Hi Rich - I have a number of good references sources and do track this as a
topic and that is the first time I have heard that silicon was an issue. I
suspect they may be confusing fracking sand versus other sand
type/applications as that is a hot topic. I would love to see their
reference data as it sounds quite suspicious.

Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins
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On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 1:12 PM, Richard Kraszewski <
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> Last week I heard an interesting story  NPR  radio, claiming  that there
> is an upcoming global scarcity of sand.
>
> Seems like most  good deposits are  being mined out for concrete.  This is
> starting to  become a  concern for  people such as silicon wafer producers
> amongst others.
>
>
>
> Anyone  hear  anything similar?
>
>
> Rich  Kraszewski
> Senior Staff Process Engineer
> Plexus Engineering Solutions
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