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Our location provides quick access to major roadways across Texas , enabling us to serve customers beyond the state with our best-in-class products
“ In 2019 , Superior made the decision to refurbish its leadership team , employing a new CEO and altering our company vision . That ’ s when I joined the company too , as the Executive Vice President .
“ We saw potential in the company ’ s ability to expand , particularly into the energy and sports sectors , as well as several types of construction projects . So , shortly after we acquired the mine , we began a huge expansion project .
“ I brought a unique value to the company , as I genuinely understood what our customers were looking for ,” he adds . “ I helped the leadership team grow our presence across the Texas landscape , building a new strategy to specifically target customers in multiple markets .”
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The business is separated into two divisions – energy ( oil and gas frac sand ) and industrial . “ A majority of our volume , probably around 90 percent , goes to the energy sector from our high-quality frac sand division ,” Billy explains . “ We supply 40 / 70 and 40 / 140 mesh sands for horizontal fracturing applications , and 20 / 40 and 30 / 50 mesh sand for vertical wells .
“ We refer to the industrial part of the business as our CSI division , which has three separate product
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