AMRT v1.32: What’s New in RMI’s Latest Template

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AMRT v1.32: What’s New in RMI’s Latest Additional Minerals Reporting Template

On 30 October 2026, the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) released AMRT v1.32, the latest version of its Additional Minerals Reporting Template. The AMRT is the free, standardized template companies use to collect smelter, refiner and processor data for minerals outside the scope of the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) and the Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT). v1.32 is a maintenance update. It does not change the template’s structure.

Why This Matters

The update improves translations, makes RMI’s Public List easier to reach, and refreshes the smelter data built into the template. Suppliers who fill in the AMRT will see better facility matching. Customers who review responses will get cleaner data. RMI does not collect completed AMRTs, so each company decides when to move to the new version.

Compliance Timeline — Mark These Dates

• 11 November 2022 — Launched: RMI formally launched the AMRT. It started as the Pilot Reporting Template (PRT).
• April 2025 — Scope change: copper, graphite, lithium and nickel moved from the AMRT to EMRT 2.0.
• 30 October 2026 — Released: AMRT v1.32 and the unbranded v1.32.1 became available.
• Fall 2027 — Next version: RMI expects the next AMRT. It updates the template at least once a year, with releases scheduled for Q4.

What Changed in v1.32

RMI lists three changes.

• Translation corrections and improvements: suppliers worldwide fill in the AMRT using its translated text. Clearer translations reduce misread questions and inconsistent answers.
• Public List link on the Smelter List tab: suppliers and customers can go from a facility they entered to RMI’s published information, without searching the RMI website separately.
• Updated Smelter Reference List and Standard Smelter List: the facility data built into the template is refreshed. More of the smelters, refiners and processors that suppliers enter will match a recognized facility, and reports made with older versions may miss newly identified facilities.

v1.32 or v1.32.1?

• AMRT v1.32: the RMI-branded template.
• AMRT v1.32.1: an unbranded version, with a v1.32.1 Completion Guide.

RMI says the two versions are functionally identical, so either one is acceptable. Use the unbranded version if your company or industry group prefers templates without RMI branding.

Which Template Covers Which Minerals

• CMRT (Conflict Minerals Reporting Template): gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten (3TG).
• EMRT (Extended Minerals Reporting Template): cobalt, copper, graphite (natural), lithium, mica and nickel.
• AMRT (Additional Minerals Reporting Template): every other mineral, for example aluminum or silver.

Minerals used in metal alloys are generally in scope too, but each company decides whether to include them based on materiality and risk.

Do Suppliers Need to Switch Now?

Not immediately. RMI recommends using AMRT v1.31 or higher for the reporting year, so responses already completed on v1.31 are still within that recommendation. There are still good reasons to move to v1.32 for new surveys:

• Current data: its smelter lists are the most current, so facility matching is better.
• Translations: the improved text helps suppliers who do not work in English.
• Consistency: using one version across your supplier base makes consolidation easier.

Check your customers’ requirements as well. Some customers set their own minimum version, which may be stricter than RMI’s recommendation.

Who Is Affected

The AMRT is designed for downstream companies, meaning every company from the end user up to, but not including, the smelter or refiner. It supports due diligence in line with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. It also flags new facilities that could be audited under RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP). Purchasing, supply chain and sustainability teams, and the suppliers who answer their requests, should plan for the new version.

What Companies Should Do Now

• Download AMRT v1.32 or v1.32.1 from the RMI website, never from third-party copies (RMI warns that modified templates are circulating).
• Use v1.32 for new supplier surveys, and keep accepting v1.31 responses already received.
• Check that the facility names suppliers enter match the updated Smelter List.
• Before you submit, check that every Declaration answer lines up with the right mineral, because answers do not move when minerals are added or removed.
• Watch for further changes to the EMRT’s scope, because the AMRT’s scope changes whenever RMI expands its other templates.

Key Questions Answered

What is the AMRT?

The AMRT is the Additional Minerals Reporting Template, one of three free, standardized supplier reporting templates from RMI. It collects due diligence information on minerals that the CMRT and EMRT do not cover. It also helps identify supply chain “pinch points”: the smelters, refiners and processors that most of a mineral passes through.

What changed in AMRT v1.32?

Three things: translation corrections, a Public List link on the Smelter List tab, and an updated Smelter Reference List and Standard Smelter List. The template’s structure did not change.

Do I have to use AMRT v1.32?

No. RMI recommends v1.31 or higher for the reporting year. Some customers set stricter minimum versions, so check their requirements.

Does RMI collect completed AMRTs?

No. Suppliers send completed templates directly to their customers.

Reference: Responsible Minerals Initiative, Additional Minerals Reporting Template