RPC Inc.
06/01/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/01/2026 14:31
Specialized Disclosure Report (Form SD)
CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT
This report has not been subject to an independent private sector audit.
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Company Overview |
RPC, Inc. ("RPC" or "the Company") provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services and equipment primarily to independent and major oil and gas companies engaged in the exploration, production and development of oil and gas properties.
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Conflict minerals and Covered Countries |
"Conflict Minerals" or "3TG" are gold, columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, wolframite or their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten. "Covered Countries" are the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and certain adjoining countries.
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Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry ("RCOI") and Nationally or internationally recognized due diligence framework |
RPC does not purchase raw ore or unrefined Conflict Minerals directly from mines, smelters or refiners and makes no direct purchases of any minerals in the Covered Countries. The Company's supply chain with respect to the products that use Conflict Minerals is complex, with intermediaries and third parties in the supply chain between the manufacture of products and the original sources of Conflict Minerals. The Company must therefore rely on its suppliers to provide information on the origin of the 3TG contained in components and materials supplied, including sources of 3TG that are supplied to them from their suppliers (i.e., second-tier suppliers). The Company surveyed 100 percent of its direct suppliers of raw materials and components. This risk-based approach is consistent in all material aspects with the framework in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ("OECD") Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the related Supplements on gold and tin, tantalum and tungsten.
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Due Diligence |
The Company conducted the following due diligence measures:
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Identified those products which it manufactured or contracted to manufacture that contained one or more of the Conflict Minerals or its derivatives and determined that four of the products it sells contain tungsten. |
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RPC conducted a survey of the direct suppliers that were identified as supplying products that contain Conflict Minerals. We used the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template ("CMRT") published by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition and Global e-Sustainability Initiative ("EICC/GeSI") Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative ("CFSI"). CMRT maintains a list of smelters that have received a conflict-free designation from the CFSI. All smelter information provided by the vendors was compared against the list maintained by CMRT. |
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Results of Due Diligence |
The Company received responses from 83 percent of the suppliers surveyed and the results are as follows:
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60 percent confirmed that 3TG used in their products is not from the Covered Countries and identified smelters that were on the CFSI list. |
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20 percent confirmed that 3TG used in their products are from recycled or scrap sources. |
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10 percent confirmed that 3TG used in their products is not from the Covered Countries but did not provide a list of the smelters from which the minerals are sourced or listed smelters that were not on the CFSI list. |
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10 percent confirmed that 3TG was used in their products, but they did not know where the minerals were sourced from. |
Some of the challenges that we encountered when we obtained the responses were as follows:
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We depend on information received from our direct suppliers to conduct our good faith RCOI process. |
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We have a varied supplier base with differing levels of resources and sophistication, and many of the suppliers are not subject to Rule 13p-1 of the Exchange Act. |
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Certain suppliers were unable or unwilling to specify the smelters or refiners used for components and materials supplied to us. |
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Steps to be taken to mitigate risk |
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We will continue to improve our due diligence measures and clearly communicate expectations to our direct suppliers concerning transparency and sourcing of materials and components containing Conflict Minerals. |
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The Company will continue to use CMRT as part of the supplier inquiry process for 2026. |
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Product Description |
The products that the Company contracts to have manufactured which contain Conflict Minerals are described below:
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Efforts to |
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Mills used to grind or cut and remove metal, composites or other materials in downhole oilfield completion and workover activities Motors used to perform services or convey tools in downhole oilfield completion activities Tools used to create perforations in well casing to prepare a well for hydraulic fracturing operations Hydraulically actuated rotary impact tools which move casing sleeves and clean out debris during oilfield completion operations |
A partial list of the facilities used in these products that are contracted to be manufactured and have a "conflict free" designation on the CFSI list is shown below:
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5D Production OU
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ACL Metais Eireli
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A.L.M.T. Corp
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AMG Brasil
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Alpha Assembly Solutions Inc
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Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.
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Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.
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Aurubis Beerse
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CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
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Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co. Ltd.
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China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
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Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co. Ltd.
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CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.
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Cronimete Brasil Ltda
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CRM Synergies
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D Block Metals, LLC
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DONGKUK INDUSTRIES Co., Ltd.
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Dowa
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EM Vinto
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F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
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Fenix Metals
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FIR Metals & Resources Ltd.
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Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
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Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
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Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
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Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co. Ltd.
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HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd.
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H.C. Starck Inc.
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H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH
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Heraeus Metal Hong Kong Ltd.
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Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.
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Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch
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Hydrometallurg, JSC
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Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
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Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co. Ltd.
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Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co. Ltd.
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KEMET de Mexico
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Kennametal Fallon
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Kennametal Hunstville
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LLC Vostok
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Luna Smelter, Ltd.
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Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
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Masan High-Tech Materials
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Materion Newton Inc.
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Metalor US Refining Corporation
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Mineracao Taboca S.A.
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Minsu
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Moliren Ltd.
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Nam Viet Cromit Joint Stock Company
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Based on the Company's due diligence efforts to date, the list of countries of origin for the relevant products is shown below:
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Austria
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Belgium
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Bolivia
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Brazil
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China
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Estonia
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Finland
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Germany
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India
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Indonesia
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Japan
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Kazakhstan
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Malaysia
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Mexico
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Peru
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Philippines
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Poland
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Republic of Korea
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Russian Federation
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Rwanda
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Spain
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Taiwan
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Thailand
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United States
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Vietnam
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The efforts to determine the origin of conflict minerals are discussed above |
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Niagara Refining LLC
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Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
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NPM Silmet AS
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NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC
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OOO "Technolom" 1
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OOO "Technolom" 2
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Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.
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Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.
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PowerX Ltd.
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PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
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PT Cipta Persada Mulia
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PT Mitra Stania Prima
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PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo
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PT Timah Tbk Kundur
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PT Timah Tbk Mentok
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QuantumClean
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Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.
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Royal Canadian Mint
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Shinwon Tungsten (Fujian Shanghang) Co., Ltd.
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Super Ligas
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Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.
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TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.
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TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.
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TANIOBIS GmbH
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TANIOBIS Smetling GmbH & Co. KG
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Telex Metals
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Thaisarco
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Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co. Ltd.
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Tungamoy Metals Inc.
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Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC
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Unecha Refractory metals plant
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White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.
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Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG
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Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
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Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
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XIMEI Resources (GUANGDONG) Limited
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Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.
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YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.
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