Exhibit 1.01
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA
Conflict Minerals Report
This document, constituting Exhibit 1.01 to Form SD of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (together with its subsidiaries, “Fresenius Medical Care,” “the Company,” “we,” “our”), for calendar year 2015, is the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. With shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Fresenius Medical Care is subject to the provisions of Section 1502 of the U.S. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) relating to “ Conflict Minerals. “ Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act and Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) address the sourcing of 3TG minerals (Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten, and Gold) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) and adjoining countries (“Covered Countries”) which are known locations where armed groups mine and sell these minerals to finance civil violence.
Section (1) Due Diligence:
The Company’s comprehensive ConflictMinerals Program, or the “Program,” includes a due diligence process that was designed to conform in all material respects to the criteria set forth in the internationally recognized Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, 2nd Edition and related Supplements on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten and on Gold (“OECD Guidance”).
The following is a review of the actions comprising the OECD Guidance five-step framework that the Company took to implement our due diligence process:
1. Establish strong company management systems
a. The Company developed and adopted a Conflict Minerals Sourcing Policy and made it publicly available at http://www.freseniusmedicalcare.com/fileadmin/data/de/pdf/About_us/Responsibility/Conflict_Minerals_Policy_
Statement.pdf
b. The Company structured internal management to support supply chain due diligence by identifying the responsible business organizations and the individuals within those organizations. Subsequently, a cross-functional Conflict Minerals team (“the Team”) was created; the primary and secondary contributors on the Team were designated and notified of their responsibilities. Lastly, education was provided via training to not only the Team, but also the relevant personnel at the Company.
c. The Company established a system of controls and transparency over the supply chain by leveraging the iPoint Conflict Minerals Platform (“iPCMP”) developed by our consultant, iPoint, Inc., to monitor all relevant data
d. The Company strengthened supplier engagement via educational training material that was distributed to them during the data collection process. Moreover, the Company sent suppliers feedback regarding their smelter data.
e. The Company developed a grievance mechanism in the form of an email inbox, available to the public at cminquiry@fmc-ag.com
2. Identify and assess risk in the supply chain
a. The Company identified risk in the supply chain by first identifying the product categories that are at-risk of containing conflict minerals. After determining the applicable product categories, the Company was able to determine the facilities that manufactured those products, and further determined the Suppliers that provided relevant materials for the manufacture of those products.
b. The Company’s method for identifying risk of potential financing or benefitting of armed groups is an evolving process.
3. Design and implement a strategy to respond to risks
a. The Team holds bi-annual meetings with senior leadership to inform them of any material risk that may be in the supply chain, in addition to ad-hoc meetings to review program progress
b. The Company devised a risk management strategy and implemented it by evaluating suppliers for compliance. In order to be considered non-compliant, a supplier was either unresponsive, non-compliant with Fresenius Medical Care policy or did not meet Fresenius Medical Care’s expectations. For a supplier to be considered at-risk, they were either non-compliant, or provided smelter data that indicated potential risk. At-risk suppliers were then escalated to the Team for further review on an individual supplier basis.
c. As part of the strategy to respond to risk, the Team provided educational risk management training that included the escalation process as a topic to the relevant personnel
d. The Team was able to identify, monitor and track performance of their risk mitigation efforts and included that information in the meetings with senior leadership. The Team utilized iPCMP and Microsoft SharePoint as tools for identification, monitoring and tracking performance.
e. A framework was developed by the Team, iPoint Inc. and I.H.S. to undertake additional fact and risk assessment for risk mitigation due diligence. The framework is included in the overall Program, and includes escalation of at-risk suppliers and their individual review.
4. Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain
a. The Company is a member of the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (“CFSI”), which conducts independent third-party audits of smelters on behalf of its members. The Company utilizes the RCOI information provided to members of the CFSI in order to determine the possible country of origin of the conflict minerals necessary for the functionality or production of its products.
5. Report on supply chain due diligence
a. The Company reports annually to the SEC the Form SD
b. The Company makes its Conflict Mineral Policy publicly available at http://www.freseniusmedicalcare.com/fileadmin/data/de/pdf/About_us/Responsibility/Conflict_Minerals_Policy_
Statement.pdf
Further, the Company performed an analysis of the relevant data for reporting year 2015 to demonstrate comparative improvement from reporting year 2014.
