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
Pabco Pipe Covering — Named Product Identification
Navy Service Date Documentation — Fibreboard Exposure
Fibreboard Litigation Record
Co-Identification with Other Navy Asbestos Defendants
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.
VA Claims and Legal Options — Fibreboard / Pabco
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 legal claims through the trust mechanism established for Fibreboard asbestos liability
- VA service connection under VA asbestos-claim guidance 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.