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NEWS FOR RELEASE IMMEDIATELY 1971 Monsanto MONSANTO INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS COMPANY E. V. John PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis, Missouri 63166 (314) 694-2891 (314) 567-3628 (Home) MONSANTO RELEASES PCB PRODUCTION FIGURES TO DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON, D.C. , Nov. 30 -- Monsanto Company announced today it has released figures to the United States Department of Commerce showing the company's U.S. production and sales of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) from 1960 through estimated 1971. Closed-system electrical uses ranged from 11,000 tons per year to 20,000 tons per year during the period. The report also shows Monsanto voluntarily reduced its nonelectrical sales of PCB from the high of 16,000 tons in 1970 to 4,400 tons in 1971. Substantial further reduction will be accomplished in 1972, the company said. C. P. Cunningham, managing director of Monsanto Industrial Chemicals Co., an operating unit of Monsanto, said, "As part of our control program, the data were originally prepared for the Federal PCB Joint Task Force and other concerned scientists for use on a confidential basis so scientists can properly evaluate the figures and relate them as to impact on the environment." -more- HGNS 060297 --2 MONSANTO: RELEASES PCB PRODUCTION FIGURES xxx environment:.'' Monsanto has now chosen to release the figures publicly "because scientists have continued to express a need for the data to make a proper estimate of how much PCB might be in the environment. We also believe the figures will inform the public about Monsanto's positive actions to limit the sale of PCB to confined applications," the company executive said. "Now that the figures are public information," Cunningham added, "we are confident both the scientific community and the public press will interpret the data properly. These are production and sales figures only. It should be clearly understood that all this material is not in the environment. "For example," Cunningham said, "over 60 per cent of all sales in the past 12 years have been for closed-system electrical uses. It would be a completely false and irresponsible conclusion to say all PCB produced is in the environment. Much of the material is still contained in sealed electrical equipment where it acts as a fire-resistant safety fluid, protecting human lives and property from the danger of fire and explosion." -more- MONS 060298 --3 MONSANTO: RELEASES PCB PRODUCTION FIGURES xxx explosion. Cunningham concluded, "Monsanto continues its program to control the uses and prevent the release of PCB into the environment. To date, we have cut off all sales to paints, plasticizers, sealants, adhesives and all other open-system uses. We are receiving used PCB from customers for regeneration or safe disposal. And we are engaged in an all-out research effort to develop less persistent forms of PCB or suitable products which retain the fire safety features of PCB. We call on other producers, worldwide, to join in this effort." -0O0NOTE TO EDITORS: PCB production and sales figures attached. MGNS 060299 PRODUCTION AND SALES POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB) MONSANTO INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS COMPANY (SHORT TONS) YEAR U.S. PRODUCTION DOMESTIC SALES Electrical* All** Insulating Other Liquids Uses Uses U.S. EXPORT SALES All Uses 1971 (Est) 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 20236 42527 38194 41427 37655 32925 30240 25417 22367 20986 20333 20786 14417 20268 18564 20568 20387 18897 16203 13769 11448 11683 11108 12444 4401 16263 15034 11990 10846 10642 9695 8666 7618 . 7339 7661 5163 4938 6826 5312 5616 4062 3426 2117 2048 1824 1809 2076 1827 * Closed Systems - Transformers and Capacitors ** Including Heat-transfer Systems, Hydraulics/Lubricants, Plasticizers HONS C6G300 PCB MANUFACTURE AND SALES MONSANTO INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS COMPANY 1957 Thru 1964 (Thousands of Pounds) 1?57 U.S. PRODUCTION DOMESTIC SALES (LBS.) U.S. EXPORT SALES (1) 32299 (2) DOMESTIC SALES BY CATEGORY Heat Transfer Hydraulics/Lubricants Misc. Industrial Transformer Capacitor Plasticizer Applications Petroleum Additives - 1612 704 12955 17028 (1) - DOMESTIC SALES BY PCB GRADE Aroclor 1221 Aroclor 1232 Aroclor 1242 Aroclor 1248 Aroclor 1254 Aroclor 1260 Aroclor 1262 Aroclor 1268 Aroclor 1016 23 196 18222 1779 4461 7587 31 - - 1958 (1) 26061 (2) - 1549 755 5719 14099 3939 " 16 113 10444 2559 6691 5982 184 72 - 1959 (1) 31310 (2) - 2685 1569 5984 16499 4573 - 254 240 13 598 3384 6754 6619 3 59 102 _ 1960 37919 35214 (2) _ 2523 1559 7921 16967 6244 - 103 155 18196 2827 6088 7330 326 189 _ 1961 36515 37538 (2) - 4110 2114 6281 15935 9098 - 94 241 19827 4023 6294 6540 361 158 _ 1962 38353 38043 (2) 157 3915 1681 7984 15382 8924 - 140 224 20654 3463 6325 6595 432 210 1963 44734 38132 3647 582 3945 1528 7290 15606 9181 - 361 13 18510 5013 5911 7626 414 284 _ 1964 50833 44869 4096 929 4374 1692 7997 19540 10337 - 596 13 23571 5238 6280 8535 446 190 (1) Production figures and Plasticizer Applications figures unavailable during year indicated. (2) U.S. Export Sales figures unavailable during year indicated. MONS 060301