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Monsanto r.p. mi location. 325H Cumming Paton DATE OBJECT October 14, 1971 Status1 of PCBs TO : 1070 H. R. FORD 1010 R. A. GARCIA 1800 D. R. HANSEN 1650 P. L. SLAYTON "B2SL B2NK B2SJ W4A B2SH B2SH B2SH T. L. Gossage W. B. Papageorge N. T. Johnson P. S. Park P. G. Benignus D. E. Roush/j. J. Roder D. R. Pogue CONFIDENTIAL The following are the notes I used in the PCB "presentation" that must have held you enthralled at midnight after a 17hour dayi Dielectrics 1. Product Changes few r ;>* Tift*-- Aroclor 1242 for capacitors changed to more bio- , . _ , degradable 1016. -- U. S ] Cflr^A-t> ft- giJut icrn-P. . ^ A SijuA""- b} Aroclor 1221 renamed Capacitor 21. ckOc*. / c ) In transformers no major changes planned. d) Research under way on PCB replacements. (Don't __ expect results in under 3-5 years.).-- '"L 2. Customers (jcwcSTit") 1>' J 4/ i-Vv (> Effective October 4, dielectric fluids must be ap proved prior to order entry by P. G. Benlgnus or C. Paton and W. B. Papageorge or T. L. Gossage. () To prevent the need to approve all orders, a list of approved customers in both capacitors and trans formers has been compiled and will be circulated by October 18. , Field sales should scrutinize MIP runs re customers and order size. Follow up on doubtful ones and alert Product Group and COP. (a) Regional managers to add one line to their monthly report: Unapproved Fluid Sales: (No or Yes) If yes, a separate report should be sent on this. Customer Notification <H ff-Ci < t) , A letter on the pollution aspects of PCBs will be sent to cus tomers. This is being cleared with the Legal Department. ANSI An S.I.B. has been written on the formation of Committee C107 *M-IO MV. 11 - 0590961 PCB-ARCH0745279 -2- of ANSI. This committee will address itself to the problems PCBs pose for the dielectric industry. Pollution Control We are addressing ourselves to the pollution control or lack of it related to "service centers" for transformers or transformer users who buy only replacement fluid from Monsanto. Heat Transfer Fluids 1. Conversions Conversion of direct food-related users: completed, Conversion of curtain coaters fa* 80$ complete). Conversion of film and foil producers D. E. Roush prepar Conversion of adhesive manufacturers ing list of target Conversion of resin manufacturers for accounts for conver paints and coatings. sion. 2. Restrictions No FR fluid sales for new applications will be strictly en forced. This will include hospitals and off-shore gas plat forms. , 3. Customers (j)et~vJ.T,-C) 1 (a) All orders are being approved by two people prior to order entry. (b) A list of approved FR users (top-up only) is being prepared and will be circulated by October 25. (c) Field sales scrutiny of MIP runs is requested (as per ^ dielectrics). (d) Regional managers should report on unapproved fluid sales (as per dielectrics). (e) We still need field sales help in completing surveys on the applications of FR customers. 4. Customer Notification A mailing to all customers is planned. This will include: warning on PCBs; alternates to FR; non-fire retardance of T-55> 56 and 77; conversion offer and procedure; positive approach to non-FR fluids; tighter maintenance guide for all fluids. ' 5. Labels New labels are being printed. This will include a stronger statement on food and food-related uses. It will also 0590462 PCB-ARCH0745280 -3- cover the return of used fluid for incineration. Process Fluids 1. Carbonless Carbon Paper No sales of chlorinated bi- or terphenyls. 2. Dye Carriers Aroclor 1221 replaced by Aroclor 1221B. (Aroclor 1221B is monochlorobiphenyl whereas Aroclor 1221 did contain up to 25$ PCB. We should make no big issue out of this with any customer. Currently Ciba-Geigy is the only customer affected and this has been handled. Therefore ,/VtJ" 1111 b any request for Aroclor 1221 will be filled with Aree-I-er---t -r?*"* r MB*B without comment.) ou-uLilfc*, r '> ' -J 3. No customer notification of Process Fluids is planned as a general mailing. Individual customer situations have been and will be handled separately. In addition to the above, the following situations have arisen. 1. Requests by paper companies for information, help on PCBs in recycled paper. 'We should refer companies to The American paper institute which is active in this area or to W. B. Papageorge. If any paper company wants methods for detecting PCB, Bill has a "Methodology Packet" that can be sent. 2. Requests from Monsanto customers that we write letters stating whether or not tr.e products supplied by any or cur divisions are PC3-freeI Specialty Product Group products: All products (except dielectric A r : c i a r/' Inert eon/Pyra n o 1; Aroclor 5^00 and 5000 series; Aroclor 1221B; Santovac 1 and 2; Pydrauls; Therminol FR series; and Turbinol 153) the regional manager should write the customer assuring him of the absence of PCBs. On product exceptions -- contact W. B. Papageorge. Products from other groups: Pass request to your counter part in the region for "Randling. 3. Pollution Control Procedures for Customers' Plants A draft of a bulletin on this subject has been written and is being revised. 0590463 PCB-ARCH0745281 -4- I have been impressed by the efforts many of your men have put into turning this difficult situation around. If they have any suggestions where we can improve on our procedures and policies or problems we are ignoring we'll be only glad to hear from them. If they need specific help from anyone in St. Louis please let us know. I'll try to keep you as up to date as I can on future developments. Cumming Paton cs 0590464 PCB-ARCH0745282