Form SD

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM SD

Specialized Disclosure Report

 

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QORVO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36801

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

7628 Thorndike Road

Greensboro, North Carolina 27409-9421

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

            Grant A. Brown   (336) 664-1233            
(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:

 

Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2021.

 

Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13q-1) for the fiscal year ended                     .

 

 

 


Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

Item 1.01

Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

In accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Qorvo, Inc. (“Qorvo”) has filed a Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to this Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD. Both reports are publicly available on Qorvo’s website at https://ir.qorvo.com/node/5876.

The content of any website referred to in this report is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this report.

 

Item 1.02

Exhibit

The Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.

Section 2 – Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure

 

Item 2.01

Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure and Report

Not applicable.

Section 3 – Exhibits

 

Item 3.01

Exhibits

 

Exhibit
  No.  

  

Description

1.01    Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD.


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.

 

Qorvo, Inc.    
By:  

/s/ Grant A. Brown

    Date: May 26, 2022
 

Grant A. Brown

   
  Vice President of Treasury and Interim Chief Financial Officer
EX-1.01

Exhibit 1.01

 

 

QORVO, INC.

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021

INTRODUCTION

Qorvo, Inc. (herein referred to as the “Company”, “Qorvo”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) presents this Conflict Minerals Report (“CMR”) for the year ended December 31, 2021 (“Reporting Period”), pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Rule 13p-1”). This CMR should be read in conjunction with the definitions contained in the instructions to Form SD and related rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The SEC defines “conflict minerals” as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, wolframite, gold, and their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten (also referred to as “3TG”).

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) is a global leader in the development and commercialization of technologies and products for wireless, wired and power markets. We have two reportable segments: Mobile Products (“MP”) and Infrastructure and Defense Products (“IDP”). MP is a global supplier of cellular, ultra-wideband 802.15.4z, Wi-Fi and other wireless solutions for a variety of applications, including smartphones, wearables, laptops, tablets and the Internet of Things (“IoT”). IDP is a global supplier of radio frequency (“RF”), system-on-a-chip and power management solutions for a wide range of markets, including cellular and IT infrastructure, automotive, renewable energy, defense and IoT. Our MP segment supplies RF solutions to global consumer product companies, and our IDP segment supplies a more diverse portfolio of products with generally longer life cycles to a broader base of customers and end markets. Visit www.qorvo.com to learn how Qorvo connects the world.

During the Reporting Period, Qorvo completed its acquisition of NextInput, Inc. (“NextInput”), a provider of microelectromechanical system-based sensing products, and United Silicon Carbide, Inc. (“United SiC”), a provider of silicon carbide power products. Conflict mineral due diligence activities for both NextInput and United SiC, each of which were privately held companies, are completely integrated into Qorvo’s responsible minerals program, and included in the CMR subsections below.

OVERVIEW

Qorvo is committed to the responsible sourcing of minerals and strives to conduct activities that respect and support human rights throughout its global supply chain. We have worked extensively for 13 years on the issue of conflict minerals and recognize that collaborative efforts among industry stakeholders are needed to identify and mitigate the potential risks associated with 3TG extraction in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively referred to as the “Covered Countries”). Qorvo is a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”), where we regularly collaborate with industry peers and other stakeholders to address 3TG related issues and promote responsible mineral sourcing.

Although most of our products contain conflict minerals, Qorvo does not directly source 3TG from mines or “mineral processors” (herein referred to as “smelters and refiners” or “SORs”). Instead, we source components and materials from suppliers, who source their components and materials from sub-tier suppliers. Qorvo is far removed from the mine sites and SORs in its global supply chain, and

 

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is therefore considered a “downstream” company, as described by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (“OECD Due Diligence Guidance”). Due to our position in the supply chain, we rely on our suppliers to provide information on the conflict minerals necessary to the functionality and production of Qorvo products, and we collaborate with industry peers and other stakeholders to meet our responsible mineral goals and customer expectations. Suppliers are requested to assist in our Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”) and due diligence efforts, including the identification of the smelters and refiners who process the conflict minerals used in the products supplied to Qorvo.

For the Reporting Period, in accordance with Rule 13p-1, we conducted a good faith RCOI to determine if any of the conflict minerals used in our products originated in the Covered Countries, or from recycled or scrap sources. As a result of this effort, we determined that some of the 3TG used in our products may have originated in the Covered Countries. Therefore, we have exercised due diligence to determine the source of these conflict minerals, as described in this CMR below.

