Silica Sand Philippines Supplier

Vital Resource Enterprise - Silica Sand Supplier in the Philippines

Since 2015, Vital Resource Enterprise has been supplying local silica sand (also known as quartz sand) of various sizes ranging from powder (flour-like), fine, medium (semi-coarse) and coarse for diverse applications such as swimming pool coping and filtration, water treatment, waterproofing, sand blasting, aquascaping, ceramics, foundry, paint texture, boilers, anti-skid solutions, epoxy and flooring. Our meticulous drying and sieving processes are conducted at our strategically located warehouse in Silang, Cavite.

Serviceable Areas:

Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales, Pangasinan

Albay – Legazpi City, Baguio City, Camarines Sur – Naga, Ilocos Norte – Laoag, Marinduque – Boac, Occidental Mindoro – San Jose, Oriental Mindoro – Calapan, Palawan – Puerto Princesa, Aklan – Boracay, Caticlan, Kalibo & Kalibo Downtown, Antique, Bohol – Tagbilaran, Talibon, Tubigon, Capiz – Roxas City, Cebu – Carcar City, Mandaue, Pusok & Parian, Iloilo City, Leyte – Maasin, Ormoc & Tacloban, Negros Occidental – Bacolod, Silay, Kabankalan, Dumaguete & Sibulan, Northern Samar – Catarman, Samar – Calbayog & Catbalogan, Siquijor, Agusan del Norte – Butuan, Bukidnon – Valencia, South Cotabato – Marbel (Koronadal) & General Santos, Cagayan de Oro – Cogon & Gateway, Camiguin, Cotabato – Kidapawan, Davao City, Davao Del Norte – Tagum, Lanao del Norte – Iligan & Maranding Lala, Maguindanao – Cotabato City, Misamis Occidental – Oroquieta, Ozamiz, Surigao del Norte – Siargao & Surigao City, Zamboanga City – Airport & San Jose, Zamboanga Del Norte – Dipolog, Zamboanga Del Sur – Pagadian & Molave, Zamboanga Sibugay – Ipil

Office Address: Union Square Condominium, #145 15th Ave. cor. Mirasol St. Brgy. Socorro, Cubao, Quezon City, open Mondays to Saturdays, 8AM-4PM

Warehouse Address (cashless transactions only): Springbook St. Sterling Technopark, Brgy. Maguyam, Silang, Cavite (Carmona exit), open Mondays to Saturdays, 8AM-5PM

Contact Person: Michelle Ly – 09175042406 (Viber) | 09326004957 (Whatsapp)

For quote / sample / Certificate of Analysis (Assay) requests, you may reach us via Viber at 09175042406 or email us at sales@vitalresourceenterprise.com (attention to Michelle Ly).

