Table 38.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1989, by kind and use (Metric tons) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Ball Common clay (refractory Fuller's Use clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Absorbents: Oil and grease--------------------------- -- W W -- 298,009 -- 298,009 Pet waste absorbents--------------------- -- W W -- 1,015,192 -- 1,015,192 Other2/---------------------------------- -- 287,747 204,869 -- 23,478 31,026 547,120 Ceramics and glass: Catalysts (oil-refining)----------------- -- 12,220 -- -- 16,786 93,308 122,314 Crockery and other earthenware----------- -- -- -- 181 -- 17,954 18,135 Electrical porcelain--------------------- 21,521 -- -- -- -- 15,284 36,805 Fine china and dinnerware---------------- 3,360 -- -- -- -- 15,175 18,535 Glazes, glass, and enamels--------------- -- W -- W -- 2,507 2,507 Mineral wool, insulation, and fiberglass- W W -- -- -- 472,669 472,669 Pottery---------------------------------- 125,537 24,416 18,791 20,939 -- 30,147 219,830 Roofing granules------------------------- -- -- 92,418 -- -- 10,677 103,095 Sanitaryware----------------------------- 194,077 -- -- -- -- 35,131 229,208 Other2/---------------------------------- 73,869 W W 1,596 -- 75,989 151,454 Chemical manufacturing--------------------- -- W -- -- W 217,452 217,452 Civil engineering and sealing-------------- 13,183 108,907 1,415,906 3,352 W 7,477 1,548,825 Drilling mud------------------------------- -- 846,583 -- -- 35,181 485 882,249 Fillers, extenders, and binders: Adhesives-------------------------------- -- 8,074 907 -- 1,025 39,502 49,508 Animal feed------------------------------ W 93,937 W -- W 7,571 101,508 Fertilizers------------------------------ -- W -- -- 48,084 2,295 50,379 Gypsum products and wallboard------------ W -- -- -- 30,209 10,202 40,411 Ink-------------------------------------- -- W -- -- -- 2,025 2,025 Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic-------- -- 9,169 -- -- 1,395 3,341 13,905 Paint------------------------------------ -- W W -- 20,248 226,395 246,643 Paper coating---------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- 2,568,846 2,568,846 Paper filling---------------------------- -- W -- -- -- 1,560,994 1,560,994 Pesticides and related products---------- W 9,617 14,110 -- 141,163 19,692 184,582 Plastics--------------------------------- -- W -- -- W 48,822 48,822 Rubber----------------------------------- W W -- -- -- 258,864 258,864 Other2/---------------------------------- 118,155 20,258 75,281 -- 24,099 193,710 431,503 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oils, mineral oils and greases, and vegetable oils---------------------- -- 78,475 -- -- 15,085 646 94,206 Desiccants------------------------------- -- W -- -- -- -- W Floor and wall tile: Ceramic---------------------------------- 161,724 -- 225,825 4,169 4,536 21,254 417,508 Quarry tile------------------------------ W -- 14,338 -- -- -- 14,338 Other2/---------------------------------- 15,018 -- -- -- -- 24,756 39,774 Heavy clay products: Brick, extruded-------------------------- W W 10,188,861 19,818 -- 174,214 10,382,893 Brick, other----------------------------- -- -- 2,244,505 -- -- 129,002 2,373,507 Drain tile------------------------------- -- -- 10,251 -- -- -- 10,251 Flower pots------------------------------ -- -- 45,049 -- -- -- 45,049 Flue linings----------------------------- -- -- 10,096 7,303 -- 6,350 23,749 Portland and other cements--------------- -- 1,583 7,440,067 W 43,551 188,286 7,673,487 Roofing tile----------------------------- -- W 3,915 -- 100 -- 4,015 Sewer pipe, vitrified-------------------- -- -- 366,927 102 -- 8,615 375,644 Structural tile-------------------------- -- -- 49,041 -- -- -- 49,041 Terra cotta------------------------------ -- -- 18,748 W -- -- 18,748 Other2/---------------------------------- W 3,033 242,997 3,648 -- 19,136 268,814 Lightweight aggregate: Concrete block--------------------------- -- -- 2,066,480 -- -- -- 2,066,480 Highway surfacing------------------------ -- -- 326,881 -- -- -- 326,881 Structural concrete---------------------- -- W 773,052 -- -- -- 773,052 Other2/---------------------------------- -- 3,615 215,249 -- -- -- 218,864 Pelletizing (iron ore)--------------------- -- 477,275 76,748 -- -- -- 554,023 ------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 38.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1989, by kind and use--Continued (Metric tons) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Ball Common clay (refractory Fuller's Use clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Refractories: Firebrick, blocks, and shapes------------ W W 100,186 546,769 -- 115,292 762,247 Foundry sand----------------------------- -- 609,973 -- 64,166 -- 669 674,808 Grogs and calcines----------------------- -- -- -- 58,766 -- 628,950 687,716 High-alumina brick and specialties------- 21,410 -- -- 35,613 -- 6,622 63,645 Kiln furniture--------------------------- 1,531 W 2,803 -- -- 5,933 10,267 Mortar and cement, refractory------------ -- -- 414,294 -- -- 1,344 415,638 Other2/---------------------------------- W 35,637 6,146 40,468 -- 52,565 134,816 Other3/------------------------------------ 46,714 46,752 16,556 -- 23,791 9,324 143,137 Exports------------------------------------ 107,381 435,094 12,891 19,040 139,579 1,613,170 2,327,155 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total4/------------------------------ 903,480 3,112,365 26,694,188 825,930 1,881,511 8,973,668 42,391,142 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/Uses not specified. 4/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding. Table 38.