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Latest trends in the lime industry

Lime plant and quarry in Northern Gotland Nordkalk
Lime plant and quarry in Northern Gotland
Nordkalk
1 Lime production by industry OneStone Research
1 Lime production by industry
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2 Lime production by product OneStone Research
2 Lime production by product
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3 Lime production by application OneStone Research
3 Lime production by application
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4 Lime production by major countries OneStone Research
4 Lime production by major countries
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5 Top quicklime exporters 2015 UN Comtrade
5 Top quicklime exporters 2015
UN Comtrade
6 Market shares of major producers by capacity 2017 OneStone Research
6 Market shares of major producers by capacity 2017
OneStone Research
7 Carmeuse Majan lime plant in Oman Carmeuse
7 Carmeuse Majan lime plant in Oman
Carmeuse
8 Lime plant in Germany Fels Werke
8 Lime plant in Germany
Fels Werke
9 Leube lime plant in Austria Leube Baustoffe
9 Leube lime plant in Austria
Leube Baustoffe
10 Lime production by the EU28 Eurostat
10 Lime production by the EU28
Eurostat
11 Breakdown of lime production Eurostat
11 Breakdown of lime production
Eurostat
12 TOP5 EU countries in the segments Eurostat
12 TOP5 EU countries in the segments
Eurostat
13 Operational kilns in EU28 in 2017 OneStone Research
13 Operational kilns in EU28 in 2017
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14 Twin shaft kilns Cimprogetti
14 Twin shaft kilns
Cimprogetti
15 PFR kilns in Mexico Maerz
15 PFR kilns in Mexico
Maerz
16 Double shaft kilns in Vietnam 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,...

TEXT Dr Joachim Harder, OneStone Consulting S.L., Barcelona/Spain

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