Frac Sand Companies’ 1Q Results Marked by Impact of Supply Chain Constraints
The release of first-quarter results for frac sand companiesU.S. Silica, Hi-Crush, and Fairmount Santrol (together accounting for about 35%
of current U.S. frac sand supply) revealed the impact of sand supply chain bottlenecks
on the companies’ financial results as well as the broader U.S. shale
landscape. Collectively, the companies’ sand volumes fell about 5%
sequentially, despite increasing U.S. shale demand. Based on this as well as
widespread customer commentary, we think sand replaced pre...
Fairmount Santrol Holdings is a provider of sand-based proppant solutions used by exploration and production companies for their oil and gas wells. The company also provides sand-based products to end users in the industrial and recreational products (I&R) markets. The company is organized into two segments: proppant solutions and I&R. The proppant solutions segment provides sand-based proppants for use in hydraulic fracturing operations throughout the U.S. and Canada, Argentina, Mexico, China, northern Europe and the United Arab Emirates. The I&R segment provides raw, coated and blended sands to the foundry, building products, glass, turf and landscape and filtration industries primarily in North America.
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