Simmel Difesa
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Simmel Difesa is an Italian
firm located in Colleferro
that manufacturers land and naval munitions. Founded in 1948, Simmel specialized in the production of large-caliber munitions. In 1988, Simmel was acquired by the Fiat Group. During this period, Simmel itself acquired the assets of Bombrini-Parodi-Delfino
, a longtime manufacturer of gunpowder and munitions in Italy. Simmel was acquired by and became an operating company of the Chemring Group
in 2007, which purchased Simmel at the cost of $102.5 million.
In October 2007, an explosion in the Colleferro munitions works killed one worker and wounded 13.
Today, Simmel has over 200 employees and an annual turnover of over 80 million Euros. Simmel claims it is capable of manufacturing 300,000 rounds of ammunition annually. Current products include munitions ranging in caliber from 20-mm to 203-mm. Simmel's business is mostly oriented towards export with only 30% of its annual turnover resulting from business in Italy. In November 2009, Chemring's semi-annual report praised Simmel's performance, stating Simmel "had produced an excellent year-end result, with significant year-on-year growth".
Simmel's production of cluster munitions has made the company a protest object of peace activists. Simmel claims it no longer manufactures cluster munitions.
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firm located in Colleferro
Colleferro
Colleferro is a small town of the province of Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is a new residential zone of the metropolitan area of Rome where are located many different industries and a lot of sport structures....
that manufacturers land and naval munitions. Founded in 1948, Simmel specialized in the production of large-caliber munitions. In 1988, Simmel was acquired by the Fiat Group. During this period, Simmel itself acquired the assets of Bombrini-Parodi-Delfino
Bombrini-Parodi-Delfino
Bombrini-Parodi-Delfino , was a chemical company founded in 1912 by Giovanni Bombrini and Leopoldo Parodi-Delfino to produce gunpowder and explosives. Around its location in Colleferro soon grew a small town attracting manpower from the nearby farms...
, a longtime manufacturer of gunpowder and munitions in Italy. Simmel was acquired by and became an operating company of the Chemring Group
Chemring Group
Chemring Group is a leading British-based producer of countermeasures for protecting air, sea and land-based platforms from threats. It is headquartered in Fareham and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
in 2007, which purchased Simmel at the cost of $102.5 million.
In October 2007, an explosion in the Colleferro munitions works killed one worker and wounded 13.
Today, Simmel has over 200 employees and an annual turnover of over 80 million Euros. Simmel claims it is capable of manufacturing 300,000 rounds of ammunition annually. Current products include munitions ranging in caliber from 20-mm to 203-mm. Simmel's business is mostly oriented towards export with only 30% of its annual turnover resulting from business in Italy. In November 2009, Chemring's semi-annual report praised Simmel's performance, stating Simmel "had produced an excellent year-end result, with significant year-on-year growth".
Simmel's production of cluster munitions has made the company a protest object of peace activists. Simmel claims it no longer manufactures cluster munitions.
External links
- Simmel Difesa website
- Chemring website on Simmel Difesa
- 2003 Simmel products catalog via wayback machine
- Category:Defence companies of Italy
- Category:Manufacturing companies of Italy