Once one of the three largest steel companies in the United States, LTV Steel owned numerous manufacturing plants and foundries in several states. Its holdings included plants and factories in Chicago, Cleveland, Hennepin, Aliquippa, Columbus and Wallbridge. The main business of LTV Steel was the processing and manufacture of rolled and flat steel products, including sheet metal, pipes and tubular steel products. LTV Steel products were used in the automotive industry, as well as in construction, agriculture, transportation and manufacturing.

Founded in 1947, LTV Steel grew through a series of acquisitions from a small electrical contracting firm into a steel-manufacturing conglomerate. For more information about the company, please see LTV Steel History.

Over the course of 54 years of operation, the company employed thousands of workers in manufacturing, fabrication and foundry work. Those who worked in the steel factories and foundries were often exposed to asbestos in many different ways.

Asbestos was used in coatings applied to fabricated steel products, worked into the steel to temper it and make it more resistant to heat and used in manufacturing processes. In addition, asbestos was used as insulation around boilers, furnaces, pipes and ducts in the factories. It may have been used in manufacturing equipment and tools. Most ironically, many workers were exposed to asbestos by the very safety equipment and clothing that was supposed to protect them from injury. For more information about asbestos and asbestos exposure, please see Asbestos and Occupations at Risk of Asbestos Exposure.

LTV Steel filed for bankruptcy for a second time in 2000. As part of the company's reorganization, the company divested itself of all their holdings. On December 17, 2001, LTV Steel ceased operations.

If you or someone you know worked at any of the steel mills, foundries, fabrication plants or other facilities owned by LTV Steel, you may have been exposed to asbestos on the job. Asbestos is a hazardous substance that causes a range of illnesses when inhaled or ingested, including asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma. It is important that those who were exposed to asbestos make their doctors aware of the exposure in order to help their doctors in making an early diagnosis of asbestos-related diseases and illnesses. If you are suffering from mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease and worked at or for LTV Steel, you may also want to speak to an asbestos or mesothelioma lawyer about your rights to compensation for your illness and injury.

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