NAICS code: 212323 — Kaolin
2022 NAICS code: 212323 — Kaolin, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining
Industry description: This U.S. industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site and/or mining clay (e.g., china clay, paper clay and slip clay) or ceramic and refractory minerals and (2) establishments primarily engaged in beneficiating (i.e., preparing) clay or ceramic and refractory minerals.

Illustrative Examples:

Bentonite mining and/or beneficiating
Fuller's earth mining and/or beneficiating
Common clay mining and/or beneficiating
Kaolin mining and/or beneficiating
Feldspar mining and/or beneficiating
Ball clay mining and/or beneficiating
Fire clay mining and/or beneficiating
Shale (except oil shale) mining and/or beneficiating


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

NAICS hierarchy: 21 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction > 212 Mining (except Oil and Gas) > 2123 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying > 21232 Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying

ExioML sector: Sand and clay
Region: US, year: 2022
Value added: 11524.4593847 M.EUR
Employment: 9.59074182368 thousand persons
GHG emissions: 13750254688.4 kg CO2 eq.
Energy carrier net total: 92058.3535645 TJ
Carbon intensity: 1.1931366348216725

Companies in this industry:

Company: Active Minerals Intl LLC
Active Minerals International LLC (AMI) is a global leader in the production, supply and marketing of kaolin and gel quality attapulgiteattapulgiteAttapulgite clay is a mixture of clay and non-clay minerals with its primary clay mineral being Palygorskite, a hydrous magnesium aluminosilicate. Used in various applications, attapulgite clay products serve as thixotropic rheology modifiers, low-shear thickeners, anti-settling agents, and binding agents.https://activeminerals.com › products › attapulgiteAttapulgite Clay Supplier | Products, Uses & Industries clay minerals for industrial, agricultural and construction-related applications.

Company: Vanderbilt Minerals LLC
Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC supplies mineral and chemical products. The Company offers ceramics, clay binders, mineral fillers, floor finishes, paints, concrete, and lubricants.

Company: Imerys Usa Inc
Imerys USA, Inc. provides machines and equipment. The Company offers mixers, pumps, saws, mining cranes, excavating machinery, and other equipment, as well as parts and repairing services. Imerys USA serves clients in the United States.

Company: EJ Bognar Incorporated
Bognar and Company, Inc. and its affiliates are known throughout the steel and foundry industries as a reputable supplier of carbon products, which include recarburizers for ladle addition, injection, charge and foaming slag.

Company: Minerals Technologies Inc
Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems, and services.

Company: Redmond Incorporated
Redmond Inc operates as a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries provides salt, deicing, agricultural products, food, mineral supplement, health products, farms, vinyl products, and branded apparel.

Company: Thiele Kaolin Company
A privately-held company founded in 1946, Thiele Kaolin Company® is one of the world's leading sources for processed minerals. With facilities in North America and Europe, Thiele mines, processes, and delivers a wide range of kaolin and silica products.

Company: Old Hickory Clay Company
About us. We mine, mill and process ball and kaolin clay for manufacturers in many industries worldwide. Perfect for the sanitaryware, tile, brick, rubber, pavement sealer, electric porcelain industries and so many more.