Cordtex

{{Short description|Type of detonating cord}}

Cordtex is a type of detonating cord generally used in mining. "Cordtex" and "Primacord" are two of many trademarks which have slipped into use as a generic term for detonating cord.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-21 |title=Reds go green: How looted solar panels are now powering Maoists in dense Bastar forests |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/robbed-solar-panels-now-powering-maoists/articleshow/108658528.cms |access-date=2024-05-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

It uses an explosive core of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) inside its plastic coating. It is commonly the thickness of electrical extension cord and has a detonation velocity of approximately 6000–7000 metres per second. It is used to "daisychain" a sequence of explosives together.{{Cite news |date=2014-10-12 |title=Anti-Naxal operations: Local detonating wire bleeding security forces |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Anti-Naxal-operations-Local-detonating-wire-bleeding-security-forces/article11067465.ece |access-date=2024-05-06 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}

It can also be used in short lengths in simple boobytraps and early warning devices.