Freeport Kaolin

Company History: Previously known as Southern Clays, Freeport Kaolin was acquired by Freeport Sulfur in 1963. Buildings and machinery involved in the manufacture of kaolin.

Successor/Parent History: Freeport-McMoRan Inc., often called Freeport, is an American mining company based in the Freeport-McMoRan Center, in Phoenix, Arizona.

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