Drone Strike Halts Operations at Metafrax Chemicals Plant Supplying Substances for Explosives

On September 11, 2026, Ukrainian drones attacked JSC Metafrax Chemicals in Perm Krai, Russia.

Satellite imagery published on the Absolutely Reliable Source Telegram channel supports this.

The attack caused damage to facilities producing formalin, pentaerythritol, urea, and hexamethylenetetramine.

The plant’s nitrogen-oxygen station and main step-down substation were also struck.

It is claimed that damage to the energy infrastructure and production facilities resulted in a complete shutdown of Metafrax Chemicals.

The company is a major chemical producer specializing in the production of methanol and organic synthesis products.

The plant manufactures industrial alcohols, aldehydes, synthetic resins, and other basic chemical feedstocks used in the construction, automotive, pharmaceutical, and defense industries.

The plant also plays an important role in supplying dual-use chemical feedstocks to Russia’s explosives industry.

In particular, Metafrax produces hexamine (hexamethylenetetramine), a feedstock for synthesizing RDX, one of the main high-energy explosives used in munitions production.

According to various estimates, Metafrax accounts for between 70% and 100% of Russia’s hexamethylenetetramine production.

Another key product is pentaerythritol, used to produce pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), a powerful explosive needed, in particular, for manufacturing detonators, primers, and detonating cords.

Because of this role, Ukrainian long-range strikes have previously targeted the plant. Attacks on Metafrax Chemicals took place, in particular, in September 2025 and February 2026.

The company is subject to sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom and Ukraine.

Militarnyi previously reported that the September 12 strike on the Tolyattikauchuk plant led to the shutdown of process units serving Russia’s military industry.