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Companies in EU lack explosives to increase production of ammunition for Ukraine, - Financial Times
Censor.NET
19.03.23 13:03
https://censor.net/en/news/3406697/companies_in_eu_lack_explosives_to_increase_production_of_ammunition_for_ukraine_financial_times

Europe’s push to produce more munitions for Ukraine is being hampered by a shortage of explosives that industry insiders fear could delay efforts to ramp up projectile production by three years.

As reported by Censor.NET with reference to European Pravda, the Financial Times writes about it.
According to officials and manufacturers, shortages of gunpowder, plastic explosives, and TNT have left the industry unable to quickly fulfill expected EU orders for Ukraine, regardless of how much money is allocated to solve the problem.

“The fundamental problem is that the European defense industry is unable to produce military products on a large scale,” said one German official.

Producers, industry executives, and EU officials warn that increased demand can only push up prices, which have already risen by a fifth in the past year.

“It is very difficult to increase the production of artillery ammunition, especially heavy, large-caliber ones, in a short time. It is very easy to build a new artillery factory, but how to produce more artillery shells without raw materials,” said the head of the Association of the Defense and Security Industry of the Czech Republic, Jiří Hinek.
Read more: EU to sign deal to buy 155mm ammunition for Ukraine on Monday - Reuters

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If not for the war in Ukraine, Europeans wouldn’t be trying to solve problems with production of ammunition. They are now. The United States is also working to increase production and will do so.