> Extracting sand for glass production may also have contributed to the current global sand shortage. Since sand is also used as a concrete aggregate my suspic

> Extracting sand for glass production may also have contributed to the current global sand shortage. Since sand is also used as a concrete aggregate my suspicion was that glass usage accounted for tiny fraction of the use, but according to https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/silica-sand-market-105302 https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/silica-sand-market-1... glass accounts for ~1/6 of the volume (eyeballing the shitty chart)