We use natural gas to make ammonia and that enables us to make Nitric Acid, Ammonium Nitrate (AN) PETN, ANFO, and Emulsion. PETN (Pentaerythritol tetranitrate) is a high explosive used to make many of our products, including detonating cord, detonato...

Cleveland, Ohio. Austin Powder, a leader in the manufacture, distribution, and application of industrial explosives and engineered blasting solutions, announces the release of its new E*STAR Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Radio Fre...

Austin Powder is a privately held company operating in 24 countries, with 26 manufacturing plants and over 4,500 employees....

METHODICAL BLAST PATTERN EXPANSION BREAKS PRODUCTION RECORDS AND REDUCES COSTS BY 17.8% A customer faced blasted inventory shortages that were driven by demand for a highstripping ratio. After analyzing historic fragmentation data, the Austin Technic...

In January, Austin Powder acquired the majority stake in Nitrosul, the Brazilian company that produces explosives and blasting services for the construction and mining industry. This is the first Austin Powder operation in Brazil. Nitrosul Explosives...

Established in 1930 and covering 1200 acres in Vinton County, Ohio, Red Diamond is Austin Powder’s core manufacturing plant in North America. Nearly the entire line of Austin Powder Company products, excluding detonators, is produced at the Red...

At Austin Powder, natural gas, water, and air are the building blocks of our supply chain. We use these precious natural resources to make Anhydrous Ammonia which is then used to produce three important materials used later in our manufacturing proce...

Production equipment at this mine was often waiting to dig immediately following a blast. The objective was to catch up and then get ahead of production. The mine could not afford to have a single shot with oversized rock. The experts at Austin Powde...

The Columbus, IN family, received the “David P. True Location Safety Award” that recognizes APCs US & Canada locations reaching ten years without a recordable injury. This award is named in honor of Dave True (former APC President), w...

Austin Powder provides blasting products, technical expertise, and down-hole service to two of the largest mines on the Iron Range. We have provided more than a billion pounds of product without missing a single delivery. Our bulk trucks blend two di...