MAXAM. Top quality state-of-the-art products and services that make our clients and society progress in a sustainable and efficient way. Our aim is to add value to our worldwide clients and to contribute to the growth and sustainable development of society. In order to achieve this objective, we have the best workforce with more than 6.000 employees spread across five continents. MAXAM is a service and industrial group that operates on a global scale by developing, manufacturing and commercializing: - Blasting services and products (civil explosives and initiation systems) for mining, quarries and construction; - Cartridges, shotgun shells and smokeless powder for hunting and sports use; - Products for the defence industry. Additionally, MAXAM is a supplier of key raw materials for nitro chemical activity, generated for the companyÍs own internal needs as well as for sales to third parties. Finally, as a result of its drive towards innovative, sustainable development, MAXAM offers its clients a wide variety of solutions in the fields of safety and environmental conservation. Founded by Alfred Nobel in 1872, MAXAM concluded 2013 with a yearly turnover of approximately 1.1 billion euros. It is present in all of the worldÍs major mining areas, with production sites in over 45 countries, an active market presence in more than 100 others. For further information, please visit: www.maxam.net