Celotex Corporation is a defunct American manufacturer of insulation and construction materials.[1][2] It was the subject of a number of high-profile lawsuits over products containing asbestos in the 1980s, eventually declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1990.[3]
History
editThe company was founded in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois as a subsidiary of Philip Carey Corporation, to manufacture its namesake product Celotex insulation board, often called simply Celotex. Celotex is a fiberboard made from bagasse (sugar cane waste after extraction of the juice), first produced in a factory in Marrero, Louisiana, outside of New Orleans.[4] In 1932, Celotex Corporation was spun off as an independent company. In 1961, Jim Walter Corporation, a homebuilding company, acquired Celotex, moving the headquarters to Tampa, Florida in 1965.[5]
Celotex Asbestos Settlement Trust
editA $1.2 billion settlement trust was established in 1998 to settle claims arising from asbestos-containing products manufactured by both Celotex and Philip Carey. Celotex emerged from Chapter 11 in 1996. [3] The wallboard business was sold to BPB plc, its roofing products business to CertainTeed in 2000, its fiberboard products division along with the Celotex brand to Knight Industries LLC in 2001,[2] and its rigid foam insulation division to the Dow Chemical Company in 2001.[6] Celotex moved again, to Saint Petersburg, Florida, in 2001.
In 2012, Saint-Gobain acquired the British manufacturing interests of Celotex.[7]
In 2017, a disastrous fire at the Grenfell Tower, London was blamed on exterior cladding manufactured by Celotex-Saint-Gobain.[8]
As of 2020, the brand name Celotex was owned by Saint-Gobain, which manufactures products under the Celotex brand. This includes products such as insulation boards and insulated plasterboards.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Whitmer, Michelle. "Celotex Corporation". asbestos.com. Retrieved Dec 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Mount, Ian (Dec 30, 2009). "And 7 Businesses That Did Not Survive". The New York Times. The New York Yimes. Retrieved Jun 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Foster, Dave (ed.). "Celotex Corporation". mesothelioma.net. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ Goldstein, Agathine H. (4 Jan 1935). "Celotex". Tensas Gazette. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "ftc_volume_decision_90_july_-_december_1977pages_669-769.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ "Dow acquiring Celotex's rigid foam insulation business". Building Design+Construction. August 7, 2001. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Compagnie St-Gobain (COD)". investegate.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ "Inquiry into London's deadly Grenfell fire begins asking who was to blame". Reuters. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ "Buy Celotex Online". 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
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