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FILE NAME: Asbestos Information Association (AIA) DATE: 197K DOC#: AIA0 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:>Z/ZZ 11,~1 ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION 1745 Jef;erson Davis Highway, Crystal Square 4, Suite .SC9 Ar:,ng:0n, Virg:nia 22202 (703) 979-i 150 27 October 1977 Mr: C.R. Dahl Chief Executive Officer Crown Zellerbach Corp. One Bush Street San Francisco, California 94119 Dear Mr. Dahl: The September issue of Modern Paint and Coatinos contains a flip advertisement in a directed attack on the asbestos industry noting that the suggested substitute product for asbestos-containing materials is processed, warehoused and marketed for Crown Zellerbach. A copy of the advertisement is enclosed. Crown Zellerbach is a respected leader in the industrial coinrnunity. He are aware that the company, or its subsidiaries, has been a user of asbestos f o ~m. 1 . .vears. ~7e find it difficult to believe that Crol rbach would condone us re e fe of rre i d t s to n am as e in "ki l a l n e r a (d"vr er ~ ~ t which asbestos is Because of its unusual~ ies, asbestos is in demand for use in hundreds of products. That exposure to excessive asbestos dust may be hazardous to health is an accepted fact. However, dust levels in the manufacturing process where asbestos is used are controlled by government regulation to medically accepted levels. The industry is dedicated to achieving the lowest possible levels of dust exposure. In such asbestoscontaining products as paints and coatings, cited in the advertisement, the fibers are locked in or encapsulated. Substitute materials for asbestos have been associated with loss of product quality. Possible health risks from exposure to the dust of substitute materials is the subject of scientific investigation. In national concerns for occupational and environmental health, asbestos,a fairly coro.mon mineral with bro::J.d product application, is frequently accorded singular attention as an example of a health hazard substance. Often news stories and reports by various groups contain exaggerated statements concerning the PRODUCED Jtl\ .. 81 1~--~~=-~=~-,~~~l~~~~i}~tti:r,;~In.?~-_0;; :.: - .,~c;~~VAIDVAIO1DSJln~iTSiEBii~ER,T:(WOP&@--~--~: '_:;L~~~ O ;,~0~11--~ .~;\ ~t '-)u ~~~-~. a, ~~'o/.f: ~ I'~ ~- . .:11, . .. \::J -~:~->./A ~: . . :_ . - . ~ ~ -~,--- - , . 0-~;$~,,--:: . ._. l ~_::.:.:::_ ~- i : ; . (i \ ; ~ , ' /""'t,.,_,... L ~ L)U I 111L.-L o Thickening paint(s)? o Preventing drywall cracking? :a Strengthening mastic or putty? 0 Toughe.n.irzg traffic !Ilar1--ingg? 0 Reinforcing roof coatin,1's? Q Reviving your entire product line? Use S ,VP"!), 1t will let YuU run your business again. Tu-lTh-:rFIBERS' SWP Fibrillated Polyethylene does it all! It may not cure CANCER, but it won't cause it. All grades, for many different uses, have FDA approval Processed, warehoused, and marketed by I'llu'HFIBERS, Inc.. for Crown Zellerbach. \Yrite or call: itifVl {i1:;t1;;,iy 1 ;J I~f' ffll JrD]!)f::C7: jj'j c:f! ~7 1~~ f;_ P.O. Bo:c 186, We~r City, Va. 24251 703-386-3031 or 703-452-4205 Cird ~o. 21 "" loq,,i,y Card MODcKN PAINT AND COATINGS. SEPTE.'<1:l:~ 1971 ,. October 27, 1)77 Mr. C. R. Dahl Chief Executive Officer Crown Zellerbach 1 Bush Street San Francisco, Cali.:. 9411'..1 Deur Mr. Dahl, The Asbestos Infor.'lation .:\ssociation/:-.rorth \merica has addressed a letter to you expressinq its concern O'!er the ' irresponsibla .:1dvortising ':)y ~1ini Pi;Jar3 I:ic. of ;/eber City, Va., in which your Company's ndroe is associated witl1 a sarcastic and violent conder.mation of asbestos fibre. As a r:1ajor producer and user of asbestos we are naturally distrubed by such unfavorable ~:,ublicity ,i,1hich is not aven accurate. However, we also question :-i.ow your Company can condone any association with such :1tatements when it is wall known that at least one of your foreign affiliates - the Van Gelder Co. of Itolland - is a very substantial user of asbestos. Surely they would not like to be called a user of a "killer" raw material, nor would they agree with such a classification. t,.;..ay we respectfully suggest, therefore, that you use your good offices to cause Mini Fibers Inc. to withdraw this type of advertising from their f~turo practices. Although some unnecessary harm !nay already have been done, we feel that the best way to correct the situation is to avoid quietly any chance of further dar.tnge to an important industry in which we are both :i.nvrJlvcc1 in one way or another. Crown Zellerbach 2 October 27, 1977 Looking forNard to your positive response, I remain, Yours very truly, D. Poutiatine Vice President Director Marketing Asbestos Fiber