While asbestos was used as a "stand alone" product in a variety of applications, the combination of asbestos and cement surfaced in the 1900s in the United Sates, and was perceived as an innovation on the building material sector. Asbestos cement products found use in many different areas, because manufacturers wanted to take advantage of its remarkable durability, resistance to heat and fire. Further to that, it was easy to process, form and install. Although, nowadays when people think of a...