Union Carbide Customer Call Reports and Certification Letter on Avco Corporation's Purchases of Calidria RG-244 (1979-1984)

Compilation of eight Metals Division "Calidria" Asbestos customer call reports on Avco Corporation (Lowell, MA), dated 1979 to 1984, plus a May 29, 1981 certification letter for RG-244 shipments. The reports record RG-244 use in epoxy and polyester fire-resistant and naval bomb coatings, purchasing channels, sales volumes, a toxicology information request, and customer concern about EPA and state "Right to Know" regulation.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Call report, Dickson, Avco Lowell MA, 4/3/79: follow-up on toxicology information request; small RG-244 use
• Page 2: Call report, Dickson, Avco Specialty Materials Division, 8/5/81: RG-244 used daily in epoxy coating; purchased via Allied Resin
• Page 3: Call report, Dickson, Avco, 3/25/81: discussion of certification for RG-244 purchases; naval coating production resumed
• Page 4: Letter, Dickson to Avco (Attn: Peg Stanton), May 29, 1981: certifies 2,400 lbs. RG-244 met typical physical properties at time of manufacture
• Page 5: Call report, Dickson, Avco, 8/19/82: account maintenance; sales to date vs. expected; truckload shipment from King City
• Page 6: Call report, Dickson, Avco, 3/22/82: Avco becomes commercial account after Allied Resins ceases as distributor
• Page 7: Call report, Norris, Avco, 10/19/83: customer concern about EPA asbestos ban reports; sales vs. budget
• Page 8: Call report, Norris, Avco, 5/15/84: customer concern about state "Right to Know" laws; RG-244 sales forecast reduced
• Page 9: Call report, Norris, Avco, August 7, 1984: slow business; Navy bomb coating contract; purchases from King City and Lenape Chem

People and organizations

From Gordon L. Dickson (Technical Sales Representative, Eastern Region); T. P. Norris (Salesman, Commercial Region) to Peg Stanton (AVCO Specialty Materials Division (addressee of the May 29, 1981 certification letter)).

• Gordon L. Dickson (author)
• Tom P. Norris (author)
• Peg Stanton (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Allied Resin Corporation (named)
• Avco (named)
• AVCO Specialty Materials Division (named)
• Canadian Government (named)
• EPA (named)
• The Wall Street Journal (named)
• U.S. Navy (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-640 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 9 pages. Production numbers -0618z2- to -0310B-.