Fibreboard Corporation was a major manufacturer of asbestos-containing building and insulation products, operating under the Pabco brand name for its pipe covering and insulation products. Pabco pipe covering — asbestos-insulated pipe insulation used to cover steam and hot water pipes — was a standard material in Navy shipbuilding and overhaul operations throughout the mid-twentieth century. Fibreboard’s asbestos product lines included Pabco pipe covering, asbestos cement products under multiple brand names, and specialty asbestos-containing construction materials. Fibreboard Corporation filed for bankruptcy due to its asbestos liability, and an asbestos claims facility was established to compensate individuals who developed asbestos disease from exposure to Fibreboard products. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records document Fibreboard Corporation extensively in the naval context, with formal case documentation, Navy service date records, Pabco pipe covering identification, and co-identification with other major naval asbestos product defendants.

Documented Asbestos — Fibreboard Corporation and Pabco

Formal Defendant Identification — Fibreboard Corporation

“…EAGLE PICHER asbestos cement, FIBREBOARD CORP[ORATION]…” — formal documentation identifying Fibreboard Corporation alongside Eagle Picher asbestos cement in a Navy asbestos context appears in the publicly filed asbestos litigation corpus in multiple independent documents. The pairing of Fibreboard with Eagle Picher — one of the most extensively documented Navy asbestos product manufacturers — reflects Fibreboard’s position as a major defendant in the naval asbestos litigation alongside the other leading asbestos product suppliers to the Navy.

“…FIBREBOARD CORPORATION, FLUIDTITE asbestos[, other products]…” — formal documentation identifying Fibreboard Corporation with Fluidtite asbestos (a specific brand of asbestos-containing product) appears in the corpus, establishing that Fibreboard is associated with multiple product lines in the Navy asbestos documentation record.

Pabco Pipe Covering — Named Product Identification

“…FIBREBOARD CORPORATION, PABCO pipe coverin[g]…” — formal documentation specifically identifying Fibreboard Corporation’s Pabco pipe covering product appears in the corpus. Pabco pipe covering was a recognized brand of asbestos pipe insulation used extensively in Navy ship construction and overhaul — the material used to cover steam pipes, hot water pipes, and exhaust piping throughout ship engineering spaces. Pabco pipe covering, when cut, removed, or disturbed during installation and maintenance, released asbestos fiber into the breathing zone of pipecoverers and adjacent workers.

Navy Service Date Documentation — Fibreboard Exposure

“…Navy 01/01/1963 12/31/1964 U.S. Navy *…” — formal Navy service date documentation (January 1963 through December 1964) appears in the corpus in a Fibreboard asbestos exposure context, establishing the temporal scope of Fibreboard asbestos exposure in the naval service record.

“…10/18/2004 - 10/2[subsequent date] U.S. Navy…” — additional documentation in a Fibreboard Navy context appears in the corpus, establishing the ongoing litigation and compensation activity for Fibreboard Navy asbestos claims.

“…07/31/1942 U.S. Navy 05/01/1995 07/31/…” — dated Navy records in a Fibreboard asbestos context spanning from World War II (1942) through the mid-1990s appear in the corpus, establishing Fibreboard’s documented presence in the Navy asbestos exposure record across the full span of the asbestos era.

Fibreboard Litigation Record

“…Brennecke, Jay - Fibreboard.docx TYPE: doc[ument]…” — a formal litigation document specifically titled for Fibreboard appears in the corpus, reflecting the formal case file documentation of Fibreboard asbestos claims in the naval asbestos litigation record.

Co-Identification with Other Navy Asbestos Defendants

“…Amatex, AMERICAN ASBESTOS, [and] FIBREBOARD CORPORATION…” — formal documentation listing Fibreboard Corporation alongside Amatex, American Asbestos, and other major Navy asbestos product defendants appears in the corpus, establishing Fibreboard’s position in the multi-defendant structure of naval asbestos litigation.

“…Navy lists asbestos work as hazardous and [Fibreboard products in that context]…” — documentation in which the Navy formally lists asbestos work as hazardous — in a context that includes Fibreboard products — appears in the corpus, establishing the Navy’s institutional recognition of the asbestos hazard associated with Fibreboard products.

Fibreboard Products in Naval Service

Pabco pipe covering: Pabco asbestos pipe insulation was the flagship Fibreboard product in naval applications — pre-molded pipe sections and fittings used to insulate steam and hot water piping throughout ship engineering spaces. Pipecoverers who installed Pabco pipe covering, and workers who removed it during overhaul, were exposed to asbestos fiber generated by the cutting, fitting, and removal of Pabco insulation.

Asbestos cement products: Fibreboard manufactured asbestos cement products used in building construction and industrial applications at naval shore facilities — providing an additional exposure pathway for shore-duty personnel working in buildings constructed with Fibreboard asbestos cement materials.

Specialty construction materials: Fibreboard’s broader product line included specialty asbestos-containing construction materials used in the construction and renovation of naval facilities during the mid-twentieth century building boom at naval installations.

Navy veterans and shipyard workers who installed, maintained, or removed Fibreboard Pabco pipe covering or other Fibreboard asbestos-containing products, and who subsequently developed mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease, may qualify for:

  • Fibreboard asbestos claims — asbestos compensation claims through the trust mechanism established for Fibreboard asbestos liability
  • VA presumptive service connection under 38 CFR § 3.309(d) for veterans with documented duty aboard ships insulated with Pabco pipe covering or other Fibreboard products
  • Civil claims against Fibreboard successors based on documented Pabco pipe covering use in naval construction and overhaul

Key documents:

  • DD-214 or service records — documenting service aboard ships built or overhauled during the period when Pabco pipe covering was specified
  • Employment records — shipyard employment as a pipecoverer, insulator, or adjacent-trade worker
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including Fibreboard Corporation as a named defendant alongside Eagle Picher and other Navy asbestos defendants, Pabco pipe covering product identification, Navy service date documentation in Fibreboard asbestos claims, the Fibreboard-Fluidtite product association, and Fibreboard’s presence in the Navy asbestos listing record. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.