Arkansas grew on its forests and what lay under its ground: paper mills and sawmills, the South Arkansas oil fields, and the bauxite of Saline County, with chemical plants, power stations, and federal ordnance works alongside. Asbestos insulated, lined, and sealed nearly all of it. The trusts' lists concentrate in:
- the South Arkansas oil and timber belt — the Lion Oil refinery and chemical plant at El Dorado and the Georgia-Pacific mill at Crossett, the worksite most trusts recognize in the state;
- Pine Bluff — International Paper's mill and the U.S. Army's Pine Bluff Arsenal;
- Bauxite and the aluminum plants of Saline and Hot Spring counties — Reynolds and Alcoa;
- central Arkansas — North Little Rock's railroad shops and Arkansas Power & Light's generating stations; and
- the paper-mill towns — Camden, Ashdown, Morrilton, and McGehee.
When these companies went bankrupt, the trusts set up to pay their asbestos claims each published a list of locations where its products were proven to be present. For Arkansas, those lists hold 862 entries across 123 communities, from 27 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. Dozens of our clients worked at Arkansas job sites.
Every asbestos trust claim has to prove two things: that a company's asbestos-containing product was present at a job site, and that the worker handled that product, or worked close enough to it, to breathe its dust. If you or your loved one worked at a site on those lists during the applicable years, the first half is already established, because the trust has acknowledged its products were there.
We help workers who are alive and recently diagnosed, adult children and spouses researching on behalf of someone who is sick, and families of workers who have already passed away from mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis. If you are a worker who has just been diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open for your family. There is still a claim to be made for families of workers who have already passed; we handle wrongful death cases routinely.
You don't need the product names or old records. No fee unless we recover compensation for your family.
Arkansas filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief
Arkansas gives a diagnosed worker three years to file a personal-injury claim. Exactly when the clock starts varies, so to be safe, count from the date of diagnosis. A separate deadline applies once a worker has passed away. If your loved one is alive and diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open.
Arkansas deadlines, the wrongful-death rule, and how they apply to your family
Most workers exposed before 1983 can also file against the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust independently of anything documented at a specific site. How trust eligibility works.
We help families of workers who have already passed away. Wrongful death cases on behalf of surviving spouses, adult children, and other family members are a routine part of our practice.
Free family asbestos health screening. Our representation includes screening for family members of every client who may have been exposed at home — through laundered work clothes, on hair, or in family vehicles.
The sites profiled below show confirmed asbestos products based on the asbestos trusts established for companies that did business there. Those trusts exist because Clarence Borel, a Gulf Coast insulator, chose to sue in 1969 — not for himself, but because he realized his coworkers would die the same way he was dying. His decision created the legal framework that produced the trust system you're about to scan.
Today the choice is yours. You can file trust claims based on the documented exposure at your loved one's worksite — paper claims, no courtroom. Or you can follow Clarence Borel and also sue the manufacturers and premises owners directly, which allows us to build a full exposure profile for every site your loved one worked at and recover from defendants the trust system doesn't reach. Read his story.
Asbestos trust coverage across Arkansas
The Johns-Manville Settlement Trust is open to most workers exposed before 1983, regardless of which specific worksite the exposure occurred at. Johns-Manville supplied so much asbestos and so many asbestos products across so many American industries that the trust does not require site-specific documentation. For mesothelioma claims, even one day of asbestos exposure before December 31, 1982 (at work or through a family member's work clothes brought into the home) can qualify a worker for Johns-Manville Settlement Trust compensation.
For lung cancer, asbestosis, and other non-mesothelioma asbestos diseases, the threshold is 60 months of total asbestos exposure with at least 6 months occurring before December 31, 1982. The one-day-of-exposure threshold for mesothelioma reflects how the disease actually develops (even brief exposure can cause it) and most major asbestos trusts apply similarly low-threshold eligibility for mesothelioma claims.
Because Johns-Manville keeps no site list of its own, every worksite on another trust's list also qualifies for Johns-Manville. Twenty-six other trusts list Arkansas worksites. The number of Arkansas entries on each trust's list:
- Johns-Manville: no list of its own; every site on the other trusts' lists qualifies
- Babcock & Wilcox: 157 entries (industrial and utility boilers)
- Owens Corning: 119 entries (Kaylo and high-temperature pipe and block insulation)
- A.P. Green: 113 entries (refractory brick, castables and cements)
- Fibreboard: 112 entries (Pabco pipe and block insulation)
- W.R. Grace: 91 entries (Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite)
- Eagle-Picher: 78 entries (insulating cements and pipe covering)
- NARCO: 35 entries (refractory gun mixes and castables)
- Combustion Engineering: 33 entries (boilers and refractory)
- DII Industries (Halliburton): 23 entries (pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment)
- Owens-Illinois: 22 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation)
- J.T. Thorpe (Texas): 11 entries (insulation and refractory contracting)
- Armstrong World Industries: 9 entries (insulation contracting and floor products)
- Pittsburgh Corning: 9 entries (Unibestos pipe insulation)
- ABB Lummus: 7 entries (refinery and petrochemical engineering)
- U.S. Gypsum: 7 entries (joint compound, plaster and acoustical products)
- Flintkote: 6 entries (roofing, flooring and building products)
- Plibrico: 6 entries (refractory plastics and castables)
- DII Industries (Harbison-Walker): 4 entries (refractory brick and castables)
- GAF: 4 entries (roofing and building products)
- Raytech: 4 entries (friction products)
- Kaiser Aluminum: 3 entries (refractory and insulating products)
- ACandS: 2 entries (insulation contracting)
- ASARCO: 2 entries (asbestos mining and smelting)
- Flexitallic: 2 entries (spiral-wound gaskets)
- Turner & Newall: 2 entries (Limpet sprayed asbestos and asbestos textiles)
- Burns & Roe: 1 entry (power-plant engineering and construction)
Trust coverage at this depth means most Arkansas workers with significant industrial exposure histories will trigger filings against multiple trusts simultaneously — typically Johns-Manville plus the site-specific trusts documented at their worksites.
Arkansas cities and their industries
Open a city to see the worksites there that the asbestos trusts recognize, grouped by industry, with why each industry used asbestos.
El DoradoEl Dorado boomed with the 1920s South Arkansas oil fields: the Lion Oil refinery and chemical plant, the American Oil and Tosco refineries, and Monsanto's chemical works.
Refineries and petrochemical plants. Refineries ran on heat: crude heaters, cat crackers, boilers, and miles of steam and process piping, all insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products into the late 1970s. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, and the contract crews who worked turnarounds carried the heaviest exposure.
- American Oil Co
- Lion Oil refinery
- Tosco refinery
Chemical plants. Chemical plants combined high heat with corrosive service: furnaces and reactors lined with asbestos refractory, steam lines wrapped in asbestos insulation, and acid-resistant asbestos gaskets and packing at every flange.
- Lion Oil chemical plant (Ozark Ordnance Works)
- Monsanto Chemical
Pine BluffPine Bluff pairs paper — International Paper's mill and the Dierks and Arkansas Kraft mills — with the U.S. Army's Pine Bluff Arsenal.
Paper mills and manufacturing plants. Paper mills, glass plants, lumber mills, and factories ran their own boilers and steam systems, insulated with asbestos pipe covering and sealed with asbestos gaskets. A paper mill's recovery boilers were among the most asbestos-intensive equipment anywhere.
- Arkansas Kraft
- Dierks Paper mill (Weyerhaeuser)
- International Paper mill
Military installations. Military bases ran boiler plants, steam distribution systems, and aircraft and vehicle maintenance shops, and built and renovated for decades with asbestos-containing materials.
- Pine Bluff Arsenal
Jones MillJones Mill, near Malvern, gathered Arkansas Power & Light's Lake Catherine plant and the Alcoa and Reynolds aluminum plants.
Steel, metals, and metalworking. Steel mills, foundries, tool works, and aluminum plants used asbestos wherever metal was melted, poured, or heat-treated: refractory brick and cement, insulation on furnaces and ladles, and asbestos protective clothing.
- Alcoa Jones Mill plant
- Reynolds Metals Jones Mill plant
Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.
- Arkansas Power & Light — Lake Catherine plant
BauxiteBauxite, named for the ore mined there, was the center of American bauxite mining and alumina refining, with Reynolds and Alcoa plants side by side.
Steel, metals, and metalworking. Steel mills, foundries, tool works, and aluminum plants used asbestos wherever metal was melted, poured, or heat-treated: refractory brick and cement, insulation on furnaces and ladles, and asbestos protective clothing.
- Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America)
- Reynolds Metals Hurricane Creek alumina plant
HelenaHelena, on the Mississippi, is home to Arkansas Power & Light's Ritchie plant and the Arkla chemical plant.
Chemical plants. Chemical plants combined high heat with corrosive service: furnaces and reactors lined with asbestos refractory, steam lines wrapped in asbestos insulation, and acid-resistant asbestos gaskets and packing at every flange.
- Arkla Chemical Company
Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.
- Arkansas Power & Light — Robert E. Ritchie plant
North Little RockNorth Little Rock's Missouri Pacific railroad shops and Arkansas Power & Light's Cecil Lynch plant were two of central Arkansas's biggest industrial employers.
Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.
- Arkansas Power & Light — Cecil Lynch plant
Railroads. Steam locomotives were insulated with asbestos, and railroad shops relined boilers and replaced brake shoes and gaskets on equipment that carried asbestos for decades after diesels arrived.
