Orica
| Orica
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| legal form | Corporation |
| ISIN | AU000000ORI1 |
| Seat |
Melbourne , Australia
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| management | Alberto Calderon ( CEO ) |
| Number of employees | 14,000 |
| sales | 6.796 billion AUD (4.191 billion €) |
| Branch | Chemistry, explosives |
| Website | www.orica.com |
| Status: 2014 | |
Orica is an Australian company headquartered in Melbourne . The company is listed in the S & P / ASX 50 share index.
Orica is the world's largest supplier of explosives . Other chemicals such as sodium cyanide are also produced. In German-speaking countries, Orica has subsidiaries in Feistritz an der Drau , Troisdorf , Essen ( Minova ) and Birmensdorf . However, some areas have already been transferred to the Swiss Société Suisse des Explosifs .
history
The company was founded in 1874 under the company name Jones, Scott and Co. as a supplier of explosives during the Australian gold rush in Victoria . The company was later bought by Akzo Nobel . Nobel merged with other British chemical companies to form Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). The Australian division was renamed Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand (ICIANZ) in 1928 , which became ICI Australia in 1971 . In July 1997, Imperial Chemical Industries sold its Australian operations, resulting in Orica .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Board, Executive & Committees
- ↑ a b Annual Report 2014 .
- ^ Orica History. In: www.orica.com. Retrieved December 29, 2016 .