Pyrkal (Greek: Πυρκάλ), founded in 1874, is one of the oldest defense industries in Greece and the country's primary producer of ammunition and explosives.

This merger resulted in the formation of a new company called "Etairia (Ellinikou) Pyritidopoieiou kai Kalykopoieiou," with the initials EEPK or EPK (ΕΠΚ) — the acronym later used for Pyrkal.

This empire spanned a wide range of industries, including mining (with several companies holding a dominant position in Greece), textiles, chemicals and fertilizers, beverages, glass manufacturing, engineering and construction, as well as services such as shipping and insurance.

In November 1937, Bodosakis traveled to Barcelona on a Soviet aircraft and signed a contract to supply ammunition to the Republic for £2.1 million, paid in hard currency in advance.

During the Axis occupation of Greece, the company's facilities were used by German forces, as a planned last-minute transfer or destruction of the equipment to prevent enemy use was never carried out.

The company initially began producing metal products and consumer goods but quickly regained its pre-war status, benefiting significantly from orders by the Hellenic Army, NATO and, ironically, West Germany.

EBO initially took over the production of the Heckler and Koch G3 rifle, which was adopted by the Greek Army, replacing the FN FAL that Pyrkal had already begun producing under license.

While a number of FN FALs had originally been purchased by the Greek military from Belgium, Pyrkal had produced about 30,000 units for export to other countries.