Was Holnam / Holcim US / Ideal Cement — asbestos documented in litigation?

Holnam / Holcim US / Ideal Cement — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Holnam / Holcim US / Ideal Cement — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Holnam / Holcim US / Ideal Cement — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Industrial-Furnaces

Holnam / Holcim US / Ideal Cement U.S. Portland Cement Manufacturing Plants

⚖ Litigation RecordAsbestos era through 1980sAsbestos refractory and block insulation on kilns and preheater towers; asbestos pipe covering; asbestos electrical insulation; asbestos plant infrastructure

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Premises Description

Holnam Inc. — the U.S. subsidiary of Holcim Ltd. (Swiss cement major, today Holcim Group) — assembled its U.S. operations through the 1980s-2000s by acquisition of numerous historic U.S. cement majors including Ideal Cement Company (founded 1902) and other regional cement producers. Today Holcim US operates a major U.S. portland cement network. Historic asbestos-era Holnam / Ideal / Holcim U.S. plants included:

Ada OK, Fort Collins CO, Trident MT, Devil’s Slide UT, Seattle WA — historic Ideal Cement plants
Ada OK, Clarksville MO, Bloomsdale MO, Theodore AL, Portland CO — additional operations
Midlothian TX, Holly Hill SC, Devil’s Slide UT — Holcim-era operations

Portland cement manufacturing through the asbestos era was among the most asbestos-intensive heavy-industry processes documented in U.S. asbestos litigation — cement kilns operating at ~1450°C were specified with extensive asbestos refractory, kiln-shell insulation, and asbestos pipe covering on preheater-tower process piping.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Holnam / Holcim US / Ideal Cement — as premises owner — exposed cement-plant workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Holnam / Holcim US / Ideal Cement has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Cement-plant operators and maintenance workers
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) insulating Holnam / Ideal kilns and preheater towers
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building and repairing cement-plant equipment
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working cement-plant capital projects
Construction-trade workforces on cement-plant capital projects

If You Worked at a Holnam / Ideal Cement / Holcim Plant

If you worked at a Holnam Inc., Ideal Cement Company, or Holcim US portland cement manufacturing plant during the asbestos era — as an employee or as a dispatched contractor trade worker — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameHolnam / Holcim US / Ideal Cement U.S. Portland Cement Manufacturing Plants

Years ProducedAsbestos era through 1980s

Asbestos ContentAsbestos refractory and block insulation on kilns and preheater towers; asbestos pipe covering; asbestos electrical insulation; asbestos plant infrastructure

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Cement workersInsulatorsBoilermakersRefinery pipefitters

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