Description of U S Silica Holdings Inc's Business Segments
In order to serve a broad range of end markets, we produce and sell a variety
of commercial silica products, including whole grain and ground products, as
well as other industrial mineral products that we believe complement our commercial
silica products.
Whole Grain Silica Products—We sell whole grain commercial silica products
in a range of shapes, sizes and purity levels. We sell whole grain silica that
has a round shape and high crush strength to be used as frac sand in connection
with oil and natural gas recovery, and we have the capability to produce resin
coated sand. During 2015, we announced the introduction of InnoProp® Python
RCS, a new high-performance resin coated proppant designed to increase the production
of oil and gas wells in an economical and efficient manner. In early 2016, we
introduced another new resin coated product, InnoProp® PLT, which is a curable
low-temperature product and can be used without an activator in oil and gas
wells that have bottom-hole static temperatures down to 70°F.
We also sell whole grain silica products in a range of size distributions, grain
shapes and chemical purity levels to our customers involved in the manufacturing
of glass products, including a low-iron whole grain product sold to manufacturers
of architectural and solar glass applications. In addition, we sell several
grades of whole grain round silica to the foundry industry and provide whole
grain commercial silica to the building products industry.
Ground Silica Products—Our ground commercial silica products are inherently
inert, white and bright, with high purity. We market our ground silica in sizes
ranging from 40 to 250 microns for use in plastics, rubber, polishes, cleansers,
paints, glazes, textile fiberglass and precision castings. We also produce and
market fine ground silica in sizes ranging from 5 to 40 microns for use in premium
paints, specialty coatings, sealants, silicone rubber and epoxies.
Industrial Mineral Products—We also produce and sell certain other industrial
mineral products, such as aplite and magnesium silicate. Aplite is a mineral
used to produce container glass and insulation fiberglass and is a source of
alumina that has a low melting point and a low tendency to form defects in glass.
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