Asbestos?

[Ingemar Andersson]

Is there asbestos in these pipes? I guess there is, does anyone know?

 

[TheGame]

Guessing the same
Assuming that's what it is, I say

 

[nino]

is there anything written on them?

 

[Plutus]

Difficult to know since early fibercement could contain asbestos fibers but most did not.

 

[Ingemar Andersson]

Lomma eternit 411100
If I interpret correctly.

 

[Ingemar Andersson]

Googled it now, seems to be asbestos in their products

 

[Demmpa]

Eternit usually (always?) contains asbestos.
Asbestos was used as reinforcement in the same way that fiberglass is used for, for example, (fiberglass) plastic boats.

 

[academia]

Eternit usually (always?) contains asbestos. Asbestos was used as reinforcement in the same way that fiberglass is used in, for example, (fiberglass) plastic boats.

Yes, older eternit always contains asbestos, which constituted the reinforcement in the cement (about 10% asbestos, 90% cement). The patent was specifically for cement with asbestos. If other manufacturers wanted to use the eternit brand (e.g., Lomma), it was, of course, on the condition that the cement was reinforced in that way.

Eternit as a brand still exists, but asbestos has no longer been used as reinforcement in new production since 1993.
Source: http://www.eternit.at/9935.0.html