Rock wool is a product manufactured by melting rock and rock-like materials and forming it into thin fibers, roughly similar to the manufacturing of fibreglass. A product that is truly rock wool cannot contain asbestos because even if asbestos had been present in the raw materials, which was not the case, it would have been destroyed in the manufacturing process.
However, the only way to know with certainty today whether something identified as 1950s era rock wool really is rock wool and not asbestos is to have a sample collected and analysed by qualified people and laboratories.
It is possible that a brand of Johns Manville Spintex rock wool insulation from the 1950s may contain asbestos. Asbestos was commonly used in insulation materials during that time period. To confirm if the specific product contains asbestos, it would be best to have it tested by a certified laboratory.
Rock wool insulation was a substitute for asbestos insulation. You bought one or the other, not both.
Johns-Manville sold products containing asbestos until 1985. Products manufactured under the Manville brand name include Manville wallboard, roofing products, siding, cement board, asbestos paper, felt, cloth, gaskets, packing seals, cements, electrical products, pipe covering, block insulation, piping, and floor tiles.
No. Rockwool or mineral wool insulation is mineral fibers from volcanic rock heated and spun into a cotton candy texture and has never been reported to have been manufactured using asbestos.
Some services that Johns Manville provides are : manufacturer and marketer of premium quality building insulation, commercial roofing, roof insulation, and speciality products.
Johns-Manville where a large producer of asbestos products, should you have any doubt as to the content of asbestos in a product, the only sure way to find out is by analysis under a Polarised Light Microscope, other wise you should always assume a positive presence of asbestos
No modern insulation product sold in North America or the European Union contains asbestos.
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No. Rockwool is made from melted rock and does not contain asbestos.
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