Lime is an important chemical with numerous chemical, industrial, and environmental uses in the United States.    It was primarily a construction commodity until the rapid growth of the chemical process industries at the beginning of the 20th century.   At the beginning of the 20th century, more than 80% of the lime consumed in the United States went for construction uses, but currently more than 90% is being consumed for chemical and industrial uses.

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Annual Publications

Mineral Commodity Summaries

• Lime
    PDF Format:
      | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |2012 |2013 |2014 |2015 |2016 |2017 |2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
• Appendixes

Minerals Yearbook

• Lime
    PDF Format:
      | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
    XLS Format:
      | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 tables-only release | 
• Archive
      | 1932-1993 |

Mineral Industry Surveys

• Directory of Lime Plants in the United States in 2016
• Lime in the United States 1950 to 2001 (PDF)
  Constant dollar values are based on implicit price deflator for gross domestic product; base year is 2001.
• Lime in the United States 1960 to 2009 (PDF)
  Constant dollar values are inflation-adjusted using consumer price index; base year is 2007.

Special Publications

• Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States 
  Data Series 140
  • Lime
• Lime Kiln Dust as a Potential Raw Material in Portland Cement Manufacturing
  OF-2004-1336
• Statistical Compendium