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AMCOL International Corporation (NYSE: ACO) Reports Fourth Quarter Results and Restatements

HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 01/25/13 -- AMCOL International Corporation (NYSE: ACO)

Announcement of Fourth Quarter Results

For the fourth quarter of 2012, AMCOL International Corporation (NYSE: ACO) generated diluted earnings attributable to its shareholders from continuing operations of $0.37 per share versus $0.39 per share in the prior year's quarter.

Net sales increased 2.3% to $239.1 million for the 2012 fourth quarter, compared to $233.8 million in the 2011 period. Gross profit increased $0.1 million in the 2012 fourth quarter, and gross profit margin decreased 60 basis points to 26.0%. Operating profit decreased 8.4% to $18.6 million, and operating profit margins decreased 90 basis points to 7.8%. Our effective tax rate for the 2012 fourth quarter was 24.7% compared to 34.5% in the prior year period.

We have renamed three of our segments to better reflect the business in which we operate. The Minerals and Materials, Environmental and Oilfield Services segments are now named Performance Materials, Construction Technologies and Energy Services, respectively.

"Our Energy Services segment delivered strong results for the fourth quarter, but continued softness in several end markets impacted our Performance Materials and Construction Technologies segments. As a result, our quarterly results were below our expectations," said AMCOL President and CEO Ryan McKendrick.

"The Performance Materials segment's revenues and gross margins declined in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2011. Decreased demand in our fabric care (specialty materials) and pet products were the main drivers of decreased performance in this segment; we do not expect a significant rebound in either of these product lines as we progress through 2013. Although our results reflect a continued softness in drilling fluid additive sales, we now see a gradual increase in demand developing," McKendrick continued.

"Our Construction Technologies segment's sales declined primarily as a result of lower sales for our lining technologies products both domestically and in Europe. However, we continue to experience growth in sales and profitability for our domestic building materials products. Gross margin for the segment was in excess of 30% as actions to reduce manufacturing costs continue to produce results," McKendrick added.

McKendrick continued, "Our Energy Services segment achieved record revenue and operating profit, driven primarily by increased domestic revenues in both land-based and offshore activities. Based on feedback from our key customers, the outlook for water treatment, well testing, and coiled tubing services in geographic areas where we are active remains strong. International business activity also continued to be well above the prior year."

"We continue to focus on building the framework necessary to maintain a leadership position in multiple, attractive market sectors. In addition, we will continue to actively manage our business portfolio, which in 2013 is likely to result in consolidation and restructuring of certain operations that do not fit our strategic and financial performance objectives. We anticipate restructuring charges in 2013 associated with these actions to be in the range of $3 million to $5 million," he concluded.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS HIGHLIGHTS:

The statement of operations highlights are supported by the quarterly segment results schedules included in this press release. The following comments relate to our results for the current quarter as compared to the same quarter in the prior year, unless otherwise noted.

Net sales: Net sales increased $5.3 million or 2.3%. Significant increases in revenue in our Energy Services segment were offset by decreased sales in each of the other segments.

Performance Materials: Sales in this segment decreased 4.7% to $114.6 million due to a $7.1 million decrease in our domestic market ($11.8 million of decreased volumes offset by $4.7 million of selling price increases).

Construction Technologies: Sales in this segment decreased 7.6%, or $4.1 million, to $50.1 million. Contracting services revenue decreased $1.8 million, reflective of our strategy to reduce our participation in this market. Volume declines in lining technology and drilling product sales comprise the remaining decrease.

Energy Services: Revenues increased $18.0 million to $71.8 million, of which 63% of the increase occurred in our domestic market. Domestically, our well test and coil tubing services increased due to both increased demand and growth in our service capacity. Internationally, our Malaysian operations increased revenues by $5.5 million largely as a result of winning several large contracts for the sale of service equipment.

Transportation: Revenues decreased primarily due to lower shipment volumes. Revenues continue to suffer from decreased supply of carriers and owner operators who are being recruited to oil and gas opportunities within the Bakken shale region.

Gross profit: Gross profit remained stable at $62.2 million. However, gross profit margin improvements in our Construction Technologies segment were offset by decreases in our Performance Materials and Energy Services segments. This led to an overall 60 basis points decrease in gross profit margin to 26.0%.

Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A): SG&A expenses increased $1.8 million, or 4.3%. Excluding the one-time benefit of $1.1 million relating to the recovery of certain compensation related expenses, SG&A expenses would have increased by 6.9%, or $2.9 million. The increase is largely reflective of $1.9 million of increased medical costs arising from several large claims within our domestic employee group. In addition, approximately $1.2 million of the increase arises in our Energy Services segment and relates to certain expenses, such as travel and compensation expenses, which increased in support of increased sales growth activities.

Other, net: Other, net decreased by approximately $0.9 million from the prior year quarter. The current period includes $0.6 million of receivable write-offs related to the sale of our domestic contracting business that occurred in Q3 2011.

Income tax expense: The current period's effective tax rate is 24.7% or 980 basis points lower than the prior year's quarter. The two rates are different mostly due to changes in estimates concerning the geographical distribution of earnings that occurred in each quarter. However, the effective tax rate for the year ending December 31, 2012 was comparable to the prior year's rate.

FINANCIAL POSITION AND CASH FLOW HIGHLIGHTS:

The paragraphs in this section compare our balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 to that as of December 31, 2011. We also make comparisons between cash flows for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 as compared to the twelve months ended December 31, 2011.

Cash flow generated from operating activities increased $69.6 million largely due to improved management of non-cash working capital and greater net income. We also paid down $12.3 million of long-term debt during the current period as opposed to borrowing $25.3 million in the prior year period. Long-term debt as a percentage of total capitalization decreased 490 basis points to 34.8%.

Capital expenditures were $74.7 million as compared to $61.0 million in the prior year period. Expenditures associated with our start-up chromite operations were $7.9 million and $8.2 million in the 2012 and 2011 periods, respectively. In the current year, the majority of our capital spending occurred in our Energy Services and Performance Materials segments.

Dividends for 2012 increased 3.4% over the prior year period. Our dividend rate increased 11.1% to $0.20 per share in the current quarter as compared to $0.18 in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Announcement of Restatements

On January 23, 2013, AMCOL's Audit Committee, upon the recommendation of AMCOL's management, determined that AMCOL's audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2009, December 31, 2010, December 31, 2011 and the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 need to be restated as a result of certain adjustments and should no longer be relied upon. AMCOL's Form 10-K for the 2012 fiscal year, when filed, will reflect certain immaterial adjustments relating to the Supplemental Errors in AMCOL's 2012 second and third quarter results.

In January 2013, during the course of preparing to announce our 2012 fourth quarter earnings, we discovered certain errors in our previously issued financial statements related to our Construction Technologies segment's European operations (collectively, the "Supplemental Errors"). Note that in our Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012, we reported errors relating to the Spanish operations of our Construction Technologies segment as well as other immaterial errors which were not previously corrected prior to the filing of that Form 10-Q (the "Initial Errors").

The following chart below reflects the extent to which the Supplemental Errors and the Initial Errors increase or (decrease) net income available to AMCOL shareholders (in millions) in each of the relevant periods:


                                   2009      2010      2011    Q1 2012

Initial errors                    $(1.6)    $(1.4)     $0.5      $1.1
Supplemental errors                 -       $(0.3)    $(1.5)     $0.2

                                ---------------------------------------
                                  $(1.6)    $(1.7)    $(1.0)     $1.3
                                =======================================

In connection with the issues described above, we reevaluated the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2011 and for the three months ending March 31, 2012. As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, we have concluded that we had a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting relating to the European operations of the Construction Technologies segment. We will report this material weakness and our plans for remediation in the amended Forms 10-K and 10-Q. We are in the process of reassessing our evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures for the relevant periods.

This release should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited, condensed, consolidated financial statements. It contains certain forward-looking statements regarding AMCOL's expected performance for future periods and actual results for such periods might materially differ. Such forward-looking statements are subject to uncertainties, which include, but are not limited to, actual growth in AMCOL's various markets, utilization of AMCOL's plants, currency exchange rates, currency devaluation, delays in development, production and marketing of new products, integration of acquired businesses, and other factors detailed from time to time in AMCOL's annual report and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AMCOL undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in AMCOL's expectations.

