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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


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FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report


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Powell Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware
001-12488
88-0106100
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File No.)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
8550 Mosley Road
Houston, Texas
77075-1180
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Michael W. Metcalf, 713-944-6900
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)

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Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2020.



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SECTION 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Item 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report

    Powell Industries Inc. has included the Conflict Minerals Report as an exhibit to its Form SD for the period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. Unless the context otherwise indicates, “Powell,” “the Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Powell Industries Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

    For the year 2020, certain of our operations manufactured, or contracted to manufacture, products for which 3TGs, as defined below, are necessary to their functionality or production (“Covered Products”). Conflict minerals are defined in Section 13(p) as (A) cassiterite, columbite-tantalite (coltan), gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten (together with gold collectively referred to as 3TGs), or (B) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC") or any adjoining country that shares an internationally recognized border with the DRC (the “Covered Countries”). Accordingly, we have conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) that was designed to determine whether any of the 3TGs in our Covered Products originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda or Zambia), or were from recycled or scrap sources.

    A summary of our RCOI and steps of due diligence on the source and chain of custody of any 3TGs in our Covered Products, is included in our Conflict Minerals Report, which is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD. In addition to this, our Conflict Minerals Policy is publicly available on our company website at www.powellind.com. Select the section entitled "Our Company", then "Supply Chain."


Forward-Looking Statements
    The Report contains forward-looking statements which express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including statements relating to our compliance efforts and expected actions. The words “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” and “anticipates” and similar expressions are used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future actions or performance and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Undue reliance should not be placed on these statements, which are only effective as of the date of this report, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

Item 1.02    Exhibit.

We have filed our Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.

Item 2.01     Exhibits.

Exhibit No.Description
Exhibit 1.01







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.

Date: May 20, 2021By:/s/ Michael W. Metcalf
Michael W. Metcalf
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)




















Document

Exhibit 1.01
Conflict Minerals Report
For the Year Ended December 31, 2020
This is the Conflict Minerals Report (this “Report”) of Powell Industries, Inc. (referred to herein as, “Powell”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) for calendar year 2020 in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Please refer to Section 13(p) of the Exchange Act and the general instructions to the Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD for definitions of certain terms used in this Report, unless otherwise defined herein.
This Report for the year ended December 31, 2020 is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Exchange Act (the “Rule”). 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 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. Conflict Minerals are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. For the purposes of this Report, tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold shall be collectively referred to as the 3TGs. These requirements apply to registrants whatever the geographic origin of the conflict minerals and whether or not they fund armed conflict.
Company Overview
Powell Industries, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 2004 as a successor to a Nevada company incorporated in 1968. The Nevada company was the successor to a company founded by William E. Powell in 1947, which merged into the Company in 1977. We are headquartered in Houston, Texas, and our major subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned, include: Powell Electrical Systems, Inc.; Powell (UK) Limited; Powell Canada Inc. and Powell Industries International, B.V.

Our website is www.powellind.com. We make available, free of charge on or through our website, copies of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as is reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Additionally, all of our reports filed with the SEC are available via their website at http://www.sec.gov. We have also posted on our company website Powell's Conflict Minerals policy statement at www.powellind.com. Select the section entitled "Our Company", then "Supply Chain."
We develop, design, manufacture and service custom-engineered equipment and systems which (1) distribute, control and monitor the flow of electrical energy and (2) provide protection to motors, transformers and other electrically powered equipment. Our principal products include integrated power control room substations (PCRs®), custom-engineered modules, electrical houses (E-Houses), traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgear and control gear, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers and bus duct systems. These products are designed for application voltages ranging from 480 volts to 38,000 volts and are used in oil and gas refining, onshore and offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, liquefied natural gas terminals, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper and other heavy industrial markets. Our product scope includes designs tested to meet both U.S. standards and international standards, under both the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). We assist customers by providing value-added services such as spare parts, field service inspection, installation, commissioning, modification and repair, retrofit and retrofill components for existing systems and replacement circuit breakers for switchgear that is obsolete or that is no longer produced by the original manufacturer. We seek to establish long-term relationships with the end users of our systems as well as the design and construction engineering firms contracted by those end users. We believe that our culture of safety and focus on customer satisfaction, along with our financial strength, allow us to continue to capitalize on opportunities in the industries we serve.

