珪砂生産の紹介

Sand Business

  • 航空写真

    国内外に資源開発の手を伸ばし、用途に応じた良質な珪砂を生産しています。

    TOCHU is producing high quality silica sand from sand resources developed by ourselves in overseas as well as Japan.
    The raw sand mined from each sand mine is firstly fed into the process plant to remove impurities.　Then, such processed sand is separated into various sizes by the sizing process in order to meet every size requirement from customers.

  • トウチュウのネットワーク




    Through the global net work of resources development and speedy production system with the newest technology, TOCHU is in a position to supply sand to customers, the necessary volume required by each customer at anywhere and anytime.

Own Brand of Silica Sand

TOCHU owns and operates two high quality silica sand mines in Australia. These mines are producing high quality sand by the advanced process plants. ALBANY SILICA SAND is produced by AUSTSAND MINING in Western Australia. This sand has round shape and wide range of size distribution. This sand is the best sand not only for Cast industry but also for high quality glass products because of its high silica content and extremely low impurities contents such as iron content.
KEMERTON SILICA SAND is produced by KEMERTON SILICA SAND PTY LTD in Western Australia. This sand has proper contents of Al2O3 and K2O and is the best sand especially for Sheet glass and Bin glass industries.
To meet wide range of customers’ requirements, TOCHU is now supplying such high quality sands from Southern hemisphere.

Stockpile of Albany Silica Sand

Stockpile of Albany Silica Sand

Raw sand Stock of Kemerton Silica Sand

Raw sand Stock of Kemerton Silica Sand

Process Plant of Albany Silica Sand

Process Plant
of Albany Silica Sand

Shipping of Albany Silica Sand

Shipping of Albany Silica Sand

Albany sand Yard at Port

Albany sand Yard at Port

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Imported Silica Sand

There is still abundant undeveloped sand resources left in Australia and South East Asian countries. TOCHU established subsidiary companies in Australia.　Through those subsidiaries, TOCHU has developed silica sand mines in Australia and is importing various types of high quality sand from both own mines and contracted mines to Japan.　This imported sands are processed further at our plants and are supplied to end users in accordance with their requirements and needs.

Sarawak Mine Plant

Sarawak Mine Plant

Feeding line of Raw sand into process plant at ACI Silica Sand

Feeding line of Raw sand
into process plant
at ACI Silica Sand

Mining Site of ACI Silica Sand

Mining Site of ACI Silica Sand

Stockpile of ACI Silica Sand

Stockpile of ACI Silica Sand

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Own Domestic Sand

A domestic sand supplied by TOCHU is mainly mined at Yunotsu mine in Shimane Prefecture.　Both quality and production volume of this sand are the top class level in Japan.　This sand is suitable sand for Glass industry requiring high quality products as well as Cast industry.

Yunotsu mine mining

Yunotsu mine mining


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