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LE MAGAZINE DE I’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES DISTRIBUTEURS DE PRODUITS CHIMIQUES

SUMMER•2009SUMMER•2009

LE MAGAZINE DE I’ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE DES DISTRIBUTEURS DE PRODUITS CHIMIQUES

ÉTÉ•2009ÉTÉ•2009

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ChemunicatorTHE MAGAZINE OF THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS

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Contents627 Lyons Lane, Suite 301Oakville ON L6J 5Z7Tel.: (905) 844-9140 | Fax: (905) 844-5706 | www.cacd.ca

CACD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PresidentTony Craske, Unipex Solutions

Vice-PresidentMichael Staley, Brenntag Canada Inc.

Secretary TreasurerDavid Luciani, Min-Chem Canada Inc.

Past PresidentRod Paterson, A. S. Paterson Company

Directors-at-LargeDavid Ballantyne, Sodrox Chemicals Ltd.Kathie Taylor, Charles Tennant & Co.Willy St.Cyr, Univar Canada Ltd.David Lloyd, Diversity Technologies Corp.Randy Bracewell, ClearTech Industries Inc.Jean-Francois Warlop, Quadra Chemicals Ltd.

Executive DirectorCathy Campbell | [email protected]

Member Services CoordinatorCatherine Wieckowska | [email protected]

EditorCatherine Wieckowska

Design & LayoutVZiON Designswww.vziondesigns.caTel.: 416.712.2831 email: [email protected]

PrinterPocket Press Printing467 Speers Road, Unit 14Oakville, ON L6K 3S4

Direct news releases, new product releases, professionalstaff changes, etc., to the Editor at CACD offices at theaddress above

The Chemunicator is published 3 times a year.

Advertising SalesCatherine Wieckowskae-mail: [email protected]: (905) 844-9140 | Fax: (905) 844-5706

Copyright 2009 by Canadian Association of ChemicalDistributors. All rights reserved.

Note: CACD does not approve, endorse or promote, nor does it assumeany responsibilities for damages arising from the use of the products,services and technologies mentioned or advertised in the Chemunicator

CACD assumes no liability for errors, omissions or inaccurateinformation in the articles, advertisements, and/or accuracy ofinformation provided by writers, authors or vendors.

Responsible Distribution is a registered trademark of the CanadianAssociation of Chemical Distributors.

ChemunicatorTHE MAGAZINE OF THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS

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FEATURES

Report on this year’s AGM – C. Campbell ..............................................6YBTC Committee Update – C Wieckowska ..............................................8Western Chapter Committee Update – J. Bird ..................................9Detecting Terrorist Behaviour – C. Barr & S. Foster ..........................10Who is Responsible? – B. Wastle............................................................13An interview with Mr. Warlop, Quadra – C. Wieckowska ................18CACD visits the OPC for drug lab training – C. Wieckowska ........20Challenging year for Chemical Distributors – M. Fermont ............26Less is More – J. Black ............................................................................28

DEPARTMENTS

EditorsN O T E S .............................................................. 4

Mark YourC A L E N D A R S ...................................... 5

PresidentsM E S S A G E ............................................ 5

EmployeeN E W S .......................................................... 12

CompanyN E W S .......................................................... 16

The GreenC H E M U N I T Y .................................... 23

ExecutiveD I R E C T O R .......................................... 30

SS UU MM MM EE RR •• 22 00 00 99Volume 21, Number 2

Responsible Distribution~ Our Commitment ~

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Can someone tell me where the summerhas gone? Aside from the horriblerainy weather, I can’t seem to identifythe summer months. We used toconsider the summer “downtime” but ithasn’t been that way for CACD thisyear. I’m sure you are experiencing thesame thing at your workplace, especiallyin a time where we are all looking atways to better our business and itsoperations.

This issue of the Chemunicator isfocused on B-A-L-A-N-C-E. Balance inall places of your life – work, home,environment and community. It seems

that we are all facing the same struggles as we do our best to manage itall. Coincidentally, the semiannual meeting in November will highlightbest practices for keeping balance in all aspects of business. Fullinformation and registration package will be released in the Fall, however,you can find the preliminary details within the magazine.

Your committees at CACD have been very active through the summermonths as well. In this issue, we have captured the recent activities ofthe Western Chapter Committee and the You be the Chemist CanadianCommittee. Please take a read and bring yourself up to date.

Also featured in this issue is an interview with Mr. Jean-Francois Warlop,President of Quadra Chemicals. Mr. Warlop explains their recent movein Quebec and renovations to their other facilities. Quadra has found agood business balance between its people, product stewardship andquality supplier relationships.

The Ontario Police College and the RCMP invited CACD and its membercompanies to attend a training day at their college. Sgt. Brent Hill andCpl. Brent Hasey walked the attendees through staged drug labs, whichuse chemical products. Each participant took home an appreciation forthe level of training and commitment each Officer gives. The partnershipwas created with the RCMP in hopes to ensure each member company isselling responsibility and finding the balance between sales, operationsand community outreach – did someone say RD?

Mr. Brian Wastle of the CCPA shares the story of the Canadian ChemicalProducers Association and Responsible Care (RC). He poses a veryimportant question – who is responsible? Mr. Wastle gives the history ofRC and shares the CCPA’s next steps. The constant message throughouthis story is that it is the responsibility of the industry to marryregulations, best practices and commitment to the public. Again, findinganother balance.

For those of you who have not received your communiqué via email orsnail mail, CACD is moving to a new office. It was time for a fresh startand worry free parking (inside joke for those of you who have been toour Lyons Lane location). For new address and details, please see insidethis issue of the Chemunicator.

I too am struggling with finding balance in my personal and professionallife. Personally, I am preparing for the birth of my second child all thewhile entertaining a toddler and my husband who refuses to admit that heis as much work as my daughter. This creates the chaos in myprofessional life as I have to prepare for maternity leave and organize theevents for 2010 now. I have to find a balance between every day activitiesat the office and plan the projects that will take place following mydeparture. Oh yah, did I mention that amidst all this, CACD is moving?

Est-ce que quelqu'un peut me dire où donc est passé l'été ? À partl'horrible temps pluvieux, j'ai beaucoup de mal à reconnaître les mois del'été. L'été est habituellement une période calme à l'ACDPC mais pascette année. Je suis convaincue que vous vivez la même chose à votretravail surtout par les temps qui courent alors que nous cherchonscontinuellement à améliorer le rendement des activités de notreentreprise.

Cette édition du Chemunicator est axée sur l'É-Q-U-I-L-I-B-R-E, cetéquilibre si nécessaire dans tous les aspects de notre vie – le travail, lamaison, l'environnement et notre collectivité. Il semble que nous devonstous mener les mêmes combats pour réussir à gérer tout ça. Coïncidencepeut-être, mais le congrès semestriel de novembre mettra l'emphase surles meilleurs moyens de garder un bon équilibre dans tous les aspects denotre entreprise. Des informations complètes et un nécessaired'inscription seront disponibles à l'automne mais des détails préliminairesse trouvent déjà dans le présent numéro.

Les comités de l'ACDPC ont aussi été très actifs au cours de l'été. Dansce numéro, nous avons résumé les récentes activités du Comité duChapitre de l'Ouest et du Chapitre canadien de "Vous êtes le chimiste"(You be the Chemist). Faites cette lecture pour vous mettre à jour.

Aussi dans ce numéro, on retrouve une entrevue avec M. Jean-FrançoisWarlop, président de Quadra-Chimie. M. Warlop nous décrit leur récentdéménagement et les rénovations effectuées à leurs installations auQuébec. Quadra a trouvé un juste équilibre entre ses employés, la gestiondes produits et des relations de qualité avec ses fournisseurs.

L'École de police de l'Ontario et la GRC ont invité l'ACDPC et sesmembres corporatifs à leur école pour une journée de formation. LeSergent Brent Hill et le Caporal Brent Hasey ont fait visiter auxparticipants des laboratoires de drogues reconstitués utilisant des produitschimiques. Tous les participants sont repartis en appréciant encore plus laformation et l'engagement de ces officiers. Ce partenariat avec la GRC aété créé pour s'assurer que chaque membre corporatif fait la promotionde la responsabilité pour trouver l'équilibre entre ses ventes, ses activitésd'entreprise et son implication dans la société – quelqu'un a parlé de RD ?

M. Brian Wastle de l'ACFPC nous dresse l'historique de l'Associationcanadienne des fabricants de produits chimiques et du programme deGestion responsable (Responsible Care – RC). Il pose une importantequestion – qui est responsable ? M. Wastle relate l'historique de laGestion responsable et nous explique les prochaines étapes de l'ACFPC.Le message qu'il répète sans cesse dans son récit est qu'il est de laresponsabilité de l'industrie d'allier réglementations, pratiquesd'excellence et engagement envers le public. Encore là, trouver un autreéquilibre.

Pour ceux qui n'auraient pas encore reçu le communiqué par courriel ouposte terrestre, l'ACDPC déménage dans de nouveaux bureaux. Le tempsétait venu pour une cure de rajeunissement et pour du stationnement sansproblèmes (une farce interne pour ceux qui sont déjà venus dans noslocaux de Lyons Lane). Pour la nouvelle adresse et les détails, tout estinscrit dans cet exemplaire du Chemunicator.

Moi aussi je suis à la recherche d'équilibre dans ma vie personnelle etprofessionnelle. Je me prépare à donner naissance à un deuxième enfanttout en m'occupant d'un autre tout-petit et mon mari qui refused'admettre qu'il me donne autant de travail que ma fille. C'est ce qui causele chaos dans ma vie professionnelle puisque, en même temps, je dois mepréparer pour mon congé de maternité tout en devant organiser lesévénements de 2010 dès maintenant. Je dois trouver l'équilibre entre montravail de tous les jours au bureau et la planification des activités qui sedérouleront après mon départ. Ah! oui, ai-je mentionné qu'au travers detout cela, l'ACDPC déménage ?

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Catherine WieckowskaMember Service Coordinator & Chemunicator Editor

M O T D El’Editeur

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Wikipedia isn’t sure whether itwas Einstein or Woody Allenthat said, “Time is nature’s wayof keeping everything fromhappening at once.” This is thesame line of thought as timebeing either the duration of anevent or the period between twoevents.

For me, time has been terms onthe board of directors of theCACD. And time has flown by.It seems like yesterday that PeterJobling and I were the newblood on the board. I wasoverwhelmed by the acronymsand was unfamiliar with theissues facing the industry. I

seemed to be in the wrong place. Suddenly, my terms as SecretaryTreasurer, Vice President and President are over. The CACD hassurvived.

It turns out that CACD is structured to survive and thrive. WithPeter Prichard, Steven LePoole, Ian Dowding and Peter Jobling asmodels and with Tony Craske, Mike Staley and David Luciani closebehind me, it would have been virtually impossible for me to go toofar wrong. CACD’s bright future is also guaranteed by the vigilanceand commitment of Cathy Campbell, our Executive Director. Cathyis continually monitoring the pulse of our members and the state ofgovernment and industry to insure that the Board and ourcommittees are moving in appropriate directions. The third leg ofour stool is the membership itself. Our strong membership fuels ourprogress. The significant number of committee participation hoursprovided by our members is reflected in the impressiveaccomplishments made by our committees.

