Plant Insulation asbestos trust: payment percentage and values
For each approved disease claim, the Plant Asbestos Settlement Trust pays 20% of the set amount.
- Share paid now
- 20%
Per disease, the Plant Insulation trust lists no fixed amount. The trust uses its case valuation matrix to price claims, setting a base value for every illness and applying the matrix's own multipliers.
Record for the Plant Insulation trust
| Status | Active, paying claims |
|---|---|
| Company behind it | Plant Insulation Company |
| Net assets | $148.8 million, as of December 31, 2025 |
| Set up | 2009 |
| Bankruptcy case | No. 95-46678 |
| Court | U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California |
| Claims handled by | Claims Processing Facility, Inc. (CPF) |
| Other trusts' rates | Asbestos trust fund list |
| Trust website | The Plant Insulation trust's own site |
Ask whether a claim fits the Plant Insulation trust and the other trusts in the work history.
What Plant Insulation Company makes
| Block insulation | Spray insulation |
| Insulation wrapping | Loose-fill insulation |
| Pabco pipe insulation | CalTemp block insulation |
| Fireproofing materials | |
Proof is required for a claim to show the person worked near or with these products.
Steps for filing a Plant Insulation trust claim
- Get a written diagnosis from a doctor, supported by an exam or pathology report.
- Collect records showing the person worked around or with company products, like sales, construction, or employment files.
- Claims Processing Facility, Inc. (CPF) manages claims for the Plant Insulation trust. Submit the claim on the specific form from the trust and attach those records.
- File with other trusts in your work history at the same time, since each pays only part of a claim.
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More trusts that paid for vermiculite and spray fireproofing
| Trust | Share paid today | Mesothelioma claim pays now |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Mineral Products | 32% | $3,200 |
| W. R. Grace | 30.1% | $54,180 |
| Thorpe Insulation | 58.6% | Valued case by case |
| Kaiser Gypsum | 62% | Valued case by case |
Sources: products from mesotheliomafund.com; trust data from AsbestosTrusts.org (CC BY 4.0), updated monthly.