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turners asbestos fibres limited Meeting vlth Mr. X. 1. Ltai and Mr. M. S. Davis
of Certain-teed Products Corporation la Manchester oa 2bth April 1964
Certaln-teed'a atoofca of Afrlaaa grades have roeantly booa aueJt daplotod by (a) high produotloa, duo to buoyaat doaaad, aad (b) dolaya la traaalt froa Africa to tbo U.S. Voat Caaat aad Gulf porta. Doaaad la ozpoetad to roaala buoyaat aad Cortala-tood aot only aood aoro flbro thla year but alao vlll laeroaao thoir rooaatly given loagtan eatlaate, at loaat for 1965*
Apart froa tboao grades aov la uao, Aabcatoa
i-v grades 6 aad 7 *ff *f <"t**"* to Cortaia-tood for produotloa of lev-pressure pipes, aad
Mr. Lana asks Mr. Hove to
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situation. poarlae la alad that to bo oooaoale aueh cradoa
should aot eoat Cortala-tood aoro tbaa 4$ ooata par lb.
dollvorod or about 32 par abort toa (freight froa Africa to
C.l.f. V.S. Atlaatlo porta la 123.23, plua 19.73 to Saa
Francisco). Mr. Lana kaovs XAD/Y but doubta if It vlll ault;
Caaalar AY la interesting aad atlll under trial, but vbat
appeal a to bla arm, certain Aaboatoa Corporation 6's (particularly Normandy EX-349) of vblcb tbo Hat prleo la Caa.186.00 F.o.e.
Mines, Caaalar AD la too doar. Mr. Laos aakad about *CAG/6a
and I said eaaplea of a aov typo of Sbabaalo Shorta vould bo
aont to bla aooa.
Aa Mr. Lana vaa eloarly concerned about atoek cover Z said vo voro studying tbo lone-ten blda already aade aad voleoaod tbo laeroaaod doaaad; la vlov of laavitablo fluctua tions in alao output it vould bo aa advantage froa our point of viev if Certain-teed vould ooaaldar other cradoa tbaa CAG but ao far thla year Z said output of CAS grades vaa up. Mr. Lana aald bo vaa aot necessarily acalast XVL frades aad bad a good recollection of VXA bafara It vaa split late VRA/0 aad VXA/X. Of Blue bo aald tbo ardor renamed (l) TA/X, (2) TA/L, (3) Gofoo S, but bo vould bo interested to ro-exaalae BT/a.
Za vlov of eurroat heavy demand for both CAS/1 aad HVL/4, Z did not dvoll oa tbeso but offered for 1964 another 500 tons of CAG/3 and 1,000 toaa CAS/5. Mr. Laaz vaa rather critical of CAS/5, aucc**tlae It eoataiaed too aueh loacs and aborts and aot enough Biddle; Z said vo voro laproving it for A-C manufacture by segregating tbo spinning flbro eleaonta aad streaaod that vo auat keep to tbo principle of supplying `across' the board*. Mr. Laaa vlll arrange for orders to be seat to us by May 18th aad tboao vlll inolude 10 tons of BVL/5 for trial; tbo 1,000 tons of CAG/3 are to bo shipped la Juno, July and August (vhlch Z aald should bo passible), but tboro vaa aoae reluctance about CAS/5 aad Z vendor If tbo real problem here (although it vaa not dlseuaaed) la aot prloo, bearing in alnd
that Certain-toed pay acre for CAS/5 than for Cassiar AX and, although Certain-teed are taking aoro CAS/3 tbaa any tteralt Company, that they are paying substantially aere than the Eterait norssl price, via.
Certaln-teed
Uralita Eterait. A.S.
Berlin
3,220 tons
2,000 2,000
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74. 8. Od. 63. 2. 6d.(net)
reeently been uueb
by (I) U(b production, du'to *
buoyant deaaad, aad (b) delays la traaslt froa Afrloa ta
the O.S. Vaat Caaat aad Gulf porta. Deaaad la expected ta
raaala buoyaat aad Certala-teed aat only aee,d aara flbra
thla yaar but alaa vlll laeraaaa their reeaatly given lang-
ttra activate, at laaat Tar 1963.
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Apart Proa the** grades aav la uaa, Aobcctoo
r.--p...-. . < 7"
gradaa 6 aad 7 *ft r# **** ta
CertaiS'-teed far praduatlaa af lev-pressure plpaa, aad
Hr. laaa aabt Mr. Hava to eanil* -- * *-** <"*- *
iltuHloa. bearing la alad that ta ba eeeaenlo auah gradaa
should aat east Certain-teed aara tbaa If aaata par lb.
dallvarad ar abaut 132 par abart taa (freight froa Africa ta
C.l.f. O.S. Atlantia parts la $25.*5, plus $9.73 ta Saa Francises). Mr. Laas kaevs JUD/Y but daubta If It vlll aultj
Caaaiar AY la lataraatlag aad still aadar trial, but uaat
appaala ta bin am aartala Aabaataa Carparatlaa 6*a (particularly Varuaady 23C-3A9) af vhlsh tba Hat prlea Is Can.$86.00 f.a.c. Mlaaa. Caaaiar AS la tsa daar. Mr. Laas asked abaut CAG/6*
and Z aald eenples af a aav typa af Shabaala Sbarta vauld ba
aaat ta bin aaaa.
3. Aa Mr. Laaa vua alaarly aaaaaruad abaut steak caver
c Z aald vu vara studying tba leagtem bids slrssdy aada sad valcaaad tba laeraaaad deaaadi la vlav af inevitable fluctuatlaaa la alaa autput It vauld ba aa advantage fraa aur palat
af vlav If Certain-teed vauld aaaaldar atbar gradaa tbaa CAG but aa far tbls yaar Z aald autput af CAG gradaa vua up. Hr. Laas said ba vas aat asasssarlly sgalaat BVL gradaa aad bad a gaad raeallaatlaa af VKA bafara It vaa split lata V1U/0 aad VJU/X. Of 20.ua ba aald tba ardar renamed (l) TA/X, (2) TA/L, (3) Gafas S, but ba vauld ba latarsatsd ta re-exaalne ST/A.
k. Za vlav af surrsat baary daaaad far bstb CAG/U aad RVL/b, Z did aat dvall aa tbaaa but affarad far 196b aaatbar 300 taaa af CAG/3 aad 1,000 taaa CAG/3. Mr. Laas vas ratbar critical af CAG/3, suggesting it tsatalasd taa aueb laaga aad
sbarta aad aat saeugb alddlat I said va vara iapreviag it far A-C aaaufactura by segregating tba spinning flbra alaaanta and
straaaad that va auat baap ta tba principle af supplying *aeraas
tba beard*. Mr. Laas vlll srrsage far erders ta ba seat ta us by May l8tb aad tbasa vlll include 10 tans af HYL/3 far trialj tba 1,000 tans af CAO/5 ar* ta ba shipped la Juaa, July aad August (vhlcb Z aald sbauld ba passible), but there vas aaaa
reluctance abaut CAG/3 aad Z vender If tba real preblea bare (although it vas aat dlaauasad) la aat price, bearing la Bind
that Certain-teed pay aara far CAG/3 tbaa far Caaaiar AX aad,
t el though Cartala-taad are taking aara CAG/3 tbaa say Stemlt Ceapaay, that they are peylag substantially aara tbaa tba Cteralt
aorucl price, via.
Certala-teed
Oralita Xteralt, A.O. Berlin (all atbar Stemlt
Ca'a are taking laas than 1,000 taaa)
3,220 taaa t7k. 8. Od.
12|000
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