Billerica, Massachusetts
Company records list Marinite 23, 30, 36 and 65, metal-veneered Marinite, Molten Metal Marinite, Pallite and corrugated Transite among products associated with this plant.
Johns-Manville historical product research
Johns-Manville Manufacturing Plants and Product History
Explore historical Johns-Manville manufacturing locations and the products associated with them in company records, from Transite pipe to Marinite boards and insulation.
Locations and historical products
Denison, Texas
The company response identifies Transite pipe production.
Green Cove Springs, Florida
The company response also identifies Transite pipe production.
Long Beach, California
Historical records name Thermobestos block, insulating cement, pipe covering, Metal-On and Transite pipe.
Manville, New Jersey
The company plant list includes many insulation products: magnesia, Superex, Thermobestos, pipe blankets, asbestos textiles, felts, papers, cements and Transite forms.
Nashua, New Hampshire
The company list includes Ebony, Ohmstone, Chemstone, Colorlith, Marinite, Flexboard and several Transite forms.
North Brunswick, New Jersey
Company records name Spirotallic gaskets.
Laurinburg, North Carolina
The response identifies railroad brake shoes and rubber rings.
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