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June 14, 1974 Mr. Bussell E. Train Administrator Environmental Protection Agency Waterside Mail West Tower 401 M Street, S. tf. Washington, D. C. 20460 Dear Mr. Train: On behalf of all of the vwiM"y executives who attended your meeting I want to thank you very much for making that kind of discussion possible. We all appreciated your personal receptiveness throughout the meeting. In addition, ve believe that the press release does present the situation accurately and properly. You can positively count on the vinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride producers cooperating with your organization fully. These men are most sincerely anxious to make sure that all appropriate safeguards, in addition to those already taken, are set up as quickly as possible. I thought you would be interested in the enclosed preliminary estimates prepared for us by Arthur D. Little, Inc. on the potential Impact of a shutdown of this segment of the plastics industry. Ve plan to iaaus a press release on this matter towards the end of next week In anticipation of the QSEA hearing which begin on June 25- We will be rmphaflrlng the low rather than the high estimates from the consultants. You can be sure that almost all of our testimony to OSHA will deal directly with worker health and safety. At the same time, we do be lieve it is important for everyone concerned to have an understanding of the economic considerations. Ve thought you would like to have this information well in advance of the press release. Ve certainly look forward to working closely with you and your associates to aaks sure that the public is properly and fully safe guarded. Cordially, Enclosure I I ( lOT DtH western union EsHebsKKX PAID^ARQE SOCIETY of the plasucs industry Mr. Jacques Solvay9 Chairman June 28, 197*+ Solvay and Company Rue Du Prince Albert 33 1050 Bruxelles, BELGIUM PVC PRODUCERS IN UNITED STATES WILL BE HOLDING VITAL POLICY AND PLANNING MEETINGS DURING WEEK OF JULY 8, WE CORDIALLY INVITE MR. AUGUSTE GOSSELIN OF SOLVAY TO PARTICIPATE. SITUATION VERY DIFFICULT HERE. HIS PERSONAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TOLL BE MOST TIMELY AND VALUABLE FOR OUR INDUSTRY LEADERS. FURTHERMORE, USA SAFETY STANDARDS MAY WELL SET THE WORLD PATTERNS. MAY WE HEAR FRCM YOU OR HIM AT YOUR EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. RALPH L. HARDING, JR. PRESIDENT THE SOCIETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY, INC. V_________________________________ J Seng !/ SENDING BLANK mataaga, zuOioct to tarn19 on Aacft haraot. which bib haraDy agraaO to FLEASE TYPE OR WRITE PLAINLY WITHIN BORDER-DO NOT FOLD WU 1289 (R9/69) SP123243 I western union `LETTERaKKX' ________ PAID V' t A TQAQGeSOCIETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY 1-Ir, A. W. Barnes ICI Plastics Division Bessemer Road Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire, ENGLAND June 28, 1974 THE FOLLOWING CABLE WAS SENT TO JACQUES SOLVAY TODAY: FVC PRODUCERS IN UNITED STATES WILL BE HOLDING VITAL POLICY AND PLANNING MEETINGS ^DURING WEEK OF JULY 8. WE CORDIALLY INVITE MR* AUGUSTE GOSSELIN OF SOLVAY TO PARTICIPATE. SITUATION VERY DIFFICULT HERE. HIS PERSONAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE WILL BE MOST TIMELY AND VALUABLE FOR OUR INDUSTRY LEADERS. FURTHERMORE, USA SAFETY STANDARDS MAY WELL SET THE WORLD PATTERNS. MAY WE HEAR FROM YOU OR HIM AT YOUR EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. I . HALPH L- HARDING, JR., .J SENDING BLANK Send the st)ov* m*99ff0,suMct ro tarma on back haraot. which ere h*raby agreed to PLEASE TYPE OR.WRITE PLAINLY WITHIN BORDER-DO NOT FOLD WU I269W9/69) SPI23244