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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. Hyderabad Industries Limited - Wikipedia

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    Founded. 1946. Headquarters. Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Parent. CK Birla Group. Website. hil.in. HIL Limited, formerly known as Hyderabad Industries Limited, is an Indian company with business interests in construction materials, machinery, industrial supplies and components; logistics network [1][2][3] It is a group company of CK Birla Group.

  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. 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 ...

  7. Asbestos insulating board - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos insulating board (AIB), also known by the trade names Asbestolux and Turnabestos, is an asbestos -containing board formerly used in construction for its fire resistance and insulating properties. [1] These boards were commonly used in the United Kingdom from the 1950s until production ended in 1980. AIB is 16-35% asbestos, typically a ...

  8. Turner & Newall - Wikipedia

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    Turner & Newall was a manufacturing business based in Manchester, United Kingdom. At its peak, it was a constituent of the FT 30 index of leading companies on the London Stock Exchange. As part of their business, the company was one of the first to industrialise asbestos, and its eventual demise in 2001 left an aftermath of asbestos litigation.

  9. Health impact of asbestos - Wikipedia

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    Figure B shows lungs with asbestos-related diseases, including pleural plaque, lung cancer, asbestosis, plaque on the diaphragm, and mesothelioma. All types of asbestos fibers are known to cause serious health hazards in humans. [1][2][3] The most common diseases associated with chronic exposure to asbestos are asbestosis and mesothelioma.