RIO Ammunition is proud to be a returning sponsor of the Amateur Trapshooting Association’s (ATA) annual Grand American championship for 2020. The championship brings together topnotch trap shooters from all over the world for 10 days to compete for the coveted GAH Champion title.

Noted as one of the largest shooting events in the world, the ATA Grand American will be held August 5-15, 2020 at the Missouri Trapshooters Association located in Linn Creek, Missouri.

Founded in 1900, the ATA is now the largest clay target shooting organization in the world. Over 6,000 tournaments are held every year for a combined 600 million targets shot. Note to editors

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RIO Ammunition develops, manufactures and sells shotshells for hunting and sports shooting. Established in 1896, it is a powder and non-metallic ammunition expert. RIO’s American headquarters are in Dallas (Texas), where it also has a distribution center.

RIO is vertically integrated having maximum control over every component used on its cartridges which ensures the highest quality for all its products. Its parent company, MAXAM, under its sports cartridges business unit, sells around 600 million cartridges in more than 100 countries every year.

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MAXAM is a global technology leader specializing in the design, development, manufacture and application of energetic materials. It structures its activity into four business units: blasting solutions for mining, quarries and civil works; cartridges and gun powders for use in hunting and recreational shooting; products and systems for the defense and security sector; and key raw materials for the nitro chemical industry.

Founded by Alfred Nobel in 1872, MAXAM currently has more than 6,500 employees across five continents, with 80 industrial facilities, subsidiaries in over 50 countries, and sales in over 100. For its fiscal year F19, ended in March 31st, 2019, MAXAM generated revenue of over €1.1 billion.

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