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the grounds that it is overly broad. Subject to its objections. Union Carbide responds as follows:
Calidria is not an "asbestos-containing product." Calidria is a unique short-fiber chrysotile asbestos uncontaminated by tremolite which Union Carbide extracted from an asbestos ore body in the New Idria area of San Benito County in California. Calidria was marketed and sold by Union Carbide or by Calidria distributors to manufacturers or producers who incorporated and used Calidria in their products or production processes. From 1963 to 1985, Union Carbide sold Calidria asbestos fiber to various third party manufacturers or distributors. The asbestos third party manufacturers to whom Union Carbide sold Calidria used it in manufacturing various products used in commercial applications. Union Carbide did not manufacture those products and had no control over the nature of the products in which the fiber was used.
Union Carbide produced four basic grades of Calidria asbestos: standard, super standard, high purity, and resin grade; the different grades reflect varying degrees ofpurity ofcontent. Certain grades were sold in pelletized form, certain grades in fibrous form, and certain grades in both forms. In appearance, Calidria is light gray (pelletized) or white (fibrous) in color and powdery in substance. The following is a representative listing and description of the various brands of Calidria produced and marketed by Union Carbide:
PRODUCT SYMBOL HPO HPO-C HPP HPP-JAP RG-110 RG-110-D RG-144 A-14 RG-244 RG - 444-0 A-28 SG-100 SG-102 SG-130 SG-144 SG-200 SG-210 SG-444-0 T-135-0 T-135-P CG-100 CG-135-0
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PRODUCT
CODE DESCRIPTION
651001
High Purity, Open Fiber
651101
High Purity, Open Fiber
651601
High Purity, Pellets
651701
High Purity, Pellets, 4-Ply bags
652101
Resin-Grade, Open Fiber 15% +325
652201
Resin-Grade, Open Fiber, 15% +325
652501
Resin-Grade, Open Fiber
652801
Resin-Grade, Open Fiber
653001
Resin-Grade, Open Fiber
653301
Resin-Grade, Open Fiber, 10% Stearic Acid
653601
Resin-Grade, Open Fiber, Silica Treated
654001
Standard Grade, Pellets
654201
Standard Grade, Pellets, 100-lb. bags
654501
Standard Grade, Open Fiber, 30% +325
654801
Standard Grade, Open Fiber, 45% +325
655001
Super Standard Grade, Pellets
655301
Super Standard Grade, Open Fiber, 15% +325
655501
Standard Grade, Open Fiber, 5% Stearic, Hydrophobic
656001
High Purity, Open Fiber, Titanated, 3 5%, Anatase
656301
High Purity, Pellets, Titanated, 35%, Anatase
656601
Coatings Grade, Pellets
656801
Coatings Grade, Open Fiber, Titanated 35%, Rutile
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