Calidria Asbestos Sales Summaries and Related Metals Division Memos, Including G. L. Dickson to R. E. Byrne, Jr. on 1977 Eastern Region Sales (1978)

A 39-page set of Union Carbide Metals Division internal memos, sales tables and notes on Calidria asbestos sales from 1975 to 1978. The lead memo (Jan. 24, 1978) from G. L. Dickson to R. E. Byrne, Jr. summarizes 1977 Eastern Region sales by grade and customer, and the attached Midwest summary discusses the CPSC action on tape joint compounds and customer health and toxicology concerns.

What the document holds

• Pages 1-2: G. L. Dickson to R. E. Byrne, Jr., Calidria Asbestos Sales 1977 Summary, Eastern Region (Jan. 24, 1978)
• Page 3: Attached table of 1976 and 1977 sales and 1978 budget by grade (OCR garbled, sideways)
• Pages 4-5: Eastern Region 1977 automobile expenses and 4th quarter travel expenses tables
• Pages 6-8: Midwest 1977 summary memo to R. E. Byrne, Jr. (Jan. 24, 1978; initialed EJK): tape joint, floor tile, automotive, 1978 emphasis
• Page 9: 1977 sales comparison table by product (budget vs. actual)
• Pages 10-11: Calidria Asbestos Monthly Sales Report, November 1977 (issued 12/15/77), group summary and sales by product
• Pages 12-13: J. E. Walsh to R. E. Byrne, Jr., Calidria South Fourth Quarter Summary (Jan. 3, 1977)
• Page 14: Fourth quarter summary table by product for Calidria South, 1976
• Pages 15-16: J. L. Myers to W. C. Thurber transmitting export sales summary (Feb. 14, 1975), with export sales table
• Pages 17-19: J. E. Walsh to R. E. Byrne, Jr., Calidria South August & September Summary (Oct. 1, 1976), with table
• Pages 20-21: Handwritten notes and figures (largely illegible in OCR)
• Page 22: J. L. Myers to R. L. Schult, UDR Comments (July 20, 1976): California Presley Bill, sales vs. budget
• Page 23: Memo on 1975 Sales Results (Feb. 18, 1976) to R. E. Byrne, Jr. and others, initialed JLM
• Pages 24-25: 1975 monthly and cumulative sales tables by product (domestic, export, total)
• Page 26: R. E. Byrne, Jr. to J. L. Myers (May 22, 1975) on a full-time western salesman, T. P. Norris
• Pages 27-30: Western states sales performance by customer 1972-1975, prospect list, and comments on prospects
• Pages 31-33: Calidria domestic, export and total monthly sales tables by year, 1963-1975
• Pages 34-35: J. L. Myers to W. C. Thurber, 1975 and 1974 Domestic Customer Size Analysis (July 29, 1975)
• Pages 36-37: Page with RECEIVED stamp only, and handwritten export order notes
• Pages 38-39: J. L. Myers memo on Financial Performance (Feb. 11, 1975), with attached table

People and organizations

From G. L. Dickson ("Calidria" Asbestos (originating dept.), author of the lead memo); J. E. Walsh (Metals - Atlanta, author of the Calidria South quarterly summaries) to R. E. Byrne, Jr. (UCC-Metals Division, Niagara Falls, NY).

• Gordon L. Dickson (author)
• Jack E. Walsh (author)
• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (recipient)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Allied Materials (named)
• American Biltrite (named)
• Atlas Asbestos Company (Coalinga, California) (named)
• Calidria Asbestos (named)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission (named)
• Flintkote (named)
• Ford Motor Company (named)
• GAF Corporation (named)
• Kentile (named)
• Protective Treatments, Inc (named)
• RCA Rubber (named)
• Technical Products (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall Mud, and Texture Coatings · Calidria · New Hampshire Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · New Jersey Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-3675 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 39 pages. Production numbers UCC 005535 to UCC 005573.