A Responsible Care re-verification of Akzo Nobel Chemicals Ltd. was conducted
on September 29 through October 2, 2003 and was carried out in accordance
with the CCPA re-verification protocol as issued in June 2002.

The re-verification was conducted by a four-member team with public and
industry representation and included interviews with key personnel and
stakeholders, document reviews, a walk through of the Saskatoon facility and a
brief visit to Fort Storage Ltd. in Saskatoon, a warehouse used by the company.

After two days of interviews with managers, employees and appropriate
stakeholders the reverification team judges VFT Canada Inc. to have a very
good understanding of the Responsible Care codes and ethic.

Bayer Canada Inc. Responsible Care® re-verification trial was conducted on
February 10 & 11, 2003 by a verification team appointed by the Canadian
Chemical Producers’ Association (CCPA).

The re-verification was held at the company’s Sarnia, Ontario site. The plant was
visited on the afternoon of the 10th. Interviews were conducted with senior staff
members and several office, production and maintenance employees. The
verification team also met with the members of the Joint Health and Safety
Committee (JHSC) on the 10th. and with the Community Advisory Panel (CAP)
on the 11th. Information was also gathered from phone calls with external
stakeholders (suppliers, neighbours, clients etc.)

This reverification team found that the Responsible Care ethic is well understood
and to a very large degree guides the daily actions and decisions of the Huntsman
management team and its employees. The Executive Contact is deeply involved in
the commitment and the process of Responsible Care and is leading a sound
approach to making it even more widespread among the employees and the
public. There are still, as always, opportunities for improvement. We detected
eagerness on the part of the entire team for our comments and ideas for the
continuous improvement of their Responsible Care Management system.

A Responsible Care® Re-Verification for Nexen Chemicals Canada Limited
Partnership (Nexen Chemicals), based on CCPA’s Responsible Care® Re-
Verification Protocol 2002 – 2005, was carried out between November 13 and
20, 2002. Sites visited included Nexen’s Corporate Headquarters in Calgary
and manufacturing sites located in North Vancouver, B.C., Beauharnois, Quebec
and Amherstburg, Ontario.