Canada’s push to develop nitrocellulose hinges on real industrial integration

Nitrocellulose sits at the top of modern ammunition supply chains. If Canada is serious about contributing to NATO and the European Union’s defence efforts, it must connect its resource economy to allied industrial demand.

Canada’s new Defence Industrial Strategy, which Prime Minister Mark Carney launched on Feb. 17, clearly identifies domestic nitrocellulose production as a priority, with a target of beginning production by 2029.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ROBERT DIMITRIEFF

March 26, 2026

Canada’s new Defence Industrial Strategy, launched by Prime Minister Mark Carney on Feb. 17, clearly identifies domestic nitrocellulose production as a priority, with a target of beginning production by 2029. At first ...

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