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A Union Carbide inter-company reply memo with a handwritten note from John L. Myers, subject "Calidria" Asbestos, forwarding a German Degussa customer letter and an English translation. The attachments include Degussa's November 1971 letter announcing it would stop selling asbestos thickeners A-14 and A-28 for health reasons, a summary of the toxicological literature, German originals, and a translated January 1972 trade-journal article.
- Author
- John L. Myers (M&M Division, Box 579, Niagara Falls, NY)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation, M&M Division
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-1522
- Date
- June 19, 1972
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 16626 · asbestosclaims.law/library/16626
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Inter-company reply memo from John L. Myers to Rawlings, 6/19/72, saying a German Degussa letter and a translation are attached and that the letter came from W. R. Grace in Bad Homburg (handwritten)
- Page 2: English translation by J. Goddard (6/14/72) of the Degussa letter to German customers (11/29/71) suspending sales of asbestos thickeners A-14 and A-28 as of December 31, 1971
- Page 3: Translation of Degussa's 'Summary of the Toxicological Literature on Asbestos Fiber Products', Frankfurt, November 29, 1971
- Pages 4-5: German original of the Degussa customer letter (photocopy, poorly legible)
- Page 6: German original of the toxicological literature summary (photocopy, poorly legible)
- Page 7: Second, separate English translation of the Degussa customer letter
- Page 8: Translation of a January 1972 'defazet' article, 'Obituary on an Irreplaceable Product', about the withdrawal of Degussa's A-28 and A-14 asbestos thickeners (HLM/km, January 12, 1972)
People and organizations
From John L. Myers (M&M Division, Box 579, Niagara Falls, NY) to Rawlings (first initials unclear in handwriting; the note opens "Jim") (Location NY-38).
- John L. Myers (author)
- MandM Division (its organization)
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Degussa (named)
- W.R. Grace (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · W.R. Grace.
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This is document UC-1522 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 8 pages.
Cite this document
John L. Myers (M&M Division, Box 579, Niagara Falls, NY). “John L. Myers to Rawlings Forwarding Degussa Letter on Withdrawal of Asbestos Thickeners A-14 and A-28, with Translations.” June 19, 1972. Union Carbide documents, UC-1522. Union Carbide Corporation, M&M Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 16626. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/16626.
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