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FILE NAME: Union Carbide (UC) DATE: 1978 Mar 4 DOC#: UC136 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Metals Division Memo with Sales History METALS DIVISION MEMORANDUM TO: M r. F .C . Kroft, Jr. CC: M r. R. L. Folkm an May 4, 1978 R G -244 Tshailsesmpeimc tourraen.dum am p lifies out d iscu ssio n of M ay 1, 1978 on the For the first four months of 1978, RG-244/SX-24 sales volume w as 140% of that for the sam e period in 1977 due en tirely to Btrong exports. While below budget, F orecast n sales for the full year 1978 are estim ated to be about 4% ahead of 1977. The stro ng exp o rts e a rly in 1978 a re not predicted to continue at current rates into the second half, since some of the buying has been a hedge against a possible W est Coast dock strike in June. The attached Table sum m arizes Bales of these products Bince 1972. While we have a technically superior product to C ab-o-sil and A erosil, and one which is attractively priced, it is not obvious to m e that sales v1o97lu6mdeuewtioll rgergouwlamtiounchs aanbdovree ltahtee d1,h2e0a0ltthonhsy spteerriyae. a r lev el fir s t achieved in WCTrgh A ttachm ent be: M r. J.L . Myers W .C. Thurber UCC 010685 RG -244/SX-24 SALES HISTORY 1972 ToDnsom esticM$ 528 689 TonsE x po rt 116 136 Tons Total 644 M82i5 1973 602 795 324 370 926 1165 1974 511 712 486 552 997 1264 1975 474 788 240 308 714 1096 1976 547 965 681 917 1228 1882 1977 526 1059 623 1051 1149 1976 1978* 550 1122 650 973 1200 2095 * F o recast II UCC 010686