Many Maine towns were mill towns in the plainest sense. Millinocket, Rumford, Jay, Woodland, and Madawaska grew up around a single pulp and paper mill, and the mill's boilers, recovery furnaces, and miles of steam piping were insulated and sealed with asbestos for most of the twentieth century. The coast added shipyards that built and overhauled Navy ships, and the Cold War brought air bases to Aroostook County and Brunswick. Read the trusts' Maine lists and a handful of clusters stand out:
- the Androscoggin River mills — International Paper's Androscoggin and Otis mills at Jay, the worksite most trusts recognize in the state, and the Oxford Paper mill at Rumford;
- the Penobscot and the north woods — Great Northern Paper's mills at Millinocket and East Millinocket and the Bucksport mill;
- the border mills — Fraser Paper at Madawaska on the St. John and the Woodland mill on the St. Croix;
- the shipbuilding coast — Bath Iron Works, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, and the wartime yards of South Portland;
- greater Portland and the midcoast — S.D. Warren's mill at Westbrook and Central Maine Power's Wyman Station, with the Maine Yankee nuclear plant at Wiscasset; and
- the Cold War bases — Loring Air Force Base at Limestone and Naval Air Station Brunswick.
The textile cities, Lewiston with its Bates Mill and Biddeford with the Pepperell mills, appear on the lists as well.
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 Maine, those lists hold 607 entries across 107 communities, from 24 asbestos trusts. One plant can appear many times, under different names or on different trusts' lists. Several of our clients worked at Maine 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.
Maine filing deadlines and trust eligibility, in brief
Maine gives a diagnosed worker six years to file a personal-injury claim, one of the longest windows in the country. Exactly when the clock starts varies, so to be safe, count from the date of diagnosis. Maine starts the clock when the disease first shows itself, which can be before the diagnosis. If symptoms or an earlier X-ray, CT scan or screening showed asbestos disease, a Maine court may count the six years from then, so call us right away. If your loved one has already passed away, the estate can still bring the worker's own claim within the worker's six years, and the family's wrongful-death claim must be filed within three years of the death (two years for deaths before October 25, 2023). If your loved one is alive and diagnosed, calling early keeps more options open.
Maine 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 are a routine part of our practice.
Free family asbestos health screening. Our representation includes free asbestos health screening for family members of every client who may have been exposed at home through clothing, hair, or vehicles. 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.
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 Maine
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-three other trusts list Maine worksites. The number of Maine entries on each trust's list:
- Johns-Manville: no list of its own; every site on the other trusts' lists qualifies
- Babcock & Wilcox: 211 entries (industrial and utility boilers)
- Owens Corning: 127 entries (Kaylo and high-temperature pipe and block insulation)
- Combustion Engineering: 70 entries (boilers and refractory)
- Owens-Illinois: 37 entries (Kaylo pipe and block insulation)
- Eagle-Picher: 33 entries (insulating cements and pipe covering)
- Fibreboard: 27 entries (Pabco pipe and block insulation)
- A.P. Green: 23 entries (refractory brick, castables and cements)
- Pittsburgh Corning: 16 entries (Unibestos pipe insulation)
- Armstrong World Industries: 10 entries (insulation contracting and floor products)
- DII Industries (Halliburton): 10 entries (pumps, compressors and oilfield equipment)
- W.R. Grace: 9 entries (Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite)
- U.S. Gypsum: 7 entries (joint compound, plaster and acoustical products)
- GAF: 6 entries (roofing and building products)
- Plibrico: 6 entries (refractory plastics and castables)
- ACandS: 3 entries (insulation contracting)
- Flintkote: 3 entries (roofing, flooring and building products)
- Burns & Roe: 2 entries (power-plant engineering and construction)
- DII Industries (Harbison-Walker): 2 entries (refractory brick and castables)
- Flexitallic: 1 entry (spiral-wound gaskets)
- Kaiser Aluminum: 1 entry (refractory and insulating products)
- NARCO: 1 entry (refractory gun mixes and castables)
- Turner & Newall: 1 entry (Limpet sprayed asbestos and asbestos textiles)
- Yarway: 1 entry (steam traps and valves)
Trust coverage at this depth means most Maine workers with significant industrial exposure histories may have claims against several trusts — typically Johns-Manville plus the site-specific trusts documented at their worksites.
Maine 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.