Upon the exercise of our due diligence – which is subject to and limited by our ability to obtain reliable information for the conflict minerals used in our products – we have not identified any occurrence where our 3TG sourcing has directly or indirectly financed or benefited armed groups in the Covered Countries.

REASONABLE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INQUIRY

For the year ended December 31, 2021, Qorvo’s RCOI process began with identifying our “relevant suppliers” and surveying those suppliers with the RMI developed Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”). We identified relevant suppliers based on the unique circumstance of the Company’s operating and reportable segments, taking a risk-based approach to consider: 1) the potential 3TG content in the components and/or materials provided; and 2) revenue for the Reporting Period.

Relevant suppliers were requested to identify the smelters and refiners that processed the 3TG used in their components and/or materials supplied to Qorvo. We evaluated supplier responses for completeness, accuracy, and degree of supply chain risk, and contacted those suppliers whose CMRTs we identified to contain potential risks, and/or incomplete or potentially inaccurate data. We also reviewed the SORs identified by our suppliers against the lists of processing facilities that were validated by a third-party audit program such as the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”), London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”) Responsible Gold Program, or the Responsible Jewellery Council (“RJC”) Chain-of-Custody Certification. We obtained country of origin information for the identified SORs from sources including relevant supplier CMRT responses, the RMI’s RCOI report for member companies, and publicly available resources, if we determined such publicly available information to be reliable.

Results of RCOI

Qorvo conducted a 3TG survey of 151 relevant suppliers, including suppliers from the former NextInput and United SiC supply chains, for the Reporting Period.

As of April 22, 2022, the results of our RCOI were as follows:

 

   

99% of relevant suppliers provided a CMRT response to our 3TG survey request.

 

   

Relevant suppliers identified 240 “eligible” SORs which may process the conflict minerals contained in components and/or materials supplied to Qorvo.

 

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We know or have reason to believe that some of the 3TG processed by 45 of the 240 SORs may have originated in the Covered Countries and not solely from recycled or scrap sources.

We had one supplier that did not provide a response to our 3TG survey, and one additional supplier that has not yet identified all the SORs supplying 3TG to its supply chain. Due to these limitations in our sourcing data, we were unable to determine the origin of all the conflict minerals used in our products for the Reporting Period. Qorvo’s due diligence with these suppliers is ongoing and we continue to work our escalation process to drive improvements in their responses.

As of April 22, 2022, all SORs that we currently know or have reason to believe may source from the Covered Countries have been validated as conformant to the RMAP.

DUE DILIGENCE DESIGN

Qorvo’s responsible minerals program includes due diligence measures for the use of 3TG in its global supply chain and is designed to conform to OECD Due Diligence Guidance as it relates to our position in the supply chain as a “downstream” company.

DUE DILIGENCE MEASURES PERFORMED

In alignment with the OECD’S five-step framework for risk-based due diligence, Qorvo performed the following activities to exercise due diligence on the source of the 3TG used in our products for the Reporting Period.

(1) Establish Strong Company Management Systems

 

   

Maintained a Responsible Minerals Policy, which includes Qorvo’s commitment to use responsibly sourced 3TG from the Covered Countries. This Policy is made publicly available on our website at https://www.qorvo.com/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility/our-program. The content of any website referred to in this report is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this report.

 

   

Maintained an internal team, led by Qorvo’s Environmental, Social and Governance team, to implement our responsible minerals program, ensure relevant suppliers are made aware of Qorvo’s policy and expectations for responsible minerals sourcing, and regularly report on the status of Qorvo’s 3TG due diligence efforts to senior management and other relevant Qorvo employees.

 

   

Maintained a process to achieve control and transparency over our 3TG supply chain, which utilizes the CMRT and supplier engagement to identify the SORs used in Qorvo’s supply chain, and to obtain the 3TG information necessary to meet legal and customer reporting requirements.

 

   

Communicated our Responsible Minerals Policy, expectations and requirements to relevant suppliers using multiple channels, including our responsible minerals database and Qorvo’s external website. Specific requirements related to conflict minerals are also included in Qorvo’s standard Purchase Order Terms and Conditions, which are available on our website at https://www.qorvo.com/support/supplier-resources.

 

   

Maintained a whistleblower policy and our existing grievance mechanism to provide open and effective channels of communication, where employees and other parties can submit concerns regarding ethical issues, or any grievance related to Qorvo policies and procedures. Our whistleblower policy and grievance channel can be accessed from Qorvo’s Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility web page at https://www.qorvo.com/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility.