In an economic climate that could move companies toindiscriminately cut spending and hunker down, our membershiprallied behind its association and attended the Annual Meeting inKananaskis, Alberta. We had 117 attendees which, although downfrom previous years, was a resounding success. There areassociations which cancelled their 2009 annual meeting due to lack ofmembership support. This has been a circuitous route to get to mycore message. I would like to thank the board members, Cathy andCatherine in the office and our membership for allowing me toparticipate on the CACD board of directors. It has been a time ofpersonal growth for me. It has allowed me to meet people anddevelop relationships that would have been unlikely from theconfines of my cubicle at work.

I will be less visible but still lurking at the next two events. Makesure that your calendars include these dates. Our Secretary Treasurer,David Luciani of Min-Chem, has crafted a great program for ourSemi-Annual Meeting on November 4th and 5th in Mississauga,Ontario. Vice President, Mike Staley of Brenntag, is working withthe office staff to make the June 2-4, 2010 Annual Meeting in Ottawalive up to the high standard set by previous annual meetings.

Lastly, thanks to Tony Craske of Unipex Solutions for taking over asPresident on the CACD Board of Directors. Tony brings muchindustry and association experience to the role and with the usualsupport from our membership, he will be very successful.

Rod Paterson,Past President, CACD / President, A.S. Paterson & Company

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PPrreessiiddeennttssM E S S A G E

Rod PatersonPresident of A. S. Paterson Company

CACD Semi Annual Meeting: November 4th & 5th, 2009Mississauga Convention Centre Mississauga, Ontario

CACD Annual General Meeting:June 2nd - 4th, 2010 Fairmont Chateau Laurier

Committee Meetings

Board September 16th, 2009 at 1:00 pmNovember 4th, 2009 at 9:30 am

OLC September 17th, 2009 (Joint meeting with RDC),location: TBDOctober 21st, 2009December 9th, 2009(all meetings begin at 9:30am)

RAC October 6th, 2009December 8th, 2009(all meetings begin at 9:30am)

RDCSeptember 17th, 2009 (Joint meeting with OLC),location: TBDDecember 3rd, 2009 (all meetings begin at 10:00am)

YBTCSeptember 14th, 2009 at 2:00pm

Montreal Chapter September 24th, 2009November 25th, 2009

Western Chapter September 10th, 2009 in EdmontonNovember 12th, 2009 in BC

Committee Chair Meetings:September 30th, 2009 at CACD

Mark YourC A L E N D A R S

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This year’s annual meeting was planned by Tony Craske,Unipex Solutions and his committee. The meeting began witha workshop that offered something for everyone. The RCMPopened with a presentation on chemical diversion for illicitdrug manufacture and what it can do to a community. Sgt.Brent Hill had his colleagues from Alberta with him to meetthe membership and answer any questions they may have.

Safe Start presented on assessing safety programs and thechanges through the years. Gary Higbee used case studies toillustrate the importance of safety not only in the workplace,but at home. He specifically pointed out that the most safety-conscious person at the plant, would do dumb things at home.We must put value on safety everywhere!

CACD’s supplier partners F.H. Black & Company spoke on thepower of 1%, and the practical ways which a Company canliterally squeeze what would appear to be seeminglyinsignificant improvements in operations, which result in somesignificant dollars to the outcomes. In a time of “recession”and “economic slowdown”, management must become morecautious and put even more pressure onto the entireorganization to help drive every last cent to the bottom line.Tyrone Davids of EDI Coaching was back for a presentation,

“Full Court Press – Business Development & Retention.” Hespoke on the biggest challenges for business today and workingwith the downturn in an opportunistic way where possible.Tyrone spoke to the responsibility of leaders and to take thetime to focus on customer service.

The day ended with a trip to Boundary Ranch to enjoy ahayride and rambunctious cowboys, who took Dave Ballantyneof Sodrox Chemicals hostage. The day was a good start to theevent.

The annual members meeting was held early the following dayled by Rod Paterson, CACD’s now immediate past president.Mr. Paterson gave his president’s report on the successes andchallenges of the Association over the past year. “ThroughCACD’s sweat equity offering from the membership, theAssociation is able to achieve a lot with a little” said PresidentPaterson. The Association is in an excellent financial position,membership is remaining strong as is the supplier partnerships.Mr. Paterson thanked the members and supplier partners fortheir continued support, specifically for allowing personnel toattend functions such as this meeting, which are revenuegenerators for the association.

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Keynote speaker Leonard Brody followed the annual membersmeeting with a talk on “730 Days from Now”. Mr. Brodyspoke to four key issues: climate change, technology, thefinancial crisis and demographics. He said “Canada is about tobecome one of the most powerful nations on Earth, becausewe have the energy sources, water & room to grow.” Hefurther stated that “Entrepreneurship is alive and well inCanada with twice as many entrepreneurs in Canada than theUSA and that technology has been the foundation. Canada hasalways used technology to tie/unite the country. Necessityforced us to be the Innovation Nation” (which incidentally isthe name of one of his books). Mr. Brody’s insights wereinteresting and got the group talking about expectations andpriorities for the future.

John Rice, Executive Director of the Chemical EducationalFoundation spoke on the formalized partnership in place withthe CACD. He thanked the membership for taking the “Yoube the Chemist” Program into Canada and delivering to thechildren. He pointed out that eighth graders vote in five yearsand the importance of their decisions being made on fact, notfear. Steve Jones, Vice President of Brenntag Canada (vicechair of the YBTC Committee) informed the meetingattendees on the accomplishments of the committee,specifically the fact that the program would be made availableover the internet and in both official languages.

Mayor Dan Mathieson of Stratford, Ontario shared hiscommunity’s story on the impact and stressors that illicit drugscaused his city. The Mayor spoke passionately on what can andwill happen if the community is not proactive. He thanked thechemical distribution industry for their partnership with theRCMP and for following the Responsible Distribution Code ofPractice to do the right thing. Mayor Mathieson said thatStratford initiated the “Families for the Future Program,”which offers counseling to children between the ages of sevenand eleven & their parents who may be at risk for substanceabuse, violence, delinquency, depression or school failure maybe a program that would partner nicely with the YBTCinitiative.

Dr. Terry Flynn, professor at McMaster University presentationtitled “Lessons learned from cats, dogs, toys & cold cuts”spoke on the significance of crisis communications andconsequences of mishandling the situation. He used casestudies such as the pet food contamination last year, the MapleLeaf Foods listeria bacteria crisis and the Mattel recall to namea few. Dr. Flynn spoke on the value of having a program inplace, but to ensure it is implemented, training requirementsfor the person who will represent the Company should adisaster occur, which may not be the President. If you werenot fortunate enough to hear Dr. Flynn speak at the annual

meeting, you will have another opportunity, as he will be aspeaker at the semiannual meeting in November.

President of Charles Tennant Canada, Rob MacPhail shared hisCompany’s experiences in setting up a business in China. Robgave first-hand accounts of the issues and challenges that hisCompany faced during their first years. At the same time,Tennant has been very successful, with plans of openinganother facility there. Rob informed the group that there mustbe a commitment in place to stay in China for at least 30 years,which offers good access to all modes of transportation. It isa myth that there are no regulations in place, this has beenchanging and continues to improve.

The day ended with a presentation to President Patersonthanking him for his work and achievements. He was up hoopdancing with the native dancers at the dinner. It was asuccessful two years with Rod at the helm. Thanks Rod!

Thank you to all who attended this year’s annual generalmeeting. We appreciate the support from our sponsors and tothose who continue to participate at each year’s events. Wewill see you next year in Ottawa, Ontario!

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- Cathy Campbell, Executive Director / CACD

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Snapshot by: Catherine Wieckowska, Editor / The Chemunicator

MMOONNEETTAARRYY CCOONNTTRRIIBBUUTTIIOONNSS

Recently received donations from 2 new contributors:

CCOOMMMMIITTTTEEEE SSTTAATTUUSS

Committee Chair: Peter Jobling, Cambrian Chemicals Vice Chair: Steve Jones, Brenntag Canada

2009 Committee Members: Peter DiTecco, Armbro Transport Inc. Steve Jones, Brenntag Canada Inc. Bonnie Miller, Brenntag Canada Inc. Cathy Campbell, CACD Catherine Wieckowska, CACD Peter Jobling, Cambrian Chemicals Inc. Frans Des Tombe, Cognis Canada Uli Miersch, Evonik Industries Teresa Prendergast, Les Traductions T Pendergast Craig Wickett Erika Larson, Fielding Chemical Technologies Rosanna Aurello, Quadra Chemicals Ltd. Dave Ballantyne, Sodrox Chemicals Ltd. Ian Dowding, The Interface Financial Group

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CACD and CEF sign agreement for creation of online YBTC publication. Canada will be the first to release an online version of the program. Workbook electronic files received from the Chemical Educational Foundation (CEF) and sent to Canadian translator for bilingual conversion. www.youbethechemist.ca and www.ybtc.ca website domains are now registered. Began construction on the www.youbethechemist.ca website. Layout and design established. The Canadian Committee has been divided into 3 subcommittees:

1) WEBSITE CONTENT 2) WEBSITE DESIGN & FUNCTIONALITY 3) FUNDRAISING

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The subcommittees will continue to meet in the Fall of 2009 to finalize the website. Target completion date for website is scheduled for December, 2009. The Fundraising committee will begin their campaign in the Fall of 2009. If you / your company would like to make a donation, please contact CACD or Committee Chair, Peter Jobling of Cambrian Chemicals. The Committee will present at the Science Teacher Association of Ontario (STAO) 2009 conference “Spotlight on the new curriculum inquiry to innovation” on November 13th, 2009. The Committee continues to participate in local events to promote the workbook and program across Canada. The following press release reports on the YBTC Canadian Committee’s involvement with Guelph, Ontario’s Emergency Preparedness Week.

COMMITTEE UPDATE Canadian

Uli Miersch presents Executive Director, Cathy Campbell of the CACD with Evonik’s YBTC contribution.

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NOTES BY: JIM BIRD, COMMITTEE CHAIR / UNIVAR CANADA

Ralph Bock of Saskatchewan Environmental Protection sharedwith the group the coming changes to the Environment Actwhich will move the requirements under the Act from being“prescriptive” to being “performance”. This will be a welcomechange and will recognize programs such as Responsible Careand compliance with the Agrichemical Warehousing StandardsAssociation audit protocol. It was pointed out that ResponsibleDistribution should also be recognized and the groupexpressed concern that CACD wasn’t consulted during theconsultation process.

Dan Depuis will be responsible to get the RD Code to RalphBock so that Responsible Distribution will get the recognitiondeserved. Complying with a recognized standard means thatan organization will not be subjected to government audits,which will begin under new regulations coming from the newAct. Ralph also told us that the government will be lookingclosely at emergency response and the expectation is that anorganization will use Incident Command, which will lead toUnified Command. The Province will likely expand the FederalE2 regulations to make the provincial requirements.

