WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A North Carolina resin manufacturer and its affiliates that have been named in numerous asbestos lawsuits have filed for protection under Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to address its current and future asbestos liability.

Reichhold Holdings US, Inc. voluntarily filed its petition for relief on Sept. 30 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

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