The document discusses the manufacture and uses of limestone and its products. Limestone is primarily calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and is heated to produce calcium oxide (CaO) and carbon dioxide, a process known as thermal decomposition. Calcium oxide is then mixed with water to produce slaked lime or calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2). Limestone and its products are used in cement production, iron manufacturing, soil treatment, flue gas desulfurization, and more.