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1 2 On some occasions, the name Abex or American Brakeblok 3 have been printed in black or white on the edge or underside 4 of certain brake lining products. 5 (e) Abex does not possess sufficient knowledge 6 :oncerning the total amount of raw asbestos purchased or subse- 7 juently incorporated into the asbestos-containing automotive 8 friction products manufactured by it. Abex is generally aware 9 :hat chrysotile asbestos fiber was purchased from the following 10 :ompanies at various periods during the years 1950-present: 11 Asbestos Corporation, Ltd. 12 Thetford Mines Quebec, Canada 13 Bell Asbestos Mines, Ltd. 14 Thetford Mines Quebec, Canada 15 Lake Asbestos 16 Black Lake Quebec, Canada 17 Johns-Manville Corporation 18 Asbestos, Canada 19 Vermont Asbestos Croup, Inc. Hyde Park, Vermont 20 (f) Abex objects to this Interrogatory on the 21 jrounds that it lacks particularity. To the extent that Abex 22 inderstands this Interrogatory, Abex states that asbestos is 23 included in friction products to assist in the stopping or con 24 trol of a moving vehicle. 25 (g) *(h) All asbestos-containing friction prod 26 ucts manufactured and sold by Abex were generally packaged in 27 28 -9-