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*233 HSV. 2-97 UNIROYAL, Inc. Oxford - E-G-l (Location) TO: G. A. Anderson C. D. McCleary FROM: W. D. Harris Industrial Toxicologist DATE: December 22, 1971 SUBJECT: Vinyl Chloride Study Attached is the official report of the December 14 MCA meeting. I have attached a copy of the "Reported Production Capacity." As 1 understand it, Dr. McCleary will receive the forms for the asking. The amount should be $4,900 for Uniroyal and $10,850 total for Monochem. If foreign producers come in, it will be still lower. Please call on me if I can be of help in explaining the need for the study or the protocol. WDH:ues Attachment cc: R. L. Knapp D. E. Dudrow Vinyl Chloride File V. D. Harris URL 18383 INTERCOMPANY CORRESPONDENCE MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION 1825 CONNECTICUT AVENUE. N. W. WASHINGTON. O.C. 20009 (202) 483-0126 December 17, 1971 To: Ad Hoc Planning Group for Vinyl Chloride Research Subject: Minutes of the Meeting of December 14, 1971 Gentlemen: Enclosed herewith are: (1) the subject minutes, and (2) a list of designated contacts for this project for those companies that have responded to the MCA mailing of July 9, 1971. Please let me know promptly if any errors or omissions in either document are found. KDJ/cj Enclosures (2) Secretary Ad Hoc Planning Group on Vinyl Chloride Research URL 18384 RECEIVED DEC 21 1971 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Manufacturing Chemists Association MINUTES OP MEETING Ad Hoc Planning Group for Vinyl Chloride Research Holiday Inn - Connecticut Avenue Washington, D. C. December 14, 1971 URL A8385 Present: R. N. Wheeler, Jr., Chairman M. N. Johnson, M. D. K. S. Lane, M. D. w. E. McCormick T. R. Torkelson N. G. White K. D. Johnson, Secretary Guests Present: Z. G. Bell W. D. Harris W. M. Smith Absent: M. V. Anthony N. V. Hendricks B. M. G. Zwicker Union Carbide Corporation Monsanto Company Union Carbide Corporation B. F. Goodrich Company Dow Chemical Company Shell Chemical Company MCA Staff PPG Industries, Inc. UNIROYAL, Inc. Air Products and Chemicals Co Stauffer Chemical Company Standard Oil Company (N.J.) B. F. Goodrich Chemical Co. 1. Definition of Vinyl Chloride Problem As an antecedent to considering the specific aspects of the proposed research program, the Planning Group concurred on the following concerns that should guide any decisions made on research protocols or other program elements: (a) The need to be able to reassure the public that polyvinyl chloride entails no risk to the user. URL 18386 2- - (b) The need to be able to assure the employees of the industry that management was concerned for, and diligent in seeking the information neces sary, to protect their health. (c) The need to develop data useful in defense of the industry against invalid claims for injury for alleged occupational or community exposure. (d) The need to establish the program under con ditions that would provide industry with the means to guarantee the objectivity of the program and the validity of the experimental conditions. 2. Sources of Vinvl Chloride Monomer The Group agreed that both ethylene dichloride and acetylene derived monomer should be studied in parallel ex periments, and that supplies of the monomer should be con tracted for, through the project administration, on a basis of specifications and costs. The Secretary was asked to solicit cost proposals from interested monomer producers, after the quantities needed, and the handling facilities of the performing laboratory have been determined. 3. Test Protocols The Group voted to recommend the performance of the full three-level test protocols, as defined in the Occupational Health Committee records, for both ethylene dichloride and acetylene derived monomers. They agreed to leave the final determination of the exposure levels to the Steering Committee that would be set up to guide the project, should authorization and funding be successfully accomplished. 