In the 1960s, Boise operated concrete plants, plastic manufacturing plants, textiles and sand and gravel companies. In 1970 Boise’s current headquarters were built. However, with the promotion of John Ferry as Boise’s new CEO in 1972, Boise returned to its main operation of building materials and paper products.

Employees at Boise’s plants, as well as construction workers, and other laborers and users of Boise products were at risk of exposure to asbestos. Asbestos insulated equipment throughout Boise plants, such as pumps, pipes and valves.  Additionally, Boise products, such as insulating paper, wood products, laminate flooring, boards and paper products contained asbestos. Anyone who worked with, installed, or repaired Boise asbestos-containing products is at risk of asbestos exposure.

Library of Congress photo – see #1 below

The attorneys at Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC have gathered a vast amount of information about the type and variety of asbestos-containing products manufactured by Boise Cascade Corporation. If you or a loved one were exposed to a product asbestos at Boise Cascade Corporation or as a result of using Boise products, and have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer, we urge you to contact us regarding your legal rights.

Library of Congress Photo, See #2 below

1. United States Office For Emergency Management. Lumber manufacture. Boise Payette Lumber Company, Boise, Idaho. Semi-finished boards on the automatic unloader which feeds then into the automatic planner for the finished operation. June. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017690059/>.      

2. United States Office For Emergency Management. Lumber manufacture. Boise Payette Lumber Company, Boise, Idaho. This fast speed planner finishes about 350 feet of Ponderosa pine boards per minute. Many of these boards are helping to build cantonments and barracks as well as supplying ammunition cases. June. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2017690060/>.