PCC in the world Search Home About company Products Environment Work and career contact News Company data Bodies of the company History gallery Home > About the company > History Company history PCC Silicium SA (former name: Kopalnia i Zakład Wzbogacania Kwarcytu "Bukowa Góra" SA) has been operating on the market of building and road stones for 40 years, producing aggregates that can be used in road and railways. The company also produces industrial quartzite for use in metallurgy. 1. The history of the company dates back to the 70's. Due to the rich deposits of the sought-after and highly valued quartzite sandstone in the vicinity, necessary for the production of ferro-silicon in smelters and refractory plants, on May 31, 1972, a state enterprise was established under the name: Mine and Quartzite Enrichment Plant under construction in Łączna. 2. 1974 - opening of the quartzite deposit in the "Bukowa Góra" mining excavation. 3. 01.01.1975 r. - transformation of companies in the construction of the company operating under the name Mine Enrichment Plant and Quartzite "Beech Mountain". 4. September 22, 1977 - opening of the railway siding connecting the Łączna railway station with the "Bukowa Góra" mine (first railway carriages on their own siding). 5. June 1978 - commissioning of a new road aggregate production line (WKD). 6. 23.05.1982 r. - the transfer to industry of 1,000,000 tons of quartzite. 7. April 1, 2000 - as a result of commercialization, the state-owned enterprise was transformed into a sole-shareholder company of the State Treasury under the name of KiZWK "Bukowa Góra" SA 8. 2003 - the "KiZWK" Bukowa Góra "SA restructuring program was developed and implemented. The Minister of the Treasury transferred funds under state aid to support this program. 9. W latach 2005 – 2007 przeprowadzono modernizację ciągów produkcyjnych Zakończenie realizacji programu restrukturyzacyjnego nastąpiło w 2007 roku. 10. W 2007 roku Spółka opracowała i wdrożyła system Zakładowej Kontroli Produkcji. W systemie tym są opisane wszystkie działania, jakie powinny być podejmowane przez producenta kruszyw na każdym etapie produkcji wyrobu dla zapewnienia stałej jakości. 11. Lata 2006 - 2007 – udokumentowanie nowych partii złoża kwarcytu w ilości 15,5 mln ton. 12. W czerwcu 2009 r. Minister Skarbu Państwa podjął decyzję o prywatyzacji Spółki w trybie sprzedaży aukcyjnej. 13. On 29.09.2009 r . a 90.25% stake in Kopalnia and Zakład Enriching Quarcyt "Bukowa Góra" SA was purchased by the international industrial group PCC SE based in Duisburg (Germany). 14. On 01/01/2011, the name of the Company was changed to PCC Silicium SA 15. PCC Silicium SA has documented resources of quartzite sandstone, the mining of which has a license valid until 2035, which is a strong basis for conducting business activities in the period of exceptionally increased demand for aggregates in the country and the region. back recommend to friends print top Home Site Map contact Cookies policy