E. E. Swain Jr. to R. J. Hubiak on Auto Body Solder, with Castor Oil Co. Letter to J. Gallagher on Calidria RG-144 in Thixseal A (1972)

A July 13, 1972 du Pont memo about auto body solder says one of McClure's asbestos substitutes, Thixseal A from Baker Castor Oil Co., contains Calidria RG-144, and asks whether anyone has heard of a non-carcinogenic asbestos. The attached July 5, 1972 Castor Oil Company letter to a du Pont colleague says the asbestos in Thixseal A comes from one California mine, is produced by Union Carbide, and that Union Carbide assured them it is non-carcinogenic.

What the document holds

• Page 1: du Pont memo, E. E. Swain Jr. to R. J. Hubiak, 'Auto Body Solder', questioning Calidria RG-144 being called non-carcinogenic (July 13, 1972)
• Page 2: Castor Oil Company letter, M. K. Smith to J. Gallagher of du Pont, on asbestos in Thixseal A (July 5, 1972)

People and organizations

From E. E. Swain, Jr. (Fabrics & Finishes Department, Research & Development Division, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company); M. K. Smith (Manager, Technical Division, The Castor Oil Company) to R. J. Hubiak (ER, Haskell Lab); J. Gallagher (DuPont Company, Marshall Laboratories, Philadelphia).

• M. K. Smith (author)
• J. Gallagher (recipient)
• Baker Castor Oil Co (named)
• DuPont (named)
• McClure (named)
• The Castor Oil Company (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (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-5192 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages. Production numbers DUP 0902784 to DUP 0902776.