Lime & Plasters from Saint Astier Lime from St-Astier Training center Our range Downloads Contacts & references Research Les Chaux de Saint-Astier: Production process Phase 1: extraction Blasting of limestone carried out with explosives. The quarry is operated in the form of an underground gallery. Currently our quarry covers more than 30 hectares. The nature of St-Astier stone is chalky and siliceous. This limestone bench is unique in Europe for its composition and its homogeneity. A fixed crushing and screening plant ensures a supply of stone furnaces of regular grain size. Phase 2: cooking The limestone is fired in a straight oven, the fuel used is coal. The firing of limestone produces "quicklime". A specific firing will make it possible to produce a lime with a determined resistance and whiteness. Phase 3: Grinding workshop - bagging and bulk station Between maturation and grinding, selection by ventilation makes it possible to recover a very white lime that is weakly hydraulic. The mission of the grinding workshop is to homogenize the fineness of the slaked lime. Underground quarries Blast result Crushing plant Screening of stone in a quarry Home What is lime Lime from Saint-Astier Training center The full range Contact us Legal Notice Personal data protection policy Lime & Enduits de Saint Astier CESA - La Jarthe - 24 110 SAINT-ASTIER - Tel: 05 53 54 11 25 - Fax: 05 53 04 67 91 - E-mail: contact@saint-astier.com Site created and hosted by IRCF - Print this page SAINT-ASTIER uses cookies for functionality and statistics to offer you the best possible shopping experience. To find out more and change your cookie preferences, see our Privacy Policy . Understood

Lime & Plasters from Saint Astier Lime from St-Astier Training center Our range Downloads Contacts & references Research Our partners REMPART Association: projects and internships for volunteers, in France and abroad. Participating in a REMPART project allows thousands of young people to discover a country or a region while making themselves useful. Their mission: to protect, restore the heritage and pass it on to future generations. Each summer, the REMPART associations welcome thousands of young volunteers to restore French heritage. The Lime and Enduits of Saint-Astier supply the sites with Natural Lime. More information: www.rempart.com See the site review Isle en Périgord valley Take advantage of your visit to Saint-Astier to visit the town that bears the same name and explore the Isle Valley with its many treasures. Quickly discover the site www.tourisme-isleperigord.com . Home What is lime Lime from Saint-Astier Training center The full range Contact us Legal Notice Personal data protection policy Lime & Enduits de Saint Astier CESA - La Jarthe - 24 110 SAINT-ASTIER - Tel: 05 53 54 11 25 - Fax: 05 53 04 67 91 - E-mail: contact@saint-astier.com Site created and hosted by IRCF - Print this page SAINT-ASTIER uses cookies for functionality and statistics to offer you the best possible shopping experience. To find out more and change your cookie preferences, see our Privacy Policy . Understood