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1989, by kind and use (Metric tons) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Ball Common clay (refractory Fuller's Use clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Absorbents: Oil and grease--------------------------- -- W W -- 298,009 -- 298,009 Pet waste absorbents--------------------- -- W W -- 1,015,192 -- 1,015,192 Other2/---------------------------------- -- 287,747 204,869 -- 23,478 31,026 547,120 Ceramics and glass: Catalysts (oil-refining)----------------- -- 12,220 -- -- 16,786 93,308 122,314 Crockery and other earthenware----------- -- -- -- 181 -- 17,954 18,135 Electrical porcelain--------------------- 21,521 -- -- -- -- 15,284 36,805 Fine china and dinnerware---------------- 3,360 -- -- -- -- 15,175 18,535 Glazes, glass, and enamels--------------- -- W -- W -- 2,507 2,507 Mineral wool, insulation, and fiberglass- W W -- -- -- 472,669 472,669 Pottery---------------------------------- 125,537 24,416 18,791 20,939 -- 30,147 219,830 Roofing granules------------------------- -- -- 92,418 -- -- 10,677 103,095 Sanitaryware----------------------------- 194,077 -- -- -- -- 35,131 229,208 Other2/---------------------------------- 73,869 W W 1,596 -- 75,989 151,454 Chemical manufacturing--------------------- -- W -- -- W 217,452 217,452 Civil engineering and sealing-------------- 13,183 108,907 1,415,906 3,352 W 7,477 1,548,825 Drilling mud------------------------------- -- 846,583 -- -- 35,181 485 882,249 Fillers, extenders, and binders: Adhesives-------------------------------- -- 8,074 907 -- 1,025 39,502 49,508 Animal feed------------------------------ W 93,937 W -- W 7,571 101,508 Fertilizers------------------------------ -- W -- -- 48,084 2,295 50,379 Gypsum products and wallboard------------ W -- -- -- 30,209 10,202 40,411 Ink-------------------------------------- -- W -- -- -- 2,025 2,025 Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic-------- -- 9,169 -- -- 1,395 3,341 13,905 Paint------------------------------------ -- W W -- 20,248 226,395 246,643 Paper coating---------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- 2,568,846 2,568,846 Paper filling---------------------------- -- W -- -- -- 1,560,994 1,560,994 Pesticides and related products---------- W 9,617 14,110 -- 141,163 19,692 184,582 Plastics--------------------------------- -- W -- -- W 48,822 48,822 Rubber----------------------------------- W W -- -- -- 258,864 258,864 Other2/---------------------------------- 118,155 20,258 75,281 -- 24,099 193,710 431,503 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oils, mineral oils and greases, and vegetable oils---------------------- -- 78,475 -- -- 15,085 646 94,206 Desiccants------------------------------- -- W -- -- -- -- W Floor and wall tile: Ceramic---------------------------------- 161,724 -- 225,825 4,169 4,536 21,254 417,508 Quarry tile------------------------------ W -- 14,338 -- -- -- 14,338 Other2/---------------------------------- 15,018 -- -- -- -- 24,756 39,774 Heavy clay products: Brick, extruded-------------------------- W W 10,188,861 19,818 -- 174,214 10,382,893 Brick, other----------------------------- -- -- 2,244,505 -- -- 129,002 2,373,507 Drain tile------------------------------- -- -- 10,251 -- -- -- 10,251 Flower pots------------------------------ -- -- 45,049 -- -- -- 45,049 Flue linings----------------------------- -- -- 10,096 7,303 -- 6,350 23,749 Portland and other cements--------------- -- 1,583 7,440,067 W 43,551 188,286 7,673,487 Roofing tile----------------------------- -- W 3,915 -- 100 -- 4,015 Sewer pipe, vitrified-------------------- -- -- 366,927 102 -- 8,615 375,644 Structural tile-------------------------- -- -- 49,041 -- -- -- 49,041 Terra cotta------------------------------ -- -- 18,748 W -- -- 18,748 Other2/---------------------------------- W 3,033 242,997 3,648 -- 19,136 268,814 Lightweight aggregate: Concrete block--------------------------- -- -- 2,066,480 -- -- -- 2,066,480 Highway surfacing------------------------ -- -- 326,881 -- -- -- 326,881 Structural concrete---------------------- -- W 773,052 -- -- -- 773,052 Other2/---------------------------------- -- 3,615 215,249 -- -- -- 218,864 Pelletizing (iron ore)--------------------- -- 477,275 76,748 -- -- -- 554,023 ------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 38.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1989, by kind and use--Continued (Metric tons) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Ball Common clay (refractory Fuller's Use clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Refractories: Firebrick, blocks, and shapes------------ W W 100,186 546,769 -- 115,292 762,247 Foundry sand----------------------------- -- 609,973 -- 64,166 -- 669 674,808 Grogs and calcines----------------------- -- -- -- 58,766 -- 628,950 687,716 High-alumina brick and specialties------- 21,410 -- -- 35,613 -- 6,622 63,645 Kiln furniture--------------------------- 1,531 W 2,803 -- -- 5,933 10,267 Mortar and cement, refractory------------ -- -- 414,294 -- -- 1,344 415,638 Other2/---------------------------------- W 35,637 6,146 40,468 -- 52,565 134,816 Other3/------------------------------------ 46,714 46,752 16,556 -- 23,791 9,324 143,137 Exports------------------------------------ 107,381 435,094 12,891 19,040 139,579 1,613,170 2,327,155 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total4/------------------------------ 903,480 3,112,365 26,694,188 825,930 1,881,511 8,973,668 42,391,142 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/Uses not specified. 4/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding.