KaMin LLC

US kaolin producer headquartered at 6055 Lakeside Commons Dr, Macon, Georgia, with a 100-year history of mining and processing kaolin from Georgia's clay belt; about 800 employees, serving customers in more than 60 countries. Its hydrous and calcined kaolins are used as extenders in paints and coatings: Satintone 5HB and Ultrex 96 for opacity and brightness in high-PVC coatings, KaMin 2000C for binder savings, Mattex for matte finishes, ASP 200 and ASP 600 for smooth automotive primers and industrial coatings, and Polygloss 90 to extend titanium dioxide and other pigments. Grades also serve paper, packaging, inks, plastics, rubber and construction. Plants in Georgia at Macon, Gordon, McIntyre (its largest calcining complex), Sandersville and Wrens, plus a technical centre in Gordon; in Brazil it operates as CADAM (São Paulo office, plants in Paulínia and Munguba, Jari River kaolin); a slurry production and logistics site in Antwerp, Belgium serves Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.