Spaulding Fibre Company
Spaulding Fibre Company of Tonawanda, New York was a leading manufacturer of asbestos-reinforced industrial laminates and vulcanized fiber from the early twentieth century through the asbestos era. The company’s product line spanned vulcanized fiber sheets, paper-phenolic laminates, asbestos-cloth-phenolic laminates, and specialty industrial materials.
Spauldite™ was Spaulding’s brand for industrial laminates including asbestos-reinforced grades. Spaulding-supplied laminate sheet, rod, and tube stock was machined into electrical insulators, terminal boards, structural components, gears, and bushings at customer shops throughout the United States.
Spaulding Fibre was acquired by Rogers Corporation (which has its own substantial asbestos-phenolic compound exposure history) and later passed through additional corporate restructuring.
Products
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Worker exposure
Workers at Spaulding Fibre Company compound or laminate manufacturing operations were exposed during raw asbestos handling, compound formulation, lamination pressing, and finishing operations. Downstream workers — electricians, machinists, fabricators, assembly workers — handling the company’s products were exposed during cutting, drilling, sanding, machining, and finishing of asbestos-filled material.
See Phenolic Resin & Plastic Molding Asbestos Archive for the comprehensive trade-vertical reference covering worker occupations, exposure pathways, and the litigation framework for this product category.
Worker rights
If you or a family member worked with Spaulding Fibre Company asbestos-containing products and has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis, you may be entitled to compensation through asbestos bankruptcy trust funds or civil litigation. Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956 for a free, confidential case review.
References reflect what has been alleged or documented in publicly filed asbestos litigation. This information does not constitute a finding of fact or liability.