Pyrotechnic Amalgamated was a mining company most notable for discovering the Pyro system in 2493 and the Hadrian system in 2510. Founded in 2409 by Tromo Nivelin, it started out specializing in scouting and prospecting remote areas for viable claims and taking control before the arrival of potential competitors. It began extracting resources from the Pyro system in 2493, shortly after receiving the green light from the United Nations of Earth (UNE). The profits from this venture allowed the company to quickly expand its operations in Pyro, constructing countless bases and space stations throughout the system. In 2516, the company suffered a heavy financial blow when it overbid on what turned out to be a worthless mining claim on Terra (Terra III) that was later revealed to have been based on faulty data. It faced another massive loss in 2539, when the discovery of the Hadrian-Gurzil jump point caused it to lose access to its claims in the Hadrian system. Valuable resources in the Pyro system became harder to find in the 2540s, and the company truly began to struggle. Although the development of improved shielding technology in the 2550s allowed Pyrotechnic Amalgamated to expand into previously unreachable areas, the company was eventually forced to declare bankruptcy in 2563, when increased outlaw attacks and the cost of maintaining their equipment completely eclipsed their bottom line.