Since NOF started the explosives business in 1919, the Explosives & Propulsion Systems Business has used its advanced R&D capabilities and manufacturing technology to create and supply wide range of high-performance products and applied technologies that give the highest priority to safety.

Today, as one of the world’s leading explosive manufacturers, NOF is active in three business areas: industrial explosives, explosives for defense and space use, and consumer products.

In industrial explosive bisiness, NOF plays important role in national land development projects such as tunnel construction supplying dynamite, emulsion explosive, electric detonator caps, remote control blasting systems and other products.

In the field of explosives for defense and space use, NOF contributes widely to Japan’s defense and space development programs providing high-performance products incorporating advanced technologies. Products supplied by NOF in these fields include propelling charges, artillery projectiles, and propellant and pyrotechnics for rockets.

In consumer products business, NOF contributes to society by supplying wide range of products used in everyday life. Products include automotive safety components, temperature indicating materials, sterilization materials, pharmaceutical materials and crime prevention devices.

The Explosives & Propulsion System business will continue to take on new challenges in the future by maximizing its portfolio of leading-edge pyrotechnic technologies.