Polwax S.A. is the biggest in Poland and one of the European leaders in the paraffin market, producer and distributor of refined and renewable paraffin, waxes and products composed on the base of paraffin.
The company started its activity in January 2012, but its origins date back to 1999. For more than 20 years, thanks to a high and stable quality of products, the use of modern technology processes, the adjustment of the offer to individual needs of the customer as well as its own R&D facilities, Polwax S.A. has achieved a well-established position in many segments of the economy.
The company regularly amends its product portfolio, putting more emphasis on the development of products intended for industry, including products from the fertilisers market, food contact products in food production and packaging processes for foodstuffs, emulsions and waxes for wood and furniture industries, as well as plant protection products or formulas for the rubber industry.
The company focuses on the development of modern paraffin-based formulas for the industry, while not forgetting the importance of the candles and grave candles market. Therefore, for many years, Zakład Produkcji Świec i Zniczy located in Czechowice-Dziedzice has produced grave candles and table candles, as well as candles potted in containers of different shapes, sizes and colours.
Polwax S.A. thinks ecologically and cares about the environment. All installations and production processes have a low environmental impact. Thanks to access to its own laboratories, the company guarantees the production of good quality and safe products for the recipients of goods.
Vision and mission
What distinguishes Polwax S.A. on the paraffin market is its Polish origins, innovation, professionalism as well as its readiness for change and continuous development. The Company’s activities are directed in such a way that the company becomes the leader of innovative industrial paraffin-based formulas.
The mission of Polwax S.A. is to develop its portfolio of innovative paraffin products continuously and maintain a quality-stable offer. Through constant investments in new technologies and solutions, the company consistently meets customer needs. At the same time, it seeks to ensure the safety and satisfaction of its employees and takes care of the environment.
Integrated Management System
Implemented in POLWAX S.A. The scope of the integrated management system covers the requirements of the following standards:
- PN-EN ISO 9001:2015 – Quality management systems that provide the ability to deliver products and services that meet customer requirements
- PN-EN ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental management systems whose main task is to support environmental activities, to prevent and mitigate adverse environmental impacts of the company’s operations
- PN-ISO 45001:2018-06 – OHS management systems to ensure continuous actions to improve the health and safety of workers, prevent incidents, including occupational accidents and diseases
- PN-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018-02 – General requirements for the operation of laboratories that confirm competence in the scope of measurements, tests and calibrations carried out. They ensure consistent performance standards (scope of accreditation No AB-391)
Company authorities
Michał Mróz is a graduate of the University of Economics in Katowice, with a specialization in International Economic Relations (graduated in 1997). In 2001, he completed Postgraduate Studies in Accounting at the Higher Banking School in Poznań. He holds a certificate in Financial Management obtained in 2011 from the Accounting Development Foundation and a qualification certificate for running accounting offices issued by the Ministry of Finance in 2002.
He began his professional career as a Financial and Administrative Manager at SFA Polska Sp. z o.o. and was associated with the company from 1998 to 2001. From 2001 to 2004, he held the position of Director of Management and Logistics at Castorama Polska Sp. z o.o., and then from 2004 to 2005, he worked as a Senior Specialist at King Service Group Sp. z o.o. From 2005 to 2011, he held the position of Managing Director at Sewera Polska Chemia. In the subsequent years from 2011 to 2013, he was associated with Lentex S.A., where he started as the Controlling Department Manager in 2011 and then took on the role of Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board from 2011 to 2013. In the period from 2013 to 2014, he worked at Farmacol S.A. as the Chief Operating Officer, and in 2014, he worked as an Interim Manager (external consultant) at Allianz Poland Group. From 2014 to 2019, he served as the President of the Management Board and CEO of Gamrat S.A. From 2019 until September 2023, he worked at Regamet Sp. z o.o. Sp. k. as the CEO. Since September 25, 2023, he has been serving as the President of the Management Board and CEO of Polwax S.A.
