1. World Industrial Silica Sand to 2016
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Published:November 2012
No. of Pages: 296
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This study analyzes the 225 million metric ton world silica sand industry. It presents historical
demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by market (e.g.,
glass, foundry, hydraulic fracturing), world region, and for eighteen major countries (e.g. US,
China, Russia). The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure,
evaluates company market share, and profiles 40 industry participants.
Global demand to total 278 million metric tons in 2016
Global demand for silica sand is forecast to climb 4.4 percent annually through 2016 to 278 million
metric tons, valued at $8.5 billion. Hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) is expected to represent by far
the fastest growing market, spurred by a large increase in its use as a well stimulation technique,
particularly in the US. The building products market will see the next fastest gains, bolstered
principally by rising construction expenditures in the Asia/Pacific region. Consumption will be
further stimulated by increases in world glass production and foundry output.
China to remain largest in volume, with the US leading in value terms
The Asia/Pacific region will account for the largest share (56 percent) of additional silica sand
demand between 2011 and 2016, driven by increased construction expenditures and foundry
output, particularly in China and India. Robust increases in the use of silica sand in glass
production will also contribute to sales advances in the region. North America will contribute nearly
one-fourth of additional silica sand demand between 2011 and 2016, spurred by gains in the
hydraulic fracturing market, as silica sand is expected to remain the dominant proppant material in
terms of volume, largely due to its low cost compared to other proppants. China will continue to
represent the largest national market for industrial sand, accounting for 34 percent of all global
demand in volume terms in 2016. However, the US will remain the most significant silica sand
market in value terms, with product demand totaling $2.3 billion in that year. Overall sales gains
will be tempered by meager growth in Western Europe, hindered by nominal increases in glass
output and minimal fracking activity.
Hydraulic fracturing, glass markets tops in value
Demand for silica sand can be segmented into five major markets: glass, foundries, hydraulic
fracturing, building products, and chemicals, as well as other smaller markets. Glass is the largest
market, accounting for 37 percent of global silica sand consumption (in volume terms) in 2011.
With 32 percent of overall sales,foundries represent the next largest market, followed by hydraulic
fracturing, building products, and chemicals, with other applications (such as abrasives and

2. recreation) accounting for the remainder of demand. However, due to the disparity in silica sand
prices, the glass and foundry markets are less significant in value terms when compared to the
hydraulic fracturing segment. Additionally, in 2016 the glass and hydraulic fracturing markets will
be equivalent in terms of market value, and they will account for the majority of the industrial sand
market in dollar terms 27 percent share ($2.3 billion) of overall sales.
International trade limited
International trade in silica sand is limited due to the high cost of transporting silica sand relative to
its value. As a result, quarries and processing facilities are typically located near major centers of
demand. However, foreign markets are important to producers in such countries as the US,
Australia, Italy, and Germany, which were the four largest exporters of industrial sand in 2011.
COMPANY PROFILES
Profiles industry competitors worldwide such as CEMEX, Fairmount Minerals, Quarzwerke,
Sibelco, and US Silica
Additional Information
This study analyzes the global market for industrial silica sand, also referred to as silica sand,
industrial sand, and quartz sand. This study covers both captive silica sand quarried for use within
a company’s operations (e.g., glass manufacturing) and silica sand sold on the open market.
Construction sand is not included in this study. Additionally, the raw material component (silica
sand) of coated sand is in included in this study; however, the value added from the coating
process is excluded.
Historical data for 2001, 2006, and 2011 and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 are provided for
production, demand by market (e.g., building products, foundries, glass, hydraulic fracturing), and
net exports of silica sand on a country-by-country basis, measured in millions of metric tons.
National, regional, and world market sizes are also provided in US dollars. The term “demand”
actually refers to “apparent consumption” and is defined as production (also referred to as “output”
or “supply”) from a nation’s indigenous industrial sand facilities plus imports minus exports. It is
used interchangeably with the terms “market,” “sales,” and “consumption.”
In addition, major silica sand producers are identified and profiled, and the key competitive
variables are discussed. The entire report is framed within the world silica sand industry’s
economic, technological, and market environments, and therefore environmental variables
affecting silica sand supply/demand patterns are emphasized. World silica sand market share data
by company presented in the “Industry Structure” section are estimated based on consultation with
multiple sources. In addition, tabular details may not always add to totals due to rounding.
Data on global silica sand supply and demand are derived from differing sources and developed
from statistical relationships. As a result, variations are commonplace in this type of international
reporting, and, consequently, data presented in this study are historically consistent but may differ
from other sources. Variances may occur because of definitional differences, undistributed
exports, inventory accumulation, and goods-in-transit. To reduce the impact of such discrepancies,
total world silica sand imports and exports have been assumed to balance in any given year.
Macroeconomic and demographic indicators presented in this study were obtained from The
Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated June 2012. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
historical data are derived from the national income and products accounts from the Organisation

