Corporate Accountability Database – AsbestosAccountability.org

Key Finding

Every company listed in this database received documented warnings about asbestos health risks — in many cases decades before their products were withdrawn or regulation occurred. Trust funds represent legal acknowledgment of their responsibility to compensate the workers and families harmed.

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Trust Fund

Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust

Trust Assets

$2.5B

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1930

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Thermal insulation, pipe covering, ceiling tiles, floor tiles, roofing, joint compound, textiles

Industries Supplied

Construction, shipbuilding, automotive, manufacturing

America's largest asbestos producer. Internal documents from 1930 demonstrate corporate leadership's deliberate suppression of asbestos health research. Filed bankruptcy in 1982 facing 16,500+ lawsuits. The Manville trust remains the largest and most-cited asbestos trust fund. 250,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

W.R. Grace & Co. Asbestos PI Trust

Trust Assets

$4.0B

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1960s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Zonolite attic insulation, Monokote fireproofing, vermiculite-based building products

Industries Supplied

Construction, commercial building, residential insulation

Operated the Libby, Montana vermiculite mine — source of community-wide asbestos contamination affecting an entire town. EPA designated Libby a Superfund site. Grace executives were criminally indicted for conspiracy, a case that reached the Supreme Court. 100,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

Pneumo Abex LLC Asbestos Settlement Trust

Trust Assets

$300M

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1934

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Asbestos brake linings, clutch facings, automotive friction materials

Industries Supplied

Automotive manufacturing, auto repair

Participated in the documented 1934–35 correspondence with Johns-Manville to suppress medical research. Raybestos president Sumner Simpson co-authored the suppression agreement — the "Sumner Simpson Papers" became landmark litigation evidence. 30,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

Owens Corning / Fibreboard Asbestos PI Trust

Trust Assets

$1.2B

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1950s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Kaylo pipe covering, thermal insulation, Fiberglas insulation with asbestos content

Industries Supplied

Construction, industrial insulation, shipbuilding

Filed the largest asbestos-related bankruptcy at the time. Owens-Illinois (predecessor on Kaylo product) suppressed a 1948 company-funded study confirming asbestosis in workers exposed to the product. 460,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

Armstrong World Industries Asbestos PI Settlement Trust

Trust Assets

$2.0B

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1960s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Floor tiles, ceiling tiles, asbestos-containing building materials

Industries Supplied

Construction, commercial and residential building

Major manufacturer of asbestos floor and ceiling tiles installed in homes, schools, and commercial buildings nationwide. Products remain in place in millions of structures built before 1980. 175,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

Combustion Engineering 524(g) Asbestos PI Trust

Trust Assets

$1.43B

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1950s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Industrial boilers, pressure vessels, thermal insulation for power generation equipment

Industries Supplied

Power generation, industrial manufacturing, naval shipbuilding

Supplied asbestos-containing equipment to major industrial facilities and the US Navy. Filed bankruptcy despite parent company ABB generating $4B+ in annual revenue. 160,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

Babcock & Wilcox Asbestos Personal Injury Settlement Trust

Trust Assets

$2.5B

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1950s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Industrial boilers, steam generators, nuclear reactor components, thermal insulation

Industries Supplied

Power generation, nuclear energy, naval shipbuilding

Major supplier to the US Navy and nuclear power industry. B&W boilers were installed throughout the US Navy's fleet — Navy veterans and shipyard workers who worked with B&W equipment face elevated mesothelioma risk. 350,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

Pittsburgh Corning Corporation Asbestos PI Trust

Trust Assets

$3.0B

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1950s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Unibestos pipe and block insulation — essentially compressed chrysotile asbestos

Industries Supplied

Industrial insulation, shipbuilding, chemical plants, oil refineries

Pittsburgh Corning's "Unibestos" product was one of the most asbestos-dense materials in industrial use — compressed asbestos blocks used for pipe insulation throughout US Navy vessels and industrial facilities of the 1950s–1970s. 170,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

United States Gypsum Asbestos Settlement Trust

Trust Assets

$900M

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1960s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Joint compound, drywall tape compound, plaster products — Durabond and other brands

Industries Supplied

Construction, commercial building, residential construction

USG joint compound products contained chrysotile asbestos used by tens of thousands of drywall workers. Product reformulated without asbestos in the early 1970s — after the primary exposure window had already occurred for an entire generation of construction workers. 100,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

T&N / Federal-Mogul Asbestos Personal Injury Trust

Trust Assets

$3.0B

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1950s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Automotive gaskets, seals, brake pads, clutch components — sold under Fel-Pro brand

Industries Supplied

Automotive manufacturing, auto repair, industrial

Fel-Pro gasket products were used by mechanics nationwide. Mechanics who routinely blew out asbestos-containing brake dust with compressed air face significantly elevated mesothelioma risk. Among the largest volume of asbestos claims of any manufacturer. 500,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

Celotex Asbestos Settlement Trust

Trust Assets

$1.0B

Fund Status

Partial

Documented Knowledge Since

1950s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Asbestos-containing ceiling tiles, pipe insulation, building board

Industries Supplied

Construction, schools, commercial building

Celotex products were widely installed in school buildings nationwide. The trust is partially depleted due to claim volume; current payment percentages are reduced from scheduled values. 200,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

Eagle Picher Industries Personal Injury Settlement Trust

Trust Assets

$700M

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1940s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Asbestos insulation, brake linings, gaskets, floor coverings

Industries Supplied

Industrial manufacturing, mining, construction, automotive

Named defendant in landmark Borel v. Fibreboard (1973) — the first successful asbestos liability verdict. Internal documents revealed company knowledge of asbestos hazards dating to the 1940s. 200,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

Owens Corning / Fibreboard Trust

Trust Assets

Combined

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1940s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Pipe insulation, block insulation, asbestos cement products

Industries Supplied

Industrial insulation, construction, shipbuilding

Named defendant in landmark Borel v. Fibreboard (1973). Fibreboard's case files became some of the most important early evidence of corporate knowledge of asbestos hazards — obtained through discovery and entered into the public record. 100,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

Harbison-Walker Refractories Asbestos PI Trust

Trust Assets

$500M

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1950s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Refractory brick, high-temperature insulation products for steel and industrial furnaces

Industries Supplied

Steel manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, power generation

Harbison-Walker supplied refractory and insulation products to steel mills, industrial furnaces, and power plants — environments with high asbestos exposure risk for workers doing maintenance and installation. 45,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

Quigley Company Asbestos PI Trust

Trust Assets

$320M

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1960s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Insulag, Panelag — asbestos-containing thermal insulation products for industrial use

Industries Supplied

Industrial manufacturing, power plants, steel mills

Quigley products were used extensively in high-temperature industrial applications. Filed for bankruptcy as a Pfizer subsidiary, a filing that generated significant litigation over corporate parent liability. 50,000+ claims documented

Trust Fund

None — litigation ongoing

Trust Assets

N/A

Fund Status

Active

Documented Knowledge Since

1960s

Known Asbestos-Containing Products

Chemical plant equipment and materials containing asbestos insulation

Industries Supplied

Chemical manufacturing, industrial processing

Celanese facilities exposed workers to asbestos used in industrial insulation around high-temperature chemical processing equipment. Unlike many peers, Celanese has not filed for bankruptcy and faces ongoing litigation. 30,000+ claims documented

About This Database

Information sourced from court discovery records, bankruptcy trust fund filings, SEC disclosures, and published litigation histories. Not a complete list. A mesothelioma attorney can identify all trusts applicable to a specific exposure history and file claims simultaneously.