List of Explosives Manufacturers Worldwide
Explosives manufacturers produce industrial explosives, detonators and blasting products for mining and construction. We list 13,908 explosives manufacturers across 85 countries, most of them in India (53%) and China (23%). Download the full list as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
13,908 manufacturers indexed · Data counted on 20 October 2026
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Below you see a live sample of the 13,908 explosives manufacturers, sorted by revenue. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orica LIMITED | Australia | Melbourne | 1 Nicholson St | Victoria | 3002 | orica.***** | 1928 | $5,193,623,619 | 12,000 | Corporation | 326 | 004145868 |
| 2 | Guangdong Hongda Holdings Group Co.,ltd. | China | Guangzhou | Floor 56, East Tower, Tianying Square, No.222 -3, Xingmin Road, | Guangdong | 510623 | N/A | 1988 | $2,878,005,595 | 17,065 | Joint venture | 124 | 440000000007691 |
| 3 | Dyno Nobel LIMITED | Australia | Brisbane | L 12 515 St Pauls Tce | Queensland | 4006 | N/A | 1919 | $2,414,889,250 | 5,600 | Corporation | 119 | 004080264 |
| 4 | Enaex S.A. | Chile | Santiago | El Trovador No. 4253, Piso 5 | Santiago | 7550079 | enaex.***** | 1920 | $2,162,647,000 | 6,984 | Corporation | 93 | 902660003 |
| 5 | Prasad Explosives & Chemicals | India | Ranchi | Prasad Mansion | Jharkhand | 834001 | prasadexplosives.***** | 2007 | $1,911,070,477 | 8 | Partnership of unknown type | 2 | 20AABFP8659F1ZB |
| 6 | Anhui Jiangnan Chemical Industry Co.,ltd. | China | Hefei | Building H2, Phase Ii of Innovation Industrial Park, No. 2800 in | Anhui | 230088 | N/A | 1998 | $1,410,330,915 | 12,882 | Joint venture | 212 | 342500000026353 |
| 7 | Explosives CO.,LTD | China | Changsha | Keyan Building, No.389, Guyuan Road, Yuelu District | Hunan | 410221 | N/A | 2001 | $1,389,139,367 | 7,045 | Joint venture | 69 | 430000000045085 |
| 8 | Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group CO., LTD. | China | Chengdu | Floors 21-23, Building 1, Hangxing International Plaza, No. 66 T | Sichuan | 610041 | N/A | 2001 | $1,207,090,260 | 5,598 | Joint venture | 161 | 513100000001760 |
| 9 | Dyno Nobel Holdings USA INC | USA | Salt Lake City | 6440 S Millrock Dr Ste 150 | Salt Lake | 84121-5893 | dynonobel.***** | 2001 | $1,192,018,283 | 2,998 | Corporation | 119 | 3255358 |
| 10 | Poly Union Chemical Holding Group Co.,ltd. | China | Guiyang | 6th Floor, Building 1, No. 9 Shilin East Road, Guanshanhu Distri | Guizhou | 550081 | N/A | 2002 | $945,333,250 | 7,236 | Joint venture | 134 | 520000000007546 |
| 11 | Pakistan Ordnance Factories Board (P.O.F. Board) | Pakistan | N/A | Quaid Avenue | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1951 | $925,525,000 | 25,000 | Government body | 541 | N/A |
| 12 | Xinjiang Xuefeng Sci-Tech (group) CO., LTD | China | Urumqi | 500 Alishan Street, Economic and Technological Development Zone, | Xinjiang | 830026 | N/A | 1984 | $786,128,113 | 4,418 | Joint venture | 80 | 650100030002069 |
| 13 | Austin Powder Holdings Company | USA | Cleveland | 25800 Science Park Dr Ste 300 | Cuyahoga | 44122-7386 | austinpowder.***** | 1995 | $749,726,874 | 1,700 | Corporation | 128 | 2503774 |
| 14 | Nvo Pkhz State-Owned CO | Ukraine | Pavlohrad | 44 Zavodska | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 51400 | N/A | 1994 | $697,080,397 | 2,287 | Corporation | 178 | 14310112 |
| 15 | Enaex Servicios S.A. | Chile | Santiago | El Trovador No. 4253 Piso 5 | Santiago | 7550079 | enaex.***** | 2008 | $593,048,000 | 4,235 | Corporation | 93 | 760418714 |
| 16 | Austin Powder Company | USA | Cleveland | 25800 Science Park Dr Ste 300 | Cuyahoga | 44122-7386 | austinpowder.***** | 1833 | $522,360,926 | 1,200 | Corporation | 128 | 163 |
| 17 | Solar Industries India LIMITED | India | Nagpur Rural | Solar House 14, Kachimet, | Maharashtra | 440023 | solargroup.***** | 1995 | $511,261,152 | 1,914 | Corporation | 66 | 27AACCS2132E1ZT |
