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FILE NAME: National Gypsum (NG) DATE: 1967 Apr 25 DOC#: NG041 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Report of Trip to Thetford Mines with U.K. Guests V. H. Reakas Trip to Thetfard Mae* With O.K. Ouerta April 25, 1=T Industrial __Lc On A pril 8. Kris Eana*n held a get-ecipiiiBted gathering a t hi* hone la d a rk r to a , Ontario for the purpoa of introducing U.K. g aerts, Mr. la ra Croeley ctf Arwrtrong Cork tad Mr. To* Kirkwood of Brandharat to B rltiah Metal* Corpor atio n aad n a tio n a l's per*carnal. Tha follow ing day. tha tvo v isito r* together 1th I . E a a * ,B . Malty of S 5 al X. Jcnaa, . Cheatwol a r t a y se lf Journeyed to oar aihaate* alalag M il a t T hetfard Mine*. Martty A. M., ve vara waloooad hy H. 8. Colaaca, tha P lant Miaagar, Art tha A ssistant Mia* Superintendent gave us a deacriytive ta lk oq HAM M ains procodure supported hy drawings a r t an actual *cale nsdcl of tha * ^"g area. Later tha ta w norning, the v isitin g pertiea vere *a- ccarted oa a t e w o f the M as, drying, rill i ng a r t storage operation*. Mr. end hie a ta ff hotted the group a t 3 luncheon a t a nearby ao te l. After lunch, a l l th e nssbers of the p arty traet a ffalo together v lth E. 8. Colenaa, J . Turcot a r t B. Gale of HAM the Arnrtrong Cork C. H. request Tar la the ; 1* dnat-procf ooatalner*. Kr. Colecen cbly chaired the ueeting outlin in g th e v e rirt* *chea th at had been g lre a conalderation a r t approximate coat* fa r each. Aa concession made hy Mr. Croaley of Armstrong va* th a t they vw ld aocept tvo S rtta of 3) lh a . to one u n it of bo lh a . t t l < v l l l u a a considerable saving orer th e previaua aatlaatea f a r aqulpaM t recpilred to produce aa *V*1 aafcer of 30 aad hO pound bags. Tvo engineer!! f i r m ara a m vorkiag oa a p laa of i l i e l a t tha preaaat 100 lh . caL rfa a b e a tla Into the required three n a ita, a rt th alr paetagli la poly ethylene hags. Our Ifrterial* ganriilag d iv is io n la atudylng a ataadard p e lle tiz in g scheme to ault both 30 a r t hO l h . bag velgbta. / Mr. Croaley eaphaaized the importance of d uat-free coutalaera by pointing out ^ S e S o n g s t a r t th a t the Eealth a n th a rltie a in the B ritish government are ^nw rg a g elaa t dust hazards a t both dock ales and plasta* It la hoped th a t our present plana v l l l be successful aad ve v l l l be ahead cf coaplylag M t h S ^ t l o n . on U. Z ^ b j a t o . W s . ^ eo- operation v l th Armstrong Cork, on th ia pookaging planahould fu rth er cement our relationships a rt Influence future fib re soles to then. w/ CO -2- - K sw JiL rjM jB ti. Anatro g w a i ss m s j ^ S i ^ brr d ty *i*ltd vare` th * ir ton o to tb* U. S. A prii * .y**^v?Lu> dite* Maovtat- ca tb ***** . o b je c t to tb biabe? advino* tb sblpp*- in'iit1---t l T 500 too* inwlTnfn d e a r a li oar & ^ ^ l S T i i S . j j j v s * S S L . i s s ' o S s r s r s s * * 1* ^ ` s i S t r s s S t S f f c * t i o . * t u . ' tS t* * a *S*r*T,M i Vh" w jB P g t ttr e c tir a p#ekae. ,, A X t o " 1 b%8&-- - -- --*"1 v*8B' t possible and i- ~ r i s?---- tt*^ TT. JZL- mu- r ^ "" rs Ma sa as- r ir s ? * ? * "..." ~" ' ' '4 WT" - r - s r a short o setln g n ew i ^ Bjorsday aprniag# ****1 v" aad Laaea*Vr *7 * * * - ' ... - BHM/jt R. S* * * * * * 3 rvK * * (p < _oooo::