Unarcoboard (Owens-Corning)

From 1970, Unarcoboard was made by Owens-Corning Fiberglas.^1,2 In a 1990 EPA notice that published what the company reported, Owens-Corning said Unarcoboard, later called Fyrcor, was produced from 1970 to 1972 as a high-temperature industrial insulation in sheet form, generally grayish-white in color.¹ It said the board contained "a small amount of amosite asbestos," without giving a figure.¹

An insurance company's 1981 list of asbestos products, compiled from other companies' answers in lawsuits, lists Unarcoboard under Owens-Corning as a wallboard first made in 1970, and puts its asbestos content at 15%.² The list's second year is printed only as "2."²

Earlier years: Unarcoboard under Unarco.

Asbestos claims

If you or a family member worked with or around Unarcoboard (Owens-Corning) and later developed mesothelioma or another asbestos disease, a claim may be paid by the Owens Corning/Fibreboard asbestos trust (Owens Corning subfund). Free case review.

What each document says

Every statement about Unarcoboard (Owens-Corning) in the documents, in each document's own words.

Kind of product

We list Unarcoboard (Owens-Corning) with asbestos-cement pipe, board and sheet, from how the documents describe its form. That page explains how such products exposed workers.

Trades that worked with products like it: Carpenters and Construction Workers.

See also

• Owens-Corning: the company's history, documents, people, products and plants
• Owens-Corning 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. 16.
2. The Travelers Insurance Company's Product Information Booklet for Its Asbestos Seminar (1980–1981) (April 30, 1981), p. 9.
3. Travelers Asbestos Products Printout, July 1981 (July 1, 1981), p. 26.