Originally Posted January 2009

New Compliance Requirements

Over the course of this past year more environmental compliance regulations have been brought to Crescent's attention with inquires regarding our adherence. Crescent has been compliant with the ROHS, ELV, AND WEEE directives since 2005. Three other mandates, mainly associated with the EU (European Union) are listed below.

-Compliance to the PFOS Directive Including PFOA

Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and the related compound perfluoro-octanoic acid are both substances that Crescent has no association with in any of our products or outside processes. There are mainly related to the textile industry and have no connection to our fastener products.

-Compliance with Halogen Free Mandate

This mandate is not applicable. We manufacture nothing that would contain halogen, chlorine, or bromine.

-Compliance with the New European ?REACH? Regulation

Crescent's product only fall under the "articles" category. We do not presently use any of the substances on the Potential Substances of Very High Concern list and do not anticipate that any substances likely to be included will pertain to Crescent either. We have no articles with Intended Release. Please be advised that after several REACH seminars, it has been determined that Crescent will not have to register related to our product. For more information, please read our REACH Compliance press release.

Compliance with Halogen Free Mandate

This mandate is not applicable. We manufacture nothing that would contain halogen, chlorine, or bromine.

Originally Posted 2008

Burlington, Connecticut

Crescent Manufacturing announces their compliance with the new European R.E.A.C.H. regulation.

"R.E.A.C.H.", the Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of CHemicals was created to evaluate suspicious chemicals and provide an information database. The new regulation became effective June 1, 2007 and concerns companies or customers who export to the European Union.

REACH will be administered by the ECHA, European Chemical Agency currently located in Helsinki. ECHA is responsible for the management of the REACH database required to operate the system. The first phase of the eleven year plan is to register manufacturers inot their database system by December 1, 2008.

ECHA will co-ordinate the in-depth evaluation of any suspicious chemicals and run a public hazardous information database for consumers and professionals. There are many different aspects to this regulation but the one that is most telling is whether your product is a"substance", a "preparation", or an "article". They are looking for chemicals that can be released into the air. There is a list of "potential substances of very high concern" that addresses those chemicals that are being banned. Information regarding REACH can be found at rach.jrc.it.

For businesses exporting to the E.U, R.E.A.C.H. will be reaching out to touch you. Crescent Manufacturing recommends that exporters familiarize your company with the regulations of R.E.A.C.H. Crescent Manufacturing has attended some seminars about the R.E.A.CH. compliance requirements and has been contacted by distributors who export to the E.U.

Crescent's fastener products fall under the "Articles" category. Crescent Manufacturing does not use any of the substances on the "Potential Substances of Very High Concern" list, nor any substances that are likely to be included as REACH continues to take hold. Crescent does not have any articles with "INTENDED RELEASE". Crescent has a regulation compliance letter available to any of our customers requiring a written statement. This letter also includes our compliance with ROHS, ELV, WEEE, the PFOS & PFOH Directives, and the Halogen Mandate. If there is some other regulation that we have not covered, please feel free to contact us via E-mail - sales@crescentmanufacturing.com, or Fax 860-673-5973.

Crescent Manufacturing is a commercial fastener manufacturing company which supplies general and custom fasteners to distributors for a variety of industries including the aerospace and military markets.

Contact Information:

Crescent Manufacturing

860-673-2591

www.crescentmanufacturing.com

sales@crescentmanufacturing.com

Crescent has continued it's effort to obtain a continuous flow of DFARS compliant material. We are happy to say, we have met that goal with regards to the 302ss, 8740 steel, and 4037 steel. The other Stainless materials are obtainable, but thus time must be purchased on as needed basis due to the present lower demand.

Please check with out sales staff for deliveries on these items. We can now honor any pricing on stock materials as per our normal policy of 30 days and quoted deliveries are the same as any non-DFARS parts.

Crescent wishes to say THANK YOU to all of our customers that have hung in there during the scramble we all went through to meet this DFARS compliance requirement.