亚太地区硅砂：市场占有率分析、产业趋势、统计数据和成长预测（2025-2030 年）

亚太地区硅砂市场规模预计到 2025 年将达到 1.7037 亿吨，预计到 2030 年将达到 2.3518 亿吨，在预测期（2025-2030 年）内复合年增长率为 6.66%。

包括玻璃製造、电子产品、铸造应用和建筑材料在内的多个需求中心正在汇聚，共同支撑着这项扩张。随着该地区快速的都市化和汽车生产的推进，平板玻璃和玻璃容器的产量不断增长，玻璃砂仍然是关键产品。同时，随着半导体製造商推进3奈米以下的设计规范，超高纯度石英（HPQ）正从利基市场走向主流市场。大型综合矿业公司为了获得高额合同，正在加速自动化和环境合规进程，而小型矿业公司则在努力应对日益严格的监管，这使得竞争愈发激烈。中期商业机会主要集中在太阳能玻璃、先进电子产品以及与东南亚地区签订远距供应协议的跨国计划项目。

亚太地区硅砂市场趋势及洞察

建筑用平板玻璃和玻璃容器的需求激增

预计到2026年，泰国东部经济走廊将推动建筑业每年成长3-4%，从而提振公共工程、商业建筑和住宅大楼对平板玻璃和玻璃容器的需求。玻璃製造商将硅砂视为关键成本，占其原料成本的60%以上，因此计划订单的增加会直接导致硅砂价格上涨。去库存化曾导致2024年净利率下降，但目前已逆转，多数东协製造商表示，2025年之前的交货量强劲。东协互联互通愿景下的跨境基础设施走廊正在促进从马来西亚和澳洲到中国内陆浮法玻璃生产线的远距运输，加剧了有利航线的运力紧张。鑑于玻璃生产对经济活动的滞后性为6-12个月，此次復苏至少在2027年之前都显示出明显的成长潜力。节能型低铁玻璃可以透过满足绿建筑法规中更薄的嵌装玻璃标准，从而获得更高的溢价。

电动车和风力发电的復兴

电动车铸造技术对热膨胀频宽的要求越来越窄，这促使铸造厂寻求粒径分布窄的校准硅砂混合物。中国的清洁能源主导（预计到2024年将占全球产量的70%）推动了铝和球墨铸铁铸造业的发展，去年全部区域消耗了约910万吨铸砂。日本和韩国凭藉其先进的铸造设备，正向泰国和越南出口承包铸造生产线，从而带动了当地对优质砂的需求。这种影响波及到集中在福建省、济州岛和宿雾岛的风力发电机轮毂，这些轮毂的最终加工铸件需要吸收大量的二氧化硅用于机舱壳体和轮毂组件。预计到2024年，清洁能源製造业将获得2,350亿美元的投资，预示着2030年，砂的需求将持续成长。能够展现出优异抗热衝击性能和尺寸精度的生产商正在赢得电池和涡轮机原始设备製造商的多年供应合约。

遏制非法和无序采砂

尤其是在印度，估计有5,200万工人暴露于二氧化硅粉尘中，促使该国进行了全面的健康和安全改革。新的可吸入结晶二氧化硅暴露限值（50微克/立方米）已设定，并要求进行湿式洗涤和封闭式输送机等基础设施改造。在中国，相关部门已经吊销了数千个小型许可证，并透过集中配额将预计到2025年的供不应求从63%降低到4%。虽然此类打击行动消除了低成本竞争，但也加强了本地供应，进一步加剧了市场竞争，并导致对高成本产品的依赖。非正规现货货物和合约级供应之间的价格波动已经扩大。

细分市场分析

至2024年，玻璃级石英砂将占亚太地区石英砂出货量的64.36%，凸显其作为亚太地区石英砂市场支柱的地位。目前市占率较小的超高纯石英砂（Hyper HPQ）预计将以11.29%的复合年增长率成长，并从2025年起在亚太地区石英砂市场占据更大的份额。

供应安全取决于向自动化选矿生产线、光学分选和符合环保标准的清洁能源窑炉的转型。能够证明产品纯度达到核能级水平的生产商正在进入半导体产业链，而中型供应商则将目光投向了太阳能和光学领域。混合策略正在兴起，例如利用日本的化学浸出技术来提升印尼中等纯度原料的纯度，这表明合作无需新建待开发区即可获取利润。

亚太地区硅砂市场报告按等级（铸造/炼钢级、玻璃级、光学玻璃级及其他）、终端用户产业（玻璃製造、铸造、化学生产、建筑及其他）和地区（中国、印度、日本、韩国、印尼、泰国、马来西亚、新加坡、菲律宾、越南及亚太其他地区）进行细分。市场预测以数量（百万吨）为单位。

其他福利：

• Excel格式的市场预测（ME）表
• 3个月的分析师支持

目录

第一章 引言

• 研究假设和市场定义
• 调查范围

第二章调查方法

第三章执行摘要

第四章 市场情势

• 市场概览
• 市场驱动因素
  • 建筑业主导平板玻璃和玻璃容器需求激增
  • 电动车和风力发电铸件的復兴
  • 东协各地基础建设投资迅速成长
  • 改用节能型低铁太阳能玻璃
  • 印尼半导体二氧化硅下游业务
• 市场限制
  • 遏制非法和无序采砂
  • 无沙人造建筑材料
  • 政府对小型矿山进行整合和关闭（吊销许可证）
• 价值链分析
• 波特五力分析
  • 供应商的议价能力
  • 买方的议价能力
  • 新进入者的威胁
  • 替代品的威胁
  • 竞争程度

第五章 市场规模与成长预测

• 按年级
  • 铸造/炼钢级
  • 玻璃级砂
  • 光学玻璃级
  • 中级 HPQ
  • 超高纯度 HPQ
  • Hyper HPQ
• 按最终用户行业划分
  • 玻璃製造
  • 晶圆代工厂
  • 化学品生产
  • 建造
  • 油漆和涂料
  • 陶瓷和耐火材料
  • 过滤
  • 石油和天然气
  • 其他终端用户产业
• 按地区
  • 中国
  • 印度
  • 日本
  • 韩国
  • 印尼
  • 泰国
  • 马来西亚
  • 新加坡
  • 菲律宾
  • 越南
  • 亚太其他地区

第六章 竞争情势

• 市场集中度
• 策略性倡议（併购、合资、产能扩张）
• 市占率（%）/排名分析
• 公司简介
  • Chongqing Changjiang River Moulding Material Group Co., Ltd.
  • Covia Holdings LLC
  • Diatreme Resources Limited
  • Imerys
  • JFE Mineral & Alloy Company,Ltd
  • Mangal Minerals
  • Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Raghav Productivity Enhancers Limited
  • Sibelco
  • Tochu Corporation
  • Tosoh Silica Corporation
  • VRX Silica
  • Xinyi Golden Ruite Quartz Materials Co., Ltd
  • Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited

第七章 市场机会与未来展望

The Asia-Pacific Silica Sand Market size is estimated at 170.37 million tons in 2025, and is expected to reach 235.18 million tons by 2030, at a CAGR of 6.66% during the forecast period (2025-2030).

Multiple demand centers, including glass manufacturing, electronics, foundry applications, and construction materials, are converging to sustain this expansion. Glass grade sand remains the workhorse because flat and container glass output tracks the region's rapid urbanization and vehicle production. At the same time, hyper-purity quartz (HPQ) grades are transitioning from a niche toward mainstream status as semiconductor manufacturers push below the 3-nanometer design rule. Competitive intensity is rising as large, integrated miners accelerate automation and environmental compliance to lock in premium contracts while smaller operators struggle to meet tightening regulations. Mid-term opportunities cluster around solar glass, advanced electronics, and cross-border infrastructure projects that lock in long-haul supply contracts across Southeast Asia.

