UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
| FORM SD | ||||||||
| Specialized Disclosure Report | ||||||||
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:
[X] Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2023.
[_] 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 24, 2024 | |||||||||||
| Grant A. Brown | ||||||||||||||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||
Exhibit 1.01
| QORVO, INC. | ||||||||
| CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT | ||||||||
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 | ||||||||
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, 2023 (“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 are organized into three operating and reportable segments that align our technologies and applications with customers and end markets: High Performance Analog (“HPA”), Connectivity and Sensors Group (“CSG”) and Advanced Cellular Group (“ACG”).
HPA is a leading global supplier of radio frequency (“RF”), analog mixed signal and power management solutions.
CSG is a leading global supplier of connectivity and sensor solutions, with broad expertise spanning ultra-wideband (“UWB”), Matter®, Bluetooth® Low Energy, Zigbee®, Thread®, Wi-Fi®, cellular Internet of Things (“IoT”) and microelectromechanical system (“MEMS”)-based sensors.
ACG is a leading global supplier of cellular RF solutions for smartphones, wearables, laptops, tablets and other devices.
Visit www.qorvo.com to learn how Qorvo connects the world.
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 work extensively on issues related to 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 actively participate on various RMI sub-teams and 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 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 annual Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”) and due diligence efforts, which include
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identifying the smelters and refiners who process the conflict minerals used in components and/or materials 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 did not identify 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, 2023, Qorvo’s RCOI process began with identifying our “relevant suppliers” – direct suppliers who supply Qorvo with components and/or materials containing 3TG – and surveying those suppliers with the RMI developed Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”). This survey requested relevant suppliers to identify the smelters and refiners used to process the 3TG contained in the components and/or materials supplied to Qorvo. We evaluated supplier responses for completeness, accuracy, and degree of compliance with Qorvo's conflict mineral sourcing requirements and engaged with those suppliers whose CMRTs we identified to contain potential supply chain risks and/or incomplete or inaccurate data. We also reviewed the smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers against the lists of processing facilities that are validated as conformant to 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. To the extent reasonably possible, we determined country of origin information for the SORs identified by our suppliers from sources including supplier CMRT responses, third-party audit programs, and publicly available resources such as smelter and refiner websites, if we determined such publicly available information to be reliable.
Results of RCOI
Qorvo conducted a 3TG survey of 221 suppliers for the Reporting Period.
As of May 9, 2024, the results of our RCOI were as follows:
•100% of relevant suppliers provided a CMRT response to our 3TG survey request.
•Relevant suppliers identified 227 “eligible” SORs which may have processed the conflict minerals contained in the components and/or materials supplied to Qorvo during the Reporting Period.
•We know or have reason to believe that some of the 3TG processed by at least 40 of the 227 SORs may have originated in the Covered Countries and not solely from recycled or scrap sources.
We had 8 suppliers that were unable to identify all the SORs supplying 3TG to their supply chains. 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.
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 with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance as it relates to our position in the supply chain as a “downstream” company.
DUE DILIGENCE MEASURES PERFORMED
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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 sources of 3TG used in our products for the Reporting Period.
(1) Establish Strong Company Management Systems
•Maintained a policy for responsible minerals sourcing, 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 organization to implement our responsible minerals program, ensure relevant suppliers are made aware of Qorvo’s policy and expectations for responsible minerals sourcing, and regularly communicate on the status of Qorvo’s responsible minerals 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 Qorvo’s responsible minerals database, supplier document portal, and 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.
•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: https://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/rmap/grievance-mechanism.
(2) Identify and Assess Risks in the Supply Chain
•Strengthened our process and related documentation for identifying relevant 3TG suppliers for the Reporting Period.
•Conducted bi-annual surveys or “CMRT campaigns” of our relevant suppliers to identify our 3TG sourcing information, including the smelters and refiners that may have 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.
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(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.
(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 mineral processing facilities. 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 guidance and 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 and available on our website at: https://ir.qorvo.com/node/5876.
•Communicated on our responsible minerals program in our FY23 Sustainability Report, available on Qorvo’s website.
