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Reducing Air Pollutants

Austin Powder is committed to continually improving air quality across its operations by implementing strategies that reduce emissions and minimize environmental impact.

Austin Powder actively invests in technologies and process optimization to reduce airborne particles, greenhouse gases, and other air pollutants.

  • Key Initiatives

    • Signing a NACAG Project grant with GIZ at Juramento to reduce GHG and NOx emissions.
    • Enhancing emission controls and collaborating with customers to mitigate NOx, vibration, and noise impacts.
    • Reducing waste incineration and exploring innovative treatment methods.
    • Upgrading boilers to cut NOx and SOx emissions.
    • Applying dust suppression and conducting regular air quality monitoring.
    • Investing $381,372 USD in emissions monitoring and air quality improvements across sites.

Success Story

Helping Iron Ore Mine to Maintain Air Overpressure Compliance

Austin Powder recently helped a U.S. iron ore mine maintain air overburden compliance to protect nearby communities. Led by Isaac Erickson, the team used hole tests and Paradigm modeling to optimize blast timing and reduce air overload. President Bill Thronson praised the team’s innovation and commitment to community safety.

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DETONATOR

We are a traditional manufacturer of initiation systems for industrial blasting operations and an important technological and research base for production and further development of initiation systems.

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SERVICE CZ

Austin Powder Service CZ implements the latest technologies and products for blasting works, such as laser profiling, electronic modeling, and electronic detonators.