Eurenco is a explosives, propellant and military fuels manufacturer based in France.[1][2][3][4][5] It is a part of the French SOE Agence des Participations de l’Etat. Eurenco has international subsidiaries in Clermont Belgium (formerly part of Poudreries Réunies de Belgique), Karlskoga Sweden and Washington DC, Houston Texas.[6]
| Industry | Arms, Chemical |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | France |
| Products | Nitrotriazolone |
| Website | eurenco |
History
editIn 2017 the board approved the investment of a €100 million plant in Sorgues (Vaucluse) to make hexogen explosive. Eurenco already has 250 employees there working to make Nitrotriazolone (NTO) powder.[6] Hexogen is less stable than NTO, and so cannot be characterized as an Extremely Insensitive Detonating Substance nor an Insensitive Munition.[7]
In July 2020 Nexter placed a big artillery shell order with Eurenco.[8]
In July 2023 Eurenco had 1,100 employees and a sales revenue of €300 million.[9]
In April 2023 Eurenco relocated its gunpowder plant from Sweden to France.[10]
In May 2023 Eurenco restarted a nitrocellulose plant in Bergerac.[11]
In October 2023 Eurenco opened an American joint venture subsidiary in Texas.[12]
In March 2024 Emmanuel Macron and Sébastien Lecornu visited the Eurenco plant to decorate employees.[13] At the time, it planned to double its production capacity over two years and forecast sales of €1 billion in 2030.[14][15] It planned to produce 1,200 metric tonnes per year of gunpowder for 155 mm caliber shells,[16][17] with an investment of €250 million in France. Some support was from the ASAP programme.[18]
References
edit- ^ "French and Slovak firms cooperate on energetic materials | Shephard". www.shephardmedia.com.
- ^ "Armement : gros contrat pour Eurenco, pas de retombées à attendre à Bergerac". SudOuest.fr. 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Eurenco Launches the First Phase of its Modernisation Plan of its Sorgues Site". 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Eurenco : La Dordogne dans l'effort de « l'économie de guerre »". 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Le site Eurenco de Bergerac bientôt armé pour l'économie de guerre - le Journal des Entreprises - Nouvelle-Aquitaine". 28 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Eurenco to Build New Hexogen Explosive Manufacturing Unit". 19 April 2017.
- ^ "NTO-Based Explosive Formulations: A Technology Review". apps.dtic.mil. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Nexter places a major order with EURENCO for artillery modular charges". 15 July 2020.
- ^ "The Eurenco Group reorganizes to accelerate its growth". 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Eurenco va relocaliser en France sa production de poudre d'artillerie". 3 April 2023.
- ^ "EURENCO: Restart of the nitrocellulose production at the Bergerac site". 24 May 2023.
- ^ Nouvelle, L'Usine (20 October 2023). "Comment le fabricant d'explosifs Eurenco veut s'imposer sur le marché américain".
- ^ "Emmanuel Macron viendra à la poudrerie de Bergerac annonce le ministre des Armées venu décorer les salariés d'Eurenco - France Bleu". 26 March 2024.
- ^ "REPORTAGE. "Économie de guerre" : l'Usine Eurenco de Bergerac va doubler sa production de poudre destinée aux munitions". 27 March 2024.
- ^ Nouvelle, L'Usine (21 March 2024). "La recette gagnante d'Eurenco, devenu incontournable dans les poudres et explosifs".
- ^ "Eurenco rouvre à Bergerac une usine de poudre pour obus". 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Industrie : Que fait-on vraiment à la poudrerie Eurenco de Bergerac ?". 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Artillerie : Sébastien Lecornu fait parler la poudre chez Eurenco". 28 March 2024.