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Or. V. a. Hibbard, Jr. Hr. E F. Shannon ccrpobatb puunrras PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT DOW-1134 r i j- '^aopaiiTiaY This docuaant or any part3 of It should not be copied r.or divulged to others without perrloslo-. of Owens-Cornlii* Plbargloa Corporation. April JO, 1968 Hr, 8* 1 lalroy Gantml Wan To oe^ly with your raeant raqoaat for a lint af aaw pradnata tad prooeiai, wfaioh tha Owgany whoold gira ooasLdaration tout pari mt tha long ruga Corporata Flawing for fotnra growth, Z liait tha faUaafag for yowr aouldam. tloai i. Ska. . -+* -.4' r- r. '-.r. Thi* aaaaapt inrolraa tha oaa af glai and/or flrad atrangtha af 3tetawi Abanin* v * .7 atrangtha OCF baa aaaar had a Via hava rorkad, aavaral ootaida will sdMtantially a far aa, alaa iiyaaa Arad aatrix. la tha ana , aa an naoffla&al aai gnlia lbdtad baa! a with and Oklmraltiaa. Zafiaatiibi ara glaaa Abars _ JnMft pataa and, la ta aa ta; Jtns;affigt that glaaa Abara aaaa ha tUajfaar U tha Tha probability of handling deaaga aad Arad atraagtha of higharI I barn raoownodad SAD in thla area for a aodxr af yaara, Uth adaqnata faoilitlaa aad Mponr, wa aonld ba tha mm who wkatha big hraaktbrongb in tha oaa of glaaa Abara aa rrtnfnrnwaat bar jmmrndm aoqpsaltaa, Xaa* I would raaowandthat OCF nadartaka aoah a afcady, 1 2 Thia oonoapt lamina tha uaa af aoafiad ooaorata. (Haas oauld ba a poaaibla it far far gtaal and/or aabaataa. i 087 1989 Dr. V. R. Hibbard. Jr Pip ire Statan OCT haa oaxrlod out ooaaldarahla rooooroh mr tbo poat 20 pin la thia ara. Prohlaaa of alkali attaak. adhoaloo* aodaloa aad aaata km wot, aa jt, booa aolrad. Thara la aeaaldarahla lataraat la thia aaaaipt tbniughiHil tba world laoludlaf hohlnrt tba Zroa Cortala* OCT baa a aaoparotira pragtaa (TIM apoaaorad) ondor w; aa aroloatlog a araak aropagatlaa aoaaapt arolrod br a Dr. HIak af ITZ. ^rr^lltr if riiiinj a. . Probability of aaaaaaa la at baat 50/50* Doolo of alkali attaak aad adbaalaw kin aat baaa aolrad although raaaat aa la 1^1 aad. laaaia aad aw altb DT. tllak abm praajaa. ' "J* Ar * 1. . *1**!Vfv, t. d . .. Tba potawtlal aarkat far glaaa flbara a ntafklaaMk far airnarata la aa larco that It atagara tba lglnatlou Zt la tba "pm/timm* of baat of tba ytirpla worklog la tbla arao that tba problaas of,HlgfiiafiOi aaoarato altb claaa flbara' aUl aroataally ba aolrad. IfrwadTal*3?B3rL**al U gllaa flbar. raaU aad aerarata toohaoloty. ba tba mm te aaka^j^a'broakthrw^L. Tba PH Dlrlalaa la plaoalac to aaatlana inaaiurliga glaai paiafa at araavllla. z folly a^part aaah a Tbla larol `- id` .*'v'I':?*1''.' -J- ; . . V **. jrfVrV*K*.-' * tba aaa af glaaa flbara to : -**:-*y^*r . >- Baala work (pataat graatod) by OCT ladlaataa artfkr oaai ba valafaroad altb glaaa BflabaaaraarabtobaaaahflaavllaomaodvaapaltaaaathaalarloacMoMM^aBatidmhloagfcjaraaatMaaWal raabtNaaTcStbaa.S-llllatyik'tbauk build low ooat bulldlfa aalag atitaroa of glaaa flbara bad aaltaa aalfar aa tba "adhoslro" to hold tbo aaaarita or aladar HMk ZU watbar. Tbla aoMayt ,: affara a raal patittil for law aaat baaaiag. `papaalluyfar tbo aadardoralspad aatlooa of tba awrld. Probability af Hoaaaaai 100* r Thia progroa waa plaaad aa tba abolf by tbo ZMaraattaaal E&rlaloa. Zt dooa mot offar 0CP a high profit - high rolaaa aukot* "'"faaavar* it aaald gala far 0CP and tba 0.3. "polita* la aolrlag tba boualag prttfaaa fbr aawp af tha.oadardorolapod aatlooa af tbo world* Z mooad tbla program at laaat ba raoroluatad by Maaogoaoot for potalbla fallow ^ ui aolutlaa to tba World'a booaiBg problaoa. - oootiooad - 01 19 9 c Dr. W. 2. 