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Fireclad (Celotex)

Documents in our library describe Fireclad (Celotex) as “jacketing”.1 They give it as made 1965–1982.2,3 They put its asbestos content at 65% to 85%.2,3 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.

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Asbestos claims

If you or a family member worked with or around Fireclad (Celotex) and later developed mesothelioma or another asbestos disease, a claim may be paid by the Celotex Asbestos Settlement Trust. Free case review.

What each document says

Every statement about Fireclad (Celotex) in the documents, in each document's own words.

The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981)

  • Form: “JACKETING”, p. 151

Celotex's Answers to Plaintiff's Master Interrogatories in Laird v. Celotex (1984)

  • Made from: “1965 to 1982”, p. 442
  • Made until: “1965 to 1982”, p. 442
  • Asbestos content: “Similar to Fireguard, of lighter construction (65% asbestos, 35% asphalt)”, p. 442
  • Description: “Similar to Fireguard, of lighter construction”, p. 442

Travelers Asbestos Products Printout, July 1981

  • Made from: “72”, p. 203
  • Made until: “81”, p. 203
  • Asbestos content: “85”, p. 203
  • Form: “JACKETS”, p. 203
  • Description: “asphalt-saturated asbestos felt & asbestos sheet”, p. 774

Kind of product

We list Fireclad (Celotex) with paper, felt and millboard, from how the documents describe it. That page explains how such products exposed workers.

See also

  • Celotex: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
  • Celotex on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources

References

  1. The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 1, 1981), p. 15.
  2. Celotex's Answers to Plaintiff's Master Interrogatories in Laird v. Celotex (January 1, 1984), p. 44.
  3. Travelers Asbestos Products Printout, July 1981 (July 1, 1981), p. 20.
  4. Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 77. Not yet published in our library.

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