Document G50Ng4RB2XNqm7GpmL1KDxGaV

FILE NAME: ICI (ICI) DATE: 1967 Feb 21 DOC#: ICI020 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo kCH/VC T o t JV / : V) i CONFIDENTIAL 21a t F e b r u a r y 1967 I.C .I.L td . There see; no doubt at a l l that I .C .I have decided th at wherever I t la toohnloally or economically fe a s ib le , insulation m aterials which do not contain asbestos must be used on I.C .I p la n ts. The amount of asbestos clo th whloh la being used In In su la tio n work proper la now quite sm all, mainly In connection with expansion Joints and m attresses, and th e ir other miscellaneous usages fo r d o th In curtaining, protective clo th in g, eto. have not y e t come.under th e ir ban. They are, however, showing In terest in g la s s c lo th and alumlnised asbestos d o t h , and both these prospects are being followed up. - iSV; / Rochdale Mr. E. A. Edaonda, London O f f lo e . ACM/DC To| EAR CONFIDENTIAL 2 la t February 1967,. I .C .I . Ltd. I am attaching hereto a copy of a l e t t e r received from Mr. Wilkinson at Newcastle follow ing h is dlacuoalon with Mr. Elmea at B i l l Ingham. From th la you w ill sea th a t there aeema no doubt now th a t Tor insulation work proper I . C . I . la trying to fin d a lte rn a tive m aterials to asbestos. Thla probably means that the bulk o f our asbestos trade with I . C . I . , d ir e c t and through W itty <9fc Wyatt, Is not, fo r the moment a t any r a te , at r i s k . Although both Darlington, Newallsi : and I . C . I . themselves have said that th e ir usage o f aabestos d o th Is quite small, there is a sizeable amount o f d o t h business which oould be under something o f a aloud and I think that you should advise W itty Wyatt o f th is and ask them to watoh out fo r any attempts by the I . C . I . people to su b stitu te other m aterials f o r 1 any asbestos t e x t i l e s . Presumably there I s 'a u sefu l trade In rope laggin g which might be at You w ill see that Mr. Wilkinson r e fe r s to I . C . I . ' s In terest In gla ss d o t h and alumlnlsed aabestos cloth . Could you advise me whether Witty & Wyatt a r t Interested In s e l lin g eith e r to I . C . I . Frankly, I would lik e to s e l l both d ir e c t, p a rticu la rly the former. A. A-V.-A ur 4