UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM SD

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT*

 

 

Kornit Digital Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Israel   001-36903   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission file number)   (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)       Identification No.)

 

Kornit Digital Ltd.

12 Ha’Amal St., Afek Park, Rosh-Ha’Ayin 4809246, Israel

Tel: +972.3.908.5800, Fax: +972.3.908.0280

Web : www.kornit.com, Email: kornit@kornit.com

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Guy Avidan, Chief Financial Officer, +97239085866

(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:

 

☒ Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1- Conflict Minerals Disclosures

 

Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

 

A copy of Kornit Digital Ltd. (the “Company”) Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD and is publicly available at:

http://www.kornit.com/conflict-minerals-policy/

 

Section 2- Exhibits

 

Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report is attached per Section 1.

 

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Signature

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.

 

Kornit Digital Ltd.

(Registrant)

 

/s/ Guy Avidan   May 31ST, 2018
By: Guy Avidan    
Chief Financial Officer    

 

* Source: Securities and Exchange Commission 17 CFR Parts 240 and 249b (SEC final rule)

www.sec.gov/rules/final/2012/34-67716.pdf

Pages 344-348

** Print name and title of the registrant’s signing executive officer1 under his or her signature.

 

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS as per the SEC rule provisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 The term executive officer, when used with reference to a registrant, means its president, any vice president of the registrant in charge of a principal business unit, division or function (such as sales, administration or finance), any other officer who performs a policy making function or any other person who performs similar policy making functions for the registrant. Executive officers of subsidiaries may be deemed executive officers of the registrant if they perform such policy making functions for the registrant (Source: 47 FR 11464, Mar. 16, 1982, as amended at 56 FR 7265, Feb. 21, 1991).

 

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Conflict Minerals Report of Kornit Digital Ltd.

 

Introduction

 

Kornit develops, manufactures and markets industrial and commercial printing solutions for the garment, apparel and textile industries. Leading the digital textile printing industry with our revolutionary NeoPigmentTM process including an integrated pretreatment solution, Kornit caters directly to the needs of both designers and manufacturers.

 

Founded in 2002 by seasoned professionals with extensive experience in the digital printing industry, we are the only company to provide our customers with a complete digital printing solution, from start to finish. We insist that customers should enjoy the best of the best – software, support and high-end technology, all in an environmentally sustainable way.

 

Based on our proprietary ground-breaking technology and our in-house chemistry development, Kornit introduces the Kornit’s line of high-speed DTG printers, known to be the first industrial digital printers offering direct to garment printing. With our immense experience in the direct to garment market, we are revolutionizing the roll fabric industry with our single step solution that enables printing with one ink set on all types of fabric and with no additional finishing process.

 

Our product portfolio consists of two series of systems and the consumables used in those systems. These series are the DTG printers and the Roll to Roll printer. Collectively, this portfolio offers a variety of performance options for our customers, depending on their desired application, as well as on the nature and size of the designs. Our wide range of systems allows us to offer our customers systems at a number of different price points, depending on the features that our customers desire.

 

As an issuer that offers products that include tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold (“Conflict Minerals”) necessary in our manufactured products, we are subject to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Section 1502 reporting requirements associated with Conflict Minerals, and the SEC’s Rule 13p-1.

 

Rule overview and scope:

 

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 purpose of this assessment.

 

If a registrant can establish that the conflict minerals in its products originated from sources other than the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or an adjoining country (the “Covered Countries”), or from recycled and scrap sources, the registrant must submit a specialized disclosure report under Form SD that describes the steps that the registrant took to determine the origin of the conflict minerals in its products.

 

If a registrant has reason to believe that any of the conflict minerals in its supply chain may have originated in a Covered Country, or if the registrant is unable to determine the country of origin of those conflict minerals, then the registrant must exercise due diligence on the conflict minerals’ source and chain of custody, and the registrant must annually submit a Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC that includes a description of those due diligence measures.

 

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Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI)

 

Kornit is committed to ethical practices and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. We are committed to working with our customers and suppliers to responsibly source the materials and components we use in manufacturing our customers’ products which may contain these minerals.

 

In accordance with our Conflict Minerals Policy, which can be viewed at:

 

http://www.kornit.com/conflict-minerals-policy/, Kornit has concluded in good faith that during the 2017 calendar year, we have manufactured and contracted to manufacture products containing all four Conflict Minerals and have determined that the use of these minerals is necessary to the functionality or production of these products.

 

We performed a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) simultaneously with the due diligence phase in which we engaged to determine whether the Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of our products were or were not “DRC conflict free.” This was done simultaneously due to the large number of applicable suppliers from which we source materials that we surveyed and the time frame in which we needed to complete both the RCOI and due diligence. Our RCOI employed several methods to assess whether the necessary Conflict Minerals in our products originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or a country that shares an internationally recognized border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (collectively, “Covered Countries”).

 

The following steps were performed to determine the applicable suppliers list:

 

a)A suppliers list, which Kornit purchased from during the calendar year 2017, was issued using the ERP Priority system by the purchasing department manager. As part of our risk based approach we identified suppliers from which we purchased goods directly (“Tier 1 Suppliers”), as well as electronic manufacturers that our Tier 1 Suppliers contracted for in order to supply us the goods. In order to reduce the risk of not getting full information we have decided not to rely solely on our Tier 1 Suppliers to provide information on their entire supply chain, and to approach directly also the electronic manufacturers, even though we have not purchased from them directly. The total number of the suppliers and manufacturers in the list was 274. The list was then segmented according to the type of material the supplier provides. Some of the categories were excluded since they were not necessary to the functionality or production of the products. The categories that were excluded are: “Papers”, “Chemicals”, “Plastic”, “Metal”, Motion, Software and “Rubber”.

 

The final list included 214 suppliers and manufacturers related to the “Electronics” category. Currently Kornit’s response rate is 78.1% . Although the number of Kornit’s suppliers in the final list increased since RY2106, the response rate has improved by approximately 20%, due to Kornit’s enhanced efforts in collecting the data from the suppliers.

 

Since our supply chain includes multiple tiers between our company and the relevant smelters and refineries, we rely on our direct suppliers and manufacturers to provide information on the origin of the conflict minerals contained in components which are included in our products.

 

b)Solicited survey responses using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) version 5.10 designed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) formerly the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI). We engaged our supply chain to respond to the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template by referring suppliers to training materials that included an overview of the law and instructions on how to complete the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template.

 

c)Assessment of responses received for information that would identify as inconsistent, incomplete, or inaccurate responses. Responses that failed any of the “red flag” review tests were identified for additional follow up.

 

d)To non-responsive suppliers, we sent periodic reminders to provide surveys or updated responses.

 

Based on the RCOI conducted, Kornit has reason to believe that a portion of the Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality of its products originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country and knows, or has reason to believe, that those necessary Conflict Minerals may not be from recycled or scrap sources. Kornit seeks not to eliminate conflict minerals originating in the DRC but rather to obtain those from sources that do not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries. Based on this result, Kornit conducted due diligence activities and details these efforts in this Conflict Minerals Report.

 

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Due Diligence

 

Design of Due Diligence

 

In accordance with Rule 13p-1 and Form SD, we undertook due diligence to determine whether the Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of our products were or were not “DRC conflict free.” We designed our due diligence measures to be in conformity, in all material respects, with the internationally recognized due diligence framework as set forth in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (OECD, 2016) (“OECD Framework” http://www.oecd.org/corporate/mne/mining.htm) and related supplements for Conflict Minerals.

 

The 5 steps defined in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance are: (1) establishment of strong internal company management systems; (2) identification and assessment of risks in the supply chain; (3) design and implementation of a strategy to respond to risks as they are identified; (4) carry out independent third-party audits of smelters’ and refiners’ due diligence practices; and (5) report annually on supply chain due diligence.

 

Due Diligence Performed

 

The due diligence measures we undertook consisted primarily of:

 

a. Established strong company management systems.