Under the existing permitting system all organizations whostore chemicals in Saskatchewan need a permit. Anyonesupplying chemicals to such an organization must ensure thata permit is in place. The recipient must show proof of permit;this can also be checked at www.saskspills.ca .

The province is also working on an “Integrated Spills Report”which when used will meet the requirements of all agencies inSaskatchewan; provincial and federal. This report is waitingcompletion for translation into French and when this is done itwill be available for use.

Randy Bracewell gave a report from the Board.

For more information on getting involved with the Western ChapterCommittee, please contact:

Jim Bird,Safety Health & Environment ManagerUnivar Canada Ltd.Direct phone: 604.231.5292Cell: 604.828.1979

ARLINGTON, VA—May 14, 2009— More than 1200 students,from over 25 schools in Ontario, Canada, were introduced to theexciting world of chemistry through an all-day event that featuredexperiment demonstrations and hands-on activities organized bymembers of the chemical industry.

As a part of Ontario’s Emergency Preparedness Week, theCanadian Association of Chemical Distributors (CACD)headquartered in Oakville, ON, and member company SodroxChemicals of Guelph, ON, had a booth display that featured theChemical Educational Foundation’s (CEF’s) You Be The Chemist(YBTC) Activity Guides: Lesson Plans for Making Chemistry Fun.

The Activity Guides, developed by CEF, are instructional aidesdesigned to engage students in the science of chemistry and tomake teaching the subject easier for educators. There are twobooklets divided according to grade level, one for grades K-4 andanother for grades 5-8. The guides use fun, educational concepts toemphasize the importance of chemicals in our everyday lives. Eachof the Activity Guides include approximately 30 educator-reviewedlesson plans, in-depth activity sheets that can serve as classroomassessments or homework assignments, project extensions,vocabulary lists, and a resource guide that includes importantchemists, tips for non-chemistry educators to better teach thesubject, and safety information.

The events of the day were coordinated and instructed by DaveBallantyne, Vice President and Principal of Sodrox Chemicals, withthe goal of making chemistry fun for the students while promotinga positive image of the chemical industry and hopefully gettingyouth interested in the chemical industry as a future career option.Ballantyne stated: “This is a fun, interactive way to illustrate tochildren that chemistry is the fundamental science of life.”

CACD and their member companies have long been advocates ofCEF’s You Be The Chemist programs. In addition to donatingYBTC materials to member companies, CACD also plans totranslate the YBTC Activity Guides into French for distributionthroughout the country and for posting on-line. Visitwww.chemed.org for more information about the YBTC programs.

###Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Arlington, VA, the

Chemical Educational Foundation is dedicated to fostering agreater understanding of the science of chemistry, the benefits ofchemicals, and the importance of chemical safety awareness.

###The Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors (CACD) is a

non-profit trade association for the distribution sector of theCanadian chemical industry. As of May 2008, CACD represents 52member companies across Canada, with 169 sites.

News Release Contact: Laurel Brent, 703/527-6223 / [email protected]

ONTARIO STUDENTS BECOMECHEMISTS FOR A DAY

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The driver of a car passes the gate of a facility several times,slows down to take some photos, and then speeds off.

A lone male is seen taking video of a structure that is not ofinterest to the typical tourist.

A facility’s front desk receives a phone call from someoneclaiming to be a potential customer. They want to place anunusually large order and ask detailed questions about thequantity, availability and type of product that is produced orstored on the premises ...

It is entirely possible that each of the actors described in theseincidents have a valid explanation for their actions. It’s alsofeasible that they are aspiring terrorists who are in the midst ofplanning an attack.

Such suspicious incidents may be of particular significance forsome chemical manufacturers - particularly if such chemicalscould, in theory, serve as precursors for malicious actorsattempting to construct an explosive device.

Indeed, aspiring terrorists in Canada have employed deceptive"social engineering" techniques where their true identity isconcealed in order to acquire bulk amounts of ammoniumnitrate, among other materials. In another case, a member ofan Australian-based cell of an Al Qaida-affiliated group wasconvicted in 2006 for planning a terrorist act. His activitiesreportedly included the use of false identities when placingbulk orders with a commercial chemical supplier for largeamounts of methylated spirits, hydrochloric acid, citric acid,and glycerine. The individual also possessed a manualcontaining information on the manufacture of poisons andbombs.

But what exactly should front-line workers at manufacturingplants be looking for? What is worthy of reporting to securitypersonnel? Further, what are the signs that a seemingly randomand innocuous occurrence is actually part of a larger, maliciousplot? Lastly, how can law enforcement agencies such as theRCMP support the reporting and analysis of suspiciousincidents that may display a potential nexus to terrorism?

Carrying out a successful attack against a hardened targetrequires a sophisticated, and often complex, plan. Attackplanners would probably need to conduct operationalsurveillance and reconnaissance to determine if a selectedtarget has one or more vulnerabilities. They may wish to knowwhich vulnerability is the most exploitable and, in turn, whichattack mode will guarantee the highest rate of attack success.When these things are determined, the group may thengraduate to the "dry-run" stage where the attack is rehearsed.(This was the case in London's 2005 terrorist attack, asillustrated by closed-circuit television footage that was detectedby authorities after the event.)

THE SIR SYSTEM

The planning and rehearsal actions of a potential terrorist plotcan be broken down into specific types of suspicious incidents,all of which will be represented in the RCMP’s SuspiciousIncident Reporting (SIR) System. This secure Web portal isdesigned to capture all suspicious incidents affecting all 10 ofCanada’s Critical Infrastructure (CI) sectors, includingManufacturing.

Currently, the SIR is in a pilot phase where select owners andoperators of Rail and Urban Transit assets feed theirsuspicious incident reports into a standalone database. Thereports are then analyzed for trends and patterns - some ofwhich may exist in a single jurisdiction and CI sector, andothers that may exist across multiple jurisdictions and/or CIsectors.

Soon, a permanent Web-based solution will be launched,

FAST FACTThe Government of Canada has identified the followingexplosive precursors as those which pose the greatestrisk for the production of explosives: ammonium nitrate,sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium chlorate,potassium perchlorate, nitromethane, hydrogen peroxide(30 percent or greater), and nitric acid (68 percent orgreater). Source: Natural Resources Canada

Personnel should be aware if unidentified people who seem to becollecting information about an asset or employee.

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allowing users to enter suspicious incidents after accessing asecure portal. The portal will also house SIR analytical reportsand other intelligence products from the RCMP and partneragencies within the community. The portal aims to increaseinformation-sharing among the private and public sectors,while ensuring that owners of Canadian CI receive theintelligence and support they need to further protect theirassets.

The categories of incidents contained in SIR give front-linestaff an idea of what to look for, as well as the reasons whysuch incidents can be considered potential pre-attackindicators. The categories, along with some examples, appearbelow.

TYPES OF SUSPICIOUS INCIDENTS

Eliciting information is an attempt to collect informationabout an asset or staff member. The individual may contactpersonnel in person, by telephone or email in an attempt togain details about the facility’s design aspects, day-to-dayfunctions, personnel procedures or IT systems. This

engagement may not occur on site. Employees should beencouraged to report to security personnel whenever they areasked specific questions about their facility, whether they areon duty or off duty.

An Intrusion or Attempted intrusion may occur to test theresponsiveness of security personnel, or to map the layout ofan area.

Photography or observation may involve taking still or videopictures of a facility, observing through binoculars, taking

notes, drawing maps or diagrams. It is proven that operativesplace high value on such activities. For example, notes foundby U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2001 contained information onthe shuttle bus service in Singapore which ferries U.S. militarypersonnel to a rapid-transit station. Al Qaida casing notes thatwere seized in Pakistan in 2004 displayed extensive use of theInternet and newspaper sources and other backgroundinformation on U.S. companies for a possible terrorist attack.

Performing a Flyover with a manned aircraft or UnmannedAerial Vehicle (UAV) is another means to collect detailedinformation about the layout of a facility that may not beaccessed through other means.

The theft, acquisition or questionable possession of certainmaterials could be indicative of an impending threat. Forinstance, missing or stolen uniforms, identification, vehicles ordocuments could be used to advance a terrorist plot, either byconcealing someone’s true identity or concealingweapons/explosives.

A suspicious incident that is of particular significance for thechemical industry would be the attempted acquisition ofprecursor chemicals that could be used to construct animprovised explosive device (IED).

Suspicious packages are a commonly reported occurrence.Often, these packages turn out to be forgotten lunches orother such property that is inadvertently left behind - perhapsby employees. However, the frequency of this type ofoccurrence should not tempt us to regard all such packagesas non-threatening. A suspicious package could speak to anynumber of activities. For instance, it could be part of a

By: Chris Barr and Scott Foster

FAST FACTFor several years, the Canadian Fertilizer Institute hasbeen working with the RCMP and fertilizer wholesalers toidentify suspicious orders of ammonium nitrate.

Seemingly minor issues can take on greater meaningin the big picture

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By: Chris Barr and Scott Foster

THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OFCHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS

is pleased to announce the hire of JordanRanda as a part time Chemical Technical Writer,

effective April 30th, 2009. Jordan’s key responsibilities includesourcing data and information for the risk assessment sheets thatwill be posted on the tdger.ca website. Jordan works from the

Univar offices in BC and reports into the OLCsubcommittee Chairs, Jim Bird and Greg Ayres.Jordan will also work closely with the CACD office.We look forward to working with Jordan andfinalizing the anticipated website!

Please join me in welcoming Jordan to the Association!

Catherine WieckowskaMember Services Coordinator, CACD

OBITUARY FOR JAMES MCLEAN

MCLEAN, James - James (Papa) NealMcLean, born Oct. 17, 1932, past quietly away last Fridayevening in the loving arms of his devoted family and the specialcare of the Blue Water Health Hospital, 4th floor. Born to Jackand Angela McLean and raised in Sarnia. Loving husband toMary (Nanna) of 56 years. Life friend and caring partner to BarbMontgomery and Katie. Papa is proudly survived by his children,Jack McLean, Kathy Philpott (Don Reid) and Sue and MannyDaCunha. His grandchildren, Tim Philpott, Kimberly, Shelleyand Mic Worsley will fight to the end to confirm who is morelike him (my bids on Kim the know it all future PhD). Jim was agreat man. A lifer at Dow Chemical. Retired at 57, he enjoyed histoys, tools and time spent at the Blue Point cottage. We're sureyou may have seen his fires from the city or heard his whistle anytime of day. He would welcome old friends and new faces (neverforgot a name) and always loved your visits. Always working onhis “to do” list. He will be sorely missed.

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reconnaissance effort, a test of security, or a "dry run". Ofcourse, we must not forget that a suspicious package couldrepresent the threat itself.

The actions of sabotage, tampering, or vandalism can turninto a safety issue, result in economic damages, or just be anuisance. However, the impact of what appears to be minorvandalism may also create a vulnerability that can be exploitedin the future. A damaged lock or fence may provide access tothe facility. If surveillance equipment is damaged, theconsequent blind spot could be further exploited. In one casein Australia, members of an Al Qaida-affliated terror cell werereported to have cut the lock for a nuclear research reactor’sgate as part of a larger plan.

