Founded in 1894 SOCIETE SUISSE DES EXPLOSIFS (SSE) was originally established out of the need for explosives to tunnel the Simplon, the strategically important railway link between Switzerland and Italy. Today Group Soci閠镾uisse des Explosifs is not only at the forefront in the production of civil explosives but is also recognised as a reliable partner of the chemical community.Its subsidiary VALSYNTHESE dedicates the broad expertise in the field of hazardous reactions to the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates.The group supplies and services its customers globally in more than forty countries.