In the years 2012 to 2014, he was a Member of the Supervisory Board of Novita S.A., and then from 2016 to 2017, he served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Baltic Wood S.A. In the subsequent years, he held the position of Member of the Supervisory Board at PIK S.A. (2017 - 2019), WEC Law Firm (2020 - 2021), and Prymus S.A. (2021 - 2022).
Robert Ruwiński is a graduate of the Krakow University of Economics, majoring in Management and Marketing with a specialization in Accounting (graduation year 1996). In 2004, he completed postgraduate studies at the Rzeszow University of Technology in the field of Management Information Systems and Computer Science. He holds a qualification certificate from the Minister of Finance, No. 14207/99, confirming his qualifications for professional accounting services. He has completed courses for financial directors, controlling studies, company finance, advanced Chief Accountant course, as well as other courses related to controlling, managerial accounting, and accounting.
He began his professional career as a Senior Clerk at the Tax Office in Jasło (1997). Then he joined Gamrat S.A., holding various positions: Independent Accountant (1997–1999), Economic Specialist (1999), Controller, Specialist Controller (1999–2005), and Head of the Controlling Department from 2005 to 2010. From 2010 to 2017, he held the position of Director of Economic and Financial Affairs, simultaneously serving as a Proxy until 2011, and then as a Member of the Board until 2017. From 2018 to 2023, he worked at "Gamrat WPC" Sp. z o.o. as the General Director - President of the Board.
From 2012 to 2014, he served on the Supervisory Board of Plast-Box S.A. from Słupsk, from 2013 to 2015 he was a Member of the Board of Directors of Devorex EAD based in Bulgaria, and then from 2015 to 2016, he served as a Member of the Supervisory Board at Baltic Wood S.A.
Dariusz Pietyszuk is a graduate of the University of Economics in Katowice (formerly the Academy of Economics), from which he obtained his diploma in 2001. He also completed studies at the Silesian International Business School in Katowice, specializing in Corporate Finance, and the Toulouse Business School in France, with a specialization in Management Accounting and Controlling (double diploma in 2002 in cooperation with the Silesian International Business School). He also holds an ACCA diploma from The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in Glasgow. In 2012, he obtained a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the Kozminski University. He has participated in numerous training courses, including International Accounting Standards.
Dariusz Pietyszuk has been associated with MOSTOSTAL ZABRZE S.A. since 2013, where until 2017 he held the position of Director of Economic and Financial Affairs - Proxy, served as a Member of the Management Board, and from mid-2014, as Vice President of the Management Board. Since 2017, he has been serving as the President of the Management Board of MOSTOSTAL ZABRZE S.A., as well as the President of the Management Board in companies: Ignis Avem Capital S.A., IAC Equity I S.A., and IAC Equity Sp. z o.o.
Dariusz Pietyszuk began his professional career at VALEO EngineCooling, where from 2002 to 2005 he held the position of Financial Analyst in the Central Management in Paris, and then Financial Controller at VALEO EngineCooling Jamest in Jamestown (USA). In 2005, he worked as Senior Operations Manager at LU Polska, part of the Danone Group. He held the position of Financial Director from 2005 to 2011 at Electropoli – Galwanotechnika Sp. z o.o., and then from 2011 to 2013 at Famur S.A. From 2011 to 2013, he also served as President of the Management Board at Georyt Sp. z o.o. and FHD Dams Sp. z o.o. From May 2016 to August 2016, he was a Member of the Supervisory Board at Kopex S.A., from which he was delegated to perform the duties of President of the Management Board – a position he held until December 2016.
He has extensive experience in serving on Supervisory Boards, particularly within the MOSTOSTAL ZABRZE Capital Group. He currently also sits on the Supervisory Board of Hydrapres S.A.
He is a Member of the Program Council of the Faculty of Finance and Insurance, Finance and Accounting Department, at the University of Economics in Katowice.
According to the Statement submitted to the Company, Dariusz Pietyszuk does not meet the independence requirements for the Member of the Supervisory Board referred to in Principle 2.3 of the Best Practice for WSE Listed Companies 2021.
