January 2015
John Hines, VP Commercial Development Mining. John has over 29 years of experience in the chemical processing industry with last 11 years focused on chemicals for the mining industry. Prior to joining Bastech in 2014, John worked briefly as the Technical Director, Industrial Minerals for SNF FloMin and for Georgia-Pacific Chemicals LLC for 22 years in a number of different capacities including Senior Scientist, Program Manager, R&D Manager and Business Manager. He has co-authored over seventy patents, patent applications, and technical papers. While at Georgia-Pacific Chemicals, John’s project areas primarily included flotation reagents for mining, oilfield chemicals, dust control reagents, freeze conditioners, adhesives, composite materials, and concrete admixtures. From 1985 to 1992, John worked as an R&D Chemist for Milliken Chemicals, where he focused primarily on polymeric colorants and light stabilizers. John holds a PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry from The University of Georgia and a BA in Chemistry from Eckerd College.
Source: Bastech