AMCOL International, headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL, develops and markets a wide range of mineral and technology based products and services for use in various industrial, environmental and consumer applications. AMCOL is the parent company of American Colloid Company, CETCO (Colloid Environmental Technologies Company), CETCO Oilfield Services Company and the transportation operations, Ameri-co Carriers, Inc. and Ameri-co Logistics, Inc. AMCOL's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ACO. AMCOL's web address is www.amcol.com. AMCOL's quarterly quarter conference call will be available live today at 11 a.m. ET on the AMCOL website via webcast or by dialing 1- 866-226-1792.

Financial tables follow.


                      AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                (unaudited)
                    (In Millions, Except per Share Data)

                                  Twelve Months Ended   Three Months Ended
                                     December 31,          December 31,
                                 --------------------  --------------------
                                    2012       2011       2012       2011
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

Continuing Operations
Net sales                        $   985.3  $   943.8  $   239.1  $   233.8
Cost of sales                        714.0      691.7      176.9      171.7
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Gross profit                   271.3      252.1       62.2       62.1

General, selling and
 administrative expenses             172.2      166.4       43.6       41.8
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Operating profit                99.1       85.7       18.6       20.3
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

Other income (expense):
  Interest expense, net              (10.4)     (11.3)      (2.5)      (3.1)
  Other, net                          (3.4)       0.2       (0.7)       0.2
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                     (13.8)     (11.1)      (3.2)      (2.9)
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Income before income taxes
       and income (loss) from
       affiliates and joint
       ventures                       85.3       74.6       15.4       17.4
Income tax expense (benefit)          23.2       20.5        3.8        6.0
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Income before income
       (loss) from affiliates
       and joint ventures             62.1       54.1       11.6       11.4
Income (loss) from affiliates
 and joint ventures                    3.9        5.2        0.5        1.3
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Net income (loss) from
       continuing operations          66.0       59.3       12.1       12.7

Discontinued Operations
Income (loss) on discontinued
 operations                              -       (1.2)         -          -
      Net income (loss)               66.0       58.1       12.1       12.7

Net income (loss) attributable
 to noncontrolling interests          (0.2)         -          -        0.1
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income (loss) attributable
 to AMCOL shareholders           $    66.2  $    58.1  $    12.1  $    12.6
                                 =========  =========  =========  =========

Weighted average common shares
 outstanding                          32.1       31.7       32.1       31.8
Weighted average common and
 common equivalent shares
 outstanding                          32.4       32.1       32.5       32.2

Earnings per share attributable
 to AMCOL shareholders

Basic earnings per share:
    Continuing operations        $    2.06  $    1.87  $    0.38  $    0.40
    Discontinued operations              -      (0.04)         -          -
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Net income (loss)            $    2.06  $    1.83  $    0.38  $    0.40
                                 =========  =========  =========  =========

Diluted earnings per share:
    Continuing operations        $    2.04  $    1.85  $    0.37  $    0.39
    Discontinued operations              -      (0.04)         -          -
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Net income (loss)            $    2.04  $    1.81  $    0.37  $    0.39
                                 =========  =========  =========  =========

Dividends declared per share     $    0.76  $    0.72  $    0.20  $    0.18



                      AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                               (In Millions)


                                                 December 31,  December 31,
                                                     2012          2011
ASSETS                                            (unaudited)
                                                 ------------  ------------
  Current assets:
    Cash and equivalents                         $       40.0  $       24.1
    Accounts receivable, net                            203.1         204.6
    Inventories                                         153.9         144.6
    Prepaid expenses                                     17.0          15.2
    Deferred income taxes                                 7.0           5.9
    Income tax receivable                                 7.0           6.9
    Other                                                 1.9           6.1
                                                 ------------  ------------
        Total current assets                            429.9         407.4
                                                 ------------  ------------

  Noncurrent assets:
    Property, plant, equipment, mineral rights
     and reserves:
      Land                                               13.0          13.9
      Mineral rights                                     48.6          52.5
      Depreciable assets                                552.8         482.6
                                                 ------------  ------------
                                                        614.4         549.0
      Less: accumulated depreciation and
       depletion                                        311.4         275.5
                                                 ------------  ------------
                                                        303.0         273.5
                                                 ------------  ------------

