SPARKS, MD – Active Minerals International (AMI), a supplier of high-quality gellant attapulgite, announced that its latest capacity expansion is ready to start up at the company’s operations in Florida. According to company President Dennis C. Parker, the initiative is aligned with increasing global demand in AMI’s major markets and new developments in international coatings markets.
AMI’s capacity expansion is designed to increase overall production of gel-grade products by 40%. Equally important is that the mining operation, which won the highest reclamation awards from the Georgia Mining Association six years in a row, is well positioned to meet the global demand for high-quality gellant crude for several decades. Parker said, “AMI has a proven record of reliable supply of attapulgite products for over 50 years and this is just one of many steps we’ve taken to ensure we continue to do so for the next 50.”