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
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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
We rely on the good faith efforts of our relevant suppliers to provide us with reasonable representations of the smelters and refiners used to process the 3TG contained in our products for the Reporting Period. However, many of our suppliers provided survey responses representing their supply chains at the company level or included 3TG data for components and/or materials beyond those that were supplied to Qorvo. As a result, the list of processing facilities disclosed in Table 2 below likely contains more facilities than those that were actually used to process the conflict minerals contained in our products.
For the Reporting Period, our suppliers identified 238 facilities 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 238 potential SORs identified by our suppliers, 11 were subsequently found to be ineligible for the RMAP as they were either inoperative or did not meet the RMI’s definition of a 3TG smelter or refiner. These facilities are not included in this report as “processing facilities” and are not included in the sections below.
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 2023. In some cases, our suppliers reported facilities that Qorvo believes are not currently eligible to participate in a third-party audit program. These facilities 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.
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Figure 1: 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.
Figure 2: SOR Participation Status* by Metal for the Reporting Period
*Data is based on smelter participation status as of April 18, 2024.
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Table 1: Identified SORs with Covered Country Sourcing*
All smelters and refiners that we know or have reason to believe may source from the Covered Countries are conformant to a third-party audit program as of April 18,2024.
| Mineral | Total SORs Identified | Believed to Source from the Covered Countries | Percentage | ||||||||
| Tantalum | 32 | 21 | 66% | ||||||||
| Tin | 70 | 9 | 13% | ||||||||
| Tungsten | 31 | 8 | 26% | ||||||||
| Gold | 94 | 2 | 2% | ||||||||
| Total | 227 | 40 | 18% | ||||||||
*Data is based on the RMI’s RCOI report from March 29, 2024.
Table 2: List of Identified SORs in Qorvo’s Supply Chain as of May 9, 2024
| Mineral | Smelter Name | Smelter ID | Smelter Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Tantalum | AMG Brasil | CID001076 | BRAZIL | |||||||||||||||||
| Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | CID002504 | 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 | 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 | Materion Newton Inc. | CID002548 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Mineral | Smelter Name | Smelter ID | Smelter Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Tantalum | RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | CID003583 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Aurubis Beerse | CID002773 | BELGIUM | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Aurubis Berango | CID002774 | SPAIN | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda | CID003486 | BRAZIL | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | CRM Synergies | CID003524 | SPAIN | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | CID002570 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | CID002455 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Dowa | CID000402 | JAPAN | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | DS Myanmar | CID003831 | MYANMAR | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | EM Vinto | CID000438 | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | CID000448 | BRAZIL | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda. | CID003582 | BRAZIL | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Fenix Metals | CID000468 | POLAND | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CID000538 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Mineral | Smelter Name | Smelter ID | Smelter Location | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Metallic Resources, Inc. | CID001142 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | CID001173 | BRAZIL | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Mining Minerals Resources SARL | CID004065 | CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Minsur | CID001182 | PERU | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | CID001191 | JAPAN | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | CID002858 | MALAYSIA | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited | CID003409 | INDIA | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 Prima Tin | CID002776 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Bangka Serumpun | CID003205 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | CID001421 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Bukit Timah | CID001428 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | CID002696 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | CID002835 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | CID001453 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo | CID003449 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Premium Tin Indonesia | CID000313 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | CID001458 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS) | CID003868 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa | CID003381 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Rajehan Ariq | CID002593 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | CID001460 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | CID001463 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
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| Mineral | Smelter Name | Smelter ID | Smelter Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | CID001468 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Sukses Inti Makmur (SIM) | CID002816 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | CID001477 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | CID001482 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | CID001490 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | PT Tommy Utama | CID001493 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | CID002706 | BRAZIL | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Rui Da Hung | CID001539 | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tin | Super Ligas | CID002756 | BRAZIL | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | A.L.M.T. Corp. | CID000004 | JAPAN | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | CID002502 | VIET NAM | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002641 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID000258 