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Product Description

Our broad and complex product range may contain conflict minerals within the following components:

Tantalum, used in capacitors,
Tin, used in soldered components,
Tungsten, used in coatings, alloys, heating elements and electrodes,
Gold, used in circuit boards, electrodes and electronic components.
Description of RCOI
In conducting the RCOI, Powell engaged a third-party service provider. Assent Compliance (“Assent”) to assist with the effectiveness of our conflict minerals program. We identified the scope of our inquiry by first completing a supplier list extraction from our preferred vendor list. This list was then filtered to remove service providers, indirect materials suppliers and inactive suppliers (minimum of one year since last purchase). This was intended to ensure that all suppliers surveyed provided items to Powell that were used in final products in the year 2020. Once the filtering was completed, we populated the list with contact information. This list, composed of 765 suppliers, was then provided to Assent for upload to their Assent Compliance Manager software system (the “Assent Compliance Manager”).
Assent conducted the supplier survey portion of the RCOI. The supplier survey utilized a template developed by the Responsible Business Alliance® and The Global e-Sustainability Initiative (RBA/GeSI) called the Conflict Mineral Report Template (CMRT). The CMRT was developed to facilitate general disclosures and information regarding smelters that provide materials to the supplier. It includes questions regarding the supplier’s conflict-free minerals policy, the engagement process with its direct suppliers and identification of the smelters used by the supplier.
Non-responsive suppliers were contacted a minimum of eight times. We conducted a total of 8 campaigns (5 standard + 3 escalation), 2 rounds of invalid CMRT follow ups, and 3 rounds of phone calls to incomplete CMRT suppliers.  After three months of non-responsiveness, top suppliers were then contacted by Powell management, as an escalation to encourage their response to Assent.
Assent communications included training and education on the completion of the CMRT form as well as access to Assent’s learning management system, Assent University. All in-scope suppliers were provided access to the Conflict Minerals Training course and this training was monitored and tracked in Assent's system for future reporting and transparency.

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The below metrics provide a summary of the data collected, number of suppliers in scope and responses.
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Due Diligence Process
Powell’s due diligence measures have been designed to conform, in all material respects, with the framework in 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 3TG (collectively, the “OECD Guidance”). In 2020, the due diligence process was aimed to help Powell assess and respond to risk in its supply chain by investigating the source of its products down the chain to the smelters and
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refiners and the strength of its suppliers’ conflict minerals programs. The following is a brief summary of certain aspects of our due diligence process.
A.Establish Strong Powell Management Systems
In accordance with our due diligence framework and compliance efforts:
 We have communicated to all of our in-scope suppliers our efforts to comply with Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act pursuant to a compliance statement and other communications (together, the “Compliance Statement”). We requested that our in-scope suppliers provide a comprehensive conflict minerals declaration for all conflict minerals in the form of the CMRT version 6.01or higher. We provide our Compliance Statement to all new suppliers and plan to provide annual related compliance statement communications to our entire supply base.
 We implemented internal compliance efforts, including internal reporting requirements, to support our supply chain due diligence process.
 We implemented a risk mitigation response plan to address business relationships with suppliers that are DRC conflict undeterminable (as defined in Item 1.01(d)(5) of Form SD). Our program includes continuous monitoring to adjust our strategies as sourcing data improves and new information is received.
Powell has adopted a company policy with respect to conflict minerals which is posted on our website at www.powellind.com. Select the section entitled "Our Company", then "Supply Chain."
Internal Team
Powell has established a management system for conflict minerals. Our management system is sponsored by the Chief Financial Officer as well as executive-level representatives and a team of subject matter experts from relevant functions, such as our Supply Chain Director, Corporate Controller, Vice President of Research and Product Development, Trade Compliance and Category Manager.
The team of subject matter experts is responsible for implementing our conflict minerals compliance strategy and senior management is briefed about the results of our due diligence efforts.
Control Systems
Controls include, but are not limited to, our code of conduct which outlines expected behaviors for all Powell employees and a conflict minerals policy which can be found on our website.
We rely on our direct suppliers to provide information on the origin of the 3TG contained in components and materials supplied to us – including sources of 3TG that are supplied to them from lower tier suppliers. Contracts with our suppliers are frequently in force for three to five years or more and we cannot unilaterally impose new contract terms and flow-down requirements. As we enter into new contracts, or our contracts renew, we are adding a clause to require suppliers to provide information about the source of 3TG and smelters. It will take a number of years to ensure that all our supplier contracts contain appropriate flow-down clauses. In the meantime, as described below, we are working with selected suppliers to ensure they provide the 3TG sourcing information until the contracts can be amended.
Supplier Engagement
With respect to the OECD requirement to strengthen engagement with suppliers, we have, through Assent, provided education on the conflict minerals regulation. We have leveraged the existing communications within the Company, specifically the procurement department, to encourage supplier interactions with Assent as well as to help suppliers understand the requirement for completion of their CMRTs. Feedback from this engagement has allowed us to enhance the training and focus and adapt it to each user’s needs. It has also allowed for our supplier communications to be more focused and to clarify expectations.
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Grievance Mechanisms

We have multiple longstanding grievance mechanisms whereby employees, contractors, suppliers and agents can report violations of Powell’s policies. There are established escalation protocols for reporting grievances internally, as well as the EthicsPoint hotline, which is independently managed. Our ethics and reporting Hotline can be found at https://powellind.ethicspoint.com.
Maintain Records
We have also adopted a policy to retain relevant documentation. Such documentation will be retained for minimum of five years in company secured shared drive files.

B.Identify and Assess Risks in Our Supply Chain
We identified direct material suppliers to capture possible 3TG risk suppliers. As we progress, we expect that transparency in our supply chain will increase to allow for better risk assessment at more detailed levels of our supply chain. We intend to continue communicating with our suppliers regarding conflict minerals.
Based on assessed risks, our RCOI covered applicable suppliers.

Each facility that meets the RMI definition of a smelter or refiner of a 3TG mineral is assessed according to red flag indicators defined in the OECD Guidance: Assent uses 3 factors to determine the level of risk that each smelter poses to the supply chain by identifying red flags.
1.Geographic proximity to the DRC and covered countries;
2.Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP) audit status;
3.Credible evidence of unethical or conflict sourcing.

Based on this criteria the following facilities have been identified as being of highest concern to the supply chain:

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As part of our risk management plan under the OECD Guidance, when these facilities were reported on a CMRT by some of the suppliers surveyed, risk mitigation activities are initiated. Through our third-party vendor, Assent Compliance, submissions that include any of the above facilities produce a receipt instructing the suppliers to take their own risk mitigation actions, including submission of a product specific CMRT to better identify the connection to products that they supply to Powell. As per the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, risk mitigation will depend on the supplier’s specific context.

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In addition, suppliers are guided to the Assent University learning platform to engage in educational materials on mitigating the risk of smelters or refiners on the supply chain.
C.Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks
We believe that our RCOI was reasonably designed and executed in good faith to determine the existence and source of the 3TGs in our supply chain, including from recycled or scrap sources (as defined in Item 1.01(d)(6) of Form SD). We utilized the CMRT template version 6.01 or higher for our RCOI. We conducted our effort to send surveys in good faith, utilizing up to three rounds of communications with our suppliers. We evaluated survey responses to identify: (i) the use and source of the 3TGs; and (ii) any warning signs indicating that conflict minerals may have come from one of the Covered Countries. We intend to make additional inquiries on a case-by-case basis during 2020 to clarify or obtain more information as necessary. We tracked results of our supply chain diligence process and periodically reported the results to our executive leadership team.

Because of Powell’s size, the complexity of its products, and the depth, breadth, and constant evolution of its supply chain, it is difficult to identify parties upstream from its direct suppliers. Powell continues to work with suppliers to identify the upstream sources of the 3TGs through the CMRTs, follow up on invalid responses on the CMRTs, use of a risk-based assessment of identified smelters and assessment of the conflict minerals programs of its suppliers, as described below in this Report. Information and findings from this process are stored in the Assent Compliance Manager, a database that can be tracked and audited.

Certain of the responses to the surveys included the names of facilities listed by the suppliers as smelters or refiners. We do not typically have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners and do not perform or direct audits of these entities within our supply chain. We and our consultant compared these facilities listed in the responses to the list of smelters maintained by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) and, if a supplier indicated that the facility was certified as “Conflict-Free,” we confirmed that the name was listed by the RMI.
In accordance with OECD Guidance, it is important to understand risk levels associated with conflict minerals in the supply chain. Smelters not being certified DRC-Conflict Free pose a significant risk to the supply chain. In the Assent Compliance Manager, risk is classified based on 3 scoring criteria that we outlined in the previous section.
Powell does not have a direct relationship with conflict minerals smelters and refiners and, as a result, does not perform or direct audits of these entities within its supply chain. Powell captured smelter and refiner information as part of the CMRT, as some suppliers provided the names of facilities it used as smelters or refiners. Assent compared the facilities identified by the suppliers to the list of smelters maintained by the RMI.
Additionally, suppliers are evaluated on program strength (further assisting in identifying risk in the supply chain). At this stage in conflict minerals compliance it is well-known that many companies are in the middle of the process and do not have many answers beyond “unknown”. The criteria from the questionnaire used to evaluate the strength of the program are:
Have you established a conflict minerals sourcing policy?
Have you implemented due diligence measures for conflict-free sourcing?
Do you review due diligence information received from your suppliers against your company’s expectations?
Does your review process include corrective action management?
When suppliers meet or exceed those criteria (Yes to at least A, E, G, H), they are deemed to have a strong program. When suppliers do not meet those criteria, they are deemed to have a weak program.
We believe that the inquiries and investigations described above represent a reasonable effort to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TGs in our applicable products, including (1) seeking information about 3TG smelters and refiners in our supply chain by requesting that our suppliers complete the CMRT, (2) verifying those smelters
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and refiners with the expanding RMI lists, (3) conducting the due diligence review and (4) obtaining additional documentation and verification, as applicable. As mentioned above, our existing policy related to relevant documentation of our conflict mineral compliance process requires that documentation will be retained for a period of at least five years.
D.Implement Targeted Independent Third-Party Due Diligence
We engaged Assent to assist in the RCOI, data collection and survey process. Assent supports industry associations that administer independent third-party smelter and refinery audit programs and encourages targeted suppliers and/or facilities to participate in comparable due diligence validation activities.

E.Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence

We have responded to various customer requests for information regarding our conflict minerals determination.
Powell reports annually on supply chain due diligence by filing a Form SD and a Conflict Minerals Report with the SEC. We also disclose our company policy with respect to conflict minerals on our website www.powellind.com. Select the section entitled "Our Company", then "Supply Chain.".
Due Diligence Results
For the 2020 reporting year, Powell received CMRT forms from 71.5% of the suppliers surveyed. All submitted forms are accepted and classified as valid or invalid in order to retain all data. Suppliers were contacted if they submitted invalid forms and were encouraged to resubmit a valid form. As of May 12, 2021, there were 16 invalid or incomplete supplier submissions.

While due diligence is ongoing and the information received continues to improve in quantity and quality, the majority of the responses received provided data at a company or divisional level or did not specify the smelters or refiners used for materials specifically supplied to us. We have decided to disclose validated smelters provided to us by our supply chain. However, we cannot definitively determine whether any of the 3TGs reported by the suppliers were contained in materials supplied to us or to validate that any of these smelters or refiners are actually in our supply chain. As a result, we are unable to identify all smelters and refiners as well as all the countries of origin of the 3TGs that are contained in the applicable products

As of May 12, 2021, Powell validated 334 smelters or refiners identified within its supply chain. If a supplier indicated that the facility was certified as “conflict-free,” such status was confirmed by Assent if the facility was listed by the RMI as certified.

Many suppliers within Powell’s supply chain are still unable to provide the smelters or refiners used for products supplied. Furthermore, many of the suppliers provided responses at the company or division level and indicated an “unknown” status in terms of determining the origin of the 3TGs. The CMRTs submitted by suppliers that do not list at least one smelter for each 3TG claimed on the CMRT are considered invalid and our Assent follows up on these, urging suppliers to resubmit with increased smelter information. There are still suppliers unable to provide the smelters or refiners used for materials supplied to us.

In cases where any red-flagged smelters were reported on a CMRT by a supplier, risk mitigation activities were initiated. Through Assent, the suppliers were asked to submit a product-level CMRT to better identify the connection between the smelters or refiners they listed and the products they provide to us. Suppliers were also guided to Assent University where they were provided with educational materials on mitigating the risk of smelters or refiners in the supply chain.

Appendix I lists the smelters and refiners that the suppliers we surveyed reported as being in their supply chains. We have not listed in Appendix I any smelters or refiners that we have not been able to validate. Appendix II also
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includes an aggregated list of the countries of origin from which the reported facilities collectively source conflict minerals, based on information provided by suppliers and RMI. Powell supports the refinement and expansion of the list of participating smelters through our membership in the RMI program.

The large majority of the responses received either provided data at a company or subsidiary level and chose not to provide information at the component level, or did not specify the smelters or refiners used for components supplied to Powell. Accordingly, we are unable to determine, in those cases, whether any of the 3TGs reported by the suppliers were contained in components or parts supplied to us, or to validate that any of the smelters or refiners identified are actually in our supply chain.

