KFN

KFN is the only producer of quicklime products in Switzerland. The natural limestone that we have been mining for more than a century at the Elggis mountain in the Swiss canton of Glarus is 98 % pure calcium carbonate. Thanks to a geological oddity, in the Swiss canton of Glarus the oldest sedimented lime layers are to be found on the surface. They are the ones with the largest degree of purity - a considerable success factor of our KFN quicklime products. Each year we produce roughly 90,000 metric tons of them for our customers coming from traditional as well as nascent industries. We are linked with them by our passion for pure quality that is to be found both in our production process and in the natural quicklime itself... KFN, the only quicklime manufacturer in Switzerland, is mining limestone since 1900. From a humble start on the Elggis mountain in the Swiss canton of Glarus, a geologically unique location for Swiss lime, in nearly 120 years a modern, performing and sustainably..

Primary location: Netstal Switzerland