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FILE NAME Cape Asbestos CAPE DATE 1969 Oct 27 DOC CAPE133 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION List of specific services provided by NAAC to support Asbestos purchases in US Legal - Tibbs Case Exhibit 31 NAAC SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS October 27 1759 ECTRONIALY FILED - U. customers for Amosite and Blue asbestob dislike buying raw materials 2023 from overseas sources and would eliminate these purchases if they possibly could Further it is a established principal in 6. industry that no company should depend on a raw material cr 3 -3)) t is available Oct from single source only 18 12:13 NAC NAC offers a variety of services to try to make it easier for the customer 12:13 to bay and nke delivery of mosite and Blue -- in effect to make it more like urchasing a domestic material PM - In the single source problem NAAC represents that NAAC RICHLAND fully recognize this difficulty and take serious responsibility in maintaining continuity of supply of a mosite and Blue fibre at fair prices We contend no plant in the U.S. has in the past 15 years or more ever had to - cease operation for lack of supply of these fibres Even during three serious dock strikes in the past six years this has been true Specific services performed or offered by NAAC are as follows COMON schedule customer requirements with the Miues tentatively and 60 days in advance and finally 30 days in advance -- adjusting PLEAS - with customer the frequent revisions of scheduling that the Mines the to" lack of material or need to substitute geles geles geles 3 2 regularly keep informed of the customer's inventory position to anticipate and avoid possible plant shutdown due to lack 203CP41759 ai material 7 . e keep the customer inbrmed of shipping dates Anticipated Shortages and any deviation the Mines must make from the preferred _cheduling A. We deliver Amosite and Blue to the U. port closest to the customer's plant -- all freight insurance and customs charges fully paid In effect we put the Mines at every U.S. port 5. On arrival of the shipment we have our import forwarding agents clear the material properly through customs and port facilities and see that it is forwarded to the customer's plant by rail or motor Carrier at the most economical freight rate We are constantly in touch with the carriers in matters of inland freight and we employ a freight rate specialist -- consultant -- to advise us CAPE000988 ELECTRONICALY NAAC SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS CUSTOMERS ELCTRONIALY -. GE TWO - FILED - 2023 5. NAAC provides insurance coverage on each shipment from Africa port all the way through to the customer's plant hen there are overages or shortages in shipment or talked gradings Oct through error in handling at the port we sort this out for the 18 customer and arrange that he receives proper credit here there are mixed grades in a consignment we see that the bags of 12:13 PM incorrect gradings are removed from his premises and replaced with the correct number of bags of the proper grade All without - chage to the customer RICHLAND 7. NC maintains stocks of Amosite and Blue fibre in warehouse in - hiladelphia ennsylvania - Los Angeles California - Burlington Ontario Canada - and Monterrey Mexico Such stocks are - for the convenience of both small and large customers some of COM ON whom prefer to be supplied from warehouse rather than to depend en inbound shipments The warehouse stocks are also used for sample purposes -- frequently enabling us to supply immediate trial tonnage to users or prospects who otherwise would have to wait six to eight weeks for shipment from Africa PLEAS - 3 NAAC provides financing or credit terms to small and large customers where necessary to facilitate the sale In case of certain users we extend terms of 90 days and in some instances up to 180 days on irrevocable letter of credit We also have customers with whom we have set up consigned stocks in the customer's plant they paying for the material as used 203CP41759 CAPEND0989