SNPE Matériaux Energétiques: Explosives and Propellants

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Only European company that offers the comprehensive range of energetic products for civilian and defense markets, EURENCO has reinforced its production capabilities in Europe to optimally satisfy market needs. Increasingly involved in new international programs, EURENCO has restructured into two business units, one for propellants, the other for explosives, in order to improve its flexibility and adaptability and focus on its customers and programs.

Propellants

The Propellant and Propelling Charges Business Unit comprises four production sites in Sweden, Belgium, Finland and France and offers a unique range of products and services from R&D to mass production to meet its customers' needs:

• Single-and multi-base propellants, including LOVA propellants, spherical powder, reloading powder and ignition powder,
• Cartridge cases and combustible modular cases for 120mm and 155mm ammunition,
• Mortar horseshoe containers in Nitrofilm and combustible felted material,
• Modular charges for 155mm artillery guns,
• Nitrocellulose.

Explosives

With two production sites in Sweden and France, the Explosive Charges and Additives Business Unit offers a unique range of explosive products as well as research, design and mass production development services and uses its unrivalled know-how and expertise to provide explosive solutions adapted to its partners' requirements:

• Insensitive molecules and high performance molecules as well as all explosive compositions,
• MURAT solutions for Insensitive Munitions,
• Innovations related to production processes and capacities,
• Innovative products to meet safety and environmental requirements.

The Business Unit also has the highest NEH production capacities in the world; NEH is a Cetane index improver for diesel engines.