| Business Summary | | Oil-Dri
Corporation
of
America
is
a
leader
in
developing,
manufacturing
and
marketing
sorbent
products
and
related
services
for
the
consumer,
fluids
purification,
agricultural,
and
industrial
and
automotive
markets.
The
Company's
products
are
principally
produced
from
clay
minerals
and,
to
a
lesser
extent,
other
sorbent
materials.
The
Company's
sorbent
technologies
include
absorbent
and
adsorbent
products.
Absorbents,
like
sponges,
draw
liquids
up
into
their
many
pores.
Adsorbent
products
attract
liquids,
impurities,
metals
and
surfactants
to
themselves
and
form
low
level
chemical
bonds.
The
Company's
adsorbents
are
used
for
cleanup
and
filtration
mediums. | More
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| Financial Summary | | Oil-Dri
Corp.
of
America
develops,
manufactures
and
markets
sorbent
products
and
related
services
for
the
consumer,
fluids
purification,
agricultural,
and
industrial
and
automotive
markets.
For
the
nine
months
ended
4/30/01,
sales
decreased
1%
to
$131.9
million.
Net
income
increased
44%
to
$2.1
million.
Revenues
reflect
soft
demand
for
PURE-FLO
bleaching
clays
and
unfavorable
product
mix.
Earnings
benefited
from
a
$4.3
million
non-recurring
fee
income. | More
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Developments |
| | | | FY2000 Pay | |
| Richard Jaffee, 64 Chairman | $289K | Daniel Jaffee, 36 Pres,
CEO, Director | 318K | Joseph Miller, 57 Vice
Chairman | -- | Jeffrey Libert, 33 CFO,
VP | -- | Wade Bradley, 39 Vice-Pres,
Global Consumer Products | -- | Dollar amounts are as of 31-July-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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