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OAR Box 1384 

Prepped by Charmelle Mathews 

Document Number: 

164) ll-E-124 

Docket Number: 

A-94-52 

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Contact Report 

From: Robert Jemison, Pacific Environmental Services, Inc. (PES) 

Date: Januaiy 20,1998 

Contact: Ms. Sandy Brackins 

Company: GL&V LaValley Industries, Inc. 

Telephone Number: (360) 696*2588 . 

Fax Number. (360)696-0055 

Contact Summary: 

Ms. Sandy Brackins was contacted on behalf of the U.S. EFA to update infonnation provided 

in the 1993 EPA Reinforced Plastic Composites Screening Survey submitted by GL&V LaValley 

Industries, Inc. for iheir facility located in Vancouver, Washington. In res]jonse io my questions Ms. 

Brackins indicated the following: 

The faciUty produces products for both conosion resistant and non-corrosion resistant 

applications. Approximately 85% ofthe facility's production consists of conosion resistant products 

used by the pulp and paper industry. Examples of these products include pulp washing drums (used 

when bleaching pulp) and pulp washing showers (used m conjunction with other pulp washing 

equipment). 

The facility still uses hand lay-up (bucket & brush/roller) to apply a vinyl ester resin 

(Ashland HETRON 980/35) in the fabrication of corrosion resistant products. The facility uses hand 

lay-up for approximately 37.5% of its total production of corrosion resistant products. The vinyl 

ester resin applied by hand lay-up contains approximately 34% HAP by weight and does not contain 

a vapor suppressant. The only HAP present in the vinyl ester resin is styrene. No additional HAP 

is added to the resin during the fabrication process with the exception of small amounts of HAP tbat 

may (or may not) be present in initiators, promoters and/or catalysts added to the resin. 

The facility still uses atomized mechanical spray-up to apply a vinyl ester resin (Ashland 

HETRON 980/35) in the fabrication of corrosion resistant products. The facility uses atomized 

mechanical spray-up for approximately 37.5% of its total production of corrosion resistant products. 

The vinyl ester resin applied by atomized mechamcal spray-up contains approximately 34% HAP 

by weight and does not contain a vapor suppressant The only HAP present in the vinyl ester resin 

is styrene. No additional HAP is added to the resin during the fabrication process with tiie exception 

of small amounts of HAP that may (or may not) be present in initiators, promoters and/or catalysts 

added to the resin. 

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Ms. Sandy Brackins 

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The facility has started using non-atomized mechanical spray-up (ie. flow coaters) to apply 

a vinyl ester resin (Ashland HETRON 980/3 S) in the fabrication of conosion resistant products. The 

faciUty uses flow coaters for approximately 25% of its total production of corrosion resistant 

products. The vinyl ester resin applied by these flow-coalers contains approximately 34% HAP by 

weight and does not contain a vapor suppressant, the only HAP present in the vinyl ester resin is 

styrene. No additional HAP is added to tiie resin during the fabrication process with the exception 

of small amounts of HAP that may (or may not) be present in initiators, j-romoters and/or catalysts 

added to the resin. 

The facility still uses atomized mechamcal spray-up to apply a pigmented polyester gel coat 

which contains approximately 35% HAP by weight The only HAP present in the gel coat is styrene. 

No additional HAP is added lo the gel cost in the fabrication process with the exception of small 

amounts of HAP that may (or may not) be present in initiators, promoters and/or catalysts added to 

the gel coat 

Approximately 15% ofthe facility's production consists of non-corrosion resistant products. 

These products are molds (cauls) used by another company to manufacture composite shingles with 

a wood appearance, 

The facility uses atomi2ed mechanical spray-up to apply a polyester resin (Ashland Aropol 

MR 12600) in the fabrication of its non-corrosion resistant products. The facility uses atomized 

mechanical spray-up for 100% of its production of non-corrosion resistant products. The polyester 

resin applied by atomized mechanical spray-up contains approximate!)' 44% HAP by weight and 

does not contain a vapor suppressant. The only HAP present in the polyester resin is styTene. No 

additional HAP is added to the resin during die fabrication process with the exception of small 

amounts of HAP that may (or may not) be present in initiators, promoters and/or catalysts added to 

the resin. 

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