Was Union Carbide Corporation — asbestos documented in litigation?

Union Carbide Corporation — 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 Union Carbide Corporation — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Union Carbide Corporation — 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.

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Union Carbide Calidria Chrysotile Asbestos Mining and Supply; Bakelite Phenolic Compounds; Chemical Products

⚖ Litigation Record1917-present (Union Carbide; today Dow Chemical subsidiary; Calidria Mine 1963-1985)Chrysotile asbestos allegedly mined and supplied by Union Carbide from the Calidria Mine (California) into U.S. asbestos-product manufacturing; asbestos allegedly in Union Carbide Bakelite phenolic molding compounds

Overview Product Facts Trades

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

Product Description

Union Carbide Corporation (founded 1917; today a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dow Chemical Company after 2001 acquisition; headquartered Midland MI) is through the 20th century one of the principal U.S. chemical, plastics, and industrial materials companies. Union Carbide’s asbestos-industry exposure involves two distinct pathways:

Calidria chrysotile mining supply. Union Carbide operated the Calidria Mine in San Benito County California from 1963-1985 — the only major U.S. chrysotile asbestos mine of the late asbestos era. Union Carbide supplied Calidria chrysotile fiber to U.S. asbestos-product manufacturers (particularly for joint-compound, texture, and specialty applications) during the era when U.S. domestic asbestos-fiber supply was ending and Canadian Quebec supply dominated the U.S. market. Calidria fiber was allegedly used in Georgia-Pacific Ready-Mix, National Gypsum Gold Bond, and other U.S. joint-compound and texture products.

Union Carbide Bakelite phenolic molding compounds. Union Carbide acquired the historic Bakelite Corporation in 1939 and manufactured Bakelite-brand phenolic molding compounds through the asbestos era — separately covered on the multiple Union Carbide Bakelite phenolic pages within this AP defendant index. Certain Bakelite phenolic grades allegedly included asbestos-filled formulations.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Union Carbide Calidria chrysotile fiber supplied U.S. asbestos-product manufacturers and that Union Carbide Bakelite asbestos-filled phenolic compounds exposed compound molders and downstream product users to airborne asbestos.

Union Carbide Corporation has been named as a Manufacturer Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

U.S. asbestos-product manufacturing workers — indirectly exposed through downstream product use of Calidria chrysotile fiber
U.S. drywall installers, painters, construction workers — through joint compound products made with Calidria fiber
Chemical workers at Union Carbide Bakelite phenolic-compound production plants
Phenolic-compound molders working Bakelite asbestos-filled grades

If You Were Exposed to Union Carbide Calidria Chrysotile Fiber or Bakelite Asbestos Products

If your exposure traces to Union Carbide Calidria chrysotile fiber (via joint compound, texture products, or specialty asbestos products manufactured with Calidria fiber) or to Union Carbide Bakelite asbestos-filled phenolic compounds during the asbestos era — and you 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 NameUnion Carbide Calidria Chrysotile Asbestos Mining and Supply; Bakelite Phenolic Compounds; Chemical Products

Years Produced1917-present (Union Carbide; today Dow Chemical subsidiary; Calidria Mine 1963-1985)

Asbestos ContentChrysotile asbestos allegedly mined and supplied by Union Carbide from the Calidria Mine (California) into U.S. asbestos-product manufacturing; asbestos allegedly in Union Carbide Bakelite phenolic molding compounds

CategoryGaskets Industrial-Chemicals Phenolic-Compounds

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

U.S. asbestos-product manufacturing workers (indirect)Chemical workers

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