Limestone (CaCO₃)

Essential mineral for cement, construction, agriculture, and industrial applications

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Key industries

Construction

Construction

Oil and gas

Oil & Gas

Paints and coatings

Paints & Coatings

Plastics

Plastics

Steel

Steel

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Primary uses

  • Primary raw material for cement, lime, and construction chemicals
  • Filler and pH-control mineral across paints, plastics, paper, and FMCG
  • Flux and desulphurising agent in steel; bridging additive in oilfield fluids

Construction

  • Feedstock for clinker, lime, and construction compounds
  • Used in soil stabilisation and as aggregate
  • Consistent CaCO₃ chemistry for large-volume supply
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Characteristics

  • Abundant, consistent calcium carbonate source
  • Controlled chemistry with low magnesium in glass-grade lots
  • Available from coarse aggregate to micronized filler

Construction

  • Reliable large-tonnage supply for cement and infrastructure
  • Stable performance in cementitious systems
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Key properties

  • Specific gravity ~2.7
  • Alkaline character
  • Decomposes to lime on heating
  • Low cost and high availability
  • Particle size tunable from aggregate to micronized filler

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