Pretoria Metal Pressings
{{Expand lead|date=June 2024}}{{Short description|Arms producer in South Africa}}
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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.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-02|title=Denel PMP also in dire straits|url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/denel-pmp-also-in-dire-straits/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=defenceWeb|language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web|title=Pretoria Metal Pressings, Division of Denel (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa)|url=https://afte.org/laravel.php/gallery/index/173|access-date=2021-08-28|website=afte.org}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Pretoria Metal Pressing
| industry = Defence
| founded = 1931
| hq_location = Pretoria West, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
| hq_location_country = South Africa
| website = http://www.pmp.co.za/
}}
History
Founded since 1931, the company has been producing with code: PMP. it also produced for the South African Mint (ammunition code: SAM).{{Cite web|date=2017-09-06|title=Ammunition Headstamp Code: SAM|url=http://www.igman.com/ammunition/codes/S/SAM-South_Africa.html|access-date=2021-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906095103/http://www.igman.com/ammunition/codes/S/SAM-South_Africa.html|archive-date=2017-09-06}}
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.{{Cite web|date=2011-11-28|title=South African History of Coins|url=http://www.samint.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=66|access-date=2021-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128142836/http://www.samint.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=66|archive-date=2011-11-28}}
As of 2019, they were the only supplier of ammunitions to the South African Police Service.{{Cite web|title=Police's ammunition crisis finally resolved|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/polices-ammunition-crisis-finally-resolved-35734559|access-date=2021-08-28|website=www.iol.co.za|language=en}}
Production
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.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-10|title=Denel PMP assets up for sale|url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/featured/denel-pmp-assets-up-for-sale/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=defenceWeb|language=en-ZA}}{{Cite book|url=http://ipisresearch.be/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/20070319_Recent_arms_deliveries_from_the_succesor_states_of_the_former_Yugoslavia.pdf|title=Recent arms deliveries from the successor States of the former Yugoslavia|publisher=International Peace Information Service}}
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{{Cite web|title=Pretoria Metal Pressings (PMP), Division of Denel (Pty) Ltd. (South Africa)|url=https://afte.org/laravel.php/gallery/index/17176|access-date=2021-08-28|website=afte.org}} and the Neopup Personal Assault Weapon.{{Cite web|date=2015-10-14|title=PMP receives first contract for Neopup personal area weapon|url=https://www.defenceweb.co.za/land/land-land/pmp-receives-first-contract-for-neopup-personal-area-weapon/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=defenceWeb|language=en-ZA}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Sniper rifle NTW-20 (South Africa) Small arms Arsenal|url=https://topgun.rin.ru/cgi-bin/units.pl?field=92&unit=2201&mode=1&lng=eng|access-date=2021-08-28|website=topgun.rin.ru}}