Questionable behaviour can often be indicative of a threat.For instance, an individual or group may communicate thatthey intend to compromise or damage an asset. Thesecommunications may be made in person, through a recordedmessage or perhaps through a bystander who overheard agroup's conversation.

Other types of behaviour that may be cause for concerninclude attempts to gain expertise in security practices andmethods, combat skills or other abilities that are acquired in asuspicious manner. For example, some of the 9/11 hijackersenrolled in flying lessons but were reported to have had nointerest in learning how to land aircraft.

FORGING PARTNERSHIPS

No matter how many categories are defined there will alwaysbe some kind of occurrence that is not represented. Whetherthe instance be specific to a kind of asset, or circumstance,there will never be an all encompassing checklist that can beprovided that will detail all indicators. The subject matterexpertise of CI owner/operators will provide an effectiveplatform for the identification of these types of indicators.Due to their location and specific expertise, security personnelat key facilities are ultimately in the best position to recognizewhen something is out of the ordinary or suspicious.

The RCMP’s Critical Infrastructure Criminal Intelligencesection strives to forge partnerships with security andintelligence personnel who are employed by owners andoperators of Canadian CI. The ultimate goal of CICI’s effortsis to exchange intelligence and information that will allowowner/operators to protect their assets in the most effectiveway possible.

For more information on the RCMP’s Suspicious IncidentReporting (SIR) System or to receive the monthly “CICIAssessment” bulletin, please contact Chris Barr, CICI’sIntelligence Analyst for the Manufacturing sector, at (613) 949-0862 or [email protected], ScottFoster is CICI’s Intelligence Analyst for the TransportationSector.

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t was William Perkin – an 18-year old chemist’sassistant who in 1856 was looking for a way tosave British troops from the scourge of malariaby converting coal tar to quinine. He failed, butaccidently came up with the colour mauve, andlaunched the very first application of syntheticchemistry on an industrial scale. Soon othercolours such as green and violet came along.

Some have said that Perkin was directly responsible for thebirth or our industry. He established the basis for thecommercial manufacture of a host of products from coal tarchemistry – benzene, kerosene, naptha, creosote, paraffin,toluene – and more recently other magical hydrocarbonderivatives such as plastics,pharmaceuticals, fertilizers and so on.One heck of a legacy!

However, I suspect Perkin’s neighboursalso began to ask the question “who’sresponsible?” when they noticed that thecanal outside his factory turned adifferent colour every week. Right fromthe very beginning, the chemical industrybrought the world both miracles andunintended consequences.

Next I’d like to answer the question aboutwho’s responsible for inflicting me uponyou. It was my dad, Cec Wastle. He wasa chemist, a chemical engineer and aChemical Institute of Canada Fellow. In addition to creatingme, he created in me a fascination with the magic of chemistry.He’d conjure up synthetic opals in his basement lab, andcreated bubbles that would last for days. The company he co-founded and ran for many years made many amazing productsbased on research he carried out – floor wax, cough drops,margarine, drink crystals – all under one roof. But his mostinspiring product, at least to a kid, was bubble gum and theaccompanying complete set of baseball cards at the start ofevery season. I was hooked!

Which brings us to the folks responsible for Responsible Careand for whom I’ve been privileged to be a spear carrier for thepast 18 years.

These heroes are the leaders and employees of the membercompanies of the Canadian Chemical Producers’ Association,

or CCPA. To truly work, Responsible Care must be embracedby every single person in a company and transform the waythey make decisions and the way they carry out their work.These wonderful folks have overcome many internal andexternal challenges to do the right thing and be seen to do theright thing. They have persevered, and transformed ourindustry.

And this transformative process has also been a collective one.CCPA is the trade association that represents the interests ofcompanies who convert the raw materials of salt, sand andorganic matter into the ingredients used by our customers tomake virtually everything society uses daily – computers, cars,clothing, cosmetics, carpets, paper, medicines. Magic makers!

Immediately after the 2nd World War,this magic made us the darlings ofsociety – the great hope for the future.Within 25 years, we had squandered thistrust, and had become seen as the evilmakers. Our wonderful chemicals wereseen as having doppelgangers – evil twinslike pollution, plant explosions,derailments and cancer that broughtchemicals into people’s lives in ways thatgenerated fear and loathing. By 1980,opinion polls placed public confidence inchemical company executives below thatof politicians, used car salesman - andeven lawyers.

This prompted the more enlightened leaders of our industry.They confirmed our ethic indeed sucked, and they developed astatement of principles that they felt might go some waytowards winning back public trust – a statement they calledResponsible Care.

They also identified who should be responsible for this ethicalchange, and as a result, in about 1980, the CEOs of the 72CCPA member companies were asked to sign a commitment toResponsible Care. They took this to their corporate lawyers,who, after stifling their mirth, counseled the CEOs to stopsmoking funny stuff in CCPA meetings. Responsible Care died– but happily, only briefly. By 1984, all but two CEOs hadsigned on.

In December of that year, the chemical disaster in Bhopal,India impelled our Board of Directors to make Responsible

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Care a condition of membership. The last two CEOsimmediately signed.

The Board also decided more than just a statement ofprinciples was needed, and asked that we enlist the support ofa National Advisory Panel of our most articulate and informedcritics – environmentalists, consumer activists, organizedlabour, community leaders, etc. to flesh out these newprinciples and bring them down to earth.

These activists were doubtless veryskeptical about our new-found religion,and likely would have endorsed the viewof my favourite curmudgeon, H.L.Mencken, who said that “conscience isthe inner voice which warns us thatsomeone may be looking.”

This panel first met in 1986, and within3 years had helped us create a set of sixcodes of practice. These codescontained 151 elements that covered theresponsible management of chemicalsover their life cycle - from theirinception in the lab, through theirmanufacture, transportation and use, andright to their final resting place.

In the fall of 1989, all CEOs signed a commitment toimplement all 151 elements of the codes within 3 years.

The Panel then helped us define performance metrics to trackand report our collective progress in fulfilling the commitmentof Responsible Care to protect people and the environment.

By 1993, they had also prodded us – to use a gentle term – todevelop a process of public and peer verification to confirmthat companies were actually following the Responsible Careethic and implementing the codes of practice. The four-person verification teams consist of two independent industryexperts, an activist from our advisory panel and a citizen fromthe neighbourhood of each facility. Every company is nowverified every three years, and the results made public, both bythe company and by CCPA on our public website www.ccpa.ca.

The American Chemical Manufacturers Association had beenwatching these early developments with great interest, and feltour approach might also help them win back public trust.

They adopted Responsible Care in 1988.

At that time, a new organization – the International Council ofChemical Associations – was in the process of being formed tocoordinate global chemical advocacy. It was decided to makeResponsible Care one of its first initiatives. Canada was askedto chair the first Responsible Care Leadership Group of theICCA, and by 1992 we had the chemical associations in 21

countries signed on and implementingResponsible Care with their membercompanies.

From its origins in Canada, a new globalnorm had been established, and hasgradually won recognition by many of ourinternational stakeholders. Former UNSecretary General Kofi Anan cited thelaunch of the Responsible Care GlobalCharter in Feb 2006 as a model for allglobal industries to follow. This charterhas now been signed by the CEOs of over120 of the top global chemicalmultinational companies.

The Russian Federation of Chemistsbecame our 53rd national ResponsibleCare association last year, and we’re

hoping to soon add the newly formed chemical associations inChina and in the Middle East.

Thus endeth our history lesson. Now to the current chapter of“Who’s responsible” -who’s responsible for kicking us all to ahigher level?

In June of 2007, our CCPA Board spontaneously ignited. Inthe midst of a routine strategy planning session, several CEOspassionately declared that our new norm was now the oldnorm. They felt we’d lost our leadership edge withResponsible Care. Society’s expectations for sustainability hadovertaken our principles and our codes.

While concerns still existed with the long-standing issues ofpollution, plant accidents, derailments, etc. new issues hadarisen – issues with chemicals in consumer products (such asphthalates in toys and BPA in baby bottles), global warming,energy supply, water resources, corporate social responsibility,biotechnology, nanotechnology to name a few.

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The Board immediately cleared their calendars for a specialsession in September 2007 to brainstorm, with outsidecritics and internal luminaries, what a new norm – a newset of principles – might look like. By June of last year,and after many rounds of meetings with our companyheads, our activist panel, our key committees and our peersaround the world, the CCPA Board approved a new“Responsible Care Ethic & Principles for Sustainability.”

These new principles were reviewed in Marrakech inOctober at a meeting of our 53 Responsible Care chemicalassociations, and I can blushingly report they greeted themwith great enthusiasm and exclamations that once againCCPA is showing the way forward.

They even officially adopted for international ResponsibleCare the new Canadian Responsible Care tagline “Ourcommitment to sustainability.”

We’ll try to live up their expectations – we have a lot ofwork to do over the next year to flesh out these principleswith new and expanded codes of practice.

We’re in the process of developing three totally new codesrather than add on to our existing six. These will be anOperations Code, a Stewardship Code and anAccountability Code. The current 151 code elements willbe consolidated and incorporated in these three codes, andnew elements added for such concepts as sustainable (or“green”) chemistry, social responsibility, precaution,inherently safer products, sustainable regulation, etc.

We’ll also have to incorporate these new expectations intoour verification process, develop new performance metricsand provide new forms of guidance to companies.

All this at a time of economic meltdown. Thecommitment of our companies to “boldly go” iscommendable, but the challenge will be in finding theresources to make it happen.

This brings us to the critically important question of who’sABOUT TO BE responsible. Who will take charge ofmaking real, and profitable, our commitment tosustainability through Responsible Care?

As John McCrae wrote in Flanders Fields, “To you fromfailing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high.”

Brian Wastle, CCPA’s Vice President, Responsible Care®

Bio - Brian R. Wastle

Since 1991, Wastle

has been Vice

President, Responsible

Care® with the

Canadian Chemical

Producers' Association

(CCPA) in Ottawa,

assisting the CEOs of

the association’s 65

member companies in

their implementation

and advancement of

the Responsible Care® way of life.

Wastle was the first chairman of the International Council

of Chemical Associations' Responsible Care Leadership

Group, which began in 1991 with 21 country associations

and now oversees the global spread of Responsible Care®

from its Canadian origins to 53 countries.

He has served on the Board of Directors and Executive

Committee of the Major Industrial Accidents Council of

Canada (MIACC), and on the Board of Directors of the

Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and their QMI

Board of Directors

Wastle had been “on loan” to the CCPA from Dow Chemical

Canada Inc. from May 1991 until his retirement from Dow in

September 1995.

His career with Dow since 1967 uniquely prepared him for

his current role by allowing him to make almost every

mistake in the book in such areas as process engineering,

health & safety management, site management, marketing,

business management and issues advocacy in such varied

geographies as western & central Canada, Japan and

Chile.

