asbestos-cement products
1Asbestos — For other uses, see Asbestos (disambiguation). Fibrous asbestos on muscovite …
2Cement-bonded wood fiber — is a composite material manufactured in Canada. It is made from wood (usually waste wood), chipped into a specially graded aggregate that is then mineralized and combined with portland cement. It may be used as a substitute for asbestos in some… …
3asbestos — asbestine /as bes tin, az /, asbestous, adj. asbestoid, asbestoidal, adj. /as bes teuhs, az /, n. 1. Mineral. a fibrous mineral, either amphibole or chrysotile, formerly used for making incombustible or fireproof articles. 2. a fabric woven from… …
4Fiber cement siding — (or fibre cement cladding in the UK and Australasia) is a building material used to cover the exterior of a building in both commercial and domestic applications.UsageFibre cement is a composite material made of sand, cement and cellulose fibers …
5Turner & Newall — Infobox Defunct Company company name = Turner Newall company logo = fate = Acquired Predecessor = successor = Federal Mogul foundation = 1871 defunct = 1998 location = Manchester, UK industry = Building materials key people = products = Asbestos… …
6Enugu — /ay nooh gooh/, n. a city in SE Nigeria. 172,000. * * * ▪ Nigeria town, capital of Enugu state, south central Nigeria, at the foot of the Udi Plateau. It is on the railroad from Port Harcourt, 150 miles (240 km) south southwest, and at the… …
7environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
8Eternit — is a brand of roofing and paneling material, commonly called fiber cement board, made of fibres and cement.Originally, the fibres were made of asbestos and the material was commonly used as siding in house building due to its low cost, fire… …
9Vermiculite — Infobox mineral name = Vermiculite category = boxwidth = boxbgcolor = caption = formula = (MgFe,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2·4H2O color = Bronze Yellow habit = Clay, scaly, aggregate system = Monoclinic twinning = cleavage = Perfect fracture = Uneven… …
10James Hardie — For the founder of the UK Labour Party, see James Keir Hardie.Infobox Company company name = James Hardie Industries Ltd. company company type = Public (asx|JHX) foundation = Melbourne, Australia 1888 location = Netherlands key people = Louis… …
