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UfiiRQYAL UNIROYAL, Inc. Oxford Management & Research Center Middlebury, Connecticut 06749 203-973-2000 TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT C. D. McCleary EMIC W. D. Harris March 17, 1972 Vinyl Chloride Study URL 18373 The March 13, 1972 letter from MCA indicates that 13 companies have indicated a willingness to support the proposed study extending Viola's work. Volumes for these companies (11/19/71) report are indicated below: Company Air Products Allied Borden Continental Dow Goodrich Monochem Olin PPG Stauffer Union Carbide Uniroyal Vinyl chloride Monomer _ 300 -- 600 1,200 1,000 300 --- 800 --- ---- Polyvinyl Chloride 170 140 240 155 -- 600 --- 150 ---- 150 350 135 Total 170 440 240 755 1,220 1,600 300 150 800 150 350 135 % of Total 1.9 4.9 2.7 8.4 13.6 17.8 5.3 1.7 8.5 1.7 3.9 1.5 71.3 If we were to go ahead with the full study with the present group, cost would be increased by the factor 100. This would not seem to 71.3 be an undue increase. We will have to avoid any pressure to have the acetylene-based manufacturers pick up the tab for including it in the study. WDH:ues cc: G. A. Anderson R. L. Knapp E. S. Lbers .4; W. D. Harris, Ph.D. Industrial Toxicologist