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ARMBRO TRANSPORT AWARDEDTHE SHIPPER’S CHOICE AWARD

Once again Armbro Transport is proud toannounce our selection as a recipient of the prestigiousShippers Choice Award. Armbro has been successful insurpassing the benchmark set for this award every year since itsinception, and this year we garnered the additional title of“Carrier of Choice”. This is a designation for carriers who’vereceived the Shipper’s Choice Award for 5 or more consecutiveyears.

Armbro Transport is very proud to be celebrating another veryspecial milestone in 2009, Our 50th year in business!

It is only through your ongoing support that we are fortunateenough to reach these milestones.

We wish to thank you for your continuing support. We are herefor you, to provide transportation solutions and to supportyour business needs.

The Armbro Advantage One stop shipping throughout Canada and the U.S.800-268-0940

NACD AND ACC SIGN AGREEMENTREGARDING RDP AND RCINITIATIVES

NACD and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) signed anagreement to closely cooperate in the promotion and performance of our respective EHS&S initiatives, theResponsible Distribution ProcessSM (RDP) and ResponsibleCare® (RC).

This marks a milestone in the relationship between ourAssociations. This partnership will improve communicationsfor all of our members and will Nacd, collectively, reach morethan one million customers on issues that are critical to ourindustry. NACD will work over the summer months onmaterials that will help you better understand the synergiesbetween these initiatives.

The signing of this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)took place in Colorado at the ACC’s Annual Meeting.Participants in the signing included NACD President ChrisJahn and NACD Chairman, Bruch Schechinger.

Chris Jahn added, “Our goal as an Association is to ensure thatour members’ businesses can operate successfully in the U.S.and in global markets. I see a tangible benefit of this

agreement in the area of continuous improvement. Through asharing of experiences, successes, and areas for enhancementsin Responsible Care® and Responsible DistributionProcessSM, our businesses will be stronger in environment,health, safety and security.”

This signing is personally gratifying to me. As many of youknow, one of my goals as Chairman of NACD was to improveour relationship with ACC and its membership. This MOU is astarting point to what I believe will be a mutually beneficialrelationship.

Bruce Schechinger, NACD Chairman

PERFECT CHEMISTRY:FIELDING ANDPHANCORP

July 21, 2009 – EllenMcGregor, President & CEO of Fielding ChemicalTechnologies Inc. and Isabel Alexander, President & Founderof Phancorp Inc. excitedly announce that Phancorp will mergewith Fielding to provide Cradle to Cradle® Care of Chemicals.Fielding is Canada’s largest and most accredited refrigerantreclaimer and producer of recycled chemicals. Phancorp is aleading global chemical wholesaler specializing in sourcing,procurement, distribution and logistics.

“This merge is our response to a growing market demand forgreen, yet cost effective products and services,” saysMcGregor. “Our combined capabilities will provide customerswith a unique partner to meet their chemical needs – fromsourcing virgin chemicals to providing the greenest choice tore-purpose chemical waste and everything in between,” saysAlexander.

Fielding and Phancorp both share deep commitment tosustainable development and world-class credentials.Phancorp’s credentials include ISO 9001, verification toResponsible Distribution® and WEConnect certification, theinternational standard for women-owned businesses thatresponsibly addresses the growing corporate demand forsupply chain diversification. Credentials held by Fieldinginclude ISO 9001, ISO14001, verification to ResponsibleCare® and membership in the province’s prestigious OntarioEnvironmental Leaders program.

“Our business partners will benefit from the quality servicesPhancorp has always provided, plus the added bench strengththat comes from Fielding and its 55 years in business” saysAlexander. “Together, we look forward to a sustainable futurethrough the business of responsibly managing chemicals

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throughout their life cycle,” says McGregor.

Phancorp will relocate from its Brampton offices to theFielding offices in Mississauga and will operate under theFielding name. The transaction is expected to close August 1,2009.

For further information, please contact:

Fielding Chemical Technologies Inc.(905) 279-5122www.fieldchem.com

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CEDA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

and its subsidiaries and affiliates are a leadingprovider of industrial maintenance,construction and turnaround services, as well

as additional specialized services to industry around the world.CEDA has been servicing the industry for over 35 years withinnovative specialty services.

At its inception, CEDA specialized in performing highpressure water blasting, vacuuming services and chemicalcleaning for the refining, petrochemical and power generatingindustries. Since then the company has expanded throughoutCanada and the United States and now offers a host of otherservices including: construction, mechanical, catalyst handling,electrical maintenance, power system testing andcommissioning, heavy equipment repairs and refurbishing,fireproofing and sandblasting, dredging and dewatering,hazardous materials emergency response and a variety of otherspecialty services to the industry. With its headquarters inCalgary, Alberta, the CEDA group of companies now employsover 2000 people throughout North America and is wellpositioned for growth.

Since 1988, the CEDA Emergency Response Team (CERT) hasresponded to over 5000 hazardous materials emergenciesacross Canada. Their team of highly trained technicians andspecialists are capable of responding to all nine classes ofdangerous goods including radioactive materials, unstable orexplosive chemicals and biohazardous waste. CERT is capableof responding to large scale emergencies and is routinelycontracted by municipalities, police agencies, fire departmentsand regulatory agencies.

The CEDA Emergency Response Team is a verified voting andfounding member of Canadian Emergency ResponseContractors Alliance (CERCA). CERCA works closely withindustry throughout Canada which includes the CanadianAssociation of Chemical Distributors (CACD), the CanadianChemical Producers Association (CCPA) and the RailAssociation of Canada (RAC).

CERT technicians are qualified to deal with unstable chemicaldisposal, as well as soil and site remediation. CERT has accessto personnel from various CEDA locations and from verifiedCERCA members across Canada. CERT is capable ofresponding to large scale incidents on land, water, rail and air.

CERT has invested significantly in dedicated specialtyequipment in major centers throughout Western Canada. Manyof their vehicles are equipped with pumps, hoses, sorbents,decontamination equipment and various personal protectiveequipment, such as military grade bomb suits, proximity suits,heat suits and a variety of chemical suits designed to protectagainst chemical and biological agents. CERT is an approveddistributor for a variety of chemical protective clothing andalso distributes various spill control products and booms.

The CEDA Emergency Response Team is committed to“working with industry, in your community, protecting theenvironment.”

CEDA continues to provide unmatched quality, value andservice to all of their clients. Part of their success is due totheir ongoing commitment to provide innovative solutions tomeet their client’s needs.

NEW SUPPLIER PARTNER - CEDA

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On April 29th, 2009 Cathy Campbell, Executive Director ofthe Canadian Association of Chemical Distributors (CACD)and Catherine Wieckowska, Member Services Coordinator ofCACD met with President of Quadra Chemicals, Mr. Jean-Francois Warlop. The purpose of the visit had two objectives.One, for a tour of their new larger facility in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec with dedicated food storage (GMP certified)and two, to discuss the core values and principles of one ofCACD’s founding member companies. The interview wasconducted by Catherine Wieckowska.

Interview with Mr. Jean-Francois Warlop (JFW):

CW: What value does CACD bring to Quadra?

JFW: Partnership in the industry. CACD gives theopportunity to share best practices and concerns that involvecompanies within the industry. CACD represents the heart ofwhy it is important to stay connected. Also, ResponsibleDistribution is an added value and credibility amongst theassociation and allies in the chemical industry.

CW: How would you describe Quadra’s commitment to giving back tothe industr y / CACD?

JFW: We have always given time and support from ourinternal staff. Jean Duclos is the acting Chair of the FinancialReporting Committee, Sam Assad was a long time committeechair, Walter Banas currently sits on the Regulatory AffairsCommittee and I am now sitting on the Board of Directors.We are very proud of our commitment to the CACD. TonyInfilise, a Past President of CACD, was a strong advocate ofthe CACD from the very beginning. He believed that if weknow better, we should lead the way. The same can be said forCACD and the chemical industry.

CW: What are your thoughts on CACD’s global involvement?

JFW: I understand that Steven LePoole has been very activewith ICCTA. We congratulate him for his efforts as RD does

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affect the way business is done in the world. Anything thathappens in China to Africa, impacts Canada. Quadra supportsthe work of Mr. LePoole and the CACD as we should all share,show and learn for the better of the world and industry.

CW: Why the recent move to the new facility?

JFW: Our previous location was great for the founding yearsbut we were squeezed to capacity. We needed more space forefficiency and comfort of our staff. The new facility is asymbol of Tony’s commitment to the business and his people.The staff of Quadra is very pleased with the move and newpremises.

CW: What are you most proud of Quadra?

JFW: That’s an interesting question. I could get into a lot ofthings here but let me tell you short story. When I first joinedthe Executive team here at Quadra, Tony asked me to go for adrive. He drove us out to a small warehouse here in Quebec.He told me that he felt it was important for him and hisexecutive staff to understand and appreciate where Quadracame from. He wanted me to make a mental note of whereQuadra started from and to not take it for granted. That driveand conversation has always stayed with me. Now, to answeryour question, I am most proud of the quality of people wehave. I can honestly say that we believe in the values ofthe company. Many employees have been with usfor decades, including one for 33 years. We arealso proud of the many partnerships withsuppliers that we have established over theyears. ‘Lords’ was our first supplier and wethank them for their faith and loyalty to us.Thirdly, I would like to say that we are proud ofour commitment to long term focus. We are notknown for short term success; instead, we set ourobjectives far out and look beyond the next few months.I guess that leads me to the conclusion, right? People,partnerships and long term- goals make me the most proudof Quadra.

CW: What are the next steps for Quadra Chemicals?

JFW: We would like to continue to strive forexcellence. We are always learning andexpanding. I hope to be here whenQuadra is the best in everything (saidwith a chuckle).

At this point, the interview ended andJean-Francois gave us a tour of the worldclass facility.

Jean Francois Warlop has beenwith Quadra for over 21 yearsand still shows signs ofpassion and excitement whenspeaking of the company. Mr.Warlop was born and raised inCongo, Africa, completedthree years of military collegebefore obtaining his Mastersdegree in chemical engineeringfrom the University ofGembloux in Belgium. JeanFrancois carries a naturalcharisma and speaks highly ofhis two sons and loving wife,Teresa. His devotion tofamily life might explain whyhe was attracted to Quadra, afamily owned and operatedcompany. CACD is delightedto have Mr. Warlop on theBoard of Directors and wethank him as well as the entireQuadra Chemicals team fortheir commitment to RD andthe CACD. Congratulationson the success of the businessand your innovativeoffice andwarehousefacility!

Warehouse loading area – 7 loading docks, withstate of the art security systems.

Warehouse – New warehouse with triple capacity,includes product segregation racking, bulk storageand packaging line.

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n June 17th, 2009 Sgt. Brent Hill of the Royal CanadianMounted Police (RCMP) invited the CanadianAssociation of Chemical Distributors (CACD) and itsmember companies to attend a training day at the

Ontario Police College (OPC) in Aylmer, Ontario. The objectiveof the visit was to give the CACD members an opportunity toexperience a chemical drug laboratory through a stagedpresentation. It also allowed members to appreciate thedemanding training procedures that a drug enforcement officermust undergo.

