NITRO-CHEM

“Nitro-Chem” S.A. is a leading manufacturer of explosives in the world and an export leader in the Polish arms industry. The company has over 75 years of experience and its products reach almost all continents and are appreciated by customers from countries such as the US, Canada, Turkey, Germany, Ukraine, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, the UK and France. Some of the explosives produced are sold to civilian customers from the mining or engineering industries.

The company actively participates in the process of modernizing the Polish army, supplying it with, among others, artillery, tank, and mortar shells and also with TNT charges.

“Nitro-Chem” also has extensive capabilities in the field of filling of large-caliber ammunition. The technological background, extensive knowledge and experience allow it to undertake various types of work related to the preparation and processing of combat elements for various purposes.

“Nitro-Chem” S.A. is part of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ), the leader of the Polish industry and one of the largest defence concerns in Europe.

Nitro-Chem main business activities

• production of explosives and their compositions and chemical products intended for the arms and chemical industry (including TNT flakes, TNT in solid pieces, TNT with HNS, hexogen, octogen, hexogen-based compositions, octogen-based compositions, tritonal),
• production of medium and large-calibre ammunition for military recipients and ammunition filling services for other companies in the arms sector (cast filling, screw filling and press filling),
• production and sale of products intended for the civilian market: civilian blasting agents intended for companies in the rock mining, geophysics and road works sectors.

“Nitro-Chem” S.A. has proven, efficient and constantly modernized production facilities, which are based on the best technological solutions. The quality of the products is confirmed by international standards such as MIL, STANAG, TL and GOST.

Ammunition filling services for defence

“Nitro-Chem” S.A. has advanced capabilities and technology in the field of ammunition filling services. Experienced staff, competencies, highly developed infrastructure, and machinery for filling ammunition bodies of various calibres enable bombs and projectiles to be filled with the materials produced at the company using various methods. “Nitro-Chem” S.A. is, therefore, able to offer complete ammunition filling services.

“Nitro-Chem” S.A. provides filling services for projectiles with calibres from 80 mm to 155 mm according to individual customer requirements.

Wide range of possibilities in the scope of filling services:

• Cast method line-filling using TNT, hexogen, octogen and their compositions and the low-sensitive composition K43 (artillery shells, aircraft bombs, sea mines, charges from 400g to 300kg),
• Screw filling method line – filling TNT into bodies with a diameter from 60 to 155 mm,
• Press filling method line – pressing charges made of TNT, phlegmatized octogen, phlegmatized hexogen for military (shaped charges, sapper cubes, boosters, etc.) and civilian purposes (boosters, detonators, etc.).

Pressed TNT Boosters

“Nitro-Chem” S.A. has a wide portfolio of explosives for use in sectors such as mining, road works and geophysics. Pressed mining TNT boosters can be used to boost low-sensitivity explosives, e.g. ANFO or as stand-alone charges in open pit and borehole mining, as well as for geophysical works and when performing specialist explosive works.

Boosts are in the form of a cylinder or a cuboid. Depending on the type, they are placed in a paper or plastic casing.

Offered weights: 500g, 1,000g, 1,500g.

In addition to the given weights, it is possible to make boosters according to the customer’s specifications.