Marek Kaczyński is a graduate of the Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Law and Administration, holding a Master of Law degree. In 2013, he completed his legal adviser apprenticeship and obtained the title of legal adviser. He also holds a certificate of completion from the College of Management and Finance – Postgraduate Managerial Studies Based on the MBA Program Structure at the Warsaw School of Economics.
He has been associated with MOSTOSTAL ZABRZE S.A. since 2017, where he served as a Member of the Supervisory Board until May 2024, when he assumed the duties of Vice President of the Management Board, a position he currently holds.
At the beginning of his professional career, from 2009 to 2014, he worked as an assistant legal adviser and legal adviser at Machcińska, Lampart i Partnerzy-Kancelaria Radców Prawnych Sp.p. in Zabrze. From 2014 to 2017, he held the position of Deputy Director of the Restructuring and Asset Optimization Office, then Director of the Management and Administration Office, and Director of the Legal Office at KOPEX S.A. From August 2016 to March 2017, he served as a Member of the Management Board at KOPEX Finance & Restructuring Sp. z o.o. From December 2016 to March 2017, he was a Member of the Management Board at PBSZ 1 Sp. z o.o., and from April 2017 to November 2019, he served as Vice President of the Management Board at Autokopex Sp. z o.o. From 2020 to 2021, he was a Member of the Management Board at KMW Investment Sp. z o.o., from May 2017 to June 2024, he served as Vice President of the Management Board at Ignis Avem Capital S.A., and from January 2019 to June 2024, he served as Vice President and Member of the Management Board at IAC Equity Sp. z o.o.
Since 2013, he has run his own business in the form of the Legal Adviser Office of Marek Kaczyński.
He has extensive experience in serving on Supervisory Boards, particularly within the MOSTOSTAL ZABRZE Capital Group. From 2010 to 2017, he was a Member of the Supervisory Boards of, among others, companies within the Kopex Group. From June 2017 to June 2024, he served as a Member of the Supervisory Board at Hydrapres S.A. He currently sits on the Supervisory Boards of Organic Life S.A. and MZ Stalmech S.A.
According to the Statement submitted to the Company, Marek Kaczyński does not meet the independence requirements for the Member of the Supervisory Board referred to in Principle 2.3 of the Best Practice for WSE Listed Companies 2021.
Witold Grabysz holds a degree in mechanical engineering and a Ph.D. in technical sciences, both obtained from the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice.
Witold Grabysz has been associated with MOSTOSTAL ZABRZE S.A. since 2017, where he initially served as a Member of the Supervisory Board until 2018. Since June 2018, he has held the position of Vice President of the Management Board – Director of Operations.
At the beginning of his professional career, from 1993 to 2000, he worked at the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice as a research and teaching staff member. Subsequently, from 2000 to 2004, he was a consultant at the Warsaw branch of McKinsey & Company. From 2004 to 2012, he served first as a Member of the Management Board and then as the President of the Management Board at Merawex Sp. z o.o. In 2012–2013, he held the position of Director of Risk Assessment at Risk Adviser Sp. z o.o., and then until 2014, he served as the President of the Management Board at Prexea Sp. z o.o. (now Podatkowiec Sp. z o.o.). In 2014, he was associated with Lumen Technik Sp. z o.o., where he served as a Member of the Management Board, as well as an advisor to the Management Board at the affiliated company AMB Energia Centrum Usług (now P.P.H.U OZE Sp. z o.o., in liquidation since 2015). From 2014 to 2015, he served as President of the Management Board at Rehatronics S.A. From 2014 to 2018, he ran his own consulting business in the areas of risk management, cost optimization, and new business development. Concurrently, from 2015 to 2018, he was Vice President of the Management Board at Blirt S.A. and a Member of the Management Boards of affiliated companies (Thoth Pro, BLR 152).
He has extensive experience in serving on Supervisory Boards, particularly within the MOSTOSTAL ZABRZE Capital Group. Previously, from 1998 to 2000, he was a Member of the Supervisory Board at the Production and Service Company "MONTOCHEM" S.A.
