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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000898080-00-000299
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000823
ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000825

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000034067
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [3390
]		IRS NUMBER:				840608431
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
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		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		8-K
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14775
			FILM NUMBER:		709851
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		551 ASPEN RIDGE DR
				CITY:			LAFAYETTE
				STATE:			CO
				ZIP:			80026
				BUSINESS PHONE:		3036655700
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				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		551 ASPEN RIDGE DR
					CITY:			LAFAYETTE
					STATE:			CO
					ZIP:			80026
</MAIL-ADDRESS>

					FORMER COMPANY:	
						FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EXPLOSIVE FABRICATORS INC
						DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<TEXT>

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                Washington, D.C.


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                 August 23, 2000
                ------------------------------------------------
                Date of report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                          DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORPORATION
               --------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

   DELAWARE                           08328                         84-0608431
(State or Ot                       (Commission                    (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction                       File Number)                   Identification
Incorporation)                                                        Number)

                551 Aspen Ridge Drive, Lafayette, Colorado 80026
              ----------------------------------------------------
              (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)


                                 (303) 665-5700
               --------------------------------------------------
               Registrant's telephone number, including area code

                                 Not Applicable
          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

<PAGE>

Item 5. OTHER EVENTS

     On August 24, 2000,  the  Registrant  issued a press release with regard to
the  resignation of Joseph Allwein from his position as Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Registrant,  effective August 23, 2000, attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1

Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (c)  Exhibits

EXHIBIT NO.            DESCRIPTION
- -----------            -----------

   99.1       Press release dated August 24, 2000

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                       DYNAMIC MATERIALS CORPORATION

                                       By:   /s/ Richard A. Santa
                                            ------------------------
                                       Name:  Richard A. Santa
                                       Title: Vice President - Finance and
                                              Chief Financial Officer

August 25, 2000

<PAGE>

                                Index to Exhibits

NUMBER                 DESCRIPTION
- ------                 -----------

 99.1       Press release dated August 24, 2000


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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


For Immediate Release

Contact:  Mark W. Jarman                      Richard A. Santa
          VP Corporate Development            Chief Financial Officer
          Dynamic Materials Corporation       Dynamic Materials Corporation
          303-604-3923                        303-604-3938


                DYNAMIC MATERIALS ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE RESIGNATION


(Lafayette,  CO -- August 24,  2000)  Dynamic  Materials  Corporation,  (Nasdaq:
BOOM),  'DMC',  today  announced  that Joseph P. Allwein has  resigned  from the
position of Vice  President and Chief  Operating  Officer  effective  August 23,
2000.


                                      # # #


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