    Goodwill                                             70.2          69.5
    Intangible assets, net                               33.7          36.6
    Investments in and advances to affiliates
     and joint ventures                                  27.8          26.4
    Available for sale securities                        14.6           3.8
    Deferred income taxes                                 7.5           8.5
    Other assets                                         25.3          24.5
                                                 ------------  ------------
        Total noncurrent assets                         482.1         442.8
                                                 ------------  ------------
                                                 $      912.0  $      850.2
                                                 ============  ============


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable                             $       51.1  $       56.5
    Accrued liabilities                                  63.5          61.3
                                                 ------------  ------------
        Total current liabilities                       114.6         117.8
                                                 ------------  ------------

  Noncurrent liabilities:
    Long-term debt                                      248.8         260.7
    Pension liabilities                                  37.6          34.8
    Deferred income taxes                                12.8          13.5
    Deferred compensation                                11.1           8.9
    Other liabilities                                    20.5          19.2
                                                 ------------  ------------
        Total noncurrent liabilities                    330.8         337.1
                                                 ------------  ------------

  Equity:
    Common stock                                          0.3           0.3
    Additional paid in capital                          105.1          94.3
    Retained earnings                                   356.6         314.7
    Accumulated other comprehensive income                0.8         (14.7)
                                                 ------------  ------------
                                                        462.8         394.6
  Less:
    Treasury stock                                          -           3.4
  Total AMCOL shareholders' equity                      462.8         391.2
                                                 ------------  ------------

    Noncontrolling interest                               3.8           4.1
                                                 ------------  ------------
        Total equity                                    466.6         395.3
                                                 ------------  ------------
                                                 $      912.0  $      850.2
                                                 ============  ============



                      AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
        CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
                               (In Millions)

                                                       Twelve Months Ended
                                                          December 31,
                                                     ----------------------
                                                        2012        2011
                                                     ----------  ----------
Cash flow from operating activities:
  Net income                                         $     66.0  $     58.1
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
   provided by (used in) operating activities:
    Depreciation, depletion, and amortization              45.2        42.3
    Undistributed earnings from affiliates and joint
     ventures                                              (2.0)       (3.6)
    Decrease (increase) in deferred income taxes           (1.0)        6.8
    Other non-cash charges                                 11.5         9.7
    Changes in assets and liabilities, net of
     effects of acquisitions:
      Decrease (increase) in current assets                (9.8)      (85.3)
      Decrease (increase) in noncurrent assets             (0.4)       (0.6)
      Increase (decrease) in current liabilities           (6.7)       13.2
      Increase (decrease) in noncurrent liabilities         6.1        (1.3)
                                                     ----------  ----------
        Net cash provided by (used in) operating
         activities                                       108.9        39.3
                                                     ----------  ----------

Cash flow from investing activities:
  Capital expenditures                                    (74.7)      (61.0)
  Proceeds from sale of land and depreciable assets         2.4         1.9
  Proceeds from sale of interests in affliates and
   businesses                                               2.4         6.2
  Investments in and advances to affiliates and
   joint ventures                                           0.2        (2.9)
  Other                                                     1.4         1.6
                                                     ----------  ----------
        Net cash used in investing activities             (68.3)      (54.2)
                                                     ----------  ----------

Cash flow from financing activities:
  Net change in outstanding debt                          (12.3)       25.3
  Proceeds from sales of treasury stock                     9.7         8.0
  Dividends                                               (23.5)      (22.7)
  Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation         0.5         0.7
                                                     ----------  ----------
        Net cash provided by (used in) financing
         activities                                       (25.6)       11.3
                                                     ----------  ----------

Effect of foreign currency rate changes on cash             0.9         0.9
                                                     ----------  ----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents       15.9        (2.7)
                                                     ----------  ----------
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period           24.1        26.8
                                                     ----------  ----------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                 40.0        24.1
                                                     ==========  ==========



                      AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                        SEGMENT RESULTS (unaudited)
                              QUARTER-TO-DATE

  Performance Materials            Three Months Ended December 31,
                         --------------------------------------------------
                               2012              2011        2012 vs. 2011
                         ----------------  ---------------  ---------------
                                        (Dollars in Millions)
                         --------------------------------------------------

