Brief history
Research Institute of Industrial Chemistry with its seat in Pardubice-Semtín was established by the Ministry of Defense Decree of November 2nd, 1953 to January 1st 1954 as a state administration facility with the scope of activities – research and development of explosives. VÚPCH was entitled to administrate research workplaces of national enterprise Synthesia, and experts were centralized there from the original research department, the so-called Central Laboratories of the company, and technological groups of the former Explosia. The activity of VÚPCH continuously linked up to the activity of departments R and X that had been entrusted with research, development and testing within the framework of Explosia a.s. since 1923.
By the Ministry of Chemical Industry Decree of December 30th, 1958 VÚPCH was abolished as an independent budgetary organization and to the date of January 1st, 1959 transferred into administration of national enterprise East Bohemian Chemical Works Synthesia. Within the framework of Synthesia there were, however, some changes in actual organizational incorporation of VÚPCH, especially in connexion with establishing the position of Deputy for Special Production in the 1970s, and the Plant 05 Special Production in the 1980s. VÚPCH, however, managed to keep relatively high proportion of economic independence for the whole of that time, if considered practically 100 % state financial backing.
By the Ministry of Chemical Industry Decree of December 30th, 1958 VÚPCH was abolished as an independent budgetary organization and to the date of January 1st, 1959 transferred into administration of national enterprise East Bohemian Chemical Works Synthesia. Within the framework of Synthesia there were, however, some changes in actual organizational incorporation of VÚPCH, especially in connexion with establishing the position of Deputy for Special Production in the 1970s, and the Plant 05 Special Production in the 1980s. VÚPCH, however, managed to keep relatively high proportion of economic independence for the whole of that time, if considered practically 100 % state financial backing.
Since 2002 VÚPCH has been the part of Explosia a.s.
Research and Development activity
Research and development activity of VÚPCH is very closely connected with building of armament industry in the 1950s of the last century. VÚPCH employees participated practically in all development projects not only in the field of propellants and military explosives and ammunition, but also in implementation of production technologies both in the today’s Explosia a.s. and in other companies and abroad.
Main part of present Explosia a.s. production scope in the assortment of explosives, propellants and ammunition and also production technologies used and their know-how has been developed in VÚPCH namely in cooperation with other departments of EXPLOSIA a.s. and SYNTHESIA a.s., or with other companies.