Family-run lime works in Rheine: quicklime, lime slaking plant, grinding-drying and its own quarries for construction, agriculture and environmental technology.
Kalkwerke Otto Breckweg GmbH & Co. KG
Rheine (headquarters, lime works, quarry) · Brilon/Madfeld (quarry)New on Amplifa
Family business with a lime tradition since 1928
Kalkwerke Otto Breckweg GmbH & Co. KG is a mid-sized family business in Rheine, founded in 1928. At the lime works, limestone and lime are further processed into quicklime (lump lime) and slaked lime products. The value chain extends from the company's own quarry through pre-crushing of limestone and lime burning in three multi-chamber shaft kilns to lime slaking and grinding-drying; silo storage comprises four silos of 100 tonnes volume each. Production output has stood at nearly 300 tonnes per day since 1983. The products are used, among other applications, in monument preservation, water treatment, air pollution control, agriculture (barn hygiene, fertilising limes, animal feed), road construction (asphalt) and construction (soil stabilisation, mortar, sand-lime brick, substrates). The company employs around 50 staff and generates annual revenue of approximately 9 million euros; since 2014 a quarry in Brilon/Madfeld has complemented the product range.
- Site
- Rheine
- Processes
- Quicklime production (lime burning in shaft kilns), Lime slaking (lime slaking plant), Grinding-drying of lime, Pre-crushing of limestone (crushing plant), Fields of application: monument preservation, water treatment, air pollution control, barn hygiene,, Production of quicklime/lump lime, Lime slaking plant, Grinding-drying plant
- Materials
- Lime / quicklime, Limestone, Quicklime (lump lime), Slaked lime / lime slaking plant, Ground lime (grinding-drying)
- Founded
- 1928
- Employees
- 50
- Industries
- Monument preservation, Water treatment, Air pollution control, Agriculture, Road construction, Construction
- 01
Quarry extraction of limestone
- 02
Pre-crushing of limestone
- 03
Lime burning in multi-chamber shaft kilns (quicklime)
- 04
Lime slaking
- 05
Grinding-drying
- 06
Silo storage
- 07
Delivery
Raw materials and processes
Limestone
Raw material from the company's own quarries in Rheine and Brilon/Madfeld, precursor for lime burning.
Quicklime (lump lime)
Lump lime burned in multi-chamber shaft kilns for construction, agriculture and environmental applications.
Slaked lime / lime slaking plant
Slaked lime products produced in Rheine since 2014.
Ground lime (grinding-drying)
Finely ground, dried lime from the grinding-drying plant renewed in 2018.
Locations
Rheine
DEHeadquarters, lime works with production and quarry
- Materials
- Limestone, quicklime, slaked lime, ground lime
- 3 multi-chamber shaft kilns (1972/1983)
- Lime slaking plant
- Grinding-drying plant
- Filter system (kiln 3)
- Pre-crushing plant
- 4 silos of 100 t each
- Wheel washing systems
Brilon/Madfeld
DEQuarry (since 2014)
- Materials
- Limestone
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quicklime production (lime burning in shaft kilns)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Lime |
| Lime slaking (lime slaking plant)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Quicklime |
| Grinding-drying of limeEngineering | – | – | – | – | Lime |
| Pre-crushing of limestone (crushing plant)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Limestone |
| Fields of application: monument preservation, water treatment, air pollution control, barn hygiene,Engineering | – | – | – | – | Lime, Quicklime, Limestone |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-chamber shaft kiln (lime burning kiln) | – | 3 | – | 1972/1983 | Rheine |
| Grinding-drying plant | – | – | – | 2018 | Rheine |
| Lime slaking plant | – | – | – | 2014 | Rheine |
| Filter system (kiln 3) | – | – | – | 2018 | Rheine |
| Pre-crushing plant | – | – | – | 2018 | Rheine |
| Silos | – | 4 | 100 tonnes volume each | 2009 | Rheine |
Additional services
History
- 1928
Founding of the lime works by Otto Breckweg and his brother Bernhard; burning of lime in field kilns into lump lime.
- 1933
Founding of another lime works in Dörenthe near Ibbenbüren.
- 1935
Acquisition of the "Wilhelmina" lime works in Riesenbeck; the Dörenthe works is taken over by Bernhard.
- 1949
Construction of the first kiln in Rheine; three more kilns follow at yearly intervals, and mechanisation advances.
- 1960
Takeover of the neighbouring "Deitmar" lime works in Rheine.
- 1967
Closure of production in Riesenbeck.
- 1969
Josef Breckweg takes over management.
- 1972
Installation of two modern multi-chamber shaft kilns, replacing the four old kilns.
- 1983
A third multi-chamber shaft kiln increases production output to nearly 300 tonnes per day.
- 1990
Investments in plant expansions and new production lines during the nineties.
- 2001
Andreas Breckweg joins the management (third generation).
- 2009
Expansion of silo capacity through four silos of 100 tonnes volume each.
- 2012
Fire destroys the roof truss; reconstruction under the leadership of Andreas Breckweg.
- 2014
Takeover of a quarry in Brilon/Madfeld; plant visualisation and lime slaking plant in Rheine.
- 2018
Renewal of the filter system at kiln 3, the grinding-drying plant, the pre-crushing plant and various conveyor systems.
- 2019
Opening of a soil dumping site (1.5 million m³) for recultivation of the quarry in Rheine; two wheel washing systems in operation.