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J. E. Walsh Call Report on Proko Company, Dallas, Texas, Reporting Its Switch to Asbestos-Free Joint Compounds (1977)

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Customer call report on a visit to Proko Company of Dallas, Texas, a former HPO customer in joint compounds, with Murl Self (President) and Kelly Booth (Purchasing Agent). It records that Proko stopped using asbestos in its joint compounds on September 1 and lists the reasons given, which included pressure from its parent company, an insurer's refusal to renew coverage, and proposed consumer products legislation.

Author
J. E. Walsh (Salesman, Southern Region)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division
Series
Union Carbide documents, Union Carbide 426
Date
September 29, 1977
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ACL Doc 20120 · asbestosclaims.law/library/20120
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From J. E. Walsh (Salesman, Southern Region) to J. E. Lenahan (listed under copies to).

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This is document Union Carbide 426 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 1 page.

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J. E. Walsh (Salesman, Southern Region). “J. E. Walsh Call Report on Proko Company, Dallas, Texas, Reporting Its Switch to Asbestos-Free Joint Compounds.” September 29, 1977. Union Carbide documents, Union Carbide 426. Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 20120. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/20120.

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