 

We reviewed and maintained the company management systems previously established through the following actions:

 

As part of our policy Kornit strives to only use 3TG minerals from smelters that have been audited and verified as conflict free by the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP), formerly the CFS Program and requires its suppliers to only source 3TG minerals from conflict-free smelters. The policy is available at: http://www.kornit.com/conflict-minerals-policy/
Updated Conflict Minerals Governance Charter to set the Conflict Minerals annual work plan including: Kornit’s steps for compliance, objectives, time lines, internal management and cross functional team with identified roles and responsibilities, all to support supply chain due diligence.
Established periodic meetings, on a quarterly basis, of the cross functional team, which includes the supply chain, configuration control department, for the purpose of sharing best practices and monitoring our progress regarding the various steps required for compliance.
Established a process whereby we engage with suppliers and refer them to training materials on line, which materials include an overview of relevant Conflict Minerals regulation and provide instructions on how to respond to the due diligence survey (which was based on the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template).
Maintained a Conflict Minerals provision to our standard Terms and Conditions of Purchase to require suppliers to comply with our Conflict Minerals Policy and requirements.
Maintained a process whereby we communicate the due diligence efforts to customers, suppliers and other relevant functions in our organization, as applicable.
Maintained a grievance mechanism whereby concerns and violations of the Conflict Minerals Policy should be reported to Kornit’s Chief Financial Officer and/or Director of global product compliance (at kornit@kornit.com).
Maintained a records retention method in which all the relevant records are kept for a minimum of five years.

 

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b. Identified and assessed risks in the supply chain

 

As part of our risk-based approach we have decided to focus on suppliers and electronics manufactures.  We assessed two primary risks in our supply chain:  (1) the risk of not receiving on time and accurate information from the supplier; and (2) the risk of not being able to replace a supplier while trying to move towards the goal of being a conflict free company.

 

As a result of this assessment, we segmented our suppliers into three risk levels (high, medium and low). In order to allow us to invest our risk management efforts according to the supplier level of risk, we have referred to Conflict Minerals-related risks based on supplier’s characteristics, such as: the volume of spending during 2017 and the extent to which the company is dependent upon any particular supplier or, conversely, the availability of alternative suppliers.

 

As part of the risk assessment phase, we have identified that from the responses received, 53.2% of Kornit’s level 1 suppliers and manufacturers list have policy in place which addresses the conflict minerals sourcing.

We sent periodic reminders to non-responsive in scope suppliers to provide surveys or updated responses. We have identified, to the best of our efforts, the smelters/refiners in the supply chain by conducting a supply chain survey using the CMRT, which requests suppliers and manufactures to identify smelters and refiners and the country of origin of the conflict minerals in products they supply to Kornit. In addition, Kornit compared smelters and refiners identified by the supply chain survey against the list of facilities that have received a “conflict free” designation from the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”), formerly the Conflict Free Smelter Program (“CFSP”) or other independent third-party audit program. We documented country of origin information for the smelters and refiners identified by the supply chain survey as provided from the different sources.

 

c. Designed and implemented a strategy to respond to identified risks

 

The findings of the supply chain risk assessment are reported to designated members of our senior management which are being updated with report findings. As part of our risk management strategy we continue to conduct business with the suppliers while Kornit invests efforts to investigate its supply chain. 

 

Kornit contacts suppliers whose responses are identified as incomplete, inconsistent or inaccurate. Kornit also reviews supplier responses to track smelters and refiners in our supply chain that supply us with Conflict Minerals and have not received a conflict-free designation based on the Responsible Minerals Initiative’s Responsible Mineral Assurance Process or other independent third-party validation program.

 

Kornit referred suppliers to training materials on line that included an overview of the law and instructions on how to complete the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. We also sent follow up letters to high risk non-responsive suppliers, and to suppliers who declared the existence of Conflict Minerals in their supply chain from the DRC or adjoining countries from non-certified smelters, according to the RMI’s Standard Smelter List.

 

Kornit’s supply chain Due Diligence is a dynamic process and requires on-going risk monitoring. Therefore, after implementing our risk mitigation strategy, then Kornit goes back to Step 2 of the OECD guidelines to ensure effective management of risks.

 

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d. Reviewed independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner due diligence practices

 

Kornit is a downstream company of necessary Conflict Minerals and is many steps removed from smelters and refiners who provide minerals and ores. Therefore, Kornit does not perform audits of smelters and refiners within the supply chain. As a result, Kornit’s due diligence efforts relied on reviewing cross-industry initiatives such as those led by the RMI. to conduct smelter and refiner due diligence.

