EUROPEAN ENERgETICS CORPORATION

European Energetics Corporation
ExplosiveS
propellants
combustible items
ADDITIVES
Your Partner for Energetic Materials.
Unmatched Expertise. Proven Solution.
Widely acknowledged for its high level of expertise and know-how in chemical synthesis
and transformation of energetic molecules, EURENCO develops, manufactures and
provides a largely diversified range of cutting-edge energetic materials for both the
defense and the commercial markets.
Increasingly involved in new international programs, EURENCO has reinforced its
production capabilities in Europe and restructured its activities around 4 divisions to
best meet the needs of its partners in the following sectors:
Fuel
Additives
Defense, Space
and Securit y
Oil & Gas
Industry
A leading European company for military explosives, propellants and combustible items,
EURENCO also provides explosives for the civil sector (oil & gas perforation, mining),
and owns the world’s largest production capacity for 2-EHN (diesel fuel additive).
Laboratories, pilot workshops, multi-purpose units and large scale facilities, all
contribute to strengthening EURENCO’s R&D and manufacturing capabilities,
allowing small scale to mass production.
A favored partner of major companies worldwide, EURENCO aims to constantly enhance
its flexibility and reactivity to provide a tailor-made service for common success.
Created in January 2004 from the merger between SNPE Explosives & Propellants,
NEXPLO Bofors and NEXPLO Vihtavuori, EURENCO inherited its parents’ centuries of
in-depth knowledge of energetic materials.
Based in Paris •, EURENCO operates 5 modern production plants in France (Bergerac •,
Sorgues •), Belgium (Clermont •), Finland (Vihtavuori •) and Sweden (Karlskoga •).
EURENCO is also present in the United States, through a commercial office in
Washington DC • (for explosives, propellants and combustible items) and a distribution
company in Houston • (for fuel additives).
In order to meet the strong market demand, EURENCO also runs a number of storage
facilities worldwide, among which one of the largest storage parks in continental
Europe for pyrotechnics.
Vihtavuori
Finland
Karlskoga
Sweden
CLERMONT
BELGIUM
PARIS
france
BERGERAC
france
washington dc
usa
HOUSTON
usa
SORGUES
france
Explosives
EURENCO’s Explosives Division offers a unique range of explosive products and
services, from R&D to serial production:
•High explosives (Conventional & Insensitive) for melt-cast, pressed and cast PBX
explosive charges, fuse boosters, pyrotechnics, mining and oil & gas applications;
•Cast PBX charges for Insensitive Munitions (missile warheads, bombs and shell
ammunition);
•Base Bleed grains for extended range artillery ammunition;
•Plastic explosives for demolition, breaching and cutting operations.
To ensure both flexibility and large-scale capabilities, the division is equipped
with modern and innovative facilities, such as multipurpose synthesis units and
automated filling workshops for Insensitive Munitions.
production plants
commercial office
Karlskoga (Sweden)
Sorgues (France)
Washington DC (USA)
propellants
Drawing on a long skilled experience in propellants, EURENCO’s Propellants Division
manufactures a wide range of single and multi base propellants for both civil and military
applications:
•Single and multi base propellants for small to large caliber military ammunition,
mortar increments, recoilless antitank weapons, reloading powders and hunting &
sporting cartridges;
•Low vulnerability (LOVA) propellants for insensitive propelling charges;
•Spherical powders for military small arms ammunition and hunting & sporting
cartridges.
EURENCO also produces military grades of nitrocellulose used in the manufacturing
process of single and multi base propellants, as well as combustible cases.
production plants
commercial office
Clermont (Belgium)
Karlskoga (Sweden)
Vihtavuori (Finland)
Washington DC (USA)
combustible items
EURENCO’s Modular Charges Division manufactures and provides a complete range of
combustible items for various applications:
•Modular Artillery Charge System (MACS) for artillery ammunition;
•Combustible Cartridge Cases (CCC’s) for tank and artillery munitions;
•Nitrofilm for mortar horseshoe containers and automotive safety.
The division is also equipped with up-to-date production capacities, among which a new
automated workshop for the manufacturing of artillery modular charges.
production plant
commercial office
Bergerac (France)
Washington DC (USA)
ADDITIVES
EURENCO’s Additives Division owns the world’s largest production capacity for
2-ethylhexyl nitrate Cetane Improver (2-EHN).
2-EHN improves efficiently and economically Cetane Numbers of diesel fuel, thus offering
larger flexibility to refiners seeking to enhance diesel fuel quality while maximizing
refinery yields.
Drawing on a long experience and know-how in continuous nitration processes, ecological
treatment and reuse of residual acids, and thanks to excellent logistics management and
a convenient location, EURENCO has strengthened its competitiveness and consolidated
its leading position in 2-EHN, while offering continuity and flexibility to its worldwide
customers looking for global and secure procurement solutions.
Production plant
distribution company
Sorgues (France)
Houston (USA)
33, rue Joubert - 75009 PARIS - FRANCE
Tel.: + 33 1 49 96 74 00 - Fax: +33 1 49 96 74 03
eurenco@eurenco.com - www.eurenco.com