World Industrial Silica Sand Market

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World Industrial Silica Sand Market

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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 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.

Study coverage

This upcoming industry study, World Industrial Silica Sand, presents historical data (2001, 2006, 2011) plus forecasts for 2016 and 2021 for supply and demand, as well as demand by market, for six regions and 18 countries. The study also assesses market environment factors, examines industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles global industry players.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

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 ?i?e 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

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

?i?ecam Group, see Türkiye ?i?e ve Cam Fabrikalar?

Taiwan Glass Industry Corporation 283

Türkiye ?i?e 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

LIST OF TABLES

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

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

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

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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