SLCA Profile — US Silica Holdings, Inc.
U.S. Silica Holdings is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is a global performance materials company and a producer of commercial silica used in the oil and gas industry and in a range of industrial applications. Co. is also engaged in the production of industrial minerals, including diatomaceous earth, clay (calcium bentonite and calcium montmorillonite) and perlite. Co.'s segments are: Oil and Gas Proppants, which serves the oil and gas recovery market by providing and delivering fracturing sand; and Industrial and Specialty Products, provides building and construction products, fillers and extenders, filtration, glassmaking, absorbents, foundry, and sports and recreation.