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Group company IDL Explosives commissions 9,000 MT Bolkunda bulk explosives silo unit

IDL Explosives Ltd, a group company, has commissioned the Bolkunda Silo Unit — a bulk explosives silo plant of 9,000 MT capacity, spread over 8.4 acres near Asansol, West Bengal.

By ScoutQuest · Thu 22 Oct 2026, 11:22 AM IST · 2 min read

Plant Capacity

9,000 MT capacity bulk explosives silo plant

Land Area

spread over 8.4 acres near Asansol, West Bengal

Inauguration Date

Inaugurated on 22-10-2026

What was announced

• IDL Explosives Limited, a group company of Apollo Micro Systems Limited, has commissioned the Bolkunda Silo Unit, a new bulk explosives silo plant.
• Capacity is 9,000 MT, spread over 8.4 acres of land near Asansol, West Bengal.
• The facility was inaugurated on 22-10-2026 by Sri Baddam Karunakar Reddy, Founder and Managing Director, in the presence of senior leadership of IDL. A tree plantation at the unit followed the inauguration.

What a silo unit does

• Silos are installed close to mining sites and hold emulsion matrix, which becomes an explosive only at the point of use.
• The company states that each new silo unit adds revenue-generating delivery capacity, deepens integration with the customer's mining operations and improves safety.
• Site-mixed bulk explosives are produced and delivered at the mine head, which reduces the transport of finished explosives across the supply chain.

Who it serves

• The unit is located in the Eastern Coal Belt and the Central Coal Belt.
• It will serve the mining operations of Eastern Coalfields Limited, Central Coalfields Limited and other customers in the region.
• The company says the plant strengthens its capacity to service long-term bulk explosives orders secured from Coal India subsidiaries earlier this year.

Where it fits in the group

• IDL Explosives is described as the Apollo Group's energetics platform, with manufacturing plants and a nationwide network of bulk explosives silos serving large mining customers.
• Apollo Micro Systems, the listed entity, is a Hyderabad-headquartered developer and manufacturer of defence electronics and electro-mechanical solutions.
• The company presents the new unit as a step in the group's energetics growth plan.

How to read this

• The update is an update on operational capacity: what was built, where, how large, and which customers it is meant to serve.
• It sets out the plant's capacity and customer proximity, which the company links to its ability to service mining-sector orders.
• The tone of the disclosure is positive on the group's bulk explosives network and its reach into the coalfields.

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