Exhibit 10.9
                                  Lloyds TSB Corporate

                                  Lloyds TSB Bank plc
                                  P O Box 908
                                  125 Colmore Row
                                  Birmingham           Telephone:  0121 625 6746
                                  B3 3AE               Facsimile:  0121 212 0861

                                                       Reference:


                                  22nd November 2004
The Directors
Timet UK Limited
P O Box 704
Witton
Birmingham
B6 7UR

Dear Sirs,

We refer to a letter  dated 20th  December  2002 as amended by our letter  dated
19th  December  2003  (together  the  "Facility  Letter")  and to  the  security
documents  required to be effected  thereby  from time to time.  Pursuant to the
foregoing we agreed to make available to you loan and overdraft facilities of up
to (pound)22,500,000.

We hereby confirm that with effect from the Effective Date and provided that the
Effective Date occurs not later than 11th December 2004 the following amendments
shall be made to the Facility Letter:

1.   the definition of "Commitment Termination Date" contained in Clause 1 shall
     be amended to read "means 28  February  2005 or such later date as may from
     time to time be agreed pursuant to Clause 2.5 hereof"; and

2.   the  definition of "Expiry Date"  contained in Clause 1 shall be amended to
     read "means 28th February 2006".

All  other  terms  and  conditions  expressed  in  the  Facility  Letter  remain
unaltered, and from the Effective Date the Facility Letter and this letter shall
be construed as one agreement.

The Effective Date shall be the date upon which we shall have received and found
in order:

(a)  a copy of this letter duly signed by you in  acceptance  of the  amendments
     contained herein;

(b)  a  certified  copy of your  board  resolution  approving  the terms of this
     letter  and  authorizing  a person or  persons  to sign on your  behalf the
     acknowledgement appearing on the duplicate copy of this letter; and

(c)  if not already in our possession, duly authenticated specimen signatures of
     the person(s) so authorized.


Yours faithfully,
For and on behalf of Lloyds TSB Bank plc


/s/ James Benyon

James Benyon
Senior Relationship Manager
Lloyds TSB Corporate

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We hereby  acknowledge  receipt of your letter  dated 22 November  2004 of which
this  is a  duplicate  and  confirm  our  agreement  to the  amendments  therein
contained, pursuant to a resolution of the board dated 2/12/2002.



For and on behalf of Timet UK Limited


Signed by     D. Roberts        (name)             D. Heggie         (name)
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             /s/ D. Roberts     (signature)       /s/ D. Heggie      (signature)
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             2/12/04            (date)            2/12/04            (date)
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This  letter  creates  legal  obligations.  Before  signing you may wish to take
independent advice.