Cement & Steel Materials

Limestone

Commodity Profile

Limestone

High-grade Calcium Carbonate (Limestone) is essential as a raw mix feed in cement manufacture and as an indispensable purifying fluxing agent in metallurgical blast furnaces.

Sourcing & Shipping Logistics
Aggregated from mines in Rajasthan (India), Vietnam, and the UAE. Shipped in Handymax and Supramax configurations directly to steelworks and cement grinding plants across Asia.
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Typical Technical Specifications

Quality Parameter Guaranteed Range / Value
Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) 92.0% - 95.0% Min
Calcium Oxide (CaO) 51.0% - 53.0% Min
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) 1.5% - 2.5% Max
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3) 0.8% - 1.2% Max
Iron Oxide (Fe2O3) 0.4% - 0.6% Max
Magnesium Oxide (MgO) 1.5% Max
Loss on Ignition (LOI) 41.5% - 43.0%
Lump Sizing (Steel Flux) 10mm - 40mm / 40mm - 80mm
Fine Sizing (Cement Feed) 0mm - 10mm

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