National Gypsum — Charlotte Headquarters and Gold Bond Corporate Offices in Charlotte NC

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that they were exposed to asbestos while working at or around National Gypsum’s Charlotte North Carolina headquarters and Gold Bond corporate operations. For the full corporate summary, see the National Gypsum manufacturer page.

Site Description and Operating Era

National Gypsum Company established its corporate headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the Gold Bond brand of joint compound, wallboard, plaster, and acoustical products was directed as a national building-products enterprise. Charlotte functioned as the center of Gold Bond product research, technical services, and national distribution coordination for decades of the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1940s-1977, prior to the EPA ban on asbestos joint compound). Corporate offices, product development facilities, and warehouse and distribution operations were reportedly present at various Charlotte-area locations across this period.

Premises ACM Narrative

At the National Gypsum Charlotte headquarters and Gold Bond corporate offices during the U.S. asbestos era (approximately 1940s-1977 — pre-EPA ban on asbestos joint compound):

  • Product-development laboratory handling of chrysotile-asbestos fiber lots used to formulate and test Gold Bond asbestos joint compound and asbestos texturing compound
  • Technical-services sample handling — asbestos-containing Gold Bond product samples allegedly stored, opened, and evaluated in corporate technical facilities
  • Warehousing and shipping of asbestos-containing bagged Gold Bond joint compound and dry-mix products through Charlotte distribution operations
  • Corporate office building fitout — asbestos joint compound and Gold Bond asbestos texturing compound allegedly used on interior finish work
  • Asbestos-containing acoustical ceiling tile installation in Charlotte corporate and administrative offices
  • Asbestos pipe covering on building steam and hot-water piping
  • Asbestos sheet gaskets at building mechanical-room boiler and pump flanges
  • Asbestos sprayed fireproofing on structural steel of Charlotte facilities constructed before the 1973 EPA ban
  • Asbestos-containing floor tile and floor-tile mastic in office and administrative areas
  • Renovation and demolition disturbance of previously installed asbestos-containing Gold Bond materials during subsequent corporate facility remodels

Workers Exposed

  • Gold Bond product-development and technical-services staff — laboratory handling of asbestos-fiber samples and asbestos-containing product formulations
  • Warehouse and shipping workers — handled asbestos-containing bagged Gold Bond joint compound and dry-mix products
  • HFIAW Insulators — on building steam pipe covering
  • UA Pipefitters — flange bolt-up on mechanical piping
  • IBB Boilermakers — on facility boiler work
  • BAC Bricklayers — on interior masonry and plaster work
  • IBEW Electricians — switchgear and motor control room work
  • Millwrights — equipment installation
  • Drywall finishers and plasterers — applied and sanded Gold Bond joint compound and plaster in building fitout
  • Building maintenance and janitorial staff — worked around asbestos-containing acoustical tile, joint compound, and floor tile
  • Carpenters and general laborers — on interior finish work

If You Worked at National Gypsum Charlotte

If you or a family member worked at National Gypsum’s Charlotte North Carolina headquarters or Gold Bond corporate offices — or any other National Gypsum Gold Bond site — and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim.

The National Gypsum Company (NGC) Asbestos Settlement Trust provides compensation for Gold Bond asbestos-injury claims.

Free, confidential case evaluation: Speak with O’Brien Law Firm — (314) 936-2956