Removing all Eternit asbestos in Flanders requires €100 million annually over 20 years
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The removal cost to get rid of all Eternit’s asbestos – which can cause lung diseases and cancer when fibres are released – in Flanders would exceed €100 million every year for the next two decades.
Last weekend, Flemish Environment Minister Zuhal Demir confirmed she has set her sights on holding to account Eternit (now Etex), which made its fame and fortune last century by producing asbestos cement products. It knew about this risk for decades but minimised the dangers of its products, lobbied against restrictive legislation and swept any damaging information under the rug.
