SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

                                   (Mark One)
          (x) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000
                                       or
          ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                                  to

Commission file number                      0-15661

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

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<CAPTION>
<S>                                                                             <C>
                           Delaware                                             36-0724340
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)    (IRS Employer Identification No.)
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    1500 West Shure Drive, Suite 500, Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004-7803
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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


     Indicate  by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes         x              No

     Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of each of the issuer's  classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class                                             Outstanding at April 14, 2000
(Common stock, $.01 par value)                                26,949,038
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                         AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

                                      INDEX

Part I - Financial Information

         Item 1  Financial Statements
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets -
                 March 31, 2000 and December 31, 1999                         1

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations -
                 three months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999                   2

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income -
                 three months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999                   2

                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
                 three months ended March 31, 2000 and 1999                   3

                 Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements         4


         Item 2  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
                 Condition and Results of Operations                          6


Part II - Other Information

         Item 6            Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                  10
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                         Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (In thousands)

                                     ASSETS

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<CAPTION>
                                                                           March 31,             December 31,
                                                                              2000                   1999
Current assets:                                                                                        *
<S>                                                                          <C>                     <C>
     Cash and cash equivalents                                               $   5,467               $   3,815
     Accounts receivable, net                                                   98,696                 106,816
     Inventories                                                                47,506                  40,680
     Prepaid expenses                                                            7,239                   6,571
     Current deferred tax asset                                                  6,924                   6,888
         Total current assets                                                  165,832                 164,770

Investment in and advances to joint ventures                                    10,064                   9,111

Property, plant, equipment and mineral reserves                                353,106                 351,375
     Less accumulated depreciation                                             184,225                 178,967
                                                                               168,881                 172,408

Intangible assets, net                                                             522                     452

Other long-term assets, net                                                      2,412                   2,266
                                                                             $ 347,711               $ 349,007
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                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

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<CAPTION>
Current liabilities:
<S>                                                                          <C>                     <C>
     Notes payable and current maturities of debt                            $      22               $     509
     Accounts payable                                                           16,857                  20,656
     Accrued liabilities                                                        39,208                  38,550
         Total current liabilities                                              56,087                  59,715

Long-term debt                                                                  91,529                  93,914

Deferred credits and other liabilities                                           9,549                   8,938

Stockholders' equity:
     Common stock                                                                  320                     320
     Additional paid-in capital                                                 76,646                  76,440
     Foreign currency translation adjustment                                    (3,099)                 (2,607)
     Retained earnings                                                         146,122                 142,270
     Treasury stock                                                            (29,443)                (29,983)
                                                                               190,546                 186,440
                                                                             $ 347,711               $ 349,007
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                  *Condensed from audited financial statements.

              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                  condensed consolidated financial statements.

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                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)
           (In thousands, except number of shares and per share data)

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<CAPTION>
                                                                                        Three Months Ended
                                                                                             March 31,
                                                                                  2000                      1999
<S>                                                                             <C>                     <C>
Net sales                                                                       $    119,020            $    128,959
Cost of sales                                                                         91,639                  98,606
     Gross profit                                                                     27,381                  30,353
General, selling and administrative expenses                                          17,132                  19,611
     Operating profit                                                                 10,249                  10,742
Other income (expense):
     Interest expense, net                                                            (1,180)                 (1,869)
     Other income, net                                                                   (77)                     (9)
                                                                                      (1,257)                 (1,878)
     Income before income taxes and equity in income of joint ventures                 8,992                   8,864
Income taxes                                                                           3,385                   3,191
                                                                                       5,607                   5,673
Equity in income of joint ventures                                                       130                      66
     Net income                                                                 $      5,737            $      5,739

Weighted average common shares                                                    26,908,499              26,790,025
Weighted average common and common
     equivalent shares                                                            27,429,410              27,010,240

Earnings per share
     Basic                                                                      $        .21            $        .21
     Diluted                                                                    $        .21            $        .21

Dividends declared per share                                                    $        .07            $        .06
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                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
                                  (unaudited)
                                 (In thousands)

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<CAPTION>
                                                                              Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                             2000                      1999
<S>                                                                       <C>                     <C>
Net income                                                                $   5,737               $   5,739
Other comprehensive income:
  Foreign currency translation adjustment                                      (492)                   (941)
Comprehensive income                                                      $   5,245               $   4,798
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              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                  condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (In thousands)

