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Did you work with Resco Products Plastic Refractory Monolithic? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. Resco Products Plastic Refractory Monolithic, sold from the 1940s until the 1970s. Resco Products plastic refractory and castable monolithic mixes for industrial furnaces and boilers allegedly contained asbestos and generated dust during hand-ramming, gunning, and demolition, according to publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Resco Products plastic refractory and companion castable mixes for monolithic industrial furnace and boiler linings allegedly contained asbestos fibers as reinforcement, per publicly filed asbestos litigation records. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included Refractory masons, Furnace-relining crews, and Boiler-refractory installers. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around Resco Products Plastic Refractory Monolithic and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
Resco Products supplied plastic refractory, castable, and gunning mixes used to build monolithic linings for industrial furnaces, boilers, kilns, and heat-treat equipment. According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, certain Resco plastic and castable mixes allegedly incorporated asbestos fibers to control shrinkage and cracking during heat-up and improve resistance to thermal cycling. Refractory crews allegedly cut plastic refractory into slabs from shipping cartons, hand-rammed it against anchor systems, gunned castable in overhead applications, and later chipped it out during shutdowns, allegedly releasing airborne dust throughout.
Workers Exposed
Refractory masons, furnace-relining crews, and boiler-refractory installers allegedly worked closest to Resco plastic and castable during monolithic lining work. Bricklayers assigned to industrial specialty work, kiln shutdown contractors, glass tank rebuilders, and industrial insulators finishing adjacent hot surfaces allegedly encountered the same dust during shared shutdown windows.