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According to the latest research, the global Frac Sand market size was valued at USD 8598.81 million in 2022 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 12.62% during the forecast period, reaching USD 17545.96 million by 2028.
"Frac sand" is a high-purity quartz sand with very durable and very round grains. It is a crush-resistant material produced for use by the petroleum industry. It is used in the hydraulic fracturing process (known as "fracking") to produce petroleum fluids, such as oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids from rock units that lack adequate pore space for these fluids to flow to a well. Most frac sand is a natural material made from high-purity sandstone. An alternative product is ceramic beads made from sintered bauxite or small metal beads made from aluminum.
Drivers of Frac Sand
North America, Europe, China, India, South America, Middle East and Africa
The increase in oil and gas exploration activities is expected to drive demand for frac sand. In countries such as the U.S., the consumption of fine-mesh raw frac sand has increased due to technological advances and increased demand for petroleum products.
Increasing demand is predominantly tied to urban growth in Asia, though it is worth noting that information on global sand consumption, particularly in emerging and frontier markets, is scarce. What is more, the increasing innovation in frac sand operations has been promoting the growth of the market.
Region Overview:
From 2022-2027, North America is estimated to witness robust growth prospects.
Company Overview:
Covia Holdings Corporation is one of the major players operating in the Frac Sand market, holding a share of 17.33% in 2020.
Covia Holdings Corporation
Covia Holdings Corporation provides minerals and material solutions for the industrial and energy markets. The company offers various mineral solutions to the glass, ceramics, coatings, polymers, construction, water filtration, sports, and recreation markets. It also offers a range of high-purity silica sand, nepheline syenite, feldspar, clay, kaolin, lime, resin systems, and coated materials. In addition, the company provides its energy customers with a selection of proppant solutions, additives, and coated products to enhance well productivity, as well as to address surface and down-hole challenges in all well environments.
U.S Silica
U.S. Silica is a leading silica sand supplier with a focus on performance materials that are essential to modern living. Our state-of-the-art offerings are used in variety of Industries and Applications.
Segmentation Overview:
By type, Northern White segment accounted for the largest share of market in 2021.
Northern White Sand
Ottawa White sand, also known as Northern White sand, is composed of 99 percent quartz and is found in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Ottawa White sand is used for its ability to withstand high pressure without breaking. This sand is rounder than other types of frac sand and thus can increase oil and gas flow through fissures made in the rocks containing oil and gas resources.
Brady Brown Sand
Brady Brown sand, also known as Hickory sand, comes from the Hickory Sandstone Formation in Texas. The sand contains less silicon dioxide (SiO2) than Ottawa White sand, which is found in the Midwest.
Application Overview:
By application, the Oil Exploitation segment occupied the biggest share from 2017 to 2022.
This report elaborates on the market size, market characteristics, and market growth of the Frac Sand industry between the year 2018 to 2028, and breaks down according to the product type, downstream application, and consumption area of Frac Sand. The report also introduces players in the industry from the perspective of the value chain and looks into the leading companies.
Key Points this Global Frac Sand Market Report Include:
Market Size Estimates: Frac Sand market size estimation in terms of revenue and sales from 2018-2028
Market Dynamic and Trends: Frac Sand market drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges
Macro-economy and Regional Conflict: Influence of global inflation and Russia & Ukraine War on the Frac Sand market
Segment Market Analysis: Frac Sand market revenue and sales by type and by application from 2018-2028
Regional Market Analysis: Frac Sand market situations and prospects in major and top regions and countries
Frac Sand Market
Frac Sand Industry Chain: Frac Sand market raw materials & suppliers, manufacturing process, distributors by region, downstream customers
Frac Sand Industry News, Policies by regions
Frac Sand Industry Porters Five Forces Analysis
Key players in the global Frac Sand market are covered in Chapter 2:
Hi-Crush Partners Lp
Victory Nickel
Preferred Sands
Source Energy Services
Emerge Energy Services Lp
Di-Corp
Alpine Silica
Covia Holdings Corporation
Badger Mining Corporation
Chieftain Sand
Carbo Ceramics
Sil Industrial Minerals
Chongqing Changjiang
Pioneer
U.S Silica
Smart Sand Inc.
