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September 18, 1990 TO VCSA MEMBERS MINUTES OF 1989 VCSA CONFERENCE IN BOSTON The meeting was held at the Cambridge Center Marlott on September 28 and 29. Attendance: US Non-US Tot. Number of nations Number of companies Number of plant sites Number of persons 1 17 36 46 16 12 18 23 17 29 54 69 Officers were: Chairman: R. Oubre, Dow Vice Chairman: J. Ledvlna, Vista Program Chairmen: US - J. Kachtlck, Occidental Non-US - R. Farr, ICI Treasurer: J. Gabbett, Georgla-Gulf Secretary: J. King, Occidental Nominating Chairman: K. Law, Keysor-Century Treasurer's Report: VCSA balance, before conference Conference expenses 1989 Registration fees VCSA balance, after conference $ $ $ $ Selection of 1990 meeting place: Bermuda Officers elected for 1990: Chairman: J. Ledvlna, Vista Vice Chairman: J. Kachtlck, Occidental Program Chairmen: US - J. Yonge, Shintech Non-US - H. Steegenga, Akzo The Vinyl Institute held a separate meeting at the hotel on September 27. A representative of the Institute gave a presentation of Its activities after the close of the day's meeting on September 28. King,!Secretary CTL019671 THE VINYL CHLORIDE SAFETY ASSOCIATION - VCSA The forerunner of the VCSA began in 1964 with an irregular schedule of informal meetings of various company representatives with no by-laws, formally constituted officers, nor established agenda. Original company attendees included personnel from Dow, Monsanto, General Tire, Union Carbide, Pantasote, Air Reduction, American Chemical, Diamond Alkali, Cumberland Chemical, J. D. Frank Co., Cary Chemical, Borden, Stauffer, U.S. Rubber, Firestone, Goodyear, Goodrich, and Great American. As the loose association evolved, the VCM producers were also admitted to the founding body of PVC producers. The group called itself the PVC Producers' Safety Council and was concerned only with safety. Through the 1960's, meetings were held in various cities, sometimes more than one in a year; and in some years, there were no meetings. Attendance varied from large groups for safety information exchange to a few people to develop administrative and other direction for the growing association. In 1970, the VCSA was officially instituted with by-laws and elected officers. Attendance was limited to member companies only. Once-a-year meetings were scheduled in various cities. Also in 1970, the first attendees from outside the U.S. were welcomed, and these originally came from Canada. About 1975, a shift in the subject matter discussed occurred toward environmental and health with the onrush of EPA and OSHA VCM regulations. By consensus agreement, this was reversed at the 1981 meeting back to the charter purpose of VCM safety. ATTENDING MEMBERS - late 1980's USA OUTSIDE USA Air Products: PA, Fla, KY Akzo: 111 Borden: 111, LA Certainteed: PA, LA Dow: Tex EVC: Del Formosa: LA, Tex, Del, NJ Georgia-Gulf: Del, LA GE Silicones: NY Goodrich: NJ, KY, Ohio Occidental: PA, NJ, LA, Tex PPG: LA Shintech: Tex Solvay: NY Union Carbide: Tex Vista: Tex, Miss. Vulcan: LA, Kan. Vygen: Ohio Akzo: Netherlands Atochem: France Diamond-Shamrock: Canada EKO: Greece Electrochem: Israel Esso: Canada EVC: Italy, Belgium ICI: England Lucky: Korea LVM: Netherlands Mitsui-Toatsu: Japan Norsk-Hydro: England, Norway, Sweden Pequiven: Venezuela Petroquimica: CCooTlombia, Brazil Policy: Mexico Polimeros: Mexico Primex: Mexico Solvay: Belgium Wacker: Germany CTL019672 A chronology of meeting dates, places, etc. is attached. VCSA HISTORICAL INFORMATION . PLACE NUMBER OF ATTENDEES NUMBER OF PLANTS REPRESENTED u.s. NON-U.S. TOTAL ITY ITY NTA, GA ITY LEASANT, W VA HIS, TENN ESTER, NY NTA, GA ELAND, OHIO ELAND, OHIO A AIRPORT, PA ELAND, OHIO ORLEANS, LA ON SS TON, TX NTA, GA ER, COLO EY FORGE, PA NTA, GA NTA, GA FRANCISCO, CALIF UDA ON HEAD, SC NTO, CANADA ORLEANS, LA TSDALE, ARIZ A, FLA INGTON, D.C. ULCO FRANCO, CALIF ON,WsS 41 50 42 5 35 35 47 55 59 80 53 75 75 73 84 90 87 55 61 50 60 50 62 64 56 66 69 23 23 21 2 21 1 19 2 24 4 25 3 26 6 29 4 24 2 26 10 25 10 23 11 24 13 26 14 23 14 20 11 21 12 16 12 18 15 13 14 26 18 28 19 18 25 29 21 33 18 23 23 23----ADOPTED VCSA NAME EXEC. COMM. 22 --SPI OFFERED TO ABSORB VCSA 21 FIRST TAPED MEETING 28 28 32 33 26 36 35 34 37 40 37 31 33 28 33 VI PROPOSED ABSORBING VCSA 27 44 47 43 50 51 CTL019673