Quartz Glass Sands in Russia and EAEU: Production, Market and Forecast (12 edition)

Abstract

Introduction

1. Quartz Glass Sand Reserves and Deposits in the EAEU (as of January 1, 2025)

1.1. Quartz Glass Sand Reserves and Deposits in Russia

1.2. Quartz Glass Sand Reserves and Deposits in Belarus

1.3. Quartz Glass Sand Reserves and Deposits in Kazakhstan

2. Quartz Glass Sand Processing Technologies and Quality Requirements

2.1. Quartz Sand Beneficiation

2.2. Quartz Sand Quality Requirements

3. Glass Sand Mining and Production in the Russian Federation and the EAEU

3.1. Glass Sand Mining and Production in Russia in 2000-2025

3.2. Glass Sand Mining and Production in Belarus in 2010-2025

3.3. Glass Sand Mining and Production in Kazakhstan in 2010-2025

4. Current Status of Quartz Glass Sand Production Enterprises in Russia

ZAO Kvartsevye Peski/OAO Ramensky GOK (Moscow Region)

OOO Larta Minerals Nebolchi/OOO Sibelko Nebolchi (Nebolchinskoye Quarry Management, Novgorod Region)

AO Kvarts (Ulyanovsk Region)

OOO Tashly GOK (Ulyanovsk Region)

Quarzwerke Gruppe

AO Muraevnya GOK (Ryazan Region)

OOO Kvartswerke Ulyanovsk (TD Kvarts, Ulyanovsk Region)

OOO Mineral/OOO Velikodvorsky Processing Plant (Vladimir Region)

Tugansky Mining and Processing Plant Ilmenite, Tomsk Region

5. Foreign Trade in Glass Sands in Russia and the EAEU

5.1. Export and Import of Glass Sands in Russia in 1999-2025

5.2. Export and Import of Glass Sands in Other EAEU Countries in 2000-2025

Belarus

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

6. Glass Sand Prices

6.1. Current Russian Prices for Various Grades of Glass Sands in 2014-2026

6.2. Overview of Russian Export and Import Prices for Glass Sands in 2005-2025

7. Consumption of glass sands in Russia and the EAEU

7.1. Production-consumption balance of glass sands in Russia in 2000-2025

7.2. Main industries consuming glass sands in Russia

7.3. Main consumers of glass sands in the Russian Federation

Klin Glass Factory LLC/AGC Flat Glass Klin LLC (Moscow region)

JSC "Bor Glass Factory"/JSC "AGC BSZ" (Nizhny Novgorod region)

JSC "Salavatsteklo" (Republic of Bashkortostan)

JSC "Saratovstroysteklo" (Saratov region)

Group of companies "RSKH"

Larta Glass/Guardian Industries

Larta Glass Ryazan LLC/Guardian Glass Ryazan LLC

Larta Glass Rostov LLC/Guardian Glass Rostov LLC

Larta Glass Ramenskoye LLC/Pilkington Glass LLC (Moscow region)

JSC Glanit (Aleksin Glass Factory, Tula Region)

Sibsteklo LLC/Ekran Novosibirsk Plant OJSC (Novosibirsk Region)

ChSZIK LLC Group of Companies

Glass Market JSC (Sitall OJSC, Smolensk Region)

7.4. Glass Sand Consumption in Other EAEU Countries in 2005-2025

Belarus

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

8. Forecast for the Development of the Glass Sand Market in Russia to 2035

Appendix 1. Addresses and Phone Numbers of Glass Sand Manufacturers in Russia

Appendix 2. Addresses and Phone Numbers of Glass Sand Consumers in Russia

Table 1. Main Deposits of Quartz Sand for the Glass Industry in Russia

Table 2. Main Deposits of Quartz Sand for the Glass Industry in Belarus

Table 3. Effect of Impurities in Quartz Sand on Product Quality

Table 4. Main Quality Requirements for Quartz Sand for the Glass Industry

Table 5. Grades of Quartz Sand, Ground Sandstone, Quartzite, and Vein Quartz for the Glass Industry

Table 6. Technical Requirements for Quartz Sand, Ground Sandstone, Quartzite, and Vein Quartz

Table 7. Glass Sand Production by Russian Enterprises in 2004-2025, Thousand Tons

Table 8. Quality Indicators of Glass Sands Produced by Gomel Mining and Processing Plant

Table 9. Average Chemical Composition of Enriched Quartz Sands Produced by Ramensky Mining and Processing Plant Mining and Processing Plant

