Message-ID: <001e01c04379$65839580$4968140a@direcpc.com>
From: "Fred Moreno" <fmoreno@direcpc.com>
To: "Lancair List" <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: Fw: Tetra Ethyl Lead (TEL) availability
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 12:30:18 -0800
Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
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> Here is the up to date scoop on the future of TEL from the horse's mouth.
No
> mention of price, however. - Fred Moreno
>
> Mr. Moreno,
>
> I received a copy of your recent inquiry about the future of TEL antiknock
> products supply and would like to offer the following comments about the
> reality of Octel's on-going plans to manufacture and supply TEL.
> While it is true that Octel is engaged in strategic business activities
> which allow for predicted global decline in demand for TEL products, there
> is no set date to cease manufacturing. Quite to the contrary, during the
> past year Octel has directed formal communications to people like Brad
> Mathoney (in his role with ASTM) and Andy Werking (AOPA), stating our
> commitment to supply TEL products (including aviation TEL in United
States)
> as long as commercial demand existed.
> It is quite apparent to Octel that some organizations have suggested TEL
> manufacturing would cease before there was a suitable alternative to
100LL.
> We can only speculate that these suggestions have been made in an effort
to
> rally support for the complicated task of developing unleaded avgas
> alternatives. Octel has chosen to participate in several world-wide
> initiatives, in which these same organizations function, to help
communicate
> our commitment to supplying TEL products going into the future. We believe
> this to be accurate and proper support for efforts aimed at long-term
> development of unleaded avgas products.
>
>
> I welcome your comments and would be happy to discuss this subject in more
> depth. You can feel free to contact me directly on this e-mail account or
> call my office in the Houston, TX area at 281/364-7464.
> Regards,
>
> Mark A. Gober
> Manager-US Antiknocks Sales
> Octel America, Inc.
>
>

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