ZEMEX CORP
10-Q/A, 1996-05-29
MINING & QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS)
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                          UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington D.C. 20549
                            FORM 10-Q/A

                            AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                
                        QUARTERLY REPORT
                 PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
             OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                
          For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996
                  Commission file number 1-228
                                
                                
                        ZEMEX CORPORATION
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                
                                
     DELAWARE                                13-5496920
    (State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
  of incorporation or organization)


                  Canada Trust Tower, BCE Place
                   161 Bay Street, Suite 3750
                Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5J 2S1
            (Address of principal executive offices)
                                
                                
                         (416) 365-8080
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
                                
                                
                                
   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act

New               York               Stock               Exchange
Capital Stock, $1.00 par value
                                

Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed  all
reports  required  to be filed by Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the
Securities  Exchange  Act  of 1934 during  the  preceding  twelve
months  (or  for  such  shorter period that  the  registrant  was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to  such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
                         
                    YES  X   NO   


As of May 2, 1996, there were 8,734,061 shares of capital stock
outstanding.

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                 Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 - Financial Statements

                        ZEMEX CORPORATION
                   CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                               March 31, 1996December 31, 1995
                                  (unaudited)

ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents      $    5,067,000 $    1,653,000
Accounts Receivable                15,716,000     13,165,000
Inventories                        19,919,000     20,176,000
Prepaid Expenses                      914,000        841,000

Total Current Assets               41,616,000     35,835,000

Property, Plant and Equipment      51,820,000     50,271,000
Other Assets                       10,842,000     10,575,000

Total Assets                     $104,278,000  $  96,681,000

LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Bank  Indebtedness               $  4,359,000  $   3,220,000
Accounts Payable and Accrued 
Liabilities                        11,318,000     10,259,000
Accrued Income Taxes                   (8,000)       269,000
Current Portion of Long Term Debt   2,329,000      2,378,000

Total Current Liabilities          17,998,000     16,126,000

Long Term Debt                     14,531,000      7,485,000
Other Non-Current Liabilities         607,000        605,000
Deferred Income Taxes               1,604,000      1,565,000

Total Liabilities                  34,740,000     25,781,000

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common Stock                        8,731,000      8,785,000
Paid-In Capital                    49,868,000     50,436,000
Retained Earnings                  18,689,000     18,683,000
Note Receivable from Shareholder   (1,749,000)   (1,749,000)
Cumulative Translation Adjustment  (1,214,000)   (1,218,000)
Treasury Stock at Cost             (4,787,000)   (4,037,000)

Total Shareholders' Equity         69,538,000     70,900,000

Total  Liabilities  and  
Shareholders'  Equity            $104,278,000  $  96,681,000
                                
                                
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                        ZEMEX CORPORATION
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
           FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31,
                                

                                                     1996      1995

(unaudited)


NET SALES                                      $22,405,000$21,105,000

COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of Goods Sold                             17,018,000 16,153,000
Selling, General and Administrative             2,408,000  2,058,000
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization        1,057,000    771,000

                                               20,483,000 18,982,000

OPERATING INCOME BEFORE
    REORGANIZATION COSTS                        1,922,000  2,123,000

Reorganization Costs                            1,752,000         _

OPERATING INCOME                                  170,000  2,123,000

Interest Expense, Net                             194,000     29,000
Other, Expense (Income)                          (34,000)   (139,000)

                                                  160,000   (110,000)

INCOME  (LOSS) BEFORE
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
AND MINORITY INTEREST                              10,000  2,233,000

Provision for Income Taxes                          4,000    714,000
Minority Interest                                       _     60,000

NET INCOME                                   $      6,000 $1,459,000

NET INCOME PER SHARE                                    _      $0.19

AVERAGE COMMON SHARES AND
COMMON SHARE EQUIVALENTS OUTSTANDING             8,221,507  7,526,759




                        ZEMEX CORPORATION
              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
              FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,


                                                     1996          1995
                                                        (unaudited)


CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    Income from operations                       $   6,000    $1,459,000
    Adjustments to reconcile income
    to net cash flows from operating activities
   Depreciation, depletion and amortization      1,077,000       771,000
   Increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes     39,000      (102,000)
   Share of net income of investees                      _       (87,000)
   Minority interest in subsidiary earnings              _        60,000
   Increase in other assets                       (358,000)            _
   Increase (decrease) in non-current liabilities    2,000       (26,000)
   Changes in non-cash working capital items    (1,584,000)    1,263,000

Net  cash  provided  by  (used in) operating  
activities                                        (818,000)    3,338,000

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
     Additions  to  property,  plant and  
     equipment                                   (2,521,000)  (4,122,000)
    Proceeds from sale of assets                          _      133,000
    Cash acquired in acquisition                          _      688,000
    Additions to other assets                             _     (218,000)

Net cash used in investing activities             (2,521,000) (3,519,000)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    Net increase (decrease) in long term debt      6,996,000    (604,000)
     Net  increase  (decrease)  in bank  
     indebtedness                                  1,140,000    (180,000)
    Issuance of common stock                         209,000      15,000
    Purchase of common stock                      (1,583,000)          _

Net  cash  provided  by  (used in) financing  
activities                                         6,762,000    (769,000)

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH               (9,000)      3,000

NET DECREASE IN CASH                               3,414,000    (947,000)
CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD     1,653,000   8,343,000

CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD          $5,067,000  $7,396,000

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

The  consolidated financial statements include  the  accounts  of
Zemex   Corporation   and  its  wholly-owned  subsidiaries   (the
"Corporation").  The financial data for the  three  months  ended
March 31, 1996 and 1995 are unaudited but, in the opinion of  the
management   of   the  Corporation,  reflect   all   adjustments,
consisting  only  of  normal  recurring  adjustments,  considered
necessary  for  a  fair  presentation of financial  position  and
results  of  operations.  All material intercompany  transactions
have been eliminated.

