MAXAM is a global technology company, specializing in the design, development, manufacture and application of energy materials. It structures its activity into four business units:

• Blasting solutions for mining, quarries and infrastructures.
• Cartridges and gunpowder for sports hunting.
• Products and services for the defence industry.
• Key raw materials for the nitro chemical industry.

Founded by Alfred Nobel in 1872, MAXAM currently has in excess of 6500 employees, more than 50 subsidiaries, 80 industrial units and commercial operations in over 100 countries.