The Conflict Minerals Team engaged external consultants to assist in program development, data collection, analysis and risk identification, which enabled us to improve our overall program effectiveness. The scope of suppliers that were solicited for information was improved due to incorporating the subject-matter expertise of the relevant Fresenius Medical Care personnel. Additionally, by becoming members of CFSI, we are now able to access critical RCOI information and participate in the cross-industry process of auditing smelters. Furthermore, the improvement to our comprehensive program includes providing education and training both to Fresenius Medical Care personnel as well as to direct suppliers, and enhancing our risk mitigation procedures. We’ve also enhanced our supplier expectations and data acceptance criteria, which has resulted in an overall improvement to the data quality received from the supply chain.
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(1)Product Description:
The Company has determined in good faith that the applicable product categories are the following:
· Hemodialysis machines and Peritoneal Dialysis cyclers
· Body Composition Monitor (“BCM”)
HD machines and PD cyclers:
Hemodialysis machines are used to control the flow of blood from the patient to a specially designed filter known as a dialyzer. The dialyzer separates waste products and excess water from the blood. Dialysis solution flowing through the dialyzer carries away the waste products and excess water, and supplements the blood with solutes which must be added due to renal failure. The treated blood is returned to the patient. The hemodialysis machine
pumps blood, adds anti-coagulants, regulates the purification process and controls the mixing of dialysis solution and the rate of its flow through the system. This machine can also monitor and record the patient’s vital signs. Peritoneal Dialysis is a treatment modality that uses the patient’s peritoneum as a dialyzing membrane. In peritoneal dialysis, a surgically implanted catheter provides access to the patient’s peritoneal cavity. A peritoneal dialysis cycler is a machine that pumps or “cycles” solution to and from the patient’s peritoneal cavity while the patient sleeps. We produce and assemble hemodialysis machines and peritoneal dialysis cyclers at the Fresenius Medical Care facilities in Schweinfurt, Germany and Concord, California.
Body Composition Monitor:
Our Body Composition Monitor (“BCM”) is sold as part of both our peritoneal and hemodialysis products. It is an analysis system that is used to determine a patient’s body composition (water, body mass and fat), which assesses a patient’s hydration state to assist in determining the patient’s dialysis therapy. The BCM quantifies an individual’s fluid status and nutritional parameters noninvasively. BCMs are manufactured and assembled in Schweinfurt, Germany.
(2) Product Determination:
Pursuant to guidance issued by the SEC Division of Corporation Finance on April 29, 2014, we are not required to describe any of our products as “DRC Conflict Free,” as having “not been found to be ‘DRC Conflict Free’“ or as “DRC Conflict Undeterminable.”
Results of our RCOI and Due Diligence Measures:
The following table reflects the list of smelters and refiners that may be in our supply chain, as declared by our direct suppliers.
Alias |
| Metal |
| Country |
| Smelter ID |
A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. |
| Tungsten |
| JAPAN |
| CID000004 |
Advanced Chemical Company |
| Gold |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID000015 |
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. |
| Gold |
| GERMANY |
| CID000035 |
Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) |
| Gold |
| UZBEKISTAN |
| CID000041 |
AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração |
| Gold |
| BRAZIL |
| CID000058 |
Argor-Heraeus S.A. |
| Gold |
| SWITZERLAND |
| CID000077 |
Asahi Pretec Corp. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID000082 |
Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID000090 |
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| Gold |
| TURKEY |
| CID000103 |
Kennametal Huntsville |
| Tungsten |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID000105 |
Aurubis AG |
| Gold |
| GERMANY |
| CID000113 |
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) |
| Gold |
| PHILIPPINES |
| CID000128 |
Boliden AB |
| Gold |
| SWEDEN |
| CID000157 |
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG |
| Gold |
| GERMANY |
| CID000176 |
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation |
| Gold |
| CANADA |
| CID000185 |
Cendres + Métaux S.A. |
| Gold |
| SWITZERLAND |
| CID000189 |
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID000211 |
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID000218 |
Chimet S.p.A. |
| Gold |
| ITALY |
| CID000233 |
Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
| CHINA |
| CID000244 |
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID000258 |
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID000291 |
Alpha |
| Tin |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID000292 |
Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda. |
| Tin |
| BRAZIL |
| CID000295 |
CV Gita Pesona |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID000306 |
PT Justindo |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID000307 |
PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID000309 |
CV Serumpun Sebalai |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID000313 |
CV United Smelting |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID000315 |
Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| CID000328 |
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID000345 |
DSC (Do Sung Corporation) |
| Gold |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| CID000359 |
DODUCO GmbH |
| Gold |
| GERMANY |
| CID000362 |
Dowa |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID000401 |
Dowa |
| Tin |
| JAPAN |
| CID000402 |
Duoluoshan |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID000410 |
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID000425 |
EM Vinto |
| Tin |
| BOLIVIA |
| CID000438 |
