Rheinmetall Denel Munition (Pty) Ltd Unclaimed

Rheinmetall Defence stands out prominently among the worlds top suppliers of defence technology.

Somchem was bought by the Armaments Corporation of South Africa (Armscor) in 1971 from AECI (African Explosives and Chemical Industries). During 1992 Armscor was split into two entities; the Armscor Procurement Agency of the Department of Defence and Denel (Pty) Ltd, which incorporated the defence manufacturing companies within South Africa. Somchem operated from Somerset West outside Cape Town with a chemical factory for raw materials at Krantzkop, close to Wellington in the Western Cape. Since then the company has grown to become a global player with a vision of being the best in solid propulsion products and energetic material applications.