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With those comments in mind I have now
replied to Bridon indicating a SAT interest in principle
in developing the Bridon filter "to full potential.".
We have now to set up a small group to come up .;-'Ih
some agreed proposals to effect this. You Sug;e;tL-d
that the members should be "commercial" and this poses
problems from our side. The only man I can think of
with recent relevant commerdial experience is Lionel
Blackman who has set up six or so companies in similar
joint ventures on Comfil. My view then is to put him
In to bat with Mr.Martl*y who# although an acczuntant,
has in fact familiarised himself with the main elements.
Neither can be said to have a vested interest in the
past work.
One final point - it is not true to say
that the lower cost of Pp is due mainly to capital
requirements. At arguably comparable starting points
the raw materials are cellulose acetate flake@ and @- I
polypropylene polymer. The former is and musz -en
for as far as I can see over twice the cost of tl,,e
latter for unit weight and over three times the =;)St
for unit volume of end product.
$Jo.NW
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BATCo document for Province of British Columbia 22 April 1999