Table 10. Main consumers of quartz glass sand produced by Ramensky Mining and Processing Plant in 2007-2025, thousand tons

Table 11. Financial indicators of Ramensky Mining and Processing Plant in 2015-2025, million rubles

Table 12. Main consumers of quartz sand produced by Larta Minerals Nebolchi LLC in 2009-2025, thousand tons

Table 13. Financial indicators of Larta Minerals Nebolchi LLC/Sibelko Nebolchi LLC in 2015-2025, million rubles

Table 14. Product Quality Indicators of JSC Quartz

Table 15. Dynamics of Quartz Glass Sand Extraction and Shipment in 2006-2018, thousand tons

Table 16. Main Consumers of Quartz Glass Sand Produced by JSC Quartz in 2007-2025, thousand tons

Table 17. Financial Indicators of JSC Quartz in 2015-2025, million rubles

Table 18. Quality Indicators of Quartz Glass Sands Produced by Tashlynsky Mining and Processing Plant LLC

Table 19. Main Consumers of Quartz Glass Sands Produced by Tashlynsky Mining and Processing Plant LLC in 2008-2025, thousand tons

Table 20. Financial Indicators of Tashlynsky Mining and Processing Plant LLC in 2015-2025, million rubles

Table 21. Characteristics of Quartz Sand Produced by Muraevnya Mining and Processing Plant JSC

Table 22. Main Consumers of Muraevnya Mining and Processing Plant JSC Quartz Glass Sands in 2007-2025, thousand tons

Table 23. Financial Indicators of Muraevnya Mining and Processing Plant JSC in 2015-2025, million rubles

Table 24. Financial indicators of Kvartsverke Ulyanovsk LLC in 2014-2021, million rubles

Table 25. Main consumers of quartz sand produced by Kvartsverke Ulyanovsk LLC in 2010-2025, thousand tons

Table 26. Main consumers of quartz glass sand produced by Velikodvorsky Processing Plant LLC in 2019-2025, thousand tons

Table 27. Financial indicators of Velikodvorsky Processing Plant LLC in 2017-2025, million rubles

Table 28. Financial indicators of Tugansky GOK Ilmenit JSC in 2020-2024, million rubles

Table 29. Major Russian Exporters of Glass Sand in 2018-2025, thousand tons

Table 30. Volumes of Glass Sand Exports from Russia by Destination in 1999-2025, thousand tons

Table 31. Volumes of Glass Sand Imports to Russia by Destination in 1999-2025, thousand tons

Table 32. Major Russian Importers of Glass Sand in 2005-2025, thousand tons

Table 33. Supplies of Belarusian Glass Sand to Russian Enterprises in 2005-2025, thousand tons

Table 34. Dynamics of Glass Sand Imports by Belarus in 2001-2025, thousand tons

Table 35. Dynamics of Exports and Imports Glass Sand Production in Kazakhstan in 2004-2025, thousand tons

Table 36. Domestic Russian Prices for Glass Sand in 2014-2026, RUB/t

Table 37. Import Prices for Glass Sand by Brand and Manufacturer in 2010-2022, $/t

Table 38. Glass Sand Supply-Demand Balance in Russia in 2000-2025, thousand tons, %

Table 39. Sheet and Container Glass Production in Russia in 2008-2025, million m², million units, thousand tons

Table 40. Sheet Glass Production in Russia by Enterprise in 2003-2025, million m²

Table 41. Container Glass Production (Bottles, Jars) in Russia in 2003-2025, million units

Table 42. Glass Sand Consumption Volumes by Major Russian Consumers in 2006-2025, Thousand Tons

Table 43. Glass Sand Suppliers to Klinsky Glass Factory LLC in 2013-2024, Thousand Tons

Table 44. Glass Sand Suppliers to Borsky Glass Factory JSC in 2012-2024, Thousand Tons

Table 45. Glass Sand Suppliers to Salavatsteklo JSC in 2012-2025, Thousand Tons

Table 46. Glass Sand Suppliers to Saratovstroisteklo JSC in 2013-2025, Thousand Tons

Table 47. Glass Sand Suppliers to Group Companies RSH companies in 2006-2025, thousand tons

Table 48. Enterprises supplying glass sand to Larta Glass Rostov LLC in 2012-2025, thousand tons

