conflict Minerals Report. Both reports are available on the “Investors” tab of www.amkor.com under “SEC filings”. This Form SD and Exhibit 1.01 contain references to our website. The information on this website is not incorporated by reference into this Form SD or Exhibit 1.01.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
As an exhibit to this Form SD, we provide the Conflict Minerals Report as required by Item 1.01.
Section 2 - Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report, for the reporting period January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.
Amkor Technology, Inc. | ||
(Registrant)
/s/ Gil C. Tily | May 23, 2017 | |
Gil C. Tily, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | Date | |
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Exhibit 1.01
Conflict Minerals Report of Amkor Technology, Inc.
All information contained in this Conflict Minerals Report (the “Report”), other than statements of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors including, among other things, our customers’ requirements to use certain suppliers, our suppliers’ responsiveness and cooperation with our due diligence efforts, our ability to implement improvements in our conflict minerals program, changes to the sourcing status of smelters and refiners in our supply chain, and our ability to identify and mitigate related risks in our supply chain. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, see our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. We undertake no obligation to review or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after filing this Report with the SEC.
This Conflict Minerals Report (CMR) of Amkor Technology, Inc. (“Amkor”) for calendar year 2016 was prepared in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Business Overview
Amkor is one of the world’s leading providers of outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services. Packaging is the processing of bare die, a small block of semiconducting material on which a functional circuit is fabricated, to facilitate electrical connections, heat dissipation and protection of the die. Some of the materials we use when providing packaging services contain tantalum, tin, tungsten, or gold (“Conflict Minerals”). Test services involve checking that a packaged die meets its design and performance specifications and do not involve the use of Conflict Minerals.
The mineral supply chain that provides us with Conflict Minerals is divided into upstream and downstream entities. An upstream entity is between the mine of origin and the smelter or refiner and includes miners, local traders, exporters from the country of mineral origin, international concentrate traders, mineral reprocessors, smelters, and refiners. A downstream entity is between the smelter or refiner and the retailer and includes metal traders and exchanges, component manufacturers, product manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, and retailers.
Amkor is a downstream entity and is typically several tiers removed from the smelter or refiner and mineral origin. We have limited visibility beyond our direct suppliers to entities within the supply chain. Therefore, we rely principally on our direct suppliers to provide us with sourcing information.
Due Diligence Overview
We undertook due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals we use when providing packaging services. We conducted a significant portion of our due diligence using tools and relying on information provided by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI), an industry group that works to address Conflict Minerals issues within supply chains. One CFSI tool we used was the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT), which facilitates the collection of information on the source of Conflict Minerals. We also relied on information from the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP), a voluntary initiative managed by the CFSI in which an independent third party audits the procurement activities of a smelter or refiner to determine, with reasonable confidence, that the minerals it processes originated from conflict-free sources. Upon completion of a successful audit, the smelter or refiner is designated by the CFSI as “Compliant”.
Due Diligence Design
We designed our due diligence to conform to an internationally recognized due diligence framework, 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, Third Edition, and related supplements on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten and on Gold (collectively, the “OECD Framework”).
Due Diligence Performed
The OECD Framework provides a five-step framework for risk-based due diligence in the mineral supply chain. Using this framework, we list below the actions taken to exercise due diligence on the source of Conflict Minerals we used when providing packaging services.
