CONTACT
REPORT
From:
Dave
Reeves
Date
of
Contact:
September
9,
2002
Company/
Agency:
Sony
Magnetics
Products
Inc.
Of
America
4275
W.
Main
Street
Dothan,
AL
36305
Telephone
Number:
(
334)
793
­
7655,
ext.
1011
Person
Contacted:
Mark
Farmer,
Environmental
Manager
CONTACT
SUMMARY:
I
called
Sony
to
inquire
about
reported
emissions
from
the
facility.
Mr.
Farmer
was
out
of
the
office
all
week,
so
I
was
directed
to
Ms.
Denise
Clark,
ext.
1000
(
secretary
for
Mr.
Farmer).
Ms.
Clark
was
able
to
confirm
to
me
that
the
Sony
facility
only
manufactures
magnetic
tape
products.
Therefore,
all
of
the
reported
TRI
emissions
are
related
to
magnetic
tape
manufacturing
operations.
The
reported
TRI
emissions
(
for
the
year
2000)
for
the
Sony
facility
are
approximately
190
tons
of
MEK,
46
tons
of
toluene,
0.6
tons
of
cobalt,
and
0.12
tons
of
cobalt
compounds.
They
(
Sony)
are
currently
working
on
a
joint
development
project
with
another
company
involving
LED
displays.
Ms.
Clark
mentioned
that
Sony
uses
two
different
coating
processes:
1)
the
old
fashioned
coating
applied
on
a
thin
film
substrate
where
the
solvent
is
evaporated
at
the
coater
and
oven;
and
2)
the
new
advanced
metal
evaporated
coating.

Ms.
Clark
informed
me
that
the
manufacturing
facility
runs
7
days/
week
and
24
hours/
day.
When
I
asked
about
control
equipment,
she
directed
me
to
call
Mr.
James
Shriver
(
ext.
1109),
who
is
the
manager
for
the
solvent
recovery
group.
Ms.
Clark
also
mentioned
that
a
new
thermal
incinerator
was
currently
being
installed
in
conjunction
with
their
new
"
Optiva"
production
line.