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<CAPTION>
                                                                              Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                                             2000                       1999
Cash flow from operating activities:
<S>                                                                       <C>                     <C>
     Net income                                                           $  5,737                $  5,739
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
       provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation, depletion, and amortization                           8,333                   9,184
         Other                                                               1,105                   1,422
         Decrease in current assets                                            506                  10,840
         Decrease in current liabilities                                    (3,141)                 (5,513)

         Net cash provided by operating activities                          12,540                  21,672

Cash flow from investing activities:
     Acquisition of land, mineral reserves,
        depreciable and intangible assets                                   (6,173)                 (8,668)
     Other                                                                    (704)                  1,783

         Net cash used in investing activities                              (6,877)                 (6,885)

Cash flow from financing activities:
     Net change in outstanding debt                                         (2,872)                 (8,113)
     Dividends paid                                                         (1,885)                 (1,605)
     Treasury stock transactions                                               746                  (1,543)

         Net cash used in financing activities                              (4,011)                (11,261)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                    1,652                   3,526

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                             3,815                   2,758

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                $  5,467                $  6,284

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

Cash paid for:
     Interest                                                             $  1,616                $    936

     Income taxes                                                         $  3,226                $  4,192
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              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                  condensed consolidated financial statements.
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                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                 (In thousands)

Note 1: BASIS OF PRESENTATION

     The  financial  information  included  herein,  other  than  the  condensed
consolidated  balance  sheet as of  December  31,  1999,  has been  prepared  by
management without audit by independent  certified public accountants who do not
express an opinion  thereon.  The  condensed  consolidated  balance  sheet as of
December  31,  1999,  has  been  derived  from  and  does  not  include  all the
disclosures  contained in the audited consolidated  financial statements for the
year ended  December 31, 1999. The  information  furnished  herein  includes all
adjustments  which are,  in the  opinion  of  management,  necessary  for a fair
statement of the results of the interim period,  and all such adjustments are of
a normal recurring  nature.  Management  recommends the  accompanying  condensed
consolidated  financial information be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial  statements and related notes included in the Company's 1999 Form 10-K
which accompanies the 1999 Corporate Report.

     The results of operations for the three-month  period ended March 31, 2000,
are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

     Certain  items in the 1999  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been
reclassified to comply with the consolidated  financial  statement  presentation
for 2000.

Note 2: INVENTORIES

     Inventories at March 31, 2000 have been valued using the same methods as at
December 31, 1999. The composition of inventories at March 31, 2000 and December
31, 1999, was as follows:

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<CAPTION>
                                                                         March 31, 2000            December 31, 1999

<S>                                                                         <C>                        <C>
Crude stockpile and in-process inventories                                  $ 33,106                   $  24,998
Other raw material, container and supplies inventories                        14,400                      15,682
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Note 3: EARNINGS PER SHARE

     Basic  earnings  per share  were  computed  by  dividing  net income by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share
were computed by dividing the net income by the weighted  average  common shares
outstanding  after  consideration  of  the  dilutive  effect  of  stock  options
outstanding at the end of each period.
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                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

Note 4: DERIVATIVES

     From time to time,  the Company  uses  financial  derivatives,  principally
swaps,  forward contracts and options, in its management of foreign currency and
interest rate exposures.  These contracts  hedge  transactions  and balances for
periods consistent with committed exposures.  As of March 31, 2000,  derivatives
outstanding  were related to foreign  currency hedging and an interest rate swap
with a notional principal amount of $15 million.

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                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                       CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     The  following  is   management's   discussion   and  analysis  of  certain
significant  factors which have affected the  Company's  financial  position and
operating  results  during the periods  included in the  accompanying  condensed
consolidated financial statements.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2000 vs. 1999

     Net  sales  decreased  by $9.9  million,  or 7.7%,  and  gross  profit  and
operating profit decreased by $3.0 million,  or 9.8%, and $.5 million,  or 4.6%,
respectively.   Net  sales   decreased  in  both  the  absorbent   polymers  and
environmental  segments.  Lower volumes and currency rate changes  accounted for
much of the change in the absorbent  polymers  segment,  whereas the decrease in
sales for the  environmental  segment was largely  accounted for by divestitures
made later in 1999.  Gross profit was lower primarily  because of higher acrylic
acid costs in the absorbent polymers segment, coupled with lower sales volume in
that unit.  General,  selling  and  administrative  expenses  decreased  by $2.5
million,  or 12.6%,  from the  prior-year  quarter.  The decrease was across all
business segments,  but approximately $1.7 million,  or 69.7%, of the change was
related  to lower  expenses  from the  environmental  segment as a result of the
restructuring activities in 1999. Net interest expense decreased by $.7 million,
or 36.9%.  Capitalized interest in the 2000 quarter related to the completion of
the Thailand  polymer plant  accounted  for $.3 million of the change,  with the
balance  being  accounted  for by lower  average  debt  levels.  Net  income was
approximately $5.7 million in both the 1999 and 2000 quarters.  Diluted earnings
per share were $.21 for both the 2000 and 1999 quarters, though weighted average
common and common equivalent shares outstanding  increased by approximately 1.6%
in the 2000 quarter. A brief discussion by business segment follows:
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                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                 CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