| 18 | Hubei Kailong Chemical Group CO.,LTD | China | Jingmen | No.20, Quankou Road, Dongbao District | Hubei | 448001 | N/A | 1994 | $500,751,152 | 4,442 | Joint venture | 57 | 420000000011217 |
| 19 | General Dynamics Produits De Defense Et Systèmes Tactiques - Canada Valleyfield INC | Canada | Salaberry-de-valleyfield | 55 Rue Masson | Québec | J6S 4V9 | gd-otscanada.***** | 2001 | $444,645,000 | 1,000 | Corporation | 1070 | N/A |
| 20 | Orica Explosives Holdings No 2 PTY LTD | Australia | Melbourne | L 3 1 Nicholson St | Victoria | 3002 | orica.***** | 2002 | $444,252,000 | 12,000 | Corporation | 326 | 100760905 |
| 21 | Orica Explosives Holdings PTY LTD | Australia | Melbourne | L 3 1 Nicholson St | Victoria | 3002 | orica.***** | 1993 | $444,252,000 | 12,000 | Corporation | 326 | 059794133 |
| 22 | Orica Investments PTY LTD | Australia | Melbourne | L 3 1 Nicholson St | Victoria | 3002 | orica.***** | 1968 | $444,252,000 | 12,000 | Corporation | 326 | 009781257 |
| 23 | Orica Australia PTY LTD | Australia | Melbourne | L 3 1 Nicholson St | Victoria | 3002 | orica.***** | 1925 | $444,252,000 | 12,000 | Corporation | 326 | 004117828 |
| 24 | Orica Ic Assets PTY LTD | Australia | Newcastle | 72 Greenleaf Road | New South Wales | 2304 | orica.***** | 1920 | $444,252,000 | 12,000 | Corporation | 326 | 010767263 |
| 25 | Dyno Nobel INC. | USA | Salt Lake City | 6440 S Millrock Dr Ste 150 | Salt Lake | 84121-5893 | dynonobel.***** | 1996 | $380,749,333 | 2,998 | Corporation | 119 | 2035949 |
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Most explosives manufacturers worldwide are small: 63% have 10 to 49 employees, and 67% sit between $100K and $1M in yearly revenue.
By employees
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By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 1,981 | 15% | |
| 5-9 | 1,563 | 12% | |
| 10-19 | 6,670 | 50% | |
| 20-49 | 1,703 | 13% | |
| 50-99 | 930 | 7% | |
| 100-199 | 278 | 2% | |
| 200-499 | 184 | 1% | |
| 500+ | 73 | 1% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 474 | 4% | |
| $100K-$500K | 2,271 | 18% | |
| $500K-$1M | 6,285 | 50% | |
| $1M-$5M | 2,247 | 18% | |
| $5M-$10M | 999 | 8% | |
| $10M-$50M | 297 | 2% | |
| $50M+ | 114 | 1% |
Where are explosives manufacturers based?
53% of all explosives manufacturers worldwide are in India. No other country holds more than 23%.
Top 10 countries
| Country | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,372 | 53% | |
| China | 3,263 | 23% | |
| Peru | 653 | 5% | |
| Ukraine | 425 | 3% | |
| United States | 380 | 3% | |
| Ecuador | 228 | 2% | |
| Italy | 196 | 1% | |
| South Africa | 110 | 1% | |
| Japan | 107 | 1% | |
| Russia | 91 | 1% |
85 countries in total
How many explosives manufacturers started this year?
This year 108 new explosives manufacturers registered worldwide, after 222 last year.
Founded per year
- 3982022
- 5462023
- 2992024
- 2222025
- 1082026 so far
Started in 2026
Oldest explosives manufacturers worldwide
11 explosives manufacturers in our data were founded before 1900.
Legal forms of explosives manufacturers worldwide
46% of explosives manufacturers worldwide are sole traders. Legal forms follow the platform's generic forms, so a GmbH, an SAS and a Ltd all count as corporations.
- Sole traders6,389
- Corporations4,225
- Partnerships1,666
- Foreign companies20
- Non-profit10
- Cooperatives9
- Other or unknown1,589
Which explosives manufacturers are part of a group?
All 50 of the 50 largest explosives manufacturers worldwide by revenue belong to a group. These are the ones with the biggest groups behind them.
Counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 13,908; our API cannot yet filter on group size.
What do explosives manufacturers make?
Explosives manufacturers produce blasting agents, detonators and other energetic materials used for breaking rock and demolishing structures. Their customers are mining and quarrying companies, civil engineering contractors, demolition firms and government bodies.
Our data comes from local business registers, where explosives manufacturers are classified under SIC code 2892 (explosives).
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