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Léon Lhoist was a Belgian businessman. He is the grand-father of Jean-Pierre Berghmans, industrialist at the head of Lhoist group. In 1920, he married Claire Dumont, heir of Hippolyte Dumont, industrialist in the sector of the extraction of lime and dolomite^[1].

In 1889 Hippolyte Dumont, his father-in-law, established the Carrières et Fours à Chaux Dumont-Wautier, at Hermalle in Belgium. In 1924, Léon Lhoist founded the Etablissements Léon Lhoist, a lime and dolime (dolomitic lime, or burnt dolomite) producer, at Jemelle, Belgium. In 1926, Lhoist established the Carrières et Fours à Chaux de Dugny in France. The Lhoist group has grown becoming the leader world leader in the lime, dolime and mineral solutions.

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-'''Léon Lhoist''' was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] businessman. In 1889 Hippolyte Dumont, his father-in-law, established the ''Carrières et Fours à Chaux Dumont-Wautier'', at [[Huy|Hermalle]] in [[Belgium]]. In 1924, Léon Lhoist founded the ''Etablissements Léon Lhoist'', a [[Lime (mineral)|lime]] and [[Calcium oxide|dolime]] (dolomitic lime, or burnt [[dolomite (mineral)|dolomite]]) producer, at [[Rochefort, Belgium|Jemelle]], Belgium. In 1926, Lhoist established the ''Carrières et Fours à Chaux de Dugny'' in [[France]]. The [[Lhoist group]] has grown becoming the leader world leader in the lime, dolime and mineral solutions.
+'''Léon Lhoist''' was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] businessman. He is the grand-father of Jean-Pierre Berghmans, industrialist at the head of [[Lhoist group]]. In 1920, he married Claire Dumont, heir of Hippolyte Dumont, industrialist in the sector of the extraction of lime and dolomite<ref>https://www.7sur7.be/belgique/la-discrete-et-richissime-famille-lhoist-berghmans-qui-est-elle-et-comment-a-t-elle-construit-son-empire~ae260eac/</ref>.
+In 1889 Hippolyte Dumont, his father-in-law, established the ''Carrières et Fours à Chaux Dumont-Wautier'', at [[Huy|Hermalle]] in [[Belgium]]. In 1924, Léon Lhoist founded the ''Etablissements Léon Lhoist'', a [[Lime (mineral)|lime]] and [[Calcium oxide|dolime]] (dolomitic lime, or burnt [[dolomite (mineral)|dolomite]]) producer, at [[Rochefort, Belgium|Jemelle]], Belgium. In 1926, Lhoist established the ''Carrières et Fours à Chaux de Dugny'' in [[France]]. The Lhoist group has grown becoming the leader world leader in the lime, dolime and mineral solutions.
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