BrunswickBrunswick had Naval Air Station Brunswick and a Bath Iron Works plant, the Hardings facility.
Shipyards. Ships' boilers, engine rooms, and steam lines were insulated with asbestos, much of it to Navy specification, and shipyard workers in tight spaces breathed the dust whether or not they handled it themselves.
- Bath Iron Works Hardings plant
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.
- Naval Air Station Brunswick
JayJay had two International Paper mills on the Androscoggin: the Androscoggin Mill, opened in the mid-1960s, and the older Otis Mill at Chisholm.
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 Androscoggin Mill
- International Paper Otis Mill
South PortlandSouth Portland built Liberty ships for the Second World War in the yards the trusts list under New England Shipbuilding and South Portland Shipyard.
Shipyards. Ships' boilers, engine rooms, and steam lines were insulated with asbestos, much of it to Navy specification, and shipyard workers in tight spaces breathed the dust whether or not they handled it themselves.
- New England Shipbuilding (South Portland wartime yards)
- South Portland Shipyard
WatervilleWaterville, on the Kennebec, is listed for the Hollingsworth & Whitney paper company and the Keyes Fibre molded-pulp plant, maker of Chinet plates.
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.
- Hollingsworth & Whitney Co.
- Keyes Fibre Company
WiscassetWiscasset, on the Sheepscot River, is home to two power stations: Central Maine Power's Mason Station and the Maine Yankee nuclear 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.
- Central Maine Power — Mason Station
- Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station
BathBath has built ships on the Kennebec since colonial times; Bath Iron Works has built warships for the U.S. Navy since the 1890s.
Shipyards. Ships' boilers, engine rooms, and steam lines were insulated with asbestos, much of it to Navy specification, and shipyard workers in tight spaces breathed the dust whether or not they handled it themselves.
- Bath Iron Works
BucksportBucksport's paper mill on the Penobscot ran from 1930 until 2014 under Maine Seaboard, St. Regis, Champion, and later owners.
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.
- Bucksport paper mill (Maine Seaboard, St. Regis, Champion)
KitteryKittery is home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, on an island in the Piscataqua River across from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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.
- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
LimestoneLimestone, in Aroostook County, was home to Loring Air Force Base, a Strategic Air Command bomber base until 1994.
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.
- Loring Air Force Base
MillinocketGreat Northern Paper built Millinocket, town and mill together, at the turn of the twentieth century.
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.
- Great Northern Paper Millinocket mill
RumfordRumford grew up around the Oxford Paper mill at the falls of the Androscoggin.
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.
- Oxford Paper mill (Ethyl, Boise Cascade, Mead)
SearsportSearsport, a deep-water port on Penobscot Bay, is listed for two chemical plants, Northern Chemical Industries and Chemetron.
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.
- Northern Chemical Industries
WestbrookWestbrook's S.D. Warren mill, at the Cumberland Mills village on the Presumpscot River, made coated printing papers.
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.
- S.D. Warren paper mill (Cumberland Mills)
WoodlandWoodland, in Baileyville on the St. Croix River, grew around its pulp and paper mill.
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 Woodland mill (St. Croix Paper)
Other Maine communitiesOne worksite each in 11 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.
- Eastern Fine Paper mill (Eastern Corporation) — Brewer
- Fraser Paper mill — Madawaska
- Great Northern Paper East Millinocket mill — East Millinocket
- International Paper — Livermore Falls
- Kennebec River Pulp & Paper (Madison Paper) — Madison
- Lincoln Pulp & Paper — Lincoln
- Old Town paper mill (Penobscot Chemical Fibre) — Old Town
- Scott Paper Company — Winslow
Textile and garment plants. Textile and garment plants ran steam for dryers, presses, and heating, and their boiler rooms and maintenance shops carried the same asbestos insulation, gaskets, and packing as any industrial plant.
- Bates Manufacturing (Bates Mill) — Lewiston
- WestPoint Pepperell (Pepperell Mills) — Biddeford
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.
- Central Maine Power — William F. Wyman Station — Yarmouth
Mesothelioma settlement values at Maine'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.
