• Ammunition company from 1965-1974 • Produced 50 million shotgun shells with 75 employees • 1975-1987; had 40 tractor trailer units hauling explosives all over the United States • Traveled 30 million miles hauling explosives • Stored as much as 4 million pounds of TNT at
one time
• Helped in receiving, offloading and distribution
of 1.2 million pounds of boat load explosives from Europe
• Received 3 million pounds of nitro cellulose from Europe and stored and distributed throughout the United States
Don G. Jerry purchased company from CIL Chemicals, Inc. in 1983. X-Plo began as an explosive sales and distribution company. Mr. Jerry retired in 1999 after selling the company to his daughters, Rhonda and Carrie.
