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Latest trends in the lime industry

Nordkalk

Lime plant and quarry in Northern Gotland

Nordkalk

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1 Lime production by industry

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2 Lime production by product

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3 Lime production by application

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4 Lime production by major countries

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UN Comtrade

5 Top quicklime exporters 2015

UN Comtrade

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6 Market shares of major producers by capacity 2017

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Carmeuse

7 Carmeuse Majan lime plant in Oman

Carmeuse

Fels Werke

8 Lime plant in Germany

Fels Werke

Leube Baustoffe

9 Leube lime plant in Austria

Leube Baustoffe

Eurostat

10 Lime production by the EU28

Eurostat

11 Breakdown of lime production

Eurostat

12 TOP5 EU countries in the segments

Eurostat

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13 Operational kilns in EU28 in 2017

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Cimprogetti

14 Twin shaft kilns

Cimprogetti

Maerz

15 PFR kilns in Mexico

Maerz

SIC

16 Double shaft kilns in Vietnam

SIC

The lime industry is a 21 US$ billion business. Further growth depends largely on the development of the major application sectors, such as the steel and construction industries. There are only a very few global players. Not much information is getting outside from these houses. However, the industry is not static at all. The article provides insights into the market and latest industry trends.

1 Introduction

Lime is a versatile high-quality product used in different applications such as environmental, metallurgical, construction, and chemical/industrial applications, and more [1]. Calcium oxide (quicklime, burnt lime, or unslaked lime) is produced by burning limestone in a kiln at temperatures above 900°C. By grinding quicklime and adding water, the calcium oxide is transformed into calcium hydroxide, which is either supplied as hydrated lime (powder) or as slaked lime. Globally, in 2017, about 335 million t (Mt/a) of lime (quicklime, hydrated lime, slaked lime) were produced,...