You are obviously aware of the 'REACH Regulations' that came into force on June 1st 2007 and the fact that it applies to products that HART MATERIALS LIMITED currently supply manufactured either by Vale Inco or by NOVAMET Specialty Products Corporation, with is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vale Inco.

As a distributor of Vale Inco and NOVAMET products HART MATERIALS LIMITED will, for the purposes of REACH legislation, be regarded as a Downstream User.  Consequently we do not have to become directly involved in the Pre-Registration or Registration stages of REACH.  This will be done on our behalf by Vale Inco Europe.

As a distributor, however, we have an obligation to ensure an unimpeded flow of information related to REACH between the manufacturer/importer (i.e. Vale Inco Europe) and our customers.

If you require further information in relation to REACH please contact HART MATERIALS LIMITED.  In addition to my company being directly involved in the REACH process as a Downstream User I am a Consultant to the European Nickel Industries Association.  In this capacity I have been involved in work related to REACH legislation for over 2 years so I am in a position to answer many of your questions.