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Since the 1950s, Minol has been superseded by more modern PBX compositions, due to their superior explosive yield and stability when being stored; Minol is regarded as obsolete. Generally, any Minol-filled munitions encountered will be in the form of legacy munitions or unexploded ordnance dating from before the 1960s.
On 8 June 1990 the VEB Minol became a joint stock company under the name MINOL Mineralölhandel AG. This company had three daughter companies selling fuel: Minol Nordtank GmbH in Rostock; Minol Zentraltank GmbH in Potsdam; Minol Südtank GmbH in Chemnitz; In the course of privatization of East German enterprises, MINOL AG and the Leuna oil ...
The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions for military, paramilitary, government agency and civilian use.
The bomb's explosive content is typically 386 pounds (175 kg) of Tritonal [1] or 377 pounds (171 kg) of Minol in the case of the M117A1E2 [5] due to their higher density and detonation velocity compared to TNT. Demolition bombs rely on time delayed fuzes which allow the bomb to burrow into a building or other structure before detonating.
DBX (Depth Bomb Explosive) 21% RDX, 21% ammonium nitrate, 40% TNT, 18% powdered aluminium: An alternative for Torpex, that used less of the strategic material RDX Minol: 40% TNT, 40% ammonium nitrate and 20% powdered aluminium (Minol-2) Developed by the British Royal Navy and used in torpedoes, depth charges and naval mines.
After the war, the Olins acquired the Mathieson Chemical Corporation—also founded in 1892. [8] [9] [10] Long before its association with Olin, Mathieson Alkali Works began business in Saltville, Virginia, and a year later acquired its neighbor, the Holston Salt and Plaster Corp. Saltville became a quintessential company town, where they produced chlorine and caustic soda, and in the process ...
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