Document Exvdz410B9aadoKaNvqQk4rzg

Xotsa ea fiisouaeion ***** . _ Mr, Clyde R. Hutohoroft .: . ' . ' Meador, ftbtfc July'1967 *.rt **>'**?* _ . ................................... ux.d .{hough* it.r:-' * ' ' . : ..( T /cri f c lei the*. h*ve * 1 Jl*.. .: ;. i md t'-r, firm* tie? of prlte. , . : . ;* i,r b**t if th.* natter .vero ; end Cope Asbestos Flbree Ltd., ' . *,% / < a *,n i hf 1 + #. H# advised that it vat ott ualiktl7 at Athtr-vould ht ahXt to ha a&7 V it aust bi '. ' to ofir sue.; tom-tive gredee Their tiiti vith the initial 2toa'*lot'of 'Clint1on rCP 'were . promising aad tho fibre raa very veil) . ` they'are",awaiting tost* on tho experimental pipes ."'Despite Xr, Christian's view that Cliatoa C? oould bo used'on its ovn*as'epipe '** blond, Certain-teed fool that thia ia to bo prorod aad initially thoy vould uao a mixture of CP aad Crooidolito in tho proportioaa of Sit19* . ^ Thoir ooaouaptlon of TA/X or othor Crooidolito grades say exceed in 1968 tho 6,k00 tona for which thoy haro bid. Mr. Hutchcroft oould not bo dofiaito about tho possible. excess but thought that tho aaxiaua figure oould bo 8,400 tons. Thoy alght aot know tho final answer until tho ooeond quarter of 1968 by' vhieh tiao thoy vould haro triad out uooful tonnages of CP. 'I aald that vo vould aot anticipate any difficulty in obtaining for thea an additional 2,000 tona of Ta/X or one of tho other Crooidolitoa, if thia ahould prove noeoaaary. -. * o'. r\ Mr. Hutchcroft touched on tho poaaibility of thoir encounter** lag unexpected diffloultiea vith CP, or alternatively of Clinton Crook not going into production at tho atatod tinej . he aeked what vo aight do to help thea. X aaid that there . vould bo no grfcat difficulty about iaeroaaod quantitiee of c Caeelar AX and that vo vould alao do our utaoet to aupply , any shortfall in HYL grades Mr. Hutohoroft atatod that, * in ouch circunetancee, thoy vould prefer to take HYL to ' any aubatituto Canadian grades. .- - Vo talked briefly about HYL/1877 and vo vere both uncertain whether thia grade had boon submitted to thea*. Xf not, . Mr. Hutchcroft vould like a 1 lb. sample for laboratory toata. Ho atroasod that their interest in HYL/1877 vould bo United and vould only develop if thoy `encountered difficulties vith Asbestos Corporation 6b vhieh thoy are . . nov using and if HYL/1877 had proved to bo a .satisfactory .. substitute. " a *y V n Tho report on tho 50-ton trial consignment of TA/X in woven polypropylene bags vould bo ready very soon and Mr. Hutehoroft promised to lot us have it as soon as possible after his return. Clearly they do not like Griqualand S pressure-packed in 5~ply paper bags and ho suggostod that vo might ask whether Qriqualand could Biki up their fibre la eovea polypropylene rather than la paper bags. Zt vai agreed that ve vould review, thia when the report on the vona polypropylene vaa received. Za the meantime, Mr. Pemberton undertook to find cut froa Ceatral Aebeetea Co. Ltd. vhat fora of packaging they acre uelag at preaeat for ehipaeata to Certain-teed. , * .. ' 7. Mr. Kutchoroft aaid that they hare not yet ooneidered ' Amoeitee in preaeure pipe pfoduotloa and thought they probably ehould. Z agreed to let thea have a 1 lb. - eaaple of Cape OX grade and ooaflraatloa of prioe. v Ve agreed that it vould be beet if thia setter vere handled through T.A.P.Ltd. aad Cape Aebeetoe Pibrea Ltd., rather than encouraging ftorth Aserloaa Aabeetoe Corporation to ooaaunieate vlth thea. Thia trill require rather delicate handling on our part. Vhile It suet be a part of our aervloe to offer auoh alternative grtdee to Certain-teed, an ezoeea of interact in thia grade vould be eabarraaelng if it reduced their demand for TA/X or Grlqualand S. Mr. Hutohoroft thought that any future intareat in Aaoelte for preaeure pipe production vould be very elov developing. . ,. k J .< %i* - V ' . r V M. 7. SOVX . `i f .a f.-l . y. t .) ` J . * '