Table 30.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1985, by kind and use (Metric tons) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Common clay (refractory Fuller's Use Ball clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Absorbents: Oil and grease--------------------------- -- 31,292 W -- 544,880 -- 576,171 Pet waste absorbents--------------------- -- W W 26,490 709,118 -- 735,608 Other2/---------------------------------- -- 55,786 122,787 -- -- -- 178,573 Ceramics and glass: Catalysts (oil-refining)----------------- W 7,455 -- -- W 199,521 206,976 Crockery and other earthenware----------- W -- 7,558 14,637 -- W 22,194 Electrical porcelain--------------------- 38,319 -- 49 -- -- 22,790 61,159 Fine china and dinnerware---------------- 24,939 -- -- -- -- 14,597 39,536 Glazes, glass, and enamels--------------- 1,457 W -- 4,536 W 444 6,436 Mineral wool, insulation, and fiberglass- W W -- -- -- 275,377 275,377 Pottery---------------------------------- 184,606 -- 8,492 1,835 W 13,999 208,932 Roofing granules------------------------- -- 933 91,263 -- -- 21,572 113,768 Sanitaryware----------------------------- 138,887 -- -- -- W 124,446 263,333 Other2/---------------------------------- 97,989 2,274 -- -- 5,688 -- 105,951 Chemical manufacturing--------------------- -- 2,709 -- -- 1,608 42,149 46,465 Civil engineering and sealing-------------- -- 111,863 134,907 -- -- 4,414 251,185 Drilling mud------------------------------- W 1,076,503 -- -- 97,051 94 1,173,648 Fillers, extenders, and binders: Adhesives-------------------------------- W 8,108 -- W 2,486 88,517 99,111 Animal feed------------------------------ 12,649 118,373 3,629 W -- 10,076 144,727 Fertilizers------------------------------ -- -- -- -- 52,055 26,401 78,456 Gypsum products and wallboard------------ -- -- -- -- W 7,636 7,636 Ink-------------------------------------- -- W -- -- -- W W Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic-------- W 3,600 -- -- 85 3,451 7,136 Paint------------------------------------ W 6,496 45 -- 9,430 181,147 197,119 Paper coating---------------------------- W W -- -- -- 2,056,449 2,056,449 Paper filling---------------------------- W W -- -- 2,503 1,064,289 1,066,792 Pesticides and related products---------- W 1,027 4,667 -- 232,976 60,989 299,659 Plastics--------------------------------- -- W -- W W 49,091 49,091 Rubber----------------------------------- W W 6,722 W -- 284,848 291,570 Other2/---------------------------------- 15,149 6,834 -- 1,361 2,830 855 27,029 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oils------------------------------ -- 1,579 -- -- -- 590 2,169 Desiccants------------------------------- -- 26,490 -- -- -- -- 26,490 Mineral oils and greases----------------- -- 7,829 -- -- 13,899 -- 21,728 Floor and wall tile: Ceramic---------------------------------- 117,074 -- 88,674 11,575 -- 16,404 233,726 Quarry tile------------------------------ -- -- 171,590 -- -- -- 171,590 Other------------------------------------ 5,730 -- -- -- -- 52,323 58,053 Heavy clay products: Brick, common---------------------------- 2,650 3,114 2,288,787 160 -- 9,834 2,304,545 Brick, face------------------------------ -- -- 11,295,187 15,296 -- 438,666 11,749,149 Drain tile------------------------------- -- -- 27,782 -- -- -- 27,782 Flower pots------------------------------ -- -- 38,466 -- -- -- 38,466 Flue linings----------------------------- -- -- 58,867 9,056 -- 2,780 70,703 Portland and other cements--------------- -- 554 7,900,222 3,089 -- 122,576 8,026,442 Roofing tile----------------------------- -- -- 21,386 -- -- -- 21,386 Sewer pipe, vitrified-------------------- -- -- 255,888 202 -- 7,954 264,044 Structural tile-------------------------- -- -- 33,543 -- -- 337 33,880 Terra cotta------------------------------ -- -- 805 -- -- -- 805 Other------------------------------------ -- 15,045 5,465 -- -- -- 20,510 ------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 30.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1985, by kind and use--Continued (Metric tons) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Common clay (refractory Fuller's Use Ball clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lightweight aggregate: Concrete block--------------------------- -- -- 2,370,182 -- -- -- 2,370,182 Highway surfacing------------------------ -- -- 495,670 -- -- -- 495,670 Structural concrete---------------------- -- -- 1,281,724 -- -- 455 1,282,179 Other------------------------------------ -- -- 126,006 -- -- -- 126,006 Pelletizing iron ore----------------------- -- 263,598 -- -- -- -- 263,598 Refractories: Firebrick, blocks, and shapes------------ W 1,399 122,882 445,691 -- 6,036 576,007 Foundry sand----------------------------- -- 660,963 -- 63,028 -- 875 724,866 Grogs and calcines----------------------- W -- -- 124,682 -- 263,831 388,513 High-alumina brick and specialties------- 6,012 6,091 -- 60,520 -- 101,545 174,168 Kiln furniture--------------------------- 1,549 -- -- -- -- 1,585 3,134 Mortar and cement, refractory------------ W -- 262,518 82,129 23,766 84,173 452,586 Other2/---------------------------------- 100,388 -- -- -- -- -- 100,388 Other3/------------------------------------ -- 91,810 121,156 14,195 39,393 226,151 492,705 Exports------------------------------------ 70,591 386,983 21,334 5,492 130,381 1,180,722 1,795,503 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total4/----------------------------- 817,990 2,898,710 27,368,252 883,974 1,868,149 7,069,985 40,907,059 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Total" and/or "Other." 1/Includes Puerto Rico. 2/Includes uses indicated by symbol W. 3/Includes tamping dummies and uses not specified. 4/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding.