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r UNION CARBIDE AUSTRALIA LIMITED UNION CARSIOE 9UILOINS, 157-167 LIVERPOOL STREET. SYDNEY. N . S .W. 2000. AUSTRALIA 25th. January, 1977 Mr. J.L. Myers, UNION CARBIDE'COUP., MINING & METALS DIVISION, P.O. Box 579, NIAGARA FAALLLLSS, N.I. U.3.A. 1^302 FEB 4 1977 UCC-CALIDWIA Dear John, Further to my letter of 20th January, 1977* I visited C.S.R. Building Materials to view the unloading of the Calidria Asbestos SG100 which was shipped in container load3 on slip sheets. Firstly I must express our appreciation of your prompt shipment of our order, C.S.R. were most impressed. The fact that we ship out of Oakland is a distinct advantage over the Canadians. Unfortunately the operation was not at all successful but I am sure the problems can be overcome and will not affect our future business. Our problems were caused by C.S.R. not telling me exactly what they wanted or I did not understand and therefore did not cor rectly relay to you their requirements. I have enclosed two photographs showing the Calidria Asbestos SG100 as received in the container. The problem that arose was that the bags were loose packed on the plastic slipsheets and during the voyage had moved slightly so that when the forklift with the special grab attachment (first time I have ever seen one) tried to unload the container the load would not slid.e onto the fork3 with the slipsheets but remained jammed in the container and the slipsheet by itself came out from between the pallet loads. C.S.R. were not amused as the containers had to be unloaded by manual labour which took 1/2 hours/container compared to 20 minutes which it takes to unload a container of Carey Asbestos. C.S.R. then showed us how the Carey Asbestos is packed and I have included two photographs for your information. The Carey Material is packed, palletised, shrink wrapped and loaded into con tainers as follows: - (1) Corrugated Cardboard slipsheets are used (but presumably plastic slipsheets would be just as good, it would depend on price) and the bags are loaded onto the slipsheets and are glued to the slipsheet and to.each other with an adhesive strong enough to stop them from moving but they can be removed from each other vnLthout the bags tearing. The bags are not individually shrink wrapped, (2) Another slipsheet is then glued to the top of the pallet load. cont .... UNION CARBIDE AUSTRALIA LIMITED - 2- (3) A second pallet load is then placed on top of the first and the two pallet loads are shrink trapped together. The photographs show their method of packing fairly clearly. (h) The unitised loads are then loaded into a container, the floor of which has been lined with corrugated cardfoard which facilitates the unloading. (p) In addition to the corrugated cardboard placed on the floor of the container corrugated cardboard is also placed between the two rows of bags in the container, this ensures that even if the cargo moves during shipping it still can be unloaded using a forklift with the special slipsheet attachment. C.S.R. have requested that we ship future material packed and loaded into the container the sane as the Carey material. I don't think this is unreasonable and you probably could have packed this shipment in the manner required if the correct information had been relayed to you. I think that whatever extra cost is involved would be offset by the fact that individual shrinkwrapping of the bags is not necessary. Whether you choose to shrinkwrap two pallet loads together as Carey have done or to shrinkwrap each pallet load indi vidually is left to your discretion. Please confirm your ability and agreement to packing the materials as required as soon as possible as C.S.R. are looking to placing a further order within the next month. Best regards, UNION CARBIDE AUSTRALIA-LIMITED John, In reading my letter I note that I have refered to pallet loads quite often, of course no pallet is involved. I don't know what the correct phrase is maybe unitised load is a better expression. ^fe/7 y PLEASF RELAY TO A. BARGES UCAL &-L S LJ c T SYDNEY I HAVE RECEIVED Y0UR LETTER DATEL 1/25/77 BUT N0T THE ONE DATE 1/2C/77 WHICH Y3U REFERENCED IN THE FIRST LINE. I HAVE DISCUSSED CSK ' S PACKAGING RESLIPEMEN TS WITH CUT PLANT MANAGER AND HE ADVISES THAT WE ARE NOT CAPABLE 0F USING THE PLASTIC SLIP SHEETS AS PALLETS IN CUR SHRINK-FILM TUNNEL, AND HE IS SURE CUR LABOR AND MATERIAL COSTS WOULD BE IN CREASED EVEN IF WE COULD FOLLOW CAREY'S SYSTEM. I SUGGEST THAT WE USE 100-LB PAPER BAGS ON REGULAR PALLETS, SHRINK-FILMED, AND SHIF IN ^O-FOOT CONTAINERS. PLEASE ADVISE IF 100-LB BAGS AND 40-FOOT CONTAINERS ARE ACCEPTABLE.- THIS SHOULD KEEP OUR COSTS ABOUT THE SAME AND SATISFY CSR'S REQUIREMENTS FOR EASE OF UNLOADING. BECAUSE OF USING WOODEN PALLETS WE WOULD HAVE TO FUMIGATE THE CONTAINERS BUT I THINK THE COSTS WOULD BE MINIMAL. REGARDS, JOHN L. MYERS CAL I DR.I A ASBESTOS DID YOU RECEIVE OK? YES