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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1964 Apr 14 DOC OC434 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting National Insulation Manufacturers Association b GAF file yo Im habeh PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 402 MINUTES of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING NATIONAL INSULATION Chicago Ill MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION April 14 1964 The meeting was called to order at Burleson with the following in attend2a:1n5ceM. by Chairman M. W. DIRECTORS M W. Burleson Chairman P. D. Kaley Ike Keith ; V. L. Miller Froxy for R. E. W. Muller , W. C. Neel D. M. Nelson M. M. W^...son J. F. Vyverberg OTHERS FRESENT Manville Cales Corp. Pittsburgh Plate Class Company Forty Insulations Inc. Pittsburgh Corning Corp. Gustin Mfg Company The Ruberoid Company _. Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. Baldwin Hill Inc. 7 Corning Fiberglas Corp. J. H. Boynton L. T. Choate . M. P. Crowther G. D. Reycraft J. M. Barnhart Corning Fiberglas Corp. Baldwin Inc Gustin Mfg Company Cadwalder Wickersham & Taft NIMA APPROVAL OF MINUTES aie A motion was made seconded and passed That the Minutes of Meeting of Octobe the Association br the Board of Directore 1263 as bulletined by . "ys ACCEPTANCE a ee OF RESIGNATIONS ee re RESIGNATIONS ne RESIGNATIONS ee me oe eee It was reported that letters of resignation had been received from Mundet Cork Corporation M. H. Detrick Company and Keasbey & Mattison Company A motion was made seconded and passed That the resignations be accepted with regret TREASURER'S REPORT Mr. W. G. Neel outlined the Association's Balance Sheet Statement of Income and Expenditures and Comparison of Actual Expense to Budget as of March 31 1964 A motion was made seconded and passed That the Treasurer's Report be accepted and further That the separate accounting pertaining to the sales of the Economic Thickness Manual be discontinued BROADENING OF MEMBERSHIP The expexpansionansion of membershipmembership to include foamed was discussed plastic manufacturers 7 . A Committee consisting of Messrs F. D. Kaley Chairman R. E. . Buckley and H. B. Moreno was appointed for the purpose of making recom- mendations on the subject at the next scheduled 5oard of Directors Meeting AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF MARKETING RESEARCH COMMITTEE The future projects of the Marketing Research Committee as outlined in the Committee Minutes of March 13 1964 were discussed It was agreed that the following were reasonable and practical projects for the Committee to undertake 1 Define existing statistical reporting product categories and products reported 2 Work with the Bureau of Census Department of Commerce etc. to improve government statistical reporting u AIMS AND OBJECTIVES RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH COMMITTEE com RESEARCH OBJECTIVES OF MARKETING MARKETING s te MARKETING MARKETING 3 Attempt to ascertain the market potentials of competitive materials foamed plastics etc. with respect to the investigation of the broadening of the Association member- ship to encompass formed plastic types of insulation it was suggested that the Committee be informed of this fact and contact the special committee investigating this subject 4 Follow up Mr. R. E. Busley's letter pertaining to number of hours worked by union locals in 1963 STATISTICAL REPORTING reports It was reported that several companies were unable to report statistics on a state basis at this time and that Price Waterhouse & Company had been advised to continue statistics on the old basis for the present time monthly and regional It was decided that 1963 statistics should not be compiled on a state basis inasmuch as this information is not readily available from the members " Further it was decided that it was not practical to establish separate reporting categories for faced blanket and coated blanket and that the single faced and coated blanket category be retained for statistical . reporting purposes The establishment of a separate category for reporting Prefabricated Duct Systems was discussed ' The glass manufacturers will be letter balloted on this subject prior to July 1 1964 NIMA CERTIFICATION PROGRAM This subject was discussed in detail and it was decided that that such program would not be undertaken OTHER BUSINESS om 1. Mr. Barnhart was asked to contact NFPA relative to o on the Air Conditioning Committee membership 2 The Duct Systems Committee is asked to present a survey survey of code changes that have been made that increase the use of prefabricated duct systems 4 3. It was reported that the NIMA lcase expires on April 31 1964 It was agreed that the lease should be renewed for 3 years provid- ing any increase in rent that may be asked by the landlord will not exceed 10 percent Mr. J. M. Barnhart will discuss the new lease with Mr. M. W. Burleson before signing 4 It was agreed that the NIMA Annual Meeting would be held at the Seaview Country Club Absecon N. J. on October 5 and 6 1964 . " 5. It was reported that Manville Sales Corp. was printing on cortons crates etc. containing asbestos products calcium silicate magnesia asbestos cements a note pertaining to the dust created be these materials The wording will be as follows " Caution This product contains asbestos fiber Inhalation of asbestos in excessive quantities over long periods of time may be harmful If dust is the dust created when this product is handled avoid breathing If adequate ventilation control is not possible wear respirators approved by the U. S. Bureau of Mines for pneumocoriosis producing dust ADJOURNMENT There being no further business The meeting was adjourned Respectfully submitted EmBarnhart EmBarnhart M. Barnhart