- Missouri Pacific Railroad shops
StampsStamps, in Lafayette County, is home to Arkansas Power & Light's Harvey Couch plant and an Olin Mathieson chemical plant.
Chemical plants. Chemical plants combined high heat with corrosive service: furnaces and reactors lined with asbestos refractory, steam lines wrapped in asbestos insulation, and acid-resistant asbestos gaskets and packing at every flange.
- Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.
Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.
- Arkansas Power & Light — Harvey Couch plant
WarrenWarren is timber country: the Bradley Lumber Company and Potlatch's forest-products operations.
Paper mills and manufacturing plants. Paper mills, glass plants, lumber mills, and factories ran their own boilers and steam systems, insulated with asbestos pipe covering and sealed with asbestos gaskets. A paper mill's recovery boilers were among the most asbestos-intensive equipment anywhere.
- Bradley Lumber Company
- Potlatch Forests
CamdenCamden's International Paper mill, once part of the Southern Kraft Division, was among South Arkansas's largest employers.
Paper mills and manufacturing plants. Paper mills, glass plants, lumber mills, and factories ran their own boilers and steam systems, insulated with asbestos pipe covering and sealed with asbestos gaskets. A paper mill's recovery boilers were among the most asbestos-intensive equipment anywhere.
- International Paper Camden mill (Southern Kraft Division)
CrossettCrossett grew around the Crossett Lumber Company's mills, whose paper mill became Georgia-Pacific's in 1962.
Paper mills and manufacturing plants. Paper mills, glass plants, lumber mills, and factories ran their own boilers and steam systems, insulated with asbestos pipe covering and sealed with asbestos gaskets. A paper mill's recovery boilers were among the most asbestos-intensive equipment anywhere.
- Georgia-Pacific Crossett mill (Crossett Paper Mills)
Other Arkansas communitiesOne worksite each in 16 more communities.
Paper mills and manufacturing plants. Paper mills, glass plants, lumber mills, and factories ran their own boilers and steam systems, insulated with asbestos pipe covering and sealed with asbestos gaskets. A paper mill's recovery boilers were among the most asbestos-intensive equipment anywhere.
- Acme Brick — Perla plant — Malvern
- Arkansas Cement Corporation — Foreman
- Arkansas Kraft paper mill — Morrilton
- Bearden Lumber Company — Bearden
- Georgia Pacific — Junction City
- Nekoosa-Edwards paper mill (Georgia-Pacific) — Ashdown
- Potlatch paper mill — McGehee
- Weyerhaeuser (Dierks Forests) — Dierks
- Weyerhaeuser Mountain Pine mill (Dierks Lumber & Coal) — Mountain Pine
Steel, metals, and metalworking. Steel mills, foundries, tool works, and aluminum plants used asbestos wherever metal was melted, poured, or heat-treated: refractory brick and cement, insulation on furnaces and ladles, and asbestos protective clothing.
- Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America) — Benton
- Reynolds Metals Patterson plant — Arkadelphia
Power plants and utilities. Power plants' boilers, turbines, and high-pressure steam lines were insulated, lined, and sealed with asbestos products, and every overhaul released dust across the plant.
- Arkansas Nuclear One — Russellville
- Arkansas Power & Light — Hamilton Moses plant — Forrest City
Chemical plants. Chemical plants combined high heat with corrosive service: furnaces and reactors lined with asbestos refractory, steam lines wrapped in asbestos insulation, and acid-resistant asbestos gaskets and packing at every flange.
- Agrico Chemical — Armorel
Tire and synthetic-rubber plants. Synthetic-rubber and tire plants ran boilers, steam lines, and steam-heated presses and curing equipment insulated and sealed with asbestos.
- Cooper Tire & Rubber — Texarkana
Public and commercial buildings. Office towers, hospitals, schools, hotels, and government buildings were built with asbestos fireproofing, insulation, plaster, and floor tile, exposing the trades who built and renovated them and the maintenance crews who kept their boilers and steam lines running.
- University of Arkansas — Fayetteville
Mesothelioma settlement values at Arkansas's most-documented worksites
These worksites appear on the approved-site lists of at least three trusts besides Johns-Manville. Trust counts are minimums: a trust may list a site under a name we haven't yet matched to it. The years are the exposure window the trusts' lists recognize at each site; most lists end at 1982.
Open a worksite to see each trust that lists it, with the mesothelioma values the trust publishes and its current payment percentage. "Trust values together" adds up those trusts' values at their payment percentages: the low figure uses each trust's scheduled value, the high figure each trust's published maximum, which Individual Review can reach. Most mesothelioma claims are paid above the scheduled value. But each trust sets its own eligibility rules — the years, the work, and the length of exposure it requires — so few people qualify for every trust on a list, some trusts publish no fixed schedule, and these figures are not a prediction of any recovery. All trust values and payment percentages.
