Philip Carey / The Celotex Corporation plant at Linden, New Jersey

Philip Carey ran a plant at Linden, New Jersey, that The Celotex Corporation later answered for.^1,2 In sworn answers in a 1984 lawsuit, Celotex dated the Linden plant "unknown through present," described its work as "asbestos papers and felts," and said: "Defendant took over in 1969."¹

The product the sources tie to Linden is AIRCEL, Philip Carey's paper pipe covering.^3,4 Two Philip Carey Corporation statements, from December 1969 and April 1970, list Linden as a place where "Asbestos Paper Pipe Covering (4, 6 and 8 ply Aircell Coverings)" was made from "Feb. 18, 1969 to present."^3,4 The same statements give "Aircell Pipe Covering and Board" the years "1906-1960," and the April 1970 one also says, "We discontinued the manufacture of asbestos paper insulation products approximately eight years ago", and the statements do not explain how those dates fit with the Linden entry.^3,4 Celotex, in a 1990 EPA notice that published what the company reported, said the product was "produced 1906 to the early 1970's" and held "approximately 60% asbestos"; that figure describes the product in general, not Linden's output in particular.⁵

In August 1970, Asbestos, the industry's trade journal, listed "Maurice Hartke, Plant Manager, Philip Carey Company, Linden, New Jersey."² Celotex's 1984 answers also name S. R. Wheeler in connection with the "Linden, New Jersey plant, date unknown."¹

Location

Asbestos products made here

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• Aircel (Philip Carey) · from 1969^3,4

Asbestos claims

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Other names

Documents call this plant “Linden, New Jersey”, “Linden, New Jersey plant”.

See also

• Philip Carey: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
• The Celotex Corporation: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
• Asbestos exposure sites in New Jersey

References

1. Celotex's Answers to Plaintiff's Master Interrogatories in Laird v. Celotex (August 17, 1984), pp. 11, 14.
2. Asbestos Magazine, 1970, August 1970 (August 1, 1970), p. 48.
3. The Borel v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to interrogatories (April 2, 1970), pp. 2, 15.
4. The Potter v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to plaintiff's interrogatories (December 23, 1969), p. 2.
5. Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 5.