International Paper Androscoggin Mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.P. Green | $165,694 | 6.0% | $9,941.64 |
| 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 |
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| Flintkote | $184,000 – $450,000 | 15% | $27,600 – $67,500 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| NARCO | $75,000 – $1,379,580 | 100% | $75,000 – $1,379,580 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Bath Iron Works
| 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 |
| Flexitallic | $50,000 – $150,000 | 2.9% | $1,450 – $4,350 |
| 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 |
Bucksport paper mill (Maine Seaboard, St. Regis, Champion)
| 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 |
| Fibreboard | $135,000 – $450,000 | 3.5% | $4,725 – $15,750 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| 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 |
Great Northern Paper Millinocket mill
| 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 |
| GAF | $155,000 – $450,000 | 5.0% | $7,750 – $22,500 |
| 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 |
Oxford Paper mill (Ethyl, Boise Cascade, Mead)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Woodland mill (St. Croix Paper)
| 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 |
| 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 |
Fraser Paper mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Pittsburgh Corning | $175,000 – $500,000 | 19% | $33,250 – $95,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
S.D. Warren paper mill (Cumberland Mills)
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| 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 |
Great Northern Paper East Millinocket mill
| 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 |
| 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 |
International Paper Otis Mill
| 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 |
| 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 |
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| U.S. Gypsum | $155,000 – $450,000 | 10% | $15,500 – $45,000 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Scott Paper Company
| 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 |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| 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 |
Eastern Fine Paper mill (Eastern Corporation)
| 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 |
| 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 |
Lincoln Pulp & Paper
| 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 |
| 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
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Old Town paper mill (Penobscot Chemical Fibre)
| 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 |
| 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 |
South Portland Shipyard
| 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Central Maine Power — William F. Wyman Station
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burns & Roe | Not published | — | — |
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| 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 |
Buerhaus Insulation Company
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| 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 |
Eastland Woolen Mill
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combustion Engineering | $75,000 – $400,000 | 15.3% | $11,475 – $61,200 |
| 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 |
AT&T Andover Earth Station
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Loring Air Force Base
| Trust | Mesothelioma value | Payment % | Payment at that % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle-Picher | No fixed schedule | — | Set case by case |
| 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 |
U.S. Gypsum plant
| 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Kennebec River Pulp & Paper (Madison Paper)
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
American Cyanamid (Cyro Industries)
| 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 |
| Owens Corning | $215,000 – $650,000 | 4.3% | $9,245 – $27,950 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
Northern Chemical Industries
| 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 |
Dragon Cement plant (Martin Marietta)
| 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 |
Hollingsworth & Whitney Co.
| 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 |
| Owens-Illinois | $100,000 – $382,600 | 65% | $65,000 – $248,690 |
| Johns-Manville | $350,000 – $750,000 | 5.6% | $19,600 – $42,000 |
A closer look at major Maine worksites
The worksites below are recognized by the most asbestos trusts in Maine — seven or more, counting Johns-Manville — together with the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the state's Navy yard. 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.
International Paper Androscoggin Mill — Jay
International Paper opened the Androscoggin Mill on the Androscoggin River at Jay in 1965, and it grew into one of the largest paper mills in Maine. The trusts list it under International Paper, the Androscoggin Mill, and the Jay Paper Mill, and under the neighboring place names Riley, Chisholm, and Livermore Falls; it is one facility. International Paper's older Otis Mill, at Chisholm in the same town, is listed separately.
Workers exposed. Integrated pulp-and-paper operations of this scale required millwrights, boilermakers, pipefitters, refractory workers, insulators, recovery boiler operators, lime kiln workers, paper machine maintenance crews, electricians, and the broader skilled trades workforce. Maintenance and outage cycles brought every trade into contact with asbestos materials across the mill.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 13 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Flintkote, GAF, NARCO, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1964 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green and NARCO 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. Pittsburgh Corning's Unibestos, an amosite (brown asbestos) product, covered the hottest steam service, and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, its high-temperature grades also made with amosite, covered more of the steam piping; the ACandS and Armstrong signatures point to the insulation contracting crews who installed it. Eagle-Picher insulating cement finished boiler exteriors and fittings, GAF and Flintkote documentation points to roofing and building products across the mill, and U.S. Gypsum supplied joint compound for its buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in the acid-service gaskets and packing of the pulping and bleaching lines.
Bath Iron Works — Bath
Bath Iron Works was founded on the Kennebec River in 1884 and has built ships for the U.S. Navy since the 1890s, including dozens of destroyers during the Second World War. It has been a division of General Dynamics since 1995 and still builds destroyers for the Navy. The company's Hardings plant in Brunswick is listed separately.
