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石灰石：市場佔有率分析、產業趨勢與統計、成長預測（2026-2031）

Limestone - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2026 - 2031)
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簡介目錄

預計到 2026 年，石灰石市場規模將達到 55.8 億噸，高於 2025 年的 53.8 億噸，預計到 2031 年將達到 67.1 億噸，2026 年至 2031 年的複合年成長率為 3.76%。

石灰石市場-IMG1

石灰石在鋼鐵助熔劑、水泥水泥熟料、排煙脫硫(FGD) 以及新興碳去除技術中不可替代的作用，支撐了其穩定成長。隨著鋼鐵生產商向氫基直接還原製程轉型，工業石灰應用持續推動需求成長，因為氫基直接還原製程每噸產品消耗的助熔劑更多。新興亞洲國家建設活動的活性化、煤炭依賴型經濟體日益嚴格的環境法規，以及直接空氣捕集試點計畫對更高品質產品的需求，都進一步推動了石灰石市場的成長。競爭格局主要體現在收購活動上，企業透過收購來確保長期開採權並整合下游加工業務，而更嚴格的採石場許可和不斷增加的碳排放稅負擔正在影響成本結構。

全球石灰石市場趨勢及展望

亞洲新興市場建築業超級週期推動了石灰石散裝需求。

印度、印尼、越南和柬埔寨加速推進的基礎設施項目使水泥窯接近滿載運轉率，推高了石灰石的需求，而石灰石約佔水泥原料的80%。由於石灰石從採石場到大型城市計劃上。然而，印度在拉賈斯坦邦、奧里薩邦和安得拉邦擁有豐富的石灰石蘊藏量，這繼續支撐著印度的成本優勢。

鋼鐵密集型能源轉型計劃推動熔劑需求

風力發電機基礎每兆瓦需要200-400噸鋼材，而隨著業者為追求更清潔的化學製程而提高鹼性氧氣轉爐和電弧爐的熔劑用量，石灰石的需求量也將隨之增加。氫基直接還原鐵（DRI-H2）製程需要額外消耗15-20%的熔劑來應對日益增多的脈石堆積。同時，用於大規模太陽能發電的太陽能級玻璃每兆瓦需要3-4噸源自石灰石的鈉鈣矽酸鹽。因此，即使鋼鐵業正向低碳發展路徑轉型，全球可再生能源的擴張（目標是到2030年達到11,000吉瓦）仍將繼續推動工業石灰的需求。

採石場環境影響和生物多樣性訴訟導致更嚴格的營運許可證制度

安大略省的《骨材資源法》要求進行多年的生態系統基準研究、地下水位建模以及礦山關閉後的修復保證，這使得生產前成本增加了礦山生命週期資本的8%至12%。昆士蘭州和加州的類似障礙將許可核准週期延長了兩年或更久，迫使規模較小的業者進行合併或剝離。取水許可證，例如朗克利夫公司申請將年取水量增加到35萬立方米，需要舉行公開聽證會和環境評估，這增加了時間和成本。位於棲息地豐富的地區的礦床面臨這些增加的法律風險，限制了優質石材的供應。

細分市場分析

截至2025年，工業石灰佔石灰石市場的65.92%。受歐盟和美國氫化直接還原鐵（DRI）測試活性化的推動，預計工業石灰在2031年之前仍將是石灰石市場的核心細分市場，預計複合年成長率（CAGR）為4.02%。化學石灰將繼續保持個位數的溫和成長，這主要得益於亞洲地區更嚴格的污水法規和強制性硫回收政策。由於替代接合材料的廣泛應用，建築石灰的需求將保持穩定，但耐火材料石灰預計將在細分市場擴張，這主要得益於電弧爐鋼包襯裡需求的成長。

綜合鋼鐵廠與採石場所有者之間的長期供應協議能夠穩定現金流，並保護大型礦業公司免受週期性現貨價格波動的影響。像Roist這樣的公司正在利用垂直整合的夥伴關係關係，透過與綠色鋼鐵開發商簽署合作備忘錄，供應經認證的低碳石灰，從而對沖碳排放稅風險。

石灰石報告按應用領域（工業石灰、化學石灰、建築石灰、耐火材料石灰）、終端用戶行業（造紙和紙漿、水處理、農業、塑膠、建築等）以及地區（亞太地區、北美、歐洲、南美、中東和非洲）進行細分。市場預測以噸為單位。

區域分析

預計到2025年，亞太地區將佔全球石灰石市場佔有率的71.62%，並在2031年之前以4.49%的複合年成長率成長。儘管柴油價格上漲，但拉賈斯坦邦、廣西和爪哇島豐富的陸上石灰石礦床仍使交付成本保持在較低水平。東南亞各國政府正在強制要求燃煤發電廠安裝排煙脫硫（FGD）系統，這增加了對特種石灰石的需求，而越南河南省和印尼南蘇門答臘省的當地採石場已開始供應這種石灰石。

在北美和歐洲，下游脫碳技術正在推動需求成長，創造出供應有限的高價值市場。 Greymont更名為「鈣基解決方案」以及Carmeuse的二氧化碳減排藍圖，都使區域領導企業在直接空氣脫碳（DAC）供應協議和波特蘭石灰石水泥擴產方面佔據有利地位。

在中東和非洲，隨著沙烏地阿拉伯擴大計劃的採石場許可證發放，以及埃及確立其作為海灣合作理事會沉澱碳酸鈣供應國的地位，石灰石市場成長正在加速。南美洲的發展將取決於巴西的基礎設施獎勵策略和阿根廷的政治穩定。印尼國營水泥生產商Semen Baturaja累計了2024年創紀錄的營收，反映出國內水泥需求強勁。

其他福利：

  • Excel格式的市場預測（ME）表
  • 3個月的分析師支持

目錄

第1章 引言

  • 研究假設和市場定義
  • 調查範圍

第2章調查方法

第3章執行摘要

第4章 市場情勢

  • 市場概覽
  • 市場促進因素
    • 亞洲新興市場建築業超級週期推動了對石灰石的巨大需求
    • 鋼鐵密集型能源轉型計劃（風能、太陽能、氫能）將促進助熔劑消費量。
    • 煤炭依賴型經濟體中的脫硫和其他環境法規
    • 利用高等級石灰石直接進行大氣和海洋二氧化碳礦化的試點項目
    • 生物基塑膠母粒生產商使用超細碳酸鈣填充材。
  • 市場限制
    • 採石場環境影響和生物多樣性訴訟導致更嚴格的營運許可證制度
    • 石灰窯排放的大量二氧化碳會帶來碳排放稅風險。
    • 工程石材和無機聚合物水泥正在蠶食裝飾性和普通矽酸鹽水泥（OPC）的需求。
  • 價值鏈分析
  • 波特五力模型
    • 供應商的議價能力
    • 買方的議價能力
    • 新進入者的威脅
    • 替代品的威脅
    • 競爭程度
  • 進出口趨勢
  • 價格趨勢

第5章 市場規模及成長預測（數量與以金額為準）

  • 透過使用
    • 工業石灰
    • 化學石灰
    • 建築石灰
    • 耐火石灰
  • 按最終用戶行業分類
    • 紙漿和造紙
    • 水處理
    • 農業
    • 塑膠
    • 建築/施工
    • 鋼鐵製造業及其他產業（包括能源業）
    • 其他終端用戶產業
  • 按地區
    • 亞太地區
      • 中國
      • 印度
      • 日本
      • 韓國
      • ASEAN
      • 亞太其他地區
    • 北美洲
      • 美國
      • 加拿大
      • 墨西哥
    • 歐洲
      • 德國
      • 英國
      • 法國
      • 義大利
      • 西班牙
      • 北歐國家
      • 俄羅斯
      • 其他歐洲地區
    • 南美洲
      • 巴西
      • 阿根廷
      • 哥倫比亞
    • 中東和非洲
      • 沙烏地阿拉伯
      • 南非
      • 其他中東和非洲地區

第6章 競爭情勢

  • 市場集中度
  • 策略趨勢
  • 市佔率（%）/排名分析
  • 公司簡介
    • ARGOS
    • CALCO-BOLIVIA
    • Caleras San Juan
    • CALIDRA
    • Calizas Huayco SA
    • CALMOSCORP
    • Calpar Limestone Trading Ltd.
    • Carmeuse
    • GCCP Resources Limited
    • Graymont Limited
    • Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.
    • Holcim
    • Imerys
    • JM Huber Corporation
    • Lhoist
    • Longcliffe Quarries Ltd
    • Minerals Technologies Inc
    • Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd
    • Okutama Kogyo Co. Ltd
    • Omya AG
    • SCHAEFER KALK GmbH Co. and AG

第7章 市場機會與未來展望

簡介目錄
Product Code: 52559

Limestone market size in 2026 is estimated at 5.58 Billion tons, growing from 2025 value of 5.38 Billion tons with 2031 projections showing 6.71 Billion tons, growing at 3.76% CAGR over 2026-2031.

Limestone - Market - IMG1

This steady rise is anchored in limestone's irreplaceable role in steel flux, cement clinker, flue-gas desulfurization (FGD), and emerging carbon-removal technologies. Industrial lime applications continue to dominate volume demand as steelmakers shift to hydrogen-based direct-reduction processes that consume more flux per ton of output. Construction activity in emerging Asia, stricter environmental regulations in coal-reliant economies, and premium-grade demand from direct-air-capture pilots add further momentum. Competitive activity centers on acquisitions that secure long-life quarries and integrate downstream processing, while tightening quarry permits and rising carbon-tax exposure shape cost structures.

Global Limestone Market Trends and Insights

Construction Super-cycle in Emerging Asia Drives Bulk Limestone Demand

Accelerated infrastructure programs across India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia keep cement kilns running near nameplate capacity, raising limestone pull-through because the mineral accounts for roughly 80% of cement feedstock. The short haul radius that quarry stone can travel economically, typically less than 200 km, concentrates supply risk near large urban projects. Nevertheless, abundant reserves in Rajasthan, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh continue to anchor India's cost advantage.

Steel-intensive Energy-transition Projects Boost Flux Consumption

Wind-turbine foundations require 200-400 tons of steel per megawatt, driving parallel limestone demand because steel flux rates in basic-oxygen and electric-arc furnaces rise as operators chase cleaner chemistries. Hydrogen-based direct-reduction iron (DRI-H2) flowsheets consume 15-20% more flux to manage increased gangue pickup, while solar-grade glass for utility-scale photovoltaics needs limestone-derived soda-lime silicates at 3-4 tons per megawatt. Global renewables expansion toward 11,000 GW by 2030 therefore keeps industrial lime volumes growing even as steel shifts to low-carbon pathways.

Quarry-footprint and Biodiversity Litigation Tighten Operating Licenses

Ontario's Aggregate Resources Act now requires multi-year ecological baselines, water-table modeling, and post-closure rehabilitation guarantees that lift pre-production costs by 8-12% of life-of-mine capital. Similar hurdles in Queensland and California extend approval cycles beyond two years, pressuring smaller operators to consolidate or divest. Water-abstraction permits, such as Longcliffe's request to boost intake to 350,000 m3/year, face public consultation and environmental scrutiny that add time and cost. Deposits situated in habitat-rich areas thus face rising legal risks, restricting supply of premium stone grades.

Other drivers and restraints analyzed in the detailed report include:

  1. Desulfurization Environmental Mandates in Coal-heavy Economies
  2. Ultra-fine CaCO3 in Bio-based Plastics
  3. High Process CO2 from Lime Kilns Invites Carbon-tax Exposure

For complete list of drivers and restraints, kindly check the Table Of Contents.

Segment Analysis

Industrial lime held 65.92% of limestone market share in 2025. Intensifying hydrogen-DRI trials in the EU and the U.S. underpin a 4.02% CAGR outlook, ensuring industrial lime remains the anchor of the limestone market through 2031. Chemical lime follows at mid-single-digit growth, fueled by stricter wastewater norms and sulfur-capture mandates in Asia. Construction lime volumes stay flat as alternative binders gain traction, while refractory grades show niche expansion tied to electric-arc furnace ladle linings.

Long-term supply contracts between integrated steel mills and quarry owners stabilize cash flow, insulating the largest miners from cyclical spot swings. Players such as Lhoist have signed memoranda with green-steel developers to deliver certified low-carbon lime, leveraging vertical partnerships to hedge against carbon taxes.

The Limestone Report is Segmented by Application (Industry Lime, Chemical Lime, Construction Lime, and Refractory Lime), End-User Industry (Paper and Pulp, Water Treatment, Agriculture, Plastics, Building and Construction, and More), and Geography (Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, South America, and Middle-East and Africa). The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Volume (Tons),

Geography Analysis

Asia-Pacific accounted for 71.62% of global limestone market share in 2025 and is poised for a 4.49% CAGR through 2031. Abundant on-shore deposits in Rajasthan, Guangxi, and Java keep delivered-cost curves low despite rising diesel prices. Southeast Asian governments mandate FGD retrofits on coal plants, adding specialized limestone demand that local quarries in Vietnam's Ha Nam and Indonesia's South Sumatra have begun to supply.

North America and Europe offer smaller volumes but higher value, driven by downstream decarbonization technologies. Graymont's rebrand toward "calcium-based solutions" and Carmeuse's CO2 road-map position regional leaders for DAC supply contracts and Portland Limestone Cement expansions.

The Middle East and Africa register accelerating limestone market growth as Saudi Arabia expands quarry licensing to feed giga-projects and Egypt positions itself as a GCC supplier of precipitated calcium carbonate. South America's trajectory hinges on Brazil's infrastructure stimulus and Argentina's political stability. Indonesian state-backed producer Semen Baturaja posted record 2024 earnings, reflecting strong domestic cement pull.

