Carmeuse Lime

With over 150 years in business, Carmeuse Lime & Stone, is a leading producer of high calcium and dolomitic lime, chemical grade limestone and crushed limestone aggregate products that are a vital part of important industries in steel manufacturing, energy, environmental services, and construction.

Carmeuse products make steel stronger, air cleaner, water more pure and roadways last longer—they are a vital ingredient in the materials that build and renew infrastructure around the world.

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in North America, Carmeuse operates 28 production facilities, staffed by up to 2000 employees who are driven by a passion for success, quality, efficiency and respect for the environment.

As a family owned business located in Louvain la Neuve, Belgium, Carmeuse is led and guided by its strong values and principles that have been handed down from generation to generation and the company maintains an international presence than spans Western, Central, and Eastern Europe and Asia, as well as it presence here in North America.

PRODUCTS

Made from high quality, natural deposits of limestone, and meeting exacting chemical and physical properties, Carmeuse has a broad range of lime and limestone products that provide high-performance, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly attributes and benefits for a broad range of industrial applications.

Carmeuse’s baseline of products and their corresponding industrial applications include:

Quicklime (Calcium Oxide) :
See: Steel Making, FGD, Construction, Masonry & Mortars, Water Treatment, Chemical Processes, Mining Industry, Paper, Pulp and PCC, Remediation of Sludges and Wastes and Glass Manufacturing

Chemical Grade Limestone
See: Steel Making and FGD

Crushed Limestone Aggregate
See: Construction

Milled Limestone
See: Roofing Shingles, Animal Feeds, FGT, Glass Manufacturing, Carpet Manufacturing, Coal Mining, Construction and Oil and Gas

CARMEUSE’S SPECIALIZED PRODUCT BRANDS

Through a strong focus and commitment to provide high-performance, cost-effective, and environmental solutions for its customers, Carmeuse is always developing products for specialized applications. Among its more popularly used product brands, Carmeuse offers:

INJECTOLIME® -- small particles of quality dolomitic lime and high calcium lime delivered into the molten slag/metal interface using state-of-the-art injection technology in the steel industry. These particles quickly dissolve providing the steelmaker very responsive control of slag chemistry.

FERRODOLIME® -- a dolomitic pebble lime encapsulated with
iron oxide coating that reduces breakage during mechanical handling at the steel plant, and provides cost-effective and environmental benefits.

PREMIACAL® -- an engineered limestone that is a cost-effective, high-performance additive designed to improve the quality and processing of concrete. PREMIACAL® is ideal to use in Self-Consolidating Concrete (SCC) mix for optimal performance, improved appearance and increased cost savings.

ENVIROLIME® -- a composition of limestone, lime, silica and coal flyash as a co-product generated during the production of lime. ENVIROLIME® is a highly reactive and reliable product for many applications such as an additive in asphalt and for soil stabilization and modification.

MIRACLE MORTA-LOK® -- preferred by professionals, a Type “S” mason’s hydrated lime with high elasticity, durability, water resistance, efflorescence control and workability.

MIRACLE E-Z SPREAD® -- an air-entrained Type SA hydrated masonry-stucco lime that adds elasticity and plasticity to mix and meets all national specifications including ASTM, UBC, BOCA, and SBCC.

FUSITE® -- a granular refractory dolomite with high resistance to heat to protect EAF refractory units resulting in greater technical performance and product quality.

DOLOPEL® -- a high density dolomite used for the production of refractory bricks.

DRYOX® -- typically used in the construction industry, an economical lime product for the remediation of soils, wastes and sludges.

SERVICES

Recognized as a leader in the lime and limestone industry, Carmeuse provides reliable, world class support from the moment you first meet us, through our production facilities, and to your plant or project.

At Carmeuse, our company works as a TEAM with each other and with YOU to assure you‘ll realize the high-performance, cost-effective, and environmental benefits from using lime and limestone.

The entire Carmeuse Sales team, Production and Operations Specialist, Technology Center, and Supply Chain and Customer Service Departments all work closely as a unit, in order to:

Analyze your situation and empower you with essential information
Help you make good purchasing decisions relative to your needs
Train you in best practices towards the end-use of our products and related technology
Provide on-time delivery on a consistent, reliable basis
Answer all of your questions from a wealth of knowledge and expertise
Provide you with “Solutions”