Workers exposed. Shipbuilding operations at Bath required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, sheet-metal workers, machinists, electricians, riggers, welders, and the broader shipyard skilled trades workforce. New construction and propulsion plant fit-out brought every trade into contact with asbestos materials across the ships.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Flexitallic, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1936 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Navy specifications for shipboard steam piping called for amosite (brown asbestos) insulation, and Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos was used here, with Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation covering more of the engineering plants. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering marine boilers carried insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing, and Flexitallic spiral-wound gaskets sealed the high-pressure steam flanges. The Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington in the ships' auxiliary systems, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement lagged boiler exteriors and equipment. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in some shipboard gaskets and packing.
Bucksport paper mill — Bucksport
The Maine Seaboard Paper Company opened the Bucksport mill on the Penobscot River in 1930. It later passed to St. Regis Paper, to Champion International, which bought St. Regis in 1984, and to International Paper, which bought Champion in 2000; its last owner, Verso, closed it in 2014. The trusts list it under Maine Seaboard, St. Regis, Champion, and International Paper; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, paper machine crews, mechanics, and electricians, along with the contract crews who worked the mill's outages.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1930 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox boilers powered the mill and carried pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Pittsburgh Corning's Unibestos and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, both made with amosite (brown asbestos) in their high-temperature grades, covered the hottest steam lines, and Fibreboard pipe insulation, Eagle-Picher insulating cement, and Armstrong insulation contracting covered the rest of the steam system. 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 roofs. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Great Northern Paper Millinocket mill — Millinocket
Great Northern Paper built its Millinocket mill on the West Branch of the Penobscot at the turn of the twentieth century, and built the town of Millinocket with it; for decades it was one of the largest newsprint mills in the country. Bowater owned the company in the 1990s. The trusts list the mill under Great Northern Paper, several of its buildings and boilers, and Bowater. The company's East Millinocket mill is listed separately, and both mills have since closed.
Workers exposed. Integrated pulp-and-paper operations at Great Northern required millwrights, boilermakers, pipefitters, refractory workers, insulators, recovery boiler operators, paper machine crews, electricians, and the broader skilled trades workforce.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, GAF, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1907 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, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward; Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covered more high-temperature lines. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing, Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the steam distribution piping, and GAF documentation points to roofing materials across the mill complex. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Oxford Paper mill — Rumford
Hugh Chisholm's Oxford Paper Company opened its mill at the falls of the Androscoggin in Rumford in 1901, and the town grew up around it. The mill later belonged to Ethyl Corporation, Boise Cascade, and Mead, and it is still making paper. The trusts list it under Oxford Paper, its Island Division and storerooms, Boise Cascade, Mead, and Ethyl; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Operations at the Rumford complex required millwrights, boilermakers, pipefitters, refractory workers, insulators, recovery boiler operators, lime kiln workers, paper machine crews, electricians, and the broader skilled trades workforce.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 9 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, Plibrico, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1901 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, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward and Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos covering more of the hottest service. Combustion Engineering, a major builder of kraft recovery boilers, and Babcock & Wilcox supplied boilers with pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing, and Plibrico monolithic refractory lined the recovery boilers and lime kilns. Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the steam distribution piping. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Georgia-Pacific Woodland mill — Woodland
