Nicolas Tonev, edited by Gauthier Delomez 7:51 p.m., August 03, 2022
On Wednesday August 3, a Bergerac blowing snow exploded, injuring eight, including one seriously.
This is the factory of the Eurenco company, which produces nitrocellulose for ammunition.
Although it is almost unknown to the general public, this group is the European leader in the civil and military sectors in the field of energetic materials.
What could be the origin of the Bergerac powder snow explosion, which left eight injured, including one seriously on Wednesday?
The factory in question belongs to the company Eurenco, which produces nitrocellulose.
It is one of the components used in the composition of powders intended mainly for military armament.
This is why this blowing snow, classified Seveso "high threshold", is sensitive.
Three production sites in France
Nitrocellulose is used in the manufacture of almost all explosives.
Virtually unknown to the general public, Eurenco is a strategic company for France.
It is quite simply the European leader in the civil and military sectors in the field of energetic materials.
This essentially means the explosives, and the fuels used to propel the munitions.
Its ambition is to ensure French sovereignty and that of Europe in terms of defence.
This means the supply of ammunition and the fuels used to propel the ammunition.
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This is an impressive range since the company supplies explosives for missile warheads, bombs, torpedoes, artillery, i.e. almost all types of armament in service in the armies from a Finnish unit, and its French sites of Clermont in the North, Sorgues in Vaucluse and therefore Bergerac.
From now on, the question is whether the production of explosives, more particularly for military needs in the current framework, will be impacted by this accident.