 

e. Prepared this annual report on supply chain due diligence

 

Kornit’s Conflict Mineral Policy states that we will comply with Section 1502 of the Dodd Frank Act which includes filing a Form SD and this Conflict Minerals report with the SEC and posting publicly on the Internet at: http://www.kornit.com/conflict-minerals-policy/

 

Results of Assessment

 

We conducted a supply-chain survey of the 214 direct suppliers and manufacturers that we identified which may contribute necessary conflict minerals to our products. The overall response rate to this survey was approximately 53.2% containing the names and locations of smelters and refiners (see Annex 1) and country of origin see (Annex 2) which process Conflict Minerals.

 

Of this response rate:

 

53.2% suppliers delivered completed CMRT - (114 from 214 suppliers)
9.8% suppliers were classified as “DRC conflict free” - (21 from 214 suppliers)
7.01% suppliers were classified as “Free no 3TG” - (15 from 214 suppliers)
4.2% suppliers were classified as “Undetermined not from DRC” - (9 from 214 suppliers)
25.2% suppliers were classified as “Undetermined from DRC” - (54 from 214 suppliers)
3.73% suppliers were classified as “Not from DRC” - (8 from 214 suppliers)

 

The terms above have the following meaning as part of our due diligence efforts:

 

“DRC conflict free” indicates that the in-scope suppliers that reported that the Conflict Minerals being used in. the products provided to Kornit originate from Covered Countries, but the smelters are approved by the RMI Conflict Free Smelter Program.

 

“Free no 3TGindicates that the in-scope suppliers that reported that Conflict Minerals are not contained in the product, or are not necessary for the functionality or are not included in the production of the products provided to Kornit.

 

“Undetermined not from DRC” indicates that the in-scope suppliers that reported the Conflict Minerals being used in the products do not originate from Covered Countries but they have not yet concluded their due diligence process so this determination can potentially change. Due diligence for these in scope suppliers will continue until the status changes or is confirmed.

 

“Undetermined from DRC” indicates that the in-scope suppliers that reported the Conflict Minerals being used originate from Covered Countries and the smelters are approved by the RMI program, but they have not yet concluded their due diligence process so this determination can potentially change. Due diligence for these in scope suppliers will continue until the status changes or is confirmed.

 

“Not from DRC” indicates that the in-scope suppliers that reported that they were sourcing Conflict Minerals but from countries other than the Covered Countries.

 

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We cannot be certain about our conclusions regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary Conflict Minerals, as the information comes from direct and secondary suppliers and independent third-party audit programs.

 

Despite suppliers indicating that they source from the Covered Countries, these suppliers were unable to accurately report which specific smelters/refiners were part of the supply chain of the components that were sold to Kornit in 2017. As a result of this lack of information, Kornit is unable to determine the full list of facilities used to process those necessary Conflict Minerals or their country of origin and to conclude whether or not the Conflict Minerals used in its products may have directly or indirectly financed armed groups in the Covered Countries. Kornit’s efforts to determine the mine(s) or location of origin included the use of the due diligence measures described above.

 

Smelters and refiners verified as conflict free or in the audit process:

 

 

Tin

73 of 83 (87.95%) - (72 compliant and 1 active smelters)
  Tantalum 40 of 43 (93.02%) - (40 compliant and 0 active smelters)
  Tungsten 42 of 46 (91.30%) – (41 compliant and 1 active smelters)
  Gold 108 of 150 (72%) – (101 compliant and 7 active smelters)
  Total 263 of 322 (81.67%) – (254 compliant and 9 active smelters)

 

Status of identified smelters and refiners:

 

     2017 
  Verified Conflict Free   254 (78.88%)
  Participating in an audit process   9 (2.8%)
  Not Participating   59 (18.32%)
  Total   322 (100%)

 

  Count of Smelter Identification  Count of all Smelter Identification   Count of compliant Smelter Identification   Count of active Smelter Identification   Count of not approved by RMI Smelter Identification 
  Gold   150    101    7    42 
  Tantalum   43    40    0    3 
  Tin   83    72    1    10 
  Tungsten   46    41    1    4 
  Grand Total   322    254    9    59 

 

 

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Additional Risk Factors

 

The statements above are based on the RCOI process and due diligence performed in good faith by Kornit. These statements are based on the infrastructure and information available at the time. A number of factors could introduce errors or otherwise affect our conclusions.

