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UNIFRAX ACQUISITION INC.
c/o BP America Inc.
200 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114
December 12, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549
Re: File No. 333-3892
EDGAR Accession No. 950152-96-002749
Date Accepted: June 3, 1996
Gentlemen:
Please accept this request, on behalf of Unifrax Acquisition Inc., to withdraw
the referenced EDGAR document pursuant to Rule 477(a) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. The offering contemplated therein has been abandoned.
Very truly yours,
UNIFRAX ACQUISITION INC.
By: /s/ EILEEN M. GRESSOCK
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Eileen M. Gressock
Assistant Secretary