Correspondence between J. W. Rawlings (Union Carbide) and G. W. Johns (Western Chemical & Manufacturing Co.) on Distribution and Grinding of Calidria (1971)

Exhibit of three letters. On April 5, 1971 Western Chemical & Manufacturing Company wrote Rawlings about reselling Calidria asbestos fiber bought from the King City mill and expanding distribution in California. Rawlings replied on April 21, 1971, noting the possibility that Western Chemical might purchase and grind Calidria pellets for resale. On April 28, 1971 Western Chemical wrote that it had received one ton of Calidria pellets from John Myers and planned to test milling them in its hammermill.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter, J. W. Rawlings to G. W. Johns, April 21, 1971, replying to the April 5 letter and mentioning grinding Calidria pellets for resale
• Pages 2-3: Letter, Western Chemical & Manufacturing Co. to J. W. Rawlings, April 5, 1971, on reselling and distributing Calidria in California (page 3 is the continuation; signature not shown in OCR)
• Page 4: Letter, Western Chemical & Manufacturing Co. to J. W. Rawlings, April 28, 1971, on a planned visit and test milling of one ton of Calidria pellets

People and organizations

From James W. Rawlings (Vice-President, Mining and Metals Division); G. W. Johns (Western Chemical & Manufacturing Company (letters of April 5 and April 28, 1971; signature block not legible in OCR)) to G. W. Johns (Western Chemical & Manufacturing Company, Los Angeles); James W. Rawlings (Vice-President, Mining and Metals Division, Union Carbide Corporation); J. L. Myers (cc on the April 21 letter).

• G. W. Johns (author, recipient)
• James W. Rawlings (author, recipient)
• John L. Myers (copied)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Jaquays Mining Co (named)
• Johns-Manville (named)
• WEDCO (named)
• Western Chemical & Manufacturing Company (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Arizona Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Johns-Manville.

About this copy

This is document UC-230 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages.