NORTH BLASTING GROUP
Eksplozivi Rudex d.o.o., Belgrade.
Serbia’s first private explosives manufacturer, founded in Belgrade in 2002.
- Founded
- 2002
- Sites
- 3
- Products
- 4
- Reference projects
- 36
About the company
Eksplozivi Rudex was founded in Belgrade in 2002. It began by importing and trading commercial explosives and initiating devices, and has assembled RUDNEL NONEL detonators since 2003.
At its own ERBO factory in Boljevac, the company produces ANFO RUD 1, RUDEM packaged emulsion explosive, emulsion matrix for pumped explosives and the RUDNEL NONEL initiation system.
On mines, quarries and construction sites, the company carries out turnkey drilling and blasting with its own Epiroc and Sandvik drill rigs, and transports explosives and initiating devices in its own ADR vehicles.
The company also provides drilling and blasting consultancy, from planning to execution, and employs chemical, process and mining engineers.
The company is headquartered in Belgrade, with an operations site at the Čukaru Peki mine in Bor. It is part of the North Blasting group.
Company history
2002
Company founded
The company was founded in December 2002. From the beginning, it specialised in the import and trade of commercial explosives and initiating devices.
2003
NONEL assembly
The company began assembling the RUDNEL NONEL initiation system, with various shock-tube lengths and millisecond delays.
2008
Site in Boljevac
In 2008, the company bought a 24-hectare plot in Boljevac and started building the ERBO factory there.
2010
First drill rig
In 2010, the company bought its first drill rig (Atlas Copco, now Epiroc) and started drilling and blasting work.
2016
Factory opens
In 2016, the ERBO factory officially opened in Boljevac and started producing ANFO RUD 1 explosives and RUDNEL NONEL initiation systems.
2022
Emulsion explosives
In 2022, the ERBO factory started producing RUDEM packaged emulsion explosives.
2023
Emulsion matrix
In 2023, the ERBO factory started producing emulsion matrix for pumped bulk explosives.
