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Non-asbestos to meet your health standards!

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Asbestos is a mineral substance that is naturally occurring. It is unique in this regard that it can be converted fluffy consistency. It is having soft and flexible fibers but is resistant to heat, electricity as well as chemical corrosion. In the pure form asbestos is a very effective insulator. Also, it can be mixed into cloth, paper, cement, plastic and other materials to develop other customized materials. Well, no matter it has so many plus points but still, the government has banned asbestos. Now all the domestic gasket manufacturers use non-asbestos materials especially, in their U.S. gasket plants. Asbestos is still used by offshore manufacturers and has many important applications. The hazards of it are concerned to those who handle and process it in industries. Nowadays, majority non-asb gasket materials are used. In modern times it finds uses in fiberglass, aramid, Kevlar or miner fiber etc. They act as a tight & effective sealant good for oil, chemical as well a