Compilation on Weather Barrier Mastics and Roof Coatings: Jennat, Union Carbide R&D and Arthur D. Little Papers (1972-1974)

A set of papers on latex roof coatings and weather barrier mastics, opened by a handwritten file cover. It contains a May 1974 Jennat memo on specialty coating markets and proposed development work, an April 1974 Union Carbide test letter with a data table, a May 1974 Jennat field report on roof coatings, and a March 1972 Arthur D. Little proposal to study the aging of an acrylic mastic. Asbestos is mentioned only in passing in the Jennat memo, as a fibrating filler in some competing mastics.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Handwritten file cover note, partly illegible, with a file or section reference and a date range; stamped A23352
• Pages 2-6: Jennat Corporation memo, R. C. Pierrehumbert to J. A. Moore, May 8, 1974, on latex roof coating, mastic and Hi-Build wall coating markets, competition and proposed development tests
• Page 7: Letter, R. W. McLaughlin to E. C. Powell, Jr., April 17, 1974, on testing of weather barrier mastics against UCC Specification Standard M-Insulation-28
• Page 8: Table of properties and test results for the mastic samples; rotated and mostly illegible in OCR
• Pages 9-10: Jennat letter, M. O. Robinson to J. A. Moore, May 15, 1974, on roof coating field performance at the Cartersville, Georgia film plant
• Page 11: Arthur D. Little proposal distribution sheet, Proposal No. 1-5840, dated March 23, 1972
• Pages 12-14: Arthur D. Little, Inc. proposal, John T. Howarth to E. C. Powell, Jr., March 28, 1972, to study accelerated aging of Union Carbide's acrylic mastic coating

People and organizations

From R. C. Pierrehumbert (Jennat Corporation (signature block on the May 8, 1974 memo)); R. W. McLaughlin (Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics, R and D, Technical Center); M. O. Robinson (Jennat Corporation, Tucker, Georgia); John T. Howarth (Arthur D. Little, Inc.) to Mr. J. A. Moore (Union Carbide; addressee of the May 8 and May 15, 1974 Jennat papers; copied on the Arthur D. Little proposal as Market Manager, Coatings Intermediates); Mr. E. C. Powell, Jr. (Union Carbide Chemicals and Plastics, South Charleston; addressee of the April 17, 1974 letter and the 1972 proposal).

• R. C. Pierrehumbert (author)
• M. O. Robinson (author)
• John A. Moore (recipient)
• E. C. Powell, Jr. (recipient)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Arthur D. Little (named)
• Gibson-Homans (named)
• Reichhold (named)
• Technical Center (named)
• Tremco (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: West Virginia Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-994 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 14 pages. Production numbers A23352 to A23364.