NARCO asbestos trust: payment percentage and values
For every approved claim, the NARCO Asbestos Trust pays 100% of the fixed amount for each disease.
- Value for mesothelioma
- $75,000
- Portion paid today
- 100%
- Amount a mesothelioma claim receives
- $75,000
While the trust's claim rules define amounts for other diseases, the payment list this page uses publishes only the mesothelioma amount.
Record for the NARCO trust
| Status | Active, paying claims |
|---|---|
| Company behind it | North American Refractories Company |
| Net assets | $1.26 billion, as of December 31, 2025 |
| Set up | 2013 |
| Bankruptcy case | No. 02-20198 |
| Court | U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Pennsylvania |
| Claims handled by | Delaware Claims Processing Facility (DCPF) |
| Other trusts' rates | Asbestos trust fund list |
| Trust website | The NARCO trust's own site |
Ask whether a claim fits the NARCO trust and the other trusts in the work history.
Goods produced by North American Refractories Company
| fireclay products | silica bricks |
| blast furnace bricks | roof bricks |
| brake pads | Narcolite Refractory Cement |
| Staz-On Insulating Cement | Narcogun |
To file a claim, show proof the person worked with or near these items.
Submitting claims to the NARCO trust
- Obtain a written diagnosis from a doctor, backed by an exam or pathology report.
- Collect records showing the person worked around or with company products, like sales, construction, or job files.
- The Delaware Claims Processing Facility (DCPF) handles claims to the NARCO trust and runs the Trust Online filing system. Use the trust form and attach those records.
- Because each trust pays only a share, file with other trusts in the work history at once.
Other trusts that paid for furnaces and boilers
| Trust | Share paid today | Mesothelioma claim pays now |
|---|---|---|
| Combustion Engineering | 15.3% | $11,475 |
| Hercules Chemical | 2% | $1,400 |
| Babcock & Wilcox | 4.3% | $3,870 |
| Burns and Roe | 36.87% | $22,122 |
Data comes from scheduled values at mesotheliomalawyercenter.org, products at gorilaw.com, and trust record at AsbestosTrusts.org (CC BY 4.0), updated monthly.