The Europe region covers a vast geographical area from Spain to Siberia and has therefore recently been divided into three smaller management groups – Western Europe, Central Europe and countries in Commonwealth of Independent States.

From its traditional bases in Germany and Poland, Minova has expanded aggressively over the past decade, with entry into large, new markets such as Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

The company continues to extend its reach with new branches opened recently in Italy, Austria and Romania.

Minova in Europe has also made a series of acquisitions of bolt and support system manufacturers, which have transformed the company from a chemical business into a chemical and steel business with an unrivalled range of products, services and accessories.

While most of the company’s sales are generated by the mining industry, Minova has also been a leader in the tunnel and civil engineering markets in Europe for many years.

The Europe region is led by Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Jan Petzold. He is supported by Chief Financial Officer, Europe, Detlev Beier, also based in Essen, and Chief Operating Officer, Europe, Zbig Kuska, who is also the head of Minova’s business in Poland.

Jan Petzold
Chief Executive Officer, Minova Europe
+49 201 172 1038
jan.petzold@minovaint.com

The company is also well known for the design and manufacture of a range of rock bolting machines, including the Super Turbo Bolter and the Rib Bolter. These are supplied to Minova companies and external customers in mining, tunnelling and civil engineering industries around the world.

The coal industry continues to generate most of company’s sales in the UK, but the civil engineering and tunnelling markets are increasingly important.

UK General Manager, Andy Oxley, says the company’s diversification outside the coal industry has made a significant advance with the recent acquisition of Weldgrip, which imports ground stabilisation products.

“Almost half of Weldgrip’s business is in civil engineering, and provides a strong platform for building this side of our business in the next few years.”

Oxley says Minova in the UK offers an unmatched range of products to the coal mining industry, but the local team is most proud of its commitment to providing technical advice and support direct to customers.

“We have a great deal of experience and technical expertise, with a number of mining engineers among our ranks.

“Our advice and support is available to the customers whenever they need it. Coal mining is 24/7 business and can’t afford to sit idle.

“We will be on the mine site as soon as we get a call, working with the customer to resolve an issue and get them back into production.”

Andy Oxley
General Manager, United Kingdom
+44 1226 280567
mobile +44 7778291125
andy.oxley@minovaint.com

Minova United Kingdom Mining Sales Management

Andy Oxley
General Manager, United Kingdom
+44 1226 280567
mobile +44 7778291125
andy.oxley@minovaint.com

Minova United Kingdom Civil

Nick Smith
United Kingdom Sales Manager – Geotechnical, tunnelling and civil engineering
+44 1246 599625
mobile +44 7909334104
nick.smith@minovaint.com

In 2008, Minova established a wholly owned business in Ukraine and built a plant to manufacture a range of steel bolts.

New facilities for manufacturing cement powders and resin capsules were commissioned in late 2009, which allowed Minova to produce locally all of its core products for the Ukraine market.

The number of Minova employees in Ukraine has grown along with the increase in the company’s operations.

Minova’s chief executive in Europe, Jan Petzold, says he believes the Ukraine mining industry will experience strong growth over the next few years.

“The country has excellent coal reserves and there is great potential to improve the output and productivity of the country’s coal mining industry.

“We are working hard at introducing local industry to the kind of products and technologies that have proved very popular in other markets.

“Modern rock support, ground consolidation and ventilation products improve mine output, sometimes by a factor of even two or three times.

“But it’s the improvement in safety performance that is really attracting attention.”

Jan Petzold
Chief Executive, Europe
+49 201 172 1101
jan.petzold@minovaint.com

The business was established in 1982, shortly after Minova’s successful involvement in the Furka Tunnel in Switzerland. This was the first major civil project in the world to use resins for rock stabilisation and groundwater control.

Tunneling continues to be the major market for Minova in Switzerland, with the balance generated by civil engineering projects.

The Birmensdorf-based company employs 30 staff and is led by civil engineer, Charles Bitz.

“Tunneling is a growth industry all around Europe, particularly in Spain and in many of the stronger economies of Central and Eastern Europe.
“The expertise that Minova pioneered and developed in many projects in the Swiss Alps is increasingly in demand.”

Bitz says Minova’s recent acquisitions in France, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic of manufacturers of steel bolts and supports had brought an unmatched range of products into the Minova group.

“We have more solutions and more expertise than ever before.”

Minova Switzerland recently moved to 100% ownership of a Carspach (Alsace)-based company that manufactures Ancrall brand steel bolting systems.

“The specific strength of our manufacturing base in France is its ability to quickly develop new products in response to the evolving needs of customers, particularly in the tunneling market.”

Charles Bitz
Chief Executive, Switzerland
+41 43 344 1065
charles.bitz@minovaint.com
info.ch@minovaint.com

Minova has sold its products and services to tunneling, civil engineering and mining industries in the Scandinavian region for almost 20 years.

