AMCOL International Corp.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
1500 W Shure Dr., Ste. 500, Arlington Heights, IL 60004-1484, United States
(800)426-5564, (847)394-8730, (847)506-6199 fax, http://www.amcol.com

Primary SIC: Clay Cermamic & Refractory Mtls, Not Elsewhere Classified, Primary NAICS: Clay and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining
Description: AMCOL International Corporation was originally incorporated in South Dakota in 1924 as the Bentonite Mining and Manufacturing Company. Its name was changed to American Colloid Company in 1927, and in 1959, the company was reincorporated in Delaware. In 1995, its name was changed to AMCOL International Corporation. The company operates as five business segments: minerals, environmental, oilfield services, transportation and corporate. The minerals segment mines, processes and distributes clays and products for use in various industrial and consumer markets. The environmental segment processes and distributes clays and products for use as a moisture barrier in commercial construction, landfill liners and a variety of other industrial and commercial applications. The oilfield services segment provides both onshore and offshore water treatment filtration, pipeline separation, waste fluid treatment, rental tools, coil tubing and well testing data services for the oil and gas industry. The transportation segment includes both a long-haul trucking business and a freight brokerage business for the company's domestic subsidiaries as well as third parties. In 2008, 70% of sales were generated in the Americas, 16% were from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and 14% were from the Asia-Pacific region. More

Mining: Manufacturing: Manufactures and markets bentonite clay products used in industrial, environmental and construction applications. Services: Trucking.