2ibbard. Jr. It. Glass Fiber Sainfawid Calnlai Slllaata Insulation Cancscti This aooaspt covers tbs dsvslapment af s trsstsd flsss flbsr ufcinh osa ba used as a raplacansmt far asbestos ia tbs rainforoansnt of aalsiun sULiosta lasulstlaas Status! It is ourrsctly a Marketing spoasorsd &I0 Program. However, das to s abortaga of aanpowsr. tbs program is ta^ararlly am tbs shelf. labsstos, tbs aarrsmt reinforcing flbsr far aalslom 1 Unites is rspurtsd to osuss oaaasr. Bsoauss of advarss publicity, posslbls oourt astioms ami far protsatloo of our poaltloa is tbs sslalam oil loots marxst. it is neossstry for OCX to svcotuslly rmuve aabsstas flbsr* from Kayla. It would bs Tory desirable if wa wsr* tbs first to rsplsos aabsstas ia tbs oaleium sUlsstm market. Lsss than 2flt. SssotlTsts this program as soo* as maupowsr bsoomsa srallsbls. This is a tough prabisa to salve, however, I rsonrsisnrl ws aontlims wltb our program. Vo Just can't allow on* of our oaapstitars to bo first in tbs removal of aabsstas. 5. Structural 3oof Dsck Develop a "dry" struotural raof deck to broadom our lias af struotural and building products. Status! !>aring tbs past 20 yaars OCX psopls bars dsvslopsd. or had ads a*ailatals to tbss. tbrs* structural roof dssic prodasts * Tsstun* am ioorgamlo boodsd sisal product saw produced fay national GXpsos* Sola* Cloy Foam Panola now being Introduced an tbs sarast by Daw aad a solatia silicate pradant asllad "Ufa' dsralapsd by OS. OCX doss mot currently produce or market a structural roof daoa product. ia aotlr* program is currently under way. 3f succssai It all dspands am wfastbsr tbs praduct must be based am glass fibers. "Dry* structural roof daces bars already been developed. However, if tbs criteria .is tbs product is ta be based am glass, then tbs probability is lsss than 1 in 10 - oootlnuad - Gl 087 1991 Zt. W. 3. nibberd, Jr Pegs fa i R=3~int,Unr OC? Marketing has an urgent need for tueb * product. EYD Aould bar* aa active progrsa la this arse. Barfcetlag of already developed atructursl decks should also be considered. 6* faVtf?nt4 ftitai &B22&* This eooeept cavers Inargsnlo - (Hass fiber Composites capable of being molded la standard ?SP presses using standard molding techniques. Status! Secant exploratory lorestlgatloas la this area Indicate the possibility of developing laorgaolc slurry sfstass ebicb eaa be relafarced with glass fibers to produce products haring strengths aomparshle to relaforoed plastic, but at a substantially lower cost. Being soaplately inorgaalc, they would also be rated fireproof. p|,atMtlltVtr nr 95$ SwamdittaM* la aetlre prograa should be sst up to pursue tbe development of all laorgaalo enldlng systems. Suob systems offer lower costs* higher modulus and incom bustibility. Ue could easily be tbe omes who develop suob a product. Zt could bo c carious threat to our future growth la tbo ISP market if soeeooo eloe should earns up with suob e product* . Fire Sated Icaustlcal Produots CoooePti This caoeept oorers the development of one aad two hour rated tile and celling board acoustical produots. Status! 