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John L. Myers to J. R. Rawlings Forwarding Degussa's Letter to German Customers on Ending Asbestos Thickener Sales (1972)

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A handwritten inter-company reply memo from John L. Myers forwards a German Degussa letter and an English translation made at Niagara Falls, obtained from W. R. Grace in Bad Homburg. The attachments are Degussa's 1971 letter to German customers announcing it would suspend sales of asbestos thickeners A-14 and A-28 on December 31, 1971 because of health considerations, a summary of toxicological literature, the German originals, and a second English translation.

Author
John L. Myers (M&M Division, Niagara Falls, NY)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, M&M Division
Series
Union Carbide documents, Union Carbide 203
Date
June 19, 1972
Library no.
ACL Doc 20022 · asbestosclaims.law/library/20022
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Handwritten inter-company reply memo, J. L. Myers to J. R. Rawlings, 6/19/72, forwarding the Degussa letter and translation
  • Page 2: English translation (J. Godzard, 6/14/72) of Degussa letter to German customers on suspending sales of asbestos thickeners A-14 and A-28
  • Page 3: English translation of Degussa's summary of the toxicological literature on asbestos fiber products (Frankfurt, Nov. 29, 1971)
  • Pages 4-5: German original of the Degussa customer letter (poor OCR)
  • Page 6: German original of the Degussa summary of toxicological literature (poor OCR)
  • Page 7: Second English translation of the Degussa letter to customers

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From John L. Myers (M&M Division, Niagara Falls, NY) to J. R. Rawlings (Location NY-38 (handwritten; first name given as 'Jim' in the note)).

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · W.R. Grace.

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This is document Union Carbide 203 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages.

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John L. Myers (M&M Division, Niagara Falls, NY). “John L. Myers to J. R. Rawlings Forwarding Degussa's Letter to German Customers on Ending Asbestos Thickener Sales.” June 19, 1972. Union Carbide documents, Union Carbide 203. Union Carbide Corporation, M&M Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 20022. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/20022.

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