Asia-Pacific Silica Sand Market Trends and Insights

Construction-Led Flat and Container Glass Demand Surge

Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor is driving 3-4% annual construction growth through 2026, lifting demand for flat and container glass across public works, commercial complexes, and residential towers. Glass manufactures treat silica sand as an essential cost component, often exceeding 60% of raw-material expenses, so rising project backlogs translate directly into higher sand uplift. Inventory corrections that hurt 2024 margins have already reversed, with most ASEAN producers reporting fuller order books for 2025 delivery. Cross-border infrastructure corridors under the ASEAN Connectivity vision are boosting long-distance shipments from Malaysia and Australia to inland Chinese float-glass lines, tightening freight capacity on favored routes. Given that glass output trails economic activity with a 6- to 12-month lag, the rebound indicates a clear volume runway through at least 2027. Energy-efficient low-iron variants secure additional premiums because they enable thinner glazing standards in green-building codes.

Foundry Revival for EV and Wind-Power Castings

Electric-vehicle casting technology increasingly specifies narrow thermal-expansion bands, pushing foundries toward calibrated silica sand blends with tighter grain-size distributions. China's clean-energy leadership, 70% of global output in 2024, created a lift in aluminum and ductile-iron casting that consumed roughly 9.1 million tons of foundry sand region-wide last year. Japan and South Korea, home to advanced molding machinery, are exporting turnkey foundry lines into Thailand and Vietnam, prompting localized demand for premium sand grades. The effect cascades through wind-turbine hubs clustered in Fujian, Jeju, and Cebu, where final-machined castings absorb high silica volumes for nacelle housings and hub assemblies. Investment pipelines worth USD 235 billion in 2024 targeted clean-energy manufacturing, signalling durable sand flows into 2030. Producers that certify thermal-shock performance and dimensional accuracy are capturing multiyear supply contracts from battery and turbine OEMs.

Illegal and Unregulated Sand Mining Curbs

Rising enforcement is shrinking unregistered output across riverine deposits, especially in India, where the estimated 52 million-worker cohort exposed to silica dust has spurred sweeping health-and-safety reforms. New exposure limits - 50 µg/m3 for respirable crystalline silica mandate capital upgrades like wet-scrubbing and enclosed conveyors, adding 4-6% to mining opex for compliant operators. In China, authorities canceled thousands of small-scale licenses, reducing projected 2025 supply gaps from 63% to 4% through centrally managed quotas. Such crackdowns eliminate low-cost competition but tighten local availability, reinforcing the Asia-Pacific silica sand market's reliance on compliant, higher-cost output. Price volatility has already widened between informal spot cargoes and contract-grade supplies.

Other drivers and restraints analyzed in the detailed report include:

1. Rapid Infrastructure Spending Across ASEAN
2. Indonesia's Silica Downstreaming for Semiconductors
3. Substitution by Engineered, Sand-Free Building Materials

For complete list of drivers and restraints, kindly check the Table Of Contents.

Segment Analysis

The glass grade segment captured 64.36% of 2024 shipments, underscoring its role as the backbone of the Asia-Pacific silica sand market. Hyper HPQ, though only a sliver of volume today, is projected to post an 11.29% CAGR, raising its stake in the Asia-Pacific silica sand market size from 2025 onward.

Supply security hinges on automated beneficiation lines, optical sorting, and clean-energy kiln conversions that meet environmental benchmarks. Producers able to certify nuclear-level purity enter the semiconductor chain, while mid-tier suppliers target solar and optics. Blending strategies are emerging, where moderate-purity Indonesian feedstock is upgraded via Japanese chemical leaching, showing how collaboration can capture margin without greenfield development.

The Asia-Pacific Silica Sand Report is Segmented by Grade (Foundry/Smelter Grade, Glass Grade Sand, Optical Glass Grade, and More), End-User Industry (Glass Manufacturing, Foundry, Chemical Production, Construction, and More), and Geography (China, India, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, and Rest of Asia-Pacific). The Market Forecasts are Provided in Terms of Volume (Million Tons).

