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PC131-1 Manufacturing Chemists Association PLASTICS COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting Baltusrol Golf Club Springfield, N. J. May 6, 1971 MEMBERS PRESENT R. L. Schuyler, Chairman C . M . Neher, Vice Chairman Henry Avery C. E. Denoon, Jr. F . P. Ducatman (for E. W. Phares) E. S. Ebers J. E. Eger G. M. Hale T. B. Nantz F. E. Reese C . R. Scott J. G. Temple, Jr. D. C. Williams George E. Best, Secretary BOARD LIAISON PRESENT H. E . Hirschland MEMBERS ABSENT J. J. Lenahan H. C. Wechsier E. I, du Pont de Nemours & Company Ethyl Corporation USS Chemicals Rohm and Haas Company Dart industries Inc. Uniroyal, Inc. Enjay Chemical Company Gulf Oil Canada Limited B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company Monsanto Company Phillips Petroleum Company The Dow Chemical Company Eastman Chemical Products, Inc. MCA Staff M&T Chemicals Inc. Hooker Chemical Corporation Borden Chemical Division of Borden, Inc. 1. Minutes of November 23, 1970 Meeting The minutes were approved as distributed. 2. Membership The Membership Committee consisting of Messrs. Nantz (chair man) , Scott, and Williams, having been appointed by Mr. Sbhuyler by CMA 078918 PC131-2 letter prior to the meeting, recommended the following for the membership term June 1, 1971 to May 31, 1974, pending willingness of the new appointee candidates to serve: C. M. Neher - To permit continuation as an officer J. E. Eger - To extend his term in view of having been a member only one year, inasmuch as his company has not otherwise been represented over recent past years Richard J. Hughes, UnionCarbide - Fornew appointment William E. Kennel, Amoco -" " " Raymond H. Marks, Tenneco -" " " | j j ! These candidates were chosen with due regard to avoiding dominant representation on the Committee of individual classes of synthetic resins in reference to either the number of manufacturing companies or industrial production capacity. These recommendations were accepted, subject to approval of the proposed new appointments by the Board of Directors. 3. MCA Board of Directors' Liaison - H. E. Hirschland Mr. Hirschland spoke briefly about his reporting on the Plastics Committee at the January 12 meeting of the Board Liaison Committee for Other Technical Committees, where he explained the current program is principally directed to plastics as a factor in solid wastes, and good coordination with SPI in program planning. He mentioned the next meeting of the Liaison Committee will probably take place in the fall. 4 . Plastics Financial Package 4.1 Fiscal Year 1970-71 Copies of a financial statement were distributed show ing expenditures through April 30 (11 months) totaling $52,940. This was explained to include all but a small remainder of the amount committed on contracts with DeBell & Richardson for the state-of-the-art study on plastics in solid wastes, revision of the report on that study, and the further study on incineration. No expenditures have yet been made for the printing of reports. 4.2 Fiscal Year 1971-72 Budget The budget for the coming year submitted for formal ap proval by the Board of Directors is as follows: CMA 078919 PC131-3 Administrative Travel & Meetings Memberships $ 175 750 75 Research: Weatherability Waste Disposal (NBS) (D&R) * 2,000 5,000 Reserve** 64,000 $ 72,000 ^Annual up-date **Pro3)ect recommendations under current development Surplus carry-over, due to not having committed all of I the funds available in the current year, will permit reducing par^ ticipating company assessments to $60,000, down from about $72,000, without decreasing the magnitude of the continuing program. There was general agreement that this respite, even though temporary, j would be welcome in view of somewhat depressed business conditions. i 5. Sponsored Projects 5.1 Plastics Solid Waste (DeBell & Richardson) - C. M. Neher Dr. Neher summarized the final review and clearance of the state-of-tne-art report for publication. The secretary dis played the "blue line" copy for the cover of the full report, "Solid Waste Management of Plastics, " as well as the Summary sec tion being printed separately in addition to being incorporated in the report itself. Printing is in progress. Draft copies of the incineration report have been promised May 7 and they will be distributed immediately to Messrs. Neher, Nantz, and Temple for review. Thus it is to be expected their appraisal will be available for the next Committee meeting on June 9. Mention was made also of a report, "Plastics in Solid Waste," by the Glass and Plastic Sub-Council of the National Indus trial Pollution Control Council, dated March 1971 (20 pages). Through the intercession of Dr. Neher, members of the Plastics Committee were afforded an opportunity to submit comments on this report in draft, with substantial contributions from SPI as well. 5.2 Weatherability (National Bureau of Standards) The secretary reported having been informed by Dr. Walter Rossiter (NBS) that all of the test data on the 1970 set of CMA 078920 PC131-4 weathered specimens has been computerized and graph extensions completed. He expects to complete his interpretations by the end of May, with issuance of a Grayback Report probably in July. The 1971 specimens have been received from the expo sure sites and were due to be mailed on May 5 to the first of the cooperating company laboratories for testing. Two reports are still outstanding on the earlier major program on weatherability, with no indication yet as to when they will be forthcoming: Outdoor Performance of Plastics: VIII. Ultraviolet Spectral Reflectance IX. Color Dr. Joseph Clark, director of the project, who has continued at NBS in another capac ity, planned also to write a summary report suitable for inclusion as a monograph in the Encyclopedia Britannica, to be available for MCA distribution in the form of a Grayback Report. 