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BLA Conference - Lime in Road Solutions, November 2017. More → | Learn more about the uses of lime. More → | Find out about how lime is made, lime in your home and much more! → | Lime is a fundamental but often unseen ingredient for many key UK industries. Download PDF ↓ |
British Lime Association’s Sustainable Development Report Emphasises the Important Contribution of the UK Lime Sector in Challenging TimesThe 2020 British Lime Association (BLA) Sustainable Development Report sets out the sector’s performance during 2019 but highlights that 2020 has been a year of significant change and we will not know the impact on performance until 2021 when data is available. BLA Members continued operations during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, as lime is an essential product for the provision of safe drinking water and treatment of wastewater and for several important manufacturing industries, including steel and plastics that are used to produce goods critical to combating COVID-19. Lime is also used to clean emissions from waste incinerators, energy from waste plants and other large combustion plants. Striving to be good neighbours, BLA Members and Associate Members routinely engage with their local communities, making an active contribution through formal volunteering, and by encouraging informal staff-organised charitable activities. BLA Members have appreciated the recognition and support from their local communities during the COVID-19 outbreak, which has helped them to continue delivering this essential and versatile material.
Commenting on the sector performance, Dr Rebecca Hooper, Director of the BLA said: “2019 showed ongoing, solid performance by the BLA Members, and 2020 has shown that continued UK lime production is essential to support a healthy society. We are proud of our members for maintaining COVID-safe operations during 2020 and the contribution they have made to critical services during the pandemic. Without doubt, 2021 will bring new challenges as we transition away from the European Union, and make progress towards net zero carbon emissions.” Representing the UK Lime IndustryThe UK lime industry provides the hidden ingredient for the essential products in everyday life. Lime is used for anything from drinking water purification and iron and steel manufacture to environmental remediation and emissions cleansing. There are two types of lime manufactured in the UK, which are high calcium lime (quicklime, hydrated or slaked lime) and Dolomitic Lime. Around 2 million tonnes of lime is produced every year, which is made from quarried limestone or chalk. The British Lime Association (BLA) represents the three major UK manufacturers of lime; Lhoist UK, Singleton Birch Ltd and Tarmac. The BLA is part of the Mineral Products Association, the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension stone, lime, mortar and silica sand industries www.mineralproducts.org. |
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BLA is part of the Mineral Products Association, the trade association for the Aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, lime, mortar and silica sand industries. www.mineralproducts.org |
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