 

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Monitored the RMI’s Minerals Grievance Platform, and RMI sub-team discussions for 3TG related issues that could be applicable to Qorvo’s supply chain: http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/rmap/grievance-mechanism.

(2) Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain

 

   

Conducted bi-annual surveys or “CMRT campaigns” of our relevant suppliers to identify our 3TG sourcing information, including the smelters and refiners that processed the conflict minerals used in Qorvo products for the Reporting Period, and the country-of-origin information for those conflict minerals.

 

   

Maintained a database and process to track communications with relevant suppliers, analyze the CMRTs provided by relevant suppliers, aggregate supplier CMRT data for Qorvo reporting, and follow-up with suppliers whose CMRTs we identified to contain potential supply chain risks and/or incomplete or inaccurate data.

 

   

Reviewed the SOR data provided by our suppliers against the list of processing facilities that have received a “conformant” designation from an independent third-party audit program (herein referred to as “conformant” SORs).

 

   

Compared the conformant SORs reported by our suppliers to the RMI’s sourcing data, which is provided as a benefit of our RMI membership, to conduct our RCOI.

(3) Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks

 

   

Maintained a supplier monitoring procedure, which is designed to identify and mitigate potential risks presented by relevant suppliers not meeting our expectations for the responsible sourcing of conflict minerals.

 

   

Contacted suppliers whose CMRT contained incomplete or potentially inaccurate information to request additional clarification to ensure accuracy of the 3TG data reported.

 

   

Provided resources to relevant suppliers to increase awareness of Qorvo’s expectations and requirements for responsible mineral sourcing and to reduce the risk of inaccurate information received from our suppliers.

 

   

Monitored potential supply chain risks related to relevant suppliers and their 3TG sourcing data in our responsible minerals database.

 

   

Performed mitigation efforts with relevant suppliers identified as not meeting Qorvo’s requirements to help bring them into compliance.

 

   

Contacted a portion of SORs identified in our supply chain to encourage their participation in the RMAP.

 

   

Provided progress updates to senior management summarizing the 3TG data received from our suppliers during Qorvo’s bi-annual CMRT campaigns, and if necessary, the status of any ongoing mitigation efforts.

 

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(4) Support Independent Third-Party Audits of SOR Due Diligence

 

   

Utilized the due diligence conducted by programs such as the RMI, LBMA and RJC to coordinate third-party audits of global 3TG processors and validate their responsible sourcing practices.

 

   

Maintained our membership and participation in the RMI, where we were able to contribute to the organization’s ongoing work in identifying and assessing the sourcing practices of SORs. Qorvo leads the RMI’s Smelter Data Management team, which maintains the research data gathered and reported on 3TG processing facilities. We also participate on teams that determine if facilities meet the RMI’s definition of a smelter or refiner, encourage SORs to participate in the RMAP, manage the development of the CMRT form, and develop best practices for supply chain due diligence. The data on which we relied for certain statements in this CMR was obtained through our membership in the RMI, using the RCOI report for Qorvo (Member Code: QRVO).

(5) Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence

 

   

Communicated the results of our RCOI and due diligence for the Reporting Period through Qorvo’s Form SD and CMR, which are filed annually with the SEC. These reports are available at: https://ir.qorvo.com/node/5876 and https://www.qorvo.com/about-us/corporate-social-responsibility/our-program.

DUE DILIGENCE RESULTS

Inherent Limitation on Due Diligence Measures Taken

The due diligence measures listed above can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance regarding the origin of the conflict minerals used in our products. Our due diligence process is based on obtaining accurate 3TG information from our relevant suppliers and those suppliers obtaining similar information from their supply chains to identify the original sources of the 3TG used in our products. As we do not directly purchase from any SORs – nor do the majority of our suppliers – we have very little influence over SOR sourcing. We rely, to a large extent, on the information provided by independent third-party audit programs. Such sources of information may contain incomplete or inaccurate data and may be subject to fraud.

Smelter and Refiner Due Diligence Results

Qorvo has made a reasonable and good faith effort to collect and analyze information on the 3TG smelters and refiners reported by our relevant suppliers for the Reporting Period. As a result, our suppliers identified 246 SORs as potential sources of the 3TG believed to be in Qorvo’s supply chain. We conducted due diligence on these reported facilities, including whether they are actual smelters or refiners (according to the definitions used by the RMI); whether they are currently operational; and whether they are conformant to a third-party audit program such as the RMAP, LBMA or RJC.

