This report is the first edition of the garnet sand market research in Russia and the world.

The purpose of the study is to analyze the market of garnet sand - in the world and in Russia.

The object of study is garnet sand.

This work is a desk study. The sources of information were data from the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation, open tender sites, materials from the US State Geological Survey (USGS), data from the UNdata database, industry and regional press, annual and quarterly reports of issuers of securities, and websites of producers and consumers of garnet sand.

The chronological framework of the study: 2013-2018, forecast - 2019-2025

Geography of research: the Russian Federation - a comprehensive detailed analysis of the market, the world - general information about the dynamics and characteristics of the market.

The report consists of 7 parts, contains 53 pages, including 13 tables, 8 figures and 1 annex.

The first chapter of the report gives a brief description of the world market for garnet sand (mining, producing countries, export-import, consumption, prices).

The second chapter of the report provides information about the mineral resource base of garnets in Russia, describes Russian projects for the extraction of garnet sand.

The third chapter describes the requirements for the quality of garnet sand.

The fourth chapter of the report presents data on foreign trade in garnet sand in the Russian Federation in 2010-2018. Statistical data on the volume of foreign trade operations in physical and monetary terms, the regional structure of imports of garnet sand, data on the volumes of supplies by major exporters and importers.

The fifth chapter is devoted to the analysis of prices for garnet sand. This section provides an overview of import prices, as well as prices in the domestic market, at which the main distributors sell products.

In the sixth chapter of the report devoted to the consumption of garnet sand, the dynamics of consumption of these products in Russia are given. Also in this section is the sectoral structure of consumption, the largest consumers of products are listed according to open tender sites.

The seventh chapter of the report presents a forecast for the development of the market for garnet sand to 2025, which takes into account the forecast for the development of consuming industries.

The appendix provides contact information for importers (distributors) and consumers of garnet sand in Russia.

Target audience of the study:

• participants of the garnet sand market - producers, consumers, traders;

• potential investors.

The proposed study claims the role of reference for marketing services and management decision-makers working in the market of garnet raw materials and abrasive products.

Table of Contents

ANNOTATION

Introduction

1. Overview of the global market for garnet sand

2. Mineral resources base of garnet raw materials in Russia. Garnet Sand Mining Projects

3. Requirements for the quality of garnet sand

4. Analysis of foreign trade in garnet sand in Russia

• Import of garnet sand to Russia in 2010-2018

• Main importers of pomegranate sand

5. Analysis of import prices on garnet sand in 2013-2018. Domestic prices in the Russian market

6. Consumption of garnet sand in Russia. The main consumers of garnet sand.

7. Forecast of the development of the garnet sand market in Russia in 2019-2025

Appendix: Addresses and contact information of importers and consumers of garnet sand

List of Tables

• Table 1. World production of garnet sand in 2010-2017, thousand tons
• Table 2. Export volumes of garnet sand by the main world exporters in 2013-2017, kt
• Table 3. Import volumes of garnet sand by the main world importers in 2013-2017, kt
• Table 4. The sizes of granules of garnet sand for water-abrasive machines (in% of the residue on the sieve)
• Table 5. Import volumes of garnet sand to Russia by destinations in 2013-2018, tons, ths. $
• Table 6. The main suppliers of garnet sand to Russia in 2013-2017, t
• Table 7. The main Russian importers of garnet sand in 2013-2017, t
• Table 8. Financial indicators of CJSC R-Garnet in 2013-2017, million rubles
• Table 9. Import prices on garnet sand by destinations in 2013-2018, $ / t
• Table 10. Prices for garnet sand in the Russian market in 2016-2018, thousand rubles / ton
• Table 11. Volumes of purchases of garnet sand by the largest Russian consumers in 2016-2018 according to open auction data, tons, thousand rubles
• Table 12: Production growth rates in selected sub-sectors of the Russian machine-building industry in 2012-2017,%
• Table 13: Forecast of growth (decline) in the production of branches of the machine-building complex in 2018-2020,%

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Dynamics of import prices on garnet sand in the United States in 2011-2017, $ / t
• Figure 2. Structure of consumption of garnet sand in the world,%
• Figure 3. Dynamics of import of garnet sand to Russia in 2010-2018, t
• Figure 4. Changes in the regional structure of imports of garnet sand in 2013-2018,%
• Figure 5. Dynamics of average import prices for garnet sand in 2013-2018, $ / t
• Figure 6. Dynamics of consumption of garnet sand in the Russian Federation in 2010-2018, thousand tons
• Figure 7. Sectoral structure of consumption of garnet sand in the Russian Federation in 2017,%
• Figure 8. Forecast of consumption of garnet sand in Russia to 2025, thousand tons