Table 40.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1990, 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 -- 350,804 -- 350,804 Pet waste absorbents---------------------- -- W W -- 1,347,270 -- 1,347,270 Other2/----------------------------------- W 196,984 165,184 -- W -- 362,168 Ceramics and glass: Catalysts (oil-refining)------------------ -- W -- -- W 90,772 90,772 Crockery and other earthenware------------ -- -- -- -- -- 2,998 2,998 Electrical porcelain---------------------- 22,665 -- -- -- W 16,183 38,848 Fine china and dinnerware----------------- W -- -- -- -- 17,711 17,711 Glazes, glass, and enamels---------------- -- W -- W -- W W Mineral wool, insulation, and fiberglass-- -- W -- -- -- 454,131 454,131 Pottery----------------------------------- 118,519 W 150,440 W -- 27,852 296,811 Roofing granules-------------------------- -- -- 102,290 -- 2,887 9,114 114,291 Sanitaryware------------------------------ 176,809 -- -- -- -- 40,947 217,755 Other2/----------------------------------- 14,926 47,619 -- W 15,046 83,886 161,477 Chemical manufacturing---------------------- -- 10,082 -- -- W 218,170 228,252 Civil engineering and sealing--------------- 11,793 181,149 598,234 -- -- 584,331 1,375,507 Drilling mud-------------------------------- -- 712,973 -- -- 34,150 -- 747,123 Fillers, extenders, and binders: Adhesives--------------------------------- W 4,410 -- -- 6,350 54,789 65,549 Animal feed------------------------------- 21,661 105,580 W -- W W 127,241 Fertilizers------------------------------- -- W -- -- 61,211 2,725 63,936 Gypsum products and wallboard------------- W -- -- -- 31,510 2,492 34,002 Ink--------------------------------------- -- W -- W -- W W Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic--------- -- 16,045 -- -- W 3,118 19,163 Paint------------------------------------- W 5,747 W -- W 261,219 266,966 Paper coating----------------------------- -- W -- -- -- 2,753,171 2,753,171 Paper filling----------------------------- W W -- -- -- 1,471,298 1,471,298 Pesticides and related products----------- W 8,394 W -- 167,720 50,309 226,423 Plastics---------------------------------- W W -- -- W 61,901 61,901 Rubber------------------------------------ W W -- -- W 207,733 207,733 Other2/----------------------------------- 93,562 18,993 123,288 -- 66,504 187,756 r/490,103 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oils, mineral oils and greases, and vegetable oils--------------------------- -- 62,775 -- -- 23,237 458 86,470 Desiccants-------------------------------- -- W -- -- -- -- W Floor and wall tile: Ceramic----------------------------------- 158,325 11 212,665 -- -- 13,816 384,817 Quarry tile------------------------------- W -- 530,662 -- -- -- 530,662 Other2/----------------------------------- W -- -- -- -- 29,946 29,946 Heavy clay products: Brick, extruded--------------------------- W W 10,540,509 17,822 -- 256,724 10,815,055 Brick, other------------------------------ -- -- 1,837,495 -- -- 33,987 1,871,482 Drain tile-------------------------------- -- -- 9,604 -- -- -- 9,604 Flower pots------------------------------- -- -- 68,026 -- -- -- 68,026 Flue linings------------------------------ -- -- 22,140 5,842 -- W 27,982 Portland and other cements---------------- -- W 7,095,811 -- -- 176,003 7,271,814 Roofing tile------------------------------ -- W W -- -- -- W Sewer pipe, vitrified--------------------- -- -- 107,986 227 -- W 108,213 Structural tile--------------------------- -- -- 54,122 -- -- -- 54,122 Terra cotta------------------------------- -- -- W -- -- -- W Other2/----------------------------------- W 5,177 96,439 2,098 -- 32,168 135,882 Lightweight aggregate: Concrete---------------------------------- -- -- 2,523,507 -- -- -- 2,523,507 Highway surfacing------------------------- -- W 267,861 -- -- -- 267,861 Structural concrete----------------------- -- -- 786,084 W -- -- 786,084 Other2/----------------------------------- -- 7,194 226,879 W -- -- 234,073 Pelletizing (iron ore)-------------------- -- 682,878 W -- -- -- 682,878 -------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 40.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1990, 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 98,321 453,024 -- 134,927 686,272 Foundry sand------------------------------ -- 864,680 -- 7,739 -- 536 872,955 Grogs and calcines------------------------ -- -- -- 20,208 -- 759,246 779,454 High-alumina brick and specialties-------- -- -- -- 41,192 -- W 41,192 Kiln furniture---------------------------- 15,814 W -- -- -- W 15,814 Mortar and cement, refractory------------- 852 -- 407,145 -- -- -- 407,997 Other2/----------------------------------- W 49,386 W 44,469 36,948 41,108 171,911 Other3/------------------------------------- 62,167 31,039 52,538 23,822 23,629 10,799 203,993 Exports------------------------------------- 90,570 462,483 18,606 9,364 140,210 1,669,451 2,390,684 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total------------------------------------- 787,663 3,473,595 26,095,836 625,807 2,307,476 9,761,7754/43,052,152 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 total shown because of independent rounding.