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<CAPTION>
                                                               Quarter Ended March 31,
                                           2000                        1999                      2000 vs. 1999
Absorbent Polymers                                           (Dollars in Thousands)       $ Change            % Change
<S>                                <C>             <C>         <C>             <C>         <C>               <C>
Net sales                          $ 50,442        100.0%      $ 58,324        100.0%      $ (7,882)         (13.5)%
Cost of  sales                       39,967         79.2%        44,609         76.5%
   Gross profit                      10,475         20.8%        13,715         23.5%        (3,240)         (23.6)%
General, selling and
  administrative expenses             4,135          8.2%         4,188          7.2%           (53)          (1.3)%
   Operating profit                   6,340         12.6%         9,527         16.3%        (3,187)         (33.5)%
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     Net sales decreased by $7.9 million,  or 13.5%, from the prior-year period.
Lower volume  accounted for  approximately  50% of the change and currency rates
accounted  for much of the balance.  The gross profit  margin was  approximately
11.5% lower in the 2000 quarter as a result of the lower sales volume and higher
acrylic acid costs.

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                                                               Quarter Ended March 31,
                                           2000                        1999                      2000 vs. 1999
Minerals                                                     (Dollars in Thousands)       $ Change            % Change
<S>                                <C>             <C>         <C>             <C>          <C>                 <C>
Net sales                          $ 42,208        100.0%      $ 39,609        100.0%       $ 2,599             6.6%
Cost of  sales                       32,840         77.8%        30,953         78.2%
   Gross profit                       9,368         22.2%         8,656         21.8%           712             8.2%
General, selling and
  administrative expenses             3,844          9.1%         4,644         11.7%          (800)          (17.2)%
   Operating profit                   5,524         13.1%         4,012         10.1%         1,512            37.7%
</TABLE>

     Sales  increased by $2.6  million,  or 6.6%,  from the  prior-year  period,
primarily as a result of higher export sales in the first quarter of 2000. Gross
profit margins improved 1.8% over the prior year.

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<CAPTION>
                                                               Quarter Ended March 31,
                                           2000                        1999                      2000 vs. 1999
Environmental                                                (Dollars in Thousands)       $ Change            % Change
<S>                                <C>             <C>         <C>             <C>          <C>              <C>
Net sales                          $ 18,435        100.0%      $ 23,182        100.0%       $(4,747)         (20.5)%
Cost of  sales                       11,735         63.7%        16,078         69.4%
   Gross profit                       6,700         36.3%         7,104         30.6%          (404)          (5.7)%
General, selling and
  administrative expenses             4,654         25.2%         6,382         27.5%        (1,728)         (27.1)%
   Operating profit                   2,046         11.1%           722          3.1%         1,324          183.4%
</TABLE>

     Sales  decreased by $4.7 million,  or 20.5%,  from the  prior-year  period.
Divestitures  made later in 1999  accounted  for much of the  decrease in sales.
General,  selling and administrative expenses decreased by 27.1%, primarily as a
result of the restructuring activities of 1999.

     Historically,  business  in this  segment  accelerates  during  the  second
quarter and peaks in the third quarter.
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                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                 CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

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<CAPTION>
                                                               Quarter Ended March 31,
                                           2000                        1999                      2000 vs. 1999
Transportation                                               (Dollars in Thousands)       $ Change            % Change
<S>                                 <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>                <C>
Net sales                           $ 7,935        100.0%       $ 7,844        100.0%       $    91            1.2%
Cost of  sales                        7,097         89.4%         6,966         88.8%
   Gross profit                         838         10.6%           878         11.2%           (40)          (4.6)%
General, selling and
  administrative expenses               515          6.5%           530          6.8%           (15)          (2.8)%
   Operating profit                     323          4.1%           348          4.4%           (25)          (7.2)%
</TABLE>

     Net sales  increased by 1.2%.  Higher fuel costs were the primary cause for
the lower gross profit margin.

