Kentucky to get nation's 1st TNT plant since 1980s

Kentucky to get nation's first TNT plant since 1980s
Nov. 12 (UPI) --The U.S. Army has awarded a $435 million contract for Repkon USA to build the nation's only TNT production facility in a rural community in Graham, Ky. Once it becomes operational, the Kentucky facility will be the first U.S.-based supplier ...
Army awards contract to build new TNT production facility in Kentucky
The U.S. has picked a location to restart its TNT production domestically as it races to ramp up 155mm production.
Army awards $435 million to company planning to build TNT production plant in Kentucky
The Army awarded $435 million to Repkon USA, which plans to build the facility in Graham, an unincorporated community in Muhlenburg County, roughly 135 miles southwest of Louisville. TNT is the key ingredient in bombs, grenades and ammunition.
Army says the US will restart domestic TNT production at plant to be built in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Army awarded a $435 million contract on Friday to build a TNT production plant in western Kentucky that will become the first domestic source for the explosive material in decades, officials said.
Millions awarded to build TNT production plant in western Kentucky
The U.S. Army awarded a $435 million contract to build a TNT plant in western Kentucky. Sen. Mitch McConnell was a key player in securing the funding for the site in Muhlenburg County. He says the new facility is part of a broader retooling of the U.S. defense industrial base that's needed to deter adversaries abroad.
Repkon to Build TNT Production Plant Under $435M Army Contract
Read abut the latest contract award to Repkon USA and learn more about the US Army's initiatives to reduce dependence on foreign military supplies, such as TNT.
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Kentucky set to be home to first U.S. domestic TNT production facility since 1980s
MUHLENBERG COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — The community of Graham will be home to the first domestic source of Trinitrotoluene (TNT ...
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TNT facility to come to Muhlenberg County
At a press conference on U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell announced the U.S. Army will award Repkon USA $435,000,000 to construct ...
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First TNT manufacturer to operate on American soil since 1980s to be built in Kentucky
The United States is getting back into the TNT game for the first time in nearly four decades, and Kentucky is the setting.