Documents in our library describe Pyrocal (Fibreboard) as “pipecover,block”.1 They give it as made 1968–1971.2 They put its asbestos content at 12%.1 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 Pyrocal (Fibreboard) and later developed mesothelioma or another asbestos disease, a claim may be paid by the Owens Corning/Fibreboard asbestos trust (Fibreboard subfund). Free case review.
What each document says
Every statement about Pyrocal (Fibreboard) in the documents, in each document's own words.
The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981)
Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)
- Made from: “were manufactured ... 1968 to 1971”, said by Fibreboard Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 72
- Made until: “were manufactured ... 1968 to 1971”, said by Fibreboard Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 72
- Use: “under rebrand agreements and specifications for ... PPG Industries” (sales to PPG Industries), said by Fibreboard Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 72
Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two
- Description: “12% asbestos” (as of 1965-1971), p. 1023
Kind of product
We list Pyrocal (Fibreboard) with pipe covering and block insulation, 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, Pipefitters and Plumbers.
Other pipe covering and block insulation by Fibreboard (13)
Pipe covering and block insulation by other makers (263)
Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Careytemp (Philip Carey) · Kaylo (Owens-Corning) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Pipecoverings (U.S. Gypsum) · Plisulate (Plibrico Jointless Firebrick) · Precision-molded (Ehret/Keene) · Precision-molded (Mundet Cork) · Precision-molded (Philip Carey) · PV Supertemp Block (Eagle-Picher) · Pyro-bestos (U.S. Gypsum) · Pyrocal (PPG Industries) · Rigid Block Insulation (U.S. Gypsum) · Ring-Tite (Johns-Manville) · Ru-ber-oid Watson (Ruberoid) · Rutland Repair Products Ricky Rutland (Rutland Fire Clay Co.) · Rwl-100 (H. K. Porter) · Safety Blow-Off Covering (Johns-Manville) · Sal-mo (Nicolet) · and 243 more: all pipe covering and block insulation
See also
- Fibreboard: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
- Fibreboard on our products page: what the documents say about the company's asbestos products, with sources
References
- The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 1, 1981), p. 27.
- Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 7.
- Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 102. Not yet published in our library.
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