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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1972 Apr 10 DOC OC298 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Report on Visit to Owens Corning Fiberglas Tower Toledo OH a a REPORT ON VISIT TO OWENS CORNING FIBERGLAS FIBERGLAS TOWER TOLEDO OHIO ON 10TH APRIL 1972 DE SSR H HON TA SE KT Dw w KEHEEDRYHSEAHARHOSHTHN Sesemnaanvaevee era wrweewe Benet esde ae Those present Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. Severn Joyce Director of Purchasing Dan Wilson Purchasing Dept. John F Kern Vice President Mechanical Products Division R. B. Kline Vice President Construction J. R. Owens C. G. Morgan AMOSITE 1972 Owens Corning have contracted for 1 500 tons but this quantity is likely to be reduced as a result of the high stocks which built up because of their strike which ended on 9th February They are unlikely to start releasing material again until mid year At the present time they are using 100 tons per month of Amosite grade M and 20 tons month of S33 They have a meeting on 19th April and after that date Dan Wilson will inform NAAC whether there is any variation in their annual requirements They are using at present 500 tons of 4K Chrysotile from Manville for Calcium Silicate made at the Berlin plant by the Manville filter press process We have already recommended Amosite for Die production Mr. Wilson pointed out that 533 was more expensive than Chrysotile we suggested S44 Mr. Morgan agreed to send a sample of this AMOSITE 1973 There is confusion in Owens Corning and amongst other customers on the new legislation in the U.S. Owens Corning are assuming that they have to achieve a 2 fibre level They believe that they can achieve a 5 fibre level at the Berlin plant but the problem is with marketing Calcium Silicate Both Dow and Monsanto now say that they want asbestos free insulation products irrespective of the price Owens Corning Research and Development people have been set a target to replace fibre asbestos completely by 1st January 1973. is 60- 70%likely that they will achieve this Mr. Kern said that They have examined asbestos free calcium silicates produced by other people and believe that Johns Manville will shortly be launching an asbestos free product The Fabco fibreboard asbestos free calcium silicate is of a very poor quality They rumoured that Keene Corporation are now purchasing their Calcium Silicate from Manville Ruberoid have stopped all Calcium Silicate production Owens Corning are themselves experimenting with cellulose fibre Owens Corning would be interested in licensing from Cape an asbestos free Calcium Silicate This will be referred to Dr. Gaze JRO %. e yer wn tyler -2- Apparently interested to receive details of methods for methods measuring Kline would would on construction i fibre fibre the atmosphere sites sites AAH Would asbestos send to Mr. Morgan information the different different methods please and the time taken to achieve Apparently methods their accuracy companies in the U.S. can offer a achieve results the dust testing only two the results of and it takes takes up to weeks to get in dust control equipment both attachments saws and interested dust control equipment and drills and also portable equipment construction construction Dr. Hodgson please arrange use this Mr. Morgan Would send send send this to Mr. C. G. Morgan approximately doors their their Bloomington plant and DX still prwohdiuccihntghey have stock stock will sufficient sufficient last approximately approximately approximately three Amosite three years to last J. R. Owens Dr. TION: Dr. W. Scott Mr. A. Hodgson Mr. L. A. Rosse Mr. L. A. van Rosse Mr. G. Mackeurtan Mackeurtan Mr. G. Morgan Morgan oe 17.4.72 - from overseas tape 17.4.72 (Unchecked