Sgt. Brent Hill, Cpl. Brent Hasey and John O'Reilly walked CACDthrough the many types of labs, gave the attendees an in-depthtour of the training facility, and had Dave Ballantyne of SodroxChemicals as well as Sat Anand of Anco Chemicals participate in atraining activity. Mr. Ballantyne and Mr. Anand each donned aSelf-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), similar to that wornby members involved in the dismantling of an actual lab, and thenclimbed through simulation exercises that mimicked confinedspaces with limited or no visibility. Of course these exercises werestaged and under the supervision of trained Officers. The groupgained a better appreciation for the Officers who perform thesetypes of tasks in real life scenarios, particularly in cases where theresponding unit is unaware of the lab and chemical componentsthey are walking into. The response from the attending groupwas very positive, as all who participated in the training day felt itwas well worth the visit!

As stated by Cathy Campbell, Executive Director, CACD “CACDhas enjoyed a successful relationship with the RCMP due to Sgt.Brent Hill and his team’s approach and attitude towards learningabout the chemical distribution industry and what we do.”

Since 1999 the CACD and the RCMP have had a strongpartnership that has grown over the years. Both parties worktogether to ensure the CACD membership is selling responsiblyand taking every practical precaution to ensure they meetResponsible Distribution.

The CACD would like to thank Sgt. Brent Hill, Cpl. Brent Haseyand John O’Reilly as well as the RCMP and OPC for organizingthe training day and giving the association this opportunity.

Should you or someone within your companysuspect criminal activity related to chemicalproduct purchases, please contact the toll freenumber provided by the ChemWatch program.

For further information on the RCMPChemWatch program or to assist your companywith identifying suspicious criminal activity,please contact Sgt. Brent Hill at the numbergiven below. For copies of the ChemWatchcatalogue, please contact the CACD office.

Sgt. Brent HillRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceNCO I/C Chemical Diversion UnitCriminal Operations, "O" Division Tel.: (905) 876-9848 / Email: [email protected]

Canadian Association of Chemical DistributorsTel.: 905-844-9140 / Website: www.cacd.ca

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FRONT ROW, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Dave Ballantyne, Sodrox Chemicals and Director on CACD Board, Bernie Cook, Brenntag Canada, Dave Grierson, Apco Industries,Philip Yu, Canada Colors and Chemicals, Greg Ayres, Sodrox Chemicals. BACK ROW, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Catherine Wieckowska, CACD, Gerry Gomez, TCLInnovations, Cathy Campbell, CACD, Sat Anand, Anco Chemicals, Sgt. Brent Hill, RCMP, John O’Reiliy OPC, Kathie Taylor, Charles Tennant & Co. and Director on CACDBoard, Shannon Tucker RCMP, Dave Hill, Quantum Murray, Echelon Response and Cpl. Brent Hasey, RCMP.

Dave Ballantyne, geared upand ready forstaged live wire action!

The CACD visits with theRCMP at the OntarioPolice College for handson drug lab training

The CACD visits with theRCMP at the OntarioPolice College for handson drug lab training

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e 17 juin 2009, le sgt Brent Hill de la Gendarmerieroyale du Canada (GRC) a invité l’Associationcanadienne des distributeurs de produits chimiques(ACDPC) et ses sociétés membres à participer à une

journée de formation au Collège de police de l'Ontario (CPO)à Aylmer, en Ontario. L'objectif était de donner aux membresde l’ACDPC la chance de vivre l'expérience d'un laboratoire defabrication de drogue chimique, ainsi que de leur permettred'apprécier les procédures exigeantes de formation qu’un agentde lutte anti drogue doit suivre.

Le sgt Brent Hill, le cpl Brent Hasey et M. John O'Reilly ontprésenté à l’ACDPC les divers types de laboratoires, ont faitfaire aux participants une visite guidée détaillée desinstallations de formation et ont fait participer Dave Ballantynede Sodrox Chemicals et Sat Anand d’Anco Chemicals à uneactivité de formation. M. Ballantyne et M. Anand ont tousdeux revêtu un appareil respiratoire autonome (ARA)semblable à celui que portent les policiers qui collaborent audémantèlement de véritables laboratoires et ont effectué desexercices de simulation dans des espaces clos à visibilité réduiteou sans visibilité. Il s’agissait bien sûr d’une mise en scènesupervisée par des policiers formés. Le groupe a ainsi prisconscience du travail des policiers qui exécutent ce genre defonctions dans le cadre de leur emploi, particulièrement dansles cas où l’unité d’intervention ne sait rien sur le laboratoire nisur les produits chimiques qui s’y trouvent. La réaction dugroupe s’est avérée très positive, tous les participants à lajournée de formation disant que la visite en valait bien lapeine!

Comme l’affirme Cathy Campbell, directrice exécutive «l’ACDPC entretient des relations fructueuses avec la GRC

grâce à l’attitude qu’adoptel’équipe du sgt Brent Hill en serenseignant sur le secteur de ladistribution de produitschimiques et sur ce que nous faisons. »

Depuis 1999, l’ACDPC et la GRC maintiennent un partenariatsolide qui s’est développé au fil des ans. Les deux partiescollaborent pour faire en sorte que les membres de l’ACDPCvendent leurs produits chimiques de façon responsable etprennent toutes les précautions possibles pour respecter lesrègles de la distribution responsable.

L’ACDPC aimerait remercier le sgt Brent Hill, le cpl BrentHasey et M. John O’Reilly, ainsi que la GRC et le CPO pouravoir organisé cette formation et avoir donné à l'Association lachance d’y prendre part.

Si vous ou un autre membre de votre société soupçonne des activités criminellesliées à l’achat de produits chimiques, veuillez composer le numéro sans frais duprogramme Vigilance-Précurseurs.

Pour de plus amples renseignements sur le programme Vigilance-Précurseurs dela GRC ou pour aider votre enterprise à relever des activités criminellesdouteuses, veuillez communiquer avec le sgt Brent Hill au numéro ci-dessous.Pour obtenir un exemplaire du catalogue Vigilance-Précurseurs, veuillezcommuniquer avec le bureau de l’ACDPC.

Sgt Brent HillGendarmerie royale du Canada S.-off. resp. du Groupe contre le détournement de précurseurs chimiques Police criminelle, Division OTél. : 905 876 9848 / Courriel : [email protected]

Association canadienne des distributeurs de produits chimiquesTél. : 905 844 9140 / site Web : www.cacd.ca

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LSat Anand, all dressed up and shimmies his way into a staged drug lab!

L’Association canadienne des distributeurs deproduits chimiques se rend au Collège de police del'Ontario accompagnée de la GRC pour une formationpratique sur les laboratoires defabrication de drogue

L’Association canadienne des distributeurs deproduits chimiques se rend au Collège de police del'Ontario accompagnée de la GRC pour une formationpratique sur les laboratoires defabrication de drogue

By: Catherine Wieckowska, Editor / The Chemunicator and,Jean Floyd, RCMP / Corporate Communications

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CLEANING THE AIR IN CANADIAN CITIES

One city bus can take 40 vehicles off the road, save70,000 litres of fuel and keep 168 tonnes of pollutantsout of the atmosphere each year.

THE PROBLEM

If public transit is promoted as an environmentallysustainable alternative to private vehicles, it is crucialthat it be as "clean" as current technologies allow.

Air pollution takes a great toll on human health andthe environment. Transportation is one of the largestsources of air pollution and greenhouse gases inCanada, particularly in urban areas. Large, heavy-dutyvehicles such as buses and trucks use diesel engines, asignificant contributor to emissions of particulatematter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide andhydrocarbons – all of which are hazardous to humanhealth. Environment Canada has declared particulatematter, especially airborne particulate matter equal toor less than 10 microns (called PM10), toxic under theCanadian Environmental Protection Act (1999).

As our city populations grow and the demand forpublic transportation increases, so does the need todeal decisively with the emissions from road transportthat form smog and acid rain.

SEEKING SOLUTIONS THROUGH S&T

Numerous statistical studies have led scientists toconclude that exposure to air pollution can increase therisk of lung and heart disease.

Across Canada, studies show there are more than 5,000premature deaths a year that can be attributed to airpollution.

In Ontario alone, during an average year, exposure toair pollution results in an estimated 60,000 emergencyroom visits and 17,000 hospital admissions.

Working with the Clean Air Strategic Alliance and theCity of Edmonton, and in partnership with theprovince of Alberta and private industry, engineers andscientists from the Environmental Science andTechnology Centre (Ottawa) tested the effectiveness ofan emission reduction technology, used with ultra-lowsulphur diesel, on local city buses in typical Canadiancold weather conditions.

Two City of Edmonton diesel-powered urban transitbuses were equipped with continuously regeneratingdiesel particulate filters, which reduce the particulatematter from engine exhaust, as well as carbonmonoxide and hydrocarbons.

To measure exhaust emissions, Environment Canadaengineers used a unique portable test unit designed in-house for on-board emission measurements, theDynamic Dilution On/Off-road Exhaust EmissionsSampling System (DOES2). The DOES2 is mountedonto the test vehicle and allows scientists andengineers to measure and characterize exhaustemissions in a real setting, as a vehicle moves throughits normal operating environment.

Exhaust emissions from the city buses were tested fortotal hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide,carbon dioxide and particulate matter. Results showedthe filter significantly reduced emissions of threemajor pollutants: total hydrocarbons by up to 87percent; carbon monoxide by up to 89 percent; andtotal particulate matter by up to 75 percent.

Combined with the use of ultra-low sulphur diesel fuel,diesel particulate filters can significantly reduce theharmful emissions from heavy-duty vehicles includingtransit buses. Ultra-low sulphur diesel fuel becamestandard in Canada effective September 1, 2006, inaccordance with federal Sulphur in Diesel FuelRegulations. Important in the Canadian context, thediesel particulate filter performed effectively even inthe very cold weather experienced during the testperiod.

TRANSFORMING KNOWLEDGE INTO ACTION

Who can use these results?

Results produced by "real world" emissions testing canassist municipalities, provinces, transit agencies andprivate industry in taking action to reduce and controlemissions to meet stringent new standards. Theseemission controls are now common technology onmany new urban buses.

Environment Canada has turned its attention to theexisting fleet of buses through a program with theCanadian Urban Transit Association to supportinstallation on older buses. This field work is anexample of the S&T activities conducted under theCanadian Environmental Protection Act (1999) to

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reduce emissions from in-use vehicles and to supportdevelopment of new regulations, guidelines and emissionfactors for mobile sources.

Practical testing also promotes a better understanding ofthe effectiveness of pollution reduction and controltechnologies among decision makers and environmentalmanagers, supporting their actions to reduce the impacts ofpollutants on human health and the environment.

BENEFITS TO CANADIANS

A cleaner environment in cities translates to savings inhealth costs and environmental clean-up costs. A single citytransit bus running efficiently can carry as many people as40 to 50 passenger vehicles, with only 25 percent ofcomparable emissions. Reducing toxic emissions, such asPM10, from vehicles has positive effects on air quality, smogand climate change, benefiting public health, the economyand the environment. Increased fuel efficiency brings adirect economic benefit to consumers.

