Nordkalk About Nordkalk Nordkalk is the leading company providing limestone-based products and solutions in Northern Europe. Delivering essential raw material to numerous industries and focusing on sustainable solutions , Nordkalk helps our customers reduce their environmental impact. The company’s solutions contribute to clean air and water as well as the productivity of agricultural land. Nordkalk 0 Mining locations 0 Turnover 0 Countries SigmaRoc Nordkalk Testimonials “The acquisition of Nordkalk, Northern Europe’s leading limestone products company, is a great steppingstone in the evolution of our group, expanding our footprint across Northern European markets. We are purchasing a high-quality business at the right point in the cycle and at an attractive valuation. Nordkalk ticks all our stringent investment criteria as a self-contained and asset backed business which will bring the Group significant earnings growth. We look forward to helping Nordkalk and its experienced management team on its path to continued success as we perpetuate its 120-year history, name and success.” Max Vermorken CEO, Sigmaroc The Uses of Limestone Construction Limestone is the most widely used building material in the world. It is used as a raw material in building materials, e.g. bricks, plaster and cement. Lime is used for soil stabilisation, aggregates in road construction and limestone fillers in asphalt. Metals & Mining Limestone and lime are used in various processes in metals, mining and steel industries. Pulp & Paper Lime is used in pulp industry’s causticising cycle. Limestone is used in paper pigments PCC (Precipitated Calcium Carbonate) and GCC (Ground Calcium Carbonate) Agriculture Limestone is needed to adjust the pH value of the soil and making it optimal for growing plants. It is also included in fodder for poultry and livestock. Environmental Increased environmental demands require more advanced technology and purification of emissions to air, water and soil. Limestone is used for all of these processes. Chemical Industry Limestone is used in chemical products, plastic, rubber, paints and coatings,fertilizers, adhesives, glass and ceramics, and sugar. The Limestone Value Chain Timeline 1898 The Beginning On November 26 1898, the Board of Directors of Pargas Kalks Aktiebolag gathered for their first meeting. The limestone that was quarried in Pargas was burned and sold to paper mills, ironworks and pulp factories and in the 1910s a start was made on manufacturing cement. Crushed limestone was used primarily for agricultural purposes 1910 Operations begin in Lappeenranta In 1910 Pargas Kalk also began operations in Lappeenranta and built the first shaft kiln. Since the beginning the two towns have formed the core of company’s lime operations in Finland. 1940s-50s Expansion in Finland In the 1940s and 1950s expansion of activities in Finnish construction material industry. 1970s Name Change Until the end of the 1960’s and even into the 1970’s, lime continued to be used as building material, in the pulp industry and as agricultural lime. But when Finland got a modern steel industry the need arose for new kinds of burnt lime. It was then that the development of new products and processes began, a trend that continues even today. In the 1970’s, the company also invested heavily in developing competitive agricultural lime, and the quarries in Siikainen and Vampula came into the picture. In 1978 Pargas Kalk changed its name into Partek. 1980s Expansion to Sweden In the early 1980’s, the largest deposit of limestone in the Nordic countries, Storugns on the Swedish island of Gotland, was incorporated into Partek’s operations through the setting up of a joint venture with Euroc Mineral. In the mid-1980’s, Partek’s lime operations had grown so strong that Partek made its goal to become the leading producer of limestone-based products in the Nordic region. 1991 Nordkalk Oy Ab becomes an independent company Partek’s lime business was turned into an independent company, Nordkalk Oy Ab, in August 1991. 1990s Expansion to Baltics and Poland A limestone quarry and a dolomite quarry were purchased in Estonia, and in 1998, Nordkalk took over the leading Estonian producer of calcium oxide, Rakke Lubjatehase AS. Nordkalk started its expansion in Poland and opened its first branch office in Gdansk in 1997. The company was named Partek Nordkalk Polska Sp. z o.o. In 1999, a lime plant and a deposit were acquired in Slawno, about 120 km south-east of Warsaw. 2000s Expansion in Poland A new grinding plant in Szczecin in Northern Poland was brought into use in the beginning of the year 2000. Nordkalk acquired a limestone company in Miedzianka, Southern Poland. It included one of the largest limestone deposits in the country. The deposit of Wolica in southern Poland was granted mining rights and a new mill was completed in 2001. 2010 Rettig Group acquires remaining 51% stake On 19 May 2010, Rettig Group signed a share purchase agreement with the co-owners of Nordkalk. As a consequence, Rettig’s ownership in Nordkalk increased from 49% to 100%. Rettig Group had had a small minority stake in Nordkalk since 2003. 2019 Co-operation with ArcelorMittal In 2019 Nordkalk started to operate world’s leading steel producer’s ArcelorMittal’s limekilns in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany. Co-operation agreement was signed on 14th of March in 2019. The agreement creates good prerequisites for Nordkalk to grow in Central Europe. 2021 Part of the SigmaRoc Group Nordkalk becomes part of SigmaRoc PLC, a specialist materials group based in London, UK. *subject to be completed in August, 2021 Investor Relations Regulatory Results & Presentations Corporate Documents and Circulars Corporate Directory Corporate Governance Board AIM - 26 Our Group Business Model ESG Board Management Platform Management Updates Media Our Platforms Nordkalk Channel Islands South Wales Precast Products Dimension Stone Benelux Legal Disclaimer Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Modern Slavery Satement Contact Us