  1. ARGOS
  2. CALCO-BOLIVIA
  3. Caleras San Juan
  4. CALIDRA
  5. Calizas Huayco SA
  6. CALMOSCORP
  7. Calpar Limestone Trading Ltd.
  8. Carmeuse
  9. GCCP Resources Limited
  10. Graymont Limited
  11. Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.
  12. Holcim
  13. Imerys
  14. J.M. Huber Corporation
  15. Lhoist
  16. Longcliffe Quarries Ltd
  17. Minerals Technologies Inc
  18. Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd
  19. Okutama Kogyo Co. Ltd
  20. Omya AG
  21. SCHAEFER KALK GmbH Co. and AG

Additional Benefits:

  • The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
  • 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction

  • 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
  • 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 Research Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Market Landscape

  • 4.1 Market Overview
  • 4.2 Market Drivers
    • 4.2.1 Construction super-cycle in emerging Asia drives bulk limestone demand
    • 4.2.2 Steel-intensive energy-transition projects (wind, solar, H2) boost flux consumption
    • 4.2.3 Desulfurisation and other environmental mandates in coal-heavy economies
    • 4.2.4 Direct air/ocean CO2 mineralisation pilots using high-grade limestone
    • 4.2.5 Bio-based plastic master-batchers adopt ultra-fine CaCO3 filler grades
  • 4.3 Market Restraints
    • 4.3.1 Quarrying footprint and biodiversity litigation tighten operating licences
    • 4.3.2 High process CO2 from lime kilns invites carbon-tax exposure
    • 4.3.3 Engineered stone and geopolymer cement cannibalise decorative and OPC demand
  • 4.4 Value Chain Analysis
  • 4.5 Porter's Five Forces
    • 4.5.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
    • 4.5.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
    • 4.5.3 Threat of New Entrants
    • 4.5.4 Threat of Substitutes
    • 4.5.5 Degree of Competition
  • 4.6 Import-Export Trends
  • 4.7 Price Trends

5 Market Size and Growth Forecasts (Volume and Value)

  • 5.1 By Application
    • 5.1.1 Industry Lime
    • 5.1.2 Chemical Lime
    • 5.1.3 Construction Lime
    • 5.1.4 Refractory Lime
  • 5.2 By End-User Industry
    • 5.2.1 Paper and Pulp
    • 5.2.2 Water Treatment
    • 5.2.3 Agriculture
    • 5.2.4 Plastics
    • 5.2.5 Building and Construction
    • 5.2.6 Steel Manufacturing and Other Industries (Including Energy)
    • 5.2.7 Other End-user Industries
  • 5.3 By Geography
    • 5.3.1 Asia-Pacific
      • 5.3.1.1 China
      • 5.3.1.2 India
      • 5.3.1.3 Japan
      • 5.3.1.4 South Korea
      • 5.3.1.5 ASEAN
      • 5.3.1.6 Rest of Asia-Pacific
    • 5.3.2 North America
      • 5.3.2.1 United States
      • 5.3.2.2 Canada
      • 5.3.2.3 Mexico
    • 5.3.3 Europe
      • 5.3.3.1 Germany
      • 5.3.3.2 United Kingdom
      • 5.3.3.3 France
      • 5.3.3.4 Italy
      • 5.3.3.5 Spain
      • 5.3.3.6 Nordic Countries
      • 5.3.3.7 Russia
      • 5.3.3.8 Rest of Europe
    • 5.3.4 South America
      • 5.3.4.1 Brazil
      • 5.3.4.2 Argentina
      • 5.3.4.3 Colombia
    • 5.3.5 Middle-East and Africa
      • 5.3.5.1 Saudi Arabia
      • 5.3.5.2 South Africa
      • 5.3.5.3 Rest of Middle-East and Africa

6 Competitive Landscape

  • 6.1 Market Concentration
  • 6.2 Strategic Moves
  • 6.3 Market Share (%)/Ranking Analysis
  • 6.4 Company Profiles (includes Global level Overview, Market level overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share for key companies, Products and Services, and Recent Developments)
    • 6.4.1 ARGOS
    • 6.4.2 CALCO-BOLIVIA
    • 6.4.3 Caleras San Juan
    • 6.4.4 CALIDRA
    • 6.4.5 Calizas Huayco SA
    • 6.4.6 CALMOSCORP
    • 6.4.7 Calpar Limestone Trading Ltd.
    • 6.4.8 Carmeuse
    • 6.4.9 GCCP Resources Limited
    • 6.4.10 Graymont Limited
    • 6.4.11 Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.
    • 6.4.12 Holcim
    • 6.4.13 Imerys
    • 6.4.14 J.M. Huber Corporation
    • 6.4.15 Lhoist
    • 6.4.16 Longcliffe Quarries Ltd
    • 6.4.17 Minerals Technologies Inc
    • 6.4.18 Nittetsu Mining Co. Ltd
    • 6.4.19 Okutama Kogyo Co. Ltd
    • 6.4.20 Omya AG
    • 6.4.21 SCHAEFER KALK GmbH Co. and AG

7 Market Opportunities and Future Outlook

  • 7.1 White-space and Unmet-Need Assessment