Orica Ltd
ICA
Company Profile
Business description
Orica is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of explosives and chemicals, primarily to the mining industry. It has operations in around 50 countries across six continents. Blasting solutions to the mining industry is the chief earnings engine. Orica has an approximate 28% share of the global commercial explosives market. It provided resins, steel bolts, and other products for underground mining and tunneling though this business is now sold. It also supplies chemicals such as sodium cyanide to the mining industry.
Contact
1 Nicholson Street
Level 3
East Melbourne
MelbourneVIC3002
AUST: +61 396657111
Sector
Basic Materials
Stock type
Cyclical
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Fiscal Year End
30 September 2026
Employees
12,500
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