The  Corporation  had a writedown of $1.8 million  in  the  first
quarter of 1996 in connection with the writedown of its inventory
in  Brazil  and  the  reorganization of its  industrial  minerals
segment.

Effective  February  15, 1995 the operations of  Alumitech,  Inc.
were consolidated with the accounts of the Corporation.  Prior to
February  15, 1995 the investment in Alumitech was accounted  for
under the equity method and contributed $87,000 in equity income.


Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations

The  following  is  a discussion and analysis  of  the  financial
condition  and results of operations of the Corporation  for  the
three  months  ended  March 31, 1996 and the three  months  ended
March  31,  1995,  and  certain  factors  that  may  affect   the
Corporation's  prospective financial  condition  and  results  of
operations.  The following should be read in conjunction with the
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  related  notes  thereto
included elsewhere herein.

Results of Operations

Three  Months Ended March 31, 1996 Compared to Three Months Ended
March 31, 1995

Net Sales

The  Corporation's net sales for the three months ended March 31,
1996  were $22.4 million, an increase of $1.3 million,  or  6.2%,
from  the  comparable period in 1995.  The increase reflects  the
consolidation  of Alumitech for the full quarter  and  marginally
higher  sales  volumes of the Corporation's industrial  minerals,
partially offset by a decrease in sales of metal powders.

Net  sales in the industrial minerals segment for the three month
period  ended March 31, 1996 increased by $0.9 million,  or  10%,
compared  to the 1995 period.  This increase was due to a  slight
increase  in demand for the Corporation's talc and mica  products
and to the addition of a new low iron sand product.

Net  sales  in  the metal products segment for the  three  months
ended  March  31,  1996 were $12.5 million, an increase  of  $0.4
million,  or  3.5%,  from the comparable  period  in  1995.   The
increase  was due to the consolidation of Alumitech for the  full
quarter  in  1996,  partially offset by a decrease  in  sales  of
ferrous and non ferrous metal powders.

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 1996  was
$17.0  million,  an increase of $0.9 million, or 5.4%,  from  the
comparable  period in 1995.  As a percent of net sales,  cost  of
goods sold decreased to 76% for the three months ended March  31,
1996 from 76.5% for the three months ended March 31, 1995,
virtually unchanged quarter over quarter.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Selling, general, and administrative expense for the three months
ended  March  31, 1996 increased to $2.4 million, an increase  of
17%  over  the  comparable 1995 period.   The  increase  was  due
primarily to the consolidation of Alumitech for the full quarter.
As  a percentage of net sales, selling, general and adminstrative
expense  increased from 9.7% in the 1995 period to 10.7%  in  the
1996 period.

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization

Depreciation,  depletion and amortization for  the  three  months
ended March 31, 1996 was $1.1 million, an increase of 37.1%  over
the comparable period in 1995, as the result of assets acquired in 1995.

Operating Income

Operating income for the three month period ended March 31,  1996
was  $0.2 million, a decrease of $1.9 million from the comparable
period  in  1995.   The decrease is due to a  writedown  of  $1.8
million in the first quarter of 1996 of the Corporation's  sodium
feldspar  inventory  in  Brazil and  the  reorganization  of  its
industrial minerals segment.

Interest Expense, Net

Interest  expense for the three months ended March 31,  1996  was
$0.2  million, up from $29,000 for the comparable period in 1995,
as  the result of an increase in debt from $8.3 million at  March
31, 1995 to $21.2 million at March 31, 1996.

Provision for Income Taxes

The Corporation's provision for income taxes for the three months
ended March 31, 1996 decreased to $4,000 from $0.7 million in the
comparable period in 1995, due to a decrease in pre-tax income.

Net Income

As  a  result of the factors discussed above, net income for  the
three  months  ended March 31, 1996 was $6,000 compared  to  $1.5
million for the first quarter of 1995.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow from Operations

During  the  first  quarter  of 1996, the  Corporation  generated
negative cash flow from operations of $0.8 million as compared to
a  positive  cash flow of $3.3 million for the first  quarter  of
1995.   In 1996, non-cash working capital items used $1.6 million
of  the  cash otherwise generated from operations as compared  to
$1.3 million for the corresponding period of 1995, as a result of
increases  in accounts receivable, accounts payable  and  accrued
liabilities  and  a  reduction of prepaid  expenses  and  accrued
income taxes.

The Corporation had $23.6 million of working capital at March 31,
1996, compared to $19.7 million at December 31, 1995.

It is the opinion of management that there are sufficient sources
of funds available to meet its anticipated cash requirements.

Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed  on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated this 28th day of May, 1996.

                              ZEMEX CORPORATION
                              (Registrant)


                              By  /s/ALLEN PALMIERIE
                              :
                                  Allen J. Palmiere
                                  Vice  President  and  Chief
                                  Financial Officer



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