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[November 2007]
General Chemical Industrial Products Acquires Extractive Mineral Assets from Zemex
It was announced on 9 November 2007 that General Chemical Industrial Products Inc had acquired all of the assets of Kings Mountain Mining, Suzorite Mica Products and Attapulgite Mining LLC from Zemex Industrial Minerals Inc.
These companies, which are leading producers of muscovite mica, phlogopite mica and attapulgite clay, have facilities located in Kings Mountain, NC, USA, Boucherville, Quebec, Canada and Attapulgus, GA, USA. Each of the products is used in a variety of applications including joint compounds, paints, coatings, plastics, fire retardants, oil well drilling muds and sound deadening products.
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