> There once was a miracle material "Was"? Here on HN we do sometimes forget about "the rest of the world" don't we? Asbestos is still mined in Russia, Kaza

> There once was a miracle material "Was"? Here on HN we do sometimes forget about "the rest of the world" don't we? Asbestos is still mined in Russia, Kazakhstan, Brazil and China[0] and is still widely used in India[1], which imports more than any other country. [0] https://www.statista.com/statistics/264923/world-mine-production-of-asbestos/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/264923/world-mine-produc... [1] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/dec/19/we-are-all-exposed-to-it-the-human-face-of-indias-asbestos-timebomb https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/dec/19/w...