Premier Explosives (PEL) has resumed normal production from rebuilt facility at the company’s factory located at Peddakandukuru village in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh from October 08, 2012. Earlier, subsequent to the accident that had occurred in the above unit in the month of July 2012, the company had restarted the partial production in a temporary facility on August 11, 2012.
Further, the detonators which the company is producing now are based on a different chemical (NHN) which is safer in production and the same is lead free compared to its earlier product.
Premier Explosives is one of the major companies manufacturing the entire range of explosives and accessories for the civil requirement. PEL is the first manufacturer in India to deploy totally indigenous technology. The company today has the widest range of products and technologies in the manufacture of explosives and accessories.