[1][2] The drink gained notoriety after taking its name from Semtex, a well-known plastic explosive, which is also of Czechoslovak origin.

[3] Semtex was introduced in 1995 by the Pinelli company, which had been formed in 1993 in the town of Čáslav,[4] and which also produced juices and fruit drinks.

Over the following decade, Red Bull became the market leader in both the Czech Republic and neighbour Slovakia, with Semtex the second strongest seller, providing Pinelli with most of its sales.

[6] The drink is named after Semtex – a popular plastic explosive also invented and produced in the Czech Republic by Explosia a.s., a subsidiary of Synthesia.

[7] In 2002, the two companies decided to settle financially and Pinelli were issued with a licence to use the Semtex name on their drinks products.