Agri-food
Lime increases the pH of acidic soil, reducing its acidity and increasing its alkalinity. It provides a source of calcium for plants and improves water penetration in acidic soils. It also helps increase the uptake of major plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) for plants growing in acidic soil.
Other Markets & Applications
Steel is used in buildings, infrastructure, tools, ships, trains, cars, machinery, and electrical appliances. Lime is an essential element for the purification of metal products. The metal production process cannot…
Lime is a basic building material used primarily as mortar in construction. Lime is also used in steel production to remove impurities. The stabilization of soil for the construction of…
Lime is a basic industrial chemical used as a component in many other chemical processes. It is also used as a neutralizing agent in the production of chrome chemicals (dichromate);…
Lime is a key component in several nonferrous metal applications. Both quicklime and hydrated lime are widely used in the flotation or recovery of many nonferrous metal ores. Specifically, in…
Lime absorbs and neutralizes sulfur oxides from gases, helping to prevent acid rain and reduce emissions of hazardous air pollutants, including mercury. Lime is vital for municipalities that use it…
