It is unusual enough for companies to have a relationship for a decade, not to mention 70 years. However, the relationship between BASF Kaolin and Superior Materials is unique, as neither company would be in the successful position it is in without the other. Their relationship actually dates back to 1937, when Edgar Brothers Clay asked Ben Joachim of The Joachim Research Laboratories to find additional applications for the kaolin they were mining in Georgia. Kaolin, or clay, is an important ...