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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>As filed with the Securities and Exchange   Commission on June 30, 2006</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Registration No.   333-____</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br> </b></font>
<font size="3"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></font></p>
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<font size="5" face="Times New Roman"><b>FORM S-8<br> </b></font>
<font size="3"><b>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br> UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</b></font></p>
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<font size="6" face="Times New Roman"><b>AMCOL   INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><i>(Exact Name   of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</i></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Delaware</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>36-0724340</b></font></p>  </td>
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  <p  align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><i>(State of   Incorporation)</i></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><i>(I.R.S.   Employer Identification Number)</i></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>One North Arlington, 1500 West Shure Drive, Suite 500, Arlington   Heights, Illinois 60004-7803</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><i>(Address,   including Zip Code, of Registrant&#146;s Principal Executive Offices)</i></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>AMCOL International Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><i>(Full Title   of the Plan)</i></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Lawrence E. Washow</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>President and Chief Executive Officer</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>AMCOL International Corporation</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>One North Arlington</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>1500 West Shure Drive, Suite 500</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>(847) 394-8730</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><i>(Name,   Address, and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)</i></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Copies to:<br></b>James W. Ashley, Jr.<br> Lord, Bissell &amp; Brook LLP<br> 111 South Wacker Drive<br> Chicago, Illinois 60606<br> (312) 443-0700</font></p>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Title of   securities <br>   to be registered</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Amount to   be<br>   registered (1)</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Proposed   maximum<br>   offering price per<br>   share (2)</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Proposed   maximum<br>   aggregate offering<br>   price</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Amount of<br>   registration<br>   fee</b></font></p>  </td>
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  <p ALIGN=CENTER><font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Common   Stock, $0.01 par value</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>1,500,000</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>$24.37</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>$36,555,000</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>$3,911.35</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to Rule 416   promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities   Act&#148;), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of   common stock that become issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock   dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">(2)</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Computed pursuant to Rule   457(c) and (h) promulgated under the Securities Act, based upon the average   of the high and low price of the registrant&#146;s common stock as reported by the   New York Stock Exchange on June 28, 2006.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>PART I</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b><u>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</u></b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Plan Information</u></b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents
containing the information specified in Item 1 of Form S-8 will be sent or given
to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). In
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and the instructions to Form S-8, such
documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this
registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to
Rule 424.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>
Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</u></b></font></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents
containing the information specified in Item 2 of Form S-8 will be sent or given
to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). In
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions
to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as
part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
pursuant to Rule 424.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>PART II</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b><u>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</u></b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</u></b></font></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant
hereby incorporates by reference into this registration statement the documents
listed below which have previously been filed with the Commission:</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">1.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Annual   Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as amended;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">2.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly   Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">3.</font></p>  </td>
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The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
March 29, 2006, April 21, 2006, May 12, 2006 and June 19, 2006; and</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">4.</font></p>  </td>
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The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share, contained in the Registrant&#146;s Form 10 filed with the Commission on
July 27, 1987, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, each
document or report subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) after the date of this
registration statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered by this
registration statement have been sold or which deregisters all such securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Description of Securities.</u></b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</font></p>

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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>
Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel.</u></b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Clarence O. Redman,
a Director and the Secretary of the Registrant, is of counsel to Lord, Bissell
&amp; Brook LLP, the law firm that serves as corporate counsel to the
Registrant.&#160; As of the date hereof, Mr. Redman&#160; beneficially owns
74,962 shares of the common stock of the Registrant.</font></p>
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<b>Item
6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.</u></b></font></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 145 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law permits a Delaware corporation to indemnify
officers, directors, employees and agents of the corporation in connection with
actual or threatened actions, suits or proceedings, provided that such officer,
director, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner such officer,
director, employee or agent reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporation&#146;s best interests, and for criminal proceedings, had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 102 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law permits a Delaware corporation to include in
its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting a
director&#146;s liability to a corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breaches of fiduciary duty. The enabling statute provides, however,
that liability for breaches of the duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in
good faith or involving intentional misconduct, or knowing violation of the law,
and the receipt of improper personal benefits cannot be eliminated or limited in
this manner. </font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the
above provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant&#146;s
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws provide that the Registrant
shall, subject to certain limitations, indemnify its directors and officers
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and certain
settlements) actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any
suit or proceeding to which they are a party so long as they acted in good faith
and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to a criminal action or
proceeding, so long as they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was
unlawful.&#160; The Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation
includes a provision which eliminates to the fullest extent permitted, director
liability for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty. </font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>
Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Exemption
from Registration Claimed.</u></b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</font></p>
<p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Exhibits</u>.</b></font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">4.1</font></p>  </td>
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Article Four of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form S-3 filed September 15,
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">4.2</font></p>  </td>
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Amendment to Article Four of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 1998).</font></p> </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">4.3</font></p>  </td>
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AMCOL International Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-K filed May 12, 2006).</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">5.1</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Opinion of Lord, Bissell   &amp; Brook LLP.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">23.1</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Consent of KPMG LLP.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">23.2</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Consent of Lord, Bissell   &amp; Brook LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">24.1</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Power of Attorney   (included on signature page).</font></p>  </td>
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<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Undertakings.</u></b></font></p>
<p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes:</font></p>
<p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) to include any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) to reflect
in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this registration statement.&#160; Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement; and (iii) to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
this registration statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.</font></p>
<p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.</font></p>

<p><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</font></p>
<p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>
<p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.&#160; In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</font></p>


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<p  align="center"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font></p>
<p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant</b>.&#160; Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the Village of Arlington Heights, State of Illinois, on June
29, 2006.</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">AMCOL INTERNATIONAL   CORPORATION</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">By:</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ L<SMALL>AWRENCE</SMALL> E. W<SMALL>ASHOW</SMALL></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Name:</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Lawrence E. Washow</font></p>  </td>
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  <p><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Its:</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">President and Chief   Executive Officer</font></p>  </td>
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<p  align="center">
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>POWER OF ATTORNEY</b></font></p>
<p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY
THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Lawrence E. Washow, Gary L. Castagna and Clarence O.
Redman and each of them with power to act without the other, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including, without limitation,
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same,
or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that any said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.</font></p>
<p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.</font></p>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Name and Capacity</b></font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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  <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Date</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ J<small>OHN</small> H<small>UGHES</small></font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">June 29,   2006</font></p>  </td>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">John Hughes</font></p>  </td>
  <td  valign="top">
  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
  <td  valign="top">
  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Chairman of   the Board</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
  <td  valign="top">
  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ L<small>AWRENCE</small> E. W<small>ASHOW</small></font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">June 29,   2006</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Lawrence E.   Washow</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">President   and Chief Executive Officer, Director</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ G<small>ARY</small> L. C<small>ASTAGNA</small></font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">June 29,   2006</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Gary   L.Castagna</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Senior Vice   President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <td width="43%" valign="top">
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Name and Capacity</b></font></p>  </td>
  <td width="10%" valign="top">
  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
  <td width="17%" valign="top">
  <p  align="center"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
  <td width="30%" valign="top">
  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Date</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ A<small>RTHUR</small> B<small>ROWN</small></font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">June 29, 2006</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Arthur Brown</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em">
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ D<small>ANIEL</small> P. C<small>ASEY</small></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Daniel P. Casey</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ R<small>OBERT</small> E. D<small>RISCOLL</small>,   I<small>II</small></font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Robert E. Driscoll, III</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ J<small>AY</small> D. P<small>ROOPS</small></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Jay D. Proops</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ C<small>LARENCE</small> O. R<small>EDMAN</small></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Clarence O. Redman</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Secretary and Director</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ D<small>ALE</small> E. S<small>TAHL</small></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Dale E. Stahl</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ A<small>UDREY</small> L. W<small>EAVER</small></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">June 29, 2006</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Audrey L. Weaver</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">/s/ P<small>AUL</small> C. W<small>EAVER</small></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">June 29, 2006</font></p>  </td>
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  <p style="margin-left:1em; text-indent:-1em"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Paul C. Weaver</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Director</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><b>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</b></font></p>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Exhibit Number</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><b>Description of Exhibit</b></font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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  <p>
<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">4.1</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
Article Four of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form S-3 filed September 15,
1993).</font></p> </td>
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  <p><font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">4.2</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">
Amendment to Article Four of the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 1998).</font></p> </td>
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<font size="1" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>  </td>
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AMCOL International Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to the Registrant&#146;s Form 8-K filed May 12, 2006).</font></p>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Opinion of Lord, Bissell   &amp; Brook LLP.</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Consent of Lord, Bissell   &amp; Brook LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</font></p>  </td>
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<font size="2" face="Times New Roman">Power of Attorney   (included on signature page).</font></p>  </td>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange   Commission on June 30, 2006
Registration No.   333-____
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AMCOL   INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name   of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
36-0724340
(State of   Incorporation)
(I.R.S.   Employer Identification Number)
One North Arlington, 1500 West Shure Drive, Suite 500, Arlington   Heights, Illinois 60004-7803
(Address,   including Zip Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
AMCOL International Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full Title   of the Plan)
Lawrence E. Washow
President and Chief Executive Officer
AMCOL International Corporation
One North Arlington
1500 West Shure Drive, Suite 500
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004-7803
(847) 394-8730
(Name,   Address, and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)
Copies to:
James W. Ashley, Jr.
Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP
111 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 443-0700
CALCULATION   OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of   securities
to be registered
Amount to   be
registered (1)
Proposed   maximum
offering price per
share (2)
Proposed   maximum
aggregate offering
price
Amount of
registration
fee
Common   Stock, $0.01 par value
1,500,000
$24.37
$36,555,000
$3,911.35
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416   promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities   Act"), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of   common stock that become issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock   dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction.
(2)
Computed pursuant to Rule   457(c) and (h) promulgated under the Securities Act, based upon the average   of the high and low price of the registrant's common stock as reported by the   New York Stock Exchange on June 28, 2006.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information
The documents
containing the information specified in Item 1 of Form S-8 will be sent or given
to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). In
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") and the instructions to Form S-8, such
documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this
registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to
Rule 424.
Item 2.
Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
The documents
containing the information specified in Item 2 of Form S-8 will be sent or given
to employees, officers, directors or others as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). In
accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission and the instructions
to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as
part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements
pursuant to Rule 424.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant
hereby incorporates by reference into this registration statement the documents
listed below which have previously been filed with the Commission:
1.
The Registrant's Annual   Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as amended;
2.
The Registrant's Quarterly   Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006;
3.
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
March 29, 2006, April 21, 2006, May 12, 2006 and June 19, 2006; and
4.
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share, contained in the Registrant's Form 10 filed with the Commission on
July 27, 1987, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
In addition, each
document or report subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") after the date of this
registration statement, but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to
this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered by this
registration statement have been sold or which deregisters all such securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests
of Named Experts and Counsel.
Clarence O. Redman,
a Director and the Secretary of the Registrant, is of counsel to Lord, Bissell
& Brook LLP, the law firm that serves as corporate counsel to the
Registrant.  As of the date hereof, Mr. Redman  beneficially owns
74,962 shares of the common stock of the Registrant.
Item
6.
Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law permits a Delaware corporation to indemnify
officers, directors, employees and agents of the corporation in connection with
actual or threatened actions, suits or proceedings, provided that such officer,
director, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner such officer,
director, employee or agent reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
corporation's best interests, and for criminal proceedings, had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 102 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law permits a Delaware corporation to include in
its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting a
director's liability to a corporation or its stockholders for monetary
damages for breaches of fiduciary duty. The enabling statute provides, however,
that liability for breaches of the duty of loyalty, acts or omissions not in
good faith or involving intentional misconduct, or knowing violation of the law,
and the receipt of improper personal benefits cannot be eliminated or limited in
this manner.
As permitted by the
above provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant's
Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws provide that the Registrant
shall, subject to certain limitations, indemnify its directors and officers
against expenses (including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and certain
settlements) actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any
suit or proceeding to which they are a party so long as they acted in good faith
and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to a criminal action or
proceeding, so long as they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was
unlawful.  The Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
includes a provision which eliminates to the fullest extent permitted, director
liability for monetary damages for breaches of fiduciary duty.
Item 7.
Exemption
from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
4.1
Article Four of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form S-3 filed September 15,
1993).
4.2
Amendment to Article Four of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 1998).
4.3
AMCOL International Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed May 12, 2006).
5.1
Opinion of Lord, Bissell   & Brook LLP.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Lord, Bissell   & Brook LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney   (included on signature page).
Item 9.
Undertakings.
The undersigned
Registrant hereby undertakes:
A.          (1)          To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (i) to include any
prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) to reflect
in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this registration statement.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement; and (iii) to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
this registration statement or any material change to such information in this
registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.
(2)          That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3)          To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
B.          That,
for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
C.          Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant
.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the Village of Arlington Heights, State of Illinois, on June
29, 2006.
AMCOL INTERNATIONAL   CORPORATION
By:
/s/ L
AWRENCE
E. W
ASHOW
Name:
Lawrence E. Washow
Its:
President and Chief   Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY
THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Lawrence E. Washow, Gary L. Castagna and Clarence O.
Redman and each of them with power to act without the other, as his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including, without limitation,
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same,
or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that any said attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed
by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Name and Capacity
Date
/s/ J
OHN
H
UGHES
June 29,   2006
John Hughes
Chairman of   the Board
/s/ L
AWRENCE
E. W
ASHOW
June 29,   2006
Lawrence E.   Washow
President   and Chief Executive Officer, Director
/s/ G
ARY
L. C
ASTAGNA
June 29,   2006
Gary   L.Castagna
Senior Vice   President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Name and Capacity
Date
/s/ A
RTHUR
B
ROWN
June 29, 2006
Arthur Brown
Director
/s/ D
ANIEL
P. C
ASEY
June 29, 2006
Daniel P. Casey
Director
/s/ R
OBERT
E. D
RISCOLL
,   I
II
June 29, 2006
Robert E. Driscoll, III
Director
/s/ J
AY
D. P
ROOPS
June 29, 2006
Jay D. Proops
Director
/s/ C
LARENCE
O. R
EDMAN
June 29, 2006
Clarence O. Redman
Secretary and Director
/s/ D
ALE
E. S
TAHL
June 29, 2006
Dale E. Stahl
Director
/s/ A
UDREY
L. W
EAVER
June 29, 2006
Audrey L. Weaver
Director
/s/ P
AUL
C. W
EAVER
June 29, 2006
Paul C. Weaver
Director
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
4.1
Article Four of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form S-3 filed September 15,
1993).
4.2
Amendment to Article Four of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended June 30, 1998).
4.3
AMCOL International Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Form 8-K filed May 12, 2006).
5.1
Opinion of Lord, Bissell   & Brook LLP.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Lord, Bissell   & Brook LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney   (included on signature page).