Despite recent announcements in Ottawa and Quebec that suggest asbestos will soon be a thing of the past, products made of the cancer-causing mineral are still being imported and used in Ontario ...

Asbestos cement – Introduction Asbestos cement products have been widely used in the UK throughout the 1900’s and can be found in commercial, industrial, agricultural and domestic properties. Cement ...

But really, why are we allowing the manufacturing of asbestos roofing sheets and for that matter, any products with asbestos in them, in this day and age? I wondered if the Science Association and ...

Umesh Kumar, a roadside vendor in Bihar's capital of Patna, sells precut 3-by-1 meter (10-by-3 foot) asbestos cement sheets for 600 rupees ($10) each. A tin or a fiberglass sheet of similar ...

Umesh Kumar, a roadside vendor in Bihar’s capital of Patna, sells precut 3-by-1 meter (10-by-3 foot) asbestos cement sheets for 600 rupees ($10) each. A tin or a fiberglass sheet of similar ...

In Indonesia, activists who recently won a court ruling requiring mandatory labelling on asbestos products are now being sued ...

Friable asbestos Friable asbestos products are generally quite loose and, when dry, can be crumbled into fine material or dust just by being crushed with your hand. Friable asbestos products usually ...

Garlock, a leading manufacturer of fluid sealing products, has a strong market presence and a wide product portfolio in the compressed non-asbestos sheets segment. The company has been focusing on ...

Their non-asbestos composition makes them a safer alternative to traditional asbestos-based products, addressing health concerns associated with asbestos exposure. The Compressed Non-asbestos Sheets ...