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  2. Everest Industries - Wikipedia

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    Everest Industries Limited was founded in 1934 under the name of Asbestos Cement Ltd. [7] in Maharashtra. In 1983, the company changed its name to Everest Building Product Ltd., in the same year the company went public on the Bombay Stock Exchange. [8] In 1990 the company was renamed Eternit Everest Ltd. It got its current name in 2003.

  3. Asbestos cement - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos cement, genericized as fibro, fibrolite (short for "fibrous (or fibre) cement sheet"; but different from the natural mineral fibrolite), or AC sheet, is a composite building material consisting of cement and asbestos fibres pressed into thin rigid sheets and other shapes. Invented at the end of the 19th century, [1] the material was ...

  4. List of companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India

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    The South Indian Bank Limited. NSE: STCINDIA. The State Trading Corporation of India Limited. NSE: TINPLATE. The Tinplate Company of India Limited. NSE: UGARSUGAR. The Ugar Sugar Works Limited. NSE: UNITEDTEA. The United Nilgiri Tea Estates Company Limited.

  5. Asbestos - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos (/ æ s ˈ b ɛ s t ə s, æ z-,-t ɒ s / ass-BES-təs, az-, -⁠toss) [1] is a naturally occurring, carcinogenic, fibrous silicate mineral.There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) [2] being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into the atmosphere by ...

  6. James Hardie Industries - Wikipedia

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    Revenue. $3 billion (2019) Number of employees. 4,999 (2021) Website. www.jameshardie.com. James Hardie Industries plc is a global building materials company and the largest global manufacturer of fibre cement products. Headquartered in Ireland, it is a dual-listed company, being listed on the Australian and New York Stock Exchanges.

  7. List of stock exchanges in India - Wikipedia

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    It provides a platform for price discovery and risk management for market participants, contributing to the development of India's commodity markets. National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) in Mumbai, one of the two principal large stock exchanges of India. With the Market cap of 5.23 trillion dollars.

  8. Asbestos and the law - Wikipedia

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    The mineral asbestos is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations that relate to its production and use, including mining, manufacturing, use and disposal. [1][2][3] Injuries attributed to asbestos have resulted in both workers' compensation claims and injury litigation. [4][5] Health problems attributed to asbestos include asbestosis ...

  9. Bakelite - Wikipedia

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    Bakelite (/ ˈbeɪkəlaɪt / BAY-kə-lyte), formally poly­oxy­benzyl­methylene­glycol­anhydride, is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. The first plastic made from synthetic components, it was developed by Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on ...