Hilite (Combustion Engineering)

Hilite was an insulating and finishing cement made by R & I Refractory and Insulation Corporation, a subsidiary of Combustion Engineering, Inc., and packaged in 50-pound bags.^1,2 In sworn answers given in a lawsuit in February 1968, R & I and Combustion Engineering listed it among the materials R & I "began, on or about April 2, 1964, to manufacture," and described it as "comprised of mineral wool, asbestos and Portland cement."³ Combustion Engineering's own answers in two later lawsuits, in December 1969 and March 1970, add clay to that list: mineral wool, asbestos, Portland cement and clay.^1,2

An insurance company's 1981 list of asbestos products, compiled from other companies' answers in lawsuits, lists Hilite cement under Combustion Engineering as made from 1964 to 1968, with 9 in the column read as percent asbestos.⁴

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• Product photograph: HiLITE (H.W. DETRICK CO.)Product photograph · ACL Doc 15156

Asbestos claims

If you or a family member worked with or around Hilite (Combustion Engineering) and later developed mesothelioma or another asbestos disease, a claim may be paid by the Combustion Engineering 524(g) Asbestos PI Trust. Free case review.

What each document says

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Kind of product

We list Hilite (Combustion Engineering) with insulating cement and coatings, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.

Trades that worked with products like it: Insulators and Insulation Workers, Boilermakers.

See also

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

References

1. The Potter v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to interrogatories under Rule 33 (December 23, 1969), p. 3.
2. The Borel v. Fibreboard Case File (1969-1972), Answers to interrogatories (March 30, 1970), pp. 1, 3.
3. The Tomplait v. Combustion Engineering Case File (1962-1969), Response to plaintiff's interrogatories (February 14, 1968), pp. 1, 3.
4. The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 30, 1981), p. 5.