3. for Economic Co- Operation and Development (OECD) for its member countries, from the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for its member countries, and from
the International Monetary Fund for its member countries that are not part of the OECD or EBRD.
Sources of GDP estimates for other countries are based on information from the World Bank and
a variety of sources including the countries’ statistical bureaus. GDP forecasts are developed from
a consensus of public agencies and private firms.
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Major points covered in Table of Contents of this report include
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION x
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
World Economic Overview 4
Recent Historical Trends 5
World Economic Outlook 7
World Demographic Outlook 11
World Manufacturing Outlook 13
World Glass Outlook 16
Container Glass 16
Flat Glass 18
Glass Recycling 20
World Crude Steel Outlook 23
World Oil & Gas Outlook 25
Drilling Outlook 27
Hydraulic Fracturing & Shale Development 29
World Construction Outlook 32
Silica Sand Pricing Trends 36
Environmental & Regulatory Issues 38
III. WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND 42
General 42
Regional Overview 43
Demand 43
Production 47
International Trade 49
Demand by Market 50
Glass 52
Container Glass 55
Flat & Other Glass 57

4. Foundries 60
Hydraulic Fracturing 62
Building Products 66
Chemicals 68
Other 70
IV. NORTH AMERICA 74
General 74
Silica Sand Supply & Demand 75
Silica Sand Outlook 78
United States 80
Canada 87
Mexico 93
V. WESTERN EUROPE 98
General 98
Silica Sand Supply & Demand 99
Silica Sand Outlook 102
Germany 104
Italy 109
France 112
Spain 116
United Kingdom 121
Other Western Europe 125
VI. ASIA/PACIFIC 131
General 131
Silica Sand Supply & Demand 132
Silica Sand Outlook 135
China 137
Japan 144
India 149
South Korea 153
Australia 158
Other Asia/Pacific 162
VII. OTHER REGIONS 168
Central & South America 168
Silica Sand Supply & Demand 169
Silica Sand Outlook 171
Brazil 173
Other Central & South America 178
Eastern Europe 183
Silica Sand Supply & Demand 184
Silica Sand Outlook 186
Russia 188

5. Poland 193
Other Eastern Europe 198
Africa/Mideast 202
Silica Sand Supply & Demand 204
Silica Sand Outlook 206
Turkey 208
South Africa 213
Other Africa/Mideast 217
VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 222
General 222
Market Composition 223
Market Share 224
Production 228
Marketing 230
Distribution 230
Cooperative Agreements 231
Mergers & Acquisitions 232
Company Profiles 233
Adwan Chemical Industries Company Limited 234
Atlas Resin Proppants, see Badger Mining
Auschina Industrial Corporation Pty Limited 235
Badger Mining Corporation 235
Bathgate Silica Sand Limited 238
Cami Madencilik, see Türkiye ie ve Cam Fabrikalar
Caobar SA 239
Carmeuse Group SA 240
CEMEX SAB de CV 241
Duchang County Xinshiji Sculpt Materials
Company Limited 243
Earth Commodities Bundaberg Pty Limited 243
Egyptian International Industrial Minerals, see Gruppo
Minerali Maffei
EOG Resources Incorporated 245
EUROQUARZ GmbH 246
Fairmount Minerals Limited 247
flexFrac Proppant Sand Suppliers 251
FTS International Services LLC 252
Grupo Villar Mir SLU 254
Gruppo Minerali Maffei SpA 255
Haryana Ceramic & Allied Products Industries 257
Hedrick Industries Incorporated 258
Holcim Limited 259

6. JSC KGOK 260
Kyshtym Mining, see JSCOK
Lianyungang Dawnbright International Trade
Company Limited 261
Manley Brothers of Indiana 262
Minerali Industriali, see Gruppo Minerali Maffei
Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC 264
Nugent Sand Company 266
Pattison Sand Company LLC 267
Pioneer Natural Resources Company 268
Preferred Sands LLC 270
Premier Silica, see Pioneer Natural Resources
Quarzwerke GmbH 271
Saint-Gobain 275
SAMIN, see Saint-Gobain
SamQuarz, see Grupo Villar Mir
Santrol, see Fairmount Minerals
SCR-Sibelco NV 277
Short Mountain Silica Company 281
Simplot (JR) Company 282
iecam Group, see Türkiye ie ve Cam Fabrikalar
Taiwan Glass Industry Corporation 283
Türkiye ie ve Cam Fabrikalar A 284
Unimin, see SCR-Sibelco
US Silica Holdings Incorporated 285
Xinyi Golden Ruite Quartz Materials Company Limited 288
Xuzhou Shihang Silica Sand Company Limited 289
Zhuzhou Kibing Group Company Limited 290
Other Companies in the World Silica Sand Industry 291
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region 11
2 World Population by Region 13
3 World Manufacturing Value Added by Region 15
4 World Container Glass Demand by Region & Product 18
5 World Flat Glass Production by Region 20
6 World Crude Steel Production by Region 25
7 World Oil & Gas Output by Region 27
8 World Oil & Gas Wells Drilled by Region 29
9 World Construction Expenditures by Type & Region 36
10 World Silica Sand Prices 38

