A media statement released by Knauf on January 9, 2009 concludes The company is conducting a thorough investigation and cooperating with builders that have contacted it. Studies and testing by nationally recognized experts are ongoing. The testing has confirmed that copper has blackened and may be caused by low levels of naturally occurring sulfur gases. [...]
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Tainted Drywall Update: 1/16/2009
January 16th, 2009 · No Comments
Just Follow the Links
January 15th, 2009 · 6 Comments
In the last four days I have posted twice about the toxic drywall problems in southwest Florida, which have been traced back to Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. Ltd. And yes, that’s Tianjin, China, Beichen District to be specific. (See here and here or just scroll down the page.) If you’d like to see how this [...]
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More on the Florida/Tianjin Suspect Drywall
January 14th, 2009 · No Comments
The drywall problem in southwest Florida that has been traced back to Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. Ltd. of China continues to grow. A January 14, 2009 story by Mary Wozniak in the Fort Myers, FL News-Press raises the possibility that the suspect wallboard may have been used in the construction of three charter schools in [...]
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Another Chinese Product Problem: Drywall
January 11th, 2009 · 7 Comments
The latest Chinese product flap is coming from Florida, and it centers on a plasterboard company in Tianjin, the Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. LTD., part of Knauf, a Germany-based multinational supplier of building materials. According to a story in the Fort Myers, FL News-Press by Mary Wozniak there have been 50 complaints of drywall from [...]