January 2009

All BLA Members successfully pre-registered all lime substances prior to the Health and Safety Executives (HSE) deadline - 1 December 2008.

The BLA have also agreed to join the Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF) Consortium as set up and coordinated by the European Lime Association (EuLA). The BLA are currently in the process of agreeing and signing the Consortium Agreement in which the association will act as a third party representative for its Member companies and vote accordingly at future Steering Committee meetings.

The Consortium will provide BLA Members with the ability to share core data with existing lime substance producers and importers throughout Europe.

ENDS

Notes to Editors

For more information please contact Gwil Neal by tel: 0207 9638000 or e-mail neal@mineralproducts.org

The BLA is a constituent body of the Mineral Products Association Ltd., the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt and ready-mix concrete industries. The BLA represents the interests of six member companies, responsible for producing more than 95% of the lime sold in the UK. The BLA members are Hanson, Lhoist UK Ltd, Singleton Birch, Steetley Dolomite Ltd, Tarmac Buxton Lime & Cement UK and Totternhoe Lime and Stone Company Ltd.