J. L. Myers, The Union Carbide "Calidria" Asbestos Business, with Attachments 1-28 (1979)

A four-page narrative by J. L. Myers, dated 5/1/79, describing the history, ore deposit, mining and milling, organization, markets and financial history of Union Carbide's "Calidria" asbestos business. It is followed by Attachments 1-28, which are charts, tables and market data on asbestos types, Canadian grades, Calidria products, chronology, sales and market shares.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-4: Narrative by J. L. Myers (5/1/79) on the history, ore, processing, organization and markets of the Calidria asbestos business
• Pages 5-8: Att. 1-4: asbestos mineral classification, sources and uses, comparative data, advantages of chrysotile
• Pages 9-11: Att. 5-7: photographs and map pages (mostly illegible in OCR)
• Page 12: Att. 8: Canadian chrysotile asbestos classification and recommended grades table
• Pages 13-14: Att. 9-10: photographic pages (no legible text in OCR)
• Pages 15-18: Att. 11-13: unique characteristics of the Coalinga ore, Calidria production flow chart, and an image page
• Page 19: Att. 14: image page (photograph)
• Page 20: Att. 15: financial summary table (OCR garbled, appears inverted)
• Page 21: Att. 16: Calidria chronology 1957-1978
• Pages 22-23: Att. 17-18: marketing and plant organization charts (4/1/79 and 5/15/78)
• Page 24: Att. 19: major world sources of asbestos (1977 USBM estimates)
• Page 25: Att. 20: asbestos statistics (JLM, 3/27/79)
• Page 26: Att. 21: U.S. chrysotile consumption by product in 1978
• Page 27: Att. 22: Calidria product applications
• Page 28: Att. 23: Calidria domestic application areas, 1978
• Page 29: Att. 24: Calidria participation in typical domestic asbestos markets, 1978
• Pages 30-31: Att. 25-27: detail on typical asbestos markets (flooring, roofing, coatings, plastics, oil and gas well drilling)
• Page 32: Att. 28: Calidria markets that are not typical asbestos (viscosity control)

People and organizations

From J. L. Myers (Marketing Manager, "Calidria" Asbestos (per the 4/1/79 marketing organization chart, Att. 17)).

• John L. Myers (author)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Chemicals and Plastics Division (named)
• Nuclear Division (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Amosite: Brown Asbestos and the US Navy · Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Coalinga District · Crocidolite: Blue Asbestos, the Deadliest Type.

About this copy

This is document UC-2209 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 32 pages. Production numbers UCC 004171 to UCC 004202.