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GAF CORPORATION 140 West 51 Street New York NY 10020 212 582 7600 July 23, 1980 Research Triangle Institute Post Office Box 12194 Research Triangle Park North Carolina 27709 Attention: David L. Kendall Dear Mr. Kendal1: Enclosed are the forms submitted with your letter to R.L. Heidt of GAF Corporation. We regret that we were able to supply only a relatively small portion of the information and estimates covered in your questionnaire. Please note that we are submitting these data and estimates only under the conditions that you take all reasonable precautions to safeguard their confidentiality, and that they will be used only in preparing aggregate figures. Should you need clarification, do not hesitate to contact us. Very truly yours JJL:dp Enc. bcc: J. Berger Corporate Marketing Research An equal opportunity employer MICH08990 PRODUCT: COMMERCIAL PAPER 1. Quantity of industry output (in short tons) produced in each of the years listed. 1970 1971 1972 3,000 2,900 2,800 ' 1975 1976 1977 2,500 2,400 2,400 Please provide data for each year possible. 1973 2,700 1978 2,200 1974 2,600 1979 2,100 2. Value of industry sales of conunercial paper, f.o.b. shipping plant, 1970 exclusive of any taxes or freight. ($000 Omitted) 1971 1972 1973 1974 1-080 - 1.108__________ 1.134 1,134 1,256 1975 1,365 1976 1,462 1977 1,613 1978 1,617 1979 1,680 "GAF PROPRIETARY INFOBMATIOH" CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY SECRET UftCHO*99'' 3. Short tons of asbestos fiber used by the industry to produce commercial paper in each of the years listed. 1970 2,550 1971 2,465 1972 2,380 1973 2,295 1974 2,210 1975 2,125 1976 2,040 1977 2,040 1978 1,870 1979 1,785 4. Average price per short ton of commercial paper, f.o.b. shipping plant, exclusive of taxes and freight. 1970 360 1971 382 1972 405 1973 420 1974 483 1975 546 1976 609 1977 672 1978 735 1979 800 5. Estimated-industry inventory of commercial paper on hand at year end of a typical year (in short tons). 350 tons 6. Is current production of commercial paper growing, static, or declining (in terms of physical output)? Declining "GAF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION" CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY SECRET MICH08992 7. Estimated industry value of exports of commercial paper, valued f.o.b. the shipping plant, exclusive of tax or freight. 1970 ____________________ _____ ($000 Omitted) 1971 1972 1973 1974 20 18 17 16 15 1975 14 1976 13 1977 12 1978 11 1979 10 "GAF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION" CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY SECRET MICH0B993 PRODUCT: MILLBOARD AND ROLLBOARD 1. Quantity of industry output (in short tons) produced in each of the years listed. 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 8.469 7.973 7,477 * 6,981 6,485 1975 1976 1977 5,989 5,493 4,997 Please provide data for each year possible. 1978 5,000 1979 5,646 2. Value of industry sales of millboard and rollboard, f.o.b. shipping plant, exclusive of any taxes or freight. 1970 3,108 1971 3,101 1972 3,081 1973 3,072 1974 3,113 1975 3,312 1976 3,466 1977 3,543 1978 3,935 1979 4,895 *'GAF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION" CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY SECRET MICH08994 3. Short tons of asbestos fiber used by the industry to produce millboard and rollboard in each of the years listed. 1970 7,622 1971 7,176 1972 6,729 1973 6,283 1974 5,837 1975 5,390 1976 4,944 1977 4,497 1978 4,500 1979 5,081 4. Average price per short ton of millboard and rollboard, f.o.b. shipping plant, exclusive of taxes and freight. 1970 367 1975 553 1971 389 1976 631 1972 412 1977 709 1973 440 1978 787 1974 480 1979 867 5. Estimated industry inventory of millboard and rollboard on hand at year end of a typical year (in short tons). 847 tons 6. Is current production of asbestos millboard and rollboard growing, static, * or declining (in terms of physical output). Declinine "GAF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION" CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY SECRET MICH08995 7. 1970 50 Estimated industry value of exports of millboard and roll board, valued f.o.b. the shipping plant, exclusive of tax or freight. ($000 Omitted) 1971 1972 1973 1974 47 44 41. 38 1975 35 1976 32 1977 30 1978 28 1979 25 GAP PROPRIETARY INFORMATION" CONFIDENTIAL COMPANY SECRET MICH08996