Exotech Inc. |
| Tantalum |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID000456 |
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID000460 |
Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH |
| Tin |
| GERMANY |
| CID000466 |
Fenix Metals |
| Tin |
| POLAND |
| CID000468 |
OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery |
| Gold |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| CID000493 |
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID000499 |
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
| CHINA |
| CID000538 |
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. |
| Tungsten |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID000568 |
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID000616 |
Heimerle + Meule GmbH |
| Gold |
| GERMANY |
| CID000694 |
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong |
| Gold |
| CHINA |
| CID000707 |
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG |
| Gold |
| GERMANY |
| CID000711 |
Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc. |
| Tantalum |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID000731 |
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID000766 |
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID000769 |
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID000807 |
Istanbul Gold Refinery |
| Gold |
| TURKEY |
| CID000814 |
Japan Mint |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID000823 |
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| JAPAN |
| CID000825 |
Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| CHINA |
| CID000855 |
Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID000868 |
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID000875 |
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID000914 |
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID000917 |
Asahi Refining USA Inc. |
| Gold |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID000920 |
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant |
| Gold |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| CID000927 |
JSC Uralelectromed |
| Gold |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| CID000929 |
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID000937 |
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC |
| Tin |
| CHINA |
| CID000942 |
Kazzinc |
| Gold |
| KAZAKHSTAN |
| CID000957 |
Kennametal Fallon |
| Tungsten |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID000966 |
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC |
| Gold |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID000969 |
King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID000973 |
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID000981 |
China Tin Group Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
| CHINA |
| CID001070 |
LSM Brasil S.A. |
| Tantalum |
| BRAZIL |
| CID001076 |
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. |
| Gold |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| CID001078 |
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) |
| Tin |
| MALAYSIA |
| CID001105 |
Materion |
| Gold |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID001113 |
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID001119 |
Metallic Resources, Inc. |
| Tin |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID001142 |
Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. |
| Gold |
| CHINA |
| CID001147 |
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. |
| Gold |
| CHINA |
| CID001149 |
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| SINGAPORE |
| CID001152 |
Metalor Technologies S.A. |
| Gold |
| SWITZERLAND |
| CID001153 |
Metalor USA Refining Corporation |
| Gold |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID001157 |
METALÚRGICA MET-MEX PEÑOLES, S.A. DE C.V |
| Gold |
| MEXICO |
| CID001161 |
Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| INDIA |
| CID001163 |
Mineração Taboca S.A. |
| Tin |
| BRAZIL |
| CID001173 |
Mineração Taboca S.A. |
| Tantalum |
| BRAZIL |
| CID001175 |
Minsur |
| Tin |
| PERU |
| CID001182 |
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID001188 |
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation |
| Tin |
| JAPAN |
| CID001191 |
Mitsui Mining & Smelting |
| Tantalum |
| JAPAN |
| CID001192 |
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID001193 |
Molycorp Silmet A.S. |
| Tantalum |
| ESTONIA |
| CID001200 |
Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant |
| Gold |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| CID001204 |
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş. |
| Gold |
| TURKEY |
| CID001220 |
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat |
| Gold |
| UZBEKISTAN |
| CID001236 |
Nihon Material Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID001259 |
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID001277 |
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
| THAILAND |
| CID001314 |
Elemetal Refining, LLC |
| Gold |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID001322 |
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID001325 |
OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet) |
| Gold |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| CID001326 |
Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. |
| Tin |
| BOLIVIA |
| CID001337 |
PAMP S.A. |
| Gold |
| SWITZERLAND |
| CID001352 |
Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals |
| Gold |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| CID001386 |
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk |
| Gold |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001397 |
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001399 |
PT Babel Inti Perkasa |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001402 |
PT Bangka Tin Industry |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001419 |
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001421 |
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001424 |
PT Bukit Timah |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001428 |
PT DS Jaya Abadi |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001434 |