Net sales                $ 114.6    100.0% $ 120.3   100.0% $  (5.7)   -4.7%
Cost of sales               87.9     76.7%    89.6    74.5%    (1.7)   -1.9%
                         -------  -------  -------  ------  -------
  Gross profit              26.7     23.3%    30.7    25.5%    (4.0)  -13.0%
General, selling and
 administrative expenses    12.0     10.5%    12.6    10.5%    (0.6)   -4.8%
                         -------  -------  -------  ------  -------
  Operating profit          14.7     12.8%    18.1    15.0%    (3.4)  -18.8%



      Construction
      Technologies                 Three Months Ended December 31,
                         --------------------------------------------------
                               2012              2011        2012 vs. 2011
                         ----------------  ---------------  ---------------
                                        (Dollars in Millions)
                         --------------------------------------------------

Net sales                $  50.1    100.0% $  54.2   100.0% $  (4.1)   -7.6%
Cost of sales               34.8     69.5%    39.7    73.2%    (4.9)  -12.3%
                         -------  -------  -------  ------  -------
  Gross profit              15.3     30.5%    14.5    26.8%     0.8     5.5%
General, selling and
 administrative expenses    13.4     26.7%    14.0    25.8%    (0.6)   -4.3%
                         -------  -------  -------  ------  -------
  Operating profit           1.9      3.8%     0.5     1.0%     1.4   280.0%



     Energy Services               Three Months Ended December 31,
                         --------------------------------------------------
                               2012              2011        2012 vs. 2011
                         ----------------  ---------------  ---------------
                                        (Dollars in Millions)
                         --------------------------------------------------

Net sales                $  71.8    100.0% $  53.8   100.0% $  18.0    33.5%
Cost of sales               52.8     73.5%    38.4    71.4%    14.4    37.5%
                         -------  -------  -------  ------  -------
  Gross profit              19.0     26.5%    15.4    28.6%     3.6    23.4%
General, selling and
 administrative expenses    10.6     14.8%     9.4    17.5%     1.2    12.8%
                         -------  -------  -------  ------  -------
  Operating profit           8.4     11.7%     6.0    11.1%     2.4    40.0%



     Transportation                Three Months Ended December 31,
                         --------------------------------------------------
                               2012              2011        2012 vs. 2011
                         ----------------  ---------------  ---------------
                                        (Dollars in Millions)
                         --------------------------------------------------

Net sales                $  10.5    100.0% $  11.8   100.0% $  (1.3)  -11.0%
Cost of sales                9.4     89.5%    10.5    89.0%    (1.1)  -10.5%
                         -------  -------  -------  ------  -------
  Gross profit               1.1     10.5%     1.3    11.0%    (0.2)  -15.4%
General, selling and
 administrative expenses     1.0      9.5%     1.0     8.5%       -     0.0%
                         -------  -------  -------  ------  -------
  Operating profit           0.1      1.0%     0.3     2.5%    (0.2)  -66.7%



        Corporate         Three Months Ended December 31,
                         ---------------------------------
                           2012     2011    2012 vs. 2011
                         -------  -------  ---------------
                               (Dollars in Millions)
                         ---------------------------------

Intersegment sales       $  (7.9) $  (6.3) $  (1.6)
Intersegment cost of
 sales                      (8.0)    (6.5)    (1.5)
                         -------  -------  -------
  Gross profit (loss)        0.1      0.2     (0.1)
General, selling and
 administrative expenses     6.6      4.8      1.8    37.5%
                         -------  -------  -------
  Operating loss            (6.5)    (4.6)    (1.9)   41.3%


                       AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                         SEGMENT RESULTS (unaudited)
                                YEAR-TO-DATE

 Performance Materials            Twelve Months Ended December 31,
                       -----------------------------------------------------
                              2012              2011         2012 vs. 2011
                       ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                       (Dollars in Millions)
                       -----------------------------------------------------

Net sales              $  491.9   100.0% $  476.7   100.0% $   15.2     3.2%
Cost of sales             365.0    74.2%    360.2    75.6%      4.8     1.3%
                       -------- -------  -------- -------  -------- -------
  Gross profit            126.9    25.8%    116.5    24.4%     10.4     8.9%
General, selling and
administrative
 expenses
                           50.2    10.2%     49.3    10.3%      0.9     1.8%
                       -------- -------  -------- -------   ------- -------
  Operating profit         76.7    15.6%     67.2    14.1%      9.5    14.1%



     Construction
     Technologies                Twelve Months Ended December 31,
                      ------------------------------------------------------
                             2012              2011          2012 vs. 2011
                      ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
                                       (Dollars in Millions)
                      ------------------------------------------------------

Net sales             $  222.8   100.0% $  251.9   100.0% $  (29.1)   -11.6%
Cost of sales            154.2    69.2%    178.2    70.7%    (24.0)   -13.5%
                      -------- -------  -------- -------- -------- --------
  Gross profit            68.6    30.8%     73.7    29.3%     (5.1)    -6.9%
General, selling and
administrative
 expenses
                          52.6    23.6%     56.8    22.5%     (4.2)    -7.4%
                      -------- -------  -------- -------  -------- --------
  Operating profit        16.0     7.2%     16.9     6.8%     (0.9)    -5.3%



                       -----------------------------------------------------
    Energy Services               Twelve Months Ended December 31,
                       -----------------------------------------------------
                              2012              2011         2012 vs. 2011
                       ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
                                       (Dollars in Millions)
                       -----------------------------------------------------

Net sales              $  257.3   100.0% $  194.7   100.0% $   62.6    32.2%
                       -------- -------  -------- -------  -------- -------
Cost of sales             186.0    72.3%    138.7    71.2%     47.3    34.1%
 Gross profit              71.3    27.7%     56.0    28.8%     15.3    27.3%
General, selling
 andadministrative
 expenses
                           42.5    16.5%     34.8    17.9%      7.7    22.1%
                       -------- -------  -------- -------  -------- -------
 Operating profit          28.8    11.2%     21.2    10.9%      7.6    35.8%



    Transportation               Twelve Months Ended December 31,
                      ------------------------------------------------------
                             2012              2011          2012 vs. 2011
                      ----------------- ----------------- ------------------
                                       (Dollars in Millions)
                      ------------------------------------------------------

Net sales             $   44.0   100.0% $   54.1   100.0% $  (10.1)   -18.7%
Cost of sales             39.4    89.5%     48.0    88.7%     (8.6)   -17.9%
                      -------- -------  -------- -------  --------  -------
 Gross profit              4.6    10.5%      6.1    11.3%     (1.5)   -24.6%
General, selling and
administrative
 expenses
                           3.8     8.6%      3.9     7.2%     (0.1)    -2.6%
                      -------- -------  -------- -------  --------  -------
 Operating profit          0.8     1.9%      2.2     4.1%     (1.4)   -63.6%



        Corporate            Twelve Months Ended December 31,
                          --------------------------------------
                             2012      2011      2012 vs. 2011
                          --------- --------- ------------------
                                   (Dollars in Millions)

Intersegment sales        $  (30.7) $  (33.6) $    2.9
Intersegment cost of
 sales                       (30.6)    (33.4)      2.8
                          --------  --------  --------
  Gross profit (loss)         (0.1)     (0.2)      0.1
General, selling and
administrative expenses
                              23.1      21.6       1.5      6.9%
                          --------  --------  --------
  Operating loss             (23.2)    (21.8)     (1.4)     6.4%


                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (unaudited)
                        QUARTER-TO-DATE

 Composition of Sales by
     Geographic Region      Three Months Ended December 31, 2012
                          -------------------------------------------------
                           Americas      EMEA      Asia Pacific     Total
                          ----------  ----------  -------------  ----------
Performance materials           27.1%        8.8%          11.3%       47.2%
Construction technologies        9.7%        8.2%           2.7%       20.6%
Energy services                 24.0%        1.5%           4.5%       30.0%
Transportation                   2.2%        0.0%           0.0%        2.2%
                          ----------  ----------  -------------  ----------
Total - current year's
 period                         63.0%       18.5%          18.5%      100.0%
                          ==========  ==========  =============  ==========
Total from prior year's
 comparable period              62.8%       21.6%          15.6%      100.0%



   Percentage of
 Revenue Growth by
     Component               Three Months Ended December 31, 2012
                                             vs.
                             Three Months Ended December 31, 2011
                  ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Foreign
                  Base Business   Acquisitions     Exchange        Total
                  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------
Performance
 materials                 -2.7%           0.0%           0.3%         -2.4%
Construction
 technologies              -1.9%           0.0%           0.1%         -1.8%
Energy services             7.8%           0.0%          -0.1%          7.7%
Transportation             -1.2%           0.0%           0.0%         -1.2%
Total                       2.0%           0.0%           0.3%          2.3%
                  -------------  -------------  -------------  ------------
% of growth                86.1%           0.0%          13.9%        100.0%
                  =============  =============  =============  ============