The company’s products have a reputation for the highest standards in environmental protection, which has helped it achieve record sales in Scandinavian markets.

The company began operating in the country in 1995 as a supplier to the coal mining industry.

In recent years, Minova products have been widely adopted in the civil engineering and tunnelling industries, which now account for the majority of the company’s activity in Spain.

Customers have access to an unmatched range of resins, foams, adhesives, steel bolts and other rock support systems.

Minova’s operations are based at Langreo, near Oviedo in Northern Spain, and include a resin, accessories and equipment warehouse.

Minova in Spain also services customers in Portugal and has been active in the past two years in supporting the growth of Minova’s activities in South America.

The company’s chief executive in Spain is Diego Velez, a mining engineer.

“We have particular expertise in solving ground problems encountered in excavations by tunnel boring machines.”

Velez says if a problem arises during tunnelling, the team can respond rapidly and get the project running again quickly.

“Increasingly, we are being called upon to prepare ground before tunnelling even begins. This lowers the risk of loose, cavernous or faulted rocks creating unexpected and costly delays.”

Diego Velez
Chief Executive, Spain
+34 98 566 9911
mobile +34 666 58 55 31
diego.velez@minovaint.com

MINOVA SPAIN WEBSITE

Minova Spain Mining Sales Management

Juan Manuel Fernandez
Sales Department
juanma.fernandez@minovaint.com

Minova Spain Mining Sales

Miguel Angel Cueto
Sales Department Spain
miguel.cueto@minovaint.com

Minova steel bolts and other products quickly found acceptance in the market, leading to the construction of the first of two manufacturing plants.

Minova today produces resin capsules and cementitious powders at Kemerovo, and resin capsules, powders and steel bolts at Leninsk Kuznetsky. Both plants are in the heart of the Kuznetsk Basin, a major coal mining centre in southern Siberia.

Foreign and local competitors have followed Minova into the Russian market, but the company remains the largest supplier in the country in all its core products.

Minova employs more than 300 people in Russia, representing about 10% of its global workforce.

Minova chief executive officer, Europe, Jan Petzold, says the company’s entry to Russia has been a great success story for both Minova and the local coal mining industry.

“Many Russian coal miners were quick to see the benefits of the products and technologies that Minova had pioneered in markets such as Germany and Poland from the 1980s onwards.

“As the Russian mining industry opens up to more private investment, there is growing emphasis on raising safety standards to international levels.

“Our focus is on introducing more Minova products to the local market that reward mine owners by delivering increased safety and productivity.”

Jan Petzold
Chief Executive, Europe
+49 201 172 1101
jan.petzold@minovaint.com

The new branch is also responsible for sales and support for customers in neighbouring Bulgaria.

Minova has sold its products via agents for many years to coal mine, civil engineering and tunnelling projects in both countries.

Minova’s leader for the Central European region, Zbig Kuska, says Minova has invested in establishing a bigger presence in Romania because of the country’s growth prospects.

“Romania’s economy is growing strongly and attracting large amounts of international private investment.

Kuska says much of this investment is being directed into upgrading the country’s transport infrastructure, including existing and new tunnels.

“As a leading supplier to these kinds of projects in Europe, we wanted to better support customers in Romania by having a strong presence on the ground.”

The Romanian business is led by Drahomír Janíček with more than 15 years experience and professional skills in business, geotechnics and underground constructions, especially in rock supporting, ground consolidation and water/gas stopping together with Oldřich Bláha, who has a very good knowledge of the Romanian market.

Janíček said the opening of a branch in Romania means customers have easy access to Minova’s technical advice and support.

“Unlike most of our competitors, Minova does not just sell products; we provide customers with technical advice and know-how, along with all the pumps accessories they need to get the best from Minova products.

“This is one of the key benefits of dealing with Minova, and it’s now available here.”

Ing. Drahomír Janíček
General Manager
+420 596 232 801
fax +420 596 232 994
drahomir.janicek@minovaint.com

MINOVA ROMANIA WEBSITE

Minova Romania Management

Oldřich Bláha
Executive Manager
+40 726 111 222
fax +40 372 872 436
oldrich.blaha@minovaint.com

Minova Romania Sales Management

Ing. Lelia Cristescu
Technical Sales Representative
+40 732 001 999
fax +40 372 872 436
lelia.cristescu@minovaint.com

Ing. Claudiu Stefan
Technical Sales Representative
+40 726 191 375
fax +40 372 872 436
claudiu.stefan@minovaint.com

The country is also the location of a new global centre for research and development in cements and powders, reflecting a history of leadership in this field.

The company began operating in Poland in 1993 and grew through a series of acquisitions.

