Amcol International Corporation Was A Global Manufacturer Of Specialty Materials And Chemicalsheadquartered In Hoffman Estatesillinoisfounded In 1927 As The American Colloid Companyit Rebranded In 1995 And Specialized In Bentonite Based Products For Various Marketsincluding Industrialenvironmentaland Consumer Sectorsthe Company Operated 33 Production And Research Facilities Worldwide And Employed Approximately 2 400 People Amcol Offered A Range Of Productsincluding Bonding Agents For Foundry Sand Moldslubricants For Drilling Fluidsand Clumping Agents For Cat Litterit Also Provided Environmental Technologies Such As Geosynthetic Clay Liners And Water Treatment Solutionsthe Company Had A Subsidiarynanocorwhich Focused On Nanotechnology Applications To Enhance Materialsin Additionamcol Provided Logistics Servicesincluding Long Haul Trucking And Freight Brokeragein 2014Amcol Was Acquired By Minerals Technologies Incafter A Competitive Bidding Process
