At Old Hickory Clay Company, we provide the highest quality ball clays and service to our customers.
Since 1918, we've emphasized personal service and quality clay products while maintaining our respect for the environment. Through four generations we have supplied ball clays that are naturally pure and technically superior for specific applications.
From the time our clays are mined, to the time they're ready for shipment in shredded, mechanically dried, air floated and slurry forms, Old Hickory Clay Company products undergo extensive quality control tests - some of the most demanding in the industry - to ensure maximum purity and consistency. Old Hickory Clay Company is the first and only ISO 9001 ball and kaolin clay supplier in the US.
We produce UltraCast slurries - truly unique ball clays for the
sanitary ware industry - as well as additional custom slurries for other industries. For demanding applications requiring cleaner bodies, critical firing temperatures and materials that meet environmental standards; you need the purest, cleanest ball clay available. We are the source for custom blended clay products which meet exacting specifications. Our vast reserves at our Hickory, Kentucky and Gleason, Tennessee
locations are ready for fast shipment when you need them.
At Old Hickory Clay Company we still believe in our founder's traditional values - personal service and superior quality. We retain a highly experienced management team and support staff, including departmental areas of Geology, Mining, Technical, and Administrative. For ball clays that exceed performance expectations, are readily available, and are backed by people who care about your business and the environment, choose Old Hickory Clay