Of the 246 potential SORs identified by our suppliers, 6 were subsequently found to be inoperative in 2021, and therefore not eligible for the RMAP. These facilities are not included in this report as “processing facilities” and are not included in the sections below.

 

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Processing Facilities (“SORS”) Identified for the Reporting Period

The use of the terms “smelters and refiners” and “processing facilities” throughout this CMR refers to 3TG entities that 1) were reported in a supplier’s CMRT for the Reporting Period; 2) determined to meet the RMI’s definition of a smelter or refiner; and 3) determined to be operational in 2021. In some cases, our suppliers reported facilities that Qorvo believes are no longer operational. These facilities are not included in this report as “processing facilities” and are not included in the data below. However, we continue to conduct due diligence on such entities and work with our relevant suppliers to improve the quality of the 3TG data reported to Qorvo.

Figure 1: RMAP Participation Status of Identified SORs by Reporting Year

For the purposes of this CMR, participation status is defined in the following manner:

 

   

Conformant – SOR has been validated by a third-party audit and found to be conformant to relevant audit protocols including the RMAP, LBMA or RJC.

 

   

Active – SOR is engaged and participating in a third-party audit program but has not yet completed the audit.

 

   

Non-Participating – SOR has not yet committed to third-party verification of their responsible mineral sourcing processes.

 

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Figure 2: RMAP Participation Status* by Metal for the Reporting Period

 

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*

Data is based on smelter participation status as of March 1, 2022.

 

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Table 1: Identified SORs with Covered Country Sourcing*

All smelters and refiners believed to source from the Covered Countries are conformant to the RMAP as of April 22, 2022.

 

Mineral

   Total SORs Identified      Believed to Source from
the Covered Countries
     Percentage  

Tantalum

     35        23        66

Tin

     59        7        12

Tungsten

     38        11        29

Gold

     108        4        04

Total

     240        45        19

 

*

Data is based on the RMI’s RCOI report from January 28, 2022.

Table 2: List of Identified SORs in Qorvo’s Supply Chain as of April 22, 2022

 

Metal

  

Smelter Name

  

Smelter ID

  

Smelter Location

Gold    8853 S.p.A.    CID002763    ITALY
Gold    Advanced Chemical Company    CID000015    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold    Agosi AG    CID000035    GERMANY
Gold    Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.    CID000019    JAPAN
Gold    Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC    CID002560    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold    Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)    CID000041    UZBEKISTAN
Gold    AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao    CID000058    BRAZIL
Gold    Argor-Heraeus S.A.    CID000077    SWITZERLAND
Gold    Asahi Pretec Corp.    CID000082    JAPAN
Gold    Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.    CID000924    CANADA
Gold    Asahi Refining USA Inc.    CID000920    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold    Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.    CID000090    JAPAN
Gold    AU Traders and Refiners    CID002850    SOUTH AFRICA
Gold    Aurubis AG    CID000113    GERMANY
Gold    Bangalore Refinery    CID002863    INDIA
Gold    Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)    CID000128    PHILIPPINES

 

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Metal

  

Smelter Name

  

Smelter ID

  

Smelter Location

Gold    Boliden AB    CID000157    SWEDEN
Gold    C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG    CID000176    GERMANY
Gold    CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation    CID000185    CANADA
Gold    Cendres + Metaux S.A.    CID000189    SWITZERLAND
Gold    Chimet S.p.A.    CID000233    ITALY
Gold    Chugai Mining    CID000264    JAPAN
Gold    DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH    CID000362    GERMANY
Gold    Dowa    CID000401    JAPAN
Gold    DSC (Do Sung Corporation)    CID000359    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant    CID000425    JAPAN
Gold        Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant    CID003424    JAPAN
Gold    Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant    CID003425    JAPAN
Gold    Emirates Gold DMCC    CID002561    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Gold    Geib Refining Corporation    CID002459    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold    Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.    CID002243    CHINA
Gold    Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited    CID002312    CHINA
Gold    Heimerle + Meule GmbH    CID000694    GERMANY
Gold    Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG    CID000711    GERMANY
Gold    Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.    CID000707    CHINA
Gold    Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.    CID000801    CHINA
Gold    Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    CID000807    JAPAN
Gold    Istanbul Gold Refinery    CID000814    TURKEY
Gold    Italpreziosi    CID002765    ITALY
Gold    Japan Mint    CID000823    JAPAN
Gold    Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.    CID000855    CHINA
Gold    JSC Novosibirsk Refinery    CID000493    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold    JSC Uralelectromed    CID000929    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold    JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.    CID000937    JAPAN
Gold    Kazzinc    CID000957    KAZAKHSTAN
Gold    Kennecott Utah Copper LLC    CID000969    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold    KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna    CID002511    POLAND
Gold    Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.    CID000981    JAPAN

 

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Metal

  

Smelter Name

  

Smelter ID

  

Smelter Location

Gold    Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.    CID002605    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    Kyrgyzaltyn JSC    CID001029    KYRGYZSTAN
Gold    L’Orfebre S.A.    CID002762    ANDORRA
Gold    LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.    CID001078    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    LT Metal Ltd.    CID000689    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    Marsam Metals    CID002606    BRAZIL
Gold    Materion    CID001113    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold    Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.    CID001119    JAPAN
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.    CID001149    CHINA
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.    CID001152    SINGAPORE
Gold    Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.    CID001147    CHINA
Gold        Metalor Technologies S.A.    CID001153    SWITZERLAND
Gold    Metalor USA Refining Corporation    CID001157    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold    Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.    CID001161    MEXICO
Gold    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    CID001188    JAPAN
Gold    Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    CID001193    JAPAN
Gold    MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.    CID002509    INDIA
Gold    Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant    CID001204    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold    Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.    CID001220    TURKEY
Gold    Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat    CID001236    UZBEKISTAN
Gold    Nihon Material Co., Ltd.    CID001259    JAPAN
Gold    Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH    CID002779    AUSTRIA
Gold    Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.    CID001325    JAPAN
Gold    OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)    CID001326    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold    PAMP S.A.    CID001352    SWITZERLAND
Gold    Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA    CID002919    CHILE
Gold    Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals    CID001386    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold    PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk    CID001397    INDONESIA
Gold    PX Precinox S.A.    CID001498    SWITZERLAND
Gold    Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.    CID001512    SOUTH AFRICA

 

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Metal

  

Smelter Name

  

Smelter ID

  

Smelter Location

Gold    REMONDIS PMR B.V.    CID002582    NETHERLANDS
Gold    Royal Canadian Mint    CID001534    CANADA
Gold    SAAMP    CID002761    FRANCE
Gold    Safimet S.p.A    CID002973    ITALY
Gold    SAFINA A.S.    CID002290    CZECHIA
Gold    Samduck Precious Metals    CID001555    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH    CID002777    GERMANY
Gold    SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.    CID001585    SPAIN
Gold    Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.    CID001916    CHINA
Gold    Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.    CID001622    CHINA
Gold        Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.    CID001736    CHINA
Gold    Singway Technology Co., Ltd.    CID002516    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold    SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals    CID001756    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold    Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.    CID001761    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Gold    Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.    CID001798    JAPAN
Gold    SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.    CID002918    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    T.C.A S.p.A    CID002580    ITALY
Gold    Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.    CID001875    JAPAN
Gold    Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.    CID001938    JAPAN
Gold    TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn    CID002615    KAZAKHSTAN
Gold    Torecom    CID001955    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold    Umicore Precious Metals Thailand    CID002314    THAILAND
Gold    Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining    CID001980    BELGIUM
Gold    United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.    CID001993    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Gold    Valcambi S.A.    CID002003    SWITZERLAND
Gold    Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)    CID002030    AUSTRALIA
Gold    WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH    CID002778    GERMANY
Gold    Yamakin Co., Ltd.    CID002100    JAPAN
Gold    Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.    CID002129    JAPAN
Gold    Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation    CID002224    CHINA    

 

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Metal

  

Smelter Name

  

Smelter ID

  

Smelter Location

Tantalum    AMG Brasil    CID001076    BRAZIL
Tantalum    Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.    CID000211    CHINA
Tantalum    D Block Metals, LLC    CID002504    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum    Exotech Inc.    CID000456    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum    F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.    CID000460    CHINA
Tantalum    FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.    CID002505    CHINA
Tantalum    Global Advanced Metals Aizu    CID002558    JAPAN
Tantalum    Global Advanced Metals Boyertown    CID002557    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH    CID002547    GERMANY
Tantalum    H.C. Starck Inc.    CID002548    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum    Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.    CID002492    CHINA
Tantalum    Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    CID002512    CHINA
Tantalum    Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material    CID002842    CHINA
Tantalum    JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CID000914    CHINA
Tantalum    Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.    CID000917    CHINA
Tantalum    Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    CID002506    CHINA
Tantalum    KEMET de Mexico    CID002539    MEXICO
Tantalum    Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.    CID001163    INDIA
Tantalum    Mineracao Taboca S.A.    CID001175    BRAZIL
Tantalum    Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.    CID001192    JAPAN
Tantalum    Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.    CID001277    CHINA
Tantalum    NPM Silmet AS    CID001200    ESTONIA
Tantalum    QuantumClean    CID001508    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum    Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    CID002707    BRAZIL
Tantalum    Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO    CID001769    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tantalum    Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.    CID001869    JAPAN
Tantalum    TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.    CID002544    THAILAND
Tantalum    TANIOBIS GmbH    CID002545    GERMANY
Tantalum    TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.    CID002549    JAPAN
Tantalum    TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    CID002550    GERMANY

 

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Metal

  

Smelter Name

  

Smelter ID

  

Smelter Location

Tantalum    Telex Metals    CID001891    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tantalum    Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC    CID001969    KAZAKHSTAN
Tantalum    XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED    CID000616    CHINA
Tantalum    XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.    CID002508    CHINA
Tantalum    Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.    CID001522    CHINA
Tin    Alpha    CID000292    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin    Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    CID000228    CHINA
Tin    Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    CID003190    CHINA
Tin    China Tin Group Co., Ltd.    CID001070    CHINA
Tin    CV Venus Inti Perkasa    CID002455    INDONESIA
Tin    Dowa    CID000402    JAPAN
Tin    EM Vinto    CID000438    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Tin    Fenix Metals    CID000468    POLAND
Tin    Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC    CID000942    CHINA
Tin    Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.    CID000538    CHINA
Tin    Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.    CID001908    CHINA
Tin    Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    CID000555    CHINA
Tin    Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.    CID003116    CHINA
Tin    HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.    CID002844    CHINA
Tin    Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.    CID001231    CHINA
Tin    Luna Smelter, Ltd.    CID003387    RWANDA
Tin    Ma’anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.    CID003379    CHINA
Tin    Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.    CID002468    BRAZIL
Tin    Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)    CID001105    MALAYSIA
Tin    Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.    CID002500    BRAZIL
Tin    Metallic Resources, Inc.    CID001142    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin    Metallo Belgium N.V.    CID002773    BELGIUM
Tin    Metallo Spain S.L.U.    CID002774    SPAIN
Tin    Mineracao Taboca S.A.    CID001173    BRAZIL
Tin    Minsur    CID001182    PERU
Tin    Mitsubishi Materials Corporation    CID001191    JAPAN

 

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Metal

  

Smelter Name

  

Smelter ID

  

Smelter Location

Tin    O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.    CID001314    THAILAND
Tin    O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.    CID002517    PHILIPPINES
Tin    Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.    CID001337    BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
Tin    Pongpipat Company Limited    CID003208    MYANMAR
Tin    PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera    CID000309    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Artha Cipta Langgeng    CID001399    INDONESIA
Tin    PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya    CID002503    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Babel Inti Perkasa    CID001402    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari    CID001406    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Bangka Serumpun    CID003205    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Bukit Timah    CID001428    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Menara Cipta Mulia    CID002835    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Mitra Stania Prima    CID001453    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo    CID003449    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Prima Timah Utama    CID001458    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa    CID003381    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Refined Bangka Tin    CID001460    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa    CID001468    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Sukses Inti Makmur    CID002816    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Timah Nusantara    CID001486    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Timah Tbk Kundur    CID001477    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Timah Tbk Mentok    CID001482    INDONESIA
Tin    PT Tinindo Inter Nusa    CID001490    INDONESIA
Tin    Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.    CID002706    BRAZIL
Tin    Rui Da Hung    CID001539    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tin    Soft Metais Ltda.    CID001758    BRAZIL
Tin    Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.    CID002834    VIET NAM
Tin    Thaisarco    CID001898    THAILAND
Tin    Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.    CID002180    CHINA
Tin    Tin Technology & Refining    CID003325    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tin    White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.    CID002036    BRAZIL

Tin

   Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CID002158    CHINA
Tin    Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CID003397    CHINA

 

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Metal

  

Smelter Name

  

Smelter ID

  

