Chemring Nobel
Chemring Nobel AS
Sætre, Norway
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Chemring Nobel is a defense component supplier based in Sætre, Norway working in ammunition & energetics.
Chemring Nobel is a Norwegian manufacturer of advanced high explosives, based at Sætre in Asker. The company develops and produces energetic materials such as HMX, RDX and NTO for use in defense systems, as well as NENA-family energetic plasticizers for a range of military and civil purposes. Chemring Nobel is part of the Chemring Group and states that it is Europe's leading producer of advanced explosives. The company has roots back to 1865 and Alfred Nobel, and has produced at Sætre since 1876. It is currently planning a possible new explosives production facility at Hurum in Asker municipality, commissioned by the Norwegian government.
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HMX
High explosive
Insensitive, temperature-stable high explosive produced in industrial volumes for military and civil end products.
RDX
High explosive
Cost-effective, relatively insensitive high explosive produced in large industrial volumes for military and civil applications.
NTO
Insensitive high explosive
Low-sensitivity high explosive for insensitive munitions applications, produced industrially since 2006.
Butyl-NENA
Energetic plasticizer
Energetic plasticizer that can replace nitroglycerin in various applications and is used in propellant components.
Alkyl-NENA
Energetic plasticizer
Family of energetic plasticizers including MEN-42, ethyl-NENA and propyl-NENA, produced under a patented process.
