In August 1961, Asbestos, the industry's trade journal, printed The Flintkote Company's plan "to start construction this summer of a $10,000,000 asbestos-cement pipe plant in Ravenna, Ohio, 15 miles west of Akron."3 The company said that "when in full operation, approximately 150 workers will be employed."3
The sources disagree about when the plant opened: in December 1964, Asbestos reported the "Flintite asbestos-cement pipe plant at Ravenna, Ohio, officially dedicated," under the name of Flintkote's Orangeburg division.2 A February 1970 article in the same journal, said that many of the plant's cars had been in service without maintenance "since the plant was opened in 1961."1 That article called the Flintite Pipe Plant at Ravenna "the most modern asbestos-cement pipe plant in the world."1
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Asbestos Magazine, 1970, February 1970
- Opened: “since the plant was opened in 1961” (The Flintkote Company), said by Asbestos (magazine), as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 241
- Asbestos products made: “Flintite Pipe Plant, Ravenna, Ohio, hailed as the most modern asbestos-cement pipe plant in the world” (The Flintkote Company), said by Asbestos (magazine), as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 241
Asbestos Magazine, 1964, December 1964
- Opened: “Flintite asbestos-cement pipe plant at Ravenna, Ohio, officially dedicated” (The Flintkote Company (Orangeburg)), p. 52
Asbestos Magazine, 1961, August 1961
- Description: “planned: start construction this summer of a $10,000,000 asbestos-cement pipe plant in Ravenna, Ohio” (The Flintkote Company), said by The Flintkote Company, as recorded by Asbestos (magazine), p. 223
Other names
Documents call this plant “asbestos-cement pipe plant in Ravenna, Ohio”, “Flintite asbestos-cement pipe plant at Ravenna, Ohio”, “Flintite Pipe Plant, Ravenna, Ohio”.
See also
- The Flintkote Company (Orangeburg Manufacturing Division): the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Asbestos exposure sites in Ohio
References
- Asbestos Magazine, 1970, February 1970 (February 1, 1970), p. 24.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1964, December 1964 (December 1, 1964), p. 5.
- Asbestos Magazine, 1961, August 1961 (August 1, 1961), p. 22.
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