USHIO America's Environmental Management System Policy

We recognize our responsibility to control impacts to the environment from our business activities, products and services. We are fully committed to environmental solutions for current and future generations and to meet or exceed applicable environmental laws, regulations and organizational objectives. As an industry leader, we are committed to the prevention of pollution and continual improvement through implementation of our environmental management system.

Ushio America is very pleased to announce the achievement of ISO 14001:2004 Certification at our Cypress, CA and Irvine, CA locations as of November 19, 2007. ISO 14001:2004 Certification is an internationally recognized standard for Environmental Management Systems and Ushio America's achievement of this certification is a key milestone in our drive for environmental solutions in our daily business activities. We are proud of our achievement and remain fully committed to providing environmental solutions for both present and future generations. Special thanks to each and every one of our employees without whose continued dedication this would have never been possible.


Kenji Hamashima
President and Chief Executive Officer
USHIO America, Inc.
January 2, 2007