KINGSTON, Jamaica – The local limestone mining industry has secured the country’s first shipment of construction grade limestone to the United States.
According to the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) the Lydford Mining Company in the northern parish of St. Ann will be shipping 36,000 metric tons of limestone that will be used in the production of concrete aggregates in Savannah, Georgia.
JAMPRO noted that loading has started for the first shipment and involves 1,000 trucks and this represents the start of a series of regular shipments into the south-eastern US markets.
JAMPRO notes that the global market size for limestone was valued at US$73.51billion in 2020 and is projected to reach US$113.6 billion by 2028.
It adds that the global projection bodes well for Jamaica.
