No fee unless we recover compensation for your family Text size 833-4-ASBESTOS (833-427-2378) Free Case Review

Super-Light 85% Magnesia (Philip Carey)

Documents in our library describe Super-Light 85% Magnesia (Philip Carey) as “carey super light 85% magnesia pipe covering & block, 1951 to 1958, same as 85% magnesia (different mold process)”.1 They give it as made 1950–1958.2,3 They put its asbestos content at 10% to 15%.2,3 Where the documents differ, each is listed below with its source.

You don't need the product names or old records. No fee unless we recover compensation for your family.

Call 833-4-ASBESTOS Request a review

Asbestos claims

If you or a family member worked with or around Super-Light 85% Magnesia (Philip Carey) 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 Super-Light 85% Magnesia (Philip Carey) in the documents, in each document's own words.

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

  • Description: “Carey Super Light 85% Magnesia Pipe Covering & Block, 1951 to 1958, Same as 85% magnesia (different mold process)”, p. 411

Asbestos Magazine, 1950, October 1950

  • Made from: “being manufactured (October 1950)”, p. 162
  • Made at: “new, multi-million dollar plant ... in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.” (at Plymouth Meeting, Pa.), p. 162
  • Asbestos content: “not less than 85% basic hydrated Carbonate of Magnesia and 10% to 15% of asbestos fibre”, p. 172

Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (1990)

  • Asbestos content: “contained normal carbonate magnesium, 15% asbestos (precision molded)”, said by The Celotex Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 53
  • Made from: “produced 1951 to 1958”, said by The Celotex Corporation, as recorded by U.S. EPA, Federal Register 55 FR (Feb. 13, 1990), p. 53
  • Description: “85% magnesium carbonate” (as of 1950), p. 1144

Kind of product

We list Super-Light 85% Magnesia (Philip Carey) with pipe covering and block insulation, from how the documents describe it. 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 Philip Carey (26)

Careytemp · Careycel · 19 Hitemp · Aircel · 85 Magnesia · Hightemp #15 · Impervo · Insulation Seal 820 · Lennolite · Multi-Ply · Precision-molded · Super-light · Temp-check · Tempcheck · Alltemp · Asbestos Paper · Asbestos Sponge · Carey Cal-silicate · Careytemp 2000 · Carocel · and 6 more on the company's page

Pipe covering and block insulation by other makers (250)

Thermobestos · Superex (Johns-Manville) · Kaylo (Owens-Corning) · Unibestos (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Asbestocel (Johns-Manville) · Standard Sectional Covering (Johns-Manville) · Super Caltemp (Fibreboard) · Super Cell (Ruberoid) · Super Fire Felt (Johns-Manville) · Super Insutape (Unarco) · Super Insutape (Union Asbestos & Rubber Co.) · Super Unibestos (Unarco) · Superex 2000 (Johns-Manville) · Superex-1900 (Johns-Manville) · Superex-m (Johns-Manville) · Superex-sg (Johns-Manville) · Therm-o-bestos (Johns-Manville) · Therm-O-Flake (Illinois Clay Products) · Thermalite (Keene) · Thermalite 85% Magnesia (Baldwin-Ehret-Hill) · and 230 more: all pipe covering and block insulation

See also

References

  1. Celotex's Answers to Plaintiff's Master Interrogatories in Laird v. Celotex (January 1, 1984), p. 41.
  2. Asbestos Magazine, 1950, October 1950 (October 1, 1950), pp. 16–17.
  3. Asbestos; Publication of Identifying Information (February 13, 1990), p. 5.
  4. Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases: Medical, Legal, and Engineering Aspects, Volume Two (1986), p. 114. Not yet published in our library.

Cite this page

“Super-Light 85% Magnesia (Philip Carey).” AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/products/philip-carey-super-light-85-magnesia.

ACL Doc numbers and their short links never change. See how to cite the Library.

Talk with an asbestos lawyer

Start with what you remember, and we'll take it from there.

Call 833-4-ASBESTOS Request a free case review

This page is provided for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice. Every asbestos case turns on its own facts, exposure history, diagnosis, deadlines, available evidence, and applicable law. Reviewing this page does not create an attorney-client relationship. For advice about your specific situation, call 833-4-ASBESTOS for a free case review.