 

These factors include, but are not limited to, gaps in product or product content information, gaps in supplier data, errors or omissions by or of suppliers, confusion over requirements of SEC final rules, gaps in supplier education and knowledge, lack of timeliness of data, public information not discovered during a reasonable search, errors in public data, language barriers and translation, supplier unfamiliarity with the protocol,  conflict area sourced materials being declared secondary materials, companies going out of business in 2017, and smuggling of conflict area Conflict Minerals to countries beyond the Covered Countries.

 

Information gathered from our suppliers is not on a continuous, real-time basis, but rather information gathered from suppliers’ information provided on the Conflict Mineral Reporting Template at that time. We cannot be certain about our conclusions regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary Conflict Minerals, as the information comes from direct and secondary suppliers and independent third-party audit programs.

 

Continuous improvement efforts to mitigate risk

 

Kornit will continue working with its global supply chain to ensure responsible sourcing and assure compliance with international regulations.

 

Compliance with international regulations.
Continue to conduct and report annually on supply chain due diligence for the applicable Conflict Minerals, as required by Rule 13p-1.
Work with suppliers that did not respond to Kornit’s 2017 survey to help them understand the importance of this initiative to Kornit and to encourage their participation in 2018.
Attempt to validate supplier responses using information collected via independent, conflict-free smelter validation programs such as the Responsible Minerals Initiative(RMI) Conflict Free Smelter program.
Send follow up letters to high risk non-responsive suppliers, and to suppliers with Conflict Minerals from the Covered Countries from non-certified smelters.
Continue to implement CM policy.
Enhance use of tools for improved tracking and evaluating.

 

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Annex 1

 

Names And Locations of Smelters and Refiners

  

METAL   SMELTER OR REFINER NAME   SMELTER OR REFINER COUNTRY
Gold   Advanced Chemical Company   UNITED STATES
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 C?rrego do S?tio Minera??o   BRAZIL
Gold   Argor-Heraeus S.A.   SWITZERLAND
Gold   Asahi Pretec Corp.   JAPAN
Gold   Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.   TURKEY
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   Caridad   MEXICO
Gold   Xstrata   CANADA
Gold   Cendres + Metaux S.A.   SWITZERLAND
Gold   Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Chimet S.p.A.   ITALY
Gold   Chugai Mining   JAPAN
Gold   Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Do Sung Corporation   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   DODUCO GmbH   GERMANY
Gold   Dowa Metals & Mining Co. Ltd   JAPAN
Gold   Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery   RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold   Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   HeeSung Metal Ltd.   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   Heimerle + Meule GmbH   GERMANY
Gold   Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong   CHINA
Gold   Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG   GERMANY
Gold   Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   Istanbul Gold Refinery   TURKEY
Gold   Japan Mint   JAPAN
Gold   JCC   CHINA
Gold   Johnson Matthey Inc.   UNITED STATES
Gold   Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.   CANADA
Gold   JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant   RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold   JSC Uralelectromed   RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold   JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   Kazakhmys Smelting LLC   KAZAKHSTAN
Gold   Kazzinc   KAZAKHSTAN
Gold   Kennecott Utah Copper LLC   UNITED STATES
Gold   Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

  