Today, it is the country’s leading supplier of rock support, ground consolidation and mine ventilation products to the coal mining industry in Poland, which is the largest in Europe in terms of value of production.
The company also exports across Europe and Eurasia.

The acquisition of Arnall in 2008 added steel bolts, cable bolts and accessories to the Minova product range manufactured in Poland. This was part of a series of acquisitions worldwide that transformed Minova from a chemical business to a chemical and steel business.

While the coal industry accounts for about 80% of the company’s sales, Minova has a growing base of customers in hard rock mining in Poland and abroad.

The company’s offer to hard rock mining customers includes copper and zinc flotation agents developed in Minova’s Polish laboratories. These products are based on innovative chemical processes and have achieved the highest possible environmental certification from the European Community.

Minova’s workforce in Poland includes about 100 people with disabilities who manufacture a range of high quality dust masks.

Under Polish law, companies must reserve a percentage of total job positions for people with disabilities, but Minova’s commitment goes well beyond this requirement.

Chief executive of Minova in Poland, and Minova’s chief operating officer for Europe, Zbig Kuska, says the company is proud to have created so many opportunities.

“We are very proud to create rewarding and meaningful occupations for large numbers of Polish workers with disabilities.

“Working in our dust mask factory helps them achieve a better standard of living, while producing a product that is vital to the safety of many thousands of mine workers.”

Zbig Kuska
Chief Executive, Poland
+48 32 75 03 811
zbig.kuska@minovaint.com

MINOVA POLAND WEBSITE

Minova Poland Mining Sales Management

Andrzej Binko
Marketing and Sales Director
+48 32 75 03 820
andrzej.binko@minovaint.com

Marian Maślanka
Marketing and Sales Director
+48 34 317 66 44
marian.maslanka@minovaint.com

Minova Poland Mining Sales

Wojciech Shopp
Marketing and Sales Deputy Director
+48 32 75 03 821
wojciech.schopp@minovaint.com

Marek Górecki
Marketing and Sales Deputy Director
+48 32 75 03 821
marek.gorecki@minovaint.com

Jerzy Rus
Marketing and Sales Manager
+48 32 757 30 66
jerzy.rus@minovaint.com

Minova Poland Engineering Management

Jacek Jędrusiński
Mining Service Director
+48 32 75 03 834
jacek.jedrusinski@minovaint.com

Minova Poland Product Support

Jarosław Drozd
Resin Capsules & TSL
+48 32 75 03 862
jaroslaw.drozd@minovaint.com

Wojtek Węzik
Powder Products
+48 32 75 03 862
wojciech.wezik@minovaint.com

Stanisław Makarski
Injection Products
+48 32 75 03 861
stanislaw.makarski@minovaint.com

Minova Poland Civil

Stanisław Glados
Marketing and Sales Director for Non Mining Products
+48 32 75 03 813
stanislaw.glados@minovaint.com

The company’s first sales were in 2005 of product from Minova Russia.

Strong customer demand led to the construction of a resin capsule manufacturing plant in Karaganda, the centre of the Kazakh coal mining region

Recent new investment by Minova has added a steel bolt manufacturing line.

Local products are sold along with the whole range of Minova products, including polyurethane and phenol resins, cement mixes, boring equipment and accessories.

The Head of Minova Kazakhstan is Dr. Petr Olenchenko, a mining engineer with more than 26 years of experience in the industry.

He says Minova’s products and technical support have helped many coal miners to modernize their practices and improve both safety and productivity.

“Kazakhstan is one of the world’s fastest growing mining regions.

“Many of the world’s major mining houses are active here, which has been a factor in the strong uptake of Minova products and technologies.”

Petr Olenchenko
Chief Executive, Kazakhstan
+7 7212 46 25 38
petr.olenchenko@minovaint.com

MINOVA KAZAKHSTAN WESBITE

Minova Kazakhstan Mining Sales Management

Vadim Nikolaev
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Phone +7721 2789879
minova-kaz@minovaint.com

Minova Kazakhstan Mining Sales

Aleksey Bogomolov
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Phone +7721 2789879
minova-kaz@minovaint.com

Minova Kazakhstan Engineering Management

Ivan Zubarev
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Phone +7702 2881948
minova-kaz@minovaint.com

Vitaly Olenchenko
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Phone +7702 2205060
minova-kaz@minovaint.com

Dmitry Aleksandrov
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Phone +7705 3149303
minova-kaz@minovaint.com

Minova Kazakhstan Tek Product Support

Natalya Mizger
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Phone +7721 2461397
nataliya.mizger@minovaint.com

Alina Gridasova
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Phone +7721 2783525
alina.gridasova@minovaint.com

Minova Kazakhstan Civil

Pavel Maleschuk
Karaganda, Kazakhstan
Phone +7701 6295954
minova-kaz@minovaint.com