Table 22.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1981, by kind and use (Metric tons) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Ball Common clay (refractory Fuller's Undistrib- Use clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin uted2/ Total3/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adhesives----------------------- 3,245 347 -- -- 1,112 64,875 -- 69,578 Alum, aluminum sulfate, and other chemicals---------------- 66,495 1,854 -- -- W 409,457 W 477,806 Animal feed--------------------- W 142,531 -- W 5,415 10,913 1,431 160,290 Building brick: Common------------------------ W W 1,786,963 W -- 30,329 24,202 1,841,494 Face-------------------------- W W 9,278,060 W -- 214,750 29,540 9,522,349 Catalysts (oil refining)-------- W 7,034 -- -- W 116,668 28,858 152,560 Cement, portland---------------- -- W 7,932,924 W -- 9,167 2,575 7,944,665 China and dinnerware------------ 33,806 -- -- -- -- 23,186 -- 56,992 Crockery and other earthenware-- 8,378 -- W -- -- 1,285 W 9,663 Drilling mud-------------------- W 1,873,012 -- -- 175,372 W 2,397 2,050,781 Electrical porcelain------------ 21,558 -- W -- -- 21,548 W 43,107 Fertilizers--------------------- -- 3,678 -- -- 71,017 26,815 -- 101,510 Fiberglass---------------------- -- 5,583 -- -- -- 123,062 -- 128,645 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oils------------------- -- 81,556 -- -- -- -- -- 81,556 Mineral oils and greases------ -- 13,982 -- -- 18,731 -- -- 32,712 Vegetable oils---------------- -- 50,496 -- -- -- -- -- 50,496 Firebrick, block, and shapes---- 6,074 W 58,249 1,136,656 -- 119,106 W 1,320,085 Flower pots--------------------- -- -- 29,647 544 -- 1,129 -- 31,321 Flue linings and high-aluminum (minimum 50% Al2O3) refractories------------------- 8,554 -- 32,833 138,905 -- 61,858 -- 242,149 Foundry sand-------------------- -- 718,236 W 32,875 -- 731 W 751,842 Glazes, glass, and enamels------ 2,329 W -- -- -- 4,430 W 6,759 Grogs and crudes, refractory---- 1,028 -- W 145,834 W 576,722 W 723,583 Gypsum products----------------- -- -- -- -- -- 11,489 W 11,489 Ink----------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- 10,709 -- 10,709 Kiln furniture------------------ 2,304 -- -- -- -- 4,610 -- 6,915 Lightweight aggregate: Concrete block---------------- -- -- 2,706,664 -- -- -- -- 2,706,664 Structural concrete----------- -- -- 1,406,204 -- -- -- -- 1,406,204 Highway surfacing------------- -- -- 209,429 -- -- -- -- 209,429 Others------------------------ -- -- 117,250 -- -- -- -- 117,250 Linoleum and asphalt tile------- 3,563 -- -- -- -- 4,495 -- 8,058 Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic----------------------- -- 2,556 -- -- 67 894 -- 3,518 Mortar and cement, refractory--- 79,013 W 189,838 187,119 47,002 23,351 W 526,322 Oil and grease absorbents------- -- W -- -- 402,142 W 42,731 444,874 Paint--------------------------- W 13,074 W -- 4,851 69,822 4,945 92,693 Paper coating------------------- 797 W -- -- -- 2,182,238 W 2,183,035 Paper filling------------------- 13,295 W -- -- 4,057 1,075,078 W 1,092,429 Pelletizing (iron ore)---------- -- 802,837 -- -- -- -- -- 802,837 Pesticides and related products- 692 3,064 W -- 167,120 73,174 W 244,051 Pet waste absorbent------------- -- W W -- 381,686 -- 61,750 443,437 Plastics------------------------ -- W W -- W 60,171 9,198 69,369 Plug, tap, and wad-------------- -- -- -- 2,712 -- -- -- 2,712 Pottery------------------------- 198,696 -- 136,324 11,294 -- 17,735 -- 364,049 Roofing granules---------------- W -- -- -- W 9,438 35,453 44,891 Rubber-------------------------- W W -- -- 229 188,382 1,827 190,438 Sanitaryware-------------------- 73,326 -- -- -- -- 141,143 -- 214,469 Sewer pipe, vitrified----------- -- -- 547,556 W -- -- W 547,556 Tamping dummies----------------- -- -- 3,992 -- -- -- -- 3,992 -------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 22.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1981, by kind and use--Continued (Metric tons) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Ball Common clay (refractory Fuller's Undistrib- Use clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin uted2/ Total3/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tile: Drain------------------------- -- -- 104,606 -- -- W W 104,606 Floor and wall, ceramic------- 74,494 -- 70,238 544 -- 16,202 -- 161,479 Quarry------------------------ -- -- 138,275 W -- -- W 138,275 Roofing----------------------- -- -- 31,594 -- -- 1,457 -- 33,051 Structural-------------------- -- -- 38,203 -- -- -- -- 38,203 Terra cotta------------------- -- -- 1,456 -- -- -- -- 1,456 Waterproofing and sealing------- -- 82,353 18 -- -- 8,501 -- 90,873 Miscellaneous4/----------------- 9,116 63,625 36,646 18,194 7,861 60,301 -- 195,743 Exports------------------------- 101,962 571,007 24,072 19,812 173,663 1,136,901 -- 2,027,417 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total---------------------- 708,725 4,436,825 24,881,039 1,694,488 1,460,325 6,912,126 244,906 5/40,338,435 Total undistributed-------- 57,992 51,163 105,998 53,769 41,841 37,347 103,203 103,203 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grand total----------- 5/766,716 4,487,988 24,987,037 1,748,257 1,502,166 6,949,473 NAp 40,441,638 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Total undistributed." NAp Not applicable. 1/Includes Puerto Rico. 2/Publishable total of clays indicated by symbol W; unpublished data included with "Total undistributed." 3/Data may show incomplete total; difference included with "Total undistributed." 4/Included asphalt, emulsion, graphite anodes, and unknown uses. 5/Data do not add to total shown because of independent rounding.