P. S. Petrunich to ICF, Inc. (Attn. Tony Bansal) on GRAFOIL Flexible Graphite as a Substitute for Asbestos Packings (1987)

Letter from Union Carbide's Specialty Products Group to ICF, Inc. describing GRAFOIL flexible graphite as a functional substitute for braided asbestos packings. It covers performance comparisons, cited industry and EPRI studies, cost and economic impact, and projected market penetration. Attached at the end is a C&EN article of March 16, 1987 about the formation of the Alternative Materials Institute.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-4: Letter of April 7, 1987 from P.S. Petrunich to Tony Bansal at ICF, Inc. on flexible graphite as a substitute for asbestos packings
• Page 5: C&EN article, March 16, 1987, 'Suppliers of asbestos substitutes form institute' (Alternative Materials Institute)

People and organizations

From P.S. Petrunich (Customer Service Manager) to Tony Bansal (Project Manager, Document Control Officer, ICF, Inc.).

• P. S. Petrunich (author)
• Specialty Products Group (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Alternative Materials Institute (named)
• Electric Power Research Institute (named)
• Exxon (named)
• Fluid Sealing Association (named)
• ICF (named)
• John-Crane Houdaille (named)
• Raybestos Manhatten (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Gaskets and Mechanical Packing.

About this copy

This is document UC-2421 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers UCC 015758 to UCC 015762.