Zakład Odmetanowania Kopalń ZOK Sp. z o.o. is Poland’s largest company providing complete methane drainage services in hard coal mines, developing methane drainage technologies, designing and building methane drainage facilities and equipment, providing underground drilling services and dealing with research associated with evaluating and eliminating methane-related hazards. The company’s core business is demethanation from rock mass in hard coal mines as the most effective method to eliminate safety hazards methane poses to miners and obtain an environment-friendly fuel for industrial purposes. >>

“PLASTON-P” is a leader on the Polish market in producing polyester-glass pipes and sections (GRP) for the mining industry including hard coal mines with high methane danger. During its 10 years operations the company has produced several hundred kilometres of pipes for methane-removal and water systems with internal thermoplastic (PVC) linings, including preinsulated versions to construct air-conditioning pipelines. These pipes are used in most Polish hard coal mines as well as in metal ore extraction. >>

World Mining Exhibition MINING EXPO, which is an integral part of the 21st World Mining Congress in Cracow, will be held from 9 – 12 September, 2008. 270 exhibitors will promote their companies in Expo Silesia, which is a modern exhibition building in Sosnowiec. Companies from the mining sector in Australia, India, Iran, Mozambique and Turkey will exhibit in Poland for the first time. There will be 22 countries represented practically from every country. >>

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Is one of Grupa ORLEN’s key companies. The company has been developing and investing in new technologies for more than 100 years, thus strengthening its position as the largest, most advanced company in the Małopolska region. RT S.A. is the first company in Poland to have commissioned an industrial installation for the production of top quality biodiesel. >>

Grupa Lotos is a modern, professionally-run enterprise where environment protection is a top priority and a key factor in the company’s socially-oriented business strategy. Consequently, management at Lotos use only environment-friendly technologies on projects. Such technologies are less pollutive and highly effective. >>

Environmentally minded coal mine By taking environmental protection measures, Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka SA, the company that operates the Bogdanka coal mine in eastern Poland, tries to pursue sustainable development, which is strongly emphasised in Poland’s environmental policy. >>

WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVILISATION, DEMAND FOR ENERGY IS ON THE RISE. WHOLE ECONOMIES AND SOCIETIES DEPEND ON ENERGY PRICES AND RELIABLE ENERGY SUPPLIES. >>