Why Europe needs this 24-hour TNT factory deep inside a forest
16 August 2025
Featured in The Sunday Times
Europe and Defence
One of the main considerations for potential producers though is forestry, says Nick Reynolds, research fellow for land warfare at Royal United Services Institute. He said: “The base element for TNT is cellulose. Countries like Sweden and places like Canada have a huge source of pine, which is a big factor, something that UK and other countries are lacking.”