J. L. Myers, The Union Carbide "Calidria" Asbestos Business, with Attachments (1979)

A written overview of Union Carbide's Calidria asbestos business, dated 5/1/79 and revised 7/11/79. It covers the discovery of the Coalinga deposit, asbestos types, mining and processing, divisional history, organization, U.S. consumption and market share. Attachments 1-32 follow, including tables, charts, a chronology, organization charts and market-share breakdowns. A handwritten note on the cover page reads "5/1/79 JLM- Presentation".

What the document holds

• Page 1: Cover sheet with exhibit sticker and handwritten note "5/1/79 JLM- Presentation"
• Pages 2-5: Narrative text: The Union Carbide "Calidria" Asbestos Business (J. L. Myers, 5/1/79, rev. 7/11/79)
• Pages 6-9: Atts. 1-4: asbestos types, general information and consumption, comparative mineral data, advantages of chrysotile
• Pages 10-12: Atts. 5-7: image pages (OCR failed or minimal); Att. 7 is a map of California
• Pages 13-15: Att. 8: Canadian chrysotile classification table and uses by grade; Att. 9-10 image pages
• Pages 16-19: Atts. 11-14: Coalinga ore characteristics, Calidria production flow chart, image pages
• Page 20: Att. 15: financial and operating summary table (1972-1978), garbled in OCR
• Page 21: Att. 16: "Calidria" chronology 1957-1978
• Pages 22-23: Atts. 17-18: marketing and plant organization charts (4/1/79)
• Pages 24-26: Atts. 19-21: world asbestos sources, U.S. asbestos statistics, U.S. chrysotile consumption 1978
• Pages 27-29: Atts. 22-24: Calidria product applications, domestic application areas, participation in typical asbestos markets
• Pages 30-32: Atts. 25-27: domestic market detail for typical asbestos markets
• Pages 33-36: Atts. 28-31: Calidria markets not typical of asbestos (viscosity control)
• Page 37: Att. 32: handwritten market share table for U.S., Japan and Europe
• Pages 38-45: Duplicate copies of Att. 17 (marketing organization chart), Att. 18 (plant organization chart), Att. 12, Att. 11, Att. 15 and Att. 16

People and organizations

From J. L. Myers (Marketing Manager, "Calidria" Asbestos (per the marketing organization chart, Att. 17)).

• John L. Myers (author)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Chemicals and Plastics Division (named)
• Nuclear Division (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Amosite: Brown Asbestos and the US Navy · Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Chrysotile: White Asbestos, the Most Common Type · Coalinga District · Crocidolite: Blue Asbestos, the Deadliest Type.

About this copy

This is document UC-184 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 45 pages. Production numbers A20640 to A20650.