The French company Eurenco, a European leader in energetic materials, announces the restart of nitrocellulose production at its Bergerac site. This activity had been shut down since August 3, 2022, following an accident that damaged part of the installation.
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Eurenco production site at Bergerac (Picture source: Twitter)

After several months of work consisting of safely removing all the damaged equipment and restoring the installations and the building, EURENCO has obtained all the administrative authorizations needed to gradually resume production. This restart puts an end to the partial activity which still concerned the personnel of the nitrocellulose line.

As the nitrocellulose produced by Eurenco is used in the production of propellants for artillery, this restart of production is eagerly awaited by our customers in the current context. The first deliveries will take place within a few days. Vincent Delhaes, Director of the Eurenco Bergerac site, said: "We are happy to be able to resume work under the best safety conditions and to once again produce this strategic raw material for our customers”.

Eurenco is the European leader in energetic materials with a complete range of propellants, powders, explosives, fuel objects and additives for strategic markets: defence and security, space,oil extraction, fuel additives. Its explosive and propellant charge solutions are customised for complex applications: warheads, missiles, bombs, underwater weapons and small, medium and large calibre ammunition. Eurenco is 100% owned by the French State.

Nitrocellulose (Picture source: Eurenco)

Defense News May 2023