Phenolic Resin & Molding Compounds

Asbestos-filled phenolic molding compounds were used in electrical panels, switchgear components, and industrial molded parts from the 1930s through the 1980s. Workers at molding operations — tumbling, deflashing, and machining finished parts — sustained some of the heaviest documented exposures of any manufacturing trade.

21 products ·6 manufacturers

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Manufacturers — with Known Products

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Durez asbestos-filled phenolic molding compound Durez electrical grade phenolics Durez thermoset resins
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Fiberite FM 8130 asbestos-filled phenolic compound Fiberite FM 10365 phenolic molding compound Fiberite FM 3510 (asbestos-filled per 1973 Fiberite-to-Westinghouse letter) Fiberite 1333A thermoset compound
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Resinox phenolic molding compounds (asbestos-filled grades, 1940s–1975) Resinox electrical grade phenolic compounds Monsanto Monsanto-Lite asbestos-filled thermoset materials
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Plenco asbestos-filled phenolic molding compounds Plenco electrical grade resins
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RX462 asbestos-filled phenolic molding compound RX466 high-heat phenolic compound Duroid insulating laminates
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Bakelite BMMS-5333 Grade 15 and 18 phenolic molding compound (confirmed ACM) Bakelite BMRS-5440 Grade 15 and 18 phenolic compound (confirmed ACM) Bakelite DMDJ-7902 Calidria chrysotile asbestos fiber (raw mineral sales, 1965–1975)
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