1902
1993
PRODUCT USE
91 years
Asbestos cement products were usually made by mixing Portland cement with asbestos fibers for reinforcement.
As long as the cement didn’t sustain any damage, it was relatively safe. The exposure risks exponentially increased when it started to crack and particles of asbestos were released into the air. Because cement products were used in many locations, they presented one of the main factors of asbestos exposure. You could have been exposed if:
- You found yourself on construction sites where asbestos cement was used
- You worked directly with asbestos cement products
- You helped apply or remove asbestos cement
- You performed demolition work
Companies liable for manufacturing or use of asbestos cement
- Quigley/Pfizer
- Gold Bond
- Owens Corning
- Fibreboard Company
- United States Gypsum Company
- A.P. Green Industries
- W.R. Grace
- Harbison-Walker Refractories Co.
- AC & S, Inc.
- Eagle-Picher Industries
- Keene Corporation
- National Gypsum Company
- Flintkote Company
- Combustion Engineering
- Dresser Industries
- CertainTeed Corporation
- Johns-Manville
- Celotex
- Plibrico Jointless Firebrick Co.
- Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
- Bondex International
- United States Mineral Products (Isolatek/CAFCO)
- Bell & Gossett Company
- Furnco Construction Corp.
- Anaconda Wire and Cable Company
- American Can Company
- Rust International Inc.
- Potlatch Paper Mill
How can we help workers that worked with or around asbestos cement
If you have been handling asbestos-containing cement for an extended period of time at work, and got diagnosed with an asbestos exposure-related disease, we can help you get the compensation you need by filing claims with the asbestos trust funds available.