When safety matters
The demand for industrial explosives is growing worldwide, fueled by the constant need for natural resources and large-scale infrastructure projects. BASF's raw materials are used as one of many ingredients for the production of various types of explosives, typically employed for mining, quarrying, tunneling, blasting, or construction. Consistency and quality are key for performance and safety.
BASF has developed a chemical synthesis process to manufacture sodium nitrate that is free of perchlorates, which are considered a persistent contaminate of concern. Sodium nitrate from BASF can also be used for other forms of energetic materials.
Examples of applications include:
Sodium Nitrate
- Production of explosives, blasting powder, flares, etc.
Ammonium Chloride
- Forms a shock-sensitive explosive when reacting with silver compounds
Sodium Sulfite
- Production of trinitrotoluene