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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. B. Reekas Trlp to hetfard Minea Vltb D.K. Oucets Aprii 25, *c67 Industrial -- Lei Od Aprii 8, Erta Eanaen held a get-actpialnted gatherlng at hla barn In Clarkstoa, Ostarlo for tba porpoaa of lntrcdueing .K. guest, Mr. Bara Croeley at Arastrong Cork and Mr. Ton Xirkvood at Braadharst to Brltlab Metale Corporation and Ustionai' personnel. Ths folloving day, tba tvo Tlaltora togetber vltb X. Eansen, B. Malsy of BIG and X. Jeaos, T, Cheavacol and nyeaif Jonrneyed to r asbestos Mining ili at Tbetfcrd MLaea, Moaday A M., va vera veleoeed by B. 8. Colencn, tba Plant Mmager, and tba Aaalstant Mina Superintendant gava u a deaerlptlve talk os BAK srtning procedure eupparted by dravlnga and an actual acale cedei of tba Mining area, later tba tane nomina, tlie vlaltlng portiea vere eaoarted cm a tour of th esina, dryiag, adlliag and tarage opration. Or, Colanas end bla staff hoatad tbo grasp at a lunchrea at a nearby Motel. After lnneb, all tba oesbers of tbc party froa Buffalo tegatbar vltb B. S. Cniarcua, J, Turcot and B. Gala of 2AM net in tba oonfereaee roea to dlacues tba Araatroag Cork C. K. reqeest far anali packaging in dust-procf ooatalner. Mr. ColeoRn cbly chalred th seetlzsg ootlinlag tba variata schenea that bad bean glvaa considration end approrinate coate far eaeh. Aa lnperUnt conceoalaa nada by Mr. Oroaley of Arastrong vas tbat tbey voold aoeept tvo unita of 30 lbs. to ose unit of bO Ibi. Thl< vili c m a eouidarable sarlng over tba previou astiaste* far eqalpnast requlred to produca aa f&al aafcer af 30 aad ho posad baga* Tvo engineering firas ara nov vorklng aa a pian af <11oing tba prsent 100 lb. cake af asbestos lato th requixed tbraa unite, and tbelr packaging in poly etbyleae bega. Our Materials Bandii,ng Division la studylng a standard pellotlzlng sebeaa to suit both 30 and bO lb. bag velgbta. Mr. Crooley aopbaslsad tbe lapartenee of dust-frea oostelnars by polstlng out ^ th etroag stand that th Eealth autbcorltles In th Brltlsh goven&ent are ogalaat duat hasarda at botb dock altea and pianta. It ls hoped tbat our preeent piena vili be aucceaefol and ve vili ba head cf oacpctltlon la eoaplylng vltb rgulations on U. X. c-bestos lagarto. Oar co opration vltb Arastrong Cork.on tbls pookaglng pian should fartbar cernent our relntlonsblpe aad influence futura fibra soles to tbea. U ^ v / 4 %J * / 00 co i. -2- Tatday A. V., tbs visiting group drove to Queb*o City ad visited tbe vareb u at dock aida vtere w have 1,500 tons of CAM (troop T fibre la rtcrogt for Arsstrong future shlpaeota. Storage ewti vlll double after tha 15th of April 0* this aterlal. Arwtroag have agreed to laexeaaa their tannage and adraaei.tbe ablspiag.dat4a.aoaMrvbat.cn the firsttvo lota to go to tb# C. K. bet ve vlll rtlll have apprasdaetely 500 teas reealaipg subject to tbe higher storage eoets^~ The Batlooal Babor Board have requested that ve dear all our fibre carl essoon aa poaalbla. Arastroog' egriiicaeat of tbe advance shipaents vlll only mm cur warehousing altaatlSB tenperarily aad our jrOblaa vlll ba farther aggravated vhaa tha pleat expeaalcn ooaet late affect this fall* Ve acted that BAM'* preeaure peeked fibre second atch loeeer tbaa Ball and AC$. beg* piled la the earn abed. Slightly anaUer bage should result la a swre attractive package. . Ve bed hoped to eee a vessel loading asbestos, but this vean't possible aad the party returned to BuffdO by Caapany plane Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday A. M., a Meeting vas hold la the Buffalo office to further discuss tbe packaging talks held la Thetford aad this vas followed by e luachecn bsld la the Executive Dlalag Rook. Id tbe aftaracaa, Hr. Crosley vas gives a tour of the Blegara Tails aad that evening tbe V. K. aai BMC visitors were guests of Bill Puacaa at a dinner la the Skyloo Tovar. Thursday Morning, artar a short neetiag held in the office, tbe guests left for Toronto end laaeastar by air. ... BVjt * . v __ R. H." Moore 3 ., o -oooo::