Editing Cordite (section)

=== Overseas supplies ===
Additional sources of propellant were also sought from the British Commonwealth in both World War I and World War II. [[Canada]], South Africa, and Australia had ICI-owned factories that, in particular, supplied large quantities of cordite.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}

==== World War I ====
[[File:Bird’s-eye view of a portion of Canadian Explosives Ltd., Nobel, Ontario - Vue à vol d’oiseau d’une partie de l’entreprise Canadian Explosives Ltd., Nobel (Ontario) (39057463364).jpg|thumb|right|Bird's-eye view of a portion of Canadian Explosives Ltd., Nobel, Ontario]]
[[Canadian Industries Limited|Canadian Explosives Limited]] was formed in 1910 to produce [[rifle]] cordite, at its [[Beloeil, Quebec|Beloeil]] factory, for the [[Quebec]] [[Arsenal]]. By November 1915 production had been expanded to produce 350,000&nbsp;lb (159,000&nbsp;kg) of cordite per month for the [[Imperial Munitions Board]].<ref name="carnegie">Carnegie (1925).</ref>

The Imperial Munitions Board set up a number of additional explosives factories in [[Canada]]. It built ''The British Cordite Ltd'' factory at [[Nobel, Ontario]], in 1916/1917, to produce cordite. Production started in mid-1917.<ref name = carnegie/>

Canadian Explosives Limited built an additional cordite factory at Nobel, Ontario. Work started in February 1918 and was finished on 24 August 1918. It was designed to produce 1,500,000&nbsp;lb (681,000&nbsp;kg) of cordite per month.<ref name = carnegie/>

Factories, specifically "heavy industry" (Long, and Marland 2009) were important for the provision of munitions. Cordite factories typically employed women (Cook 2006) who put their lives at risk as they packed the shells.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}