Joseph D. Fodo

Bison Merger Sub I LLC engages in the provision and supply of proppants and sand products. It operates through the Proppant Solutions; and Industrial & Recreational Products (I&R) segments. The Proppant Solutions predominantly provides sand-based proppants for use in hydraulic fracturing operations through the U.S. and Canada, Argentina, Mexico, China, and northern Europe. The I&R segment provides raw, coated, and custom blended sands to foundry, buildings products, glass, turf and landscape, and filtration industry in North America. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Chesterland, OH.

National Industrial Sand Association operates as a non-profit organization that offers industrial sand products. It offers ceramics and refractories; chemical production; construction; filtration and water production; glass production; metal casting; metal production; oil and gas recovery; paint and coatings; and recreational products. The company was founded in November 1935 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Industrial Minerals Association-North America advocates the interests of North American companies that mine or process minerals used throughout the manufacturing and agricultural industries. The firm represents the minerals that include ball clay, bentonite, borates, calcium carbonate, feldspar, industrial sand, mica, soda ash, talc and wollastonite. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.