According to the Statement submitted to the Company, Witold Grabysz does not meet the independence requirements for the Member of the Supervisory Board referred to in Principle 2.3 of the Best Practice for WSE Listed Companies 2021.
Bartosz Królewicz is a graduate of the Upper Silesian School of Commerce in Katowice, where he completed his master's degree in Finance and Accounting in 2005. He holds a certificate of completion of postgraduate studies in Controlling from the Karol Adamiecki Academy of Economics in Katowice (now the University of Economics) in 2006. In 2023, he completed a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program at Aspley Business School in London. He has participated in numerous training courses in management, finance, taxation, and accounting, as well as updates in tax law, including VAT and CIT, financial transaction security, and MDR.
Since February 2024, Bartosz Królewicz has held the position of Regional Finance Director at Lhoist S.A. Additionally, since July 2024, he has been a Member of the Management Board in the Lhoist Group companies, namely Lhoist Bukowa Sp. z o.o. and Zakłady Wapiennicze Lhoist S.A.
He initially gained his professional experience at Comau – FIAT Group, where he worked as a Financial Controller from 2004 to 2007. He was then professionally associated with Maflow Group from 2007 to 2016, where he held various positions: Controlling Manager (2007–2010), Group Financial Controller (2010–2012), Financial Director of Maflow Polska (2013–2014), and Group Financial Director (2014–April 2016). From May 2016 to May 2017, he served as Vice President of the Management Board – Financial Director at GoodMills Sp. z o.o. Subsequently, from March 2017 to May 2018, he served as President of the Management Board at Koronea GmbH, part of the ZPUE Group, and held the position of Financial Director at ZPUE. From March 2018 to February 2022, he worked as Financial Director at TI Poland Sp. z o.o., and then until January 2024, he was Financial Director at Weber Stephen Products Sp. z o.o.
Since October 2023, Bartosz Królewicz has been serving as Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Lentex S.A.
According to the Statement submitted to the Company, Bartosz Królewicz does not meet the independence requirements for the Member of the Supervisory Board referred to in Principle 2.3 of the Best Practice for WSE Listed Companies 2021.
Adam Łanoszka is a graduate of the Kraków University of Economics, where he was awarded a Master’s Degree in Economics in the field of Finance and Banking (graduation year: 1999). In 2004, he also graduated from the same university in post-graduate studies in accounting and finance. He holds a certificate of the Authorized Advisor in ASO (No. 93/2011) issued in 2011 by the Warsaw Stock Exchange in Warsaw S.A. and a certificate from the Ministry of Finance (No. 8562/2004) authorising to provide bookkeeping services.
Adam Łanoszka began his career in the financial department in Telekomunikacja Polska S.A., where he was employed for 10 years as a chief financial planner, being responsible for the company’s financial liquidity. He has gained professional experience working with financial market institutions: between 2010 and 2011, he served as Vice President of the Management Board at Taurus Sp. z o.o., in the years 2012–2013 as Chairman of the Management Board of RUNICOM Corporate Finanse Sp. z o.o. and during the same period of time as Chairman of the Management Board of Venturion Investment Fund S.A. Between 2008 and 2010, he advised the Management Board of InvestConGroup S.A., which was quoted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, whose scope of activity covers, among many, areas of financial investment and advisory. Since March 2022, he has been the President of the Management Board at Prymus S.A.
Adam Łanoszka held the function of a member of the Supervisory Board of Invest Consulting S.A. and the Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board in Prymus S.A. from 2013 to february 2022. He is currently a member of the Supervisory Board in Mr Hamburger S.A. (since 2014), Gamrat S.A. (since 2018) and has been actively involved in capital market projects.
According to the Statement submitted to the Company, Adam Łanoszka does not meet the independence requirements for the Member of the Supervisory Board referred to in Principle 2.3 of the Best Practice for WSE Listed Companies 2021.
