Table 26.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1983, by kind and use (Metric tons) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire clay Ball Common clay (refractory Fuller's Undistrib- Use clay Bentonite and shale only) earth Kaolin uted2/ Total3/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adhesives------------------------------- W 6,067 W W 1,692 83,253 2,399 93,411 Alum, aluminum sulfate, and other chemicals------------------------------ -- W -- -- 1,229 325,553 W 326,783 Animal feed----------------------------- 8,664 124,245 272 -- -- 5,552 -- 138,733 Building brick: Common-------------------------------- W W 1,895,279 -- W 16,313 36,965 1,948,557 Face---------------------------------- -- -- 10,444,464 45,611 -- 261,267 -- 10,751,341 Catalysts (oil refining)---------------- W 9,532 -- -- W 216,033 6,746 232,311 Cement, portland------------------------ -- W 6,794,766 W -- 42,190 3,282 6,840,238 China and dinnerware-------------------- 31,551 -- -- -- -- 20,283 -- 51,834 Crockery and other earthenware---------- W -- W -- -- W 17,373 17,373 Drilling mud---------------------------- W 1,048,496 -- -- 73,850 1,363 W 1,123,709 Electrical porcelain-------------------- 17,647 -- W -- -- 25,140 W 42,787 Fertilizers----------------------------- -- -- -- -- 54,965 14,373 -- 69,338 Fiberglass, mineral wool, and other insulation----------------------------- -- W -- -- -- 232,443 W 232,443 Filtering, clarifying, and decolorizing: Animal oils--------------------------- -- 67,327 -- -- -- W W 67,327 Mineral oils and greases-------------- -- 10,728 -- -- 20,648 -- -- 31,377 Vegetable oils------------------------ -- 23,091 -- -- -- -- -- 23,091 Firebrick, block, and shapes------------ W W 10,569 439,987 -- 11,658 10,585 472,799 Flower pots----------------------------- -- -- 30,707 W -- -- W 30,707 Flue linings and high-aluminum (minimum -- 50% Al2O3) refractories---------------- 7,952 -- 32,914 94,829 -- 100,532 -- 236,227 Foundry sand---------------------------- -- 526,122 -- 60,331 -- 621 -- 587,075 Grogs and crudes, refractory------------ W -- W 100,142 -- 298,902 W 399,044 Gypsum products------------------------- -- W -- -- W 15,584 2,178 17,762 Ink------------------------------------- -- W -- -- -- 973 -- 973 Kiln furniture-------------------------- 1,620 -- -- -- -- 1,161 -- 2,781 Lightweight aggregate: Concrete block------------------------ -- -- 2,250,532 -- -- -- -- 2,250,532 Structural concrete------------------- -- -- 1,199,359 -- -- -- -- 1,199,359 Highway surfacing--------------------- -- -- 261,520 -- -- -- -- 261,520 Others-------------------------------- -- -- 276,343 -- -- -- -- 276,343 Linoleum and asphalt tile--------------- -- -- -- -- -- 3,298 -- 3,298 Medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic------- -- 4,025 -- -- 103 2,426 -- 6,554 Mortar and cement, refractory----------- W -- 348,149 145,156 W 30,671 112,766 636,742 Oil and grease absorbents--------------- -- W -- -- 420,602 -- 28,790 449,391 Paint----------------------------------- -- 8,367 W -- 7,473 125,737 W 141,577 Paper coating--------------------------- W W -- -- -- 2,106,178 W 2,106,178 Paper filling--------------------------- W W -- -- -- 907,650 W 907,650 Pelletizing (iron ore)------------------ -- 273,387 -- -- -- -- -- 273,387 Pesticides and related products--------- W 7,065 W -- 139,334 16,037 W 162,436 Pet waste absorbent--------------------- -- W W -- 731,582 -- W 731,582 Plastics-------------------------------- -- W W -- W 49,405 82,043 131,448 Pottery--------------------------------- 177,964 -- 17,529 W W 12,691 W 208,184 Roofing granules------------------------ W -- W -- -- 14,734 W 14,734 Rubber---------------------------------- W W -- -- -- 253,185 W 253,185 Sanitaryware---------------------------- 124,476 -- -- -- W 67,637 W 192,113 Sewer pipe, vitrified------------------- -- -- 299,113 -- -- W W 299,113 Tamping dummies------------------------- -- -- 4,354 -- -- -- -- 4,354 ---------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. Table 26.--Clays sold or used by producers in the United States1/ in 1983, 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/ Total3/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tile: Drain--------------------------------- -- -- 70,194 -- -- -- -- 70,194 Floor and wall, vinyl, glazes, glass, and enamels-------------------------- 93,713 W 71,580 W -- 35,428 W 200,721 Quarry-------------------------------- -- -- 151,112 -- -- -- -- 151,112 Roofing------------------------------- -- -- 20,183 -- -- W W 20,183 Structural---------------------------- -- -- 21,820 -- -- -- -- 21,820 Terra cotta--------------------------- -- -- 16,778 -- -- -- -- 16,778 Waterproofing and sealing--------------- -- 84,924 -- -- -- W W 84,924 Miscellaneous4/------------------------- 9,215 117,002 140,110 15,524 30,164 122,973 -- 434,988 Exports--------------------------------- 76,551 249,007 15,942 12,529 156,116 1,097,874 -- 1,608,019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total----------------------------- 549,354 2,559,386 24,373,588 914,109 1,637,757 6,519,119 303,127 36,856,440 Total undistributed--------------- 128,142 59,539 294,582 32,152 96,448 15,066 321,574 322,803 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grand total5/---------------- 677,496 2,618,925 24,668,170 946,261 1,734,206 6,534,185 NAp 37,179,243 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Total undistributed." NAp not applicable. 1/Includes Puerto Rico. 2/Total of clays indicated by symbol W; unpublishable data included with "Total undistributed." 3/Data may show incomplete total; difference included with "Total undistributed." 4/Includes asphalt emulsion, graphite anodes, and unknown uses. 5/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding.