Previous 1st International conference Clays, Clay Minerals and Layered Materials was in Zvenigorod, Moscow region at 2009. Abstract book of the CMLM2009 is available here: http://www.econf.info/CMLM2009. The present meeting is devoted to the study of clay minerals and layered materials and their industrial applications. The conference has an interdisciplinary character. It is aimed to join specialists in the different fields of fundamental and applied science.