The St. Croix Paper Company built the pulp and paper mill at Woodland, in the town of Baileyville on the St. Croix River, early in the twentieth century, and Georgia-Pacific later owned it. The trusts list it under Georgia-Pacific, St. Croix Paper, and the Woodland Division; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Operations required millwrights, boilermakers, pipefitters, refractory workers, insulators, recovery boiler operators, lime kiln workers, and the broader paper-mill skilled trades workforce.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 8 asbestos trusts — A.P. Green, Babcock & Wilcox, DII Industries (Halliburton), Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1938 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. A.P. Green refractory lined the recovery boiler furnaces and lime kilns, and Babcock & Wilcox boilers carried pipe and block insulation and gaskets and packing on access doors and steam connections. Pittsburgh Corning's Unibestos and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, made with amosite (brown asbestos) in their high-temperature grades, covered the hottest steam lines, with Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement on the rest; the Halliburton signature reflects pumps and compressors from Ingersoll, Dresser, Pacific, and Worthington. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Fraser Paper mill — Madawaska
Fraser Paper's Madawaska mill sits on the St. John River across from Edmundston, New Brunswick, where the company's pulp mill stood; pulp crossed the river to the Maine paper mill by pipeline. The trusts list it under Fraser Paper and its earlier name; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Paper-making operations at Madawaska required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, paper machine crews, millwrights, electricians, and the broader skilled trades workforce.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 7 asbestos trusts — Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pittsburgh Corning, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1925 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, with Owens Corning continuing the Kaylo line afterward and Pittsburgh Corning's amosite-rich Unibestos on more high-temperature lines. Combustion Engineering boilers carried pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing, and Fibreboard pipe insulation and Eagle-Picher insulating cement covered the steam piping. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
S.D. Warren paper mill — Westbrook
S.D. Warren's mill at Cumberland Mills, in Westbrook on the Presumpscot River, was for generations one of the country's leading makers of coated printing papers. Scott Paper owned S.D. Warren from 1967 and sold it to Sappi in 1994. The trusts list the mill under S.D. Warren, Cumberland Mills, Scott Paper, and Sappi; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, refractory workers, millwrights, paper machine and coating crews, mechanics, and electricians.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 7 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, W.R. Grace, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1941 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Babcock & Wilcox and Combustion Engineering boilers carried pipe and block insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing. Pittsburgh Corning's Unibestos and Owens Corning's Kaylo line, made with amosite (brown asbestos) in their high-temperature grades, covered the hottest steam lines, and Eagle-Picher insulating cement finished boilers and fittings. The W.R. Grace signature points to Monokote spray fireproofing and Zonolite products in the mill's buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard — Kittery
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, established in 1800, is the oldest continuously operating shipyard of the U.S. Navy. Despite the name, it sits on Seavey's Island in Kittery, Maine, across the Piscataqua River from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It has built and overhauled Navy vessels, submarines above all, for most of its history and remains a Navy submarine overhaul yard. The trusts list it as the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the Portsmouth Shipyard, and the Portsmouth Navy Yard; it is one facility.
Workers exposed. Submarine and surface ship construction and overhaul required boilermakers, pipefitters, insulators, sheet-metal workers, machinists, electricians, welders, and the broader shipyard skilled trades workforce. Submarine overhaul work in particular involved confined-space asbestos exposure during propulsion plant rebuilds.
Trust documentation: recognized by at least 6 asbestos trusts — Babcock & Wilcox, Eagle-Picher, Fibreboard, Owens Corning, U.S. Gypsum, and Johns-Manville. The trusts' lists document their products here from 1908 through 1982.
Products, trust signatures, and asbestos types. Navy specifications called for amosite (brown asbestos) in shipboard pipe insulation, and Owens Corning and Fibreboard pipe and block insulation covered steam, propulsion, and auxiliary piping. Babcock & Wilcox boilers carried insulation, refractory, and gaskets and packing, Eagle-Picher insulating cement lagged boilers and equipment, and U.S. Gypsum supplied joint compound and gypsum products for the yard's buildings. Chrysotile (white asbestos) ran through most of these product categories, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) appeared in some shipboard gaskets and packing.
Maine entries by city
The trusts' lists hold Maine entries in 107 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 |
|---|---|
| Portland | 52 |
| South Portland | 49 |
| Rumford | 29 |
| Bath | 18 |
| Lewiston | 18 |
| Jay | 17 |
| Lincoln | 16 |
| Westbrook | 16 |
| Waterville | 15 |
| Biddeford | 14 |
| Millinocket | 14 |
| Bangor | 13 |
| Woodland | 13 |
| Bucksport | 12 |
| Livermore Falls | 12 |
| Yarmouth | 12 |
| Auburn | 11 |
| Augusta | 11 |
| East Millinocket | 11 |
| Madison | 11 |
| Wiscasset | 11 |
| Searsport | 10 |
| Brewer | 9 |
| Old Town | 9 |
| Sanford | 9 |
| Limestone | 7 |
| Lisbon Falls | 7 |
| Brunswick | 6 |
| Kittery | 6 |
| Madawaska | 6 |
| Mechanic Falls | 6 |
| Pownal | 6 |
| Thomaston | 6 |
| Winslow | 6 |
| Chisholm | 5 |
| Corinna | 4 |
| East Andover | 4 |
| Greenville | 4 |
| Hinckley | 4 |
| Rockland | 4 |
| Skowhegan | 4 |
| Togus | 4 |
| Winthrop | 4 |
| Bingham | 3 |
| East Brunswick | 3 |
| Guilford | 3 |
| Houlton | 3 |
| Machias | 3 |
| Orono | 3 |
| Pejepscot | 3 |
| Riley | 3 |
| Veazie | 3 |
| Washburn | 3 |
| West Enfield | 3 |
The trusts' lists also name 53 other Maine communities.
