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A one-page English translation of a January 1972 article from "defazet" (Deutsche Farbenzeitung, handwritten label). The article describes Degussa's special asbestos thickening agents A-28 and A-14, lists their uses and properties, and discusses claims that the material causes cancer, which it calls hysteria. The translation is dated January 12, 1972 and signed with the initials HLM/km. unreviewed
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- Author
- HLM/km (initials at foot of translation; likely the translator or typist, not identified)
- Published by
- Union Carbide Corporation (translation of an article from defazet / Deutsche Farbenzeitung)
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-5093
- Date
- January 12, 1972
- Number
- Bates UCC 010642 to UC-5093
- Rights
- A published article used as a document in asbestos litigation. Its copyright is not ours, so we describe it and link to it rather than host it.
Read the article
"Obituary on An Irreplaceable Product." defazet (Deutsche Farbenzeitung), 1972.
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People and organizations
From HLM/km (initials at foot of translation; likely the translator or typist, not identified).
- Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
- Degussa (named)
About this copy
This is document UC-5093 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 1 page. Production numbers UCC 010642 to UC-5093.
Cite this document
HLM/km (initials at foot of translation, likely the translator or typist, not identified). “Translation of Deutsche Farbenzeitung (defazet) Article "Obituary on An Irreplaceable Product" on Degussa's A-28 and A-14 Asbestos Thickeners.” January 12, 1972. Union Carbide documents, UC-5093, Bates UCC 010642 to UC-5093. Union Carbide Corporation (translation of an article from defazet / Deutsche Farbenzeitung). AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-5093.
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