Both products were asbestos-free by 1977. By the mid-1960s ... Now chief scientist for the American Forest & Paper Association, Holm declined an interview request, as did Childs. At Childs’s behest, ...

On Sept. 29, 1971, the jury found that Borel was guilty of contributory negligence and the asbestos manufacturers had ...

A $3 million jury verdict in favor of a former Westvaco paper mill employee for alleged asbestos exposure from papermaking machines has been reversed by ...

Most products containing asbestos were banned in 1989, but courts overturned most of that rule. Only a small part remained in place, including a ban on asbestos in paper products and any new use ...

WestRock shut down corrugated paper production at the St. Paul ... the production of coated recycled boards remains in operation. Asbestos-based products were used for decades at the St. Paul ...

There still are products named Monokote on the shelves ... Instead, the ban only applied to new uses of asbestos and asbestos-containing corrugated paper, commercial paper, specialty paper ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and that kills tens ...

It resists heat, chemicals, and fire very well. Because of these qualities, asbestos was used as a fire retardant in buildings and products for many years. These fibers can float in the air when ...

Asbestos, which was once common in home insulation and other products, is banned in more than 50 countries, and its use in the U.S. has been declining for decades. The only form of asbestos known ...