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Glass manufacturing includes flat glass, container glass, standard and high-end tableware, and more. Flat glass manufacturers also make window panels.

As solar costs decrease and efficiencies improve worldwide, the demand for high-quality glass used in solar panels is rising. This glass requires high-purity quartz for production.

Semiconductor production is essential in today’s world, powering devices like phones, computers, appliances, and many components in cars. The semiconductor industry demands the highest purity quartz sand. Ultra-high purity quartz sand with minimal impurities ensures wafers maintain optimal electrical conductivity. Precise control of particle size distribution is crucial for consistent melting in the glass furnace.

Fiber optic cables are flexible, transparent strands made from pure silica glass and are critical to the telecommunications industry’s development of high-speed internet infrastructure.

Quartz sand is commonly used as a filler across various industries, including applications like paints, epoxy molding compounds, engineered stone, and synthetic granite.