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Cronimet Brasil Ltda | CID003468 | BRAZIL | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID003609 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002315 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CID002494 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders LLC | CID000568 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID000218 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | CID002541 | GERMANY | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID003417 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CID000766 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch | CID002513 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Mineral | Smelter Name | Smelter ID | Smelter Location | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | CID002044 | AUSTRIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CID002320 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CID002082 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | ABC Refinery Pty Ltd. | CID002920 | AUSTRALIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | CID002708 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | CID000015 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Agosi AG | CID000035 | GERMANY | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | CID000019 | JAPAN | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Aurubis AG | CID000113 | GERMANY | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Bangalore Refinery | CID002863 | INDIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | CID000128 | PHILIPPINES | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Boliden Ronnskar | CID000157 | SWEDEN | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | CID000176 | GERMANY | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | CID000185 | CANADA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | CID000233 | ITALY | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Chugai Mining | CID000264 | JAPAN | |||||||||||||||||
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| Mineral | Smelter Name | Smelter ID | Smelter Location | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Gold by Gold Colombia | CID003641 | COLOMBIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CID002243 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | CID001909 | 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 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | CID002605 | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | L'Orfebre S.A. | CID002762 | ANDORRA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | LS MnM Inc. | CID001078 | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | LT Metal Ltd. | CID000689 | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Materion | CID001113 | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | CID001119 | JAPAN | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd. | CID003575 | SOUTH AFRICA | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Mineral | Smelter Name | Smelter ID | Smelter Location | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | MKS PAMP SA | CID001352 | SWITZERLAND | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | CID002509 | INDIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | CID001220 | TURKEY | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | CID001236 | UZBEKISTAN | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | NH Recytech Company | CID003189 | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | CID002919 | CHILE | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | CID001397 | INDONESIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | PX Precinox S.A. | CID001498 | SWITZERLAND | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | CID001512 | SOUTH AFRICA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | REMONDIS PMR B.V. | CID002582 | NETHERLANDS | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | CID001534 | CANADA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | SAAMP | CID002761 | FRANCE | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | SAFINA A.S. | CID002290 | CZECHIA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | CID001585 | SPAIN | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. | CID001916 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | CID001619 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | CID001622 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | CID001736 | CHINA | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Mineral | Smelter Name | Smelter ID | Smelter Location | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
Table 3: Potential Countries of Origin for SORs Identified for the Reporting Period
Below is a list of the countries from which the 3TG used in Qorvo’s products may have originated based on the RMI’s RCOI report dated March 29, 2024*.
| Argentina | Guatemala | Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| Australia | Guinea | Peru | ||||||
| Austria | Guyana | Philippines | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | Honduras | Portugal | ||||||
| Benin | Indonesia | Russia | ||||||
| Bolivia | Japan | Rwanda** | ||||||
| Botswana | Kazakhstan | Saudi Arabia | ||||||
| Brazil | Kenya | Senegal | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | Kyrgyzstan | Serbia | ||||||
| Burundi** | Laos | Sierra Leone | ||||||
| Cambodia | Liberia | South Africa | ||||||
| Canada | Madagascar | South Korea | ||||||
| Chile | Malaysia | Spain | ||||||
| China | Mali | Sudan** | ||||||
| Colombia | Mauritania | Suriname | ||||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | Mexico | Sweden | ||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo** | Mongolia | Tanzania** | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | Morocco | Thailand | ||||||
| Ecuador | Mozambique | Turkey | ||||||
| Egypt | Myanmar | Uganda** | ||||||
| Ethiopia | Namibia | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Fiji | New Zealand | United States of America | ||||||
| Finland | Nicaragua | Uzbekistan | ||||||
| France | Niger | Vietnam | ||||||
| French Guiana | Nigeria | Zambia** | ||||||
| Georgia | Oman | Zimbabwe | ||||||
| Ghana | Panama | |||||||
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*RMI provides member companies with an aggregated list of potential countries of origin for all conformant SORs. This list may include countries that are not actual sources of the 3TG used in Qorvo’s products for the Reporting Period.
**Covered Countries
2024 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 2024 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 SORs in their supply chain.
•Continue encouraging smelters and refiners to participate in a third-party responsible sourcing audit, such as 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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