Asbestos Magazine, 1947

Johns-Manville's notes

1. Jan. 1947, pp. 22-24 summary p. 164

   Market Conditions.

2. Jan. 1947, p. 32 summary p. 164

   1945 Asbestos Chapter of U.S. Minerals Yearbook just published - written by Bowles and Marsh.

3. Jan. 1947, p. 36 summary p. 164

   CJM finished first phase of underground operations at Jeffrey Mine.

4. Jan. 1947, p. 36 summary p. 164

   J-M appoints three vice presidents: F.J. Wakem, W.R. Wilkinson and C.B. Burnett.

5. Feb. 1947, p. 3 summary p. 164

   J-M reports its prices of building materials have risen less than 15%, on the average since 1941, while weekly wages have risen 93%.

6. Feb. 1947, pp. 24-26 summary p. 164

   Market Conditions.

7. Feb. 1947, p. 32 summary p. 164

   Wage Rates for Pipe Coverers - changes by city.

8. Feb. 1947, p. 37 summary p. 164

   "Asbestos - Silk of the Mineral Kingdom" by Oliver Bowles has just been published by Ruberoid.

9. Feb. 1947, p. 38 summary p. 164

   J-M has begun construction on its second and main Research unit at Bound Brook, NJ; five units are planned.

10. Mar. 1947, p. 10 summary p. 165

    Oliver Bowles retires from BuMines after 33 years.

11. Mar. 1947, pp. 16-20 summary p. 165

    Market Conditions. Fiber shortage continues.

12. Mar. 1947, p. 34 summary p. 165

    J-M moves Asbestos Fiber Division to Montreal from NY. The name Asbestos Fibre Distributors is being dropped.

13. Mar. 1947, p. 36 summary p. 165

    JMPC purchases Goetz Gasket & Packing Co., as well as their affiliate Azor Corp.

14. Apr. 1947, pp. 16-20 summary p. 165

    Market Conditions.

15. Apr. 1947, p. 20 summary p. 165

    The "Biggest Inch" pipeline (1200 miles of 24 and 30-inch pipe), which will bring natural gas from Texas to California, will be wrapped with asbestos felt.

16. May 1947, pp. 14-18 summary p. 165

    Market Conditions.

17. May 1947, p. 20 summary p. 165

    Wage Rates for Pipe Coverers - changes by city.

18. June 1947, p. 22 summary p. 165

    J-M is making arrangements for floor tile and asbestos cement operations in three South American and two French locations.

19. June 1947, p. 22 summary p. 165

    "How did the popular and long used 85% Magnesia Insulation get its name? One manufacturer tells it as follows: In 1887 the U.S. Navy began using it and when ordering, specified that the insulation must contain 85% Magnesia. The phrase afterward became a standard trade name."

20. June 1947, p. 22 summary p. 165

    A Montreal newspaper reports that the light fleet carrier "Magnificent" of the Royal Canadian Navy is being overhauled and will have its hull lined with asbestos material to make it comfortable in Artic waters.

21. June 1947, pp. 24-28 summary p. 165

    Market Conditions. Postwar boom has lost momentum.

22. June 1947, p. 40 summary p. 165

    C.F. Rassweiler, JM's vice president of R&D, has been chosen as Chairman-Elect of the American Chemical Society.

23. June 1947, p. 40 summary p. 165

    Quarter Century Club at CJM inducted 28 new members.

24. June 1947, p. 40 summary p. 166

    J. Eric Morrison appointed manager of CJM's Asbestos, Quebec factory.

25. June 1947, p. 43 summary p. 166

    J-M estimates its Canadian mine has 100 years' supply of asbestos. Its production is 300,000 tons annually - about half the world's output.

26. July 1947, p. 3 summary p. 166

    J-M establishes new office of Relationships, and appoints L.C. Hart as vice president, to promote an understanding between the company and employees.

27. July 1947, pp. 22-24 summary p. 166

    Market Conditions.

28. July 1947, p. 38 summary p. 166

    J-M's vice president and IPD general sales manager, C.G. Dandrow, elected to 5-year alumni membership - Mass. Institute of Technology Corp.

29. July 1947, p. 38 summary p. 166

    Announcement has been made of the approval by the Board of Directors of an arrangement for long-term borrowing under which J-M will obtain funds from two life insurance companies for any new projects for cost reduction, growth or improvement starting during the next 3 1/2 years. The lending companies are Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. The arrangement provides for loans up to $25 million, of which $5 million is to be advanced at the present time at an interest cost of 2.7%.

30. Aug. 1947, pp. 24-25 summary p. 166

    Wage Rates for Pipe Coverers, by city.

31. Aug. 1947, pp. 26-30 summary p. 166

    Market Conditions. Unlikely fiber situation will ease until there is a letup in textile demand. Millboard demand low. Pipe insulation demand low, but magnesia and high temp block in heavy demand.

32. Aug. 1947, p. 30 summary p. 166

    J-M's Tilton, NH plant is nearing completion - will manufacture asbestos insulation.

33. Sept. 1947, pp. 24-26 summary p. 166

    Market Conditions.

34. Sept. 1947, p. 40 summary p. 166

    BuMines has published 1946 Minerals Yearbook containing chapter on asbestos.

35. Sept. 1947, p. 40 summary p. 167

    Engineer at American Wheelabrator & Equipment, L.J. Wienschhaus, has written article "Recovering Asbestos Floats with Dust Collectors", which appears in the Aug. issue of Rock Products.

36. Oct. 1947, pp. 4-6 summary p. 167

    Article relating comments from Germany. The import of asbestos has started again; 300 tons of South African Blue have arrived. These are exclusively for the British-American Zones of Germany. The Russians are sending 300 tons of Ural Asbestos to Stettin for the Russian Zone. The annual amount fixed at present for the import into the British-American zones of Germany is about $800 thousand, but it is very difficult to obtain deliveries of Canadian Asbestos because some of the Mines are sold out. The four leading Canadian Asbestos Mines should combine to supply the relatively small tonnage required by Germany. The import of this raw material is very urgent and essential for the re-equipment of the Germany Coal Mines and Railways. Stocks have run so low that it has been necessary to import some packings and jointings by airplane from Sweden. It is in fact very important that an initial shipment of 1,000 tons medium spinning fibre and shorter grades be made immediately, as without them it is not possible to work the blue asbestos properly. One cannot produce high pressure jointings from Blue Asbestos alone; the German factories need a mixture of about 60% white and 40% blue asbestos for this purpose. The German importers of asbestos are working hand in hand, and all the fibres imported are distributed by them to the asbestos manufacturers according to allotments made by the authorities. Before the war, Germany imported about 28,000 tons of asbestos. Requirements for July 1947 to June 1948 are estimated at about 12,000 tons, about half of which should be the longer fibres. Imports of asbestos by countries (1937; 1938): From Canada 15,196 tons, 19,855 tons; Rhodesia 4,598 tons, 4,980 tons; South Africa 1,167 tons, 1,309 tons; Finland 1,240 tons, 1,031 tons; U.S.A. 440 tons, 652 tons; Australia 18 tons, 103 tons; Czecho-Slovakia 555 tons, 335 tons; Cyprus 138 tons, 198 tons; Italy 326 tons, 36 tons; Other Countries 346 tons, 396 tons; total 24,024 tons, 28,795 tons.

37. Oct. 1947, p. 16 summary p. 168

    J-M has developed a new type asbestos-filled insulating blanket - Thermoflex - to withstand the intense heat encountered in the engine cone turbine casings and tail pipes of jet aircraft.

38. Oct. 1947, pp. 20-24 summary p. 168

    Market Conditions.

39. Nov. 1947, pp. 24-28 summary p. 168

    Market Conditions.

40. Nov. 1947, p. 38 summary p. 168

    J-M opens first of its R&D buildings in NJ.

41. Nov. 1947, p. 40 summary p. 168

    J-M Stockholder's News for October 1947 gives a summary of the 250 page report made by Lewis H. Brown to Gen. Lucius D. Clay, Commander in Chief, European Command, US Army Forces (and to the State Department and others in Washington). "Report on Germany" published on October 27, 1947 by Farrar, Straus & Co., NY, will be available through the publisher, book stores and dealers.

42. Nov. 1947, p. 41 summary p. 168

    A.G.W. Sinclair appointed V.P. and Director of CJM.

43. Dec. 1947, p. 10 summary p. 168

    Bureau of Census will soon request completion of forms for the 1947 census. This is regarded as the most "important ever undertaken because of the exceptional changes in manufacturing generated by the war and reconversion periods."

44. Dec. 1947, pp. 16-18 summary p. 168

    Dept. of Commerce has issued report prepared by UNARCO's G.M. Bloomfield entitled "Technical and Scientific Developments Related to the Asbestos Industry in Germany". The report discusses the German method of opening asbestos spinning stock, describes certain machines, and discusses development of synthetic asbestos, and elaborate precautions taken to prevent dust and protect workers against silicosis in German plants.

45. Dec. 1947, pp. 20-24 summary p. 168

    Market Conditions.

46. Dec. 1947, p. 26 summary p. 168

    Wage Rates for Pipe Coverers - changes.

47. Dec. 1947, p. 40 summary p. 169

    J-M's vice president of R&D, Dr. C.F. Rassweiler, addressed the American Convention of Paint and Varnish Production Clubs on "Industrial Research - A New Science".

48. Dec. 1947, p. 40 summary p. 169

    J-M purchases Van Cleef Bros., Inc. of Chicago, internationally-known manufacturers of "Dutch Brand" industrial and automotive products, mostly rubber. Their products do not duplicate those of JM.