The verification team has found that the Responsible care ethic is well understood and
largely guides the daily actions and activities of the Shell Chemical Canada Ltd.
(hereafter called SCCL) management team and its employees. Senior Management,
including the Board is actively involved in the commitment and processes of
Responsible Care and taking a lead role in making the understanding of Responsible
Care more widespread amongst the public and its employees.

After 2 ½ days of interviews with manager, employees and appropriate
stakeholders the reverification team judges Rhodia Canada Inc. (Rhodia) to
have a good understanding of the Responsible Care codes. The Responsible
Care ethic is in place but there are areas where the understanding of the ethic is
weak. These areas will be addressed in the Findings Requiring Action
throughout the report.

A Responsible Care® re-verification for Methanex Corporation, based on
CCPA’s Responsible Care® Re-Verification Protocol 2002 – 2005, was carried
out between March 29 and May 27, 2004. Sites visited included the Methanex
Corporate Headquarters in Vancouver, B.C. and manufacturing sites located in
Kitimat, B.C., Punta Arenas, Chile and New Plymouth, New Zealand. Regional
Marketing & Logistics offices in Dallas, Texas, Santiago, Chile, Auckland, New
Zealand and Brussels, Belgium were also visited. The Dallas and Brussels visits
also included visits to shipping Terminals in St. Rose, Louisiana and Rotterdam,
The Netherlands respectively.

ERCO Worldwide has undergone numerous name changes, ownership and management
organizations in its long history. It is now back to the ERCO nomenclature that focuses
on the fundamental aspect of its business, that of the electrolysis of sodium chloride
solution (brine) to produce sodium chlorate, used as a bleaching agent in pulp mills.
Over the years the company has acquired additional facilities and also introduced new
product lines.

On June 14th, 15th and 16th, 2004 the reverification team visited Nacan Products
Ltd. (Nacan) facilities in Brampton, Ontario and Boucherville, Quebec to conduct
interviews and review management systems and documentation pertaining to the
reverification protocol for 2002 through 2005.