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ft* 44 A DIVISION OF UNION CAURlDf AND CARSON CORPORATION BAKELITE COMPANY COPY f V. Male-203-300 Madison V'*: i r~0^y A, - *at ,tW ^ April 2Jj# 1953 tr. H. M* Janney Medical Director D. S. Penitentiary Hospital Atlanta* Georgia Sear Sr* Janas/1 Ihla will acknowledge your letter of April Utth requesting ea to supply you with intonation on a white powder which you have In your poeassalon and which is labeled VINTLITC *VYHI ELeiKl 562. Specification #2". Resin bearing this designation of our nanufaoture la a oopolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl eoetate oontaining approximately 97-99*51 vinyl chloride In the Molecule and the balance vinyl acetate* VIMYLITE resin VINT la now obsolete and la no 7ewyr manufactured* Chemically it me intermediate between T1HYLHE resin 7UW currently being made ad oontains 96-975 vinyl chloride In the molecule with the heieno* being vinyl acetate* and VINYLITE resin GYKA which la 1005 polyvinyl chloride* the resins are produced from the manacoric aaterials by carrying out the poly- aarlution reaction In autoclaves under the proper conditions of tmparatuns, pressure and catalyst conoenlratian* The vinyl chloride polymers and co polymers are thermoplastic resine whieh are usually fabricated into the final product by the use of heat and pressure* VimnE resins VIHtf Rid QIKA are currently being used to maka a variety of products such as plastic film and sheeting* wire Insulation* flexible tdbing and many other items* Me are attaching a booklet (Naorihlng seme of these and products* Thoae of a flexible nature arc typical of ths products that were aide from VXHT twain* Flexibility Is attained by the addition of a suitable high boiling plasticiser* these ruains are lnaoltfele in water and are [resumed to be physiologically inert on eaaual inaction or Rdn contact. > Tours very truly* *- % #*."**% - HFRr Att* R* F. Robertson Development Da ' sf. RECEIVED 27 1953 -.JUSIKAI M:D!CAL & TOXICOLOGY DEPARTMENT UOC 063423