Lime Data Sheet Mineral Commodity Summaries 2020
Employment, mine and plant, number NA NA NA NA NA Net import reliance5 as a percentage of apparent consumption <1 <1 E E <1 Recycling: Large quantities of lime are regenerated by paper mills. Some municipal watertreatment plants regenerate lime from softening sludge. Quicklime is regenerated from waste hydrated lime in the carbide industry.