Asbestos-containing roofing felt, shingles, and built-up roofing membranes were the standard industrial and commercial roofing materials through the 1970s. Roofing mechanics who cut, torched, and removed this material — and demolition workers who stripped old roofs — were directly exposed. Johns-Manville, Flintkote, GAF, and Celotex dominated this market.
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Celotex Corporation (successor to Panacon Corporation and Philip Carey / Carey-Canada) allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing …
GAF Corporation (successor to Ruberoid Company) allegedly manufactured asbestos-containing roofing shingles, roofing felt, cement …
Henry Company manufactured a major U.S. line of asbestos-containing roofing mastics, plastic cements, driveway sealers, and …
Karnak Corporation of Clark, NJ manufactured a major U.S. line of asbestos-containing roofing mastics, plastic cements, and …
Bird Incorporated (Bird & Son Inc.) was a major U.S. manufacturer of asbestos-bearing roofing paper, asbestos roofing shingles, …
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