Reclamation Sand Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2034

This report describes and explains the reclamation sand market and covers 2019-2024, termed the historic period, and 2024-2029, 2034F termed the forecast period. The report evaluates the market across each region and for the major economies within each region.

The global reclamation sand market reached a value of nearly $1.74 billion in 2024, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.86% since 2019. The market is expected to grow from $1.74 billion in 2024 to $2.44 billion in 2029 at a rate of 7.02%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.70% from 2029 and reach $3.38 billion in 2034.

Growth in the historic period resulted from the expansion of smart cities initiatives, increased focus on infrastructure development and government initiative and regulation. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period were geopolitical tensions.

Going forward, growing construction industry, increasing urbanization, increasing industrialization and strong economic growth in emerging markets will drive the growth. Factor that could hinder the growth of the reclamation sand market in the future include shortages of skilled workers and economic uncertainties or downturns.

The global reclamation sand markets are fragmented, with a large number of players operating in the market. The top 3 competitors in the market made up 7.17% of the total market in 2023. Boral Limited was the largest competitor with a 2.12% share of the market, followed by MAT Holding Inc (MAT Foundry Group) with 1.96%, Norican Group (Simpson Group) with 0.68%, Asahi Yukizai Corp with 0.68%, Sinto America with 0.50%, DIDION International Inc. with 0.39%, Resand Oy with 0.27%, Omega Sinto Foundry Machinery Ltd with 0.23%, Palmer Manufacturing with 0.19% and J. K. Foundry Engineers with 0.15%.

Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the reclamation sand market, accounting for 42.00% or $732.63 million of the total in 2024. It was followed by North America, Western Europe and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the reclamation sand market will be Asia-Pacific and South America where growth will be at CAGRs of 8.37% and 7.12% respectively. These will be followed by North America and Western Europe where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 6.18% and 5.84% respectively.

The reclamation sand market is segmented by type into ceramic grinding wheel reclamation sand, resin grinding wheel reclamation sand and rubber grinding wheel reclamation sand. The ceramic grinding wheel reclamation sand market was the largest segment of the reclamation sand market segmented by type, accounting for 38.35% or $668.95 million of the total in 2024. Going forward, the ceramic grinding wheel reclamation sand segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the reclamation sand market segmented by type, at a CAGR of 8.10% during 2024-2029.

The reclamation sand market is segmented by sources into river sand, sea sand, lake sand, desert sand and other sources. The river sand market was the largest segment of the reclamation sand market segmented by sources, accounting for 39.95% or $696.9 million of the total in 2024. Going forward, the river sand segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the reclamation sand market segmented by sources, at a CAGR of 7.74% during 2024-2029.

The reclamation sand market is segmented by process into mechanical reclamation, wet reclamation, and thermal reclamation. The thermal reclamation market was the largest segment of the reclamation sand market segmented by process, accounting for 54.29% or $946.97 million of the total in 2024. Going forward, the mechanical reclamation segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the reclamation sand market segmented by process, at a CAGR of 7.89% during 2024-2029.

The reclamation sand market is segmented by applications into construction, foundry and other applications. The foundry market was the largest segment of the reclamation sand market segmented by applications, accounting for 63.92% or $1.11 billion of the total in 2024. Going forward, the construction segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the reclamation sand market segmented by applications, at a CAGR of 7.74% during 2024-2029.

The top opportunities in the reclamation sand markets segmented by type will arise in the ceramic grinding wheel reclamation sand segment, which will gain $318.34 million of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the reclamation sand markets segmented by sources will arise in the river sand segment, which will gain $314.62 million of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the reclamation sand markets segmented by process will arise in the thermal reclamation segment, which will gain $360.69 million of global annual sales by 2029. The top opportunities in the reclamation sand markets segmented by applications will arise in the foundry segment, which will gain $451.17 million of global annual sales by 2029. The reclamation sand market size will gain the most in China at $164.71 million.

Market-trend-based strategies for the reclamation sand market include advancing sand regeneration to reduce environmental impact of foundries, new-generation sand control systems for enhanced performance and efficiency, enhancing strength and conductivity with graphene and hard carbon technology, new funding to enhance silica sand project for high purity quartz flour and innovative sand regeneration drives green initiatives in casting.

Player-adopted strategies in the reclamation sand market include focus on expanding its capabilities and market reach through strategic acquisitions and expanding its capabilities and market reach through strategic acquisitions.

To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends the reclamation sand companies to focus on sand regeneration technologies, focus on advanced sand control systems, focus on graphene and hard carbon technologies, focus on high-purity silica sand projects, focus on sustainable materials and technologies, focus on ceramic grinding wheel reclamation sand, focus on sea sand segment, focus on mechanical reclamation, expand in emerging markets, continue to focus on developed markets, provide competitively priced offerings, continue to use B2B promotions and focus on construction segment.

Major Market Trends

• Advancing Sand Regeneration to Reduce Environmental Impact of Foundries
• New-Generation Sand Control Systems for Enhanced Performance and Efficiency
• Enhancing Strength and Conductivity With Graphene and Hard Carbon Technology
• New Funding to Enhance Silica Sand Project for High Purity Quartz Flour
• Innovative Sand Regeneration Drives Green Initiatives in Casting