Smelter Location

Tungsten    A.L.M.T. Corp.    CID000004    JAPAN
Tungsten    ACL Metais Eireli    CID002833    BRAZIL
Tungsten    Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.    CID002502    VIET NAM
Tungsten    Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CID002513    CHINA
Tungsten    China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CID002641    CHINA
Tungsten    Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CID000258    CHINA
Tungsten    Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.    CID003401    CHINA
Tungsten    Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CID002645    CHINA
Tungsten    Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CID000875    CHINA
Tungsten    Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.    CID002315    CHINA
Tungsten    Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.    CID002494    CHINA
Tungsten    Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.    CID000568    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten    Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CID000218    CHINA
Tungsten    H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH    CID002541    GERMANY
Tungsten    Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.    CID000766    CHINA
Tungsten    Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.    CID000769    CHINA
Tungsten    Hydrometallurg, JSC    CID002649    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten    Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.    CID000825    JAPAN
Tungsten    Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.    CID002551    CHINA
Tungsten    Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CID002321    CHINA
Tungsten    Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.    CID002318    CHINA
Tungsten    Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.    CID002317    CHINA
Tungsten    Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CID002316    CHINA
Tungsten    Kennametal Fallon    CID000966    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten    Kennametal Huntsville    CID000105    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten    KGETS Co., Ltd.    CID003388    KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Tungsten    Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.    CID003407    TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA
Tungsten    Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CID002319    CHINA
Tungsten    Masan High-Tech Materials    CID002543    VIET NAM

 

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Metal

  

Smelter Name

  

Smelter ID

  

Smelter Location

Tungsten    Moliren Ltd.    CID002845    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten    Niagara Refining LLC    CID002589    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Tungsten    Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.    CID002827    PHILIPPINES
Tungsten    TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG    CID002542    GERMANY
Tungsten    Unecha Refractory metals plant    CID002724    RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Tungsten    Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG    CID002044    AUSTRIA
Tungsten    Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.    CID002320    CHINA
Tungsten    Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.    CID002082    CHINA
Tungsten    Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.    CID002830    CHINA

Table 3: Potential Countries of Origin for SORs Identified for the Reporting Period

Countries from which the 3TG used in Qorvo’s products may have originated based on the RMI’s RCOI report dated March 25, 2022.

 

Algeria    Grenada    Papua New Guinea
Andorra    Guatemala    Peru
Angola    Guernsey    Philippines
Antigua and Barbuda    Guinea    Poland
Argentina    Guyana    Portugal
Armenia    Honduras    Puerto Rico
Australia    Hong Kong    Qatar
Austria    Hungary    Romania
Azerbaijan    Iceland    Russian Federation
Bahamas    India    Rwanda*
Bangladesh    Indonesia    Saint Kitts and Nevis
Barbados    Ireland    San Marino
Belarus    Israel    Saudi Arabia
Belgium    Italy    Senegal
Benin    Jamaica    Serbia
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)    Japan    Sierra Leone
Botswana    Jordan    Singapore
Brazil    Kazakhstan    Sint Maarten
Bulgaria    Kenya    Slovakia
Burkina Faso    Korea, Republic of    Slovenia
Burundi*    Kyrgyzstan    South Africa
Canada    Laos    South Korea
Cayman Islands    Latvia    Spain
Chile    Lebanon    St Vincent and Grenadines
China    Liberia    Sudan*

 

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Colombia    Libya    Suriname
Congo, Democratic Republic of the*    Liechtenstein    Swaziland
Côte d’Ivoire    Lithuania    Sweden
Croatia    Luxembourg    Switzerland
Cuba**    Macao    Taiwan, Province of China
Curacao    Madagascar    Tanzania*
Cyprus    Malaysia    Thailand
Czechia    Mali    Togo
Denmark    Malta    Trinidad and Tobago
Dominica    Mauritania    Tunisia
Dominican Republic    Mexico    Turkey
Ecuador    Monaco    Turks and Caicos
Egypt    Mongolia    Uganda*
El Salvador    Morocco    Ukraine
Eritrea    Mozambique    United Arab Emirates
Estonia    Myanmar    United Kingdom
Ethiopia    Namibia    United States of America
Fiji    Netherlands    Uruguay
Finland    New Zealand    USA
France    Nicaragua    Uzbekistan
French Guiana    Niger    Venezuela**
Gabon    Nigeria    Vietnam
Georgia    Norway    Virgin Islands
Germany    Oman    Yemen
Ghana    Pakistan    Zambia*
Greece    Panama    Zimbabwe

 

*

Covered Countries

**

Minerals from this location were substantially transformed before being incorporated into finished products. Such a substantial transformation of the minerals occurred outside of the United States in a third country by a person other than a United States person.

