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FILE NAME: Kentile (KEN) DATE: 1966 DOC#: KEN040 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Corporate Members of the Mineral Fiber Research Institute H B O X / FIBfc N U M BER '-<1 7 / REQUESTING- P A R TY .U , MINRRAI, FIBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE q q ,, oUhE' ASBESTOS INSULATION SECTION J-M ' . Armstrong Cork National Gypsum . Flintkote . Ruberoid . Atlantic Asphalt & Asbestos (Tilo) U. S. Gypsum .. Baldwin-Ehret-Hill .Union Asbestos & Rubber {Division of Pittsburgh Corning) Standard Asbestos Eagle-Picher . Refractories & Insulation Co, (Division of Combustion Engineering) 48 Insulations Fibreboard Paper Products ASBESTOS TEXTILE SECTION J-M - Garlock H. K. Porter Raybestos Manhattan U. S. Rubber . American Asbestos Textile Corp. Tallman-McCloskey Fabrics-Co. Gatke Co. ASBESTOS PAPER SECTION J-M Nicolet Industries Philip Carey Ruberoid Smith & Kanzler ASBESTOS FELT SECTION J-M . Philip Carey Nrcolet Keystone Roofing Ruberoid ' Allied Chemical {Ba tt) 2' &SBRSyOSrASPHAT,T ROOFING SECTION J-M . . Allied Chemical (Barret Division) Bird Fib^eboard ' Philip Carey ' Pioneer-Flintkote . Ruberoid U. S. Gypsum ASBESTOS-CEMENT SECTION J-M Flintkote Certain-teed Capeo Nicolet National Gypsum Ruberoid Philip Carey U.. S. Gypsum Supradur Atlantic Asphalt . ' & Asbestos ' * (Tilo) ASBESTOS-ASPHALT SECTION J-M U. S. GypsumNational Gypsum Barrett Certainteed 3 M Flintkote Philip Carey ASBESTOS-PLASTICS SECTION GE Durex (Hooker Chemical) Reichold Chemical J-M J'tfl uJ 3" FT,OORTHG SECTION J-M Flintkote Ruberoid * American Biltrite KeAtile Azrock Armstrong Congoleum-Nairn Ever-Tex, Inc. (Div. Atlantic Tubing) Winburn Tile (Div. Mosaic Tile) ' FIBER GLASS TEXTILE SECTION J-M Owens-porning Pittsburgh Ferro Gustin-Bacon Stranglas Corp. FIBER GLASS INSULATION SECTION J-M Owens-Corning Gustin-Bacon (CertainTeed) Pittsburgh Philip Carey (buys 0/c) Flintkote (buys O/c) Insulite (buys 0/C) Ruberoid (buys O/C) National Gypsum (buys 0/C) Kaiser (buys O/C) FRICTION MATERIALS SECTION J-M . Raybestos-Manhattan - ' .. ' H. K. Porter (Thermoid Division) Abcx Bendix (Marshall-Elipse Division), Firestone (world Bestos Company Division) Gatke Grizzly Auto Friction Corp. Brassbestos Mfg. Co. Chrysler (Chemical Division) H. Krasne Mfg. Co. ` IR W*. X mut * 4- Appendix A FRICTION MATERIALS SECTION (Continued) Carlisle Carp. (Molded Materials Div.) Silver Line Brake Lining Corp. General 'Motors (Inland Division) American Brake Shoe Company (American Brakeblok and S.K. Wellman Divisions) Forcee Manufacturing Corporation ' ' Reddaway Manufacturing Company, Inc. Scandura, Inc. PACKINGS & GASKETS SECTION J-M The Allpax Company, Inc. - Anchor Packing Company Belmont Packing & Rubber company Braiding & Packing Works of America, Inc. A. W. Chesterton Company Clinton Manufacturing Co., Inc. Collins Packing Co., Inc. Crane Packing company Chicago Rawhide ' The Darcoid Co., Inc. ' Detroit Gasket Durametallic Corporation John L. Dor Co. Certainteed Eureka Packing Co. ' F. D. Farnam Co. Fibreflex Packing & Mfg. Co., Inc. Flexitallic Gasket Company Garlock Inc. Greene, Tween & Co. ' Hercules LaFavorite Rubber Mfg. Co. Linear Incorporated . The Mario Company, Inc. Melrath Supply & Gasket Co., Inc. Metallo Gasket Co. Nicolet Industries Packing Engineering Corporation . Periflex Inc. Phoenix Specialty Mfg. Co., Inc. Pilot Packing Co., Inc. . . Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Rogers Corporation Southeastern Products / f J 5- PACKINGS & GASKETS SECTION (Continued) Sterling United States Gasket CompanyUnited States Rubber Company Union Asbestos & Rubber Co. Victor , , Zimmerman Packing Company Appendix A 12/ 1/66 Appendix B Basic Qualifications of an Bxgcuti>re_Pirector The Executive Director for the Mineral Fiber Research institute should combine a scientific background, an orientation to industry, administrative capacities, and the ability to make effective appearances before open audiences, the press, and governmental bodies. He should be able to grasp easily general policy laid down by a Board of Trustees and effectively formulate this policy into an action plan. . Administrative capacity and responsibility plus effective ness as a public spokesman are probably of prime importance, followed closely by a knowledge of the industry's problems and acquaintance with the scientific aspects. . - All of these qualifications, to some degree or other, may be found by seeking an Executive Director from the ranks of a university, or a scientific institution, from government, or from industry -- especially among those who may be faced with, or . have already had, early retirement but could still be effectively active. fo r n Suggested Letter - 12/1/66 Appendix C Dear t ` We are inviting you and a few other leaders in the asbestos and other mineral fibers industry to meet together (when) for the purpose of initiating an industry-supported scientific research program into possible health effects of mineral fibers. Increasingly, public health authorities, particularly in federal health and regulatory agencies, are focusing their attention on industrial products being introduced into the environment. Concern ranges from relatively limited effects of occupational exposures to much broader implications relating to the general public, or to relatively small groups within the public. Along with many other substances, asbestos, fiber glass and other mineral fibers are coming more and more under scrutiny as possible air contaminants affecting health, not only in industry but in the general public. Although most published studies, and work that is underway, have been directed at asbestos fibers, attention recently has been extending to other mineral fibers with similar or other uses. Such possible effects as allergic reactions also are coming under study. We believe it is essential for the industry to take-leader ship in sponsoring health research that will help develop the factual data needed to answer questions -- before they become matters of public controversy. Instances are already known to most of us 2- Appendix C where some public concern has been aroused by published reports suggesting involvement of mineral fibers in health problems. We are proposing the establishment of a Mineral Fibers Research Institute that will be in the public interest as well as the industry's interest. Some scattered company-sponsored research is currently in progress but we believe all would be i . better served if a coordinated, well-planned and executive research program were to be conducted under the auspices of a research institute. We hope you will be able to join us.