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M. G. Skelsey to R. E. Byrne Jr. Transmitting the Calidria Asbestos Eastern Area Market Overview, with Goudey Memo, Report and Tomoe Materials (1982)

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A packet from Union Carbide Eastern, Inc. (Hong Kong) on the market for Calidria asbestos in Asia excluding Japan. It holds Skelsey's cover letter to Byrne, Goudey's memo to Skelsey, excerpts of Edmund Wong's market overview report and an appendix on China, and a call report on Tomoe Engineering. It also holds a May 1982 Tomoe letter and Tomoe sales tables. The papers estimate a potential of 3200 MTA (US$1.4 million FOB) and recommend extending Tomoe's distribution to the Eastern Area. They also discuss asbestos toxicity concerns and competing substitute products.

Author
M. G. Skelsey (Vice President, Union Carbide Eastern, Inc.); J. F. Goudey (author of the August 25, 1982 memo to Skelsey)
Published by
Union Carbide Eastern, Inc., Hong Kong (for Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-2257
Date
August 31, 1982
Number
Bates UCC 004723 to UCC 004740
Library no.
ACL Doc 17253 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17253
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Letter, M. G. Skelsey to R. E. Byrne Jr., Aug. 31, 1982, reporting the Calidria market overview and recommending Tomoe as distributor
  • Page 2: Memo, J. F. Goudey to M. G. Skelsey, Aug. 25, 1982, 'Calidria Asbestos - Regional Market Overview'
  • Pages 3-11: Excerpted pages of the market overview report (contents, background, conclusions, market data, drilling mud, resins, paint, competitive products)
  • Page 12: Appendix I: China's asbestos industry (deposits, mines, factories)
  • Pages 13-14: Appendix II: call report on Tomoe Engineering Company, Ltd. meetings, July 29-30 and Aug. 3, 1982
  • Page 15: Letter, H. Fukuma of Tomoe Engineering to R. E. Byrne Jr., May 13, 1982, on first-quarter 1982 Calidria sales and pricing
  • Page 16: Page from Tomoe sales report on paper, drilling mud, phenolic and RG-144-EX sales
  • Pages 17-18: Tables of monthly Calidria asbestos sales and imports (largely illegible in OCR)

People and organizations

From M. G. Skelsey (Vice President, Union Carbide Eastern, Inc.); J. F. Goudey (author of the August 25, 1982 memo to Skelsey) to Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (UCC, Metals Division, Niagara Falls, N.Y.); M. G. Skelsey (recipient of the Goudey memo).

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

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This is document UC-2257 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 18 pages. Production numbers UCC 004723 to UCC 004740.

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M. G. Skelsey (Vice President, Union Carbide Eastern, Inc.), J. F. Goudey (author of the August 25, 1982 memo to Skelsey). “M. G. Skelsey to R. E. Byrne Jr. Transmitting the Calidria Asbestos Eastern Area Market Overview, with Goudey Memo, Report and Tomoe Materials.” August 31, 1982. Union Carbide documents, UC-2257, Bates UCC 004723 to UCC 004740. Union Carbide Eastern, Inc., Hong Kong (for Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17253. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17253.

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