This is led by the production of concrete, which is typically made up of about 25% sand. The problem when it comes to supply is that most desert or beach sand is unsuitable - desert sand is too ...

the earth’s natural resources supply chain is being pushed to the limit. That strain is not from increasing demand for gold, diamonds, or copper, but for sand, the primary material for construction ...

looking at it through a screen made with sand, surrounded by buildings made with concrete. I could let you guess what's in concrete, but I suspect you're already catching onto a theme here.

You cannot have concrete without sand ... Huge projects quickly exhausted Dubai's marine sand supply, so, despite being a city built on sand, it now imports the material from Australia.

The reasons of the temporary suspension of sand supplies to Taiwan have not been disclosed. Natural sand is used universally in concrete manufacture, in construction of roads, buildings and ...