4. Epidemiological Study There was general agreement that an epidemiological study of exposed workers would have to be attempted before long, and that it would be best to have this done by an independent, highly regarded research or educational institution. They voted to seek industry commitment for this study as an integral part of the over-all program. -3- UHL 18387 5. Non-MCA Member Company Participation The Planning Group approved, in principle, the admission of foreign producers to the support of the proposed program. This would be on a purely voluntary basis with explicit recognition that European personnel could not be included in the epidemiolog ical studies. 6. Budget The Group voted to ask the industry for a $350,000 commit ment for a three-year program. The budget breakdown was estimated as follows: Vinyl Chloride Animal Exposure Program Contractors' Costs Vinyl chloride supply and other sponsor-furnished services $183,000 30,000 Epidemiological Study Feasibility Study Main Program 20,000 100,000 Contingency Funds 17,000 $350,000 With the correction of the error of omission of Shell Chemical Company (700 million pounds per year, reported monomer production capacity), the tabulation of production capacity distributed with the November 16 minutes of the Vinyl Chloride Conference, was held to be an adequate basis for proration of sponsor costs. 7. Implementation The Secretary was asked to develop ballots and authoriza tion forms for distribution to the concerned companies, soliciting their support for the proposed program. Dr. Torkelson and the Secretary were asked to consult with Industrial Biotest in regard to their facilities for handling vinyl chloride supplies, and to develop the basis for the pre paration of bid requests for the supply of the vinyl chloride that will be needed for the project, as discussed under item (2) of these minutes. 8. Future Meeting Schedules Hope was expressed that no additional meetings of the Planning Group would be required before its functions could be assumed by a Steering Committee to be organized under the terms of an MCA Board authorization for the Association's administra tion of a funded program. However, should future developments require, the Planning Group may be reconvened on the call of the Chairman. Respectfully submitted. Kenneth D. Johnson / Secretary Ad Hoc Planning Group on Vinyl Chloride Research KDJ/cj December 17, 1971 Attached Vinyl Chloride Research Address List URL 18388 Vinyl Chloride Research Address List Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Dr. W. Mayo Smith Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. P. 0. Box 538 Allentown, Pennsylvania 18105 Alternate: Richard Fleming Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Chemicals Div. P. O. Box 538 Allentown, Pennsylvania 18105 Allied Chemicals. Inc. J. E. Ertel Allied Chemical Corp. Plastics Div. 786 Hardy Road Painesville, Ohio 44077 Amoco Chemicals Corp. R. J. Austin Amoco Chemicals Corp. 130 E. Randolph Drive Chicago, Illinois 60613 Ashland Oil. Inc. J. William Hollis, M.D. Ashland Oil, Inc. 1409 Winchester Avenue Ashland, Kentucky 41101 Borden Chemical Div. of Borden, Inc. H. L. Schmidt, Jr. Borden Chemical Div. of Borden, Inc. 50 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43215 Canadian Industries, Ltd. L. E. Cassidy, M. D. Canadian Industries, Ltd. P. O. Box 10 Montreal 101, Quebec, Canada Continental Oil Company Marc J. Thomaes Conoco Chemicals Div. Continental Oil Company Park Eighty Plaza East Saddle Brook, New Jersey 07662 Diamond Shamrock Corporation Richard W. McBurney, M. D. Diamond Shamrock Corporation P. O. Box 348 Painesville, Ohio 44077 The Dow Chemical Company Harold L. Gordon, M. D. The Dow Chemical Company 2030 Dow Center Midland, Michigan 48640 Alternates: D. C. Neuchterlein Dow Chemical Company Inorganic Chemicals Dept. 2020 Dow Center Midland, Michigan 48640 T. R. Torkelson The Dow Chemical Company Chemical Biology Research 1803 Building Midland, Michigan 48640 URL 18389 December 17, 1971 2- - URL 18390 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company C. F. Reinhardt, M. D. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Medical Research Div. 1007 Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19898 Esso Chemical Company, Inc, R. J. Fritz Esso Chemical Company, Inc. Plastics Div. 60 West 49th Street New York, New York 10020 Eniav Chemical Company Mr. Paul E. Neiman Enjay Chemical Company P. O. Box 3272 Houston, Texas 77001 Ethyl Corporation Dr. George Roush Ethyl Corporation Laboratory of Environmental Medicine 1700 Perdido Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Laurence H. Ballou, M. D. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. 1200 Firestone Parkway Akron, Ohio 44317 FMC Corporation American Viscose Div. Jan Lieben, M. D. FMC Corporation American Viscose Div. 1617 J. F. Kennedy Blvd. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 The General Tire & Rubber Company George H. Burkhardt The General Tire & Rubber Company One General Street Akron, Ohio 44305 The B. F, Goodrich Company Mr. W. E. McCormick The B. F. Goodrich Company Medical-Corporate Div. 500 S. Main Street Akron, Ohio 44318 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. C. A. Johnson, M.D. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Medical Department 1144 E. Market Street Akron, Ohio 44216 Great American Chemical Corn. Albert W. Fuhrman Great American Chemical Corp. 78 Bonnydale Road Leominster, Massachusetts 01453 Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Kenneth E. Karmel Great Lakes Chemical Corp. P. O. Box 1878 El Dorado, Arkansas 71730 Gulf Oil Canada, Ltd. Shawiniaan Chemicals Div. H. A. Norton Gulf Oil Canada Ltd. Shawinigan Chemicals Div. P. O. Box 6030 Montreal, Quebec, Canada URL 18391 -3- Gulf Oil Company John F. Hogan, M. D. Gulf Oil Corporation P. O. Box 8056 Philadelphia, Penna. 19101 Hooker Chemical Corporation Edward T. Drill Hooker Chemical Corporation 1515 Summer Street Stamford, Connecticut 06905 ICI America. Inc. David J. Wilbraham ICI America, Inc. 151 South Street Stamford, Connecticut 06904 Kerr-McGee Corporation C. J. Sternhagen, M. D. Kerr-McGee Corporation 504 Kerr-McGee Building Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102 Marbon Div, of Borg-Warner Corp. William E. Dickenson Marbon Div. - Borg-Warner Corp. Box 68 Washington, West Virginia 26181 Monsanto Company M. N. Johnson, M. D. Monsanto Company 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, Missouri 63166 Olin Corporation Mac Roy Gasgue, M. D. Olin Corporation Corporate Div. 120 Long Ridge Road Stamford, Connecticut 06904 Olin Corporation Thompson Plastics Robert E. Lander Thompson Plastics Olin Corporation Assonet, Massachusetts 02702 The Pantasote Company Harry A. Russell The Pantasote Company 277 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 Phillips Petroleum Company Lucian E. Renes Phillips Petroleum Company Medical Department Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74004 PPG Industries. Inc. Lee B. Grant, M. D. PPG Industries, Inc. One Gateway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Alternates: Dr. Zeb G. Bell, Jr. PPG Industries, Inc. Chemical Div. One Gateway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 H. W. Rahn PPG Industries, Inc. Chemical Div. One Gateway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 The Procter & Gamble Company Mr. Ralph W. Merritt The Procter & Gamble Company Industrial Chemicals Div. Spring Grove Ave. & June St. Cincinnati, Ohio 45217 New Yorlf. New VnrV inoon r> t pj___________*- -5- UNIROYAL, Inc. Alternates: Dr. Walter D. Harris UNIROYAL, Inc. Oxford Management and Research Middlebury, Connecticut 06749 A. Anderson UNIROYAL Chemical Div. of UNIROYAL, Inc. Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770 Virginia Chemicals. Inc. E. H. Phillippe Virginia Chemicals, Inc. 3340 West Norfolk Road Portsmouth, Virginia 23703 Vulcan Materials Dr. W. C. Bradbury Vulcan Materials Chemicals Div. P. 0. Box 545 Wichita, Kansas 67201 Dr. A. A. B. Swan Industrial Hygiene Research Laboratories Imperial Chemical Industries, Alderley Park Nr. Macclesfield, Cheshire S K 10 4 TJ England Ltd. Rudolph W. Knoepfel President The Solvay American Corporation 609 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10017 \ URL 18393