Nordkalk
Nordkalk is the leading Northern European limestone-based products company, operating ~50 sites in 10 countries to produce quicklime, slaked lime, PCC, wollastonite, and aggregates for industrial customers in agriculture, water treatment, construction, steel, and pulp and paper.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1898
- HeadquartersPargas, Finland
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Nordkalk does
Nordkalk is the leading limestone-based products company in Northern Europe, generating approximately EUR 400 million in 2024 revenue with around 800 employees across approximately 50 locations in 10 countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Spain, Turkey). Founded in 1898 in Pargas, Finland, the company extracts and processes limestone through quarrying, underground mining, grinding, and calcination to produce a comprehensive portfolio including limestone powder (Parfill, Limus), quicklime (QL, Calbux, Terra), slaked lime (SL, Milk of Lime), dolomite (Myanit), wollastonite (W-Series, sourced exclusively in Europe from the Lappeenranta quarry), precipitated calcium carbonate (Enrich line), and aggregates. Products serve industrial customers across ten verticals: agriculture, water treatment, flue gas treatment, construction, coatings and adhesives, plastics and rubbers, pulp and paper, metals and mining, glass and sugar, and garden/horticulture.
Nordkalk firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Nordkalk
- Legal name
- Nordkalk Corporation
- Website
- https://nordkalk.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1898
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- Nordkalk is the leading Northern European limestone-based products company, operating ~50 sites in 10 countries to produce quicklime, slaked lime, PCC, wollastonite, and aggregates for industrial customers in agriculture, water treatment, construction, steel, and pulp and paper.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Nordkalk industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Limestone and Lime Products
- NAICS
- Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (212312), Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing (327992)
- SIC
- Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Limestone Quarrying (Industrial & Construction Grade) (IMAKAHAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates) (IMAKAHAH), Kaolin & Ball Clay (IMAEAFAB)
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Where Nordkalk is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Pargas
- HQ country
- Finland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices31 records
Markets served
Nordkalk business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Limestone-based Products Sales: Nordkalk generates revenue primarily through direct sales of limestone-based products including limestone powder, quicklime, slaked lime, dolomite, wollastonite, aggregates, and specialized products like PCC. The company sells to industrial customers across agriculture, construction, water treatment, steel, pulp and paper, and other sectors.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Nordkalk product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Nordkalk quarries, processes and sells limestone-based raw materials including limestone powder, quicklime, slaked lime, dolomite, wollastonite, aggregates, and precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC). Products are supplied to industrial customers in agriculture, water treatment, flue gas treatment, construction, metals and mining, pulp and paper, coatings and adhesives, plastics and rubbers, glass and sugar, and garden/horticulture sectors across Northern and Central Europe.
Product overview
Nordkalk is a leading limestone company in Northern Europe offering a comprehensive portfolio of limestone-based products organized across multiple categories. The core product lines include limestone and limestone powder (Parfill, Limus, Fostop, Garden, Fodder), quicklime products (QL, Calbux, Terra), slaked lime (SL, Milk of Lime), dolomite (Myanit), wollastonite (W-Series), fine calcite (C-Series, GCC), and ultrafine precipitated calcium carbonate (Enrich series for coatings, adhesives, plastics, and concrete). Products serve diverse industrial sectors including agriculture, water treatment, construction, metals and mining, pulp and paper, glass and sugar, coatings and adhesives, plastics and rubbers, and garden applications. The company also offers circular economy-focused product lines (Next and Complete) with sustainable credentials, and provides aggregates and solution-based offerings. Nordkalk operates across approximately 50 locations in 10 European countries as part of the UK-based SigmaRoc Group.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Nordkalk Garden Lime: High-quality limestone product for gardening and soil improvement.
- Nordkalk Parfill
- Nordkalk Limus
- Nordkalk Fostop Structure
- Nordkalk Fodder Lime
- Nordkalk Enrich C
- Nordkalk Enrich C50
- Nordkalk Enrich P
- Nordkalk Enrich A
- Nordkalk Myanit
- Nordkalk Milk of Lime
- Nordkalk W-Series
- Nordkalk QL
- Nordkalk SL
- Nordkalk Terra
- Nordkalk Atrigran
Products and services
- Nordkalk Parfill
- Nordkalk Limus
- Nordkalk Fostop Structure
- Nordkalk Garden Lime / Well Lime
- Nordkalk Fodder Lime
- Nordkalk Atrigran
- Nordkalk QL (Quicklime)
- Calbux Quicklime
- Nordkalk Terra
- Nordkalk SL (Slaked Lime)
- Nordkalk Milk of Lime
- Nordkalk C-Series
- Calcite for GCC
- Nordkalk W-Series (Wollastonite)
- Nordkalk Myanit
- Nordkalk Enrich C
- Nordkalk Enrich A
- Nordkalk Enrich P
- Nordkalk Enrich C50 for Concrete
- Nordkalk Aggregates
- Nordkalk Next and Complete Sustainable Product Lines
- ArcelorMittal Lime Kiln Operations (Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany) Contracted operation of ArcelorMittal's lime kilns at Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany under a cooperation agreement signed in March 2019 to produce quicklime for steel industry use.
Quantifiable outcome
- Carbon capture module can capture up to 25% of process emissions from standard kiln process
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Nordkalk
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments10 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Nordkalk technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Nordkalk partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.
- OX2strategicNordkalk collaborating with OX2 on exploration and development of fossil-free energy including e-fuel production on Gotland, Sweden. OX2 brings expertise in offshore wind farms. Nordkalk will utilize CO2 from carbon capture for e-fuel production.
