Who is MinTech International, Inc

MinTech International, Inc. was formed in order to develop and market Chinese industrial minerals internationally using advanced production technology combined with quality control programs from USA and Chinese high quality industrial mineral resources. MinTech's joint-venture production plants have been in operation for many years. Uniform quality products are guaranteed by years of experience in production and by recent technological improvements from MinTech International, Inc. establishing a modern quality assurance laboratory and installation of modern process equipment. Key members of the company have proven experience in production, sales and marketing products in the mineral industry in USA. Haydn H. Murray, the Chairman, oversees the overall operation of the company. Richard H. Zhou, the President of the company, is focused on managing the quality control to insure a uniform supply of the products. North America Business office for MinTech is responsible for the overall development and management of MinTech's marketing and sales in North America. Our branch offices in China manage the sales in the Chinese domestic markets.

MinTech's major efforts are on marketing and sales of products from its joint venture plants, but it is not just a marketing and sales organization. Instead, MinTech is also very involved in the development of new products, process technology and quality control of the mining and production. MinTech guarantees that its products and technical sales service will meet or exceed our customer's expectations.

Principal Individuals

Haydn H. Murray, elected to National Academy of Engineering, USA ,and also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of MinTech International, Inc., is an internationally renowned expert in the industrial minerals field. Dr. Murray brings many years of experience in industrial minerals and business operations to MinTech International, Inc. He was professor of geology at Indiana University for more than twenty-five years and served as Chairman of the Department of Geological Sciences for twelve years. He was president of AIPEA (International Clay Minerals Society) from 1993 to 1997. At Georgia Kaolin Company (then the largest kaolin company in the United States) from 1957 to 1973 he held senior positions in research and operations and served as Executive Vice President from 1964 to 1973. The numerous honors and awards that he has received have shown that he is and has been a key figure in the world industrial minerals areas.

Richard H. Zhou, President & CEO, and Director of MinTech International, Inc., has studied and worked on attapulgite for more than twelve years. For two and half years he was employed at a US company, where he spent considerable time on developing new applications for attapulgite and providing technical service to customers. He majored in industrial minerals at Indiana University. His Ph.D. dissertation at Indiana University deals specifically with the Guanshan deposit, which is currently being mined and processed by one of the principal joint venture partners – Anhui Mingmei Minerals Co., Ltd. Richard H. Zhou possesses expertise regarding the attapulgite deposits and has an in-depth understanding of the applications and markets for attapulgite. Dr. Zhou's extensive study and research on attapulgite and the two and one-half years experience in U.S. Silica Company's quality assurance lab were invaluable and represent a major advantage for MinTech in terms of its ability to guarantee product quality and uniformity for its customers. As a Western-educated Chinese national, Dr. Zhou is able to combine knowledge of Western business and concept of quality products with an understanding of Chinese people that is critical to the company's successful operation.