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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: January 28, 1974 DOC#: USG127 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1974 Memo from AL Hampton re elimination of asbestos fiber from plaster products r- / ' 10: FROM: SUBJECT: *247Q J, ?,, *270 W. F. *247 E. K. e hc< *151 A. L. Va /"^ Elimination frora Plaster Products, .anuafr 23, cs: flSl ?. -- . r.e.nxels J. M. Summerf: X. S. Freeman *159 E. C. Mobbs #SS Hagersvi son 539 Hillsbcr 124 ' y Montreal W. C s El surtir Since mv iptne^ ---p Mr Hoed hive ee^ very --tf the plants and with our recuest to e1i ^ a `t a s h ^ i S - Piaster products as s o ^ " as ^osl l V l l r errarts to comely ^ ^ a c i i a n building Ja buila- 9 Plaster products'sene tiie ago ^ - ^ a t e d from all ~ ^ joos of Montreal n^Tm^T * _. , Without asbestos h^ve~ben"d ^ v e d St:Uuccco manufactured activity at the anlisann*t-, 2*. :?~!l lU .s<!veral mon'thns because of strike r.or lack of customer a ac s to be noted tha-*- --=>iL-ckhte,r- job prob,l,i oriental s t u c i r ; i : : / : T f E i ^ " cba^ baen e.;cowuntLjr:sedd' wwiitih; Ur .TS. ens almost a vear ago aw~" oA _he asaestos at some plants Research evaluation of Haaersv'n = m w , -- asoestos, recuestad by ~Z ~ `:astsr with and without tnhe next 3 C N DCCC-?rr'T'4~ fL.:**: ,, Deer, similarly s_l_aved u n r i -- = ___ r-'j--u-- on run. tor vour >-> ___ --K even though New S5;t'aft"efss wwaass tteerrmmiinnated Januarv V - consistent mb 3 use in"-'.!.* p d '*^t-on was sizeable, beta"use of its ja risks r -s;<s- use -ield which as a bonding left t USGC cootteenntt-iia3liiy osubbjjeecctt which r:^V,,:',1S ra*-?Seir.d, has been larcev C=ncrsts' ' ---uic aor.cing agents of the polyvinyl* a c ^ ' t e ^ o ^ ^ S t a tes' " *- " bv m t Hood's to 4* wnen the use of asbestos i rminate ABDICOTE Ac us ti s prohibited To comply .with th=> _ . possible'from a n y ^ o t i t J i ^ however, I suggest we set a cu"-occ Product .Management, Ooc"a tinr % > fsr? as soon as asaGSC!::is ^sacs, ^ ' J-7 rrtutuai agreement batv/ee*' of asbestos from all CCC b n - ^ i ^ * C^ a!!`C,Resc2:ch' for elimination March 15th as a cut-off at=' 5 ? "aSwCr Products. I suggest 0-6510 U n ited States C-ypsum C ompa\ nn y U S G 1 19.01 TAB 3 7 ( i 247Q J . #270 W F #247 E, H Hood Hcwe Mosseli ; ; 1373 - 9 Please conraent. lU R . ALH .-aaaae January 23, 23 eli^ n a t i o n o 9 assumptions.