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  • Nitro Explosives Has Successfully Commissioned a Bulk Emulsion Plant in Tanzania
    5/26/2022

    The project has been a successful collaboration between Austin Powder and Nitro Explosives. Austin provided the plant layout, design, and engineering oversight, and Nitro Explosives managed the site establishment and construction of the housing compl...

  • We Produce Packaged Emulsion Products
    5/23/2022
    Packaged product

    Austin Powder manufactures a variety of packaged emulsion products and blends including Emulex and Hydromite.  Emulsions are water-resistant and are a great option when loading wet boreholes. Austin’s cap sensitive emulsion explosives are packaged...

  • We Blasted That
    5/19/2022
    Blast in site

    At this customer site, which produces 2MM tons per year, Austin’s technical team was charged with marrying two sides of the pit and creating a new bench on the floor. The bench height was 40ft, and the team had to get a new ramp and a new 40ft ...

  • Creating Value for Our Customers
    5/16/2022
    Colored detonating cord

    Austin Powder in the US recently created a new colored detonating cord in response to a request from a single customer. Our traditional green A Cord was difficult to see once the heading was tied in, so the customer was looking for a brighter cord th...

  • QUARRY FRAGMENTATION IMPROVES BY 15%, WHILE SECONDARY BREAKAGE IS REDUCED BY 67%
    5/10/2022
    Benefit Study Models

    Most of the time, the muckpile contained boulders that required intense secondary breaking by a hydraulic hammer. Subsequently, the blasts created uneven faces that influenced safety on the bench, making it harder for blast planning to keep the patte...

  • WE MAKE DETONATORS & ELECTRONIC INITIATION SYSTEMS
    4/19/2022
    Detonator Production

    Austin Powder manufactures electric, non-electric and electronic detonators for a wide variety of applications.  Austin Powder also engineers and builds its electronic initiation system equipment, including loggers, detonators, connectors, and more....

  • QUARRY CONTINUES TO OPERATE WITH LIMITED IMPACT TO ITS NEIGHBORS
    3/31/2022
    Quarry

    Blasts at this small quarry in Poland were generating vibrations with frequencies mostly between 10 and 20 Hz. Such frequencies resulted in the increased transition of the ground vibrations to the structures and claims from the owners. The quarry was...

  • Improving the World We Live In, One Initiative at a Time!
    3/25/2022
    Battery Diagram

    Since 2012, Austin Detonator s.r.o. has collected discharged accumulators and batteries. There are four collection points where employees can drop off batteries, bottle caps, and small electronics. In 2021 alone, a total of 106 kg of discharged batte...

  • Customer Testimonial - Jessica Thrasher
    3/22/2022
    Jessica Nystar

    Jessica Thrasher, the Lead Blaster for the Nystar TN location, is thrilled with the Red D Miner from Austin Powder. She says, “We have quite a bit of water, and sometimes you can’t physically see it, but it’s in the back of the hole...

  • WE MAKE DETONATING CORD & CAST BOOSTERS
    3/17/2022
    Cord and cast boosters production

    Austin Powder manufacturers a wide variety of detonating cord and cast boosters, both of which contain PETN. Detonating cord is used to initiate detonator-sensitive commercial explosives such as cast boosters and emulsions. Detonating cord is also us...

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Recording of Public Meeting on Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Release at Austin Powder’s Red Diamond Plant
9/15/2025

On Friday, September 5, 2025, Austin Powder Company held a public meeting to provide information on the unplanned release of nitrogen oxide (NOx) from its Red Diamond facility that occurred on June 11, 2025.  The meeting was held at the Vinton Count...

Update on Nitrogen Oxide (NOₓ) Release at Austin Powder’s Red Diamond Plant
6/26/2025

MEDIA ADVISORY Update on Nitrogen Oxide (NOₓ) Release at Austin Powder’s Red Diamond Plant Contact: Brad Kostka, 216-902-3800, info@roopco.com Austin Powder’s Red Diamond Plant Resumes Normal Operations McArthur, Ohio – Austin Powder has re...

Letter from the President & CEO to Residents of Zaleski
6/14/2025

Dear Residents of Zaleski, I want to personally acknowledge the concern and disruption caused by the recent nitrogen oxide (NOₓ) release at our Red Diamond Plant on the morning of June 11. The entire Austin Powder family recognizes the concerns and...

Austin Powder Partners with American Industrial Partners to Accelerate Its Growth Strategy
8/26/2024

Cleveland, Ohio – July 1, 2024 – Austin Powder (the “Company” or “Austin”), a leading provider of industrial explosives and engineered blasting solutions, announced today that it has received a strategic investment from American Industria...

Unveiling the Explosive History of a Mexican Town
1/30/2024

On December 5th, 2023, the Arocena Museum in Torreón, Coahuila, México hosted the unveiling of “Dinamita, Splendor of a New Century” by author Miguel Amaranto. This book chronicles the history of the initial inhabitants of Dinamita town...

Resilience in the Face of Hurricane Otis Shows “The Power of Family” is in Our DNA
12/11/2023

Little did the Austin Powder team know when they arrived in Acapulco for the XXXV International Mining Convention that they would soon face one of the biggest challenges of their lives. On Tuesday night, October 24, 2023, Category 5 Hurricane Otis ma...

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