Georgia-Pacific Crossett mill (Crossett Paper Mills)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
International Paper mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Lion Oil refinery
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Reynolds Metals Hurricane Creek alumina plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Harbison-Walker) | $144,897.50 – $610,000 | 60% | $86,938.50 – $366,000 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Flexitallic | $50,000 – $150,000 | 2.9% | $1,450 – $4,350 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Arkansas Power & Light — Robert E. Ritchie plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACandS | $150,000 – $550,000 | 2.89% | $4,335 – $15,895 |
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
International Paper Camden mill (Southern Kraft Division)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Lion Oil chemical plant (Ozark Ordnance Works)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Arkansas Power & Light — Lake Catherine plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Arkansas Power & Light — Harvey Couch plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Reynolds Metals Patterson plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Flexitallic | $50,000 – $150,000 | 2.9% | $1,450 – $4,350 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Nekoosa-Edwards paper mill (Georgia-Pacific)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
American Oil Co
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Arkansas Power & Light — Cecil Lynch plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABB Lummus | $1,000 – $400,000 | 9.5% | $95 – $38,000 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Tosco refinery
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Weyerhaeuser Mountain Pine mill (Dierks Lumber & Coal)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Pine Bluff Arsenal
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Arkansas Nuclear One
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| W.R. Grace | $180,000 – $450,000 | 30.1% | $54,180 – $135,450 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Agrico Chemical
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Weyerhaeuser (Dierks Forests)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Monsanto Chemical
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| W.R. Grace | $180,000 – $450,000 | 30.1% | $54,180 – $135,450 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
University of Arkansas
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| W.R. Grace | $180,000 – $450,000 | 30.1% | $54,180 – $135,450 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Arkansas Power & Light — Hamilton Moses plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Georgia Pacific
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Arkansas Kraft paper mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Dierks Paper mill (Weyerhaeuser)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Cooper Tire & Rubber
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong World Industries | $110,000 – $400,000 | 7.8% | $8,580 – $31,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Bearden Lumber Company
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Plibrico | $350,000 – $750,000 | 0.94% | $3,290 – $7,050 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Alcoa (Aluminum Company of America)
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Arkansas Cement Corporation
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| DII Industries (Harbison-Walker) | $144,897.50 – $610,000 | 60% | $86,938.50 – $366,000 |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Arkla Chemical Company
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Alcoa Jones Mill plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Reynolds Metals Jones Mill plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Acme Brick — Perla plant
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Potlatch paper mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Missouri Pacific Railroad shops
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| DII Industries (Halliburton) | $60,718.95 – $256,000 | 60% | $36,431.37 – $153,600 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Arkansas Kraft
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Thorpe (Texas) | $100,000 | 23% | $23,000 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Bradley Lumber Company
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock & Wilcox | $90,000 – $400,000 | 4.3% | $3,870 – $17,200 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Potlatch Forests
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Raytech | Not published | — | — |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
A closer look at major Arkansas worksites
The worksites below are recognized by the most asbestos trusts in Arkansas — eight or more, counting Johns-Manville. Each profile draws on the trust signatures present at the site to identify the products workers handled, the trades most heavily exposed, and the asbestos types they likely encountered. Your specific worksite may be documented even if it doesn't appear here — call us.
Georgia-Pacific Crossett mill — Crossett
The Crossett paper mill was built by the Crossett Lumber Company in the late 1930s and became part of Georgia-Pacific when GP acquired the Crossett Company in 1962. It has been one of southeastern Arkansas's largest industrial employers for decades. The trusts list it under Georgia-Pacific, Crossett Paper Mills, and the Crossett Paper Division; it is one facility. Georgia-Pacific was acquired by Koch Industries in 2005.
Workers exposed. Integrated pulp and paper mill operations of this scale required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers (concentrated on the recovery boilers), millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and instrument technicians. Recovery boilers are among the most refractory-intensive equipment in any American industry.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 12 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1937 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green refractory lined the recovery boiler furnaces and lime kilns, and Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers — including the recovery boilers at the heart of kraft pulping — carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered the hottest steam service. Eagle-Picher One-Cote magnesia and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered the steam distribution piping, much of it applied by J.T. Thorpe crews, a major industrial insulation contractor across the Gulf Coast and South Arkansas. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington, and GAF documentation points to roofing felts and mastics across the mill's roofing. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets and packing on the recovery boilers and in high-temperature steam service.
International Paper mill — Pine Bluff
The International Paper Pine Bluff mill is one of IP's major southern kraft paper operations and historically one of Pine Bluff's largest industrial employers. The trusts list it under several name variants, including International Paper, International Paper Mill, and the Southern Kraft Division.
