Carmeuse Holding, based in Luxembourg, found its origin in Carmeuse S.A., in 1860 in Liege, Belgium. The Carmeuse Group is an organization with operations in 13 countries, with 90 production facilities, 5,000 employees, and production of more than 13 million tons of lime and 33 million tons of limestone and aggregates annually.
Limestone products include:
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High-grade limestone
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Limestone aggregate
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Quarry stone
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Crushed limestone
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Finely ground limestone
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Micronised limestone
Lime products include:
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Quicklime (calcium oxide)
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Hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide)
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Dolomitic lime (calcium and magnesium oxide)
The Carmeuse Group honors a strong commitment to the preservation of the environment. Lime itself has an integral role in a variety of environmental preservation applications including flue gas desulfurization, waste treatment, and water treatment. The Carmeuse Group adopts and promotes a company wide philosophy that limestone is only ‘borrowed' from nature. The company makes every effort to minimally disrupt sites where raw material is extracted from and afterwards contributes to the restoration processes by replanting trees and creating lakes and ponds to preserve the natural environment for future generations.
Worldwide markets include:
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Metallurgy and Glass Manufacturing
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The Steel Industry
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Non Ferrous Metallurgy
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Glass Manufacturing
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Building and Construction
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Fillers and Bleaching Agents
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Paper Industry
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Paints, dyes, varnishes and coatings
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Carpeting, rubber and plastics
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Environmental Protection
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Agricultural and Food Industry
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Chemistry
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Alkaline reagent
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Pharmaceutical products
