Table 32.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1986, 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--------------------------- -- 7,763 W -- 422,174 -- 429,937 Pet waste absorbents--------------------- -- W W -- 870,142 -- 870,142 Other2/---------------------------------- -- 64,712 125,672 -- 34,159 -- 224,544 Ceramics and glass: Catalysts (oil-refining)----------------- W 4,880 -- -- -- 113,109 117,988 Crockery and other earthenware----------- W -- 10,105 -- -- W 10,105 Electrical porcelain--------------------- 12,713 -- 32 -- -- 18,884 31,629 Fine china and dinnerware---------------- 22,902 -- -- -- -- 22,304 45,206 Glazes, glass, and enamels--------------- 2,360 -- -- -- -- 513 2,874 Mineral wool, insulation, and fiberglass- W W -- -- -- 333,279 333,279 Pottery---------------------------------- 197,949 -- 7,563 1,704 -- 32,836 240,051 Roofing granules------------------------- -- -- 93,880 -- W 25,281 119,161 Sanitaryware----------------------------- 135,602 -- -- -- -- 135,166 270,768 Other2/---------------------------------- 43,404 24,440 907 -- 122 19,960 88,833 Chemical manufacturing--------------------- -- 1,309 -- -- -- 140,933 142,242 Civil engineering and sealing-------------- -- 57,445 72,448 -- -- 12,425 142,317 Drilling mud------------------------------- W 940,522 -- -- 31,497 709 972,729 Fillers, extenders, and binders: Adhesives-------------------------------- W 10,253 -- -- 6,236 63,411 79,900 Animal feed------------------------------ W 101,991 454 -- -- 33,452 135,896 Fertilizers------------------------------ -- 337 -- -- 39,577 4,396 44,311 Gypsum products and wallboard------------ -- -- -- -- W 17,278 17,278 Ink-------------------------------------- -- W -- -- -- W W Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic-------- -- 6,642 -- -- 344 2,649 9,634 Paint------------------------------------ -- 7,662 45 -- 18,039 227,276 253,023 Paper coating---------------------------- W W -- -- -- 2,100,736 2,100,736 Paper filling---------------------------- W W -- -- -- 1,216,531 1,216,531 Pesticides and related products---------- W 4,878 3,582 -- 148,768 18,849 176,077 Plastics--------------------------------- -- W -- -- W 45,884 45,884 Rubber----------------------------------- W W 7,058 -- -- 261,221 268,279 Other2/---------------------------------- 67,661 9,893 16,904 -- 22,877 155,437 272,773 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oils, mineral oils and greases, and vegetable oils---------------------- -- 140,486 -- -- 12,319 508 153,312 Desiccants------------------------------- -- 11,730 -- -- 36 -- 11,766 Floor and wall tile: Ceramic---------------------------------- 116,396 47 87,951 -- -- 27,831 232,225 Quarry tile------------------------------ -- -- 186,955 -- -- -- 186,955 Other------------------------------------ -- -- 801 14,160 -- 20,765 35,726 Heavy clay products: Brick, common---------------------------- 142 4,521 3,637,824 -- -- 15,412 3,657,898 Brick, face------------------------------ -- -- 10,703,069 11,005 -- 576,236 11,290,310 Drain tile------------------------------- -- -- 43,294 -- -- -- 43,294 Flower pots------------------------------ -- -- 36,383 -- -- -- 36,383 Flue linings----------------------------- -- -- 38,931 55,187 -- 26,127 120,245 ------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 32.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1986, by kind and use--Continued (Metric tons) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Common clay(refractory Fuller's Use Ball clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Portland and other cements--------------- -- 632 7,760,721 -- -- 185,373 7,946,727 Roofing tile----------------------------- -- 124 6,315 -- 145 -- 6,584 Sewer pipe, vitrified-------------------- -- -- 512,857 132 -- 16,084 529,073 Structural tile-------------------------- -- -- 24,764 -- -- 316 25,080 Terra cotta------------------------------ -- -- 905 -- -- -- 905 Other------------------------------------ -- -- 105,463 -- -- 380 105,843 Lightweight aggregate: Concrete block--------------------------- -- -- 2,201,013 -- -- -- 2,201,013 Highway surfacing------------------------ -- -- 176,780 -- -- -- 176,780 Structural concrete---------------------- -- -- 909,242 -- -- -- 909,242 Other------------------------------------ -- -- 57,088 -- -- -- 57,088 Pelletizing (iron ore)--------------------- -- 238,063 -- -- -- -- 238,063 Refractories: Firebrick, blocks, and shapes------------ W 1,926 127,815 256,924 -- 62,459 449,124 Foundry sand----------------------------- -- 559,541 -- 51,620 -- 374 611,534 Grogs and calcines----------------------- W -- -- 54,461 -- 355,453 409,914 High-alumina brick and specialties------- 6,648 -- -- 57,102 -- 54,580 118,330 Kiln furniture--------------------------- 2,017 277 -- -- -- 3,445 5,738 Mortar and cement, refractory------------ W 22 219,555 2,021 41,710 49,379 312,687 Other2/---------------------------------- 90,579 -- -- -- -- -- 90,579 Other3/------------------------------------ 3,094 9,281 -- 24,187 11,609 23,104 71,276 Exports------------------------------------ 103,361 342,576 20,190 8,394 72,948 1,335,618 1,883,087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total4/----------------------------- 804,829 2,551,950 27,196,568 536,897 1,732,703 7,755,962 40,578,909 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.