J. E. Morgan to J. W. Rawlings Forwarding R. P. Villeneuve's Asbestos-Surfaced Pressed-Wood Panel Proposal (1971)

A July 20, 1971 internal letter from J. E. Morgan of Union Carbide Exploration Corporation to J. W. Rawlings forwarded a letter and information bulletin from R. P. Villeneuve of North Bend, Oregon, about a patented pressed-wood panel surfaced with thermosetting resin and asbestiform material. Villeneuve's July 9, 1971 letter asked about Union Carbide's interest and suggested a joint venture with a timber company. The enclosed bulletin from Asbestos Products, Inc. (partly garbled in OCR) described the panel, its fire resistance, and plans for franchising and a pilot plant.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Internal letter, J. E. Morgan (UCEX, Reno) to J. W. Rawlings, July 20, 1971, forwarding Villeneuve's materials
• Page 2: Letter, Roger Paul Villeneuve to Jim Morgan, July 9, 1971, about asbestos ply board samples and a possible joint venture
• Pages 3-6: Information bulletin on a patented asbestos-surfaced pressed-wood panel (Asbestos Products, Inc., North Bend, Oregon), largely garbled in OCR

People and organizations

From J. E. Morgan (Union Carbide Exploration Corporation, Reno, Nevada (UCEX)); Roger Paul Villeneuve (North Bend, Oregon (author of the enclosed July 9, 1971 letter)) to Mr. J. W. Rawlings (Mining & Metals, 270 Park Avenue, 38th Floor, New York); Mr. W. H. Kohler (copy recipient); Jim Morgan (Union Carbide Exploration Corporation (addressee of the Villeneuve letter)).

• James W. Rawlings (recipient)
• W. H. Kohler (copied)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Georgia-Pacific Corporation (named)
• Weyerhaeuser Corporation (named)

About this copy

This is document UC-2252 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 6 pages. Production numbers UCC 004691 to UCC 004696.