5.3 Future Program Recommendations - D. C. Williams Messrs. Williams (chairman), Eger, and Temple were designated early in 1971 by Mr. Schuyler to develop program recommendations. Mr. Williams' approach was begun by sending a questionnaire to the Executive Representatives of Plastics Group companies inquiring as to (1) major obstacles to and major oppor tunities for plastics industry growth in the next five to ten years, (2) what resin producers are best able to do to overcome the obsta cles and benefit from the opportunities, (3) specific objectives appropriate for Plastics Committee consideration, (4) whether con cerns for attention should include imports of resins, (5) what might be done to improve the image of the plastics industry, and (6) other suggestions. Mr. Williams expressed much appreciation for the thoughtful reflection and many ideas evident in the 36 replies re ceived. By letter of April 26 he presented a summary of the task group's analysis of the responses, and copies of this letter report were distributed to those present. Interest was expressed by several members in seeing more of the details of the ideas contributed, and the secretary offered to provide a condensation. It was agreed any points ob viously unsuitable for program consideration should be omitted, since their very circulation might lead to an erroneous inference. CMA 078921 PC131-5 Mr. Williams emphasized it was clear the membership strongly favored an active program of research, rather than a stand-by existence merely designed for reacting to problems that might arise. Many mentioned the environment and ecology -- mainly solid waste problems, i.e., incineration, reclamation, re-use -- as the area most justifying current attention, with flammability and weatherability less prominently cited. Surveillance of imports and legislative developments and the possibilities for improving public acceptance and appreciation of plastics were also among the general interests. There was complete agreement that MCA's program should be planned so as to complement that of SPI and any others having like objectives. Mr. Williams indicated the task group was not ready to present specific recommendations, and Mr. Schuyler asked that their study be continued toward this objective. Mr. Reese suggested at tempting to define what kinds of information are needed as the basis for selecting program projects. 6. Epidemiologic Study (Acroosteolysis) The secretary reported MCA has a continuing contract with the University of Michigan, funded by a group of companies with in terests in polyvinyl chloride m support of an Acroosteolysis Reg istry and Consultation Center to follow the history of employees examined in the extensive program conducted earlier. Dr. Dinman (U of M) has advised submission of case registry data has been slow; it is expected there will be sufficient interest to continue this data recording and radiograph interpretation service beyond the present contract term ending in August. Reprints are now available on three technical papers describing the major study: OCCUPATIONAL OSTEOOLYSIS I. An Epidemiological Study Bertram D. Dinman, M.D.; Warren A. Cook; , Walter M. Whitehouse, M.D.; Harold J. Magnuson, M.D.; and Theodore Ditcheck, M.D. II. An Industrial Hygiene Study Warren A. Cook; Paul M. Giever, MPH; Bertram D. Dinman, M.D.; and Harold J. Magnuson, M.D. III. A Clinical Study Vernon N. Dodson, M.D.; Bertram D. Dinman, M.D.; Walter M. Whitehouse, M.D.; Ahmed N, M. Nasr, M.D.; and Harold J. Magnuson, M.D. These papers were published in ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 22_ No. ,1 (Janu ary 1971) . CMA 078922 PC131-6 As a related matter, the secretary mentioned Dr. P. L. Viola of the Regina Institute for Cancer Research, Rome, Italy, has pub lished findings of cancer inducement in experimental animals from inhalation of vinyl chloride monomer vapor. Arrangements have been made through MCA to have Dr. Viola visit with interested members of MCA's Occupational Health Committee for further elaboration of his experimental data. 7. MCA Liaison to ANSI Committees A60, Z26, IS0/TC61 Mr. Schuyler announced he would confer with the secretary to designate liaison representatives to be named from among the con siderable number of candidates nominated by various companies. 8. Commercial Standard CS147-47 - "Colors for Molded Urea Plastics" The secretary reported having written to the National Bureau of Standards on March 1 to request continuation of this stand ard after having been assured by two companies it is serving a use ful purpose commercially. In the same letter NBS was notified that standard color chips are not now, and have not for some years been, available from MCA as stated in the printed document. 9 Plastics Group Functions 9.1 Golf Outing, Baltusrol Golf Club, May 6. 1971 Advance registrations - 170. 9.2 Dinner, The Greenbrier, June 9, 1971 9.3 Conference and Outing, Seaview Country Club, September 7-11, 1971 Mr. Schuyler announced appointment of Mr. Scott as chairman of the Arrangements Committee, who in turn named Messrs. Avery (last year's chairman). Temple, and P. J. Weaver (Goodrich) as the other members. Economics and ecology were generally regarded as the two subjects of prime interest in connection with Conference speaker considerations. 4, CMA 078923 PC131-7 Plastics Committee - Future Meetings June 9, 1971 September 8, 1971 5:30 PM White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. 7:30 AM Absecon, N. J. Minutes subject to approval GEB:tp May 20, 1971 cc: Mr. H. E. Hirschland Alternates Mr. B. M. Barackman Mr. Lloyd Symington George E. Best Secretary j CMA 078924