OREANDA-NEWS Europe does not have enough gunpowder and TNT to produce enough ammunition. The reason why European countries cannot increase the production of shells and explosives was revealed by experts interviewed by Bloomberg.

After European governments used all their ammunition reserves to arm Ukraine, they tried to increase the production of artillery shells, rockets and bullets, but the reserves of gunpowder, TNT and other explosives on the continent were exhausted.

Armin Papperger, CEO of the German defense giant Rheinmetall, said the company plans to increase gunpowder production by more than 50 percent by 2028, but this will not be enough. It will have to almost double production to more than 20,000 tons to meet demand. At the same time, in order to provide opportunities for such an increase in output, it is necessary to stimulate the civilian chemical industry to switch to military production, simplify regulations so that new plants can be built and dangerous goods transported across the continent, and ensure the supply of materials imported from China.