GOEX listed as SOLD on Hodgdon website.

This news appeared first on the muzzleloading forum January 6, 2022. Forum users discuss the apparent updates tothe Hodgdon website listing the GOEX brand and facility as sold in 2021.

The website states:

In January 2009 Hodgdon acquired an American icon GOEX Powder, Inc. GOEX has a rich history dating back to 1802 where E.I. Du Pont de Nemours broke ground on his original black powder plant along the Brandywine River in Delaware. Goex Powder, Inc. manufactures black powder used for sporting applications such as civil war re-enactments and flintlock firearms, and is a vital component for industrial and military applications. Located in Minden, Louisiana, GOEX Powder, Inc. is the only U.S. manufacturer of black powder. Hodgdon then sold the GOEX plant and brand in 2021.

Emphasis added by I Love Muzzleloading

We don’t have any verification of who the buyer is, or IF they want to produce sporting Blackpowder but we can keeping our fingers crossed. It is a step forward to see some notification that the brand and facility are sold, not shut down.