List of Companies Covered in this Report:

1. Chongqing Changjiang River Moulding Material Group Co., Ltd.
2. Covia Holdings LLC
3. Diatreme Resources Limited
4. Imerys
5. JFE Mineral & Alloy Company,Ltd
6. Mangal Minerals
7. Mitsubishi Corporation
8. Raghav Productivity Enhancers Limited
9. Sibelco
10. Tochu Corporation
11. Tosoh Silica Corporation
12. VRX Silica
13. Xinyi Golden Ruite Quartz Materials Co., Ltd
14. Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited

Additional Benefits:

• The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
• 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction

• 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 Research Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Market Landscape

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Market Drivers
  • 4.2.1 Construction-led flat and container glass demand surge
  • 4.2.2 Foundry revival for EV and wind-power castings
  • 4.2.3 Rapid infrastructure spending across ASEAN
  • 4.2.4 Shift to energy-efficient low-iron solar glass
  • 4.2.5 Indonesia's silica downstreaming for semiconductors
• 4.3 Market Restraints
  • 4.3.1 Illegal and unregulated sand mining curbs
  • 4.3.2 Substitution by engineered, sand-free building materials
  • 4.3.3 Government drive to consolidate small mines (license cancellations)
• 4.4 Value Chain Analysis
• 4.5 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
  • 4.5.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 4.5.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
  • 4.5.3 Threat of New Entrants
  • 4.5.4 Threat of Substitutes
  • 4.5.5 Degree of Competition

5 Market Size and Growth Forecasts (Volume)

• 5.1 By Grade
  • 5.1.1 Foundry/Smelter Grade
  • 5.1.2 Glass Grade Sand
  • 5.1.3 Optical Glass Grade
  • 5.1.4 Intermediate HPQ
  • 5.1.5 Ultra High HPQ
  • 5.1.6 Hyper HPQ
• 5.2 By End-user Industry
  • 5.2.1 Glass Manufacturing
  • 5.2.2 Foundry
  • 5.2.3 Chemical Production
  • 5.2.4 Construction
  • 5.2.5 Paints and Coatings
  • 5.2.6 Ceramics and Refractories
  • 5.2.7 Filtration
  • 5.2.8 Oil and Gas
  • 5.2.9 Other End-user Industries
• 5.3 By Geography
  • 5.3.1 China
  • 5.3.2 India
  • 5.3.3 Japan
  • 5.3.4 South Korea
  • 5.3.5 Indonesia
  • 5.3.6 Thailand
  • 5.3.7 Malaysia
  • 5.3.8 Singapore
  • 5.3.9 Philippines
  • 5.3.10 Vietnam
  • 5.3.11 Rest of Asia-Pacific

6 Competitive Landscape

• 6.1 Market Concentration
• 6.2 Strategic Moves (Mergers and Acquisitions, JVs, Capacity Expansions)
• 6.3 Market Share (%)**/Ranking Analysis
• 6.4 Company Profiles (includes Global level Overview, Market level overview, Core Segments, Financials as available, Strategic Information, Market Rank/Share for key companies, Products and Services, and Recent Developments)
  • 6.4.1 Chongqing Changjiang River Moulding Material Group Co., Ltd.
  • 6.4.2 Covia Holdings LLC
  • 6.4.3 Diatreme Resources Limited
  • 6.4.4 Imerys
  • 6.4.5 JFE Mineral & Alloy Company,Ltd
  • 6.4.6 Mangal Minerals
  • 6.4.7 Mitsubishi Corporation
  • 6.4.8 Raghav Productivity Enhancers Limited
  • 6.4.9 Sibelco
  • 6.4.10 Tochu Corporation
  • 6.4.11 Tosoh Silica Corporation
  • 6.4.12 VRX Silica
  • 6.4.13 Xinyi Golden Ruite Quartz Materials Co., Ltd
  • 6.4.14 Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited

7 Market Opportunities and Future Outlook

• 7.1 White-space and Unmet-need Assessment