Adwan Chemical Industries Co. (ACIC), one of the leading suppliers of silica sand in Saudi Arabia, announced in October that it had doubled the capacity of its silica sand operations this year in a response to sharp global demand for its products.
A spokesperson from the company told IM that this year ACIC has doubled its capacity of a reported 200,000 tonnes as a direct consequence of surging market demand especially for foundry, fibreglass and paint applications both for export and domestic markets.
ACIC, a fully-owned subsidiary of Adwan Development Co. headquartered in Riyadh, produces (industrial) fine, medium and coarse grades for foundry, glass and oil sand industries along with sodium silicate glass, silica flour, potassium silicate and sodium aluminate solution.
“We are seeing an increase in demand from both the domestic and export markets driven mainly by foundry, fibreglass and paints. We are also still selling good quantities...