John L. Myers to J. R. Rawlings Forwarding Degussa's Letter Suspending Asbestos Thickener Sales, with Translation (1972)

A handwritten inter-company reply memo from John L. Myers forwards a German Degussa letter and an English translation made at Union Carbide. The Degussa letter of November 1971 told German customers it would stop selling asbestos thickeners A-14 and A-28 as of December 31, 1971, citing health considerations including possible lung and peritoneum cancer. A summary of toxicological literature is attached, together with the German originals.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Handwritten Union Carbide inter-company reply memo from John L. Myers to Rawlings, 6/19/72, forwarding the Degussa letter and translation
• Page 2: English translation (J. Goddard, 6/14/72) of Degussa letter to German customers on suspending sales of asbestos thickeners A-14 and A-28
• Page 3: Translated 'Summary of the Toxicological Literature on Asbestos Fiber Products,' Frankfurt, November 29, 1971
• Pages 4-5: German original of the Degussa customer letter
• Pages 6-7: German original of the toxicological literature summary; page 7 appears blank in the OCR

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (M&M Division, Box 579, Niagara Falls, NY) to Rawlings (first name or initials unclear; addressed 'Jim' in the note) (NY-38).

• John L. Myers (author)
• Mining and Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• Degussa (named)

Related pages

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

About this copy

This is document UC-4091 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 7 pages. Production numbers UCC 017561 to UCC 017566.