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<CAPTION>
                                                               Quarter Ended March 31,
                                           2000                        1999                      2000 vs. 1999
Corporate                                                    (Dollars in Thousands)       $ Change            % Change
General, selling and
<S>                                 <C>                         <C>                            <C>             <C>
  administrative expenses           $ 3,984                     $ 3,867                        $117            3.0%
   Operating loss                    (3,984)                     (3,867)                       (117)           3.0%
</TABLE>

     Corporate costs include management  information  systems,  human resources,
investor relations and corporate communications, corporate finance and corporate
governance costs. The start-up of the nanocomposite business is also included in
the  corporate  costs.  The  increase in  corporate  costs in 2000 is related to
increased expenditures for developing the nanocomposite technology.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     At March 31,  2000,  the  Company  had  outstanding  debt of $91.6  million
(including both long-term and short-term  debt) and cash and cash equivalents of
$5.5 million  compared  with $94.4  million in debt and $3.8 million in cash and
cash equivalents at December 31, 1999. The long-term debt  represented  32.4% of
total  capitalization  at March 31,  2000,  compared  with 33.5% at December 31,
1999.

     The  Company  had a current  ratio of  2.96-to-1  at March 31,  2000,  with
approximately  $109.7  million in working  capital  compared with  2.76-to-1 and
$105.1  million,  respectively,  at  December  31,  1999.  The change in working
capital included an increase in inventories of $6.8 million,  primarily  related
to the absorbent  polymers  segment,  and a reduction in current  liabilities of
$3.6 million,  offset by a reduction in accounts receivable of $8.1 million. The
balance of the increase came from  increased  cash  balances and higher  prepaid
expenses.
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                AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                 CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

Liquidity and Capital Resources (continued)

     During the first  quarter  of 2000,  the  Company  paid  dividends  of $1.9
million and acquired property, plant and equipment totaling $6.2 million.

     The  Company  has  entered  into  a   definitive   agreement  to  sell  its
superabsorbent  polymer  business to BASF AG.  Completion of the  transaction is
subject to the mechanical completion of the polymer plant in Thailand,  approval
by regulatory  authorities in the United States,  United Kingdom and Germany and
approval by the  Company's  shareholders.  German  regulatory  approval has been
obtained.  The Company and BASF are  responding to questions  raised by the U.S.
Federal  Trade  Commission  in response to their  respective  Hart Scott  Rodino
filings.  The  Company  currently  intends to seek  shareholder  approval of the
transaction in the second  quarter.  If all approvals are obtained,  the Company
currently  intends to  distribute  substantially  all of the net proceeds to its
shareholders.

     The Company had  approximately  $63.7 million in unused,  committed  credit
lines with its five bank lending  consortium at March 31, 2000.  The Company has
negotiated  a  continuation  of the  credit  line at the  same  level  with  new
covenants  to reflect  the impact of the  absorbent  polymers  transaction.  The
revisions to the credit  agreement will occur when the transaction is completed.
It is also anticipated that as a result of the absorbent  polymers  transaction,
the  Company  will be required  to repay $25  million of  long-term  debt from a
private placement. Management anticipates that this loan will be repaid from the
transaction  proceeds.  Management  believes that the credit facilities with the
banks, in conjunction with funds generated from operations, are adequate to fund
the capital expenditure program approved by the board of directors at this time.

Forward-Looking Statements

     Certain  statements  made  from  time-to-time  by  the  Company,  including
statements in the Management's Discussion and Analysis section above, constitute
"forward-looking  statements" made in reliance upon the safe harbor contained in
Section  21E  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended.   Such
forward-looking  statements  include  statements  relating to the Company or its
operations   that  are  preceded  by  terms  such  as   "expects,"   "believes,"
"anticipates,"  "intends" and similar  expressions,  and statements  relating to
anticipated growth, levels of capital expenditures,  future dividends, expansion
into global markets and the  development of new products.  Such  forward-looking
statements  are not  guarantees  of future  performance  and  involve  risks and
uncertainties.  The Company's actual results,  performance or achievements could
differ materially from the results, performance or achievements expressed in, or
implied by, these  forward-looking  statements  as a result of various  factors,
including,  but not  limited to the actual  growth in AMCOL's  various  markets,
utilization of AMCOL's plants,  customer concentration in the absorbent polymers
segment,  competition in our business  segments,  operating  costs, raw material
prices,  weather,  currency  exchange rates,  currency  devaluations,  delays in
development,  production and marketing of new products,  integration of acquired
businesses,  and other factors  detailed  from  time-to-time  in AMCOL's  annual
report and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6: Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

          (a)  See Index to Exhibits immediately following the signature page.

