Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of AMCOL International Corporation (the “Company”) certifies that the annual report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2008 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: September 29, 2009	/s/ Lawrence E. Washow
	Lawrence E. Washow
	Chief Executive Officer

Date: September 29, 2009	/s/ Donald W. Pearson
	Donald W. Pearson
	Chief Financial Officer