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  • Austin Powder celebrates 150th anniversary at St. Lambrecht
    4/12/2021
    Early workers

    It all began in 1870, when Father Gallus Moser, a monastery chaplain, and Alfred Siersch, a pharmacist at the monastery, produced nitroglycerin on an experimental basis in an old charcoal burner’s hut in the Unteralpe area near St. Lambrecht. In or...

  • New Class 5 HMX Plant, Argentina
    4/5/2021
    Production plant

    Austin Powder is taking explosive production to a new level with the modernization of its HMX plant in Rafaela. Austin can now produce a new “Class 5” granulometry product (micronized) which is necessary for shock tube manufacturing. Class 5 HMX ...

  • WEST PLAINS MINING EXPANSION
    2/19/2021

    Austin Powder’s longtime customer, West Plains Mining, was cut-off from several large stone markets simply by distance. With several million tons of reserves on hold, and a desire to expand in the future, West Plains needed assistance with implemen...

  • UVA Mine - Chile
    2/19/2021
    Worker and truck in Chile

    The UVA Mine in Chile is one of the most recent examples of state-of-the art mining technology. This unique underground mine uses an ore transfer system supported by equipment that is remotely operated from a control room located outside the mine. Au...

  • Red D GEM Trials in United States
    1/1/2021
    Machinery in the mine

    Austin Powder is demonstrating the benefits of its Red Devil gassed emulsion delivery system, which is already proven in Europe and Latin America.  General Information: Location: Austin Powder MidSouth LLC Project Type: Underground Industry: Lime...

  • Austin Powder Launches New Connectors for E*STAR Electronic Detonators
    12/21/2020
    EStar connector

    Featuring industry-leading “double connect” on both the leg wire and duplex wire. Austin Powder, a leader in the manufacture, distribution, and application of industrial explosives and engineered blasting solutions, announces the release of its n...

  • Get to Know Nitro Explosives, Our Extended Austin Family in Tanzania!
    12/18/2020
    Nitro logo

    Austin Powder entered Tanzania by investing in Nitro Explosives and Nitro Logistics (Nitro) in 2015. This investment made Nitro Explosives a Joint Venture (JV) partner with Austin. Austin partnered with Nitro because the company had built a successfu...

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Austin Powder Appoints Lamar Duhon as President and Chief Executive Officer
3/30/2026

CLEVELAND, Ohio – March 30, 2026 – Austin Powder, a global leader in explosives and blasting solutions, today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Lamar Duhon to serve as the Company’s next President and Chief Executive Officer, e...

Delivering Safe, Reliable, High‑performance Results for Every Customer
3/25/2026

Austin Powder is one of the leading manufacturers of explosive products in the industry. Extensive training for our blasters ono each product results in safe, productive blasts every time. We embrace every challenge and offer the widest selection of ...

Investing in Safety - Flyrock Control
3/17/2026

What does Safety Is Our First Priority look like? Like the most robust BLASTER TRAINING program in the industry. Across North America, Austin blasters gathered for a dynamic focus on BLASTING SAFETY as part of the Austin Powder University of Flyrock....

Appointment of Mark Dawson as President of US & Canada
3/11/2026

CLEVELAND, Ohio – March 11, 2026 – Austin Powder, a global leader in explosives and blasting solutions, today announced it has appointed Mark Dawson as President of US & Canada Services, reporting to John Rathbun, President and Chief Executi...

Driving Safer, Smarter Innovation Across the Industry
3/10/2026

Austin Powder continues to set the industry standard for safety and innovation — from deploying remote technologies that keep people clear of explosive hazards, to reducing TNT and Lead Azide in our products. We are strengthening transportation saf...

Building the Industry’s Strongest Blaster Training Program
3/8/2026

Austin’s blasters provide more shot service than any other explosives manufacturer in the world. That’s why our blaster training is like no other training program in existence. Across North America, Austin blasters gathered for a dynamic focus on...

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