- Aqualung Carbon Capture AScoreSigmaRoc installed first carbon capture module using Aqualung's innovative membrane technology at Nordkalk's Köping site. Aqualung is leading provider of membrane-based carbon capture and separation technology based in Norway. Module can capture up to 25% of process emissions.
- Juuan Dolomiittikalkki OycoreNordkalk acquired majority shareholding of Juuan Dolomiittikalkki Oy to strengthen presence in agricultural lime market of Eastern Finland. Goal is to develop liming market together with retailers, transport companies and spreading contractors.
- Carrières du Boulonnais (CdB)coreIn 2022, SigmaRoc and Carrières du Boulonnais acquired La Belonga limestone reserve near Oviedo, Spain. Joint venture: Nordkalk owns 65%, CdB 35%. Operations include quarry and grinding unit with packaging line, employing 20 persons.
- Swedish Energy AgencystrategicSwedish Energy Agency part-funded the implementation of carbon capture system at Köping site through Industrial Leap program. Results will inform future implementations at other industrial sites.
- ArcelorMittalcoreIn 2019, Nordkalk started operating ArcelorMittal's limekilns in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany. Agreement creates prerequisites for Nordkalk to grow in Central Europe and utilize wide know-how in limestone business.
- Dereli MiningcoreNordeka Mining I.C. founded in 2017 with association of Nordkalk and Dereli Mining companies in Eskibalıklı Village, Çanakkale Province, Turkey. Produces 2.5 million tons of high quality limestone annually.
- Franzefoss Minerals AScoreNorwegian company NorFraKalk AS is owned 50% by Nordkalk and 50% by Franzefoss Minerals AS. Built lime kiln in Verdal, Norway in 2007. Nordkalk also part-owner of Verdalskalk AS.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves11 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Nordkalk competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Lhoist: Belgian-headquartered global lime and limestone producer operating in over 25 countries with a diversified industrial mineral portfolio. Directly comparable to Nordkalk as one of the leading European lime producers serving steel, construction, water treatment, and environmental markets.
- Carmeuse: Global lime and limestone producer headquartered in Belgium with operations across Europe, North America, and Africa. Direct competitor to Nordkalk across quicklime, slaked lime, and specialty lime products for steel, environmental, and construction customers.
- Minerals Technologies Inc. US-listed specialty minerals company that is the global leader in Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) for paper, and a major player in ground calcium carbonate, bentonite, and refractory products. Direct competitor in PCC, GCC, and ground mineral fillers — Nordkalk's Enrich and C-Series product lines overlap directly with MTI's portfolio.
- Omya: Swiss global producer of industrial minerals, primarily calcium carbonates (GCC/PCC) and specialty fillers for paper, coatings, plastics, and adhesives. Directly comparable to Nordkalk's PCC, calcium carbonate filler, and coatings-focused product lines.
Broad incumbents
- Graymont: Canadian-headquartered lime producer with significant operations in North America and a smaller European footprint. Comparable as a large-scale, integrated lime player serving similar industrial end-markets, though less concentrated in Northern Europe.
- Imerys: French-listed global specialty minerals group with a broad portfolio including calcium carbonates, kaolin, perlite, and wollastonite. Comparable in calcium carbonate fillers and wollastonite for industrial applications; broader scope and larger scale than Nordkalk.
- Sibelco: Belgian-headquartered global material solutions company producing silica, nepheline syenite, feldspar, ball clays, and calcium carbonates. Comparable in specialty industrial minerals for ceramics, coatings, and fillers, with overlap in calcium carbonate markets.
- Heidelberg Materials: German-listed global heavy building materials company (cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete). Comparable in limestone aggregates and cement-grade limestone supply to construction markets, though operating at much larger scale and with a broader integrated cement business.
Regional players
- Schaefer Kalk: German family-owned lime and limestone producer with operations primarily in Germany and Central Europe. Regional peer that competes with Nordkalk in German, Polish, and Central European industrial lime and aggregates markets.
Others
- SigmaRoc PLC: UK-listed parent company of Nordkalk and a broader quarried materials group with platforms in the UK, Netherlands, France, and Channel Islands. Parent rather than peer, but its aggregate and concrete product businesses have adjacent product overlap in aggregates and quarried materials.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Nordkalk social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance3 records
Nordkalk financial estimates
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Nordkalk leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
Nordkalk subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries8 records
Nordkalk funding detail
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Investors
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Nordkalk M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Nordkalk
What does Nordkalk do?
Nordkalk quarries, processes and sells limestone-based raw materials including limestone powder, quicklime, slaked lime, dolomite, wollastonite, aggregates, and precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC). Products are supplied to industrial customers in agriculture, water treatment, flue gas treatment, construction, metals and mining, pulp and paper, coatings and adhesives, plastics and rubbers, glass and sugar, and garden/horticulture sectors across Northern and Central Europe.
Is Nordkalk a public or private company?
Nordkalk is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Nordkalk founded?
Nordkalk was founded in 1898. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is Nordkalk based?
Nordkalk is headquartered in Pargas, Finland, in the Europe region.
How does Nordkalk make money?
One revenue line is on record: limestone-based Products Sales.
Who are Nordkalk's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Lhoist, Carmeuse, Minerals Technologies Inc. and Omya. Broad incumbents are Graymont, Imerys, Sibelco and Heidelberg Materials. Schaefer Kalk is listed as a regional player. SigmaRoc PLC is listed as an others.
Does Nordkalk have an API?
No public API is recorded for Nordkalk.
What industry is Nordkalk in?
Nordkalk's product category is Industrial Limestone and Lime Products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAKAHAC, Limestone Quarrying (Industrial & Construction Grade), with a secondary code of IMAKAHAH, Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates). Its NAICS code is 212312 and its SIC code is 1400.