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FILE NAME Keene KNE DATE January 31 1973
DOC KNE037
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION 1973 Jan 31 Letter regarding Availability of Asbestos Cal Products
January 31 1973
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E. C. Jones
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H. I. Du Pont de Nemours
Louviers Building
Wilmington Delaware 19298
Dear Mr. Jones
After a further check on the availability of Asbestos Free 51l Products I promised to supply you with certain information
In line with that promise I submit the following
1 Asbestos Pree Calcium Silicate Products both Pipe Covering and Blocks manufactured by the Keene Corporation will continue
to be branded under the name of Thermasil
2. We have manufactured nothing but Asbestos Free Thermasil since 11/13/72
3. Effective 2/1/73 all cartons of Asbestos Free material will be
so marked As our present stock of cartons is exhausted we will redesign our carton but continue to use the name Thermasil
* 4. The Asbestos Free Product will not be a different different color
5. Even though we have made nothing except Asbestos Pree since
11/13/72 we still have a stock of Asbestos Containing material to dispose of and I've supplied you with our plans to do this
6. Availability of Thermasil
Asbestos Containing or Asbestos Pree Mixture - 3 to 4 wks
Asbestos Free Only - 3 wka to 4 months
We expect to be shipping only Asbestos Free Products by the 3rd
or 4th quarter of 1973
7 My sizes
Plant check as of 1/24/73 indicated that we are now shipping 30 of them in Asbestos Asbestos
of the 73 popular
Free Material with
17 more sizes having approx 1 ments stock of Asbestos Asbestos Containing
The Asbestos Free sizes are
01270004
" Th C
3/4 = 1/2
= 1/2 1
3 ^ ^'@ *
1_1 Th_P C
3/4 x 1 1/2 1 x 1 1/2
1/2 1 1/2 11/2 MAN 1/2 MAN 1 1/2
7 1/2 8 1/2
$ 1/2 12 1 1/2 14 1/2 16 1 1/2
2 Th C
x 3= 2 4x2 10 2 12 = 2 16 x 2 18 ^ 2
Blocka
36 ^ 12 ^ 36 1 1/2 12 ^ 36 1 1/2 Curved 2 1/2 Curved
starting at 24 OD and continuing thru 60
8 For curved surfaces
Asbestos Free Mineral Wool Pro-
OD we offer Curved Block an has approved
duct which I believe your company
Thank you for your courtesies and if I can be of assistance please
do not hesitate to call me
Sincerely
YEN
ee
Long
B. Knudsen
Frank E. Watson Manager
Industrial Insulation Products
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