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METAL   SMELTER OR REFINER NAME   SMELTER OR REFINER COUNTRY
Gold   Kyrgyzaltyn JSC   KYRGYZSTAN
Gold   L’azurde Company For Jewelry   SAUDI ARABIA
Gold   Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Materion   UNITED STATES
Gold   Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.   HONG KONG
Gold   Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.   SINGAPORE
Gold   Metalor Technologies S.A.   SWITZERLAND
Gold   Metalor USA Refining Corporation   UNITED STATES
Gold   Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.   MEXICO
Gold   Mitsubishi Materials Corporation   JAPAN
Gold   Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant   RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold   Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.?.   TURKEY
Gold   Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat   UZBEKISTAN
Gold   Nihon Material Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   Elemetal Refining, LLC   UNITED STATES
Gold   Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals
Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)
  RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold   PAMP S.A.   SWITZERLAND
Gold   Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals   RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold   PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk   INDONESIA
Gold   PX Precinox S.A.   SWITZERLAND
Gold   Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.   SOUTH AFRICA
Gold   Royal Canadian Mint   CANADA
Gold   Sabin Metal Corp.   UNITED STATES
Gold   Samduck Precious Metals   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   SAMWON Metals Corp.   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   Schone Edelmetaal B.V.   NETHERLANDS
Gold   SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.   SPAIN
Gold   Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   So Accurate Group, Inc.   UNITED STATES
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   Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.   JAPAN
Gold   The Great Wall Gold and Silver Refinery of China   CHINA
Gold   Shandong Gold Mine(Laizhou) Smelter Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Gold   Torecom   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   Umicore Brasil Ltda.   BRAZIL
Gold   Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining   BELGIUM
Gold   United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.   UNITED STATES
Gold   Valcambi S.A.   SWITZERLAND
Gold   Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)   AUSTRALIA
Gold   Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Gold   China Henan Zhongyuan Gold Smelter   CHINA
Gold   Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery   CHINA
Gold   Morris and Watson   NEW ZEALAND
Gold   SAFINA A.S.   CZECH REPUBLIC
Gold   Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited   CHINA
Gold   Umicore Precious Metals Thailand   THAILAND

 

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METAL   SMELTER OR REFINER NAME   SMELTER OR REFINER COUNTRY
Gold   Smelter not listed   ITALY
Gold   Geib Refining Corporation   UNITED STATES
Gold   MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.   INDIA
Gold   Republic Metals Corporation   UNITED STATES
Gold   KGHM Polska Mied? Sp??ka Akcyjna   POLAND
Gold   Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.   ZIMBABWE
Gold   Singway Technology Co., Ltd.   TAIWAN
Gold   Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC   UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold   Emirates Gold DMCC   UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold   Kaloti Precious Metals   UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold   Sudan Gold Refinery   SUDAN
Gold   T.C.A S.p.A   ITALY
Gold   Remondis Argentia B.V.   NETHERLANDS
Gold   Tony Goetz NV   BELGIUM
Gold   Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   Marsam Metals   BRAZIL
Gold   TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn   KAZAKHSTAN
Gold   Abington Reldan Metals, LLC   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold   SAAMP   FRANCE
Gold   L’Orfebre S.A.   ANDORRA
Gold   Italpreziosi   ITALY
Gold   SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH   GERMANY
Gold   WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH   GERMANY
Gold   ?gussa ?sterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH   AUSTRIA
Gold   AU Traders and Refiners   SOUTH AFRICA
Gold   GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.   INDIA
Gold   Sai Refinery   INDIA
Gold   Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia   ZAMBIA
Gold   Modeltech Sdn Bhd   MALAYSIA
Gold   Bangalore Refinery   INDIA
Gold   Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO   RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold   Morris and Watson Gold Coast   AUSTRALIA
Gold   Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH   GERMANY
Gold   Pease & Curren   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold   SungEel HiTech   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA   CHILE
Gold   Safimet S.p.A   ITALY
Gold   State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology   LITHUANIA
Gold   African Gold Refinery   UGANDA
Gold   NH Recytech Company   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   DS PRETECH Co., Ltd.   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   Smelter not listed   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold   Smelter not listed   CHINA
Gold   Smelter not listed   KAZAKHSTAN
Gold   Smelter not listed   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold   HwaSeong CJ Co., Ltd.   KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)
Gold   Sabin Metal Corp.   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold   Samwon Metals Corp.   KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)
Gold   So Accurate Group, Inc.   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold   Smelter not listed   TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold   Smelter not listed   CHINA
Tantalum   Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Tantalum   Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry   CHINA
Tantalum   Duoluoshan   CHINA
Tantalum   Exotech Inc.   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum   F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum   JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.   CHINA

  