Search the asbestos trusts' Maine 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.
607 entries, as the trusts list them.
Court decisions: 12 asbestos cases from Maine courts
Worksites named in court opinions
Court decisions in our library name these Maine workplaces as places where people were exposed to asbestos.
Bath Iron Works
- Coffin v. Ametek, Inc. (2020)
- Bath Iron Works Corp. v. US Dept. of Labor (2003): Shipyard worker handling asbestos insulation, 1941-1986
- Bernier v. Raymark Industries, Inc. (1986): Boilermaker, 1942-1945
- In re All Maine Asbestos Litigation (1986): Present and former employees of Bath Iron Works performing construction or repair work on naval vessels, 1940-1980
- Austin v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. (1984): Painter and cleaner, 1952-1976
- and 3 more
Carlton Bridge
- Coffin v. Ametek, Inc. (2021): Bridge operator, 1967-1987
- Coffin v. Ametek, Inc. (2020): Machinist, 1971-1987
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
- Burleigh v. Alfa Laval, Inc. (2018): Mechanic, 1960-1981
- Dube v. Pittsburgh Corning (1989): Daughter of a shipyard pipe insulator (exposed to dust on father's work clothes), 1959-1973
A.R. Wright
- Wallace v. Trane Company (2020): Plumbing-heating installer-repairer, 1951-1953
Bob's Tune Up (auto repair shop)
- Soucy v. Briggs & Stratton Corporation (2014): Mechanic making repairs to small engines and other equipment, 1978-1989
Maine Central Railroad bridge control room
- Coffin v. Ametek, Inc. (2020): Machinist, 1971-1987
Peterson Oil Company
- Wallace v. Trane Company (2020): Plumbing-heating installer-repairer, oil burner service technician, 1954-1966
Portland Lehigh Fuel Company
- Wallace v. Trane Company (2020): Plumbing-heating installer-repairer, 1949-1951
Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute (Southern Maine Community College)
- Wallace v. Trane Company (2021): Instructor, 1966-1985
Every worksite named in Maine court decisions, with all their decisions
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 a Maine 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.
Call 833-4-ASBESTOS to confirm coverage for your loved one's worksite.
How a Maine case may work
David is a 74-year-old retired paper mill worker from Jay. From 1970 to 2003 he worked at the International Paper Androscoggin Mill in the maintenance and power plant departments. His daily work involved replacing pipe insulation on steam lines feeding the paper machines, chipping out and rebuilding refractory in the recovery boiler during scheduled outages, repacking pumps and valves across the mill, and tearing out aged spray-applied insulation during a series of mid-1980s upgrade projects. He never wore a respirator until the late 1970s. He brought asbestos dust home on his work clothes for the first decade of his career — his wife laundered them weekly, and his children played in the basement near the laundry area. In March 2026, after several months of unexplained abdominal pain and weight loss, David was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma with biphasic mesothelioma histology.
David's family may have more than one kind of claim, and the order of filings is decided case by case. The Androscoggin Mill is on the approved-site lists of at least twelve site-specific trusts — A.P. Green, ACandS, Armstrong World Industries, Babcock & Wilcox, Combustion Engineering, Eagle-Picher, Flintkote, GAF, NARCO, Owens Corning, Pittsburgh Corning, and U.S. Gypsum. Because David's exposure began in 1970, well before December 31, 1982, he also qualifies for the Johns-Manville Settlement Trust — the one-day-of-exposure threshold for mesothelioma is satisfied by any occupational asbestos exposure before 1983, and David has thirteen years of it. His wife and children, who were exposed to take-home asbestos through his work clothes for years, also qualify for free family asbestos health screening through our representation. Beyond trust claims, David and his family may pursue civil claims against still-solvent manufacturers — Maine's six-year personal injury statute of limitations, among the longest in the country, gives the family substantial filing time. Recoveries from cases like David'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 a Maine worker is the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center in Boston, where advanced peritoneal mesothelioma treatments including HIPEC (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy), cytoreductive surgery, and the latest immunotherapy combinations are available. 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 Maine's deadlines, comparative fault rules, premises liability standard, and damages rules, see the Maine 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 Maine 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.