    Performance
  Materials Product
     Line  Sales                Three Months Ended December 31,
                    -------------------------------------------------------
                           2012                2011             % change
                    ------------------  ------------------  ---------------
                                     (Dollars in Millions)
                    -------------------------------------------------------

Metalcasting        $             63.9  $             64.5             -0.9%
Specialty materials               24.8                30.2            -17.9%
Pet products                      12.9                14.0             -7.9%
Basic minerals                    11.9                10.2             16.7%
Other product lines                1.1                 1.4            -21.4%
                    ------------------  ------------------
  Total                          114.6               120.3             -4.7%
                    ==================  ==================




    Construction
    Technologies
 Product Line Sales             Three Months Ended December 31,
                    -------------------------------------------------------
                           2012                2011             % change
                    ------------------  ------------------  ---------------
                                     (Dollars in Millions)
                    -------------------------------------------------------

Lining technologies $             19.8  $             21.1             -6.2%
Building materials                17.7                17.7              0.0%
Drilling products                  7.7                 8.7            -11.5%
Contracting
 services                          4.9                 6.7            -26.9%
                    ------------------  ------------------
  Total                           50.1                54.2             -7.6%
                    ==================  ==================


                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (unaudited)
                          YEAR-TO-DATE

 Composition of Sales by
    Geographic Region           Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2012
                         --------------------------------------------------
                                                        Asia
                           Americas        EMEA        Pacific      Total


Performance materials           30.1%           8.5%       10.7%       49.3%
Construction
 technologies                   10.9%           9.2%        2.3%       22.4%
Energy services                 20.8%           1.7%        3.6%       26.1%
Transportation                   2.2%           0.0%        0.0%        2.2%
                          ----------   ------------  ----------  ----------
Total - current year's
 period                         64.0%          19.4%       16.6%      100.0%
                          ==========   ============  ==========  ==========
Total from prior year's
 comparable period              62.5%          23.3%       14.2%      100.0%



  Percentage of Revenue
   Growth by Component          Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2012
                                                 vs.
                                Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2011
                          -------------------------------------------------

                             Base                      Foreign
                           Business    Acquisitions   Exchange      Total
                          ----------   ------------  ----------  ----------
Performance materials            2.0%           0.0%       -0.4%        1.6%
Construction
 technologies                   -2.0%           0.0%       -1.1%       -3.1%
Energy services                  6.8%           0.0%       -0.2%        6.6%
Transportation                  -0.7%           0.0%        0.0%       -0.7%
                          ----------   ------------  ----------  ----------
Total                            6.1%           0.0%       -1.7%        4.4%
                          ==========   ============  ==========  ==========
% of growth                    136.3%           0.0%      -36.3%      100.0%



  Performance Materials
    Product Line Sales       Twelve Months Ended December 31,
                          -------------------------------------
                             2012          2011       % change
                          ----------   ------------  ----------
                                  (Dollars in Millions)
                          -------------------------------------

Metalcasting             $     265.5  $       251.6         5.5%
Specialty materials            109.5          116.8        -6.3%
Pet products                    52.9           56.2        -5.9%
Basic minerals                  55.0           43.6        26.1%
Other product lines              9.0            8.5         5.9%
                          ----------   ------------
  Total                        491.9          476.7         3.2%
                          ==========   ============




      Construction
   Technologies Product
        Line Sales           Twelve Months Ended December 31,
                          -------------------------------------
                             2012          2011       % change
                          ----------   ------------  ----------
                                  (Dollars in Millions)
                          -------------------------------------

Lining technologies      $      91.7  $       105.6       -13.2%
Building materials              75.9           78.3        -3.1%
Drilling products               36.6           32.0        14.4%
Contracting services            18.6           36.0       -48.3%
                          ----------   ------------
  Total                        222.8          251.9       -11.6%
                          ==========   ============

For further information, contact:
Don Pearson
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
847.851.1500

Source: AMCOL International Corporation

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