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 is made from melted rock and does not contain asbestos.
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, but not all, forms of insulation used to contain asbestos. Insulation applied new now does not contain asbestos.
No, masonite does not contain any asbestos.
Gypsum insulation made prior to the 1970s included asbestos as a means of providing increased physical strength and insulation capacity to the product. Gypsum insulation made after the 1980s generally did not contain asbestos.
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No, not all vermiculite contains asbestos. You should have it tested.
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Rock wool insulation was a substitute for asbestos insulation. You bought one or the other, not both.
No modern insulation product sold in North America or the European Union contains asbestos.
No. Owens Corning Fiberglas insulation was made with Fiberglas providing the fibrous functions in place of asbestos.
Yes, asbestos was commonly used in insulation materials in 1976 due to its fire-resistant properties. However, its use in insulation has since been greatly restricted or banned in many countries due to its harmful health effects, including causing lung diseases like mesothelioma.