On-road vehicles contribute up to 35 percent of theemissions that are involved in smog formation and up to 19percent of Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions.

A typical diesel-powered vehicle emits 1½ to 2 times asmuch nitrogen oxide into the air as a comparable gasvehicle. When nitrogen oxide and volatile organiccompounds react in sunlight and stagnant air, they formground-level ozone – the main component of smog.

Diesel engines are major contributors to urban particulatematter, which can carry carcinogens and cause respiratoryhealth problems in people.

In 15 Canadian cities, more than 330 transit buses builtbetween 1990 and 1993 have been retrofitted with DieselOxidation Catalysts.

ASSAINIR L'AIR DES VILLES CANADIENNES

Un seul autobus urbain peut remplacer 40 véhicules sur lesroutes, économiser 70 000 litres de carburant et empêcher168 tonnes de polluants d'être émis dans l'atmosphèrechaque année.

LE PROBLÈME

Si le transport en commun est privilégié comme solution derechange durable aux véhicules privés, il est essentiel qu'ilsoit aussi « propre » que les technologies actuelles lepermettent.

La pollution atmosphérique fait beaucoup de ravages à lasanté humaine et à l'environnement. Le transport est l'unedes sources principales de pollution atmosphérique etd'émissions de gaz à effet de serre au Canada, toutparticulièrement dans les zones urbaines. Les véhiculesutilitaires lourds et de grande dimension, tels que lesautobus et les camions, utilisent des moteurs diesel, quiparticipent à l'émission de particules, d'oxydes d'azote, demonoxyde de carbone et d'hydrocarbures, de façonimportante – et ces particules présentent toutes un dangerpour la santé. Environnement Canada a déclaré que lesparticules, surtout la matière particulaire de moins de 10microns (mieux connue sous l'appellation MP10) ensuspension dans l'air, était toxique selon la Loi canadiennesur la protection de l'environnement, 1999.

Comme les populations urbaines s'accroissent et que lademande en transport public augmente, il devient de plus enplus pressant de traiter de manière résolue les émissions dutransport routier contribuant au smog et aux pluies acides.

De nombreuses études statistiques ont incité lesscientifiques à conclure que l'exposition à la pollutionatmosphérique peut augmenter le risque de maladiespulmonaires et du coeur.

Des études montrent que, dans l'ensemble du Canada, plusde 5 000 décès prématurés par année peuvent êtreattribuables à la pollution atmosphérique.

En Ontario seulement, au cours d'une année moyenne,l'exposition à la pollution atmosphérique entraîne environ60 000 visites dans les salles d'urgence et 17 000hospitalisations.

À LA RECHERCHE DE SOLUTIONS AU MOYEN DES S ET T

En collaboration avec la Clean Air Strategic Alliance et la

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ville d'Edmonton, ainsi qu'en partenariat avec la provinced'Alberta et le secteur privé, les ingénieurs et lesscientifiques du Centre des sciences et technologiesenvironnementales d'Environnement Canada (Ottawa) ontmis à l'épreuve une technologie de réduction des émissions,qui fonctionne à l'aide de diesel à faible teneur en soufre,sur des autobus municipaux locaux dans des conditionscanadiennes typiques de temps froid.

Deux autobus urbains de la ville d'Edmonton à moteurdiesel ont été équipés de filtres à particules pour diesel quise régénèrent continuellement, ce qui entraîne la réductionde particules, du monoxyde de carbone et des hydrocarburesprovenant de l'échappement des moteurs.

Afin de mesurer les émissions de gaz d'échappement, lesingénieurs d'Environnement Canada ont utilisé un appareilde test portable unique conçu dans leurs laboratoires pourmesurer les émissions d'un véhicule en service, le Systèmed'échantillonnage par dilution dynamique des gazd'échappement des véhicules routiers et non routiers(DOES2). Le DOES2 est fixé sur le véhicule d'essai etpermet aux scientifiques et aux ingénieurs de mesurer etd'établir les caractéristiques des émissions de gazd'échappement en contexte réel, alors que le véhicule sedéplace dans son milieu d'utilisation normal.

Les émissions de gaz d'échappement des autobus urbainsont été analysées afin de calculer les émissions totalesd'hydrocarbures, d'oxydes d'azote, de monoxyde de carbone,de dioxyde de carbone et de particules. Les résultats ontmontré que le filtre réduisait de façon importante lesémissions de trois polluants majeurs: les émissions totalesd'hydrocarbures ont été réduites jusqu'à 87 pourcent, cellesde monoxyde de carbone jusqu'à 89 pourcent et lesémissions totales de particules ont été réduites jusqu'à 75pourcent.

Joints à l'utilisation de carburant diesel à faible teneur ensoufre, les filtres à particules pour diesel contribuent à laréduction considérable des émissions nocives des véhiculesutilitaires lourds, y compris des autobus urbains. Lecarburant diesel à faible teneur en soufre est devenu lanorme au Canada à partir du 1er septembre 2006,conformément au Règlement sur le soufre dans le carburantdiesel du gouvernement fédéral. Fait à noter dans lecontexte canadien, le filtre à particules pour diesel a trèsbien fonctionné par le temps très froid que l'on a connupendant la période d'essai.

METTRE LES CONNAISSANCES EN APPLICATION

À qui ces résultats servent-ils?

Les résultats découlant des essais de contrôle des émissionsen « conditions réelles » peuvent aider les municipalités, lesprovinces, les organismes de transport et les industries dusecteur privé à agir pour réduire et contrôler les émissions

afin de respecter les nouvelles normes exigeantes. Cescontrôles d'émissions sont maintenant des technologiesd'usage courant sur bon nombre de nouveaux autobusurbains.

Environnement Canada accorde maintenant une attentionparticulière à la flotte d'autobus actuelle à travers unprogramme de l'Association canadienne du transport urbain(ACTU) qui appuie l'installation de ces filtres sur les vieuxautobus. Ces travaux sur le terrain sont un exemple desactivités en matière de sciences et de technologie menées ausens de la Loi canadienne sur la protection del'environnement, 1999 en vue de réduire les émissions desvéhicules en service et d'appuyer l'élaboration de nouveauxrèglements, de nouvelles lignes directrices et de facteursd'émissions provenant de sources mobiles.

Les essais pratiques permettent aussi aux décideurs et auxgestionnaires de l'environnement de mieux comprendrel'efficacité des technologies de réduction et de contrôle de lapollution, appuyant ainsi les mesures qu'ils prennent pourréduire les répercussions des polluants sur la santé humaineet l'environnement.

AVANTAGES POUR LES CANADIENS ET LES CANADIENNES

Les véhicules sur la route participent à plus de 35 pourcentdes émissions qui contribuent au smog et jusqu'à 19pourcent des émissions totales canadiennes de gaz à effet deserre (GES).

Un véhicule à moteur diesel typique émet 1½ à 2 fois autantd'oxydes d'azote dans l'atmosphère qu'un véhicule similaireà essence. Lorsque les oxydes d'azote et les composésorganiques volatils (COV) réagissent à la lumière du soleil età l'air stagnant, ils forment l'ozone de la basse atmosphère –la composante principale du smog.

Les moteurs diesel sont une cause majeure des particulesurbaines qui peuvent propager des agents cancérogènes etcauser des problèmes respiratoires.

Dans 15 villes canadiennes, plus de 330 autobus urbainsconstruits entre 1990 et 1993 ont été équipés de catalyseursd'oxydation pour diesel.

Un environnement plus sain dans les villes entraîne desépargnes en coûts liés à la santé et à la dépollutionenvironnementale. Un seul autobus urbain qui fonctionneadéquatement peut transporter autant de passagers qu'entre40 et 50 véhicules privés, en ne produisant que 25 pourcentde leurs émissions. La réduction des émissions toxiquesproduites par les véhicules, comme les MP10, a des effetspositifs sur la qualité de l'air, réduit le smog et leschangements climatiques, profitent à la santé publique, àl'économie ainsi qu'à l'environnement. Une amélioration durendement du carburant entraîne des avantages économiquesdirects pour les consommateurs.

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T H E C H E M U N I C A T O R

UNTIL 2008, AN ECONOMIC MYOPIA PREVENTEDmany companies from grasping the fact that Wall Streetpredicaments would soon adversely impact the real economy.

Numerous premonitory signs regarding the economic bubblethat developed between 2005 and 2007 were ignored. Thisseriously aggravated the consequences of the systemic crisis inthe global economy. As much as Wall Street and the financialworld influenced the real economy before the crisis, it iseconomic restructuring and a return to normality in thefinancial sector that will influence the chemical industry andend the recession.

We are entering a new business environment marked bysignificant industry restructuring in various sectors includingthe steel, automotive and pulp and paper industries, as well asan overall decreasing demand for chemical products and relatedservices.

As disposable income declines and saving rates increase, overallspending will decrease. Shifting demand patterns will adverselyaffect the building, automotive, tourism and luxury goodssectors, to name a few.

No longer is the priority for distributors to serveindiscriminately all customers, but to select the right customersin less cyclical and still growing markets, like personal care,food and feed, and pharmaceuticals. The emphasis is moving

now toward quicker cash generation cycles based on shortersupply chains, lower inventories and reduced payment terms.During the first quarter of 2009, European chemicaldistributors' revenues and results declined on average by 20%.

One of the distributors' main concerns is over the strength andreliability of their supplier mix. The filing for bankruptcyprotection of Netherlands-based LyondellBasell Industries, andTronox and Chemtura in the US, dominated the chemicalindustry during the early part of the year. The financialdifficulties faced by Hungary's BorsodChem, US-headquarteredHexion Specialty Chemicals, INEOS in the UK or Canada's

Nova Chemnicals added todistributors' concerns about their

suppliers' long-term commitment to theindustry. Producers' disposal and reorganization of somebusinesses could also affect distributors' ability to ensurereliable supply to their customers. These developments severelyimpact chemical distributors, as the bankruptcy of the tenth-largest US distributor, JLM Industries, shows. More than ever,the quality and stability of the distributors' supplier mix is oneof the most critical aspects to be managed carefully and wisely.

The financial difficulties faced by some of their many smalland medium-sized customers and converters increase thedistributors' overall business risks, particularly when creditinsurers like Euler Hermes or Coface reduce their insurancecoverage. In many cases, coverage was cut by 50%. This createsa deflationary effect on distributors' revenues. Companyinsolvency cases are increasing significantly. They appear inseveral sectors down the chemical supply chain like the

Between 2005 and 2008, 80% of chemical distribution merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were by private equity-controlled distributors in primary, secondary and tertiary buyouts. What appeared to be a blessing for this sector is now becoming a real challenge. The distribution companies mentioned are all highly leveraged, as they were acquired with earnings before interest tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) multiples of 8-10. Accordingly, they are overloaded with debt that is no longer supported by current profit levels. Tension in several companies between owners and management is also often simmering when private equity owners request payments of high management fees and impose staff reduction plans.

