Covia Holdings (SCR-Sibelco)
HQ US
Industrial-minerals producer (ex-Unimin/Fairmount Santrol); high-purity silica/quartz sand for glass, frac and industrial uses.
mineral · input
High-Purity Silica Sand (>99.5% SiO₂)
Primary glass-forming ingredient (~80% of batch). Must meet pharmaceutical purity standards to ensure optical clarity and chemical inertness. Globally distributed; not a chokepoint.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on high-purity silica sand (>99.5% sio₂) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| USUnited States | 28% |
| CNChina | 14% |
| DEGermany | 7% |
| BEBelgium | 6% |
| AUAustralia | 5% |
| INIndia | 5% |
| ESSpain | 4% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
4 companies produce high-purity silica sand (>99.5% sio₂).
Sibelco
HQ BE
Global minerals company; one of two principal producers of crucible-grade high-purity quartz from Spruce Pine, NC.
The Quartz Corp (TQC)
HQ NO
Producer of ULTRA-high-purity quartz from Spruce Pine, North Carolina — the feedstock for semiconductor crucibles, fiber optics and solar.
U.S. Silica(SLCA)
HQ US
Largest US producer of commercial silica products including glass-grade sand; mines in Illinois, West Virginia, Texas. Supplies flat glass producers, container glass, and oil & gas (frac sand). Acquired by Apollo Global Management 2024 (take-private).