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): February 13, 2007

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

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

              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 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
           APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN
           OFFICERS.

         On February 13, 2007, AMCOL International Corporation (the "Company")
announced that Robert E. Driscoll, III was retiring from the Company's Board of
Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Driscoll served as a Class II Director,
and his term was scheduled to expire at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Mr. Driscoll's retirement from the Board is not due to any disagreement with
management or any other Board member.

         Also on February 13, 2007, the Board reduced the size of the Company's
Board of Directors from ten directors to nine directors, with the resulting
nine-member Board being equally divided into three classes. In addition, in
order to balance the number of directors in each of the three classes, the Board
appointed Lawrence E. Washow, currently a Class I Director and the Company's
Chief Executive Officer, to serve as a Class II Director. Consequently, Mr.
Washow's term as a director will expire at the 2009 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders, rather than the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Washow
will continue to serve on the Board's executive committee. A copy of the press
release announcing Mr. Driscoll's retirement and Mr. Washow's appointment as a
Class II Director is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein as
Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 8.01  OTHER EVENTS

         On February 13, 2007, the Company declared a dividend in the amount of
$0.14 per share of the Company's common stock, payable on March 9, 2007 to all
shareholders of record on February 23, 2007.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)  Exhibits

99.1     Press Release, dated February 13, 2007.



                                    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: February 13, 2007                          By: /s/ Gary L. Castagna
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                                                     Gary L. Castagna
                                                     Senior Vice President and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

    AMCOL INTERNATIONAL (NYSE: ACO) ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND AND REPORTS
                             RETIREMENT OF DIRECTOR

    ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Feb. 13  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMCOL
International Corporation (NYSE: ACO) today announced that its directors have
declared a regular quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share, payable on
March 9, 2007 to shareholders of record on February 23, 2007.

    AMCOL also announced the retirement of director Robert E. Driscoll, III.
Mr. Driscoll was a Class II member of the Board and served as an AMCOL
Director since 1985.  AMCOL also announced today that following Mr. Driscoll's
retirement, the Board reduced the size of AMCOL's Board of Directors from ten
directors to nine directors, with the resulting nine-member Board being
equally divided into three classes.   In order to balance the number of
directors in each class, the Board appointed Lawrence E. Washow, currently a
Class I Director and AMCOL's Chief Executive Officer, a Class II Director.
Consequently, Mr. Washow's term as a director will expire at the 2009 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, rather than the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

    AMCOL International, headquartered in Arlington Heights, Ill., produces
and markets a wide range of specialty mineral products used for industrial,
environmental and consumer-related applications.  AMCOL is the parent of
American Colloid Co., CETCO (Colloid Environmental Technologies Co.), Volclay
International, Nanocor and the transportation operations, Ameri-co Carriers,
Inc. and Ameri-co Logistics, Inc.  AMCOL's common stock is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol ACO.  AMCOL's web address is
http://www.amcol.com .

SOURCE  AMCOL International Corporation
    -0-                             02/13/2007
    /CONTACT: Gary L. Castagna, Senior Vice President & CFO of AMCOL
International, +1-847-394-8730/
    /Web site:  http://www.amcol.com /
    (ACO)