The Chemical Weapons Convention mandated the demolition of all chemical weapons production facilities designed, constructed or used after January 1, 1946. The Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel Project (NSCMP) demolished former chemical weapons production facilities at Pine Bluff Arsenal, AR and Newport Chemical Depot, IN.

Other production facilities demolished included the Pilot Plant Complex located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, where demolition of the last former production facility was completed on December 28, 2006, four months ahead of the treaty schedule requirement.

For a timeline of events please see Former Production Facilities Demolition Fact Sheet.

Pine Bluff Arsenal

Former production facilities located at Pine Bluff Arsenal, AR, included the BZ Munitions Production Facility and Integrated Binary Production Facilities. Destroyed in 1999, the BZ Munitions Production Facility filled munitions with the hallucinogenic chemical agent BZ. The Integrated Binary Production Facility produced binary precursor chemicals and munitions. Demolition of the Integrated Binary Production Facilities began in October 2003 and was completed in December 2006.

Newport Chemical Depot

The former chemical weapons production facility at Newport Chemical Depot, IN, produced approximately 4,400 tons of VX during operations from 1961-1968. A three-phase demolition project began in 1998 and was completed in July 2006.

Pilot Plant Complex

Completed in 1942, the Pilot Plant Complex, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, originally produced chemically coated uniforms to protect soldiers from mustard agent. Production of chemical warfare materiel and chemical agents such as G-series nerve agents and incapacitating agents began in the mid-1940s. Research and development activities on chemical agents and binary chemical weapons occurred until plant closure in 1986. The complex consisted of a main structure and eight support buildings. Six of the support buildings were demolished in 1998 with destruction completed in February 2000.