Steps to Improve Future Due Diligence and Supply Chain Risk Mitigation
Powell intends to take the following steps to improve the due diligence conducted to further mitigate any risk that the necessary conflict minerals in its products could benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries:
Reinforce conflict minerals policy statement on website and specified requirements in standard terms and conditions for any new or renewed supplier contracts.
Continue engagement with suppliers and direct them to training resources to increase the response rate and improve the content of the supplier survey responses.
Engage any suppliers found to be supplying Powell with conflict minerals to establish an alternative source of conflict minerals that does not support the conflict in the Covered Countries.
Define and improve best practices and build leverage over its supply chain in accordance with the OECD Guidance.
Smelter Risk Evaluation through Assent, comprehensive and ongoing analysis is conducted by their smelter library manager to assess sourcing risk. The information is then used to provide supplier feedback and conduct outreach with higher risk suppliers.
Based on its due diligence process as of the date of this Report, Powell has found no instances where it was necessary to terminate a supplier contract or to find a replacement supply of any conflict minerals.












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Appendix I

MetalStandard Smelter NameSmelter Facility LocationSmelter ID
Gold8853 S.p.A.ITALYCID002763
GoldAbington Reldan Metals, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002708
GoldAdvanced Chemical CompanyUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000015
GoldAfrican Gold RefineryUGANDACID003185
GoldAida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000019
GoldAl Etihad Gold Refinery DMCCUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002560
GoldAlexy MetalsUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID003500
GoldAllgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.GERMANYCID000035
GoldAlmalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)UZBEKISTANCID000041
GoldAngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio MineracaoBRAZILCID000058
GoldArgor-Heraeus S.A.SWITZERLANDCID000077
GoldAsahi Pretec Corp.JAPANCID000082
GoldAsahi Refining Canada Ltd.CANADACID000924
GoldAsahi Refining USA Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000920
GoldAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000090
GoldAtasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.TURKEYCID000103
GoldAU Traders and RefinersSOUTH AFRICACID002850
GoldAugmont Enterprises Private LimitedINDIACID003461
GoldAurubis AGGERMANYCID000113
GoldBangalore RefineryINDIACID002863
GoldBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)PHILIPPINESCID000128
GoldBoliden ABSWEDENCID000157
GoldC. Hafner GmbH + Co. KGGERMANYCID000176
GoldC.I Metales Procesados Industriales SASCOLOMBIACID003421
GoldCaridadMEXICOCID000180
GoldCCR Refinery - Glencore Canada CorporationCANADACID000185
GoldCendres + Metaux S.A.SWITZERLANDCID000189
GoldCGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.INDIACID003382
GoldChimet S.p.A.ITALYCID000233
GoldChugai MiningJAPANCID000264
GoldDaye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.CHINACID000343
GoldDegussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbHGERMANYCID002867
GoldDijllah Gold Refinery FZCUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID003348
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GoldDODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbHGERMANYCID000362
GoldDowaJAPANCID000401
GoldDS PRETECH Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID003195
GoldDSC (Do Sung Corporation)KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID000359
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East PlantJAPANCID000425
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North PlantJAPANCID003424
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West PlantJAPANCID003425
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)INDIACID003487
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)INDIACID003488
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)INDIACID003489
GoldEmerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)INDIACID003490
GoldEmirates Gold DMCCUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002561
GoldFidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.ZIMBABWECID002515
GoldFujairah Gold FZCUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002584
GoldGCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.INDIACID002852
GoldGeib Refining CorporationUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002459
GoldGold Coast RefineryGHANACID003186
GoldGold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.CHINACID002243
GoldGreat Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPMCHINACID001909
GoldGuangdong Jinding Gold LimitedCHINACID002312
GoldGuoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINACID000651
GoldHangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINACID000671
GoldHeimerle + Meule GmbHGERMANYCID000694
GoldHeraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.CHINACID000707
GoldHeraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KGGERMANYCID000711
GoldHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.CHINACID000767
GoldHunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINACID000773
GoldHwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID000778
GoldInner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.CHINACID000801
GoldInternational Precious Metal RefinersUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002562
GoldIshifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000807
GoldIstanbul Gold RefineryTURKEYCID000814
GoldItalpreziosiITALYCID002765
GoldJALAN & CompanyINDIACID002893
GoldJapan MintJAPANCID000823
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GoldJiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.CHINACID000855
GoldJSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing PlantRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID000927
GoldJSC UralelectromedRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID000929
GoldJX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000937
GoldK.A. RasmussenNORWAYCID003497
GoldKaloti Precious MetalsUNITED ARAB EMIRATESCID002563
GoldKazakhmys Smelting LLCKAZAKHSTANCID000956
GoldKazzincKAZAKHSTANCID000957
GoldKennecott Utah Copper LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000969
GoldKGHM Polska Miedz Spolka AkcyjnaPOLANDCID002511
GoldKojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000981
GoldKorea Zinc Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID002605
GoldKundan Care Products Ltd.INDIACID003463
GoldKyrgyzaltyn JSCKYRGYZSTANCID001029
GoldKyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAORUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID002865
GoldL'azurde Company For JewelrySAUDI ARABIACID001032
GoldLingbao Gold Co., Ltd.CHINACID001056
GoldLingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINACID001058
GoldL'Orfebre S.A.ANDORRACID002762
GoldLS-NIKKO Copper Inc.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID001078
GoldLT Metal Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID000689
GoldLuoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINACID001093
GoldMarsam MetalsBRAZILCID002606
GoldMaterionUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001113
GoldMatsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001119
GoldMD OverseasINDIACID003548
GoldMetal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.SOUTH AFRICACID003575
GoldMetallix Refining Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID003557
GoldMetalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.CHINACID001149
GoldMetalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.SINGAPORECID001152
GoldMetalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.CHINACID001147
GoldMetalor Technologies S.A.SWITZERLANDCID001153
GoldMetalor USA Refining CorporationUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001157
GoldMetalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.MEXICOCID001161
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GoldMitsubishi Materials CorporationJAPANCID001188
GoldMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001193
GoldMMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.INDIACID002509
GoldModeltech Sdn BhdMALAYSIACID002857
GoldMorris and WatsonNEW ZEALANDCID002282
GoldMoscow Special Alloys Processing PlantRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001204
GoldNadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.TURKEYCID001220
GoldNavoi Mining and Metallurgical CombinatUZBEKISTANCID001236
GoldNH Recytech CompanyKOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID003189
GoldNihon Material Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001259
GoldOgussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbHAUSTRIACID002779
GoldOhura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001325
GoldOJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001326
GoldOJSC Novosibirsk RefineryRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID000493
GoldPAMP S.A.SWITZERLANDCID001352
GoldPease & CurrenUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002872
GoldPenglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID001362
GoldPlanta Recuperadora de Metales SpACHILECID002919
GoldPrioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous MetalsRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001386
GoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) TbkINDONESIACID001397
GoldPX Precinox S.A.SWITZERLANDCID001498
GoldQG Refining, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID003324
GoldRand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.SOUTH AFRICACID001512
GoldRefinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.CHINACID000522
GoldREMONDIS PMR B.V.NETHERLANDSCID002582
GoldRoyal Canadian MintCANADACID001534
GoldSAAMPFRANCECID002761
GoldSabin Metal Corp.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001546
GoldSafimet S.p.AITALYCID002973
GoldSAFINA A.S.CZECH REPUBLICCID002290
GoldSai RefineryINDIACID002853
GoldSamduck Precious MetalsKOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID001555
GoldSamwon Metals Corp.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID001562
GoldSancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)COLOMBIACID003529
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GoldSAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbHGERMANYCID002777
GoldSellem Industries Ltd.MAURITANIACID003540
GoldSEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.SPAINCID001585
GoldShandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.CHINACID002525
GoldShandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.CHINACID001619
GoldShandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.CHINACID001622
GoldShenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID002527
GoldShirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.INDIACID002588
GoldSichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID001736
GoldSingway Technology Co., Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID002516
GoldSOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious MetalsRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001756
GoldSolar Applied Materials Technology Corp.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID001761
GoldSovereign MetalsINDIACID003383
GoldState Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and TechnologyLITHUANIACID003153
GoldSudan Gold RefinerySUDANCID002567
GoldSumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001798
GoldSungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID002918
GoldSuper Dragon Technology Co., LtdTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID001810
GoldT.C.A S.p.AITALYCID002580
GoldTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.JAPANCID001875
GoldThe Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.CHINACID001916
GoldTokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001938
GoldTongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.CHINACID001947
GoldTony Goetz NVBELGIUMCID002587
GoldTOO Tau-Ken-AltynKAZAKHSTANCID002615
GoldTorecomKOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID001955
GoldUmicore Precious Metals ThailandTHAILANDCID002314
GoldUmicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals RefiningBELGIUMCID001980
GoldUnited Precious Metal Refining, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001993
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GoldValcambi S.A.SWITZERLANDCID002003
GoldWestern Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)AUSTRALIACID002030
GoldWIELAND Edelmetalle GmbHGERMANYCID002778
GoldYamakin Co., Ltd.JAPANCID002100
GoldYokohama Metal Co., Ltd.JAPANCID002129
GoldYunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID000197
GoldZhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold CorporationCHINACID002224
TantalumAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000092
TantalumChangsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID000211
TantalumD Block Metals, LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002504
TantalumExotech Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000456
TantalumF&X Electro-Materials Ltd.CHINACID000460
TantalumFIR Metals & Resource Ltd.CHINACID002505
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals AizuJAPANCID002558
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals BoyertownUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002557
TantalumGuangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.CHINACID000616
TantalumH.C. Starck Co., Ltd.THAILANDCID002544
TantalumH.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbHGERMANYCID002547
TantalumH.C. Starck Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002548
TantalumH.C. Starck Ltd.JAPANCID002549
TantalumH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANYCID002550
TantalumH.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbHGERMANYCID002545
TantalumHengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.CHINACID002492
TantalumJiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID002512
TantalumJiangxi Tuohong New Raw MaterialCHINACID002842
TantalumJiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID000914
TantalumJiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.CHINACID000917
TantalumJiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID002506
TantalumKEMET Blue MetalsMEXICOCID002539
TantalumLSM Brasil S.A.BRAZILCID001076
TantalumMetallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.INDIACID001163
TantalumMineracao Taboca S.A.BRAZILCID001175
TantalumMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001192
TantalumNingxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID001277
TantalumNPM Silmet ASESTONIACID001200
TantalumPRG DooelNORTH MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OFCID002847
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TantalumQuantumCleanUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001508
TantalumResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZILCID002707
TantalumSolikamsk Magnesium Works OAORUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001769
TantalumTaki Chemical Co., Ltd.JAPANCID001869
TantalumTelex MetalsUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001891
TantalumUlba Metallurgical Plant JSCKAZAKHSTANCID001969
TantalumXinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.CHINACID002508
TantalumYanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CHINACID001522
TinAlphaUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000292
TinAn Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing CompanyVIETNAMCID002703
TinChenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINACID000228
TinChifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID003190
TinChina Tin Group Co., Ltd.CHINACID001070
TinCRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil LtdaBRAZILCID003486
TinCRM SynergiesSPAINCID003524
TinCV Ayi JayaINDONESIACID002570
TinCV Venus Inti PerkasaINDONESIACID002455
TinDongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.CHINACID003356
TinDowaJAPANCID000402
TinElectro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock CompanyVIETNAMCID002572
TinEM VintoBOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)CID000438
TinEstanho de Rondonia S.A.BRAZILCID000448
TinFenix MetalsPOLANDCID000468
TinGejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.CHINACID003410
TinGejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical PlantCHINACID002848
TinGejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLCCHINACID000942
TinGejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.CHINACID000538
TinGejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.CHINACID001908
TinGejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CHINACID000555
TinGuangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.CHINACID003116
TinHuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID002844
TinJiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.CHINACID001231
TinLuna Smelter, Ltd.RWANDACID003387
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TinMa'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.CHINACID003379
TinMagnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.BRAZILCID002468
TinMalaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)MALAYSIACID001105
TinMelt Metais e Ligas S.A.BRAZILCID002500
TinMetallic Resources, Inc.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID001142
TinMetallo Belgium N.V.BELGIUMCID002773
TinMetallo Spain S.L.U.SPAINCID002774
TinMineracao Taboca S.A.BRAZILCID001173
TinMinsurPERUCID001182
TinMitsubishi Materials CorporationJAPANCID001191
TinModeltech Sdn BhdMALAYSIACID002858
TinNghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyVIETNAMCID002573
TinNovosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID001305
TinO.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.THAILANDCID001314
