Document oeqRD7QqaXnbYD67xp8wG6j63

virtuifttn tot* xra/cxa/an/DtfH turstbs asbestos Frants izhttbp Meetlaf vlth Mr. X. 1. Ltai and Mr. M. S. Davia of Certain-teed Produeta Corporation la Maacbeater oa 2ltb April 1961 Certaln-teed'a atoefca of African fradea have roeantly boaa aucJt daplotad by (a) blfb production, duo to buoyant demaad, and (b) dolaya in traaalt froa Africa ta the U.S. Voat Caaat and Gulf porta. Doaaad la azpoetad ta raaala buoyant and Cortala-taod aat aaly aaad aora flbro tbl* year but alaa vlll iaeraaaa their raoaatly flvea loaf tan oetlmato, at laaat far 1965* Apart froa tboaa fradaa aav la uaa, Aabaatoa i-v erode* and 7 *ff *f <"t**"* to Cortaia-tood for produotloa of lev-preaaura plpea, and Mr. Laaa aaka Mr. H ta <!> *** A r,m nee**TM*- f.<. altuatioa. paarlae la alad that ta ba aooaoale aueh fradea ahould not coat Cortaia-tood aora than 1$ oaata par lb. delivered or about C)2 par abort tea (freight froa Africa ta C.l.f. V.S. Atlantia porta la 123.23, plua 39.73 to Saa Fraaciace). Mr. Lana kaova XAD/Y but doubta if It vlll ault; Caaaiar AY la latereatiaf aad atlll under trial, but vbat appeal* to bla are, eortala Aabaatoa Corporatloa 6'a (particularly Normandy EX-3I9) of vblcb the Hat price la Caa.386.00 F.o.c. Miaoa. Caaaiar AD la too dear. Mr. tans aakod about *CAG/6a aad I aald amplea of a aov typo of Shabanlo Shorta vould bo aoat to bla aooa. Aa Mr. Dana vaa clearly concerned about atock cover Z aald vo vora atudylaf tbo lone-tors blda already aado aad voleoaod tbo laeraaaad doaaad; la vlev of laavitable fluctua- tloa* la ala* output it vould ba aa advaataf* froa our point of view if Cortala-taod vould oaaaldar other fradaa thaa CAG but ao far tbla year Z aald output of CAS fradaa vaa up. Mr. Lana aald ba vaa aat aocaaaarily Ofaiaat HV1 fradaa aad bad a food rocollactloa of VXA bafara It vaa apllt late VXA/G aad VXA/X. Of Blue bo aald tbo ardor raaalaad (l) TA/X, (2) TA/L, (3) Gofca S, but ba vauld ba interacted ta ro-exaalae BT/a. Za vlav af eurroat baavy demand for both CAS/1 aad HVL/l, Z did not dvall aa tboaa but offered for 1961 another 500 tone of CAG/3 and 1,000 tea* CAS/5. Mr. Laaz vaa rather critical of CAS/5, auffoatlaf it contained too much loaf* and abort* and aot anoufb Biddle; Z aald v* vara lapravlaf it for A-C manufacture by eofroeatlaf tbo eplaalaf fibre element* aad atroaaod that va aruat keep ta tba principle af aupplyinf 'aero**' the board*. Mr. Dana vlll arraafe for ordara ta be aoat ta ua by May I8tb aad tbaaa vlll laolud* 10 toaa af HVL/5 for trial; tba 1,000 tone of CAS/5 are ta bo ahlppad in June, July and Aufuat (vblcb Z aald ebould bo poaalbla), but tbora vaa aom* reluctance about CAS/5 aad Z veader If tbo real problem here (altboufb it vaa aat dlacuaaed) la aat prleo, baarlaf in mind that Certain-teed pay more for CAS/5 than for Caaaiar AX aad, altboufb Cartaia-taod are takiaf aora CAS/3 tbaa aay Bteralt Company, that they are paylaf aubataatlally mare thaa the Bteralt ncrsel price, via. Certala-taod Uralita Bteralt. A.G. Berlin 3,220 toaa 2,000 2,000 *j C7l. 8. Od. C63. 