Octogen, presently the most powerful high-efficiency explosive, is produced from Hexamethylenetetramine according to the Acetic Acid process, and is used for special military purposes.

Hexogen can be produced either by the Acetic Acid process or according to the conventional Nitric Acid process, and is mostly processed to Compound B.

Nitropenta, a Nitric Acid ester of Pentaerythritol, is obtained by the Nitric Acid process. Apart from military applications, Nitropenta is mainly used in the civil explosives industry to be processed to detonating cords, and it is an essential component of detonating caps.

MEISSNER supplies complete plants for these explosives using the processes mentioned above, as well as plants for their further processing to Compound B, Octol, plastic explosives, etc.