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METAL   SMELTER OR REFINER NAME   SMELTER OR REFINER COUNTRY
Tantalum   Jiujiang Nonferrous Metals Smelting Company Limited   CHINA
Tantalum   King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   LSM Brasil S.A.   BRAZIL
Tantalum   Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.   INDIA
Tantalum   Mineracao Taboca S.A.   BRAZIL
Tantalum   Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Tantalum   NPM Silmet AS   ESTONIA
Tantalum   Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   QuantumClean   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum   RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO   RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tantalum   Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Tantalum   Telex Metals   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum   Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC   KAZAKHSTAN
Tantalum   Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   D Block Metals, LLC   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum   FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   KEMET Blue Metals   MEXICO
Tantalum   Smelter not listed   AUSTRIA
Tantalum   H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.   THAILAND
Tantalum   H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH   GERMANY
Tantalum   Smelter not listed   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   Smelter not listed   AUSTRIA
Tantalum   Global Advanced Metals Boyertown   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum   Global Advanced Metals Aizu   JAPAN
Tantalum   KEMET Blue Powder   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum   Tranzact, Inc.   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum   Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.   BRAZIL
Tantalum   Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material   CHINA
Tantalum   Power Resources Ltd.   MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV
REPUBLIC OF
Tantalum   Jiujiang Janny New Material Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tantalum   Smelter not listed   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin   Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   China Rare Metal Material Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   Alent plc   UNITED STATES
Tin   Cooper Santa   BRAZIL
Tin   CV Gita Pesona   INDONESIA
Tin   CV Justindo   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera   INDONESIA
Tin   CV Serumpun Sebalai   INDONESIA
Tin   CV United Smelting   INDONESIA
Tin   Dowa   JAPAN
Tin   EM Vinto   BOLIVIA
Tin   Estanho de Rond?nia S.A.   BRAZIL
Tin   Smelter not listed   GERMANY
Tin   Fenix Metals   POLAND
Tin   Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC   CHINA
Tin   Smelter not listed   China

  

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 METAL   SMELTER OR REFINER NAME   SMELTER OR REFINER COUNTRY
Tin   China Tin Co.,Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)   MALAYSIA
Tin   Metallic Resources, Inc.   UNITED STATES
Tin   Minera??o Taboca S.A.   BRAZIL
Tin   Minsur   PERU
Tin   Mitsubishi Materials Corporation   JAPAN
Tin   Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.   THAILAND
Tin   Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.   BOLIVIA
Tin   Smelter not listed   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Artha Cipta Langgeng   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Babel Inti Perkasa   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Bangka Prima Tin   INDONESIA
Tin   Smelter not listed   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Bangka Tin Industry   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera   INDONESIA
Tin   PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya   Indonesia
Tin   PT Bukit Timah   INDONESIA
Tin   PT DS Jaya Abadi   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri   INDONESIA
Tin   Smelter not listed   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Karimun Mining   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Mitra Stania Prima   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Panca Mega Persada   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Prima Timah Utama   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Refined Bangka Tin   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Refined Bangka Tin   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Sumber Jaya Indah   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Panca Mega Persada   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Tinindo Inter Nusa   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Tommy Utama   INDONESIA
Tin   Rui Da Hung   TAIWAN
Tin   Soft Metais Ltda.   BRAZIL
Tin   Thaisarco   THAILAND
Tin   Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC   VIET NAM
Tin   White Solder Metalurgia e Minera??o Ltda.   BRAZIL
Tin   Yunnan Chengfeng   CHINA
Tin   Yunnan Tin Company Limited   CHINA
Tin   CV Venus Inti Perkasa   INDONESIA
Tin   Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.   BRAZIL
Tin   Smelter not listed   INDONESIA
Tin   Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.   BRAZIL
Tin   PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya   INDONESIA
Tin   Phoenix Metal Ltd.   RWANDA
Tin   O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.   PHILIPPINES
Tin   PT Inti Stania Prima   INDONESIA
Tin   CV Ayi Jaya   INDONESIA
Tin   Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals &
Metallurgy Joint Stock Company
  VIET NAM
Tin   Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company   VIET NAM
Tin   Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company   VIET NAM
Tin   CV Dua Sekawan   INDONESIA
Tin   CV Tiga Sekawan   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Cipta Persada Mulia   INDONESIA
Tin   An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company   VIET NAM
Tin   Resind Ind?stria e Com?rcio Ltda.   BRAZIL

  

