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.

Responsible Care® re-verification for NOVA Chemicals Corporation, based on
CCPA’s Responsible Care re-verification Protocol 2002 – 2005, was carried out
between September 16 and 27, 2002. Manufacturing sites visited included the
Olefins/Polyolefins plants at Joffre, Sarnia and Corunna and the Styrenics facility in
Montreal. Visits were also made to the NOVA Research and Technology Centre and
the NOVA Chemicals Technical Centre in Calgary. The re-verification was carried out
by a three member Canadian Chemical Producers Association (CCPA) appointed
verification team, augmented by community representatives for each of the locations
visited.

The Responsible Care® Re-Verification for Cognis Canada Corporation was conducted
on April 22-23, 2002.

The Re-Verification was based on a visit to their Mississauga Head Office/Warehouse
on March 25, 2002 and a more detailed visit to their Toronto Plant on April 22-23, 2002.
Information was gained from interviews, document reviews, a site inspection and
subsequent interviews with external stakeholders. The Re-Verification was conducted by
a four-member team appointed by the Canadian Chemical Producers’ Association and
scrutinized by local community representatives from the Toronto Site.