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F. J. Shortsleeve Memorandum on Metals Division Activities in Union Carbide Eastern, with Tomoe Asbestos Sales in Japan and Attached H. F. Reichard Letter (1976)

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A 17-page memorandum reviewing the Metals Division's activities and marketing in Union Carbide Eastern, especially Japan. It covers the use of Japanese trading houses, including Tomoe for asbestos, and the new Union Carbide Japan KK trading company. It also lists 1975 sales to Japan by product and recommends fees for the Tokyo office. Attached are an April 22, 1976 letter to E. R. Behnke on UCAR aluminum additive briquets, a production table, a proposed marketing plan and an organization chart.

Author
F. J. Shortsleeve (Metals Division (preparer of the memorandum)); H. F. Reichard (Metals Division; author of the attached April 22, 1976 letter)
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-2264
Date
April 28, 1976
Number
Bates UCC 004824 to UCC 004845
Library no.
ACL Doc 17260 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17260
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-17: Memorandum 'Metals Division Activities in Union Carbide Eastern, Inc.', prepared by F. J. Shortsleeve, 4/28/76: Japan sales, Tomoe asbestos contract, recommendations and Tokyo office fee
  • Pages 18-19: Letter of April 22, 1976 from H. F. Reichard to E. R. Behnke on a new strategy for UCAR MnAl, CrAl and FeAl additive products in Japan
  • Page 20: Statistical table of production by country in thousands of short tons, 1965-1974, sourced to the US Bureau of Mines (OCR garbled)
  • Page 21: Proposed plan for enhanced marketing of UCAR-aluminum products in the Japan region, with Tomoe Engineering and Tekkosha, dated 2/20/76
  • Page 22: Organization chart (Union Carbide Eastern/Tokyo; OCR unreadable)

People and organizations

From F. J. Shortsleeve (Metals Division (preparer of the memorandum)); H. F. Reichard (Metals Division; author of the attached April 22, 1976 letter) to E. R. Behnke (Union Carbide Eastern, Ltd., Tokyo (addressee of the attached letter)).

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This is document UC-2264 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 22 pages. Production numbers UCC 004824 to UCC 004845.

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F. J. Shortsleeve (Metals Division (preparer of the memorandum)), H. F. Reichard (Metals Division, author of the attached April 22, 1976 letter). “F. J. Shortsleeve Memorandum on Metals Division Activities in Union Carbide Eastern, with Tomoe Asbestos Sales in Japan and Attached H. F. Reichard Letter.” April 28, 1976. Union Carbide documents, UC-2264, Bates UCC 004824 to UCC 004845. Union Carbide Corporation, Metals Division. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17260. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17260.

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