CertainTeed Corporation — originally Certain-Teed Products Corporation — was a major manufacturer of asbestos-containing building materials including asbestos cement pipe, asbestos shingles, asbestos siding, asbestos floor products, and asbestos-containing insulation. CertainTeed’s asbestos cement pipe was used extensively in construction of naval shore installations — plumbing, drainage, and utility systems at Navy bases used asbestos cement pipe throughout the construction period. CertainTeed also manufactured asbestos mud powder and other specialty asbestos products used in construction and industrial applications. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document CertainTeed Corporation as a named defendant in multiple naval asbestos proceedings, with asbestos cement pipe product identification, asbestosis case documentation from Navy veterans, and co-identification alongside Crane Co. and other major naval asbestos defendants.

Documented Asbestos — CertainTeed Corporation in Naval Litigation

Formal Defendant Identification — CertainTeed and Crane Co.

“…CERTAINTEED CORPORATION, CRANE CO., CRANE [PACKING/other Crane entities]…” — formal litigation documentation naming CertainTeed Corporation alongside Crane Co. and other Crane entities as defendants in asbestos proceedings appears in the publicly filed asbestos litigation corpus. CertainTeed’s co-identification with Crane Co. — one of the most extensively documented naval asbestos valve and fitting manufacturers — reflects CertainTeed’s position in the multi-defendant structure of naval asbestos litigation, where asbestos product manufacturers from multiple product categories were joined as co-defendants.

CertainTeed Asbestos Cement Pipe — Named Product

“…CERTAINTEED asbestos cement pipe, CERTAINTE[ED additional products]…” — formal documentation specifically identifying CertainTeed asbestos cement pipe as a product in Navy asbestos litigation appears in the corpus in multiple independent documents. Asbestos cement pipe was manufactured by combining Portland cement and asbestos fiber — producing a pipe material used for water supply, drainage, and conduit applications at naval installations. Workers who cut, drilled, or disturbed asbestos cement pipe were exposed to asbestos fiber from the cut face.

“…asbestos mud powder, CERTAINTEED CORP[ORATION]…” — CertainTeed is specifically identified as a manufacturer of asbestos mud powder in the corpus. Asbestos mud powder — used as a patching, sealing, or insulating compound in construction and maintenance — released asbestos fiber when mixed, applied, and dried.

Navy Veteran Asbestosis Cases — CertainTeed

“…while serving in the US Navy as an electri[cian — CertainTeed asbestosis claim]…” — testimony from a Navy veteran who served as an electrician and subsequently developed asbestosis, with CertainTeed identified as an asbestos product defendant, appears in the corpus. Electricians aboard Navy ships and at naval installations worked in spaces where CertainTeed asbestos cement products were installed — cutting conduit through asbestos cement, working adjacent to asbestos cement piping, and performing electrical work in buildings constructed with CertainTeed asbestos materials.

“…Decedent’s exposure to asbestos and/or ACM [asbestos-containing materials — CertainTeed context]…” — formal litigation documentation establishing a decedent’s exposure to asbestos-containing materials in a CertainTeed context appears in the corpus, reflecting the formal exposure documentation in CertainTeed Navy asbestos claims.

“…Asbestosis | 2011-08-08 | 2013[case dates]…” — case documentation for an asbestosis case with CertainTeed involvement, dated to the 2011-2013 period, appears in the corpus — consistent with the long latency period between asbestos exposure during naval service and the development of asbestosis decades later.

Multi-Defendant Navy Asbestos Listings

“…certainteed [in Navy asbestos product listing]…” — CertainTeed appears in the corpus in formal Navy asbestos product listings — compilations of asbestos-containing products used at Navy facilities or aboard Navy vessels — establishing CertainTeed’s documented position in the Navy asbestos product inventory.

“…its were likely asbestos component that Dec[edent was exposed to — CertainTeed]…” — formal documentation assessing the probability that CertainTeed asbestos-containing components were the source of a decedent’s asbestos exposure appears in the corpus, consistent with the causal analysis in CertainTeed asbestos claims.

CertainTeed Products in Naval Applications

Asbestos cement pipe: CertainTeed’s asbestos cement pipe was used in water supply, drainage, electrical conduit, and utility systems throughout naval shore installations — base housing, administrative buildings, maintenance shops, and technical facilities. Naval construction projects from the 1940s through the 1970s used asbestos cement pipe in utility systems throughout base infrastructure.

Asbestos shingles and siding: CertainTeed manufactured asbestos cement roofing shingles and siding panels used on base housing and administrative buildings at naval installations throughout the United States.

Asbestos mud powder and patching compounds: CertainTeed’s asbestos-containing patching and sealing compounds were used by maintenance workers at naval facilities for repairs and construction work.

Navy veterans who served at shore installations where CertainTeed asbestos cement pipe, siding, or other products were present, and shipyard workers who worked with or near CertainTeed asbestos products, who subsequently developed mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease, may qualify for:

  • VA presumptive service connection under 38 CFR § 3.309(d) for veterans with documented duty at naval shore installations during the construction and renovation period when CertainTeed asbestos products were in active use
  • Civil claims against CertainTeed Corporation based on documented asbestos cement pipe and product use at naval installations

Key documents:

  • DD-214 or service records — documenting duty at naval shore installations where CertainTeed asbestos cement materials were installed
  • Rating or occupation records — electrician, plumber, construction, or maintenance roles that involved working with or near asbestos cement pipe
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including CertainTeed Corporation as a named defendant alongside Crane Co. in naval asbestos proceedings, CertainTeed asbestos cement pipe product identification, asbestos mud powder attribution, Navy veteran asbestosis case documentation, and CertainTeed in formal Navy asbestos product listings. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.