Was National Refractories & Minerals Company — Refractory Brick and Materials asbestos documented in litigation?

National Refractories & Minerals Company — Refractory Brick and Materials 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 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.

Industrial-Furnaces

National Refractories & Minerals Company refractory brick, castables, plastic refractories, gunning mixes, and insulating materials distributed to steel mills, foundries, powerhouses, cement kilns, and glass plants

Q: Can workers file claims related to National Refractories & Minerals Company — Refractory Brick and Materials asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to National Refractories & Minerals Company — Refractory Brick and Materials 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.

⚖ Litigation Record1930-1980Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that National Refractories & Minerals Company refractory products included asbestos-containing formulations — plastic refractories, insulating cements, gunning mixes, and mineral-wool-based block — used to line hot-face industrial furnaces. Bricklayers, refractory workers, and boilermakers alleged exposure when cutting, mixing, gunning, troweling, and demolishing these linings during original installation and periodic tear-out

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

Product Description

National Refractories & Minerals Company manufactured and distributed a broad range of refractory brick, castables, plastic refractories, gunning mixes, and insulating materials to heavy industry. Its products were installed in steel mill open-hearth and basic-oxygen furnaces, ladle and tundish linings, foundry cupolas, cement rotary kilns, glass tanks, and powerhouse boilers.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that National Refractories asbestos-containing product formulations released respirable fibers when workers cut, mixed, gunned, or troweled the materials into hot-face linings, and again during tear-out and demolition of spent refractory. Companion mineral-wool and refractory-insulating block products distributed by National were similarly alleged to contain asbestos.

Workers Exposed

Bricklayers and refractory workers who laid, cut, and patched National Refractories brick and plastic refractories in industrial furnaces
Boilermakers who installed and tore out refractory linings on boilers and ladles
Millwrights and maintenance mechanics who patched and rebuilt refractory linings during furnace outages
Steel mill and foundry workers who worked in the vicinity of hot demolition and installation of National refractory products

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Product Facts

Trade NameNational Refractories & Minerals Company refractory brick, castables, plastic refractories, gunning mixes, and insulating materials distributed to steel mills, foundries, powerhouses, cement kilns, and glass plants

Years Produced1930-1980

Asbestos ContentPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that National Refractories & Minerals Company refractory products included asbestos-containing formulations — plastic refractories, insulating cements, gunning mixes, and mineral-wool-based block — used to line hot-face industrial furnaces. Bricklayers, refractory workers, and boilermakers alleged exposure when cutting, mixing, gunning, troweling, and demolishing these linings during original installation and periodic tear-out

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Mining-Equipment

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

BricklayerRefractory WorkerBoilermakerMillwrightMaintenance Mechanic

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Years1930-1980

AsbestosPlaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that National Refractories & Minerals Company refractory products included asbestos-containing formulations — plastic refractories, insulating cements, gunning mixes, and mineral-wool-based block — used to line hot-face industrial furnaces. Bricklayers, refractory workers, and boilermakers alleged exposure when cutting, mixing, gunning, troweling, and demolishing these linings during original installation and periodic tear-out

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces

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