Private company
Poudreries Réunies de Belgique
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Belgium's former, large manufacturer of munitions
Poudreries Réunies de Belgique SA (or PRB) was one of Belgium's oldest and largest manufacturers of munitions, once the second-largest Belgian armaments manufacturer. The company indirectly started in 1778 in Wetteren as a gunpowder factory.2 It ceased to exist in 1990.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Poudreries Réunies de Belgique SA (or PRB) was one of Belgium's oldest and largest manufacturers of munitions, once the second-largest Belgian armaments manufacturer. The company indirectly started in 1778 in Wetteren as a gunpowder factory.2
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- WikipediaPoudreries Réunies de Belgique
- WikidataQ7235472
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