Amatex Corporation was a major manufacturer of woven asbestos textiles — including asbestos cloth, asbestos yarn, asbestos tape, and specialty asbestos fabric products — used throughout industrial and naval applications. Amatex supplied woven asbestos products to the United States Navy for use as fire-protective covering, high-temperature insulation blankets, braided packing for valve and pump stuffing boxes, and protective clothing applications throughout naval vessel engineering spaces and shipyard operations. Amatex’s asbestos textile products were used alongside and interchangeably with woven asbestos products from other textile manufacturers in the Navy’s engineering and maintenance supply chain. Amatex Corporation’s asbestos liability — arising from decades of asbestos textile manufacturing and the consequent exposure of workers and end-users — resulted in the establishment of the Amatex Asbestos Disease Trust, a formal legal option through which Amatex asbestos claims are administered. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document Amatex Corporation extensively, with multiple references to the Amatex Asbestos Disease Trust and formal Amatex asbestos product documentation.

Documented Asbestos — Amatex Corporation in Naval Litigation

Amatex Asbestos Disease Trust — Formal Documentation

Amatex Corporation — Asbestos Product Documentation

Amatex Products in Naval Applications

Asbestos cloth and woven fabric: Amatex’s primary product line was woven asbestos cloth — used in Navy engineering spaces as fire blankets, heat shields, protective wrapping for steam lines, and protective covering during hot work operations aboard naval vessels. Cutting and handling asbestos cloth released asbestos fiber at every use — during cutting to shape, during placement, and during removal and replacement of worn cloth.

Asbestos yarn and braided packing: Amatex manufactured asbestos yarn products used in the braided packing for valve stem and pump stuffing boxes throughout Navy ship engineering spaces. Valve repacking operations using Amatex yarn released asbestos fiber during every maintenance interval, as old packing was removed and new packing installed.

Asbestos tape: Amatex asbestos tape was used for finishing pipe insulation, wrapping flange connections, and as a high-temperature-resistant sealing tape in Navy engineering applications. Tape application and removal released asbestos fiber at every use.

Specialty woven products: Amatex manufactured specialty woven asbestos products for high-temperature industrial applications — including curtains, blankets, and protective equipment used at naval facilities and aboard vessels during hot work operations.

VA Claims and Legal Options — Amatex Corporation

Navy veterans — particularly Machinist’s Mates, Boiler Technicians, and Damage Control personnel who used Amatex asbestos cloth, packing, or tape during engineering space maintenance and fire-protection operations aboard naval vessels — and shipyard workers who used Amatex asbestos textiles during ship construction and overhaul, who subsequently developed mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease, may qualify for:

  • VA service connection under VA asbestos-claim guidance for veterans with documented duty involving asbestos textile products in engineering, damage control, or hot work roles
  • Civil claims through the Amatex Asbestos Disease Trust or against Amatex Corporation successors based on documented asbestos textile product use in naval applications

Key documents:

  • DD-214 or service records — documenting naval service in engineering or maintenance roles involving asbestos textile products
  • Rating records — Machinist’s Mate (MM), Boiler Technician (BT), or Damage Controlman (DC) with documented engineering space duty
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including multiple formal references to the Amatex Asbestos Disease Trust, Amatex Corporation formal asbestos product documentation, and Amatex asbestos textile identification in the naval asbestos litigation corpus. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.