The chemical distributor business model is strong and will definitely continue to create value for customers and suppliers. However, several leading distributors owned by private equity must as well assume now the task of dealing with their investors' difficulties.

PRIVATE EQUITY-OWNED DISTRIBUTORS

Distributor Owner Transaction amount (€m)

EBITDA* year of deal

EBITDA* multiple

Date and type of transaction

2007 global sales (€m)

Azelis 3i 315 37 8.5 12.07 Tertiary 914

Brenntag BC Partners 3,500 360 9.7 7.06 Tertiary 6700

DruckChemie 3i 133 16 8.3 4.08 Secondary 70

IMCD ABN Equity 320 38 8.6 6.05 Secondary 922

Neochimiki Carlyle 749 83 9 6.08 LBO** 400

Solvadis Orlando NA NA NA 6.04 LBO** 600

Quaron Bencis 60 8 7.5 6.02 LBO** 250

Safic Alcan ING Parcom 115 13 9 12.07 Secondary 250

Unipex ($) AXA PE 155 ($m) 18 ($m) 8.6 4.08 LBO** 220 ($m)

Univar CVC 1,500 175 8.6 10.07 LBO** 5.9

Warwick (£) CBPE 129 (£m) 16 8.1 9.08 LBO** 90 (£m)

NOTE: *earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization **leveraged buyout

SOURCE: DISTRICONSULT

BARRIERS TO EXITING CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION

Difficult IPOs to manage Lack of strategic buyers for large companies No funds available for secondary or tertiary placements Poor performance during recession Covenant breaches "Buy and build" restrictions Decreasing valuation of intangible assets Too high acquisition prices and inflated EBITDA multiples Increasing insourcing of producers' direct deliveries Uncertain outcome of antitrust judicial procedures Limited growth opportunities

- Contact Marc-Henri Fermont: [email protected]

CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS ARE NOW FACING THE MOST CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT YEARIN THEIR RECENT HISTORY

PRIVATE EQUITY-OWNED DISTRIBUTRORS

CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS ARE NOW FACINGTHE MOST CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT YEARIN THEIR RECENT HISTORY

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automotive, retail, steel, polymer and paper industries.

The conditions enjoyed until last year will not return. In thenew business environment, flexible distributors with a wideproduct mix, good assets, strong supplier and customer mixesand limited debt will be able to increase market share.

PRIVATE EQUITY IN REFLUX

Private equity made major inroads into chemical distributionand now controls about 30% of the European sector revenuesand several of the leading players (see table). France, with 80%of distributors owned by private equity, ranks at the top.

Between 2005 and 2008, 80% of chemical distribution mergerand acquisition (M&A) deals were by private equity-controlleddistributors in primary, secondary and tertiary buyouts. Whatappeared to be a blessing for this sector is now becoming areal challenge. The distribution companies mentioned are allhighly leveraged, as they were acquired with earnings beforeinterest tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) multiplesof 8-10. Accordingly, they are overloaded with debt that is nolonger supported by current profit levels. Tension in severalcompanies between owners and management is also oftensimmering when private equity owners request payments ofhigh management fees and impose staff reduction plans.

The chemical distributor business model is strong and willdefinitely continue to create value for customers and suppliers.However, several leading distributors owned by private equitymust as well assume now the task of dealing with theirinvestors' difficulties.

BARRIERS TO EXITING CHEMICALDISTRIBUTION•Difficult IPOs to manage •Lack of strategic buyers for large companies •No funds available for secondary or tertiary placements •Poor performance during recession

•Covenant breaches •"Buy and build" restrictions •Decreasing valuation of intangible assets •Too high acquisition prices and inflated EBITDA multiples •Increasing insourcing of producers' direct deliveries •Uncertain outcome of antitrust judicial procedures•Limited growth opportunities

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n the last issue of the Chemunicator, we exploredsome facts about financial reporting:

• Most companies use spreadsheets (the Swiss armyknife for accounting professionals) to prepare theirfinancial reports,

• 88% of spreadsheets contain (often significant) errors,

• Spreadsheets can be very difficult to manage and thereforenecessitate significant time investment to provide the level ofsophisticated/ complicated financial reports that largeorganizations require,

We concluded that article repeating the question we are oftenasked by our clients “How do I simplify/speed up the financialreporting process, AND reduce the risk of errors so that I canlower the cost of this required process?”

The answer lies in 4 basic steps which we outline below. As weoutline these steps, we would like to introduce you to aproduct (CaseWare Working Papers) we started working withmore than a decade ago for automating financial reports. Inintroducing the product, we risk turning this article into anadvertorial but with your indulgence we think that is aworthwhile risk. This product will illustrate a much betterapproach to solving your financial reporting requirements.

4 STEPS TO A FASTER, LESS RISKYFINANCIAL REPORT

1. Standardize. When we begin working with our clients onautomating their financial reports, we often see that form andcontent are not treated differently; they are all lumped togetherin Excel or Word.

Form (the physical structure of the report including: formats,fonts, spacing, page layouts, line item descriptions, notedisclosure wording) very rarely changes. But when it does, itcan be a real chore to find and update all the areas in all yourreports. Think of something simple like note numbering. Wehave seen numerous clients indicate that because of thecomplexity of their reports and the fact that they use multipledifferent spreadsheets, they spend significant time ensuringthat note numbering is correct and that the note numberreferences on all the statements are accurate.

Content (account values/balances, note disclosure specifics likefinancing terms) changes continuously. Every transaction youprocess will cause content on some report to change.

Complicating the report, these balances may need to bereferenced/updated in multiple places within your report (inthe balance sheet and in a supporting note).

In CaseWare Working Papers, a template is used to separateForm and Content. This template can be centrally administeredto ensure that your company’s standards related to form areenforced. The ability to distinguish between the Form &Content is essential because without it we cannot move to Step2...

2. Control. To minimize risk and speed up the reportingprocess, we need to control many things. For example, we needto control any changes to the Form of our reports.

Even more importantly, if we are to reduce the risk of error,we need to control how the Content gets into our reports.Except for a very few situations, those creating our financialreports should not be able to change the values. Values shouldcome directly from our various accounting systems,unmodified. If we can control this so that users can onlychange balances in controlled, audited ways (journal entries),we significantly reduce the likelihood of error.

In the CaseWare solution, Form and Content are controlled:

• Your trial balance (accounts and all balances - current year,prior year, budget etc.) is imported from your accountingsoftware and linked directly into your templated reportlocations as specified by the template designer. In a typicalimplementation, it takes our clients less than 5 minutes toproduce publish-ready draft financial statements!

• Note numbers (page numbers too), are never manuallyconfigured because if they are automated AND controlled, wecan ensure they update correctly throughout the documentwith associated references maintained.

• In those locations where the template author has allowedmanual intervention, content modifications are clearly flagged.

This control of Content is difficult and rarely done in Excel.Most Excel spreadsheets do not prevent modification of anybalance (including totals!) because to do so impedes the mainbenefit of the tool – flexibility. Oh, good luck finding the 10cells that have been manually changed in your 2000 linespreadsheet by the way.

3. Support. Once the draft financials are ready, we need to dothe most important part of financial reporting – support ournumbers. We need to:

I

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• prepare lead sheets that group accounts,

• gather relevant contracts, bank and loan statements thatagree to the balances in our reports,

• generate and include reports from various systems tosupport our accounts receivable, accounts payable, and otherbalances,

• perform & document various calculations based on numbersfrom your accounting software. The best example of this is thework necessary to create a Statement of Cashflow,

• If, based on our calculations or analysis we determine thatour balances must be adjusted, we need to be able to create(with full audit trail) any necessary adjusting journal entries.

CaseWare Working Papers, as the name implies, providescomprehensive functionality for supporting your financialreports. In fact many of the basics, like lead sheets, arepopulated automatically once you import your trial balance. Italso allows for the creation of an electronic working paper filecomplete with attached scans of all the documents necessary tosupport any of your balances or calculations. There is fulladjusting journal functionality to facilitate updating theimported balances based on your analysis. And finally, you havefull flexibility to create sophisticated worksheets for calculatingthings like amortization or even your cashflow statementbalances.

4. Audit. In this context, I use the term audit loosely. I amreferring to exercising a level of due diligence, and qualitycontrol respecting the financial report process and ensureintegrity. You need to be able to determine, at a glance if thereare problems in your reports. From notes or schedules notagreeing to statements, to the balance sheet not balancing, youneed immediate confirmation that all is right in the reports. Ifnot, do not allow those statements to be printed!

To further speed your reporting process and minimize thechance of error, you also need one place to document all thequestions, issues and review comments from the variousindividuals involved in the reporting process. Why? Becauseyou better make sure all of these issues are cleared before youpublish the statements!

Again, the CaseWare solution has addressed this need. Fromcustom diagnostics to cover any issue you want to monitor tocomplete issue documentation, this product‘s strength is itsability to provide an audit trail respecting your reportingprocess.

What are the downsides to the CaseWare solution?

1. You need to learn another tool. Excel is great because youknow it. While the CaseWare product imitates Word and Excelconventions to minimize the learning curve, to get thesebenefits, you need to learn the CaseWare tool set.

2. You need to get your template right. To do so you mayneed to spend significant time configuring/customizing yourtemplate. If you don’t have the time you can pay consultants tohelp, which is not inexpensive. But when you consider this onlyhas to be done once and you think of the significant amountof time you save during each reporting cycle, thereafter clientstell us the template requirement is well worth the investment.

It is certainly true that CaseWare Working Papers is not theonly solution available. It is however the only solution that Iam aware of that provides ALL of this functionality.

As an added benefit for Canadian companies – there is anexceptionally high likelihood that your public accounting firmuses CaseWare Working Papers to prepare your year end. If so,providing your accountant a complete CaseWare file at yearend is bound to reduce your fees!

So for those of you using spreadsheets to power your financialreporting, perhaps it is time to consider a faster, less riskysolution.

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One of the symbols for chaos.

This symbol looks a lot like the pin-wheel in the CACDlogo….coincidence?

Managing in a chaotic environment. Not unusual today. In fact, it’s the norm. “Weare constantly living in a crisis, it’s not if, but when” as quoted by Dr. Terry Flynn atCACD’s annual meeting in Kananaskis, AB.

Preparation is the best defense. How do we get ready for something that may nothappen? We all remember Y2K, and the pandemic that we prepared for earlier thisyear. Oh yeah, they never happened. However, many of us remember the IceStorms, SARs, blazing forest fires and floods. You must be proactive; being reactivejust doesn’t cut it anymore.

CACD in its mission to provide members information to improve their businesspractices, is holding the semi annual meeting with the “chaos” theme in mind. Wewill have experts present in every aspect of your operation from front-line to backoffice (security, crisis management strategies, emergency response, and cash flowmanagement techniques).

It is imperative to your Company’s well-being that you are informed and kept up-to-date on the new techniques, programs and services that are available to keep yourCompany where it needs to be in a crisis – READY!!

Managing chaos is something I know a little about – I have an ill parent, a pregnantdaughter, which will give me employee issues, trying to survive in these unstabletimes and am moving the CACD offices. Isn’t life crazy??????

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