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American Pacific Corporation
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How a single Utah chemical plant became the chokepoint of American missile production
AMPAC's Cedar City plant is the sole North American source of ammonium perchlorate. NewMarket Corporation's $100M expansion will not eliminate the chokepoint.
From artillery shells to rocket motors: The supply chain choke points limiting US munitions output
US munitions output reaches 56,000 artillery shells monthly against a 100,000 target. Solid rocket bottlenecks and allied demand strain American defence industry capacity.