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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1971 Oct 15 DOC OC372 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE Asbestos Free High Temp Insulation & D ereoc, art UL K606 a | 10 John kern - Toledo company correspondence from Don Glosser - Toledo date October 15 1971 subject Attached POR is submitted ment budget I have also outlines his approach and 1 strongly recommend that priority program for 1972 MARKET CONDITIONS CS Bob Davis Granville ; Greg Faherty Toledo / Per Saverstrom Toledo "4 Lou Saxby - Toledo Dick Shannon . Granville / into for approvaland inclusion our 1972 develop- attached Dick Shanon's Shannon's memo of October 8th which timing to complete complete the development program this program be funded and established for the following reasons as a high established J the Pressure for for an asbestos free high temp insulation is example following owners have now increasing taining products excluded asbestos excluded excluded con- . Dow Chemical - Midland Michigan and Houston r Gulf Oil - Houston - Newport News addition In " we have had numerous requests from a statement from OCF owners requesting in the regarding the amount and types of asbestos used manufacturing of Kaylo COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVE SITUATION i Pabco Carey CAF & PFC are now in the marketing in asbestos free products process of marketing and test is This aggregate annual to estimated be 13 H i Our intelligence indicates capacity that has JM developed an asbestos free product but due to kept the product on the shelf Should JN increased costs has bestos free decide to market their as- with the product capacity estimated 13H we would be faced prospect of selling our product into 30 HM market in competition with 26 MM of asbestos free high temp capacity Out decision to .predicated upon 971 abandon the asbustos successful product & free development program for 1971 was process development development for H.T.I.S. during Due tu limited process development problems H.T.l.S. will not be available for marketing until late 1973 Your immediate approval of this FOR is velopment work can be started November r1esqtuested so that the initial de-