2. 6d.(net)  rsesntly boon uueb by (I) U(b production, du'to * buoyant dsaaad, aad (b) dslays la traaslt froa Afrlaa ta tbs O.S. Vaat Caaat aad Gulf porta. Ssaaad la axpsetsd ta raaala buoyaat aad Csrtala-taad aat only asod aara flbra tbit yaar but alaa vlll laeraaaa tbslr rasaatly givan loag- ttra satlaata, at laaat Tar 1963. "1'' a. / ky Apart Proa thoaa gradaa aav la uaa, Aabcctoa r.--p...-. . < 7" gradaa 6 aad 7 *ft r# **** ta Csrtaia'-tssd far praduatlaa af lsv-proccura plpaa, aad Hr. laaa aabt Mr. Hava to caimf-- * *-** <"< * iltuHloa. baarlaa la alad that ta ba aaaaaala auah gradaa should aat aaat Csrtala-tssd aara tbaa If aaata par lb. dallvarad ar abaut 132 par abart taa (frsight froa Africa ta C.l.f. 0.8. Atlantia parts la $85.35, plus *9.73 ta Saa Traaclaaa). Mr. Laas bnsva JUS/Y but daubta If It vlll aultj Caaaiar AY la lataraatlag aad still aadar trial, but vbot appaala ta bin ara^ aartala Aabaataa Carparatlaa 6*a (particularly Varuaady BC-3^9) af vhlsh tba Hat prlea Is Can.$86.00 f.a.c. Mlaaa. Caaaiar AS la tsa daar. Mr. Laas asbsd abaut CAG/6* and Z aald aanplas af a aav typa af 8babaala Sbarta vauld ba aaat ta bla aaaa. 3. Aa Mr. Laaa vua alaarly aaaaaruad abaut stseb error c Z aald vu vara atudyiag tba iang-taru bids slrssdy aada sad _ valcaaad tba laeraaaad dsaaadi la vlav af lasvltabla fluotua* * tlaaa la alaa autput It vauld ba aa sdvaatago fraa aur palat ' af vlav If Cartalatssd vauld aaaaldar atbar gradaa tbaa CAG but aa far tbla yaar Z aald autput af CM gradaa vua up. Hr. Laas said ba vas aat aaaaaaarlly agalnat BVL gradaa aad bad a gaad raeallaatlaa af VKA bafara It vaa aplit lata V1U/0 aad VJU/X. Of 20.ua ba aald tba ardar raaalaad (l) TA/X, (2) TA/L, (3) Oafaa S, but ba vauld ba lataraatad ta ra>axaalaa BT/A. ' k. Za vlav af aurraat baary daaaad far batb CAC/k aad HVL/1, Z did aat dvall aa tbaaa but affarad far 196fc aaatbar 300 taaa af CAG/3 aad 1,000 taaa CAO/3. Mr. Laas vas ratbar erltlcal af CAG/3, auggaatlag it aaatalaad taa aueb laaga aad sbarta aad aat saaugb alddlat I said va vara iaprsvlag it far A-C aaaufactura by sagragatlag tba spinning flbra alaaanta and straaasd that va auat baap ta tba prlaelpla af supplying `serosa tba baard*. Mr. Laas vlll srrsafa far ardara ta ba aaat ta us by May l8tb aad tbasa vlll laoluds 10 tans af HYL/3 far trialj tba 1,000 tans af CAO/3 ar* ta ba sblppsd la Juas, July aad August (vhlcb Z aald sbsuld ba paaalbla), but tbara vas aaaa raluetanaa abaut CAG/3 aad Z vaadar If tba rsal prablaa bars (altbaugb it vaa aat dlaauasad) la aat prlsa, baarlag la Bind that Csrtala-tssd pay aara far CAG/3 tbaa far Caaaiar AX aad, t altbaugb Cartala-tssd ara taking aara CAG/3 tbaa say Stsrelt -- Ceapaay, tbat tbay ara paylag aubstaatlally aara tbaa tba Ctaralt usaaii. p**aa, Cartaia-taad Oralita Xtaruit, A.O. Bor11a (all atbar Btaralt Ca'a ara tablag laas tbaa 1,000 taaa) 3,220 taaa 12|000 t7k. 8. Od. *! <*(> i , SZ3/MH . !*. r * ^ r