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FILE NAME: Georgia Pacific (GP) DATE: 1972 Nov 20 DOC#: GP014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Asbestos Replacement
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Mr. V. Richard* Tigard
Mr. i>. E. Bureh Portland
Mr. i`. v. Drown * Aema
Mr. :. V. Mavar * Portland
Mr. w. d . Brook* - Carrollton
Mr. .. r.. Winter Aeiaa
Mr. R. Clark Aem*
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During the weak ot November 13, 1 vlaltad th* Acme plant In ordar to make up a field trial batch of All Purpoaa formulated with a aub'iltute for the aabaatoa fiber. For the banafit of rho*a racaiv* ing eopiaa, the uea of aebaaca* la eonaldarad a health haiard and rtg-:>i control* are being enacted.
A T^oo lb. batch of thla new formula m i mada up vieh no difficulty. Sub'.i'guent lab tact* indicated that the joint tenant vea of good qua1ty.
On November 1} Lloyd Winter and I teak 10 beg* of thta nee product to Oklahoma City for a field teat. The field teat m i conducted bv iron Hamer die uea deacrlbed to ua ea being ef the top three or four epplicatara in the Oklahoma City area and alao aa being vary honaat.
Laon'* eommanta on the Marking prapertiaa follow:
2. "Mlaad goad.
2. Pinhole* not bad.
1 . Th* laud dee* net drop fro m A m * tool*.
. Goa* good through Ame* tool*.
5. Body aeaand to be Mai good,
h. Poek narking net bad.
7. Good in corner* with hand tool*.
A. Feathered out good along edge*.
d . Work* good around window* (deep f i l l on corner h ead ).
07 Croaeed over wet joint* real goej do* not p u ll
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All Purpoaa Ready Kiai
November 20, 1972
It1-- ; jas the ipplica'.or1s only negative c o n int. However, he . think t h i s property was vary bad. I will be talking to
ipplleacer tr. a few days in order to determine If anv problems Moped in subsequent use of the product.
will be testing thle new formule ea a topping in the northwest ; tir near tuturc. If these trials ere aueeeaaful. we will
rsjder taking the product into the Memphis area for additional
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IHirirtc my stay at the Acam plant, I made spot checks for quality and grit ->n eight random batches of four-gallon box Ready Mix. The batches were mad# on various data# from 10/2/72 to 11/11/72. The sd Mix was of excellent quality and no evidence of grit wet t->-;t
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FOR MESSRS. LEXNEKT, RICHARDS, MOWN, VINTER, AND CLARK W L:
Raw Metarule coat of this new formula la approximately S.SdS/bag compared to $.35/beg for the ptoaent All Furpoae formula. Attegel Clay la confidential information end ehould not be related anyone outside our own manufacturing organisation.