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001438 |
PT Karimun Mining |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001448 |
PT Mitra Stania Prima |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001453 |
PT Panca Mega Persada |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001457 |
PT Prima Timah Utama |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001458 |
PT Refined Bangka Tin |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001460 |
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001463 |
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001468 |
PT Sumber Jaya Indah |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001471 |
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001477 |
PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001482 |
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001490 |
PT Tommy Utama |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID001493 |
PX Précinox S.A. |
| Gold |
| SWITZERLAND |
| CID001498 |
QuantumClean |
| Tantalum |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID001508 |
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. |
| Gold |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
| CID001512 |
RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID001522 |
Royal Canadian Mint |
| Gold |
| CANADA |
| CID001534 |
Rui Da Hung |
| Tin |
| TAIWAN |
| CID001539 |
Samduck Precious Metals |
| Gold |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| CID001555 |
Schone Edelmetaal B.V. |
| Gold |
| NETHERLANDS |
| CID001573 |
SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A. |
| Gold |
| SPAIN |
| CID001585 |
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| CHINA |
| CID001622 |
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| CHINA |
| CID001736 |
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals |
| Gold |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| CID001756 |
Soft Metais Ltda. |
| Tin |
| BRAZIL |
| CID001758 |
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. |
| Gold |
| TAIWAN |
| CID001761 |
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO |
| Tantalum |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| CID001769 |
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID001798 |
Taki Chemicals |
| Tantalum |
| JAPAN |
| CID001869 |
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID001875 |
Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| VIET NAM |
| CID001889 |
Telex Metals |
| Tantalum |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID001891 |
Thaisarco |
| Tin |
| THAILAND |
| CID001898 |
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| CHINA |
| CID001916 |
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID001938 |
Torecom |
| Gold |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| CID001955 |
Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC |
| Tantalum |
| KAZAKHSTAN |
| CID001969 |
Umicore Brasil Ltda. |
| Gold |
| BRAZIL |
| CID001977 |
Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining |
| Gold |
| BELGIUM |
| CID001980 |
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. |
| Gold |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID001993 |
Valcambi S.A. |
| Gold |
| SWITZERLAND |
| CID002003 |
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| VIET NAM |
| CID002011 |
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC |
| Tin |
| VIET NAM |
| CID002015 |
Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint |
| Gold |
| AUSTRALIA |
| CID002030 |
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda. |
| Tin |
| BRAZIL |
| CID002036 |
Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG |
| Tungsten |
| AUSTRIA |
| CID002044 |
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002082 |
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002095 |
Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID002100 |
Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| JAPAN |
| CID002129 |
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
| CHINA |
| CID002158 |
Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited |
| Tin |
| CHINA |
| CID002180 |
Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation |
| Gold |
| CHINA |
| CID002224 |
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID002232 |
Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery |
| Gold |
| CHINA |
| CID002243 |
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID002307 |
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand |
| Gold |
| THAILAND |
| CID002314 |
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002315 |
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002316 |
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002317 |
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002318 |
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002319 |
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002321 |
Faggi Enrico S.p.A. |
| Gold |
| ITALY |
| CID002355 |
CV Venus Inti Perkasa |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID002455 |
Geib Refining Corporation |
| Gold |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID002459 |
Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. |
| Tin |
| BRAZIL |
| CID002468 |
PT Wahana Perkit Jaya |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID002479 |
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID002492 |
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002494 |
Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. |
| Tin |
| BRAZIL |
| CID002500 |
Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| VIET NAM |
| CID002502 |
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID002503 |
D Block Metals, LLC |
| Tantalum |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID002504 |
FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID002505 |
Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID002506 |
Phoenix Metal Ltd. |
| Tin |
| RWANDA |
| CID002507 |
XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID002508 |
MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| INDIA |
| CID002509 |
Republic Metals Corporation |
| Gold |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID002510 |
KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna |
| Gold |
| POLAND |
| CID002511 |
Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID002512 |
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002513 |
Singway Technology Co., Ltd. |
| Gold |
| TAIWAN |
| CID002516 |
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. |
| Tin |
| PHILIPPINES |
| CID002517 |
Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002518 |
PT Inti Stania Prima |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID002530 |
Pobedit, JSC |
| Tungsten |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| CID002532 |
Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002535 |
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002536 |
Sanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| VIET NAM |
| CID002538 |
KEMET Blue Metals |
| Tantalum |
| MEXICO |
| CID002539 |
Plansee SE Liezen |
| Tantalum |
| AUSTRIA |
| CID002540 |
H.C. Starck GmbH |
| Tungsten |
| GERMANY |
| CID002541 |
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG |
| Tungsten |
| GERMANY |
| CID002542 |
Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC |
| Tungsten |
| VIET NAM |
| CID002543 |
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| THAILAND |
| CID002544 |
H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar |
| Tantalum |
| GERMANY |
| CID002545 |
H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg |
| Tantalum |
| GERMANY |
| CID002546 |
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH |
| Tantalum |
| GERMANY |
| CID002547 |
H.C. Starck Inc. |
| Tantalum |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID002548 |
H.C. Starck Ltd. |
| Tantalum |
| JAPAN |
| CID002549 |
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG |
| Tantalum |
| GERMANY |
| CID002550 |
Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002551 |
Plansee SE Reutte |
| Tantalum |
| AUSTRIA |
| CID002556 |
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown |
| Tantalum |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID002557 |
Global Advanced Metals Aizu |
| Tantalum |
| JAPAN |
| CID002558 |
Emirates Gold DMCC |
| Gold |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| CID002561 |
KEMET Blue Powder |
| Tantalum |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID002568 |
CV Ayi Jaya |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID002570 |
Tranzact, Inc. |
| Tantalum |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID002571 |
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company |
| Tin |
| VIET NAM |
| CID002572 |
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company |
| Tin |
| VIET NAM |
| CID002573 |
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company |
| Tin |
| VIET NAM |
| CID002574 |
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Yanglin |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002578 |
Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002579 |
T.C.A S.p.A |
| Gold |
| ITALY |
| CID002580 |
Niagara Refining LLC |
| Tungsten |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID002589 |
E.S.R. Electronics |
| Tantalum |
| UNITED STATES |
| CID002590 |
CV Dua Sekawan |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID002592 |
CV Tiga Sekawan |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID002593 |
Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002647 |
Hydrometallurg, JSC |
| Tungsten |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
| CID002649 |
PT Cipta Persada Mulia |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID002696 |
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company |
| Tin |
| VIET NAM |
| CID002703 |
Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda. |
| Tin |
| BRAZIL |
| CID002706 |
Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda. |
| Tantalum |
| BRAZIL |
| CID002707 |
Metallo-Chimique N.V. |
| Tin |
| BELGIUM |
| CID002773 |
Elmet S.L.U. (Metallo Group) |
| Tin |
| SPAIN |
| CID002774 |
PT Bangka Prima Tin |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID002776 |
SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH |
| Gold |
| GERMANY |
| CID002777 |
WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH |
| Gold |
| GERMANY |
| CID002778 |
Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH |
| Gold |
| AUSTRIA |
| CID002779 |
South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002815 |
PT Sukses Inti Makmur |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID002816 |
PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri |
| Tin |
| INDONESIA |
| CID002829 |
Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| CHINA |
| CID002830 |
ACL Metais Eireli |
| Tungsten |
| BRAZIL |
| CID002833 |
Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material |
| Tantalum |
| CHINA |
| CID002842 |
Woltech Korea Co., Ltd. |
| Tungsten |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF |
| CID002843 |
HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. |
| Tin |
| CHINA |
| CID002844 |
Gejiu Fengming Metalurgy Chemical Plant |
| Tin |
| CHINA |
| CID002848 |
Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant |
| Tin |
| CHINA |
| CID002849 |
Future Due Diligence Measures
Fresenius will continue to evaluate the process for gathering supplier contact information for reporting year 2015, and will make the necessary adjustments for reporting year 2016. Additionally, Fresenius will work to improve supplier engagement by modifying/enhancing our available educational resources. The Company anticipates that these improved measures will improve the processes for identifying the relevant parties within supplier departments for information gathering purposes.
Independent Private Sector Audit of this Report
Pursuant to guidance issued by the SEC Division of Corporation Finance on April 29, 2014, we are not required to describe any of our products as “DRC conflict free,” as having “not been found to be ‘DRC conflict free’“ or as “DRC conflict undeterminable” and, inasmuch as we have not voluntarily elected to describe any of our products as DRC conflict free, the requirement for an independent private sector audit of this report is not applicable.