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As Of Filer Filing For·On·As Docs:Size Issuer Agent 10/15/14 Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. SD 12/31/13 1:19K RR Donnelley/FA |
Document/Exhibit Description Pages Size
1: SD Specialized Disclosure Report Relating to the Use HTML 17K
of Conflict Minerals
| Form SD |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
HANWHA SOLARONE CO., LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-33208 | Not Applicable | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
888 Linyang Road
Qidong, Jiangsu Province 226200
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Jung Pyo Seo, Chief Financial Officer
Paul Combs, Investor Relations
Tel: +86-21-3852-1666
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
| x | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2013. |
| Section 1. | Conflict Minerals Disclosure |
| Item 1.01. | Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report |
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. (“Hanwha SolarOne”) is a vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots, silicon wafers, PV cells and PV modules in China. It manufactures a variety of silicon ingots, silicon wafers, PV cells and PV modules using advanced manufacturing process technologies that have helped us rapidly increase our operational efficiency. Substantially all of the ingots, wafers and PV cells it produces are used for our own PV module production. It also provides PV module processing services. It sells PV cells and PV modules both directly to system integrators and through third-party distributors and provide solar system integration services.
The disclosures set forth herein for the reporting period from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 are presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. According to section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the definition in the Form SD and for the purposes of this assessment, “conflict minerals” are defined as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin and tungsten.
Description of Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry
Hanwha SolarOne has taken the following steps as part of its reasonable country of origin inquiry to determine whether any conflict minerals may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country:
| • | Prepared a list of the materials used during the production of its products; |
| • | Determined whether any conflict minerals were necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured by Hanwha SolarOne (“necessary conflict minerals”); |
| • | Identified the suppliers whose products contained necessary conflict minerals (“Suppliers in Concern”); |
| • | Requested that the Suppliers in Concern provide a statement on where they obtained their products and materials that contained conflict minerals and the origin for these products and materials; and |
| • | Analyzed whether the necessary conflict minerals used by Hanwha SolarOne during the reporting period may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country or whether they were from scrap or recycled sources. |
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Hanwha SolarOne determined that during the reporting period, the only conflict minerals necessary to the functionality or production of products that it manufactures or contracts to be manufactured were tin and wolframite. Tin-coated copper ribbon used in the production of solar modules and solder used in junction boxes and busbar connections uses tin. Screens used in the production of solar cells use wolframite. Hanwha SolarOne has made inquiries with all its suppliers of tin-coated copper ribbon and solder as well as screens about the source of the tin and wolframite used in their products and further requested that these suppliers provide confirmation of origin for the tin and wolframite contained in their products. Hanwha SolarOne does not make purchases of raw ore or unrefined conflict minerals and makes no purchases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or adjoining countries.
Determination
Based on Hanwha SolarOne’s reasonable country of origin inquiry, Hanwha SolarOne has no reason to believe that its necessary conflict minerals may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.
Link in Hanwha SolarOne’s Corporate Website
This specialized disclosure report on Form SD can be accessed on Hanwha SolarOne’s investor relations website at http://www.hanwha-solarone.com.
| Item 1.02. | Exhibit |
Not applicable.
| Section 2. | Exhibits |
| Item 2.01. | Exhibits |
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd. | ||
| By: | /s/ Seong Woo Nam | |
| Name: | Seong Woo Nam | |
| Title: | Chairman and CEO | |
Date: October 15, 2014
[Signature Page to Form SD]
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| Filed on: | 10/15/14 | |||
| For Period End: | 12/31/13 | 20-F | ||
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