‘Competitive offers’ on Ravensdown’s lime quarries well progressed

‘Competitive offers’ on Ravensdown’s lime quarries well progressed
An aerial shot of one of Ravensdown's lime quarries. (Image: Ravensdown)
Riley Kennedy
Ravensdown says efforts to sell five of its lime quarries have attracted “competitive offers”.When the fertiliser co-operative announced its full-year results last month, it said it had put its quarries on the market as it looked to shift its focus to a low-volumes future.While sales volumes only slipped 0.4% to 891,000 metric tonnes (MT) in the year to the end of May, volumes remain significantly lower than the 1.2MT sold in the 2022 financial year.The first two months of the year are the busiest for lime spreading before grass gro...

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