Asbury Carbons : NEWS RELEASE - Asbury Carbons Inc. ISO 9001:2008 Certification

ISO 9001:2008 Certification Earned By Asbury Carbons Inc.

(Pittsburgh, PA) SRI Quality System Registrar is pleased to announce that it has recently awarded an ISO 9001:2008 Management System certificate to:

• Asbury Carbons Inc., Asbury Graphite and Carbons NL B.V., Maastricht, Netherlands,
• Asbury Carbons Inc., Asbury Graphite of California, Inc., Rodeo, California, and
• Asbury Carbons Inc., Asbury Wilkinson, Burlington, Ontario, Canada

for the design, processing and supply of carbon and non-carbon based materials, lubricants, shapes, fibers, abrasives, other minerals, and complimentary products.

According to Edward L. Maschmeier, Director, Certification: 'We are pleased to acknowledge that Asbury Carbons Inc. has demonstrated effective implementation of a management system. ISO 9000 certification provides evidence to customers, suppliers, employees, and their community of their commitment to producing a quality product (service) and providing customer satisfaction.'

ISO 9001:2008 is process-based; certification recognizes organizations that can link business objectives with operating effectiveness. Companies that achieve management system certification to ISO 9001:2008 have demonstrated effective implementation of documentation and records management, top management's commitment to their customers, establishment of clear policy, good planning and implementation, good resource management, efficient process control, measurement and analysis. Continual improvement has been institutionalized.

SRI Quality System Registrar is an internationally accredited registrar for management systems standards, such as ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO/TS 16949, OHSAS 18001, ISO 13485, ISO 20000-1, ISO 27001, ISO 22000 and environmental management systems standards such as ISO 14001, RC14001, and RCMS. SRI also provides public training for auditing, implementing, and maintaining these standards.

CONTACT at Asbury Carbons Inc.:
David Soares
405 Old Main St.
Asbury NJ 08802
908-537-2155 Ext. 2240
[e-mail]

CONTACT at SRI:
Jennifer Jackson
300 Northpointe Circle, Suite 304
Seven Fields, PA 16046
724-934-9000 Ext. 660
[e-mail]