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 METAL   SMELTER OR REFINER NAME   SMELTER OR REFINER COUNTRY
Tin   Super Ligas   BRAZIL
Tin   PT O.M. Indonesia   INDONESIA
Tin   Metallo-Chimique N.V.   BELGIUM
Tin   Elmet S.L.U.   SPAIN
Tin   PT Bangka Prima Tin   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Sukses Inti Makmur   INDONESIA
Tin   An Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.   VIET NAM
Tin   PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri   INDONESIA
Tin   PT Menara Cipta Mulia   INDONESIA
Tin   HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant   CHINA
Tin   Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant   CHINA
Tin   Modeltech Sdn Bhd   MALAYSIA
Tin   Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company   CHINA
Tin   PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera   INDONESIA
Tin   Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   Da Nang Processing Import and Export Joint Stock   VIET NAM
Tin   Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tin   PT Bangka Serumpun   INDONESIA
Tin   Pongpipat Company Limited   MYANMAR
Tin   Smelter not listed   BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Tin   Smelter not listed   CANADA
Tin   Smelter not yet identified   SINGAPORE
Tin   Smelter not listed   BRAZIL
Tin   Smelter not listed   CHINA
Tin   Smelter not listed   CHINA
Tin   Smelter not listed   CHINA
Tungsten   A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.   JAPAN
Tungsten   Kennametal Huntsville   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten   Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten   Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.   JAPAN
Tungsten   Smelter not listed   CHINA
Tungsten   Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Kennametal Fallon   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten   Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.   VIET NAM
Tungsten   Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.   VIET NAM
Tungsten   Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG   AUSTRIA
Tungsten   Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical
Co., Ltd.
  CHINA
Tungsten   Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.   VIET NAM
Tungsten   Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Smelter not listed   CHINA
Tungsten   Smelter not listed   CHINA
Tungsten   Smelter not listed   RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten   Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA

  

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 METAL   SMELTER OR REFINER NAME   SMELTER OR REFINER COUNTRY
Tungsten   H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH   GERMANY
Tungsten   H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG   GERMANY
Tungsten   Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC   VIET NAM
Tungsten   Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji   CHINA
Tungsten   Niagara Refining LLC   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten   Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Hydrometallurg, JSC   RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten   Unecha Refractory metals plant   RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten   South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of
Hengyang City
  CHINA
Tungsten   Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.   PHILIPPINES
Tungsten   Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material
Co., Ltd.
  CHINA
Tungsten   ACL Metais Eireli   BRAZIL
Tungsten   Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.   KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Tungsten   Moliren Ltd.   RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten   Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.   CHINA
Tungsten   Smelter not listed   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten   Smelter not listed   CHINA
Tungsten   Smelter not listed   CHINA

  

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Annex 2

 

Country of Origin

 

GOLD   TANTALUM   TIN   TUNGSTEN
AUSTRALIA   AUSTRALIA   INDONESIA   CHINA
AFGHANISTAN   BOLIVIA   BOLIVIA   AUSTRALIA
ALBANIA AND   BRAZIL   BRAZIL   BOLIVIA
ARGENTINA   BURUNDI   BURUNDI   BURUNDI
AZERBAIJAN     ETHIOPIA   CHINA   CANADA
BOLIVIA   GERMANY   RWANDA   PERU
BRAZIL   INDIA   UGANDA   PORTUGAL
BULGARIA   JAPAN       RUSSIA
CANADA   MOZAMBIQUE       RWANDA
CHILE   NAMIBIA       SPAIN
CHINA   NIGERIA       UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   RWANDA        
ECUADOR   SIERRA LEONE        
GERMANY   ZIMBABWE        
GHANA            
GUINEA            
GUYANA            
HONG KONG            
INDIA            
INDONESIA            
ITALY            
JAPAN            
KENYA            
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF            
KYRGYZSTAN            
LAOS            
LIBERIA            
MALAYSIA            
MAURITANIA            
MEXICO            
NETHERLANDS            
PERU            
PHILIPPINES            
PORTUGAL            
RUSSIAN FEDERATION            
SINGAPORE            
SOUTH AFRICA            
SPAIN            
SWEDEN            
SWITZERLAND            
TAIWAN            
TAIWAN            
TANZANIA            
TURKEY            
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA            
UZBEKISTAN            
ZAMBIA            
ZIMBABWE            

 

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