Industrial Minerals


Amcol’s Q4 2011 operating profit grows 64% to $18.1m

27 January 2012

by John Ollett

Pet sales hit, but price increases drive 80% of mineral division’s gross profit

Keywords: Amcol, chromite, bentonite, foundries, litter, metal casting

Amcol International Corp.’s fourth quarter results released today showed a growth in net sales and operating profit and predicted a positive outlook for 2012.    

Operating profit increased by 63.8% to $18.1m from $11.8m in 2010.  However, the...