T. P. Norris Customer Call Reports on Euzkadi, Mexico City, Vinyl Asbestos Tile Prospect (1983-1985)

Eight pages of Calidria customer call reports by salesman T. P. Norris on calls to Euzkadi (Mexico City), a vinyl asbestos tile (VAT) maker, dated November 1983 to April 1985. They record efforts to sell Calidria SG-100 and SG-103 grades as a second asbestos source alongside Canadian fiber, Armstrong World Industries' objection as Euzkadi's licensor, a $150.00 per ton quote, and estimated asbestos volumes.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Call report, 01/24/85: Penalosa, plant manager; Armstrong objection, $150/ton quote, SG-100
• Page 2: Call report, 04/25/85: Susan Rodriguez (not seen); quote request on 60 tons SG-103; health and regulatory documents checklist; handwritten notes
• Page 3: Call report, 10/31/84, with handwritten annotations and an attached Euzkadi business card for Ing. Antonio Penalosa Viera
• Page 4: Call report, 10/31/84, second copy of page 3 with fewer markings
• Page 5: Call report, 08/29/84: Armstrong refused approval of Calidria; 5% import duty on asbestos; estimated potential 1,800 tons/year
• Page 6: Call report, 6/20/84: Escalante, high Canadian inventory, SG-103 and TiO2 savings
• Page 7: Call report, 03/28/84: Escalante unavailable; temporary hold after December 1983 trial
• Page 8: Call report, 11/16/83: quarterly call, SG-103-7 evaluation underway, color matching problems

People and organizations

From T. P. Norris (Salesman) to GLD, GML, JEW, KC-FILE, PITT-FILE, JTK (copy distribution as printed).

• Tom P. Norris (author)
• Calidria Asbestos (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Armstrong (named)
• Armstrong World Industries (named)
• B. F. Goodrich (named)
• Cía Hulera Euzkadi (named)
• Euzkadi (named)
• Metals Division (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Floor Tile, Sheet Flooring, and Black Mastic · Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-506 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 8 pages.