Minova Russia
Minova introduced modern rock support and ground consolidation practices to Russian coal mines when it made its first sales in the country in 1999.
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
