Poongsan Corporation
Precision Made Cartridges
1968
Angang, South Korea
Houston, Texas
- early 1990s presence inside the US
- Most of what they make goes to the military in Korea
Houston, Texas
(281) 407-5655
pmcammo.com
About PMC
PMC, short for Precision Made Cartridges, is the ammunition brand of Poongsan Corporation, a South Korean metals and defense manufacturer founded on October 22, 1968, by Ryu Chan-woo as Poongsan Metal Industry Co. Poongsan began with copper alloy production, became the first private company in South Korea to enter the defense industry in 1970, and completed the Angang ammunition plant in Gyeongju in 1973, the country’s first defense industry facility. By the late 1970s it was supplying small, medium and large-caliber rounds to the Korean military, and it remains a major maker of artillery shells, propellants and copper products, including coin blanks exported worldwide.
PMC Ammunition was established in 1982, after Poongsan acquired an armory in Busan, to produce military and sporting cartridges. The company makes cartridges ranging from small arms ammunition to large howitzer rounds. In the United States, PMC is a familiar name for affordable brass-cased range and training ammunition in common pistol and rifle calibers, marketed through PMC Ammunition Inc. in Texas. Its civilian ammunition comes from the same company that supplies the South Korean armed forces.
Key Facts
- October 22, 1968: Poongsan Metal Industry Co. founded by Ryu Chan-woo
- 1970: Poongsan becomes the first private South Korean company in the defense industry
- 1973: Angang ammunition plant completed in Gyeongju
- 1982: Poongsan acquires an armory in Busan and establishes PMC Ammunition
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