Table 49. Suppliers of glass sand to JSC Glanit in 2013-2025, thousand tons

Table 50. Suppliers of glass sand to Sibsteklo LLC in 2012-2024, thousand tons

Table 51. Glass sand suppliers to enterprises within the ChSZIK LLC group of companies in 2013-2025, thousand tons

Table 52. Glass sand suppliers to Glass Market JSC in 2011-2025, thousand tons

Table 53. Production of bottles and jars for canning in Belarus in 2005-2021, million units, thousand tons

Table 54. Forecast index of production of other non-metallic mineral products, %

Figure 1. Structure of quartz sand reserves in the Russian Federation by district as of January 1, 2025, %

Figure 2. Flow chart of dry beneficiation of quartz sand

Figure 3. Flow chart of quartz sand beneficiation at Ramensky Mining and Processing Plant (OGK)

Figure 4. Dynamics of quartz glass sand production in Russia in 2000-2025, million tons

Figure 5. Dynamics of quartz glass sand production in Belarus in 2010-2025, thousand tons

Figure 6. Dynamics of quartz glass sand production at Ramensky Mining and Processing Plant (OGK) in 2000-2025, thousand tons

Figure 7. Dynamics of quartz glass sand production at Larta Minerals Nebolchi LLC/Sibelko Nebolchi LLC in 2000-2025, thousand tons

Figure 8. Dynamics of quartz glass sand production by JSC Quartz in 2000-2025, thousand tons

Figure 9. Dynamics of quartz glass sand production by Tashlya Mining and Processing Plant LLC in 2007-2024, thousand tons

Figure 10. Dynamics of quartz glass sand production by JSC Muraevnya Mining and Processing Plant in 2001-2025, thousand tons

Figure 11. Dynamics of quartz glass sand production by Kvartsverke Ulyanovsk LLC in 2010-2025, thousand tons

Figure 12. Dynamics of quartz glass sand production by Velikodvorsky Processing Plant LLC in 2016-2025, thousand tons

Figure 13. Dynamics of glass sand imports and exports in Russia in 1999-2025, thousand tons

Figure 14. Dynamics of glass sand imports and exports in Belarus in 2000-2025, thousand tons

Figure 15. Dynamics of glass sand imports in Kyrgyzstan in 2004-2025, thousand tons

Figure 16. Dynamics of glass sand export and import prices in Russia in 2005-2025, $/ton

Figure 17. Dynamics of glass sand production, import, and apparent consumption in Russia in 2000-2025, million tons

Figure 18. Sectoral structure of glass sand consumption in Russia in 2025, %

Figure 19. Dynamics of flat glass production in Russia in 2000-2025, million m2

Figure 20. Dynamics of glass production (million m2) and supplies of glass sand (thousand tons) to Klin Glass Plant LLC in 2005-2025.

Figure 21. Dynamics of glass production (million m2) and supplies of glass sand (thousand tons) to Bor Glass Plant JSC in 2001-2025, million m2, thousand tons

Figure 22. Dynamics of glass production (million m2) and supplies of glass sand (thousand tons) to Salavatsteklo JSC in 2001-2025.

Figure 23. Glass Production Dynamics (million m²) and Glass Sand Supplies (thousand tons) at Saratovstroisteklo JSC in 2001-2025

Figure 24. Glass Production Dynamics at Larta Glass Ryazan LLC in 2008-2025, million m²

Figure 25. Glass Production Dynamics (million m²) and Glass Sand Consumption (thousand tons) at Larta Glass Rostov LLC in 2012-2025

Figure 26. Glass Production Dynamics at Pilkington Glass LLC in 2006-2025, million m²

Figure 27. Glass Container Production Dynamics at Glanit JSC in 2010-2025, million units

Figure 28. Dynamics of glass container production at Sibsteklo LLC in 2006–2025, million units.

Figure 29. Dynamics of glass container production at Glass Market JSC in 2006–2025, million units.

Figure 30. Dynamics of Production, Import, and "Apparent" Consumption of Glass Sands in Belarus in 2005-2025, thousand tons

Figure 31. Dynamics of Float Glass Production in Belarus in 2005-2025, million m²

Figure 32. Dynamics of Food-Grade Container Glass Production in Belarus in 2005-2025, million units, thousand tons

Figure 33. Dynamics of Food-Grade Container Glass Production in Kazakhstan in 2005-2025, million units

Figure 34. Dynamics of Sheet Glass Production in Kyrgyzstan in 2003-2025, million m²

Figure 35. Forecast of Glass Sand Consumption in Russia to 2035