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FILE NAME: Pfizer (PFIZ) DATE: 1972 Mar 30 DOC#: PFIZ008 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE US Mineral Products Co. I Hindi 30 tfT3 fOi non> tn n c ti OCi V. M. 0 # H W M o. o. ana* waited t u t a M i a m i m d w u tanbope, M m Jartsy 0. Zaira #. L. riuts *. I. M o n k * The Doited l u t n M i a m i Products ccaptay produces Cafes Sound Shield 19. Became of oar e u m t lataraat la tblo type of pndset, S visited thalr Stanhope, Haw Janty plant. Mr. Ed Janl, Purchasing Agent, lnfornad na that Dan Xngxan bid b a m la tba day bafera (Kirch 29). X hid b a m infetmod tbit dob would bo tharo on Mirob 30 and had hepad to m a t bin thara. Thay hawa puxehaaad a tmokload of 4X Qalek Plaatle Bydntad Lina iron Canaan and Mr. Janl said It workad aitlafietorlly. Ha waa particularly plaaaad with tba freight ooat and tha aaaa of obtaining truck ablpnanta. hpparmtly thay tiara bad problaaa aohadmUag rail shipments oat of Clbsanbarg. X waa unabla to laaxn what typa of blndac (if aay) la m a d la Sound Shlald. A similar product callad *Blasa-8blald" uaaa a proprlatazy bindax. aad X wait aaaum tbit Sound Shlald doaa alia. Mr. Janl told ne that thay do not purehass any pnlvariaod llamtona. So wa m a t aaauna that Sound Shlald doaa not con or tain such an ingredient. X waa lavltad to rotnxn aeon to talk to Prank Stmpf Prank Mawlrth In thalr Paaaareh Department. Thla Invitation followed ay initlca that thay eonsldar ualaf a plaatlolnad bydrata. Porhapa on my follow-up visit with tboir jtasaarch parscnnal X can laara nora datails about Sound Shield. X waa neat intaraatad la loaning nora about tho company and its products. Basically tbay ara a minoral wool aanufaetnxax. Mineral wool la of tba 'spun* typa and la made from blast furnace ala. Among thalr many products axat t OrDoo A i y-- - i ufi SAMPLE 15796 . BRANT -.8 505 0304.' '7s, *.N * N . a. iMpkMMa ftfi a lurch 30 1973 OIK lloving wool Bound shield 9 l l u t Shlvld a t Shield foma-Crid Panels Suprathane Callofesa fever Shield (pneumatically installed lanlitlca) (sprayed acoustical ceilings) (sprayed fireproofing insulation) (sprayed heat insulation) (suspended ceiling panels) (urethane foam roof decking) (expanded polystyrene shapes) (thermal insolation with asbestos) The Blase Shield material was of particular interest. They claim to have applied over 50,000,000 square feet to structural steel as a fire proofing notarial. Buildings so treated inelede the Hew York world Trade Canter and the Sears Tovar in Chicago. The notarial oontslns no asbestos or any other toxic ingredients. They elaiarthe alneral wool vas specifically dareloped to be biologically inert. I obtained an Annual Report dated May 30, 1971. The Halted States Mlaersl Products Coepany lists three wholly owned subsidiaries. Colombia Acoustics i Fireproofing l*'*T*"T Cafco International Ltd. (Canada) Coluabia Acoustics I fireproofing Coepany (Canada) Ltd. Z asked about obtaining samples of mineral wool for experiesetal work in our own research work. They have ana cupola down for repair and will not have any surplus mineral wool for sale until after July. My visit did not answer all vy questions about the formulation of sound Shield 15, but it did provide information not available to me before. Z am impressed with the outfit, and we must net underestimate them in our efforts to develop a competitive product. 0. C. Brant dt CO" "i 5t ?s ?S i S.5 ? . -S3 22- fciAMHk ib T s r r 50S 03050 *