Step 1 - Establish Strong Management Systems
• | Adopted and published a Conflict Minerals Policy, stating our goal to achieve a conflict-free supply chain, on the “About Us” tab of www.amkor.com. |
• | Assembled an internal team to implement our Conflict Minerals Policy, which included members from the Procurement, Legal, Internal Audit and Quality Assurance teams, and reported on program activities to Executive Management. |
• | Established and updated processes and procedures as appropriate to meet the requirements of our Conflict Minerals Policy. |
• | Required our direct suppliers to undertake due diligence to achieve a conflict-free supply chain. |
• | Instituted a records retention practice for records related to the sourcing of Conflict Minerals. |
• | Maintained our existing grievance system where suppliers can raise a question or make a report on ethical or legal issues, including issues relating to Conflict Minerals. |
Step 2 - Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain
• | Conducted a supply chain survey of our direct suppliers of Conflict Minerals using the CMRT to identify the smelters, refiners and/or mines of origin of Conflict Minerals. |
• | Compared smelters, refiners and/or mines of origin identified by our direct suppliers against the list of smelters, refiners and mineral sourcing information that have received a “Compliant” designation by the CFSP. |
• | Performed additional due diligence on a portion of our direct suppliers, including on-site reviews of documentation and procedures, to evaluate the reasonableness of responses received and alignment with the OECD Framework. |
Step 3 - Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks
• | Prepared a risk management plan designed to mitigate the risk that our direct suppliers do not meet our expectations to achieve a conflict-free supply chain. |
• | Conducted training and held periodic communications with our direct suppliers to increase awareness of our goal to achieve a conflict free supply chain and to reduce the risk of inaccurate information received from our suppliers. |
• | Contacted a portion of smelters and refiners within our supply chain to encourage them to participate in the CFSP or industry equivalent. Our outreach efforts included on-site visits with select smelters and meetings with industry associations. |
• | Reported information on the source and chain of custody of conflict minerals in our supply chain to Executive Management. |
Step 4 - Carry Out Independent Third-party Audits of Smelter/Refiner’s Due Diligence Practices
• | Maintained our membership in the CFSI, an industry group that has implemented the CFSP to carry out independent Third-party Audits of a Smelter/Refiner’s Due Diligence Practices. As a member, we have relied on the results of the CFSP to provide smelter, refiner, and mineral sourcing information on the Conflict Minerals we used when providing packaging services. |
Step 5 - Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence
• | Published our supply chain due diligence within our 2016 Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report, which is located on the “Investors” tab of www.amkor.com, under “SEC filings”. |
Due Diligence Results
The results of our due diligence indicate that the sources of Conflict Minerals are (1) from recycled or scrap materials, (2) from within the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries (the “Covered Countries”), or (3) from outside the Covered Countries. We received responses from all our direct suppliers subject to our supply chain survey for 2016. Collectively, their responses listed 205 smelters and refiners within their supply chains as of December 31, 2016, all of which have been designated as Compliant under the CFSP.
The following tables list the population of smelters, refiners, and origin of Conflict Minerals within our supply chain for 2016. Our efforts to determine this population are described above under the caption “Due Diligence Performed.” The information presented is derived from information provided by our direct suppliers and the CFSP.
Smelters and Refiners Processing Conflict Minerals | ||
Mineral | Smelter and Refiner Name | Country Location |
Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | Japan |
Gold | Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | Germany |
Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | Uzbekistan |
Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração | Brazil |
Gold | Argor-Heraeus 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 | Aurubis AG | Germany |
Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | Philippines |
Gold | Boliden AB | Sweden |
Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | Germany |
Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | Canada |
Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | Italy |
Gold | Do Sung Corporation | Korea (Republic of) |
Gold | DODUCO GmbH | Germany |
Gold | Dowa | Japan |
Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. | Japan |
Smelters and Refiners Processing Conflict Minerals | ||
Gold | Elemetal Refining, LLC | United States of America |
Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | Germany |
Gold | Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong | China |
Gold | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | Germany |
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 | 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 | Kazzinc | Kazakhstan |
Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | United States of America |
Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | Japan |
Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | Kyrgyzstan |
Gold | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | Korea (Republic of) |
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 S.A. | Switzerland |
Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | United States of America |
Gold | Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles S.A. De C.V. | Mexico |
Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Japan |
Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | Japan |
Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | India |
Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | Russian Federation |
Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. | Turkey |
Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | Japan |
Gold | Ögussa Österreichische 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 | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | Russian Federation |
Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | Indonesia |
Gold | PX Précinox S.A. | Switzerland |
Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | South Africa |
Gold | Republic Metals Corporation | United States of America |
Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | Canada |
Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | Korea (Republic of) |
Gold | Schone Edelmetaal B.V. | Netherlands |
Smelters and Refiners Processing Conflict Minerals | ||
Gold | SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A. | Spain |
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 | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | Japan |
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 | 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 trading as The Perth Mint | Australia |
Gold | Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd. | Japan |
Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | Japan |
Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | China |
Gold | Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery | China |
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 | 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 Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | China |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | Thailand |
Tantalum | H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar | Germany |
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 | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | China |
Tantalum | Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc. | United States of America |
Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China |
Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | China |
Tantalum | LSM Brasil S.A. | Brazil |
Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | India |
Tantalum | Mineração Taboca S.A. | Brazil |
Smelters and Refiners Processing Conflict Minerals | ||
Tantalum | Mitsui Mining & Smelting | Japan |
Tantalum | Molycorp Silmet A.S. | Estonia |
Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry 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 | Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd. | China |
Tantalum | Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd. | China |
Tin | Alpha | United States of America |
Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | China |
Tin | Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda. | Brazil |
Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | Indonesia |
Tin | CV Gita Pesona | Indonesia |
Tin | CV Serumpun Sebalai | Indonesia |
Tin | CV United Smelting | Indonesia |
Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | Indonesia |
Tin | Dowa | Japan |
Tin | Elmet S.L.U. | Spain |
Tin | EM Vinto | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
Tin | Fenix Metals | Poland |
Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing 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-Chimique N.V. | Belgium |
Tin | Mineração Taboca S.A. | Brazil |
Tin | Minsur | Peru |
Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Japan |
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 Cipta Persada Mulia | Indonesia |
Tin | PT DS Jaya Abadi | Indonesia |
Tin | PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri | Indonesia |
Smelters and Refiners Processing Conflict Minerals | ||
Tin | PT Inti Stania Prima | Indonesia |
Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | Indonesia |
Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | 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 Indústria e Comércio Ltda. | Brazil |
Tin | Rui Da Hung | Taiwan |
Tin | Soft Metais Ltda. | Brazil |
Tin | Thaisarco | Thailand |
Tin | VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC | Viet Nam |
Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda. | Brazil |
Tin | Yunnan Tin Company Limited | China |
Tungsten | A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. | Japan |
Tungsten | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | China |
Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China |
Tungsten | Fujian Jinxin 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 GmbH | Germany |
Tungsten | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG | 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 | Hydrometallurg, JSC | Russian Federation |
Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | Japan |
Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | China |
Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China |
Tungsten | Jiangxi 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 | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China |
Smelters and Refiners Processing Conflict Minerals | ||
Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | United States of America |
Tungsten | Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC | Viet Nam |
Tungsten | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | Viet Nam |
Tungsten | Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | Viet Nam |
Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG | Austria |
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | China |
Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China |
Tungsten | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China |
Countries of Origin for Conflict Minerals, To the Extent Known | ||
Australia | Guatemala | Nigeria |
Austria | Guinea | Panama |
Benin | Guyana | Peru |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Honduras | Portugal |
Brazil | India | Russia |
Burkina Faso | Indonesia | Rwanda |
Burundi | Japan | Senegal |
Cambodia | Laos | Sierra Leone |
Canada | Madagascar | South Africa |
Chile | Malaysia | Spain |
China | Mali | Thailand |
Colombia | Mexico | Togo |
Democratic Republic of Congo | Mongolia | Uganda |
Ecuador | Mozambique | United States of America |
Eritrea | Myanmar | Uzbekistan |
Ethiopia | Namibia | Vietnam |
France | Nicaragua | Zimbabwe |
Ghana | ||
Due Diligence Improvements
We plan to undertake the following steps during the next compliance period to mitigate the risk that our Conflict Minerals benefit armed groups:
• | Continue our engagement with our direct suppliers with periodic communications, training and evaluation of smelter and refiner data provided. |
• | Maintain our efforts to identify the smelters and refiners within our supply chain by evaluating the information received from our direct suppliers and comparing it with revised information published by the CFSI. |
• | Contact a portion of our smelters and refiners directly to encourage them to participate in the CFSP or industry equivalent. |
• | Continue our active participation in the CFSI and support industry efforts to improve the monitoring and reporting of supply chain activities. |