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LIA14479 k.. >c* W^lf8 j! Lead Industries Association, Inc. I E`3 M3 MadlMft Am* New Yorti. N. V. 10017 T.l.paone (313) rMOM &' V? h i fc 3 t, 'I .v february 10, 1971 SUBJECT: B00PET DESCRTEDO LIA'8 ACTIVIT1X3 To Meabars of ths Iead Industries Association, lac. Attached please find a copy of our latest publicatloo "Lead Industrie! Association, Inc. - a Brief Description of Its purpose, function and Operation As booklet vlll be used to Interest non-aeebera la participating in the affairs of the Association, as veil as Inforuing Govermental personnel and others of the broad scope of activities In vhlch the Industry Is ei%ag*d. Extra copies for your ovn distribution are a'nailable upon request. Vfery truly yours. DKB-.fb David N. Borclna Secretary Treasurer ' > i ywj-^yajrM Lead Industries Association, Inc A brief detcription of itf purpote. function and operation. i j 292 Midltoo Avenue New York, N Y. 10017 h $ i %i tl  iiafe^a^i^ariin 117^lirirT^^fllf General The Lesd Industries Association. Inc., a non-profit organization, U a New York membership corporation. It la the trade association for the lead industry, and at such Its membership Includes representative firms from all tegmenta of Industry. Financial support for the Aaaociation'a activities comes from all of its members, and their yearly twettmentt are baaed on the quantity el lead mined, smelted and refined, or consumed in the manufacture of lead products The Association neither produces nor sella lead, but collects and distributes Information stive to the uses of this metal. The major activities conducted by the Association on behalf of the lead industry are promotional in nature. They Include technical service, industrial advertising, motion pictures, technical and educational publications, and statistical reports An extensive library of Wad information it housed at the Association's New York headquarter*, and data pertaining to lead and lead products are available without charge to anyone Interested. History The Lead Industries Association waa founded in 1928. and was Incorporated in the State of New York in 1961. The original statement of purpose, included m the By-Laws si the Association's beginning was (arid remains unchanged): The purpose of the Lead Industrial Aitorteftos shell be: To collect and publish statistical formation relating to the production, i[rtbutton, marketing, consumption end sse of lead and lead prodssets; 1 i- Ii?'.. LIA14483 To disseminate accurate Information regarding lend products and hose they may best be used; To develop methods for the Improvement of the uelfarr of those engaged is the production of lead and its products or in their use. and for such other purposes as, from time to time, may be of benefit to the lend industry; In general to promote the sentceaMHtg of the lead industries to the community at targe.m Until 1950. the Association conducted modest research projects under Us osvn auspices. During that year, however, a research arm of the lead and zinc Industries was formed, and is now known as the International Lead Zinc Research aau. Organization. Inc (ILZROJ svith headquarters In New York. tm 4 TTtiar.dWUitthsI i Any Individual, corporation, association, partnership or other orgsfiliation within tha Ui> rngigod In lead mining. primary or secondary smelting and refining, or manufacture of products which consume lead, or which la engaged In one or more soda activities outside the U.S. and markets lead or lead products within the U.S. la eligible for membership In the Association Associate memberships ere available to those engaged In lead mining, smelting end refining, manufacturing or consumption outside the United States. Associates have all rights of membership except the right to vote. As of January, 1871 there are 61 corporate '"Tmwbert as follows: i S' : LEAD INDUSTRIES . ASSOCIATION, INC. ' . Members -' ' Allied lead Inc. , Allied Smelting Corp. Alpha Metals Inc. ' American Metal CSmea, Inc American Smelting A Refining Co. American Zinc Company The Anaoonda Company Asarco Mesicana. SA The G A. Avrfl Company Lead PtoduOs Division Ben Metals Dh. Could Inc Broken Mt2 Assodaiad .. Smeheri Proprietary Ud. lAgents-C. Tennant Sons A CoJ The Bunler HiB Company . C A D Batteries, Division of Lira Corporation Cambridge Smoking Company jQg Cerro Sales Corporation ^ Cerro Wire A Cable Co. Cominoo, Ltd. Day Minas, Inc *' . . . 