TinO.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.PHILIPPINESCID002517
TinOperaciones Metalurgicas S.A.BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)CID001337
TinPongpipat Company LimitedMYANMARCID003208
TinPrecious Minerals and Smelting LimitedINDIACID003409
TinPT Aries Kencana SejahteraINDONESIACID000309
TinPT Artha Cipta LanggengINDONESIACID001399
TinPT ATD Makmur Mandiri JayaINDONESIACID002503
TinPT Babel Inti PerkasaINDONESIACID001402
TinPT Babel Surya Alam LestariINDONESIACID001406
TinPT Bangka SerumpunINDONESIACID003205
TinPT Bukit TimahINDONESIACID001428
TinPT Cipta Persada MuliaINDONESIACID002696
TinPT Lautan Harmonis SejahteraINDONESIACID002870
TinPT Masbro Alam StaniaINDONESIACID003380
TinPT Menara Cipta MuliaINDONESIACID002835
TinPT Mitra Stania PrimaINDONESIACID001453
TinPT Mitra Sukses GlobalindoINDONESIACID003449
TinPT Prima Timah UtamaINDONESIACID001458
TinPT Rajawali Rimba PerkasaINDONESIACID003381
TinPT Rajehan AriqINDONESIACID002593
TinPT Refined Bangka TinINDONESIACID001460
TinPT Stanindo Inti PerkasaINDONESIACID001468
TinPT Sukses Inti MakmurINDONESIACID002816
TinPT Timah NusantaraINDONESIACID001486
TinPT Timah Tbk KundurINDONESIACID001477
TinPT Timah Tbk MentokINDONESIACID001482
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TinPT Tinindo Inter NusaINDONESIACID001490
TinResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.BRAZILCID002706
TinRui Da HungTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID001539
TinSoft Metais Ltda.BRAZILCID001758
TinSuper LigasBRAZILCID002756
TinThai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.VIETNAMCID002834
TinThaisarcoTHAILANDCID001898
TinTin Technology & RefiningUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID003325
TinTuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock CompanyVIETNAMCID002574
TinVQB Mineral and Trading Group JSCVIETNAMCID002015
TinWhite Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.BRAZILCID002036
TinYunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID002158
TinYunnan Tin Company LimitedCHINACID002180
TinYunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID003397
TungstenA.L.M.T. Corp.JAPANCID000004
TungstenACL Metais EireliBRAZILCID002833
TungstenAlbasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.BRAZILCID003427
TungstenArtek LLCRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID003553
TungstenAsia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.VIETNAMCID002502
TungstenChenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINACID002513
TungstenChina Molybdenum Co., Ltd.CHINACID002641
TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID000258
TungstenCNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.CHINACID000281
TungstenCronimet Brasil LtdaBRAZILCID003468
TungstenFujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.CHINACID003401
TungstenGanzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002645
TungstenGanzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINACID000875
TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002315
TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.CHINACID002494
TungstenGEM Co., Ltd.CHINACID003417
TungstenGlobal Tungsten & Powders Corp.UNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000568
TungstenGuangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID000218
TungstenH.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KGGERMANYCID002542
TungstenH.C. Starck Tungsten GmbHGERMANYCID002541
TungstenHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.CHINACID000766
TungstenHunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID000769
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TungstenHydrometallurg, JSCRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID002649
TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.JAPANCID000825
TungstenJiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CHINACID002551
TungstenJiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002321
TungstenJiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CHINACID002313
TungstenJiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.CHINACID002318
TungstenJiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.CHINACID002317
TungstenJiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002316
TungstenJSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID003408
TungstenKennametal FallonUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000966
TungstenKennametal HuntsvilleUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID000105
TungstenKGETS Co., Ltd.KOREA, REPUBLIC OFCID003388
TungstenLianyou Metals Co., Ltd.TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINACID003407
TungstenMalipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002319
TungstenMasan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)VIETNAMCID002543
TungstenMoliren Ltd.RUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID002845
TungstenNiagara Refining LLCUNITED STATES OF AMERICACID002589
TungstenNPP Tyazhmetprom LLCRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID003416
TungstenPhilippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.PHILIPPINESCID002827
TungstenUnecha Refractory metals plantRUSSIAN FEDERATIONCID002724
TungstenWolfram Bergbau und Hutten AGAUSTRIACID002044
TungstenXiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.CHINACID002320
TungstenXiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.CHINACID002082
TungstenXinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.CHINACID002830




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Appendix II

This list of potential countries of origin is populated based on publicly available information, our RCOI and due diligence. It is important to note that this is also based on company level responses and therefore, it is not certain which of these countries of origin can be linked to our products.

Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, DRC or an adjoining country (Covered Countries), Ecuador, Egypt, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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