7. SECTION III -- WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND
1 World Industrial Silica Sand Demand by Region 46
2 World Silica Sand Production by Region 49
3 World Silica Sand Net Exports by Region 50
4 World Silica Sand Demand by Market 51
5 World Glass Demand for Silica Sand by Type & Region 55
6 World Container Glass Demand for Silica Sand by Region 57
7 World Flat & Other Glass Demand for Silica Sand by Region 59
8 World Foundry Demand for Silica Sand by Region 62
9 World Hydraulic Fracturing Demand for Silica Sand
by Region 66
10 World Building Products Demand for Silica Sand by Region 68
11 World Chemical Demand for Silica Sand by Region 70
12 World Demand for Silica Sand Used in Other Markets
by Region 73
SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 77
2 North America: Silica Sand Demand by Market 79
3 United States: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 84
4 United States: Silica Sand Demand by Market 87
5 Canada: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 90
6 Canada: Silica Sand Demand by Market 92
7 Mexico: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 95
8 Mexico: Silica Sand Demand by Market 97
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 101
2 Western Europe: Silica Sand Demand by Market 103
3 Germany: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 107
4 Germany: Silica Sand Demand by Market 108
5 Italy: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 111
6 Italy: Silica Sand Demand by Market 112
7 France: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 115
8 France: Silica Sand Demand by Market 116
9 Spain: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 119
10 Spain: Silica Sand Demand by Market 120
11 United Kingdom: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 123
12 United Kingdom: Silica Sand Demand by Market 125
13 Other Western Europe: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 128
14 Other Western Europe: Silica Sand Demand by Market 130
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 134
2 Asia Pacific: Silica Sand Demand by Market 136

8. 3 China: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 141
4 China: Silica Sand Demand by Market 144
5 Japan: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 147
6 Japan: Silica Sand Demand by Market 148
7 India: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 151
8 India: Silica Sand Demand by Market 153
9 South Korea: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 156
10 South Korea: Silica Sand Demand by Market 157
11 Australia: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 160
12 Australia: Silica Sand Demand by Market 162
13 Other Asia/Pacific: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 165
14 Other Asia/Pacific: Silica Sand Demand by Market 167
SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Central & South America: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 170
2 Central & South America: Silica Sand Demand by Market 172
3 Brazil: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 176
4 Brazil: Silica Sand Demand by Market 178
5 Other Central & South America: Silica Sand
Supply & Demand 181
6 Other Central & South America: Silica Sand Demand
by Market 182
7 Eastern Europe: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 185
8 Eastern Europe: Silica Sand Demand by Market 187
9 Russia: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 191
10 Russia: Silica Sand Demand by Market 193
11 Poland: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 196
12 Poland: Silica Sand Demand by Market 197
13 Other Eastern Europe: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 200
14 Other Eastern Europe: Silica Sand Demand by Market 202
15 Africa/Mideast: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 205
16 Africa/Mideast: Silica Sand Demand by Market 207
17 Turkey: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 211
18 Turkey: Silica Sand Demand by Market 212
19 South Africa: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 215
20 South Africa: Silica Sand Demand by Market 216
21 Other Africa/Mideast: Silica Sand Supply & Demand 219
22 Other Africa/Mideast: Silica Sand Demand by Market 221
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Silica Sand Sales by Company, 2011 224
LIST OF CHARTS
SECTION III -- WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND
1 World Silica Sand Demand by Region, 2011 47

9. 2 World Silica Sand Demand by Market, 2011 52
SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
1 North America: Silica Sand Demand by Country, 2011 78
2 North America: Silica Sand Demand by Market, 2011 80
SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
1 Western Europe: Silica Sand Demand by Country, 2011 102
2 Western Europe: Silica Sand Demand by Market, 2011 104
SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
1 Asia/Pacific: Silica Sand Demand by Country, 2011 135
2 Asia/Pacific: Silica Sand Demand by Market, 2011 137
SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
1 Central & South America: Silica Sand Demand
by Market, 2011 173
2 Eastern Europe: Silica Sand Demand by Country, 2011 186
3 Eastern Europe: Silica Sand Demand by Market, 2011 188
4 Africa/Mideast: Silica Sand Demand by Country, 2011 206
5 Africa/Mideast: Silica Sand Demand by Market, 2011 208
SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 World Silica Sand Market Share, 2011 225
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