8 ?' f? Dekx> Remy DMtfOn CA/4 Motc>r* Corp. . Dickion We?herproof N*#l Co, Dtvhcn Lead Ce. D*a * lot. . (. vj*j Pont df Ne^roor* A Co, Ofn>5e Mw*rab--OMsion Drn>e: toriuxriet, Inc EagW-Rktarf Industry toe ' 1 DP Incorporated i flhyi Corporation federated Metah Ovision American Smeh*ng A Retain^ Co. Aaron ferer L Son* Co. \ Gardiner Metal Company i General Battery Cocp - 3 : Gtofae-Onoo Inc Gould Inc Hammord Lead Products, foe. Had* MkrWnf Company Homestake Mmmg Company Hoouon Chemical Company Industrial 5mefonf Company - folematkxvaJ Smefong A Aefotlrqf Co. (Agents-Anaconda Co.} K. W. Battery Company Lead Products Company, Inc Mac Gregor Lead Co. 1 Murdock Lead Company Nalco Chemical Company 3 National Lead Company Newrncrrt Moving Corporation The L R. Otrtry Company Otari lead Company Penanuya (Ageots-tnoel Corp.) i A ! Rend OrdUe Motes A Mecafc Co, Quemeico.lnc ikrtft Copper A Area* Inc. foA DrvWon Revere Smelling A Refining Corp. St. )oe Mineral* Corp. Sehuy&iH MetaA Corporation i Tftomeb Corporation ltd. (Agents-AmctaJco, Inc) U. S. SmeHfog, Refmiog & Mining Co. The Victory White Metal Co. < Hyman Vlener A Son* Vulcan lead Products Company W34rd Lead Product Co. 1 { ? I f Income and Budgets The Association's yearly Incase endbudget are planned to equal each other. In 1070, the budget waa about 11.000.000. Assessment* are essentially related to tonnage* Involved. Structure and Management The Aaaociatlon It governed by a Board of Director* comprised of executive* from companlea engaged In all tegmenta of the Induttry. The Board la elected annually by mhe full membership. It establishes policies nd approve* various programs recommended by the membership. The promotional acthritiea of die Association are supervised by an Industry Development Committee (tales manager* of the pig lead seller*) who recommend promotional programs and budgets to the Board. Task groups are appointed bom dme-to-time to advise on specific projects. The management of the Association la controlled by a President and three Vice Presidents elected annually by the Board from the representatives of various member*. These officer* cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. The dally administration of the Association's tedtides la under the supervision of an Executive Vice President and a Secretary-Treasurer elected by the Board annually. The Association's headquarter* are at SM Madison Avenue. New York. N.Y. 10017. Operating Personnel In addition to full-time officers of the Association there are eleven full-time and six administrative employees. The service* of the Utter arc shared with the Zinc Institute. 7 f m. DrJco Rem> DM*Jon Oner*! Moion Cefp. ... ^ Dtcl*on Weatherproof Nall Co. 0*v ISKVi teed Co, Disk industrial Inc. 1.1. du Pont de K*mun 4 Co. Drtt*rr Minerab--Ptmkm QrCisef Industrie*, lAC tagl~P<her Industrie* Inc. li6 Incorporated fthyi Ccwpof#lk>n , ftdersted Meul* DrvHion American Smelting 4 Refining Co, Aaron fww & Son* Co. Card*ner Metal Company Central Battery Corp Oobe-Union Inc . Could Inc .^ Hammond l**d Products, Inc Heda Mining Company Homestafce Mining Company HoustonChemkal Company Industrial Smelling Company '' International Smelting 4 Refining Co.^A^entv-ArvacondaCa) K. W. Battery Company lead Products Company, Inc Mac Gregor lead Co. Murdock lead Company . Kalco Chemical Corr,pany ; . National lead Company Nrwmoot Mining Corporation The L IL Oatey Company Oiarl lead Company Penarroya |AgentHtielCorp4 ` Pend CXeilie Mine* 4 MettkGo, Quemetco, Inc ' Revere Copper 4 Bra* Inc foil Division Revere Smelting 4 Refining Corp, Sc )oe Minerals Corp. . ScSuyft.il! Metals Corporation Ttumeb Corporation ltd. lAgenn-Ameialco, Inc) U- S. Smelting, Refining 4 Mining Co, The Wiory White Meta! Co. Hyman Viener 4 Sons Vulcan lead Products Company Willard lead Products Ox e c .4V-. ; n1 " 1 w w w i 1 Income and Budgets The Association's yearly income sod budget are planned to equal each other. In 1970. the budget waa about $1,000,000. Assessments are cMendally related to tonnage* involved. Structure and Management The Association it governed by a Board of Directors comprised of executives from companies engaged In oH segments of the industry. The Board Is elected annually by y he full membership. It establishes policies fcnd approves vanous programs recommended by the membership. 