Asbestos products

More than 3,000 products used in Australia are known to have contained asbestos. Most of these products were in the building industry.

Reputed trade names for asbestos containing building products made by James Hardie & Coy Ltd and Wunderlich Limited:

Flat, profiled and grained sheets containing asbestos

James Hardie
Hardiflex (external)
Hardiflex (striated)
Versilux (pre 1977)
Villaboard (post 1977)
Highline
Shadowline
Coverline
Log Cabin
Weatherboard

Wunderlich
Duraflex
Durabestos Moulded Wall panelling
Wunderflex
Versilux
Durawall N
Durawall S
Rib Wall
Log Cabin
Weatherboard
Villaboard
Versilux

Coloured and patterned sheets containing asbestos

James Hardie
Hardigrain (Colours: mountain ash, blackwood wood grain) Duradec
Colorbord (plain colours) 
Tilux (patterned) 
Hardipanel (stucco, fiesta, sierra) 
Hardiglaze

Wunderlich
Duradec

Corrugated sheets containing asbestos

James Hardie
Super 6
Standard corrugated

Wunderlich
Old style corrugated
New deep corrugated
Standard corrugated

Compressed sheets containing asbestos

James Hardie
Compressed AC (6, 9, 12, 18 & 24 mm)

Underlay containing asbestos

James Hardie
Ceramic tile underlay
Vinyl & cork underlay

Weatherboarding containing asbestos

James Hardie
Hardiplank smooth 
Hardiplank wood grain 
Hardiplank cross cut 
Hardiplank rusticated 
Hardiplank old style 
Hardiplank weatherboard

Wunderlich
Wunderplank smooth

Note: this is a list of the common products only; it is not a full list.

If you're dealing with asbestos exposure, talk to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers today to find out how we can help you. We have offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Darwin and throughout Australia.