Holcim (US) Inc. v. ACMS Group, Inc.

── Holcim (US) Inc. v. ACMS Group, Inc. ── Case No.: 24A-PL-02458 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 10, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Lake Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur In August of 1902, the Mill was constructed in East Chicago for the purpose of steel production. The production of steel involves heating raw iron ore to high temperatures in a blast furnace, generating a byproduct called slag. In 2001, a company that is now part of Holcim negotiated with the former owner of the Mill to process the slag produced by blast furnace number seven (“No. 7”) with a machine called a slag granulator for use in cement production.