ABS QE Achieves QC 080000 IECQ HSPM Accreditation

April 9, 2007

Houston, Texas—ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. (ABS QE) achieved IECQ HSPM QC 080000 accreditation. The EECB issued and placed online the first ABS QE certificate for FUHO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, Changhua y, Taiwan, R.O.C.

IECQ-HSPM QC 080000 is an international system requirements document, adopted by IECQ and based on US EIA/ECCB954, "Electrical and Electronic Components and Products Hazardous Substance Free Standard and Requirements." Released in October 2005, IECQ QC 080000 is intended to help organizations manage hazardous substances in their components and products through Hazardous Substance Process Management, or HSPM. Based on ISO 9001:2000, certification to QC 080000 can help an organization demonstrate conformity with RoHS (Restriction of use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment). Conformity with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000 is a prerequisite to QC 080000 certification.

Certificates for QC 080000 are issued through internationally-recognized Supervising Inspectorates (SIs) operating under the National Authorized Institutions (NAIs) of IECQ Member Bodies of the system. ABS QE is qualified to operate the QC 080000 program independently from two regions — Asia Pacific and North America.

About ABS Quality Evaluations

ABS QE expertise spans quality, health, safety, environmental, social accountability and security management system audits, vendor supply chain compliance assessments, and certification and training services. Through offices worldwide, ABS QE provides global certification, auditing and training services to leading organizations. Some of the markets served are oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, machinery and equipment, aerospace and defense, pharmaceutical, food processing, electronics, automotive and consumer goods, among others. ABS QE is distinguished by having highly qualified auditors, many of whom have more than 15 years of specific industry and audit experience.

ABS QE, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is accredited by the largest and most respected accreditation organizations worldwide.

For more information, Contact:

Kristy Evenson
Marketing Coordinator
ABS Group of Companies
1-281-673-2948 | kevenson@abs-group.com