Was Taylor Fibre Company (later Synthane-Taylor) — asbestos documented in litigation?

Taylor Fibre Company (later Synthane-Taylor) — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Taylor Fibre Company (later Synthane-Taylor) — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Taylor Fibre Company (later Synthane-Taylor) — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Phenolic-Compounds

Taylor Fibre Asbestos-Filled Phenolic Laminate Sheets, Rods, Tubes

⚖ Litigation Recordc. 1916-1969 (Taylor Fibre era; merged into Synthane-Taylor 1969)Asbestos paper, asbestos cloth, and asbestos roving in phenolic resin laminate matrix

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Product Description

Taylor Fibre Company (founded c. 1916, headquartered Norristown Pennsylvania; merged with Synthane Corporation in 1969 to form Synthane-Taylor Corporation) was through the early-to-mid 20th century one of the founding U.S. manufacturers of phenolic-resin laminate sheets, rods, and tubes for industrial electrical, transformer, and mechanical applications. The DuBois “Plastics History U.S.A.” (1972) volume identifies Taylor Fibre Company as one of the principal U.S. phenolic-laminate manufacturers — alongside General Electric, Westinghouse, Formica Insulation Company, Continental Diamond Fibre Company, and Perfection Gear Company — that carried the asbestos-era laminate industry into a “multimillion dollar business” through the 1920s and 1930s.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Taylor Fibre Company industrial phenolic laminates contained asbestos paper, asbestos cloth, and asbestos roving reinforcement within the phenolic resin matrix through the documented production era. Workers who cut, drilled, sanded, machined, or fabricated Taylor Fibre laminates released respirable asbestos fibers as a routine consequence of normal trade work.

Taylor Fibre Company / Synthane-Taylor Corporation has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Electrical workers (IBEW Local members) installing Taylor Fibre laminate electrical components
Transformer technicians fabricating and rebuilding transformers
Industrial machinists machining Taylor Fibre phenolic laminates
Phenolic-laminate fabricators at Taylor Fibre and downstream shops

If You Worked With Taylor Fibre Industrial Phenolic Laminates

If you cut, drilled, sanded, machined, or fabricated Taylor Fibre Company or Synthane-Taylor industrial phenolic laminate sheets, rods, or tubes during the asbestos era — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness — you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameTaylor Fibre Asbestos-Filled Phenolic Laminate Sheets, Rods, Tubes

Years Producedc. 1916-1969 (Taylor Fibre era; merged into Synthane-Taylor 1969)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos paper, asbestos cloth, and asbestos roving in phenolic resin laminate matrix

CategoryPhenolic-Compounds Electrical Electrical-Components Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Electrical workersTransformer techniciansIndustrial machinistsPhenolic-laminate fabricators

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