Workers exposed. Pulp mill, paper machine, recovery boiler, power plant, and maintenance department workers — boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians — handled asbestos products across decades of mill operation.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 11 asbestos trusts — Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1947 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window; Owens Corning continued the Kaylo line afterward across the mill's steam piping, and Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos and Armstrong insulation covered further high-temperature lines. Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher One-Cote insulating cement covered other process and steam piping. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing, NARCO refractory lined the recovery boilers and lime kilns, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Lion Oil refinery — El Dorado
Lion Oil is the historic anchor refinery of the South Arkansas oil boom, founded in 1922 in El Dorado on the proceeds of the 1920s Smackover oilfield discovery. The refinery passed through Monsanto (from 1955, as the Lion Oil Division of Monsanto Chemical Company) and later owners, including Delek US from 2007 forward. It remains operational. The trusts list Tosco, a later owner, separately; it appears in the table above.
Workers exposed. Refinery operations of this scale required pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, refractory workers (concentrated on cat crackers, reformers, and process heaters), mechanics, instrument technicians, and electricians across decades of operation.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 10 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1938 through 1982. Lion Oil's chemical plant, the former Ozark Ordnance Works, is a separate site profiled below.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, followed by Owens Corning's Kaylo line; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered high-temperature lines, and Armstrong World Industries and Fibreboard supplied more pipe and block insulation. A.P. Green and NARCO refractory lined the cat cracker, reformer, and process heaters. Babcock & Wilcox boilers powered the refinery's steam systems, with gaskets and packing on every steam connection and access door, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the gaskets, packing, and cement pipe of the refinery's acid service.
Reynolds Metals Hurricane Creek alumina plant — Bauxite
The Reynolds Metals operations at Bauxite were the centerpiece of the historic Arkansas aluminum industry. The town of Bauxite is named after the bauxite ore deposits that fed the regional industry; Reynolds operated bauxite mining and alumina refining at the Hurricane Creek complex for decades before Alcoa's 2000 acquisition of Reynolds. The trusts list the plant under Reynolds Aluminum, Reynolds Metals, and Hurricane Creek; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Bauxite mining and alumina refining required refractory workers (concentrated on calcining operations), boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Harbison-Walker), Fibreboard, Flexitallic, NARCO, Owens Corning, Raytech, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1946 through 1982. Alcoa's own Bauxite operations are listed separately, by seven trusts.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Alumina refining is among the most refractory-intensive work in American industry: A.P. Green, Harbison-Walker, and NARCO refractory brick and cement lined the calciners and kilns. Babcock & Wilcox boilers powered the steam systems alumina extraction depends on, with pipe insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections, and Flexitallic spiral-wound gaskets sealed the high-pressure flanges. Fibreboard pipe insulation and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), covered the process steam piping, and the Raytech signature reflects friction products on the plant's heavy equipment. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in some gasket and packing applications near the calcining furnaces.
Arkansas Power & Light — Robert E. Ritchie plant (Helena)
The Robert E. Ritchie Steam Electric Station on the Mississippi River near Helena is one of Arkansas Power & Light's major generating stations, now part of Entergy Arkansas. The trusts list it under Arkansas Power & Light, the Ritchie plant, and Entergy Arkansas; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and power plant operators, along with the construction and overhaul crews.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists recognize exposure at Helena power sites from 1937 through 1982. No Arkansas power plant is recognized by more trusts.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering signatures reflect the station's boilers, with their pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing, and the ACandS and Armstrong signatures point to insulation contracting crews at the plant. Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation, its high-temperature grades made with amosite (brown asbestos), and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the steam and turbine piping; the Halliburton signature reflects pumps. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
International Paper Camden mill — Camden
The International Paper Camden mill, historically part of IP's Southern Kraft Division, operated across decades alongside the larger Pine Bluff complex. The trusts list it under International Paper, the Southern Kraft Division, and the Camden Mill at Cullendale; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Paper mill operations required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Kaiser Aluminum, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1940 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers — including the recovery boilers at the heart of kraft pulping — carried pipe and block insulation, refractory brick and cement, and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window; Owens Corning supplied Kaylo-line pipe and block insulation afterward. Eagle-Picher One-Cote magnesia and Fibreboard pipe insulation covered process and steam piping, the Kaiser signature reflects refractory, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Lion Oil chemical plant (Ozark Ordnance Works) — El Dorado
The Ozark Ordnance Works was built at El Dorado during World War II to make ammonia and ammonium nitrate for munitions, and Lion Oil operated it. After the war Lion took over the plant and converted it to fertilizer and industrial chemicals; it later became the El Dorado Chemical plant. The trusts list it under Ozark Ordnance, Lion Oil Chemical, Lion Chemical, and El Dorado Chemical; it is one facility, separate from the Lion Oil refinery.
