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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: February 20, 1974 DOC#: USG086 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1974 Memo to AL Hampton from JR Hood elimination of asbestos fibre from plaster products V V tucnMATIQN REQUESTED ANO/OR FURNISHED BELOW IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANO PURSUANT TO T1 THE ' NF O SERVI CE AGREEMENT EXISTING BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE c o m pa n ies. February 20 1974 I TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Chicago. 1S1, A.L. Haxspton Toronto, *270Q, .*- Sood ' . # ELD m avnO H GT ASBESTOS FIBR E FROM PLASTER PRODOCTS F o l l o w i n g the receipt o your January 28/74 letter-this subject w a s tt i gm m n il our plan of action 1 s n s f o l l o w s I " Hillsborough Asbestos has been eliminated from their regular Bardvall plaster. Montreal nnm m .T. Exterior Finish Stucco has not been aade for some time due to the current strike. Future production will not contain asbestos. Montreal plant please submit bulletin revision and transfer stocks of asbestos to Ragersville. Eager sville A sample of BONDCREIE made without asbestos has been forwarded to your attention for evaluation and comment. A final decision will be made after this evaluation. We plan to continue the production of AUDXCOTE until the use of asbestos is prohibited. Should the non-asbestos BONDCRETE formulation be satisfactory, the asbestos in stock at Ragersville. plus that transferred from Montreal, will be used in ADDZCGTE production. No r e asbestos will be purchased. Should this stock be deleted, before the use of asbestos is prohibited we will eease production of AUDICOTE at that earlier date. V. nn 4/7J c.e. Chicago, 151, P.L. Henkels Chicago, 159, E.C. Mobbs Toronto, 244, K.E. Eliasson Toronto, 270, W.F. Howe Hagersville, R.C. Nelson Montreal, w.C. Fleming Hillsborough, F.J. Schooley File " ^ C. P; * 1P* TI * ' U O5. " 3 7 * ***,. `''0*R|.^ '.ii._