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FILE NAME: Abex (ABX) DATE: 0000 DOC#: ABX153 D O CUM EN T DESCRIPTION: Published A dvertisem ent in Trade Journal i PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT AB-65 Abex research has removed the asbestos, . lead, and problems from composition brake shoes. Introducing our new Tiger Shoe. Envif<xt>eo ,ai'Sts nave ogmanan-g p e a r cc-moosition ora*e sftces wiincui asc* i os o' teac w rie r rvssipa eo m vgnifi can! Quantities ran pollute me atmosonere After extensive r e s e a r c w o rxrg wtn an %oe ot i, >c ,ioi-i craning materials Aoe nas oeviooeo an answer Hx "re railroad tot.si'v it s our new T*gr co'n oosii'on crane snoe Tiger contain ao soiuieif oq ascestos or >eaa ts com pete"/ tree o' ecotogv orooie m j /et m s wear ana stooo'og cm racten st`cs 'm t eceec me tncvstry sunaaras it you u*e meiai sftoes soec.ty Samson me mgrai crane j hoe mat is now me irwustr*/ tancar j it you use comoo- ^ *tton shoes get now ot ou' T'g e' Ca'i your Aoex reoresem ative out M patient - ne s got i <eai T<ger oy ' me tail )ck and w hite re p ro d u ctio n ot the kick-olt Tiger advertisem ent running in national trade publications RPG announces no-lead, no-asbestos brake shoe ditionaliv the w o r l d ''' brake shoe ovator, Abex Corporation s Railroad ducts G ro u p introduced last month its ind new brake shoe in recent years new composition shoe, named rontativelv the Titter. |oms R P G 's 'son, a hmh-phos iron shoe The won was adopted January 1st this year ne standard metal brake shoe tor freight s by the Association or A m erican RailHs The tyyo shoes, the Tiger and ison, are designed to significantly 'etit the railroad industry Tne Tiger com position brake shoe 'resents an ecological bre akthrough in mad friction materials techno log y," George Belury, Abex president, k mneed 'M ade up ot organic comients the Tiger is the answer to ironmentalists ' Initial response from n.itmn s railroaders appears to be 'itiy e s.'iiroads are diy ided in their use of the n brake shoe and the organic, tnm po- ,n 'h oe Both are \y iclely used the mnosihon as original e q u ip m e n t on ' 1ar' the non in the huge re placement market Currently, about 65 per cent of all freight cars have metal brake shoes and the rest composition Industry demand tor the composition shoe alone tor this next year is estimated at $27 million For years, a chief complaint of environ mentalists has been the possibility of health hazards associated with the use of railroad car brake shoes containing lead and asbestos Previous composition materials appeared to pollute the air when used to stop trains and subways Composition shoes normally contain some ten per cent asbestos together with organic materials and lead. The Tiger is redesigned to be non-polluting and ecologically clean Abex has expended heavilv on research to find effective substitute materials which eliminate pollution threats, while assuring continued safety in railroad braking The Tiger was four years and $4 million in d e velo pm en t, and the n e w shoe is expected to meet or exceed Association of American Railroads standards The shoe was the result of intensive effort bv the Research Center at M a h w a h , N I , where the co m p any operates the most extensive facilities tor friction material research in the w o rld A b ex also operates 31 dyna m ometers at laboratories in North America and Europe The market tor the Tiger shoes, and other raihoad products, should be helped because ot this year's Railroad Revitaliza tion and Regulatory Retorm Act, designed to im prove tire operations and mainte nance ot the entire U S railroad system The federal government Iras authorized $6 million in loans to Conrail and other roads tor n ew capital equipment, and to upgrade present equipment This is not a gift bv the government It is to be repaid in full Because ot the potential ot the brake shoe market, estimated at 5240 million w o rld w id e . Abex has already taken steps to me rease plant <apar ities lor the Tiger To date Abex is the only supplier m the w o rld, though the company o willing to license other manulat turerv Abex s Tiger should he prowling the world s railroads lor years to come SPNY 001071