Quaker Chemical Corporation’s unnamed inactive subsidiary continues to be a defendant in numerous lawsuits alleging injury due to exposure to asbestos.
Acquired in 1978, this subsidiary sold certain products containing asbestos, primarily on an installed basis.
The subsidiary discontinued operations in 1991…
RPM International, Inc.’s subsidiaries faced a total of 10,173 active asbestos cases as of May 31, 2009, compared with a total of 11,202 cases as of May 31, 2008, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and…
Olin Corporation and its subsidiaries continue to be defendants in various legal actions (including proceedings based on alleged exposures to asbestos) incidental to its past and current business activities.
No other asbestos-related matters were disclosed in the Company’s quarterly report filed…
Eastman Chemical Company and its operations continue to be parties to, or targets of, lawsuits, claims, investigations and proceedings related to exposure to asbestos.
No other asbestos-related matters were disclosed in the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange…
Celanese Corporation’s U.S. subsidiaries, Celanese Ltd. and CNA Holdings, LLC, as of June 30, 2009, are defendants in about 555 asbestos cases, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2009.
During the…
Cytec Industries Inc. faced 8,000 asbestos claims during the six months ended June 30, 2009, the same as for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
The Company faced 8,100 claims asbestos during the year ended Dec. 31, 2008. (Class Action…
Rogers Corporation’s long-term asbestos-related liabilities were US$19,644,000 at June 30, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2008, according to a Company report, on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 3, 2009.
The Company’s long-term asbestos liabilities were at…
Tyco International Ltd., as of June 26, 2009, faced about 4,700 asbestos cases pending against it and its subsidiaries, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2009.
About 4,700 asbestos liability cases…
PPG Industries, Inc., for over 30 years, continues to be a defendant in lawsuits involving claims alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos, according to the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2009.
Most…
W. R. Grace & Co. says that expenses related to its Chapter 11 proceedings, net of filing entity interest income, were US$8 million in the second quarter of 2009, compared with US$18 million in the second quarter 2008, according to…