Call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.
Why families choose our firm
- $400M+ recovered and 200,000+ verified exposure sites nationally; all 607 Maine entries on the asbestos trusts' lists; several clients with Maine job sites.
- Worksite-specific knowledge. We operate from documented trust coverage at each Maine paper mill, shipyard, federal installation, textile mill, and industrial facility — not from a generic intake script.
- Trust, civil, and federal benefits coordinated case by case with the trial team. LHWCA at Bath Iron Works and the South Portland shipyards, FECA for the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's civilian workforce and other federal employees, VA service-connected disability for Navy and Air Force veterans, plus state civil claims, plus trust filings — coordinated, including the offsets and repayment rules some of them carry.
- Remote case handling. Phone, video, home visit. No travel to our offices required at any point.
- Free family asbestos health screening for spouses, children, and others exposed to take-home asbestos through a worker's clothing, hair, or vehicle.
- No fee unless we recover compensation for your family.
Frequently asked questions
Is my Maine worksite documented?
Probably yes. The asbestos trusts' approved-site lists hold 607 Maine entries in 107 communities — the paper mills of Jay, Rumford, Millinocket, Bucksport, Westbrook, Madawaska, and Woodland; the shipyards at Bath, Kittery, and South Portland; the textile mills of Lewiston and Biddeford; power stations, military bases, and a wide range of smaller industrial and commercial sites 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 went bankrupt, the bankruptcy court typically required the company to establish a settlement trust to pay current and future asbestos victims. Today there are over 60 active asbestos trusts. "Trust coverage" at a site means the trust's own approved-site list names that location as one where the company's products were used, supporting a claim against that trust on behalf of workers exposed there. Trust claims are paper claims — no courtroom — and most resolve in a few months once filed. Trust claims operate independently of civil lawsuits, and a worker can pursue both.
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, and it isn't required. We reconstruct the exposure history using the trusts' site lists, the trust documentation for each manufacturer present at the site, employment and union records, coworker interviews, and our knowledge of which products were used in which trades at which kinds of facilities during which decades. The conversation starts with what you remember about where your loved one worked — we handle the product reconstruction from there.
What if my loved one worked at multiple Maine sites?
That's typical and it strengthens the case rather than complicating it. Many Maine workers spent careers across multiple paper mills, or moved between paper mills and shipyards, or worked at federal installations and private industrial sites. Each site contributes its own trust documentation, and we file at every applicable trust based on the combined career exposure. Career-spanning exposure histories often produce the largest total recoveries.
What if my loved one's worksite has closed or been demolished?
It doesn't affect trust eligibility. Trust claims are filed against the manufacturers' bankruptcy trusts, not against the worksite operator. Great Northern Paper's mills at Millinocket and East Millinocket, the Bucksport mill, Scott Paper's Winslow mill, and many other Maine industrial sites have closed or been repurposed. Workers who were exposed during the operating decades still qualify for trust filings — the manufacturers' liability persists regardless of the worksite's current status.
Can we file a claim if my loved one already passed away?
Yes. Wrongful death asbestos claims are a routine part of our practice. Maine's wrongful death deadline is three years from the date of death (two years for deaths before October 25, 2023), and the estate can still bring the worker's own claim within the worker's six years, so timing matters. Trust claims, civil wrongful death claims, federal benefits coordination (LHWCA survivor benefits, FECA survivor benefits, VA dependency and indemnity compensation), and family asbestos health screening all proceed in the wrongful death context.
What if my loved one worked at a Maine shipyard or federal installation?
Federal benefits must be coordinated with trust and civil recovery, because some carry offsets or repayment rules. Workers at Bath Iron Works and the South Portland Shipyard, and contractors' employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, are usually covered by LHWCA (Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act). Federal civilian employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Brunswick Naval Air Station, Loring Air Force Base, and NCTS Cutler are covered by FECA (Federal Employees' Compensation Act). Navy and Air Force 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. VA and FECA benefits for the same disease generally require an election, and FECA and the LHWCA have repayment rights out of a civil recovery.
Talk with a Maine 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 — a Maine paper mill, a shipyard, a federal installation, a textile mill, a smaller contractor or industrial site — may already be on the trusts' lists. If it isn't, we can help document it.
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.
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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.