E. J. Kleber's Union Carbide Call Reports on Chrysler, Trenton, MI, on RG-244 Asbestos in Sealants (1975-1979)

Seven pages of Union Carbide customer call reports on Chrysler Corporation's Trenton, Michigan facility, mostly written by salesman Edward J. Kleber, covering calls from 1975 to 1979 about Calidria RG-244 asbestos fiber in sealants. The 1977 reports describe Chrysler's R&D director, Dr. G. M. Sastry, expecting an asbestos ban, Chrysler's stated reasons for no longer evaluating asbestos in sealants, a proposed bag-handling hood system, and a pricing dispute against Cabosil. Two reports are duplicated in the set.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Call report, 11/19/77, Kleber with H. B. Rhodes: hood system for RG-244 bags; Sastry on Cabosil vs RG-244 price and use rate
• Page 2: Call report, 10/5/77: chemist Gilson says he was told to develop no new asbestos products; Sastry worried about government action
• Page 3: Call report, 2/12/75, T. P. Norris with Kleber, interview of Art Litheridge, Adhesives & Sealants manager; typed 2/19/75
• Page 4: Duplicate of the 11/19/77 call report on page 1 (OCR reads the date as 1/19/77)
• Page 5: Call report, 10/21/77, Kleber with J. L. Myers and H. B. Rhodes: why Chrysler stopped evaluating asbestos in sealants; UAW concerns; bag handling; text cut off at '(over)'
• Page 6: Duplicate of the 10/5/77 call report on page 2
• Page 7: Call report, 6/8/79, Kleber with A. T. Callas: interviews of Chrysler staff on Calidria evaluation; text cut off at '(OVER)'

People and organizations

From Edward J. Kleber (Salesman, Midwest region) to Mktg. Services and others on the copy line (JRL, TPN, WCT, JEW, HBR, JLM) (distribution list).

• Edward J. Kleber (author)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Chrysler Chemical (named)
• Chrysler Corporation (named)
• Ford Motor Company (named)
• OSHA (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-589 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages.