QYR Market Research Global Bentonite market research report | Page 5
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• United States is the largest producer and consumer, due to its rich
reserves and strong demnd of bentonite. In North America, the market
concentration in very high, most of bentonite is concentrated in Wyoming
and developed by few manufacturers like Amcol, Bentonite Performance
Minerals LLC (BPM), Wyo-Ben Inc, Black Hills Bentonite and Tolsa Group
(acquired the assets of U.S. Bentonite in the end of 2014).
• In Europe, Greece, Fracne, Italy, Slovakia, Netherlands, UK, Russia and
Germany are the major producers, and the market is dominated by few
players like Imerys (S&B), Clariant, Bentonite Company LLC (Russia),
Laviosa Minerals SpA, LKAB Minerals and Tolsa Group etc.
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