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M A/C Pipe Producers Association Board of Directors CJ ------FRO`.< Jackson, President ^ SvjC ~ AACPP Industry Statistics Annual Report - A/C Pipe Production PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT CAP-1239 InlernQ' Correspondence ' January 29, 1980 Commencing with calendar year 1973, AACPP1 s Board of Directors ap proved a statistical reporting program whereby each company would report to the Association confidentially their effective five-day capacity com puted on an annualized basis. The Association staff would then tabulate the data and publish annual industry capacity numbers.* Attached is the necessary form for reporting 1979 capacity data. The due date is February 29, 19-30. Please pass along the attached reporting form to appropriate corporate personnel for completion and prompt submission. To avoid submission of incompatible capacity data, the number required is the tons of snippable (i.e., saleable) A/C pipe each reporting company is capable of producing annually, based on a three (3) shift, five (5) day operation assuming a normal product mix. The report also calls for the following information: - Actual tons of shippable (i.e., saleable) A/C pipe produced during reporting year. - Ratio of actual production to five (5) day capacity in percent. - Location of each producing plant. - Total number of producing plants. - Total number of wet machines. - Wet machine distribution by plant and size (i.e., maximum pipe length.) Each of the aforementioned items should be self-explanatory. i -l CAPCO JEN 0024935 2- - Space has been provided to comment on extenuating circumstances and/or corporate actions taken during the reporting year (e.g., strikes, material shortages, energy restrictions, discontinued operations, etc.) which result in significant deviations from past or anticipated norms. JCJ/sgg Enclosure cc: A. Kahn, Esq. copies to: Board of Directors L. Ambler A. Boush R. Cabrera P. Martinez J. Small L. Taylor J. Zacharias * North American capacity data will only be published if input is received from all Mexican and Canadian regular member companies. AA/11 Chrono i CAPCO JEN 0024.936