Biafo Industries Limited having its registered office at No.203, 204, 2nd Floor, Mohammad Gulistan Khan House, 82-East, Fazal-ul-Haq Road, Blue Area, Islamabad-Pakistan would like to take this opportunity to introduce their product-Tovex Water Gel Explosive manufactured at their plant located at Hattar Industrial Estate, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan.

Tovex has been an important break through in explosives since the invention of dynamite by Alfred Nobel more than a century ago. Dynamite has served the industry well but hazards associated with the use, manufacture, transportation, storage and toxic nature has been the cause of serious concern. After intensive studies and research, in 1974 Du Pont, the largest manufacturer of Nitro Glycerin based dynamite in the United States of America introduced Tovex Water Gel, and in 1976 they decided to withdraw from the dynamite business in favour of Tovex.

Tovex Water Gel is substantially and demonstratively safer and is designed to perform equal to, if not better than dynamite in all sectors of the industry i.e. construction, mining, quarrying, seismic, tunneling etc. Tovex compositions manufactured by Biafo are cap sensitive and other features are as follows:

1- Wide range of bore hole densities.
2- Improved flexibility in loading.
3- Water resistant.
4- No Nitro Glycerin and noxious fumes.
5- Reduced handling, transportation and storage hazards.
6- High bubble energy (Under water explosion)
7- Reduced sound levels and better control on vibrations

The Du Pont technology and goodwill was purchased by Explosive Technology International (ETI) in 1988 and Biafo are the licensee of ETI in Pakistan using the Du Pont Technology and formulations which include MMAN sensitisor, raw materials and control procedures. Due to the quality of its product Biafo in a short period of time has captured a substantial share of the market in the following areas:

Mining for minerals and quarries for the construction and building industry.

Biafo has signed contracts for the entire supply of explosives and accessories with Ghazi Barotha Hydel Project, with China Geo Engineering for the Malakand Tunnel & Hydel Project, with National Logistic Cell for explosives for all their Projects with China Petroleum Engineering Corporation for their Indus Highway Project with Sezai Turkes Feyzi Akkaya for the Lahore Bypass Project, with Bayindir for the Islamabad/Peshawar Motorway, with Joannou & Paraskevaides for its quarry for Lahore’s new international Air Terminal with PAMIC Ltd for M-3 i.e. 6 lane Pindi Bhatian-Faisalabad Motorway & with Taisei Corporation for Kohat tunnel & access road, with China International Water & Electric Corp for Malakand III Hydel Project, with MCC Resources Development Co. (PVT) Ltd for Saindak Gold & Copper Mining Project & with Sinohydro Corporation for Khan Khawar Hydel Project at Besham.