Workers exposed. Insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, refractory workers, millwrights, instrument technicians, plant operators, and the construction crews who built and expanded the plant.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — ABB Lummus, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1942 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Ammonia and nitric acid production runs on reformer furnaces, waste-heat boilers, and high-pressure, high-temperature process piping. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, followed by Owens Corning's Kaylo line, and Fibreboard supplied more pipe insulation. ABB Lummus did chemical-plant engineering and construction here, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Arkansas Power & Light — Lake Catherine plant (Jones Mill)
The Arkansas Power & Light Lake Catherine Steam Electric Station at Jones Mill, near Malvern, is one of the major historic AP&L (now Entergy Arkansas) generating stations. AP&L consolidated into Entergy Corporation in 1989.
Workers exposed. Utility power generation required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, and electricians during plant construction and across major overhaul cycles.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — ABB Lummus, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Fibreboard, J.T. Thorpe (Texas), Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1947 through 1982, including Unit 4 specifically.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window and handled again in later overhauls; Owens Corning's Kaylo line followed, and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation covered more steam piping. Combustion Engineering boilers carried pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing. J.T. Thorpe crews applied insulation, ABB Lummus did engineering and construction work, and the Halliburton signature reflects pumps. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Arkansas Power & Light — Harvey Couch plant (Stamps)
The Harvey Couch Steam Electric Station near Stamps in Lafayette County, named for AP&L's founder, is one of the utility's long-running South Arkansas generating stations, now part of Entergy Arkansas. The trusts list it under Arkansas Power & Light, the Harvey Couch station, and Entergy; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, mechanics, electricians, and power plant operators, along with the construction and overhaul crews.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1941 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. The Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering signatures reflect the station's boilers, with their pipe and block insulation, gaskets and packing, and A.P. Green refractory. Because the Owens-Illinois trust signature is present, Owens-Illinois Kaylo high-temperature pipe insulation, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, was used at this site during the 1948–1958 manufacturing window, followed by Owens Corning's Kaylo line; Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered more steam piping. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Arkansas entries by city
The trusts' lists hold Arkansas entries in 123 communities. Open the list below for the number of entries in each. Call us for any specific worksite — whether or not the city appears here.
Entries on the trusts' lists, city by city
| City | Entries on the trusts' lists |
|---|---|
| Little Rock | 115 |
| El Dorado | 67 |
| Pine Bluff | 51 |
| Fort Smith | 32 |
| North Little Rock | 32 |
| Hot Springs | 28 |
| Jones Mill | 28 |
| Bauxite | 27 |
| Crossett | 26 |
| Helena | 25 |
| Fayetteville | 24 |
| Russellville | 17 |
| Stamps | 16 |
| Texarkana | 14 |
| Arkadelphia | 12 |
| Camden | 12 |
| Malvern | 12 |
| Blytheville | 11 |
| Jonesboro | 11 |
| Magnolia | 11 |
| West Memphis | 11 |
| Benton | 10 |
| Ashdown | 9 |
| Trumann | 9 |
| Forrest City | 8 |
| Morrilton | 8 |
| Warren | 8 |
| Armorel | 7 |
| Van Buren | 7 |
| Batesville | 6 |
| Dierks | 6 |
| Hope | 6 |
| Mountain Pine | 6 |
| Osceola | 6 |
| West Helena | 6 |
| Wilson | 6 |
| Booneville | 5 |
| Fordyce | 5 |
| Jacksonville | 5 |
| Ozark | 5 |
| Rogers | 5 |
| Bearden | 4 |
| Foreman | 4 |
| Junction City | 4 |
| Lewisville | 4 |
| McGehee | 4 |
| Oppelo | 4 |
| Perla | 4 |
| Searcy | 4 |
| Smackover | 4 |
| Springdale | 4 |
| Augusta | 3 |
| Bentonville | 3 |
| Cullendale | 3 |
| Gentry | 3 |
| Gum Springs | 3 |
| Harrison | 3 |
| Leola | 3 |
| Monticello | 3 |
| Newport | 3 |
| Stuttgart | 3 |
The trusts' lists also name 62 other Arkansas communities.
Search the asbestos trusts' Arkansas lists
Type any name the plant went by — the company, a later owner, or the city — to see every entry on the trusts' lists that matches, as the trusts wrote it, with each trust and the years it lists.
862 entries, as the trusts list them.
Court decisions: 12 asbestos cases from Arkansas courts
Worksites named in court opinions
Court decisions in our library name these Arkansas workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.
