Poland to invest up to EUR 89m in nitrocellulose: PM

Poland will invest up to EUR 89 million (PLN 400m, USD 101m) more in restoring the country's capacity to produce nitrocellulose, a compound used to make ammunition, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at the Mesko ammunition plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna, central Poland, 9 July 2020.

Photo: PAP/Wojtek Jargiło

Poland phased out nitrocellulose manufacturing more than ten years ago.

Morawiecki, speaking at an ammunition plant in central Poland on Thursday, stressed the importance of producing military components in Poland, state news agency PAP reported.

He added that "after investing PLN 400m in [ammunition plant] Mesko last year, we'll be investing PLN 300-400m more to restore our nitrocellulose production capacity".

(jh/pk)

Source: PAP