 

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INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SECTOR AUDIT

Qorvo engaged RCS Global Ltd to conduct an independent private sector audit of this CMR for the Reporting Period. Refer to the audit report attached as Exhibit A to this CMR.

2022 PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS

Qorvo is committed to the responsible sourcing of 3TG and will continue to advance the implementation of its responsible mineral program with relevant suppliers.

For the 2022 reporting period, we plan to:

 

   

Continue working with suppliers who may provide incomplete or inaccurate sourcing information and drive them towards 100% identification of the actual SORs in the supply chain.

 

   

Continue encouraging smelters and refiners to participate in the RMAP.

Forward Looking Statements

This Conflict Minerals Report contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our due diligence planned improvements, and other statements preceded by terminology such as “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “goal,” “hope,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “reasonably,” “should,” “thinks,” “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, and include, among others, our planned improvements. These statements are only predictions or our current intentions. We do not guarantee future activities, performance or achievements, which could be affected by, among other things, changes in Rule 13p-1, interpretations of Rule 13p-1, international due diligence frameworks, law, our internal allocation of resources or emphasis, customer demands or expectations, and the cooperation of suppliers. We do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Conflict Minerals Report. These forward-looking statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provision of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

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Exhibit A

 

 

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

 

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INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SECTOR AUDIT REPORT

DODD FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, SECTION 1502

Qorvo, Inc.

To the Board of Directors

RCS Global Ltd (or “RCS”) conducted an Independent Private Sector Audit (IPSA) of Qorvo, Inc. (“the Company”) Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period of January 1 to December 31, 2021. We examined evidence relating to the audit objectives set forth in 17 CFR Part 249b.400, Section 1, Item 1.01, which state that the auditor is to express an opinion or conclusion as to:

1) Whether the design of the Company’s due diligence measures as set forth in the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2021, is in conformity with, in all material respects, the criteria set forth in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition 2016 (“OECD Guidance”), and

2) Whether the Company’s description of the due diligence measures it performed, as set forth in the Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2021, is consistent with the due diligence process that the Company undertook.

Management is responsible for the design of the Company’s due diligence framework and the description of the Company’s due diligence measures set forth in the Conflict Minerals Report, and performance of the due diligence measures. The opinion or conclusion in this audit report is in relation to the two audit objectives. These audit objectives are narrowly defined and do not include the auditor’s opinion on:

 

   

The consistency of the due diligence measures that the Company performed with either the design of the Company’s due diligence framework or the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.

 

   

The completeness of the Company’s description of the due diligence measures performed.

 

   

The suitability of the design or operating effectiveness of the Company’s due diligence process.

 

   

Whether a third party can determine from the Conflict Minerals Report if the due diligence measures the Company performed are consistent with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.

 

   

The Company’s reasonable country of origin inquiry (RCOI), including the suitability of the design of the RCOI, its operating effectiveness, or the results thereof.

 

   

The Company’s conclusions about the source or chain of custody of its conflict minerals, those products subject to due diligence, or the DRC Conflict Free status of its products.

 

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Consequently, we do not express an opinion or conclusion on the matters listed above or any other matters included in any section of the Conflict Minerals Report other than the design of the Company’s due diligence framework and the Company’s description of the due diligence measures it performed as set forth in the audit objectives.

We conducted this performance audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, in particular Chapters 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 of the U.S. Government Accountability Office Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, Revision of December 2011. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives.

For the first audit objective, we reviewed policies, processes and procedures describing the design of the due diligence framework and conducted interviews with the persons directly responsible for the conflict minerals program and the design of the due diligence framework at the Company. For the second audit objective, we reviewed records supporting the implementation of due diligence measures as described in the Conflict Minerals Report and conducted interviews with the persons of the Company involved in the implementation of these measures. For the second audit objective, we adopted a sampling approach for the review of records, taking into account the type of mineral, the total population as well as type and level of risk associated with sourcing practices of supply chain actors.

We believe that the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings based on our audit objectives.

Management was provided an opportunity to review and offer comments on a draft of this report and had no comments to the draft report.

In our opinion,

 

   

The design of the Company’s due diligence framework for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2021, as set forth in the Conflict Minerals Report is in conformity with, in all material respects, the OECD Guidance, and

 

   

The Company’s description of the due diligence measures it performed as set forth in the Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2021, is consistent with the due diligence process that the Company undertook.

 

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RCS Global Ltd

London, 06 April 2022

 

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Josue Ruiz

Auditor

 

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