5 The promotional activities of the Association are supervised by an Industry Development Committee (sales managers of the pig lead sellers) who recommend promotional programs and budgets to tho Board. Task groups are appointed from tlroe-to-tlme to advise on specific projects. The management of the Association Is i controlled by a President and three Vice Presidents elected annually by the Board from the representatives of various members. These off.cert cannot serve more than two consecutive terms. The daily administration of the Association's activities is under the supervision of an Executive Vice President and a Secretary-Treasurer elected by the Board annually. The Association's headquarters are at 399 Madison Avenue. New York, N Y. 10017. Operating Personnel . Ic addition to full-time officers of the (.Association there are eleven full-time and six administrative employees. The services of the latter are chared with the Zinc Institute. 7 K, \: $ r ? Bk t R [: if. i*. )'' Wf * // 7 r- h" i; L= fcv h- - . . , . . J' _ <a * Eight of the A.sodstion's key personnel * technically. >> well proroodonslly, oriented by virtue of education or experience, or both. Contultant* are retained aa may be required. Tbe Aaaodatlon maintain* a Health and Safety Department which deal* with the proper handling of lead aa weD a treatment of lead toxldty problema. Advertising and public relation* are administered by the staff with advice and assistance of the members. Outside agencies of national stature art retained for the execution of tbe Association's advertising and publicity program*. Fields of Activity Tbe Association works broadly tn tha following fields: 1 Consuming Industry, directing emphasis tn Its efforts towards those who are considered to exert an influence on tbe choice and specifics don of materials. 8 Design engineering with emphasis on the properties of lead- 3 Federal, state, county and city officials and their department*. ' 4 Architectural and construction Industry wherein lead's various properties are used to advantage. 5 Materials handling, where Uft trucks and personnel carriers are powered by lead- add batteries. 6 The chemical, ceramic* and paint Industrie* which make extensive use of lad. 7 Miscellaneous applications of lead Involving solders, coated metal*, castings and a host of other use* B Domestic associations and technical societies with an Interest In lead. 9 The general public. Including teacher* A end students from high school to university levels, largely by making available to seboois. technical sodetie* I and dubs, the facts concerning lead and Its uses aa presented in motion pictures and literature. Tbe Association's films have substantial distribution through television and In theater*. Toxicity problems are handled by tbe Health and Safety Department through educational literature, contacts with health officials at aU levels of government, and through seminars, frequently involving medical personnel. Lead consuming Industries art also offered assistance in such matters. In foreign countries working closely with parallel associations throughout tbe world. With statistics aa required by members. Tools & The Aaaodatlon uses all available method* tn furthering It* objective*. These are hated below with brief comment: I Direct contact with consumers and potential consumers is emphasized, either through personal visits, correspondence or the telephone. 3 Extensive advertising programs in a wide ' variety of business and trade publication*. 3 Publicity programs involving the preparation of technical and noo-technical articles for Insertion In various trade joumals- 4 Exhibits si various industry and trade show*. 5 Direct mall with emphasis on LlA'a quarterly publication, "Lead" which is distributed to 72,000 individual*, including architects, engineers, designers, specifiers, maintenance men, material handling engineers. Industrial hygienist*, ceramists, etc. Also used In direct mailings are specific technical articles prepared by the staff and reprinted from various Journal*. 10 W PI l f j ip i m'w.^nwatu a u n t ix m iuMmsmi ivA 6 A health and safety public relatione program la conducted which la designed to preaent the facta about lead and ita relative toxicity. Three comprehend** "Facta" bulletins have been prepared a* follows: "Facta about Lead and Induatrlal "Hygiene* "Facts about Lead and the Atraoapbera* "Facta about Lead and Pediatric** 7 The Association create* and distribute* a large quantity of technical and promotional literature coveting lead** markets. A complete lladng i* found in another booket. "Publication* and Fllma,' available upon request. 1 The Association diatrlbute* two 16mm films. M a) "The Lead Matrix.* a 30 minute ^ sound and color presentation which describes lead's wiretpread u*efulneaa to the community, and b) lift Better Electrically * 15 minutes, sound and color, which concentrate# on the use of lead-add batteries for motive poster in fork lift trucks, personnel carriers and golf can. 9 Seminars in conjunction with electric utility companies which are designed to interest customer* of the electric utility companies in the advantages of batterypowered vehicle* of all Idnds. 10 *Lead Abstracts* prepared and distributed monthly in cooperation with the Lead Development Association of England. These abstract technical and non technical articles on lead in major world publications. 11 An annual statistical review of the U.S. lead industry with comments and facta from other `Tree* countries it published and distributed yearly to about 5.000 individuals and companies interested in lead. II The Association's service*, literature. films and 72.000 name and carefully a segregated mailing list are available to and used by members to supplement thdr own campaigns. 11 K m: !ywwiw.-,gu- .. > i LIA1A487 Inf? Foreign Trade Association* u iih >i Fin h tU>\r ttM`prrtHm it maintained) Centro ArgentUm Do Informaciou Del Ploow Y Del Zinc Montevideo Ml. 40 Plte Oficina E Bueno* Airei ARGENTINA Australian Load Dcrtlopaeol Awdidot 9) Collin* Street Melbourne. Victoria 9000 AUSTRALIA Institute Braslleiro De 1 Do Chumbo E Ziac* Rua General Jardin. 709-10 andar CaUa Postal 90 If* Sao Paulo BRAZIL Lead Development inociirtoa 34 Berkeley Square London. WIX 6 AJ ENGLAND Centre dTnformatkm da Plaab 1. Boulevard dr Vaugtrard Paris (IV) FRANCE Indian Lead Zinc Information Centre 5A. Lord Sinba Rood Calcutta 16. INDU Istituto Italiano del Piombo e deOo Vta Vittor Pisan! II Milano ITALY 10114 Japan Lead Zinc Development Association New Hibijra Building 3-6 Uchlsaiwal-cbo 1*4 Chiyoda-Kn Tokyo. JAPAN 13 t S. Ontrol Mcxlc.no Do Informacion Dot Zinc V Plomo. A C. Avc Sonora No- 166-lsr. Piao MEXICO 11. DJ. Scandinavian Load Zinc Association Sturrgaun S3 Stoc kholm O. SWEDEN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION: International Lead Zinc Research Organisation (tLZRO) 297 Madlaon Avenue New York. N.Y. 10017 There if aometimea eonfudon at to the | relationihlp and actlvitic* of (he Ateodation and 1LZRO. In broad terms research and early development are the functions at ILZRO. and later development and promotion the responsibility of LIA. There is however a dose-working relationship between the two. 1 Trade Associations in the United States t 'Hose tooprrmtton and jo<mt rjfort) : Aiwricu Industrial Hygiene Aoodaboa ! American Petroleum Inatimtr American Public Health AondtHoa j American Public Power Aondirtoa i Battery Council International Edison Electric Institute Electric Vehicle Councf Farm Electrification Council National Association of Plumbing Contractors National Association of Secondary Material* Institute National Paint Vtmlth k Lacquer Ateodation National Shooting Sport* Foundation m Steel Structures Painting Council Zinc Institutes lac. 14 Lm * % s Technical Societies in the United States ' Acoustical ftocirty at Amtrlct American Cenmfc ftocfcty American Institute at Architect* American Infinite of Mining. MctaQuffiraJ ft Petroleum Englnooro American Society for Mecaia American National Sundartk fnnlcn Amrrican Society <4 Sanitary Engineering American Society for Testing ft Material* American Welding Society Building Reeearrft foadtute. Division of the National fUeearch *>-tnHi Construction tpect&cattorn Inet!tut* National Aaaociation of Corroaton Engineer* New York Building Congrroa Society of Automotive Englnot rt Conclusion To recapitulate, the amice* and publication* of the Lead Industrie* Association arc available without charge to anyone interested In the ue of lead and lead product*. Thu descriptive statement U essential!; in outline form, hence may serve best to create questions in the minds of the reader. If the Association can be of usefulness or if these arc any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. f:. * 'I :i / 9 Ft Lead Industries Association, Is# 291 Madison Avs.. New York, N.Y. I001T J tsn u IS* t