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Georgia-Ffecific intracompany memo 10 Mr. Irv Wlabel ,rom D. C. Cork! 11 subject CHASK HAG CO. ^ location location bate Akron H T Port land March 26, 1975 Be sure that Material seat to Chaee Beg Co. for repackaging la 5# package* and #2 joint compound la aebestoe free. He are okay ie this regard at preaent. For future ordera be sure you have an asbeatoo free fonmla. DCC:de cc: 0. E. Burch - Portland E. B. Hollingsworth - Wile Del Gyp C. U. Lehnert - Tigard Lab D C. C. GP 09 SGP 0007934 JOINT SYSTEM MEETING AGENDA March 28, 1975 GENERAL 1. Complaint and field service procedures 2. Formulation objectives related to cost savings and raw material pro curement CHICAGO 1. Non-asbestos products 2. Ready Mix (Cincinnati problem) 3. New Ready Mix - status of market testing 4. Special Speed Set for Milwaukee MARIETTA 1. Evaluation of new polyvinyl alcohol source 2. Wall texture trial with gypsum fibers MILFORD 1. Baltimore-Washington quality problem 2. New formula Ready Mix trials ACME 1. New formula Ready Mix trials 2. Houston formula AKRON 1. Non-asbestos Ready Mix - status SGP 0007935 Georgia-Ffccific ^ intracompany memo to from suoiect Sec Below C. H. Lehnort GMT IH REACT MIX 10: (n) cc: y Mr. K. V. fraro - Marietta Mr. H. W. Scharf - Milford Mr. 1. X. Wclbcl - Altroa Mr. S. B. Boilingsvorth - Hi Mr. 0. E. Burch - Portlead Mr. D. Mr. E. Mr. 6. location location bate Tigard April 25, 1975 Aa you knew, each of you has been asked to chock ntaiaed ready aia saaplas for grit accuwelatioa. Marietta aad Milford haw .e ported findlag grit la batches aaaufactured aa racoatly as Decawbor 1974. These grit particles are sealiar aod aoro uaifora la also thoa those aa experienced previously. Nevertheless, these particlaa reoala aa a SO oash screea, so they era large enough to cause coaplalnta aad induce costoners to discontinue using our product. In order to avert another siage of grit coaglaiats, as racoaaaad ellalaatiag Celgoa T fron all ready six lnnadlately. Wo are reasonably sura the grit is caused by the Calgoa ia view of previous analyses aad the fact that the prohlen has not bona observed at Chicago uhare aa don't uaa Calgoa. There is always the risk of advoraa field reaction, but we are having good field acceptance of ready aia without Celgea at Chicago. Also, we will of necessity bo aokiag another chaaga which will eraata sons change la the product. This change io the result of a strike toy our supplier of asbestos. Every effort is being sadt ta atalalia the effect of this substltatlea, but there will bn soon change nevertheless. He will not advise Salas aad on urge the pleats net to either. Mr. Burch aod Mr. Corkill reserve the right to inform the field Sales people if they think it la advisable. After Eastern Operattons has aa opportunity to consider this recoaaoadatioe, aad presuming it la accepted, we will issue revised formulas. Ha will also ask Purchasing to dispose of our Calgoa inventories. CWL:elz GP 10 V. L RECEIVED BY APR 2 8 1975 <WP$UM DIVISION SGP 0007936 Georgia-Fbcific Gypsum Products ^ ZA / i o r STcfo r SGP 0007937 intracompany memo Mr. !. F. Weibe! ! Mr. R. V. Favaro Mr. H. W. Scharf ,l-rr J. B. Moss soo;ect READY MIX GRIT location location date Akron Mar i-etta MiIford Eastern Operations April 29, 1975 fP cc: Messrs.: E. B. Hoilingsworth, Wilmington C. W. Lehnert, Tigard 0. E. Burch, Portland D. C. Cork-iH, Portland (]| vS' 0 Confirming our phone conversations you will remove the Calgon from the Ready Mix Formula at once. You may remember the last time we did this, t e market fetl to half our former volume. This still seems wiser than subjecting ourselves to a repeat of fhe $50 000 in complaint costs experienced from grit. in order to determine if the growth can be controlled you will do the fol lowing: (1) Set aside and identify a can of norma I production with Calgon. (2) Make a single batch with double the normal fungicide and set aside a can for testing later. (3) Set aside a can of the new production without Calgon, but normal fungicide. In about 6 months, open all 3 cans and determine whether grit has formed. Keep all 3 for re-irrspectten at intervals of a couple of months thereafter. This is a terrible time to be forced to this kind of a decision. J8M:eb a J. B. M. RECEIVED BY 30 1975 GYPSUM DIVISION SGP 0007938