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m Monsanto ,m 0M IMAMf I LOCATION* . C, Paton - St. Louis - B2SC -* IUB;ICT July 3* 1973 OECD/PCBa W. B. Papageorge - B2NA ...r.rxc. JHN memo of June 5 TO : T.L. Oossage B2SL Ky comments are: 1. Amounts of PCBs (a) I am in general agreement with John that we disclose for Newport and Sauget the amount of PCB manufactured by PCB type prpv.lded our competition does the same. (I would put sold ratner than manufaulumn)--I~havfe not seen evidence that competition so far has disclosed this data in such detail. Our competition only have one plant each. It would be valuable competitive infor mation for them to know how we continue to split our production. Can we consolidate the production from <7 both plants? " -- " ~* (b) 1 am also in agreement with John that we shnuld-nat f die'slose exports by country but rather five an Qffnn ( tozax and a non-OECD total. I think U.K. and U.S. authorities would buy this, but will individual OECD countries? MOCAN has given the Canadian government our sales in Canada by PCB type for OECD use. I suspect Australia will soon seek the same Information. I think we will be under pressure to divulge OECD data on a country by country basis, but I suggest we do not break lrK out the origin of the product. For non^UECP countries I tftlnkwe should 1gV6 a single "total which would~~be the total of Newport and Sauget exports to those countries. I dlsagref with John on divulging amounts consumed. We have no real way of knowing what Is consumed in.any-given time period by our customers. We can come close to what any customer used for capacitors and transformers but we cannot be .certain if he put Aroclor 1254 into a capa citor or a transformer for example. (Itel in Brazil Is a real example.) Also, do we want competition to know what the ongoing capacitor/transformer break-down Is, in view of capacitor fluid competition. crA (d) /I I agree are Tor with John that the government Imports and incineration Lu gist elsewhere. matters TRAN 028073 |H . 10 C V. 1 tit PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT W /? n-i-qs -- WATER PCB-SD0000076936 PCB Replacements I agree with John. I think we should keep our input on replacements as brief as possibleT----------- --- ---------------- * 3. Disposal of Surplus PCBs by Incineration This is not a matter for Monsanto or other PCB producers alone. Other comments are: (a) Statistics will be sought at the beginning of 1974, 1975 and 1976. Will these be statistics for the previous year and/or an estimate for that year? This needs clarification. . Dlchloroblphenyls . I understand that the Swiss are prepared to allow dlchloroblphenyls for any use. Is this official OECD policy? Was this a move sponsored by Progil to corner a market in dielectrics and- other discontinued uses? Or was the Swiss decision based on long-term feeding studies, toxicity, biodegradation, etc.? I doubt if dlchloroblphenyls can be made free from any tri- and higher homologa - so have the Swiss set a specification for dichlorobiphenyl composition? In view of MICC/Dow discussions such a move by the Swiss would be welcomed. On the other hand. It could be used by competitors as a loop-hole to reactivate discontinued uses. How would icorporate Monsanto view such amove? In other words, I should we be discussing the ramifications of the Swiss Amove with our UK/US OECD contacts? . u jlla na Intermediates I It is in our Interest to get/PCB as an Intermediate "blessed" f*- | by~5ECDT This would cover monochlorobipnenyi ror.Dow but could, of course, lead Bayer to use that route to phenyl phenols (Dow, I understand, may try to shut Bayer down on M phenyl phenols which is to our advantage). On the other hand, DuPont Is presumably still importing decachloroblphenyl from Caffaro for polymer production. This is business we would like to get if it is sizable. 5 Heat Transfer Fluids/Mining Fluids * f In view of the furor in the U.K. over PCBs in Maendy quarry, r the retention by OECD of PCBs In heat transfer and mining fluids Is too much of a loop-hole, I believe. In particular, the TRAN 028074 WATER PCB-SD0000076937 heat transfer exemption is a wide one; paper packaging, resina, and coatings are presumably OK for PCB use (see Page 6 of OCED Appendix) but what of indirect food contamination? 6. Uniform Labelling/Containers, Etc. I think Monsanto should take the lead here so that the labels, drums, containers, etc. we have gone to in U.K. and U.S. should become the Industry standards. 7. Non-OECD Countries Progll is still selling PCB in Argentina for carbonless paper .fj production on the grounds that non-OECD countries are not con- HA*t+c-Z>l cerned with the PCB problem. I personally think this is short^ .I rs wn.incldant--rmild. soon change the climate and Jeo^~ ' narcflze the dielectric indU8try~fey~?feliras "cast.doubts on the I n red lb 3.3.lty_pf PCB producers.--It-does, however, point up the question as to why OECD countries need non-OECD statistics. Samples ..fU* I note no mention of whether or not the U.K. authorities have accepted Monsanto's policy on PCB 'samples' to companies who wanted to use PCB for testing components. 'TV*.- O&o I C. paton /hi TRAN 028075 I WATER PCB-SD0000076938