0C7 oov aar-cste KL and 82 (one aad two hour rated) glass fiber, fire rated aooustlosl tXe aad ceiling board produots* dross margins of suob produots are extremely poor. Customer acoeptaaoe of the 81 sad 82 products arc also marginal. Probability af Success! 25$ or less If we go tbe glass fiber route, 99$ if we go tbe Fourdrlnier wet poroosss. - continued - 01 087 1992 Dr. V. R. Hibbard, Jr. ? fU% OC? nut develop a oaaplata line of ona aad two hour ratad tilo and eaili^ board product* if wa ar* to raaain in tba aoeoatical aarket. Various prograa* currently under at Granville aust ba continued. e. High Taaparatura Glaaa Plbcr Insulation Canoapt i This eoneapt cover* tba davalopaant of a high taaparatura iaaulatioa product baaad an glass fibara vhich will aupplaaant, or eventually raplaca, aylo la tba high taaparatura aarkat. Statusi OCF developed several years ago a product oallad Ifalti-faap. Groaa aargias vara lanr than tboaa obtainad oa Xajlo. ISC Harkatlng withdraw tba product tram tba Market. Sararal new ooaoapta of producing a lower coat ''Kulti-Taap'' high taap Iaaulatioa ar* currently uodar a*y. Probability of Snoocaat 50/50 Prograa iaitiatad recently wfaiob involvee boat faltiag of tba glaaa fibara, followed up with a poet saturation of day, shows aonaldarabla proada*. This prograa should ba aoatiaaad. ?. GLa PlITl W gOMWOitai Conoaoti This ooneapt iaralraa tba raiaforoaaaat of foaad salt with glaaa fibara to produoa structural composites. Statust This ooocapt has bssn radueod to practice. Patents bars baaa filed for. However, there la no ourraot prograa and ao apparent interest within tba ooapany oa this ooocapt. Ve bare daaonstratad it ia poaaibla ta aohlvre flax strength as high as 75*000 psl. It is possible to adapt this oanoapt to produce structural lea. Probability of Succcsai Technical . Cwnerei*l . 7 SapoanandiUonat Tbia offers tba ooapany a new concept of producing nau aatallio high strength continued - 01 087 1993 Dr. V. R. Hibbard. Jr. Pag* Six ooopoaites. Jferket froeoarob afaooLd be oarrled ant to detemine ohether aarksts xlst for aueh oaapoaites. Ia addition to the bov*, there are nindier of prodast ootmpits la the high tempera ture (oalolua dlloata) insulation field ohioh oe bop* to develop la tha aat too distant future. They laoluda stub products as ferialto, firs ratad sail aoosafelloe, osrsalo drying pallet*, high tenperature ossa door insulation. ljOOv Insolation, insulating oaasnts. furnaos insulation, slaratar door and shaft insolation, pip* fittings, largo si** sectional oar* sod bonded aggrogata oo^osltss. If 70a oould LL<s to review eqr of tha above ia graatar datail. platan call as* finally, over tha pears os, as a company, has* dlrsotad onr efforts toward glass fibers. I've beard sany people sap fro* tlas to tlao, nothing saw soaaa oat of Resesrefa. Tot, in tb* past 10-15 psars two completely diffarast produots, mealy glass foaa psllsts sad glass flake, bar* been developed* for sons resaon, aaithar found asp suooaas on tha aarket. I believe both products deserve s r^ evaluation ae to possible market applications. Tiwldaatally, both are proprietary OCT produots. SF3/pb 01 087 1994