W. P. Ellis (Amchem Products) to Union Carbide Metals Division on Health Hazard of Calidria in Adhesives and Coatings, with H. B. Rhodes Cover Memo (1975)

Page 1 is a June 30, 1975 letter from Amchem Products asking Union Carbide for comments on the potential health hazard of Calidria asbestos used as a thickener in adhesives and coatings. Page 2 is a July 18, 1975 internal memo in which H. B. Rhodes sent a draft response to colleagues, reported a phone conversation with Mr. Ellis, and asked whether the Law Department needed to clear it.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Letter, W. P. Ellis (Amchem Products, Foster Division) to Union Carbide Metals Division, June 30, 1975, asking about health hazard of Calidria in adhesives and coatings
• Page 2: Internal memo, H. B. Rhodes to Byrne, Dickson, Myers and Thurber, July 18, 1975, forwarding a draft response to Amchem

People and organizations

From W. P. Ellis (Director of Research, Amchem Products Inc., Foster Division); H. B. Rhodes (Technology Department, Mining and Metals Division) to Union Carbide Corp., Metals Division (Niagara Falls, New York); R. E. Byrne, Jr.; G. L. Dickson; J. L. Myers; W. C. Thurber.

• W. L. Ellis, Jr. (author)
• Harrison B. Rhodes (author)
• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (recipient)
• Gordon L. Dickson (recipient)
• John L. Myers (recipient)
• William C. Thurber (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Amchem Products, Inc (named)
• Foster Division (named)
• Law Department (named)
• Metals Division (named)
• Mining and Metals Division (named)
• Technology Department (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · Pennsylvania Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-4464 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers A19405 to A19494.