
The global Lime market size is predicted to grow from US$ 27890 million in 2025 to US$ 30780 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 1.7% from 2025 to 2031.
Lime is a general term for various naturally occurring minerals and materials derived from them in which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides of calcium predominate.
These materials are used in large quantities as building and engineering materials, and as chemical feedstocks, among other uses.
In the report, it covers Quick Lime and Hydrated Lime.
The global Lime market is led by China, capturing about 65% of global Lime production. Europe is the second-largest region-wise market with 6% of production share.
At present, the major manufacturers of Lime are Graymont, Lhoist, USLM, Carmeuse, Tangshan Gangyuan, Hebei Longfengshan, etc. Graymont is the world leader, holding 1.1% production market share.
In application, Lime downstream is wide and recently Lime has acquired increasing significance in various fields of Chemical and Industrial, Metallurgical, Construction, Environmental and others. Globally, the Lime market is mainly driven by growing demand for Metallurgical which accounts for nearly 42% of total downstream consumption of Lime.
The “Lime Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Lime sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Lime sales for 2025 through 2031. With Lime sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Lime industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Lime landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Lime portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Lime market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Lime and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Lime.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Lime market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Quick Lime
Hydrated Lime
Segmentation by Application:
Chemical and Industrial
Metallurgical
Construction
Environmental
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Graymont
Lhoist
USLM
Carmeuse
Mississippi Lime
Pete Lien & Sons
Valley Minerals
Imerys
Martin Marietta
Unimin
Cheney Lime & Cement
Greer Lime
Tangshan Gangyuan
Hebei Longfengshan
Huangshi Chenjiashan
Shousteel Lujiashan
Huangshi Xinye Calcium
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Lime market?
What factors are driving Lime market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Lime market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Lime break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Lime Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Lime by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Lime by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Lime Segment by Type
2.2.1 Quick Lime
2.2.2 Hydrated Lime
2.3 Lime Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Lime Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Lime Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Lime Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Lime Segment by Application
2.4.1 Chemical and Industrial
2.4.2 Metallurgical
2.4.3 Construction
2.4.4 Environmental
2.4.5 Others
2.5 Lime Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Lime Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Lime Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Lime Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Lime Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Lime Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Lime Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Lime Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Lime Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Lime Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Lime Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Lime Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Lime Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Lime Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Lime by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Lime Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Lime Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Lime Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Lime Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Lime Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Lime Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Lime Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Lime Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Lime Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Lime Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Lime Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Lime Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Lime Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Lime Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Lime Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Lime Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Lime Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Lime Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Lime Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Lime Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Lime by Country
7.1.1 Europe Lime Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Lime Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Lime Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Lime Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Lime by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Lime Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Lime Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Lime Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Lime Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Lime
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Lime
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Lime
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Lime Distributors
11.3 Lime Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Lime by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Lime Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Lime Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Lime Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Lime Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Lime Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Graymont
13.1.1 Graymont Company Information
13.1.2 Graymont Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Graymont Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Graymont Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Graymont Latest Developments
13.2 Lhoist
13.2.1 Lhoist Company Information
13.2.2 Lhoist Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Lhoist Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Lhoist Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Lhoist Latest Developments
13.3 USLM
13.3.1 USLM Company Information
13.3.2 USLM Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 USLM Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 USLM Main Business Overview
13.3.5 USLM Latest Developments
13.4 Carmeuse
13.4.1 Carmeuse Company Information
13.4.2 Carmeuse Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Carmeuse Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Carmeuse Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Carmeuse Latest Developments
13.5 Mississippi Lime
13.5.1 Mississippi Lime Company Information
13.5.2 Mississippi Lime Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Mississippi Lime Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Mississippi Lime Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Mississippi Lime Latest Developments
13.6 Pete Lien & Sons
13.6.1 Pete Lien & Sons Company Information
13.6.2 Pete Lien & Sons Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Pete Lien & Sons Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Pete Lien & Sons Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Pete Lien & Sons Latest Developments
13.7 Valley Minerals
13.7.1 Valley Minerals Company Information
13.7.2 Valley Minerals Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Valley Minerals Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 Valley Minerals Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Valley Minerals Latest Developments
13.8 Imerys
13.8.1 Imerys Company Information
13.8.2 Imerys Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Imerys Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Imerys Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Imerys Latest Developments
13.9 Martin Marietta
13.9.1 Martin Marietta Company Information
13.9.2 Martin Marietta Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Martin Marietta Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Martin Marietta Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Martin Marietta Latest Developments
13.10 Unimin
13.10.1 Unimin Company Information
13.10.2 Unimin Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Unimin Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Unimin Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Unimin Latest Developments
13.11 Cheney Lime & Cement
13.11.1 Cheney Lime & Cement Company Information
13.11.2 Cheney Lime & Cement Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 Cheney Lime & Cement Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 Cheney Lime & Cement Main Business Overview
13.11.5 Cheney Lime & Cement Latest Developments
13.12 Greer Lime
13.12.1 Greer Lime Company Information
13.12.2 Greer Lime Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.12.3 Greer Lime Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.12.4 Greer Lime Main Business Overview
13.12.5 Greer Lime Latest Developments
13.13 Tangshan Gangyuan
13.13.1 Tangshan Gangyuan Company Information
13.13.2 Tangshan Gangyuan Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.13.3 Tangshan Gangyuan Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.13.4 Tangshan Gangyuan Main Business Overview
13.13.5 Tangshan Gangyuan Latest Developments
13.14 Hebei Longfengshan
13.14.1 Hebei Longfengshan Company Information
13.14.2 Hebei Longfengshan Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.14.3 Hebei Longfengshan Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.14.4 Hebei Longfengshan Main Business Overview
13.14.5 Hebei Longfengshan Latest Developments
13.15 Huangshi Chenjiashan
13.15.1 Huangshi Chenjiashan Company Information
13.15.2 Huangshi Chenjiashan Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.15.3 Huangshi Chenjiashan Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.15.4 Huangshi Chenjiashan Main Business Overview
13.15.5 Huangshi Chenjiashan Latest Developments
13.16 Shousteel Lujiashan
13.16.1 Shousteel Lujiashan Company Information
13.16.2 Shousteel Lujiashan Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.16.3 Shousteel Lujiashan Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.16.4 Shousteel Lujiashan Main Business Overview
13.16.5 Shousteel Lujiashan Latest Developments
13.17 Huangshi Xinye Calcium
13.17.1 Huangshi Xinye Calcium Company Information
13.17.2 Huangshi Xinye Calcium Lime Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.17.3 Huangshi Xinye Calcium Lime Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.17.4 Huangshi Xinye Calcium Main Business Overview
13.17.5 Huangshi Xinye Calcium Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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