The global market for Ceramic Foundry Sand was estimated to be worth US$ 232 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 373 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 7.1% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Ceramic Foundry Sand cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
Ceramic Foundry Sand is a high-performance casting material made from bauxite or other alumina-rich minerals that are melted, granulated, and screened into spherical particles. It is characterized by high refractoriness, low thermal expansion, good thermal conductivity, and strong resistance to chemical attack, making it a superior alternative to silica sand in foundry applications. Ceramic foundry sand is widely used in precision casting, investment casting, and resin-coated sand processes, helping improve dimensional accuracy, surface finish, and productivity while reducing casting defects.
In 2024, the global production of ceramic foundry sand exceeded 300,000 tons, with an average ex-factory price of approximately $770 per ton.
In Asia-Pacific, particularly in China, Japan, and India, the demand for ceramic foundry sand is expanding rapidly due to the strong growth in the automotive, machinery, and construction industries. China is the largest producer and consumer, benefiting from both abundant raw materials and a large foundry industry. Japan and South Korea emphasize high-quality casting materials for advanced manufacturing, boosting the adoption of ceramic sand.
In North America, the United States leads the market, driven by demand from the automotive, aerospace, and defense sectors. Foundries are increasingly replacing silica sand with ceramic sand due to stricter occupational safety regulations related to silica dust exposure and the need for higher-quality castings.
In Europe, countries like Germany, Italy, and France show steady adoption of ceramic foundry sand in automotive and industrial equipment manufacturing. The region's focus on sustainability and reducing silica-related health risks also supports market penetration.
In Middle East and Africa, growth is moderate, mainly supported by investments in oil & gas equipment, steel manufacturing, and industrial development. Meanwhile, in Latin America, Brazil and Mexico represent emerging markets, with adoption driven by the automotive and machinery industries.
Global top 5 players of Ceramic Foundry Sand occupied for 83% of the market, including Itochu Ceratech, Kailin Foundry, Sanmenxia Qiangxin, CARBO Ceramics, Jingang New Materials. China is the largest market of Ceramic Foundry Sand, holding a share over 58%.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Ceramic Foundry Sand, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Ceramic Foundry Sand by region & country, by Mesh, and by Application.
The Ceramic Foundry Sand market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Tons) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Ceramic Foundry Sand.
Market Segmentation
By Company
- Carbo Ceramics
- Itochu Ceratech
- Kailin Foundry
- Jingang New Materials
- Sanmenxia Qiangxin
- Henan Jinnaiyuan
- CMP Group
- Hunan Jiashunhua New Materials
Segment by Mesh
- Under 70 Mesh
- 70-140 Mesh
- Above 200 Mesh
Segment by Application
- Resin-coated Sand
- Cold Core Box Process
- Nobake Process
- Lost-foam Casting Process
- Others
By Region
- North America
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- South Korea
- Southeast Asia
- India
- Australia
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Nordic Countries
- Rest of Europe
- Latin America
- Mexico
- Brazil
- Rest of Latin America
- Middle East & Africa
- Turkey
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Rest of MEA
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Ceramic Foundry Sand manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Mesh, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Ceramic Foundry Sand in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Ceramic Foundry Sand in country level. It provides sigmate data by Mesh, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.
Table of Contents
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Ceramic Foundry Sand Product Introduction
- 1.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Market Size Forecast
- 1.2.1 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value (2020-2031)
- 1.2.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume (2020-2031)
- 1.2.3 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Price (2020-2031)
- 1.3 Ceramic Foundry Sand Market Trends & Drivers
- 1.3.1 Ceramic Foundry Sand Industry Trends
- 1.3.2 Ceramic Foundry Sand Market Drivers & Opportunity
- 1.3.3 Ceramic Foundry Sand Market Challenges
- 1.3.4 Ceramic Foundry Sand Market Restraints
- 1.4 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.5 Study Objectives
- 1.6 Years Considered
2 Competitive Analysis by Company
- 2.1 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Players Revenue Ranking (2024)
- 2.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.3 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Players Sales Volume Ranking (2024)
- 2.4 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume by Company Players (2020-2025)
- 2.5 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
- 2.6 Key Manufacturers Ceramic Foundry Sand Manufacturing Base and Headquarters
- 2.7 Key Manufacturers Ceramic Foundry Sand Product Offered
- 2.8 Key Manufacturers Time to Begin Mass Production of Ceramic Foundry Sand
- 2.9 Ceramic Foundry Sand Market Competitive Analysis
- 2.9.1 Ceramic Foundry Sand Market Concentration Rate (2020-2025)
- 2.9.2 Global 5 and 10 Largest Manufacturers by Ceramic Foundry Sand Revenue in 2024
- 2.9.3 Global Top Manufacturers by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Ceramic Foundry Sand as of 2024)
- 2.10 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
3 Segmentation by Mesh
- 3.1 Introduction by Mesh
- 3.1.1 Under 70 Mesh
- 3.1.2 70-140 Mesh
- 3.1.3 Above 200 Mesh
- 3.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Mesh
- 3.2.1 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Mesh (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.2.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, by Mesh (2020-2031)
- 3.2.3 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, by Mesh (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.3 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume by Mesh
- 3.3.1 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume by Mesh (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 3.3.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume, by Mesh (2020-2031)
- 3.3.3 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume, by Mesh (%) (2020-2031)
- 3.4 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Average Price by Mesh (2020-2031)
4 Segmentation by Application
- 4.1 Introduction by Application
- 4.1.1 Resin-coated Sand
- 4.1.2 Cold Core Box Process
- 4.1.3 Nobake Process
- 4.1.4 Lost-foam Casting Process
- 4.1.5 Others
- 4.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Application
- 4.2.1 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.2.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.2.3 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.3 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume by Application
- 4.3.1 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
- 4.3.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume, by Application (2020-2031)
- 4.3.3 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume, by Application (%) (2020-2031)
- 4.4 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Average Price by Application (2020-2031)
5 Segmentation by Region
- 5.1 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Region
- 5.1.1 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.1.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.1.3 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.1.4 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume by Region
- 5.2.1 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 5.2.2 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume by Region (2020-2025)
- 5.2.3 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume by Region (2026-2031)
- 5.2.4 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume by Region (%), (2020-2031)
- 5.3 Global Ceramic Foundry Sand Average Price by Region (2020-2031)
- 5.4 North America
- 5.4.1 North America Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.4.2 North America Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.5 Europe
- 5.5.1 Europe Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.5.2 Europe Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.6 Asia Pacific
- 5.6.1 Asia Pacific Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.6.2 Asia Pacific Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Region (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.7 South America
- 5.7.1 South America Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.7.2 South America Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 5.8 Middle East & Africa
- 5.8.1 Middle East & Africa Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 5.8.2 Middle East & Africa Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Country (%), 2024 VS 2031
6 Segmentation by Key Countries/Regions
- 6.1 Key Countries/Regions Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value Growth Trends, 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
- 6.2 Key Countries/Regions Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value and Sales Volume
- 6.2.1 Key Countries/Regions Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.2.2 Key Countries/Regions Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Volume, 2020-2031
- 6.3 United States
- 6.3.1 United States Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.3.2 United States Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Mesh (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.3.3 United States Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.4.2 Europe Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Mesh (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.4.3 Europe Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5 China
- 6.5.1 China Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.5.2 China Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Mesh (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.5.3 China Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6 Japan
- 6.6.1 Japan Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.6.2 Japan Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Mesh (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.6.3 Japan Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7 South Korea
- 6.7.1 South Korea Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.7.2 South Korea Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Mesh (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.7.3 South Korea Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8 Southeast Asia
- 6.8.1 Southeast Asia Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.8.2 Southeast Asia Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Mesh (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.8.3 Southeast Asia Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9 India
- 6.9.1 India Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value, 2020-2031
- 6.9.2 India Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Mesh (%), 2024 VS 2031
- 6.9.3 India Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Value by Application, 2024 VS 2031
7 Company Profiles
- 7.1 Carbo Ceramics
- 7.1.1 Carbo Ceramics Company Information
- 7.1.2 Carbo Ceramics Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.1.3 Carbo Ceramics Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.1.4 Carbo Ceramics Ceramic Foundry Sand Product Offerings
- 7.1.5 Carbo Ceramics Recent Development
- 7.2 Itochu Ceratech
- 7.2.1 Itochu Ceratech Company Information
- 7.2.2 Itochu Ceratech Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.2.3 Itochu Ceratech Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.2.4 Itochu Ceratech Ceramic Foundry Sand Product Offerings
- 7.2.5 Itochu Ceratech Recent Development
- 7.3 Kailin Foundry
- 7.3.1 Kailin Foundry Company Information
- 7.3.2 Kailin Foundry Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.3.3 Kailin Foundry Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.3.4 Kailin Foundry Ceramic Foundry Sand Product Offerings
- 7.3.5 Kailin Foundry Recent Development
- 7.4 Jingang New Materials
- 7.4.1 Jingang New Materials Company Information
- 7.4.2 Jingang New Materials Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.4.3 Jingang New Materials Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.4.4 Jingang New Materials Ceramic Foundry Sand Product Offerings
- 7.4.5 Jingang New Materials Recent Development
- 7.5 Sanmenxia Qiangxin
- 7.5.1 Sanmenxia Qiangxin Company Information
- 7.5.2 Sanmenxia Qiangxin Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.5.3 Sanmenxia Qiangxin Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.5.4 Sanmenxia Qiangxin Ceramic Foundry Sand Product Offerings
- 7.5.5 Sanmenxia Qiangxin Recent Development
- 7.6 Henan Jinnaiyuan
- 7.6.1 Henan Jinnaiyuan Company Information
- 7.6.2 Henan Jinnaiyuan Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.6.3 Henan Jinnaiyuan Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.6.4 Henan Jinnaiyuan Ceramic Foundry Sand Product Offerings
- 7.6.5 Henan Jinnaiyuan Recent Development
- 7.7 CMP Group
- 7.7.1 CMP Group Company Information
- 7.7.2 CMP Group Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.7.3 CMP Group Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.7.4 CMP Group Ceramic Foundry Sand Product Offerings
- 7.7.5 CMP Group Recent Development
- 7.8 Hunan Jiashunhua New Materials
- 7.8.1 Hunan Jiashunhua New Materials Company Information
- 7.8.2 Hunan Jiashunhua New Materials Introduction and Business Overview
- 7.8.3 Hunan Jiashunhua New Materials Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
- 7.8.4 Hunan Jiashunhua New Materials Ceramic Foundry Sand Product Offerings
- 7.8.5 Hunan Jiashunhua New Materials Recent Development
8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 8.1 Ceramic Foundry Sand Industrial Chain
- 8.2 Ceramic Foundry Sand Upstream Analysis
- 8.2.1 Key Raw Materials
- 8.2.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 8.2.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 8.3 Midstream Analysis
- 8.4 Downstream Analysis (Customers Analysis)
- 8.5 Sales Model and Sales Channels
- 8.5.1 Ceramic Foundry Sand Sales Model
- 8.5.2 Sales Channel
- 8.5.3 Ceramic Foundry Sand Distributors
9 Research Findings and Conclusion
10 Appendix
- 10.1 Research Methodology
- 10.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 10.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 10.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 10.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
- 10.1.2 Data Source
- 10.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
- 10.1.2.2 Primary Sources
- 10.2 Author Details
- 10.3 Disclaimer