Silica Sand Grit Size & Color Options

Q & AQ Variants: 95.44% SiO2 content

BM & BMB Variants: 90.19% SiO2 content

Silica Mesh 200 P

Silica Mesh 100 Q

Silica Mesh 100 BM

Silica Mesh 50 AQ

Silica Mesh 50 BM

Silica Mesh 50 BL

Silica Mesh 30 AQ

Silica Mesh 30 BM

Silica Mesh 30 BMB

Silica Mesh 25-50 BM

Silica Mesh 25 Q

Silica Mesh 25 BM

Silica Mesh 20-30 Q

Silica Mesh 20 BL

Silica Mesh 20 AQ

Silica Mesh 20 C

Silica Mesh 16 BLB

Silica Mesh 14 Q

Silica Mesh 14 BM

Silica Mesh 14 BL

Silica Mesh 10 BM

Silica Mesh 10 AQ

Silica 1 mm - 2 mm BL

Silica 1 mm - 2 mm BLB

Silica 1 mm - 2 mm R

Silica 1 mm - 2 mm WG

Silica 1 mm - 3 mm C

Silica 1 mm - 3 mm BMB

Silica 1 mm - 3 mm Q

Silica 1 mm - 3 mm BM

Silica 2 mm - 3 mm Q

Silica 2 mm - 4 mm BA

Silica 2 mm - 4 mm BM

Silica 3 mm - 4 mm Q

Common Applications

Silica Sand for Swimming Pool Filtration

Silica sand is an essential component for swimming pool filtration systems due to its unique properties that make it highly effective at keeping pool water clean and clear. When water passes through a filter filled with silica sand, the sand traps dirt, debris, and impurities, allowing only clean water to return to the pool. This process is highly efficient because silica sand grains are uniformly sized and shaped, providing a consistent and effective filtration medium. Unlike other filtration materials, silica sand is durable and can be used for several years before needing replacement, making it a cost-effective solution for pool maintenance.

Silica Sand for Water Treatment Filtration

Silica sand plays a critical role in water treatment filtration by serving as a key component in filters designed to remove impurities from water. In this process, water passes through a filter bed filled with silica sand, which acts as a natural sieve to trap particles, sediment, and contaminants. The fine grains of silica sand provide a large surface area for effective filtration, ensuring that the water emerging on the other side is clean, clear, and safe for consumption or further treatment. This makes silica sand an indispensable part of water treatment plants and systems used to purify drinking water for communities.

Silica Sand for Swimming Pool Coping

Silica sand plays a crucial role in swimming pool coping, the material that forms the edge around the pool. Coping not only provides a finished look to the pool but also serves as a safety feature, preventing water from getting behind the pool shell and reducing the risk of slips and falls. When used in the construction of pool coping, silica sand with coarse grains is mixed with cement and other materials to create a durable and attractive surface. This mixture results in coping that is strong enough to withstand the elements, heavy foot traffic, and the constant presence of water, ensuring the longevity of your pool’s structure.

Silica Sand for Wall Paint Texture

Silica sand is an excellent additive for creating textured paint finishes, providing both aesthetic appeal and practical benefits. When mixed with paint, the fine grains of silica sand add a subtle, attractive texture to walls and surfaces. This textured finish can enhance the visual interest of any room, giving it a unique and stylish look. Whether you’re aiming for a rustic, Mediterranean feel or a modern, industrial vibe, silica sand allows you to achieve a wide range of decorative effects that standard paint alone cannot offer.

Silica Sand for Epoxy

Silica sand is a crucial ingredient in epoxy flooring systems, where it enhances both the durability and aesthetic appeal of the final product. When mixed with epoxy resin, silica sand acts as a filler that helps to thicken the mixture and create a strong bond with the substrate. This results in a resilient flooring surface that can withstand heavy traffic, impacts, and chemicals. The fine particles of silica sand also contribute to a textured finish, providing slip resistance and improving safety in both residential and commercial settings.

Silica Sand for Flooring

Silica sand is a crucial ingredient in many types of flooring, providing both strength and durability. When mixed with materials like epoxy or concrete, silica sand helps create a solid and resilient floor surface that can withstand heavy foot traffic, impacts, and wear and tear. This makes it an excellent choice for residential, commercial, and industrial settings where long-lasting and tough flooring is essential. Additionally, the hardness and stability of silica sand contribute to the overall structural integrity of the floor, ensuring it remains intact and performs well over time.

Silica Sand for Construction

Silica sand is a fundamental material in the construction industry, used widely in various applications to enhance the strength, durability, and functionality of building materials. One of its primary uses is as a key ingredient in concrete and mortar mixes. Silica sand provides stability and cohesion to these mixtures, ensuring that when combined with cement and water, they form a solid foundation or structure. Its uniform grain size and angular shape help to fill voids between larger particles, improving the overall density and strength of the concrete. This makes silica sand essential for constructing everything from skyscrapers and bridges to residential homes and sidewalks.

Silica Sand for Sand Blasting

Silica sand is a fundamental component in sandblasting, a process used to clean, smooth, or shape surfaces by blasting them with a high-pressure stream of abrasive material. In sandblasting, silica sand is the preferred abrasive due to its hardness and angular shape, which effectively remove rust, paint, dirt, and other contaminants from various surfaces, including metal, concrete, and wood. This makes it an ideal choice for preparing surfaces for painting or coating, as it creates a clean and roughened profile that helps new materials adhere better.

Silica Sand for Aquascaping

Silica sand is a vital component in aquascaping, the art of designing and arranging aquatic environments in aquariums. Its natural appearance and fine texture make it an excellent substrate for creating realistic and aesthetically pleasing underwater landscapes. Silica sand provides a stable base for plants, rocks, and decorations, helping to anchor them securely and prevent shifting. This stability is crucial for maintaining the intricate designs typical of aquascaping, allowing hobbyists to achieve and sustain their desired layouts.

Silica Sand for Boiler

Silica sand plays a critical role in boilers by serving as an effective bed material for fluidized bed boilers. In these boilers, silica sand is heated to high temperatures along with air and fuel, causing the sand particles to behave like a fluid. This fluidized bed of silica sand facilitates efficient combustion of the fuel by ensuring thorough mixing and even distribution of heat throughout the boiler. As a result, the combustion process becomes more efficient, leading to lower emissions and improved fuel efficiency.

Silica Sand for Waterproofing

Silica sand is a key ingredient in effective waterproofing solutions, providing both strength and durability to waterproof coatings and sealants. When mixed with waterproofing materials such as cement, bitumen, or polymer-based products, silica sand enhances the mixture’s density and adhesion properties. This results in a more robust barrier that effectively prevents water penetration, protecting structures like foundations, walls, and roofs from water damage. The fine grains of silica sand fill in the tiny gaps and pores, creating a tightly sealed surface that water cannot easily pass through.

Silica Sand for Geothermal Plants

Silica sand is essential in geothermal plants for its role in enhancing the efficiency and longevity of geothermal wells. In geothermal energy production, wells are drilled deep into the earth to access hot underground reservoirs of steam and hot water. Silica sand is used as a proppant—a material that props open the fractures in the rock formations surrounding these wells. By injecting silica sand along with water and chemicals into these fractures under high pressure, the sand helps to keep the fractures open, allowing the geothermal fluids to flow more freely to the surface. This process, known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” enables geothermal plants to extract heat from deep within the earth more efficiently.

Silica Sand for Ceramics

Silica sand is indispensable in the ceramics industry, where it serves as a key component in the production of ceramic products like tiles, pottery, and sanitaryware. Its primary role is as a raw material in the formulation of ceramic glazes and bodies. In ceramic glazes, silica sand contributes to the smoothness and gloss of the final finish, enhancing the aesthetic appeal of tiles and pottery. It also helps to control the melting temperature and viscosity of the glaze during firing, ensuring uniform coverage and color consistency. In ceramic bodies, silica sand acts as a filler that improves the strength and workability of clay mixtures. Its fine grains help to reduce shrinkage and cracking during the drying and firing processes, ensuring that ceramic products maintain their shape and structural integrity.

Silica Sand for Photoshoot & Retail Window Displays

Silica sand finds a unique application in photoshoot settings, particularly in photography studios and outdoor shoots where it serves as a versatile prop. Its fine grains and natural texture make it ideal for creating visually appealing backgrounds or adding depth to compositions. Photographers often use silica sand to create beach-like settings indoors or outdoors, enhancing the aesthetic appeal of portraits, fashion shoots, and product photography. Its ability to reflect light and create interesting textures adds dimension and interest to photographs, making them more dynamic and engaging.

Silica Sand for Tennis Court

Contact Us

Company Address

Address: Union Square Condominium,

#145 15th Ave. cor. Mirasol St.

Brgy. Socorro, Cubao, Quezon City

Contact Info

Phone: 09326004957, 09175042406,

(02) 79062593 – Michelle Ly

sales@vitalresourceenterprise.com

Operating Hours

Operating Hours:

Mondays-Saturdays

8 AM – 4 PM