Canadian Firm Plans New Brunswick TNT Plant to Double NATO’s Explosives Supply
The project could double NATO’s current TNT supply and create about 250 jobs in its first phase, the company said.
- Nalagx Corp. proposed an explosives campus in Belledune, New Brunswick, after Natural Resources Minister John Herron offered 1,500 acres of Crown land to support the manufacturing facility.
- NATO countries currently rely nearly exclusively on a Polish factory for TNT, but Nalagx's planned campus would double capacity by producing 10,000 tonnes of explosives annually, according to CEO Patrick Gagnon.
- The project's first phase is valued at $600 million, creating about 250 jobs; as the campus expands, it could hire nearly 1,000 employees, with 30 to 40 per cent of output supporting Canada's mining and construction sectors.
- Premier Susan Holt cautioned Wednesday that no contract is finalized, stating the government is "exploring an opportunity in its earliest stages" while conducting due diligence on community, economic, and environmental impacts.
- The province will hold the land for two years on condition Nalagx secures a "credible operating partner" by Dec. 31, 2026, as the company targets full production by 2030 following environmental assessments.
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The Toronto Star
Canadian firm plans New Brunswick TNT plant to double NATO’s explosives supply
FREDERICTON - A private Canadian firm is planning to build an explosives factory in New Brunswick it says could double the amount of TNT produced each year by NATO countries.
Winnipeg Free Press
Canadian firm plans New Brunswick TNT plant to double NATO's explosives supply
FREDERICTON - A private Canadian firm is planning to build an explosives factory in New Brunswick it says could double the amount of TNT produced each year by NATO countries.
New explosives factory could be built on 1,500 acres in northern New Brunswick - New Brunswick
In a letter to Nalagx, New Brunswick's natural resources minister said the project represents “a potential positive development for New Brunswick’s continued economic growth.”
Holt says there’s ‘no deal locked in’ for explosives factory
Premier Susan Holt says there’s “no deal locked in” to bring a massive explosives plant to northern New Brunswick, despite the project proponent publicly stating it has picked the province as the home of its major development.
A company wants to install an explosive plant in Belledune, and the government of NB reserves a parcel of land to this plant, subject to certain conditions. Patrick Gagnon, the CEO of the...
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