Method 0.4 · Release 11 · deployed September 13, 2026, 00:07 UTC (September 12, 8:07 p.m. ET)
Dataset last updated: September 12, 2026
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- Tantalum
- Role
- Component supplier
- Product niche
- Electronic components (company-level)
- Period
- 2025
- Level
- Company
- Country
- United States
- Score
- 92
- Band
- A
- Coverage
- 100%
- Confidence
- Moderate
- Dataset source date
- 2025-12-31
- Research review date
- 2026-09-03
Company-level 3TG disclosure; not a product, shipment, direct-supplier or facility-performance assessment.
Current issuer disclosure benchmark. Product mix differs within this initial cohort, and issuer-reported figures are not independently verified by Highbrow.
Named companies have not endorsed or participated in this research.
Release 11 records source and review dates once per profile, shown above. Method 0.5 will record them for each criterion.
Six criteria and their evidence
Sourcing policy
✓ SupportedResponsible-minerals policy and supplier expectations are described.
- Page / section:
- I, Company overview and policy
Accountable oversight
✓ SupportedA cross-functional team, executive sponsorship, tracking and grievance channels are described.
- Page / section:
- III.a, Company management systems
Upstream transparency
✓ SupportedThe report lists potential facilities and acknowledges that it depends on multi-tier supplier data.
- Page / section:
- II; III.b; facility list dated May 28, 2026
Assessment evidence
◐ PartialFacility statuses are reported using RMI-related information, while the issuer expressly states that its report is not audited.
- Page / section:
- III.c; IV.c; report audit statement
Risk response
✓ SupportedRed flags, supplier engagement, escalation and possible termination are described.
- Page / section:
- III.c, Risk management
Reporting & limitations
✓ SupportedThe annual filing states scope, quantitative results, data limits and planned actions.
- Page / section:
- Reporting period; II–IV; results and limitations
Issuer-reported metrics
In-scope procurement represented by responses
99% by dollar value
Issuer-reported coverage across 3TG, not a tantalum-only response rate.
ir.vishay.com ↗ · II, RCOI Process and Results · As of 2025-12-31
Potential 3TG SORs
210
Reported by suppliers; not confirmed product-level sourcing.
ir.vishay.com ↗ · II, RCOI Process and Results · As of 2025-12-31
Issuer-validated conflict-free SORs
203 (97%)
Issuer terminology and 3TG-wide total; Highbrow does not convert it into a supplier-risk rating.
ir.vishay.com ↗ · IV.c, Results · As of 2025-12-31
Tantalum relevance
Major consumer for tantalum capacitors
Issuer statement establishes sector relevance, not a purchase volume or named supplier relationship.
ir.vishay.com ↗ · I, Company overview · As of 2025-12-31
Upstream relationships
Global Advanced Metals Aizu — Japan
Reported possible upstream · 2026-05-28
The reporting company identifies this facility as a possible source somewhere in its supplier-reported network. This does not establish a direct supplier, exact tier, shipment or product link.
ir.vishay.com ↗ · Facility list dated May 28, 2026 — Global Advanced Metals Aizu, CID002558
Reporting profile · Upstream profile
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown — United States
Reported possible upstream · 2026-05-28
The reporting company identifies this facility as a possible source somewhere in its supplier-reported network. This does not establish a direct supplier, exact tier, shipment or product link.
ir.vishay.com ↗ · Facility list dated May 28, 2026 — Global Advanced Metals Boyertown, CID002557
Reporting profile · Upstream profile
TANIOBIS GmbH — Germany
Reported possible upstream · 2026-05-28
The reporting company identifies this facility as a possible source somewhere in its supplier-reported network. This does not establish a direct supplier, exact tier, shipment or product link.
ir.vishay.com ↗ · Facility list dated May 28, 2026 — TANIOBIS GmbH, CID002545
Reporting profile · Upstream profile
A “reported possible upstream” relationship is not a “confirmed direct” relationship.
Report a correctionCMMS-BS assesses what public sourcing disclosures establish. It is not a certification, an audit or legal advice.