In April 2006, Johnson Matthey acquired the only UK poppy growing business, followed by expansion of our growing operation into Portugal. We can now manage our morphine supply from both UK and Portuguese soil, giving a geographical spread, thereby increasing our security of supply. Our supply chain is further protected by having long established relationships with the best narcotic raw material suppliers in the industry. We manage the agronomy, harvesting and initial processing of our crops using specialist equipment and all crops are authorised by the relative authorities. Our growers are selected for their professionalism, location and soil type, as a high level of attention to detail is required at all times to ensure successful production.