Aniet

Our history
ANIET was founded in 1975, is a business and public utility association, representing the Industrial and Ornamental Stone Quarries, both in its Extractive and Industrial Minerals Transformer aspects.

With its headquarters at Oporto and having a delegation in Lisbon, ANIET gives its associates all kind of support they need.

In 2007 ANIET has implemented a quality management policy, according to the NP EN ISO 9001, to support its associates in general and legal information, and also in the implementation and maintenance of the EC marking in the Extractive and Manufacturing Industry. ANIET is also accredited to provide training by DGERT – Direção Geral do Emprego e das Relações de Trabalho, and has been providing specific training sessions for the sector.

ANIET, National Association of Extractive and Manufacturing Industry, is an entity with the status of corporate body of Public utility whose aim is to have a close cooperation between its associates and to defend their best interests and develop their activities.

ANIET is a national association that covers all companies, singular or collective, who carry out the activity of extraction (quarries) and / or  transformation , production and trading of masses and mineral deposits, as well as equipments, products and services direct or indirectly connected to the activity sector.

At the beginning, its name was AIPGN – Association of the granite quarries industry of the North. Its structure changed three times, and has been enlarging its representation, either in terms of geographic intervention either in terms of activities, among others.

Association of the Stone Industrials of the North, was the name given in 1992. In 2005 with the goal of spreading its representativeness, it changed to a National Association, called ANIP – National Association of the Stone Industries. Constantly changing and wanting a wider representation of the sector, it merged with APIMINERAL – Portuguese Association of the Mineral Industry, starting also to represent the mineral deposits (mines).

Objectives and Mission

Mission
Supporting its associates, representing and defending them due to their important economic and social role.

Vision
Reinforcing ANIET’s role as a reference in the sector.

Quality Policy
ANIET, National Association of Extractive and Manufacturing Industry, aware of its importance while an association who represents the sector, is committed in defending the sector as well as its associates near the political power.

ANIET thinks it is of vital importance to act within the following parameters:

- Identify the associate’s needs;
- Match services and external or internal resources to those needs;
- Motivate work groups, giving them a good working  environment and the team spirit that will guide them to success;
- Establish partnerships which benefit associates;
- Meet the requirements and applicable regulations in order to constantly improve the performance and efficiency of the management system.


Social Organs


ANIET’s Social Organs
Triennium 2019/2021



Direction

  • Hugo Albuquerque

    Vice – President

    Hugo Albuquerque
    Somincor – Soc. Mineira de Neves Corvo, S.A.
  • Renato Mansilha
    Renato Mansilha
    Mota-Engil, Engenharia e Construção, S.A.
  • Agostinho Couto

    Alternate secretary

    Agostinho Couto
    GNT – Granitos do Norte, Lda
  • Manuel Pacheco

    Secretary

    Manuel Pacheco
    Beralt Tin And Wolfram Portugal, S.A.
  • Margarida Barreto

    Vowel

    Margarida Barreto
    J. Batista Carvalho, Lda
  • Henrique Eiró Carvalho

    Treasurer

    Henrique Eiró Carvalho
    Granitos do Castro, S.A.
  • Luís Goucha
    Luís Goucha
    Secil Agregados, S.A.
  • José Manuel Rodrigues
    José Manuel Rodrigues
    Oliveira Rodrigues - Granitos de Pedras Salgadas, Lda
  • Alexandre Pereira
    Alexandre Pereira
    Tecnovia Indústria, S.A.
  • Rui Silva

    Alternate vowel

    Rui Silva
    Britafiel, S.A.
  • Alexandre Marques
    Alexandre Marques
    Pragosa Indústria Extrativa, S.A.

General Assembly

  • Adriano Antas

    Vice – President

    Adriano Antas
    Real Granito - Granitos, S.A.
  • Joaquim Teixeira
    Joaquim Teixeira
    Domingos Silva Teixeira SA
  • José Luís Simões

    Alternate secretary

    José Luís Simões
    Sibelco Portuguesa Lda
  • Manuel Lopes

    Alternate vowel

    Manuel Lopes
    OMYA SA
  • Rogério Vigário

    President

    Rogério Vigário
    MVC - Mármores De Alcobaça , Lda

Audit Commission

  • Simões Cortez

    President

    Simões Cortez
    Empresa das Lousas de Valongo, S.A.
  • Gonçalo Rocha
    Gonçalo Rocha
    EDM Empresa Desenvolvimento Mineiro SA
  • Rui Peixoto
    Rui Peixoto
    Granitos Irmãos Peixoto, Lda
  • Custódio Martins
    Custódio Martins
    MAROUFI Sociedade de Granitos e Mármores Lda
  • Carolina Mota

    Vowel

    Carolina Mota
    Corbário - Minerais Industriais, S.A.
  • Mariana Sobral

    Alternate vowel

    Mariana Sobral
    Incoveca Granitos, S.A.


Membership

Who can be an associate?

ANIET has three types of associates:

Full member
Companies or particular people who have the activity of extraction, transformation, production and trading of mineral masses and mineral deposits.

Applicant member
Equipment, services and product companies whose activity is directly or indirectly connected to the previous detailed.

Honorary member
Entities to whom the general assembly decides to give that status, upon the proposal of the management.

How to become a member?

The interested should address ANIET their proposal of membership.


Advantages of being an ANIET member


Constant and updated information about legislation related to the sector, sent by the Internet, circulars or bulletins;
Juridical support;
Associates representation in the mineral masses to defend their best interests;
Negotiation of the Collective bargaining agreement for the sectors it represents;
Service provider in the Technical, Juridical, Legal and Training areas;
Dissemination of information through a monthly bulletin, Facebook,  circulars …
Special conditions in services and laboratories through cooperation protocols.

Application

By address:
Rua Júlio Dinis. 931 1º Esq 4050-327 Porto

By e-mail:
geral@aniet.pt

Affiliations Services
Services available for associates: View Services
Activities
ANIET is a very dynamic association, whose main goals are to extend its representation and its actions in the defense of its associates, providing them, all support and services according to their needs, always towards the competitiveness of the industry it represents.

Nationwide, ANIET embraces all companies, singular or collective, who have the activity of extraction and or transformation, production, and commercialization of masses and mineral deposits as well as equipment, products, services, and others direct or indirectly connected to the sector.

Since its foundation, the association has been developing its activity in defending its associate’s best interests and also in the quality of the services provided to them.



Technical committees

ANIET has representation in the following Standardization Technical Committees:

•    CT 118 – Ornamental rocks, whose Standardization Sectorial Organism is CEVALOR
•    CT 154 – Aggregates and CT 129 – Paving materials, whose Standardization is INIR – Instituto de Infra Estruturas Rodoviárias IP
•    CT 150/SC1 – Environmental Management System, whose ONS is the Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente
•    CT 171 – sustainability at buildings, ONS – CTCV (Centro Tecnológico da Cerâmica e do Vidro)
•    CT 121 – Prefabricated made of concrete
Projects
To know more about the projects in which ANIET is involved, please, press here.