Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP)

Related Commodity:

3Ts

Gold

Cobalt

Copper

Lead

Nickel

Zinc

Mica

Type of Regulation:

Voluntary Standards

Country or Organisation:

Responsible Mineral Initiative

Year:

2010, 2017

Description:

Formerly known as Conflict-Free Smelter Program. The RMAP helps companies make informed choices about responsibly sourced minerals in their supply chains by providing assurance to its accredited smelters and refiners’ members. It focuses on a “pinch point” and validates smelters’ company level management processes for responsible mineral procurement through third third-party assessment of the RMAP standards. The standards implement the OECD guidance, the EU regulation and the Dodd-Franck act.

Requirements:

Certification is based on a yearly third-party audit of the smelter/refiner, whose suppliers/clients are included in its management system.

Member Companies:

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Cobalt: Chizhou CN New Materials and Technology Co., Chizhou, China; CoreMax Corporation Toufen, Taiwan (China); Cosmo EcoChem Co., Ulsan, Korea; Ganzhou Highpower Technology Co., Ganzhou, China; Gem (Jiangsu) Cobalt Industry Co., Taixing, China; Guangxi Yinyi Advanced Material Co., Yulin, China; Guizhou CNGR Resource Recycling Industry Development Co., Tongren, China; Harima Refinery (Sumitomo Metal Mining), Kako-gun, Japan; Hunan Shiji Yintian New Material Co., Yiyang, China; Hunan Yacheng New Materials Co., Changsha, China; Jiangsu Xiongfeng Technology Co., Haimen, China; Jiangxi Jiangwu Cobalt industrial Co., Ganzhou, China; Jingmen GEM Co., Jingmen, China; Kamoto Copper Company, Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo; La Compagnie de Traitement des Rejets de Kingamyambo S.A., Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo; Lanzhou Jinchuan Advanced Materials Technology Co., Lanzhou, China; Nantong Xinwei Nickel Cobalt Technology Development Co., Haimei, China; New Era Group Zhejiang Zhongneng Cycle Technology Co., Shaoxing, China; Ningbo Hubang New Material Co., Ningbo, China; NORILSK NICKEL HARJAVALTA OY, Harjavalta, Finland; Quzhou Huayou Cobalt New Material Co., Quzhou, China; Sumitomo Metal Mining, Niihama, Japan; Tianjin Maolian Science & Technology Co., Tianjin, China; Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Company Limited, Tongxiang, China; Zhejiang Zhongjin Greatpower Lithium-Battery Industrial Corporation Co., Shaoxing, China; Zhuhai Kelixin Metal Materials Co., Zhuhai, China. Gold: Alexy Metals, Mentor (Ohio), USA; Augmont Enterprises Private Limited, Mumbai, India; C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS, Cota, Colombia; Heraeus Germany GmbH Co., Hanau, Germany; International Precious Metal Refiners, Dubai, UAE; Metallix Refining Inc., Greenville (NC), USA; WEEE REFINING, Tourville-les-Ifs, France. Tantalum: RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Yecheng City, China. Tin: CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda, São José, Brazil; CRM Synergies, Toledo, Spain; CV Ayi Jaya, Sungailiat, Indonesia; CV Venus Inti Perkasa, Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia; Estanho de Rondonia S.A., Ariquemes, Brazil; Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda., São Paulo, Brazil; Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd., Novosibirsk, Russia; PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera, Pemali, Indonesia; PT Bukit Timah, Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia; PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera, Pasir Putih, Inonesia; PT Timah Nusantara, Tempilang, Indonesia; Super Ligas, São Paulo, Brazil. Tungsten: Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd., Sao Paulo, Brazil; Artek LLC, Moscow, Russia; Cronimet Brasil Ltda, Araquari, Brazil; JSC “Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant”, Kirovgrad, Russia; NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC, Kopeysk, Russia; OOO “Technolom” 1, Ramenskoe, Russia; OOO “Technolom” 2, Ramenskoe, Russia.