1. Annual General Meeting 2013 Brussels

2. Legislative/Regulatory Update

3. Ammonium Nitrate Safety & Security Current Issues

4. Ammonium Nitrate Security Program Does not recognize ATF authority Exempts purchases <25 lb Exempts Fertilizer Application Services … but not Shot Services

5. West Texas Explosion April 17 Fertilizer Blending Facility Ammonium Nitrate - est. 25 tons Fire Led to Explosion 15 Fatalities – 160 Injured Community Devastation

6. West Texas Explosion ATF – DHS – CSB – EPA – OSHA Calls for More Chemical Facility Oversight Large Scale Testing of AN Detonability at Sandia NL

7. West Texas Explosion West Texas Explosion Legislative/Regulatory Response OSHA Workplace Safety (Exemption of PSM from BA manufacturing) EPA Environmental Release (Inclusion in Risk Management Program (IST and TSCA reform legislation) IME Information and Recommendations (H. Meyer’s discussion of EU REACH Law)

8. Explosions Involving AN DatePlaceCountryWhatName Tons ExplodedKilledInjuredProduct (s) July 26, 1921KnurowPolandTrain 3019 AN July 21, 1924OppauGermanyPlantBASF 4505611,952AN & Sulfate March 1, 1924Nixon, NJUSAPlantNixom Nitration 18100Contaminated AN August 5 1940MiramasFrancePlant 240 AN April 29, 1942TessenderloBelgiumPlant 15189900Chemical Factory, AN April 16, 1947Texas City, TXUSAShip Grandcamp2,3005813,500Wax coated AN April 28, 1947BrestFranceShipOcean Liberty3,000265,000Wax coated AN August 7, 1959Rosenburg, ORUSATruckPacific Powder514125ANO, NCN August 30, 1972Taroom, QldAustraliaTruck 193 AN November 29, 1988Kansas City, KSUSATruck Highway Construction2923 Aluminized ANFO August 2, 1994Porgera ValleyPapua, NGMinePorgera841121.1 Emulsion December 13, 1994Port Neal, IowaUSAPlantTerra418Process upset September 21, 2001ToulouseFrancePlantAZF300302,500Contaminated AN March 4, 2004BarracasSpainAN Tanker 2525AN April 22, 2004RyongchonNorth KoreaTrain 1601,300 Report unclear May 24, 2004MihailestiRomaniaTruck 201813AN September 10, 2007CoahuilaMexicoTruck 2237150ANFO Explosive April 17, 2013West, TXUSAPlantWest Fertilizer14200AN & chemicals

9. Boston Marathon Bombing Identification Tagging Propellants, Powders and Explosives

10. EU Track and Trace Directive IME Product Traceability Subcommittee Working with FEEM & EU Explosives WG Centralized Database for Reporting Imports

11. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration Enforces hazmat regulations Issues Special Permits (exemptions) Issues Explosive Product Approvals (EX#s) Congressional Investigation 2009 Suspended approval of SPs for bulk trucks Restricted all bulk transportation Curtailed product approvals

12. Acceptance of IME recommendations (Engine-Off Loading/Unloading) Product Approvals Process Reinstated Adopt SLP-23 Recommendations By Reference into HMR Special Permits/Product Approvals

13. Quantitative Risk Management Tool for Commercial Explosives Operations allows in-depth quantitative analysis of the risk from various commercial explosive operations.

14. V2.0 V2.0 Graphic Interface System Q/D interface incorporated Metric Version Algorithms improved w/ Large scale testing New Applications US Coast Guard Australian Authorities European Authorities IME member companies Training initiatives

15. Annual Explosives Consumption Metric Tons 3,002,602

16. Div 1.1 Explosives Metric Tons 22,932

17. Packaged Blasting Agents Metric Tons 89,756

18. Bulk Products Metric Tons 2,889,913

19. Vet’s Explosives