North American glass makers annually consume over 20M tons of raw materials. The majority of glass is of the soda-lime type, produced from primary materials of silica sand, soda ash and limestone. This article looks at the major and minor batch materials situation in the USA.
Origin
Us Silica Company
Journal Title
The Glass Researcher 10Th Anniversary Collection 1986/96 5 2 (Winter) 1996 3-6
Sector
General
Class
G 2686