Stone, clay, glass, and concrete

This is a very diverse industry segment which manufactures glass, glassware, cement, concrete, clay products pottery, gypsum, and plaster products. In the USA the industry employs about 500,000 people and operates over 16,000 facilities. There is a broad range of 

Solvent Amount. I year Solvent Amount, kg/year 

1 EPA Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project Profile of the Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products Industry. US Environmental Protection Agency, 1995. 

2 EPA Office of Compliance Sector Notebook Project Sector Notebook Data Refresh - 1997. 

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Table 14.27.1. Reported solvent releases from the stone, clay, glass, and concrete Industry in 1995 [Data from Ref. 2]...

Tables 14.27.1 and 14.27.2 give data on the reported releases and transfers of solvents by the US stone, clay, glass, and concrete industry. Numerous solvents are used but most are used in small quantities the only high volume ones being toluene, xylene, methanol, 1,1,1 -trichloroethane, and methyl ethyl ketone. Although the industry does not release large quantities of solvents, their total VOC contribution puts them second among the US industries. Total releases and transfers are one of the smallest of all industries.

Nonmetallic Mineral Products Industry Indexes http //minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/ imii/ (accessed July 11, 2010). The USGS has prepared leading and coincident indexes for the Nonmetallic Mineral Products Industry (NAICS 327). The former name for this industry was the Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products Industry (SIC 32) under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The SIC has been replaced by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). These indexes are similar to the ones in Metal Industry Indicators. The latest report for these indexes, November 2004, is available in PDF format. Historical data for these new indexes are available back to 1948. See also the section on Statistics for a discussion on the Statistical Compendium (U.S. Bureau of Mines) and the USGS Commodity Statistics and Information. 

Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products Flat glass... 

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