Headquartered in Illinois U.S.A, AMCOL International Corp. (AMCOL) is a leading international producer and marketer of value added Bentonite, speciality minerals and related products. AMCOL operates 68 facilities in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America with its products serving 12 major markets, including metal casting, detergents, pet products, building materials and personal care. AMCOL is listed on the NYSE with a market capitalization in excess of USD 1 billion.

AMCOL has 20% stake in the Ashapura Group’s flagship company Ashapura Minechem Ltd. since 1999. AMCOL is also Ashapura’s equal partner in Ashapura Volclay Ltd. which is in the Bleaching Clay and Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCL) businesses.

Recently Ashapura and AMCOL have jointly established a mineral processing complex at Antwerp, Belgium.

The state-of-the-art technology for Ashapura Volclay Limited project was acquired from Mizusawa Industrial Chemical Limited, a Takeda group company, which is the second largest pharma enterprise in Japan. The company also licensed the right to use their world famous bleaching clay brand “Galleon”. The bleaching clay is used to refine all type of oils and waxes and is the only product of its kind in India today.

Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan is our marketing partner for bentonite and bauxite sales across the globe. Mitsubishi Corporation played a very important role in bringing Mizusawa technology and brand to India.

Hudson-MPA Sdn. Bhd. is an Associate Company in which Ashapura Minechem Ltd. has a substantial stake.

Hudson-MPA Sdn. Bhd. is a renowned & reliable manufacturer and exporter of industrial absorbents suitable for numerous applications which meet stringent specifications and international standards of quality.