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Pretoria Metal Pressings

Arms producer in South Africa

Denel Pretoria Metal Pressings, shortened as Denel PMP or just PMP, is an arms producer in South Africa. It is a division of the Denel Group. PMP is a manufacturer of calibre ammunition, brass products, detonics, power cartridges and mining drill-bits.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1931Founded1
  • Industryweapons industry1
  • Websitewww.pmp.co.za
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

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Denel Pretoria Metal Pressings, shortened as Denel PMP or just PMP, is an arms producer in South Africa. It is a division of the Denel Group. PMP is a manufacturer of calibre ammunition, brass products, detonics, power cartridges and mining drill-bits. Based in Pretoria West, Denel PMP employed about 1000 people in 2018.2

Corporate structure

Pretoria Metal Pressings is part of a group headed by Denel. 6 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded since 1931, the company has been producing with code: PMP. it also produced for the South African Mint (ammunition code: SAM).

Through its history, PMP has produced ammunition with different ammunition codes including: SAM, A, RSA, PMP and various number abbreviations. The company's history is linked to the South African mint, which produced ammunition from 1937 to 1964.

As of 2019, they were the only supplier of ammunitions to the South African Police Service.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pretoria Metal Pressings, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Products and brands

PMP's main products include civil and military ammunition in calibers from 5.56 mm to 12.7 mm and 20 mm to 35 mm.

Another business area is the production of brass. Every year over 25,000 t are produced for the production of cartridge cases within South Africa and for export.

PMP makes large-caliber sniper rifle NTW-20 and the Neopup Personal Assault Weapon.

Other products are explosives for use in fire extinguishing systems and for emergency opening of aircraft cockpits. In addition, explosives for mining and primers are produced.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pretoria Metal Pressings, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1931Founded Founded1

Sources

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