Weyerhaeuser Mountain Pine mill (Dierks Lumber & Coal)
- Sales v. Weyerhaeuser Company (2008): Child of a mill worker (father worked at the lumber mill)
- Sales v. Weyerhaeuser Company (2007): Child of a mill worker; father worked with asbestos-containing materials at the mill, 1984-1992
Mead Container (Fort Smith)
- Bootenhoff v. Hormel Foods Corporation (2014): Wife laundering husband's work clothes (husband was plant superintendent), 1966-1972
Mohawk Tire and Rubber Company plant
- Jackson v. Anchor Packing Co. (1993): Tireworker, 1963-79
Old Greyhound Bus Station
- Chavers v. General Motors Corp. (2002): Demolition worker, two to three years
Stuart's Brake Shop
- Thomas v. Borg-Warner Morse Tec LLC (2018): Brake mechanic, approximately twelve years
Every worksite named in Arkansas court decisions, with all their decisions
Plants that made asbestos products
Companies' sworn answers in asbestos lawsuits, the asbestos industry's trade journal and company records in our library name these Arkansas plants as places where asbestos products were made. Each plant's page says who ran it and when, what was made there, and which document says so. People who worked in these plants, their families, and people who lived nearby may have been exposed.
- North Little RockZonolite Company, W. R. Grace & Co. · 1959–1973 · 1 product
- Van BurenCement Asbestos Products Company, CAPCO Pipe Company, Inc. · from 1977
Don't see your worksite?
Your worksite may be documented even if it doesn't appear on this page. If your loved one worked at an Arkansas facility not listed, call us. Johns-Manville requires no site list at all, and we can often document exposure through the products, contractors, and equipment at a site even when no trust lists it by name.
Smaller worksites, contract jobs, short-tenure employment, and exposures across multiple sites are all part of the case-building process.
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How an Arkansas case may work
Michael is a 71-year-old retired paper mill worker from Pine Bluff. From 1973 to 2005 he worked at the International Paper Company mill, primarily in the maintenance and power plant departments. His job involved frequent contact with asbestos insulation on steam lines, recovery boilers, and process equipment throughout the large facility — and routine handling of refractory brick on the recovery boilers and gasket and packing maintenance on the paper machines. Between major IP overhauls, he picked up contract shifts at the Lion Oil refinery in El Dorado in the late 1970s and at the Pine Bluff Arsenal during early-1980s steam-system work. In early 2026 Michael was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma of the biphasic mesothelioma variety. Like many Arkansas paper workers of his generation, he had no idea his decades of mill work could cause cancer decades later.
After Michael's wife called our firm, we matched his employment history to the asbestos bankruptcy trusts that list each of his worksites, together with his product-handling reconstruction. The IP Pine Bluff listings alone support filings against ten site-specific trusts — Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, NARCO, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, and Pittsburgh Corning. The Lion Oil refinery listings add A.P. Green, and the Pine Bluff Arsenal listings confirm several of the same trusts at a second site. And because Michael's career began in 1973 — well within the pre-1982 window — his Johns-Manville Settlement Trust eligibility is automatic, independent of any site-specific filings. Our representation also includes free asbestos health screening for Michael's wife and adult children, who may have been exposed at home through his work clothes across thirty-two years. The screening is a chest X-ray read by a B-reader, with a CT scan if needed; it looks for asbestos-related changes in the lungs and isn't a diagnosis or a reliable way to find mesothelioma early.
Recoveries from cases like Michael's routinely fund what insurance does not cover — travel to academic cancer centers, lodging during extended treatment, out-of-pocket medication costs, and home help. The nearest NCI-designated cancer center for an Arkansas worker is the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS in Little Rock, where advanced peritoneal mesothelioma treatments including HIPEC are available. For pleural cases, families often travel to MD Anderson in Houston or to Vanderbilt-Ingram in Nashville. When the written agreement and applicable law permit it, our firm can also advance the cost of travel and lodging when getting to the right treatment center matters. How legal recovery funds mesothelioma treatment access →.
For the full doctrinal treatment of Arkansas's discovery rule, comparative fault framework, premises liability standard, and damages framework, see the Arkansas mesothelioma law guide.
This example is general. Every case depends on the diagnosis, exposure history, dates, defendants, applicable law, and available evidence.
What happens when you call
A staff attorney answers — not a screener. The first call usually runs 20 to 30 minutes. We listen to the work history, identify which Arkansas worksites and trust channels apply to your loved one's exposure, and explain the timeline and case structure for your family's specific situation.
We never pressure anyone to retain us during the first call. If you decide to move forward, we come to you — phone, video, or home visit, whichever works best. No travel to our offices is required at any point in the case.
You do not need to come to the call with product names, exposure dates, or work records. We reconstruct the exposure history using our worksite database, the trust documentation for each manufacturer, employment and union records, and coworker interviews. The conversation starts with what you remember; we handle the documentation work from there.
A spouse, adult child, or other family member can call for the worker. Many of our first calls are from a daughter or wife researching on behalf of a parent or husband. That is standard, and the family member can make the call without the worker on the line.
