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Proppants:
North America

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Industry Overview
Market Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Regional Segmentation
Trade | Global Overview | Technology

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Demand Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts | Regional Forecasts

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ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts North American proppant demand in pounds and US dollars at the
manufacturers level to 2017. Proppant production in pounds is also forecast to 2017.
Total demand in pounds is segmented by product in terms of:

raw sand
coated sand
ceramic
other proppants such as lightweight types made from walnut shells and
crosslinked thermoplastics.

Total demand in pounds is also segmented by region as follows:

Southern US
Midwestern US
Western US
Eastern US
Alberta Canada
other Canadian provinces.

For the purposes of this report, North America refers to the United States and Canada,
a common construct in the oil and gas industry. In the global context, Mexico is included
in Latin America. Furthermore, the US governments PADD (Petroleum Administration
for Defense District) system is used (with one modification) to group the states into four
regions.
To illustrate historical trends, total demand in pounds is provided at five-year intervals
for 2002, 2007, and 2012, while total demand in dollars, the various segments, and total
production are reported for 2007 and 2012. Forecasts emanate from the identification
and analysis of pertinent statistical relationships and other historical trends/events as
well as their expected progression/impact over the forecast period. Changes in
quantities between reported years of a given total or segment are typically provided in
terms of five-year compound annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of brevity,
forecasts are generally stated in smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the forecast
year, such as demand is projected to rise 3.2% annually through 2017. The result of
any particular year over that period, however, may exhibit volatility and depart from a
smoothed, long-term trend, as historical data typically illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report

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items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Proppants: North America is based on Proppants in North America, a comprehensive
industry study published by The Freedonia Group in August 2013. Reported findings
represent the synthesis and analysis of data from various primary, secondary,
macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

firms participating in the industry

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations
trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated January 2013 and
April 2013
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

211111

1311
1382
1455
1459

212324
212325
213112

Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas

Extraction
Kaolin and Ball Clay Mining
Clay and Ceramic and Refractory
Minerals Mining
Support Activities for Oil and Gas
Operations

Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas

Oil and Gas Field Exploration Services
Kaolin and Ball Clay
Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals,
NEC

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights .......................................................................................................................................................................1
Industry Overview ..........................................................................................................................................................2
Market Size & Trends ...............................................................................................................................................2
Chart 1 | North America: Proppant Demand Trends ...........................................................................................3
Product Segmentation ..............................................................................................................................................4
Chart 2 | North America: Proppant Demand by Product, 2012 ...........................................................................4
Sand ...................................................................................................................................................................4
Raw sand. .....................................................................................................................................................4
Coated Sand. ................................................................................................................................................5
Ceramic. .............................................................................................................................................................5
Other...................................................................................................................................................................6
Regional Segmentation ............................................................................................................................................7
Chart 3 | North America: Proppant Demand by Region, 2012 ............................................................................7
Southern US .......................................................................................................................................................8
Midwestern US. ..................................................................................................................................................9
Western US ........................................................................................................................................................9
Eastern US ....................................................................................................................................................... 10
Alberta Canada ................................................................................................................................................. 11
Other Canadian Provinces................................................................................................................................ 11
Trade ...................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Chart 4 | North America: Proppant Trade (million pounds) ............................................................................... 13
Global Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
Technology ............................................................................................................................................................. 15
Demand Forecasts ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Table 1 | North America: Key Indicators for Proppant Demand ........................................................................ 16
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................................. 17
Table 2 | North America: Proppant Demand by Product (million pounds)......................................................... 17
Sand ................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Raw Sand. .................................................................................................................................................. 17
Coated Sand. .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Ceramic. ........................................................................................................................................................... 18
Other................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Regional Forecasts ................................................................................................................................................ 19
Table 3 | North America: Proppant Demand by Region (million pounds).......................................................... 19
Southern US. .................................................................................................................................................... 19
Midwestern US. ................................................................................................................................................ 19
Western US. ..................................................................................................................................................... 20
Eastern US. ...................................................................................................................................................... 20
Alberta Canada. ................................................................................................................................................ 20
Other Canadian Provinces................................................................................................................................ 20
Industry Structure ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Industry Composition .............................................................................................................................................. 21
Industry Leaders..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Fairmount Minerals Limited .............................................................................................................................. 22
CARBO Ceramics Incorporated ........................................................................................................................ 23
Momentive Performance Materials Holdings LLC ............................................................................................. 24
Additional Companies Cited ................................................................................................................................... 25
Resources .................................................................................................................................................................... 26
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