Degussa (Frankenbusch and Dr. Jungbäck) to J. W. Rawlings on Degussa's Halt to Asbestos Thickening Agent Sales, with Enclosed German Circular (1972)

Letter from Degussa to a Union Carbide vice president replying to Union Carbide's letter of Jan 11, 1972 and a Jan 6 letter from Union Carbide Europe, which had complained of disparaging statements about asbestos thickening agents. Degussa denied any intent to discredit Union Carbide, said it had told its representatives to limit their statements to an attached German circular, and explained its decision to stop selling asbestos thickening agents. The enclosures are a German circular of 29 Nov 1971 to customers and a German summary of the toxicological literature on asbestos fiber products.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: Letter from Degussa (Frankenbusch, Dr. Jungbäck) to J. W. Rawlings, Union Carbide, 27 Jan., on Degussa's withdrawal from asbestos thickening agents
• Page 3: Enclosure: Degussa German-language customer circular dated 29 Nov 1971 announcing end of sales of asbestos thickening agents A 14 and A 28 as of 31 Dec 1971, citing health concerns
• Page 4: Enclosure: Degussa German-language summary of the toxicological literature on asbestos fiber products, Frankfurt, 29 Nov 1971

People and organizations

From Frankenbusch (Degussa, Geschäftsbereich Pigmente (signed i. A.)); Dr. Jungbäck (Degussa, Geschäftsbereich Pigmente (signed i. A.)) to James W. Rawlings (Vice President, Union Carbide Corporation, 270 Park Avenue, New York).

• G. Frankenbusch (author)
• James W. Rawlings (recipient)
• Degussa (named)
• Union Carbide Corporation (named)

About this copy

This is document Union Carbide 194 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages.