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.y _> JAMES R. CARNES SECRCTARV-YREASUnEn MANUFACTURING CHEM;STS ASSOCIATI * t$25 CONNECTICUT AVENUE. N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20009 C203> 483 ( I Hrj .. ?6 G'S // <r Mr. R. E. Eland Senior Vice President Eoudry Process and Chemical Company Division of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc* 1339 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 . Dear Mr. Eland: Ifembership Fee Classification for Fiscal 1970-71 Section 2 of Article 17 of the Association's By-Lavs provides that after June 1 of each year each member shall pay an annual membership fee as determined by the Board of Directors within such maximum and minimum limits as it shall prescribe and based upon the actual or esti mated total chemical sales of the member for the preceding calendar year. In accordance with the foregoing, each Executive contact is re quested to indicate on the enclosed fora the classification in which his company's chemical sales fell during calendar 19&9* The term "chemical sales" should be interpreted in accordance with the enclosed definition. All information supplied will be held confidential and will be utilized only for the purpose of computing membership fees for the fiscal year begin ning JUne 1, 1970. Will you kindly fill out one copy of the yellow form and ^ return it to me in the enclosed self-addressed,' stamped envelope, retaining the other copy for your file. If the nature of your operations precludes the furnishing of chemical sales data, please indicate this on the form or by separate letter. Your pranpt cooperation In furnishing the requested data, by ---/ February 9, if possible, will assist us materially in drafting the new bud get and arranging its method of financing. Copy of the proposed budget for fiscal 1970-71 will be forwarded to you about the middle of t&y for consideration in advance of the 98^ Annual Maeting, which will be held at White Sulphur Springs, west Virginia, on June b, 1970. Formal action on both budget and membership foes will be taken at that meeting, and in voices will be mailed shortly thereafter. 8incerely yours, Enclosures /%1 Bc-ASs/tSV2, AP00037411 Ma ~'vacturing Chemists' Associate ' Inc. 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N. W. , Washington, D. C. 20009 DEFINITION OF "CHEMICAL RALES"* Approved by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 2, Article IV, of the By-Laws. This definition is to be utilized by member firms in establishing their ''chemical sales" totals for calendar 1969 operations, such totals to be then forwarded to the MCA Secretary-Treasurer on a confidential basis for computation of membership fees for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 1970. The term "chemical sales" includes all chemicals and chemical products sold to others, with the exception of the products listed below: 1. Interdepartmental (Intracompany) Transfers. 2. Resale Products (chemicals purchased for resale ai; such). 3. Products of Mining Operations. Examples: Phosphate rock, fluorspar, barytes, ilmehite, coal, salt, borax, potash, natural salts, and limestone. 4. Primary Metals. Examples: Aluminum, cadmium, copper, iron and steel, lead, magnesium, nickel, and zinc. Other metals, including calcium, chromium, columbium, lithium, manganese, sodium, tantalum, titanium, vanadium, zirconium, and ferroalloys, are considered to be chemicals and are not in the excluded group. 5. Food Products. Examples: Natural extracts, vitamins from natural sources, vegetable oils and .fats. 6. Animal Products. Examples: Oil, fats, tallow, grease, animal glue, gelatine, soap, glycerine. (Fatty acids, synthetic detergents, and synthetic glycerine are considered to be chemicals and are not in the excluded group. ) 7. Carbon, Bone, and Lamp Black. Examples: Electrodes, activated carbon, and carbon papers. 8. Rubber Products. (Synthetic rubber sold as such is considered to be a chemical and is not in the excluded group. ) 9. Products of Mixing, Mechanical Forming, or Coating Operations. a. Paints, Varnish, Lacquers. b. Inks, Polishes, Waxes The term "chemical sales" includes both domestic and export sales. Sales of products manufactured outside the United States, its territories, or possessions should be excluded. Definition revised January 10, 1967, (OVER) AP00037412 2 c. Mixed Fertilizers. (Synthetic components such as urea, ammonium and sodium nitrates and sulfates are considered to be chemicals and are not in the excluded group.) d. Mixed Pesticides. (Manufactured or synthetic components are considered to be chemicals and are not in the excluded group.) e. Coated Fabrics and Floor Covering. f. Formulated Detergents. (Manufactured or synthetic components are considered to be chemicals and are not in the excluded group.) g. Molded or Extruded Products. Examples: Bristles, combs, brushes, con tainers, and similarly fabricated plastic products; mechanical rubber goods; films formed by extrusion such as saran, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene and polypropylene.(Cellophane formed by chemical reaction and synthetic resins . and plastic materials in unfinished form such as liquids, molding powders, flake, sheets, rods, and tubes, are considered to be chemicals and are not in the excluded group.) 10. Products of Separating or Refining Operations. a. Petroleum Products. Examples: Lubricating oils, gases, greases, waxes. b. Fuels. Examples: Coke, diesel oils, gasoline. c. Tar, Asphalt, Pitch, Creosote. Examples: Roofing, paving, wood preserving products, d. Naval Stores. Examples: Turpentine, rosin, pine oil. e. Wood Products. Examples: Wood pulp for paper and rayon manufacture. f. Industrial Gases. Examples: Helium, argon, neon, oxygen, and nitrogen. (When sold for use in chemical processing, the3e products are considered to be chemicals and are not in the excluded group. ) 11. Equipment and Devices. a. Physical Facilities. Examples: Coke ovens, gas producers, electrolytic cells, sulfuric acid plants, cutting and welding equipment, tractors, mowers, sprayers,, pumps. b. Devices. Examples: Fusees; blasting accessories; signals; jet perforators; ammunition, powder cartridges; cameras; photographic accessories, including light-sensitized film and paper; instruments; welding rods; batteries. 12. Textile Fibers and Fabrics. Examples: Rayon, "Dynel, " saran, nylon, "Dacron,11 "Orion," "Acrilan, " "Creslan, " "Fortrel, " "Kodel, " "Zefran," cellulose acetate. glass, and asbestos, including staple, yarn, tow, and knitted, woven, and felted fabrics. j AP00037413 Please return in enclosed envelope to: James R. Carnes, Secretary-Treasurer Manufacturing Chemists' Association, Inc. 1825 Connecticut A venue, Northwest Washington, D. C. 20009 CONFIDENTIAL 1969 CHEMICAL SALES CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBER COMPANIES (to be determined, according to Section 2 of Article IV of the By-Laws, in conjunction with the attached definition, for use as a basis for membership fees for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 1970. ) In accordance with the current definition of "chemical sales, M such sales for this company for the calendar year 1969 are indicated below. Please check appropriate classification for amounts less than $25 million; for greater amounts, list dollar sales figures............................. .......................... ^ 1969 CHEMICAL SALES Under $1. 0 Million $1. 0 - $2. 5 Million $2. 5 - $5.0 Million $5.0 - $7.5 Million $7. 5 - $10. 0 Million $10. 0 - $15. 0 Million $15. 0 - $25. 0 Million fa# $25. 0 - $50. 0 Million (specify amount) $50. 0 - $75. 0 .Million ................ (specify amount) $75. 0 - $100. 0 Million (specify amount) $100. 0 - $400. 0 Million (specify amount) Over $4C0. 0 Million NAME OF COMPANY ft PC.. I_______ SIGNED /gg~ HQift (specify amount) opate , 3,4 3 A AP00037414 -mm ^mr *& *&$$ - .... . - . /; IJ ..**<-./>- -v . AP00037415