hildo
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Swiss powder is made in Switzerland, Europe, by Pouderie d' Aubonne SA.
They have been doing this since 1853.
7 employees work in the powder production, using old time machines and production techniques. Quality stands before quantity it seems. This is reflected in the prices we pay for Swiss. It's 62 euro's per kilo in Holland, that's around 85 US dollars or so I guess. You guys get it cheaper than we...
Quote: There are several black powder factories in the world, amongst some of them are situated in Europe (Spain, France, Slovenia, Germany, Slovak Republic, Poland and Switzerland). The yearly Swiss production amounts to 60 tons. In comparison, the European production reaches 2'000/year. On a world-wide scale, "Poudrerie d'Aubonne S.A." is a small factory.
http://www.blackpowder.ch/
Click 'black powder mill' then 'history'.
Interesting stuff
Hildo
They have been doing this since 1853.
7 employees work in the powder production, using old time machines and production techniques. Quality stands before quantity it seems. This is reflected in the prices we pay for Swiss. It's 62 euro's per kilo in Holland, that's around 85 US dollars or so I guess. You guys get it cheaper than we...
Quote: There are several black powder factories in the world, amongst some of them are situated in Europe (Spain, France, Slovenia, Germany, Slovak Republic, Poland and Switzerland). The yearly Swiss production amounts to 60 tons. In comparison, the European production reaches 2'000/year. On a world-wide scale, "Poudrerie d'Aubonne S.A." is a small factory.
http://www.blackpowder.ch/
Click 'black powder mill' then 'history'.
Interesting stuff
Hildo