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# Rheinmetall to buy Hagedorn-NC to fix artillery propellant bottleneck
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-04-07-rheinmetall-hagedorn-nc-acquisition/
- Published: 2025-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:00:50.000Z
- Description: Rheinmetall agreed to acquire nitrocellulose maker Hagedorn-NC, its fourth propellant site alongside Switzerland, Spain and South Africa. Chief executive Armin Papperger called it fixing a strategic bottleneck in 155mm artillery propellant supply.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Defence and space, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [Rheinmetall press release, 7 April 2025](https://www.rheinmetall.com/Rheinmetall%20Group/Presse/News/Documents/2025/04/2025-04-07-rheinmetall-takes-over-hagedorn-nc-gmbh.pdf?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not confirm the deal has closed; antitrust clearance was still pending.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)