Satin Finish Cement (GAF)

Satin Finish Cement was a cement listed under GAF.^1,2 A 1990 EPA notice that published what GAF reported says it consisted of 87% chrysotile, 10% portland cement, and 3% Medusa cement.¹ GAF's 1989 filing with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Asbestos Information Act, made for itself and The Ruberoid Co., lists a formula for it, without a date.²

Asbestos claims

If you or a family member worked with or around Satin Finish Cement (GAF) and later developed mesothelioma or another asbestos disease, a claim may be paid by the G-I Holdings (GAF) asbestos trust. Free case review.

The formulas

The 1 formula documents give for Satin Finish Cement (GAF), each with its ingredients and amounts exactly as printed. Amounts are by weight unless the document says otherwise; a total that doesn't come to 100 is the document's own.

Satin Finish Cement

“This product consisted of the following formulation:”

Source: GAF Asbestos Information Act Submission (1989), p. 34²

What each document says

Every statement about Satin Finish Cement (GAF) in the documents, in each document's own words.

Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)

• Ingredient: “10% portland cement, and 3% Medusa cement”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 9¹
• Asbestos content: “87% chrysotile”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 9¹
• Asbestos fiber: “87% chrysotile”, said by GAF Building Materials Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 9¹

See also

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

References

1. Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 9.
2. GAF Asbestos Information Act Submission (October 6, 1989), p. 34.