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FILE NAME: Exxon (EXX) DATE: 1957 July 14 DOC#: EXX023 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo - Turner Brothers Asbestos Co RE Glass Materials for Insulation ..- -v..^ vt x : .. C irito .* .r<*& ia& m i ftfjJV f'-il rsv <ii~' , ,V - . Tic of Origin TU R N E R BROTHERS ASBESTOS COM PANY LTI To Rochdale Mr A.cM %/n ef> Rf: KHD/KMB To: Rgnl. Mngrs. Copy: DOOQ/DMt Your Ref:- l4th/july, 1967. Glass Materials for Insulatlor Thank you for your reports In response to my memo, of 1st June. These have been very helpful In adding to our appreciation of this matter, although, as was to be expected, the overall picture is by no means a clear cut one consistent throughout the country. Your views as to whether a pronounced/Trend towards glass can be detected differ quite considerably. I would like to make the Allowing facts taken from Individual reports known general! fi* Their Medical Officer vlng recommended against the use of asbestos In Insulation, the C.E.O.B. has prepared a new code Y practice based on glass materials which has been olr ated to all stations by Mr. Wilde of South Western D: lslon, the appropriate Standards Engineer who relle; heavily on advloe from us in drawing up this document, Some Divisions seem to be treating this new code of actloe as a directive and Mr. Wilde has recommended t we should contaot all stations to Introduce our materials at first hand. J William Kenyon/4 Sons Ltd., Duklnfleld, Insulation Manufacturers have Informed its that the following it their/customers now specify Insulation materials am asbestos:- continued: . *r, - \ / 2- C.E.G.8 Cadburys Shell Petroleum Company Esso Petroleum Company National Petroleum Company Stork Margarine ^ T. Wall & Sons Ltd. '-- United Kingdom Atomlo Energy Authority The various Divisions of I.C.I. also continue to seek aotlvely alternatives to asbestos based materials for Insulation. There has recently been a strike of laggers on Clyde Side for 5/-d. per hour extra for handling asbestos. Insulation contractors who make mattresses appear to be taking a keener Interest In glass materials than those who do not no doubt beoause the new asbestos industry regulations at present In draft fora will tighten up very considerably the oondltions under which asbestos mattresses can be made. Both Fotherglll & Harvey and B.B.A. have been offering glass materials for thermal Insulation. This Is not of course new but no doubt they have been stimulated into Increased activity in this sector of the market by the asbestos health soars. B.B.A. are offering only Staple glass materials fas opposed to the continuous-- filament glass fibre produced by T.B.A. n -- tr.K. glass fibre manufacturers llbased on the staple ' glass "fibre produced cy their assoolate oompany Versil. They are marketing a very rough looking glass fibre rope lagging at prices in excess of asbestos rope lagging oonsistlng of staple glass y a m braided around a centre of bunohed-up glass tissue. They appear to be offering only one quality of glass cloth - 22 o*. per square yard, 40" wide, 100 ft. rolls at l8/-d. per lineal yard or 15/-d. per lineal yard to at least one Insulation oontraotor. oontlnued: .< '.V1 / Thlg la /ery different In character to the rove baaed and continuous filament y a m baaed d o t h which we offer. It la more expensive and In our '/lew not aa satisfactory for Insulation application. On the other hand, there are obviously any Insulation contractors In this conservative trade who are quite content to carry on with the traditional asbestos materials which they know and understand and will make no move towards glass unless or until customer speciflcatlona force it on the. There are also Indications In some parts of the country that the emotional reaction against asbestos may have lost some of Its Impetus, Our policy remains as outlined In ay m o o , of the 24th February. We are receiving a steady trickle of order for the glass qualities Involved, tut there are no sure signs yet of any flood developing. You appear to be well satisfied with the Information which has been fed to you and the technical support given by Mr. Morant, apart from one or two suggestions that a printed leaflet on glass materials for insulation Is desirable (inspired by the fact that Pothergill & Harvey have one - no copy yet received here). We are putting In hand some preparatory work on such a leaflet, but It la considered premature to publish yet, Such a leaflet sight be harmful to our asbestos interests st this stage and the general situation la still in too great a state of flux. We are also working actively on the development of a glass fibre rope lagging. Whether or not we market this and when hae not yet been determined, but It represents another shot In our locker In trying to sake certain that the competition does rot steal the march on us In this important market.