MAXAM

MAXAM is one of the world's three largest commercial explosives companies, tracing its origins to 1872 and Alfred Nobel's early explosives ventures in Spain. With turnover exceeding €1 billion, the company operates in 45+ countries, supplying explosives, initiation systems, and blasting services to the mining, quarrying, and construction industries. MAXAM has a particularly strong presence in Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Ownership changed in 2018 when Advent International sold its stake to Rhône Capital (US private equity).

MAXAM has developed its own proprietary blast design and management software, RIOBLAST, along with the cloud-based MAXAM Blast Center platform. The company's technology strategy emphasises integration between its software tools, its variable-density Smart Rioflex explosive technology, and its MWD-based blastability analysis systems.