8-K

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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): Feb. 25, 2004

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                         AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    Delaware                          0-15661                   36-0724340
 State of Other               Commission File Number          I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of                                            Identification Number
 Incorporation

              One North Arlington, 1500 West Shure Drive, Suite 500
                        Arlington Heights, IL 60004-7803
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 394-8730

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)   The following exhibit is furnished with this document:

      Number      Exhibit
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      99.1        Press Release titled "AMCOL International Corp. (NYSE:ACO)
                  Records $8.9 Million for Income from Discontinued Operations;
                  Previously Reported 2003 Year-End Unaudited Results to be
                  Revised" dated Feb. 25, 2004.

ITEM 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

      The information in this item is being furnished to, but not filed with,
the Securities and Exchange Commission solely under Item 12 of Form 8-K,
"Results of Operations and Financial Condition," pursuant to interim procedures
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission in Release 33-8216 issued
March 27, 2003.

      On Feb. 25, 2004, the registrant issued a press release to report income
from discontinued operations and that previously reported 2003 year-end results
were to be revised.

      That press release, dated Feb. 25, 2004 and titled "AMCOL International
Corp. (NYSE:ACO) Records $8.9 Million for Income from Discontinued Operations;
Previously Reported 2003 Year-End Unaudited Results to be Revised" is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1.



                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Date: Feb. 27, 2004                    By: /s/ Lawrence E. Washow
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                                           Lawrence E. Washow
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

For more information: Jennifer Melsheimer
                      Investor Relations Manager
                      847/394-8730

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                      AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORP. (NYSE:ACO)
                RECORDS $8.9 MILLION FOR INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED
            OPERATIONS; PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 2003 YEAR-END UNAUDITED
                             RESULTS TO BE REVISED

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL., Feb. 25, 2004-- AMCOL International Corp. (NYSE:ACO)
today announced that it will revise its previously reported unaudited results
for the fourth quarter and year-ended December 31, 2003 to include $8.9 million
of income from discontinued operations, or $0.29 per diluted share for the
fourth quarter and $0.30 per diluted share for the full year. The revision to
earnings is associated with a reduction of the Company's estimated income taxes
payable related to its discontinued U.K. metalcasting business, which was sold
in 2001. This reduction was determined upon the completion of the audits of the
Company's federal income tax return for years through 2001 by the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS). Those audits resulted in an actual tax liability that was
lower than the estimate of taxes payable related to those periods.

The IRS notified the Company, via a letter sent February 18, 2004, that the
Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation had completed a review of their report
in connection with its examination of the Company's federal income tax returns
for the years through 2001. The Committee agreed with the conclusions in the
report and, as a result, the Company adjusted its estimate of taxes payable to
reflect the actual amount due as of Dec. 31, 2003, based upon the IRS report.

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The Company will revise 2003 fourth quarter and year-end unaudited results
originally reported on Jan. 20, 2004. The Company will report fourth quarter
2003 net income of $13.6 million or $0.45 per diluted share, compared with the
$4.6 million or $0.15 per diluted share previously reported. Full-year results
for 2003 will be revised to net income of $28.9 million or $0.97 per diluted
share, compared with the $19.9 million or $0.67 per diluted share previously
reported. Income from continuing operations will remain $4.6 million or $0.15
per diluted share for fourth quarter and $19.9 million or $0.67 per diluted
share for the full-year 2003.

AMCOL's year-end Form 10-K will be filed in March 2004 with the revisions
included.

AMCOL International Corp. is a specialty minerals company that produces and
markets products for a wide range of industrial and consumer-related markets.
AMCOL's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
ACO. The company's web site is www.amcol.com.

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