World Industrial Silica Sand - The Freedonia Group

Study #2940October 2012$5900296 PagesWorld Industrial Silica SandIndustry Study with Forecasts for 2016 & 2021Sample Profile,Table & ForecastTABLE VI-4CHINA: SILICA SAND DEMAND BY MARKET(million metric tons)Item 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021Asia/Pacific Silica Sand Demand 48.51 77.76110.50143.60185.80% China 43.3 58.7 67.1 70.0 72.4COMPANY PROFILESSilica Sand Demand 20.99 45.65 74.10100.50134.50Glass: 11.33 22.07 37.35 49.70 64.35Container Glass 4.33 6.57 13.25 18.70 26.35sampleFlat & Other Glass 7.00 15.50 24.10 31.00 38.00Foundries 6.79 18.18 26.65 35.50 47.95tableHydraulic Fracturing 0.03 0.07 0.17 0.30 0.70Building Products 0.98 2.25 4.68 7.16 10.35Chemicals 0.89 1.47 2.73 4.03 5.66Other 0.97 1.61 2.52 3.81 5.49EUROQUARZ GmbHKirchhellener Allee 53Dorsten 46282Germany49-2362-2005-0http://www.euroquarz.comsampleprofileAnnual Sales: $50 million (estimated)Employment: 220 (estimated)Key Products: standard silica sand, water filter silica sand, coloredsilica sand, silica flour, and related productsEUROQUARZ specializes in the extraction, treatment, and furtherprocessing of silica sand and silica gravel at several plants in Germanyand the Netherlands. The privately held company also makes specialready-mixed mortars, tile adhesives, screeds, sealing mortars, andrelated products on a contract basis. EUROQUARZ serves customersin Germany, the Netherlands, and elsewhere.The Company is active in the world silica sand industry throughthe manufacture and supply of standard silica sand, water filter silicasand, colored silica sand, silica flour, and related silica products.EUROQUARZ produces a variety of standard silica sands, includingthose sold under the SILGRAN and SILGRANO brand names. Forexample, SILGRAN dried silica sand is available in grain sizes rangingfrom .1 to .3 millimeters (mm) in size. This sand features a silicondioxide content of 99.44 percent. End uses for SILGRAN silica includebrake sands for rail bounded vehicles, artificial turf sand, golf coursesand, bird sands, poultry forage amendment, and winter traction sand.$/metric ton 17 19 22 27 30Silica Sand Demand (mil $) 350 861 1665 2720 4045“Production of industrial sandby facilities in China is expectedto climb at a strong 6.0 percentannual pace through 2016 to 98.7million metric tons, but not rapidenough to prevent the country’strade deficit in silica sand fromwidening further. Domestic industryoutput will be fueled by healthylocal sales conditions that willserve as catalysts for expansions inproduction. On the other hand, ...”--Section VI, pg. 143246Copyright 2012 The Freedonia Group, Inc.Page Click here to purchase onlineOrder now, click here!