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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1967 June 21 DOC OC404 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo with Typed Version - Kaylo Replacement of Asbestos PLAINTIFF'S 9 EXHIBIT 1. 7. Sann Grssrille ; UTA ROLISPY ROLISPY S Ze, Uy We bead ,Lev Tort ; rk. bl. J. Iesvgy, Grail We, be Le Sedoay, Jor Tare t qalled De . his of your fequent laon the all Street, Joorml - artiele oa To his of Canowe Koted laon Saocers Ta Asbestos Lecustzy", DP. v. Ladd does ect vant us to sevalerste ot triasfor war effort to tee 'replecescrt of sabostoa! propren. Is wanta us to place wer emtaris Ser {he next several moths ca etress earresion., Then, La ths fall after dress dress modica modica product product is empleted empleted of expletion expletion date the dress modica product is empleted ortinial expletion - date sl^bermodica modica ot product is empleted ortinial ortinial om the replacemet ef bestos progre A D. Y. Ledd painted eet we hire a tee wiliton doller Leylo oparstica. muits ast,raiafires a raiafires Tayle Tayle if and when day arrives arrives wert fibers darting tald asbestos guar ofmess if for a PR t E Ec E : fluding abolitio j Pyk a f i : j if E f prodactprodact ; fr i PRaPE . Attesbaomt This document or any parts of it should not be copied nor divulged to others without permission of ee tet la- la- . ' o e . oF . - I called D. W. Ladd per article on High Rate of your request concerning the Wall Street Journal Cancer Noted Among Smokers In Asbestos Industry D. W. Ladd does not want us to accelerate or transfer our effort to the replacement of asbestos program He wants us to place our emphasis for the next several months on stress corrosion Then in the fall after vacations are out of the way and the program of upgrading strength of the stress corrosion product is completed estimated completion date September we can at that time increase our emphasis on the replace- ment of asbestos program D. W. Ladd pointed out we have a ten million dollar Kaylo operation He wants us as a team to be in the position to tell management what fibers we can use to reinforce Kaylo if and when the day arrives when the whole industry is forced to remove asbestos from their products He doesn't want OCF to wait until D day to start looking for substitute fibers I told Del we are conducting a low gear program in finding substitutes for asbestos Most of our effort is being directed toward stress corrosion We hope by the end of the year to be able to recommend to management one or more fibers which could be used to reinforce Kaylo with a high probability of success if a major R & D effort is directed toward sytimising and debugging the process of adding such fibers to Kaylo batch In 1967 we are only screening candidate carry our investigation to the point of test marketing Del thought this was a fibers We do not plan completing plant trials fair enough objective to and It was also pointed out by Mr. Ladd that if and when D day for the removal of asbestos arrives we won't be alone The whole industry would be in the same boat with us The industry may be forced at that point to accept a weaker softer product as a price they must pay for the removal of asbestos