John L. Myers to M. Kanno (Tomoe Engineering) on Resin Grade Sales, Degussa and Asbestos Toxicology Publicity, with Kanno's Letter of November 10, 1971 (1971)

Myers, replying to Kanno's letter of November 10 in Byrne's absence, wrote that RG-144 and RG-244 were resold in Europe by Degussa as A-14 and A-28 and that Resin Grade sales growth continued in the U.S. despite adverse publicity. He asked that Union Carbide's plan to stop using Degussa as European distributor be kept internal. Attached is Kanno's November 10, 1971 letter reporting Hitachi Kasei's switch from Aerosil to RG-244 and Dr. Fratzscher of Degussa telling Japanese polyester makers that asbestos might cause mesothelioma.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Letter from John L. Myers, Union Carbide, to M. Kanno, Tomoe Engineering, November 15, 1971
• Pages 3-4: Letter from M. Kanno, Tomoe Engineering, to R. E. Byrne, Jr., Union Carbide, November 10, 1971, on Hitachi Kasei and RG-244

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (Marketing Manager); M. Kanno (Manager, Group II, Union Carbide Products Dept., Tomoe Engineering Co., Ltd.) to M. Kanno (Tomoe Engineering Company Ltd., Tokyo); R. E. Byrne, Jr. (Area Manager, Marketing and Technology, Union Carbide Corporation).

• M. Kanno (author, recipient)
• John L. Myers (author)
• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (recipient)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Asbestos (magazine) (named)
• Degussa (named)
• Hitachi Kasei Co., Ltd (named)
• National Academy of Sciences (named)
• Showa Highpolymer Co (named)
• Tomoe Engineering Co., Ltd. (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-986 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages.