Table 8.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1974, by kind and use (Metric tons) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Ball Common clay (refractory Fuller's Undistrib- Use clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin uted2/ Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adhesives------------------------- (3/) (3/) -- -- 1,383 59,928 658 61,969 Alum, aluminum sulfate, and other chemicals------------------------ -- (3/) -- (3/) (3/) 293,248 9,631 302,878 Animal feed----------------------- (3/) 159,398 65 -- (3/) 13,497 503 173,464 Asphalt emulsion and tiles-------- (3/) (3/) -- -- -- -- 19,167 19,167 Building brick: Common-------------------------- (3/) (3/) 2,895,294 -- -- -- 685 2,895,979 Face---------------------------- 11,793 2,651 15,679,351 95,488 -- 385,851 -- 16,175,134 Catalysts (oil refining)---------- (3/) 4,426 -- -- (3/) 63,445 14,670 82,541 Caulking, putty, sealers, and glue----------------------------- -- -- -- 5 -- 4,550 -- 4,555 Cement, portland------------------ -- 416 10,855,879 -- 17,862 121,812 -- 10,995,970 Ceramic--hobby-------------------- -- -- -- -- -- 587 -- 587 China and dinnerware-------------- 39,273 -- -- -- -- 19,554 -- 58,827 Crockery and other earthenware---- 1,031 -- 6,253 (3/) (3/) 62,110 21,473 90,867 Drilling mud---------------------- 4,230 544,028 1,295 -- 68,924 -- -- 618,478 Electrical porcelain-------------- 40,943 -- -- -- -- 14,001 -- 54,944 Fertilizers----------------------- -- 5,888 7,659 -- 49,456 79,911 -- 142,914 Fiberglass------------------------ -- -- 116 -- -- 116,105 -- 116,221 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oils--------------------- -- 61,934 -- -- -- -- -- 61,934 Mineral oils and greases-------- -- 21,349 -- -- 28,239 (4/) -- 5/49,588 Vegetable oils------------------ -- 64,673 -- -- -- -- -- 64,673 Firebrick, block, and shapes------ 24,867 (4/) -- 2,234,024 -- 407,551 -- 5/2,666,442 Flower pots----------------------- -- -- 42,970 -- -- -- -- 42,970 Flue linings---------------------- -- -- 90,527 51,837 -- (4/) 5/142,365 Foundry sand---------------------- -- 669,552 -- 208,104 -- 4,873 -- 882,530 Glazes, glass, and enamels-------- 1,786 190 -- 45,983 -- 4,754 -- 52,713 Grogs and crudes, refractory------ (4/) -- -- 129,504 -- 251,619 -- 5/381,123 Gypsum products------------------- -- 459 -- -- -- 4,374 -- 4,833 High aluminum (minimum 50% Al2O3) refractories--------------------- 19,975 -- -- 316,190 -- 54,886 -- 391,051 Ink------------------------------- -- -- -- -- -- 12,848 -- 12,848 Kiln furniture-------------------- 8,481 -- -- 227 -- 2,037 -- 10,745 Lightweight aggregate: Concrete block------------------ -- -- 5,433,406 -- -- -- -- 5,433,406 Structural concrete------------- -- -- 2,691,644 -- -- -- -- 2,691,644 Highway surfacing--------------- -- -- 884,956 -- -- -- -- 884,956 Others-------------------------- -- -- 89,747 -- -- -- -- 89,747 Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic- 2 13,497 -- -- 15 1,802 -- 15,315 Mortar and cement, refractory----- (3/) -- -- 392,594 (3/) 1,683 65,531 459,808 Oil and grease absorbents--------- -- 13,481 -- -- 371,705 -- -- 385,185 Paint----------------------------- -- 4,459 -- -- 1,508 237,104 -- 243,070 Paper coating--------------------- (3/) (3/) -- -- 64 1,191,502 2,070 1,193,646 Paper filling--------------------- (3/) (3/) -- -- -- 918,188 12,483 930,671 Pelletizing (iron ore)------------ -- 789,672 -- -- -- -- -- 789,672 Pelletizing (other)--------------- -- -- -- 16,329 -- -- -- 16,329 Pesticides and related products--- (4/) 21,639 -- -- 162,911 25,865 -- 5/210,415 Pet absorbent--------------------- -- 5,733 -- -- 324,766 -- -- 330,498 Plastics-------------------------- -- -- -- -- (4/) 49,237 -- 5/49,237 Plug, tap, and wad---------------- -- -- -- 8,702 -- -- -- 8,702 Pottery--------------------------- 154,414 279 33,541 18,561 -- 38,155 -- 244,950 Rubber---------------------------- 363 -- 91 -- -- 343,462 -- 343,916 Sanitaryware---------------------- 158,486 (4/) -- -- -- 75,091 -- 5/233,577 Sewer pipe, vitrified------------- -- 91 1,363,053 96,254 -- -- -- 1,459,398 Tamping dummies------------------- -- -- 6,967 -- -- -- -- 6,967 ---------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 8.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1974, by kind and use-- Continued (Metric tons) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Ball Common clay (refractory Fuller's Undistrib- Use clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin uted2/ Total --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tile: Drain--------------------------- -- -- 394,093 -- -- -- -- 394,093 Floor and wall ceramic---------- 80,262 -- 129,518 59,872 -- 15,497 -- 285,149 Quarry-------------------------- 1,036 -- 142,329 -- -- -- -- 143,365 Roofing------------------------- -- 11,910 75,781 -- -- -- -- 87,691 Structural---------------------- -- -- 58,596 -- -- -- -- 58,596 Terra cotta--------------------- -- -- 47,196 907 -- -- 5,652 53,755 Waterproofing and sealing--------- (3/) 78,286 -- -- (3/) 3,224 -- 81,510 Water treatment and filtering----- -- -- 10,570 -- -- -- 10,570 Miscellaneous6/------------------- 3,899 45,533 7,943 7,156 4,795 36,321 -- 105,648 Undistributed--------------------- 115,384 9,105 -- 23,313 4,720 -- -- -- Exports--------------------------- 75,103 474,587 57,140 51,458 74,626 884,805 -- 1,617,720 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total7/--------------------- 741,330 3,003,236 41,005,981 3,756,509 1,110,975 5,799,476 (8/) 55,417,507 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/Includes Puerto Rico. 2/Total of clays indicated by footnote 3. 3/Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Undistributed." 4/Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Miscellaneous." 5/Incomplete figure; difference included with "Miscellaneous." 6/Includes abrasives, graphite anodes, linoleum, mineral wool and insulation, roofing granules, textiles, unknown uses, and data indicated by footnote 4. 7/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding. 8/Included with total for each specific use.