Major Milestones

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1980

Our Beginning

Commenced operations as India's first commercial explosives company with indigenous technology.

1980
Our Beginning
1984

Detonating fuse plant.

1984
Our Beginning
1990

Detonator plant

1990
Our Beginning
1992

SMS plant Manauguru.

1992
Our Beginning
1996

SMS Plant Chandrapur.

1996
Our Beginning
1997

Shock tube plant.

1997
Our Beginning
2000

SMS Plant Singrauli.

2000
Our Beginning
2001

ISO Certification.

2001
Our Beginning
2002

Mr. A.N.Gupta appointed as Chairman, Explosives Dev. Council, Min. of Commerce, Govt. of India.

2002
Our Beginning
2004

R & D Centre for defence products.

2004
Our Beginning
2006

Solid Propellant plant.

2006
Our Beginning
2007
  • CE certification for Detonators
  • 10-Year O&M contract from SHAR
2007
Our Beginning
2009
  • Wind mail
  • SMS plant Neyveli
2009
Our Beginning
2010

NABL accreditation for chemical lab.

2010
Our Beginning
2011
  • Expansion of solid propellant plant
  • MoU with gulbarga University for research in materials science
2011
Our Beginning
2012

Launching of NHN detonator as a superior alternative to ASA.

2012
Our Beginning
2013

Sustainer grain plant.

2013
Our Beginning
2014

Collaboration with IIT Madras for research in High energy materials.

2014
Our Beginning
2015

Dr. A.N.Gupta, CMD awarded the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship award

2015
Our Beginning
2016
  • Delivery of 1000th Akash Booster Grain to Bharat Dynamics Limited.
  • Dr. A.N.Gupta, CMD awarded the Honorary Fellowship by High Energy Materials Society of India.
  • PELNEXT Defence Systems Private Limited incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary
2016
Our Beginning
2017
  • Disposal of wind mill.
  • Receipt of certificate from DNV GL Business Assurance, USA for conforming to Quality Management System Standard: ISO 9001:2008 and AS 9100c, applicable for aerospace and defence.
2017
Our Beginning