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Mario Pilato Blat SA

January 24, 2010 - 00:00 GMT

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Spain’s Mario Pilato Blat SA trades minerals for the refractories, glass, ceramics and fertilisers sectors. Mario Pilato Blat, president and general manager, underlined to IM the challenges of the recession and the potential growth of alternative energy sources

Mario Pilato Blat senior initiated his commercial activities in 1950 with Suministros Industriales Pilato Blat, an individual enterprise located in Mislata, Valencia, specialised in raw materials to the ceramic and glass industries among others.



Mario Pilato Blat, president and general
manager. Courtesy MPB

In 1970, MPB built new facilities in the industrial area of Virgen de la Salud in Chirivella, Valencia. A new phase started with the running of the first plant to mill boron minerals and the first one to grind zircon sand.

In 1976, the company moved to the industrial area of Castilla in Cheste, Valencia, where MPB owned an industrial land of 140,000m2 for its own development. Buildings, warehouses and facilities were built for the treatment of boron minerals, zirconium, quartz, feldspar, chromite and manganese.

In 1998, a production plant of zinc oxide 99.9% was also built to supply different industries and applications. The plant produces 12,000...

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