          (b)  No reports on Form 8-K have been filed  during the quarter  ended
               March 31, 2000.
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                                   SIGNATURES

     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 thereunto duly authorized.

                              AMCOL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION



Date:  April 24, 2000         /s/ Lawrence E. Washow
                              Lawrence E. Washow
                              President and Chief Operating Officer



Date:  April 24, 2000         /s/ Paul  G. Shelton
                              Paul G. Shelton
                              Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                              and Principal Accounting Officer
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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number

3.1  Restated  Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (5), as amended (10),
     as amended (16)
3.2  Bylaws of the Company (10)
4    Article Four of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (5), as
     amended (16)
10.1 AMCOL  International  Corporation  1983 Incentive Stock Option Plan (1); as
     amended (3)
10.3 Lease  Agreement  for office space dated  September  29, 1986,  between the
     Company and American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago;  (1) First
     Amendment dated June 2, 1994 (8); Second Amendment dated June 2, 1997 (13)
10.4 AMCOL  International  Corporation 1987 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan (2);
     as amended (6)
10.7 Change in  Control  Agreement  dated  February  16,  1998,  by and  between
     Registrant and Lawrence E. Washow (14)
10.8 Change in Control Agreement dated April 1, 1997, by and between  Registrant
     and Peter L. Maul (12)
10.9 AMCOL International  Corporation  Dividend  Reinvestment and Stock Purchase
     Plan (4); as amended (6)
10.10AMCOL  International  Corporation  1993 Stock Plan, as amended and restated
     (10)
10.11Credit  Agreement by and among AMCOL  International  Corporation and Harris
     Trust  and  Savings  Bank,  individually  and as agent,  NBD Bank,  LaSalle
     National Bank and the Northern Trust Company dated October 4, 1994, (7); as
     amended,  First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated September 25, 1995 (9),
     as amended,  Second  Amendment  to Credit  Agreement  dated March 28, 1996,
     Third  Amendment  to Credit  Agreement  dated  September  12, 1996 (11) and
     Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated December 15, 1998 (18).
10.12Note  Agreement  dated  October  1,  1994,   between  AMCOL   International
     Corporation and Principal Mutual Life Insurance  Company,  (7); as amended,
     First  Amendment of Note Agreement  dated  September 30, 1996 (11);  Second
     Amendment of Note Agreement dated December 15, 1998 (18).
10.13Change  in  Control   Agreement  dated  August  21,  1996  by  and  between
     Registrant and Frank B. Wright, Jr.
10.14Change  in  Control  Agreement  dated  February  17,  1998  by and  between
     Registrant and Gary L. Castagna (14)
10.15 AMCOL International Corporation 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan (15)
10.16Change  in  Control  Agreement  dated  February  4,  1999  by  and  between
     Registrant and Ryan F. McKendrick (17)
10.17Asset and Stock Purchase  Agreement  dated November 22, 1999 by and between
     the Company and BASF Aktiengesellschaft (19)
10.18Change in Control Agreement dated March 31, 2000 by and between  Registrant
     and Frank B. Wright, Jr.
10.19Change in Control Agreement dated April 1, 2000, by and between  Registrant
     and Paul G. Shelton
27   Financial Data Schedule


(1)  Exhibit is incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10 filed with
     the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 1987.
(2)  Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-K filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31,
     1988.
(3)  Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-K filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31,
     1993.
(4)  Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-K filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31,
     1992.
(5)  Exhibit is  incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Form S-3 filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 1993.
(6)  Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-K filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31,
     1993.
(7)  Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-Q filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ended September
     30, 1994.
(8)  Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-K filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31,
     1994.
(9)  Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-Q filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ended September
     30, 1995.
(10) Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-K filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31,
     1995.
(11) Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-K filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31,
     1996.
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(12) Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-Q filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ended March 31,
     1997.
(13) Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-Q filed
     with the Securities and Exchange  Commission for the quarter ended June 30,
     1997.
(14) Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-K filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31,
     1997.
(15) Exhibit is  incorporated  by reference to the  Registrant's  Form S-8 (File
     333-56017)  filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission on June 4,
     1998.
(16) Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-Q filed
     with the Securities and Exchange  Commission for the quarter ended June 30,
     1998.
(17) Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-K filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31,
     1998.
(18) Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-Q filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ended September
     30, 1999.
(19) Exhibit is  incorporated by reference to the  Registrant's  Form 10-K filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31,
     1999.