Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading manufacturer and supplier of specialty sorbent products for consumer and business to business markets. Founded in 1941, the company is a vertically integrated, global organization with extensive mineral reserves, innovative product development, efficient manufacturing operations, and effective sales and marketing strategies. Oil-Dri’s products are sold into the pet care, animal health and nutrition, fluids purification, agricultural ingredients, sports field,
industrial and automotive markets. Oil-Dri controls hundreds of millions of tons of specialty mineral reserves, including calcium bentonite, attapulgite and diatomaceous shale. The company’s mines and manufacturing facilities are located in Georgia, Mississippi, Illinois, and California. Oil-Dri also operates processing plants in Canada and England and has subsidiaries in Switzerland, China, Indonesia, and Mexico. The corporate office is located in Chicago, Illinois and two research and development facilities are nearby in Vernon Hills, Illinois. Oil-Dri is a family-controlled and operated organization that emphasizes honesty, integrity, and accountability. The company is dedicated to fulfilling its mission to Create Value From Sorbent Minerals.