What Saudi Lime Industries Company does

Saudi Lime Industries Company is a Saudi Arabia-headquartered, publicly listed (Tadawul: 9566) industrial minerals manufacturer that quarries limestone and dolomite and processes them into a portfolio of seven core products: limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, dolomite, dololime, dolomitic hydrated lime, and sand lime blocks and bricks. The company was founded in 1979 (per the Arabic-language website) as a Saudi-Kuwaiti joint venture that later brought in the Saudi General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) as a strategic partner. Operations are anchored by a quarry in Alhwashela and three manufacturing plants: Plant 1 and Plant 2 in Riyadh and Plant 3 in Jeddah. Processing relies on vertical kiln calcination at 1100-1300°C, autoclave sand lime block production at 12-14 bar and 160-200°C, and automatic hydrated lime production with controlled water ratios, yielding inputs with limestone purity of 97-99% CaCO3. The company is ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certified across extraction through storage. In 2025 it completed a 100% acquisition of Astra Mining Limited Company, adding mining and quarrying operations as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

The company sells to industrial B2B customers across nine primary end-markets: steel and iron, glass, mining, agriculture, food, environmental and water treatment, building and construction, pulp and paper, and oil and gas. Distribution is conducted through direct enterprise/field sales covering Saudi Arabia and export markets across the GCC (Saudi, Qatar, UAE), broader Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. Revenue mechanics are one-time industrial product sales at quote-based pricing to enterprise buyers, with no public price list. In December 2025 the company signed a SAR 25 million Shariah-compliant Islamic facilities agreement with Emirates NBD Bank and maintained a renewed Shariah-compliant credit line with Arab National Bank, supporting working capital and operational needs. Most recent reported annual net profit is SAR 23.3 million. Governance is by a seven-member Board of Directors (2026-2030 term) chaired by Mr. Abdulaziz Majid Al-Kassabi, with Engineer Fahad Musaid Al-Rashidi serving as CEO since December 2023.

Name

Saudi Lime Industries Company

Legal name

Saudi Lime Industries Company

Website

https://saudilime.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Saudi Lime Industries Company is a Saudi-based, publicly listed quarrying and lime products manufacturer producing limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, dolomite, dololime, and sand lime blocks for B2B industrial customers across steel, glass, mining, agriculture, water treatment, construction, pulp and paper, and oil and gas sectors in the GCC, Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Limestone and Lime Products

NAICS

Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (212312), Lime Manufacturing (32741), Lime Manufacturing (327410), Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing (327331)

SIC

Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810), Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products (3270)

akta.pro primary industry

Limestone Quarrying (Industrial & Construction Grade) (IMAKAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Crushed Stone Quarrying & Processing (IMAKAHAA), Aggregate Processing & Value-Added Products (Washing, Screening, Asphalt/Concrete Aggregates) (IMAKAHAH), Sand-Lime / Fly-Ash Bricks & Blocks (IMADABAF)

Keywords

• Limestone products
• Industrial lime manufacturing
• Quicklime production
• Dolomite mining
• Sand lime bricks

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Limestone and Lime Products Sales: Manufacturing and selling limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, dolomite, dololime, and sand lime blocks/bricks to industrial customers in sectors including steel, glass, mining, agriculture, food, environmental, construction, pulp & paper, and oil & gas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Saudi Lime Industries extracts high-purity limestone from its own quarries in Saudi Arabia and manufactures a portfolio of mineral products including limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, dolomite, dololime, dolomitic hydrated lime, and sand lime blocks and bricks. The company sells these products directly to industrial buyers across steel, glass, mining, agriculture, food, environmental/water treatment, construction, pulp and paper, and oil and gas sectors.

Product overview

Saudi Lime Industries Company operates as a limestone quarrying and lime products manufacturing company, producing a portfolio of seven core product categories derived from limestone and dolomite. The portfolio centers on raw limestone (CaCO3) and its thermal derivatives — Quicklime (CaO), Hydrated Lime (Ca(OH)2), Dolomite, Dololime, Dolomitic Hydrated Lime — plus a finished construction material, Sand Lime Blocks & Bricks. The company extracts limestone from its own quarries in Saudi Arabia and processes it through its manufacturing plants. Products serve diverse industrial sectors including steel & iron, glass, mining, agriculture, food, environmental & water treatment, building & construction, pulp & paper, and oil & gas. The company was established in 1977 as a Saudi-Kuwaiti joint venture and has grown into one of the largest limestone players in the Middle East.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Limestone
• Quicklime
• Dolomite
• Hydrated Lime
• Dololime
• Dolomitic Hydrated Lime
• Sand Lime Blocks & Bricks

Quantifiable outcome

• Limestone purity of 97-99% Calcium Carbonate with as low as 1% Silica and 0.1% iron oxide

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Astra Mining Limited CompanymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaudi Lime Industries Company signed a conditional agreement to acquire 100% stake in Astra Mining Limited Company, and later announced the conclusion of the purchase of Astra Mining Limited Company.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Carmeuse: Carmeuse is a Belgium-headquartered global producer of lime and limestone products serving steel, glass, environmental, and construction markets. It is the closest direct comparable to Saudi Lime, with an identical product family (quicklime, hydrated lime, dololime, aggregates) and similar diversified industrial B2B go-to-market.
• Lhoist: Lhoist is a privately held Belgian multinational and one of the world's largest producers of lime, dolime, and related minerals. It is a direct peer to Saudi Lime in product portfolio, vertical integration from quarrying through calcination, and industrial customer base spanning steel, environmental, and construction.
• Graymont: Graymont is a Canada- and New Zealand-based lime producer operating across North America and the Asia-Pacific. Its product mix of high-calcium and dolomitic lime, plus its integrated quarry-to-kiln model, closely mirrors Saudi Lime's offering and end-market diversification.

Broad incumbents

• Mississippi Lime Company: Mississippi Lime is a long-established U.S. producer of high-calcium quicklime, hydrated lime, and limestone derivatives serving industrial customers. It is comparable to Saudi Lime on product breadth and chemistry-spec leadership, but operates as a North America-focused broad incumbent rather than a Middle East specialist.
• Nordkalk: Nordkalk is a European leader in limestone-based products (quicklime, slaked lime, dolomite, aggregates, fillers) with operations primarily in the Nordics, Baltics, and Central Europe. It overlaps with Saudi Lime in product portfolio and industrial applications but is geographically concentrated in Europe.
• Holcim: Holcim is one of the world's largest building-solutions companies with a meaningful lime, aggregates, and concrete-block portfolio alongside its core cement business. While much larger and more diversified than Saudi Lime, it competes in the same sand-lime block, aggregate, and lime-input value chain.

Regional players

• Qatar Primary Materials Company (QPMC): QPMC is a Qatar-based primary materials producer and supplier of limestone, gabbro aggregates, and washed sand to construction and industrial buyers across the Gulf. It is a regional peer to Saudi Lime in GCC limestone/aggregate supply and competes for many of the same mega-project and infrastructure customers.
• Stevin Rock: Stevin Rock is one of the largest quarry operators in the world, based in Ras Al Khaimah (UAE), producing limestone aggregates for construction, infrastructure, and industrial customers. It is a regional peer to Saudi Lime in GCC quarrying output but is more concentrated in aggregates than in downstream lime derivatives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SAUDILIME1977

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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