AEL is the principal producer of explosives and the preferred service provider to Africa's premier mining enterprises.

AEL Mining Services, a member of the JSE-listed AECI Group in South Africa, is a leading developer, producer and supplier of commercial explosives, initiating systems and blasting services for mining, quarrying and construction markets in Africa and Indonesia. AEL is also the largest supplier of explosives technology and initiating systems in Africa. With its head office at Modderfontein in Johannesburg, South Africa, AEL was established in 1896 and has become one of the world's leading suppliers of explosives and initiating systems. AEL Mining Services comprises 16 businesses complimented by production facilities and offices throughout Southern Africa, Africa, and select international regions in South East Asia, South America and Europe. AEL has 58 plants and 34 sites in more than 20 countries.

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AEL is the principal producer of explosives and the preferred service provider to Africa's premier mining enterprises.

AEL is the principal producer of explosives and the preferred service provider to Africa's premier mining enterprises.

AEL is the principal producer of explosives and the preferred service provider to Africa's premier mining enterprises.