Rheinmetall Nitrochemie

Nitrochemie AG, registered in Wimmis in Switzerland is a member of the Rheinmetall Group. Its operational companies Nitrochemie Aschau GmbH and Nitrochemie Wimmis AG are joined as a single business unit under the roof of this management company. As a subsidiary of the Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH the Nitrochemie Group forms the Propellants Division.

Thanks to forward-looking investment in state-of-the-art production facilities and advanced technologies, Nitrochemie has emerged today as an international leader in its field. Intensive collaboration with customers, coupled with market-oriented research and a close intermeshing of sales, development and production, combine to make Nitrochemie a competent global partner for R&D projects.

The core competencies of Nitrochemie are the development and manufacture of propellants for military and civil sector requirements and the manufacture of chemical Intermediates and additives for silicone sealants.