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Why families choose our firm
- $400M+ recovered and 200,000+ verified exposure sites nationally; all 862 Arkansas entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; dozens of clients with Arkansas job sites
- Worksite-specific knowledge — we operate from documented trust coverage rather than generic intake scripts; we can speak to the products, trades, and trust channels at your loved one's worksite from the first call
- Trust + civil + federal benefits coordinated case by case with the trial team — trust claims, civil lawsuits against still-solvent manufacturers and premises owners, plus FECA, EEOICPA, and VA service-connected disability where applicable
- Remote case handling — phone, video, or home visit; no travel to our offices required at any point
- Free family asbestos health screening for relatives of every client who may have been exposed at home
- No fee unless we recover compensation for your family
Frequently asked questions
Is my Arkansas worksite documented?
Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold 862 Arkansas entries in 123 communities — paper mills, refineries, chemical plants, utilities, manufacturing facilities, military installations, railroad shops, and a wide range of smaller industrial and commercial operations across the state. You can search every entry on this page. Even if a specific facility isn't listed, we can often document exposure there through the products and contractors involved. Call us with the worksite name and we can confirm coverage during the first conversation.
What does "trust coverage" mean for my case?
When an asbestos manufacturer files for bankruptcy, it typically sets up a settlement trust to pay future asbestos victims. Each trust maintains documentation of where its products were used. When we say a site is "recognized by 6 trusts," we mean six different asbestos trusts have records establishing that their products were used at that location — meaning a worker exposed there is positioned to file claims against all six trusts. Trust claims operate as paper filings, separately from any civil lawsuit, and recoveries from one trust do not reduce or offset recoveries from another.
Does my loved one qualify for the Johns-Manville trust?
Probably yes, if your loved one had asbestos exposure before 1983 and developed an asbestos-related disease. Johns-Manville does not require proof that its products were at a specific worksite, and for mesothelioma even one day of exposure can qualify. How Johns-Manville eligibility works.
Do I need to know which asbestos products my loved one handled?
No. Most families don't know specific product names, and we don't expect them to. We reconstruct product-handling history using the trusts' site lists (which identify which manufacturers had documented presence at each site), employment records, union records, coworker interviews, and the broader trust documentation maintained for each manufacturer. The conversation starts with what your loved one remembers about the work — what equipment, what trades, what conditions — and we handle the product-identification work from there.
What if my loved one worked at multiple Arkansas sites?
Multi-site careers are extremely common and typically expand the trust filing matrix significantly. An IP Pine Bluff veteran who picked up contract shifts at Lion Oil and Pine Bluff Arsenal triggers documented trust channels from all three sites. We routinely build career-spanning exposure profiles across paper mills, refineries, chemical plants, utilities, and federal facilities.
What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?
Closure or demolition doesn't affect trust eligibility or civil claim viability. The trust system was built specifically to handle exposures at facilities that no longer exist or whose operating companies have long since dissolved into corporate succession. The trusts' lists document historical operations regardless of current site status.
Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?
Yes. Wrongful death cases on behalf of surviving spouses, adult children, and other family members are a routine part of our practice. The Arkansas wrongful death deadline is generally three years from the date of death, but only if the worker could still have sued when they died. Trust claims on behalf of deceased workers operate on similar timelines. Call us as soon as practical after a death — the earlier we begin the documentation work, the cleaner the case.
What if my loved one served at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Little Rock AFB, or the historical Eaker AFB?
Federal facilities open multiple compensation pathways in parallel. Federal civilian employees are covered by FECA. Military veterans may be eligible for VA service-connected disability — available with proof of in-service asbestos exposure and a doctor's opinion linking it to service. Trust claims and federal benefits run in parallel, though some must be coordinated, because a few programs carry offsets or repayment rules, meaning a veteran with documented asbestos exposure at Pine Bluff Arsenal or one of the Arkansas Air Force bases can typically pursue trust filings, civil claims, and VA disability simultaneously.
What if my loved one was exposed by bringing asbestos home on work clothes?
Take-home exposure — asbestos brought into the household on a worker's clothing, hair, or vehicle — is a recognized exposure pathway for both trust claims and civil litigation. Spouses who laundered work clothes and children who hugged a father returning from a shift have developed mesothelioma decades later. For Johns-Manville eligibility specifically, take-home exposure counts equally with occupational exposure under the one-day pre-1982 threshold for mesothelioma claims.
Talk with an Arkansas asbestos lawyer
Whether your family is dealing with a new diagnosis, a very sick loved one, or a death from mesothelioma, we are ready to help. Your loved one's worksite may already be on the trusts' lists — or we can help document it if it isn't.
You do not need to know the product names. You do not need to have all the records. You do not need to travel to our office. A spouse or adult child can call for the family.
Related resources
This page is provided for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Every asbestos case turns on its own facts, exposure history, diagnosis, deadlines, available evidence, and applicable law. Reviewing this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. For advice about your specific situation, call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.