In Chapter 6 and Chapter 9, on the basis of types, the Frac Sand market from 2018 to 2028 is primarily split into:
Northern White
Brady Brown Sand
In Chapter 7 and Chapter 10, on the basis of applications, the Frac Sand market from 2018 to 2028 covers:
Oil Exploitation
Natural Gas Exploration
Others
Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate of the following regions from 2018 to 2028 are covered in Chapter 8 and Chapter 11:
United States
Europe
China
Japan
India
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Middle East and Africa
Others
In summary, this report relies on sources from both primary and secondary, combines comprehensive quantitative analysis with detailed qualitative analysis, and pictures the market from a macro overview to micro granular segment aspects. Whatever your role in this industry value chain is, you should benefit from this report with no doubt.
Chapter Outline
This report consists of 12 chapters. Below is a brief guideline to help you quickly grasp the main contents of each chapter:
Chapter 1 first introduces the product overview, market scope, product classification, application, and regional division, and then summarizes the global Frac Sand market size in terms of revenue, sales volume, and average price.
Chapter 2 analyzes the main companies in the Frac Sand industry, including their main businesses, products/services, sales, prices, revenue, gross profit margin, and the latest developments/updates.
Chapter 3 is an analysis of the competitive environment of Frac Sand market participants. This mainly includes the revenue, sales, market share, and average price of the top players, along with the market concentration ratio in 2022 and the players' M&A and expansion in recent years.
Chapter 4 is an analysis of the Frac Sand industrial chain, including raw material analysis, manufacturing cost structure, distributors, and major downstream buyers.
Chapter 5 focuses on Frac Sand market dynamics and marketing strategy analysis, which include opportunities, challenges, industry development trends under inflation, industry news and policies analyzed by region, Porter's Five Forces analysis, as well as direct and indirect marketing, and the development trends of marketing channels.
Chapters 6-8 have segmented the Frac Sand market by type, application, and region, with a focus on sales and value from 2018 to 2023 from both vertical and horizontal perspectives.
Chapters 9-11 provide detailed Frac Sand market forecast data for 2023-2028, broken down by type and application, region, and major countries to help understand future growth trends.
Chapter 12 concludes with an explanation of the data sources and research methods. Verify and analyze through preliminary research to obtain final quantitative and qualitative data.
2022
"Frac sand" is a high-purity quartz sand with very durable and very round grains. It is a crush-resistant material produced for use by the petroleum industry. It is used in the hydraulic fracturing process (known as "fracking") to produce petroleum fluids, such as oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids from rock units that lack adequate pore space for these fluids to flow to a well. Most frac sand is a natural material made from high-purity sandstone. An alternative product is ceramic beads made from sintered bauxite or small metal beads made from aluminum.
Drivers of Frac Sand
North America, Europe, China, India, South America, Middle East and Africa
The increase in oil and gas exploration activities is expected to drive demand for frac sand. In countries such as the U.S., the consumption of fine-mesh raw frac sand has increased due to technological advances and increased demand for petroleum products.
Increasing demand is predominantly tied to urban growth in Asia, though it is worth noting that information on global sand consumption, particularly in emerging and frontier markets, is scarce. What is more, the increasing innovation in frac sand operations has been promoting the growth of the market.
Region Overview:
From 2022-2027, North America is estimated to witness robust growth prospects.
Company Overview:
Covia Holdings Corporation is one of the major players operating in the Frac Sand market, holding a share of 17.33% in 2020.
Covia Holdings Corporation
Covia Holdings Corporation provides minerals and material solutions for the industrial and energy markets. The company offers various mineral solutions to the glass, ceramics, coatings, polymers, construction, water filtration, sports, and recreation markets. It also offers a range of high-purity silica sand, nepheline syenite, feldspar, clay, kaolin, lime, resin systems, and coated materials. In addition, the company provides its energy customers with a selection of proppant solutions, additives, and coated products to enhance well productivity, as well as to address surface and down-hole challenges in all well environments.
U.S Silica
U.S. Silica is a leading silica sand supplier with a focus on performance materials that are essential to modern living. Our state-of-the-art offerings are used in variety of Industries and Applications.
Segmentation Overview:
By type, Northern White segment accounted for the largest share of market in 2021.
Northern White Sand
Ottawa White sand, also known as Northern White sand, is composed of 99 percent quartz and is found in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Ottawa White sand is used for its ability to withstand high pressure without breaking. This sand is rounder than other types of frac sand and thus can increase oil and gas flow through fissures made in the rocks containing oil and gas resources.
Brady Brown Sand
Brady Brown sand, also known as Hickory sand, comes from the Hickory Sandstone Formation in Texas. The sand contains less silicon dioxide (SiO2) than Ottawa White sand, which is found in the Midwest.
Application Overview:
By application, the Oil Exploitation segment occupied the biggest share from 2017 to 2022.
This report elaborates on the market size, market characteristics, and market growth of the Frac Sand industry between the year 2018 to 2028, and breaks down according to the product type, downstream application, and consumption area of Frac Sand. The report also introduces players in the industry from the perspective of the value chain and looks into the leading companies.
Key Points this Global Frac Sand Market Report Include:
Market Size Estimates: Frac Sand market size estimation in terms of revenue and sales from 2018-2028
Market Dynamic and Trends: Frac Sand market drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges
Macro-economy and Regional Conflict: Influence of global inflation and Russia & Ukraine War on the Frac Sand market
Segment Market Analysis: Frac Sand market revenue and sales by type and by application from 2018-2028
Regional Market Analysis: Frac Sand market situations and prospects in major and top regions and countries
Frac Sand Market
Competitive Landscape
and Major Players: Analysis of 10-15 leading market players, sales, price, revenue, gross, gross margin, product/service profile and recent development/updates, etc.Frac Sand Industry Chain: Frac Sand market raw materials & suppliers, manufacturing process, distributors by region, downstream customers
Frac Sand Industry News, Policies by regions
Frac Sand Industry Porters Five Forces Analysis
Key players in the global Frac Sand market are covered in Chapter 2:
Hi-Crush Partners Lp
Victory Nickel
Preferred Sands
Source Energy Services
Emerge Energy Services Lp
Di-Corp
Alpine Silica
Covia Holdings Corporation
Badger Mining Corporation
Chieftain Sand
Carbo Ceramics
Sil Industrial Minerals
Chongqing Changjiang
Pioneer
U.S Silica
Smart Sand Inc.
In Chapter 6 and Chapter 9, on the basis of types, the Frac Sand market from 2018 to 2028 is primarily split into:
Northern White
Brady Brown Sand
In Chapter 7 and Chapter 10, on the basis of applications, the Frac Sand market from 2018 to 2028 covers:
Oil Exploitation
Natural Gas Exploration
Others
Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate of the following regions from 2018 to 2028 are covered in Chapter 8 and Chapter 11:
United States
Europe
China
Japan
India
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Middle East and Africa
Others
In summary, this report relies on sources from both primary and secondary, combines comprehensive quantitative analysis with detailed qualitative analysis, and pictures the market from a macro overview to micro granular segment aspects. Whatever your role in this industry value chain is, you should benefit from this report with no doubt.
Chapter Outline
This report consists of 12 chapters. Below is a brief guideline to help you quickly grasp the main contents of each chapter:
Chapter 1 first introduces the product overview, market scope, product classification, application, and regional division, and then summarizes the global Frac Sand market size in terms of revenue, sales volume, and average price.
Chapter 2 analyzes the main companies in the Frac Sand industry, including their main businesses, products/services, sales, prices, revenue, gross profit margin, and the latest developments/updates.
Chapter 3 is an analysis of the competitive environment of Frac Sand market participants. This mainly includes the revenue, sales, market share, and average price of the top players, along with the market concentration ratio in 2022 and the players' M&A and expansion in recent years.
Chapter 4 is an analysis of the Frac Sand industrial chain, including raw material analysis, manufacturing cost structure, distributors, and major downstream buyers.
Chapter 5 focuses on Frac Sand market dynamics and marketing strategy analysis, which include opportunities, challenges, industry development trends under inflation, industry news and policies analyzed by region, Porter's Five Forces analysis, as well as direct and indirect marketing, and the development trends of marketing channels.
Chapters 6-8 have segmented the Frac Sand market by type, application, and region, with a focus on sales and value from 2018 to 2023 from both vertical and horizontal perspectives.
Chapters 9-11 provide detailed Frac Sand market forecast data for 2023-2028, broken down by type and application, region, and major countries to help understand future growth trends.
Chapter 12 concludes with an explanation of the data sources and research methods. Verify and analyze through preliminary research to obtain final quantitative and qualitative data.
Years considered for this report:
Historical Years:
2018-2022Base Year:
2022Estimated Year:
2023Forecast Period:
2023-2028Frequently Asked Questions
This market study covers the global and regional market with an in-depth analysis of the overall growth prospects in the market. Furthermore, it sheds light on the comprehensive competitive landscape of the global market. The report further offers a dashboard overview of leading companies encompassing their successful marketing strategies, market contribution, recent developments in both historic and present contexts.
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The report provides a detailed evaluation of the market by highlighting information on different aspects which include drivers, restraints, opportunities, and threats. This information can help stakeholders to make appropriate decisions before investing.
