G. J. Weihs, Chrysotile Asbestos, Group 7 (Shorts): Market Analysis and Forecasts (1974)

Internal Union Carbide market analysis of short-fiber (Group 7) chrysotile asbestos, covering U.S. consumption, forecasts to 1980, competitors, and Calidria sales by end use (floor tile, drilling muds, joint compound, paints, adhesives, ceiling tile, paper, phenolic compounds, plastics reinforcement). It also gives conclusions and recommendations, and notes possible OSHA and EPA regulation and the need for precautionary work practices in sanding joint compound. Appendices hold oil-rig and refining statistics and a technical paper on coupled chrysotile-reinforced thermoplastics (RG600).

People and organizations

From G. J. Weihs (Marketing Services Department, Commercial Intelligence Center, New York (George Weihs)).

• George J. Weihs (author)
• Marketing Services Department (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Advocate Mines, Ltd (named)
• ASARCO (named)
• Asbestos Corporation Limited (named)
• Atlas Asbestos Company (Coalinga, California) (named)
• Bell Asbestos Mines (named)
• Canadian Johns-Manville Co., Ltd (named)
• Carey-Canadian Mines, Ltd (named)
• Cassiar Asbestos Corp (named)
• Coalinga Asbestos Corp (named)
• Flintkote (named)
• Flintkote Mines, Ltd (named)
• GAF Corporation (named)
• General Dynamics Corp (named)
• H. K. Porter Co., Inc (named)
• Jim Walter Corporation (named)
• Johns-Manville Products Corporation (named)
• Lake Asbestos of Quebec Ltd (named)
• National Asbestos Mines, Ltd (named)
• National Gypsum Co. (named)
• Pacific Asbestos Corp (named)
• Raybestos-Manhattan (named)
• U.S. Bureau of Mines (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Arizona Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Asbestos Floor Tile, Sheet Flooring, and Black Mastic · Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall Mud, and Texture Coatings · Asbestos-Reinforced Plastics: Circuit Breakers, Switchgear, and Resin Pipe · Bell Asbestos Mines Ltd. · Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Canadian Johns-Manville · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Raybestos-Manhattan · U.S. Bureau of Mines · Vermont Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document Union Carbide 278 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 45 pages. Production numbers A05915.