BNET Industries

Orica Ltd.

ORI is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$2.5B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$5.7B
  • Public
  • AU
Dow Jones Description

Today, Orica is one of the leading publicly-owned companies, ranked among the top 40 companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. We have come a long way and have undergone several transformations since we started operating more than 130 years ago as a supplier of explosives to the Victorian gold fields in Australia. The original company, Jones, Scott and Co, was bought by Nobel which went on to merge with Brunner Mond and Co, United Alkali Company and British Dyestuffs Corporation to form Imperial Chemical Industries Plc (ICI Plc). In 1928, Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand (ICIANZ) was incorporated to acquire and coordinate all the Australasian interests of ICI Plc. In 1971, the company became ICI Australia. In July 1997, ICI Australia became an independent Australasian company after its parent company, ICI Plc, divested its 62.4 per cent shareholding in the company. As a result of the selldown ICI Australia was required to change its name and on 2 February 1998 we became known as Orica. The name Orica was selected following extensive research, workshopping and feedback from stakeholders that included employees, customers and shareholders. The aim was to find a short, sharp and memorable name that gave an impression of the business. Feedback indicated that the name Orica evoked words such as the future, knowledge, expertise and technology, all of which were considered positive attributes. ...

Number of Employees 15,270
Contact Information

One Nicholson St

Melbourne 3000

www.orica.com

(61) 3 9665 7111

NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing: 325998

Recent Events

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    11/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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  • The new gatekeepers: outsourcing tenders, outstanding power.

    - 2003-02-05

    Feb 05, 2003 (Investor Weekly - ABIX via COMTEX) Chant West is regarded as the main player in the Australian third-party tender consultants sector. The sector has developed in response to the increasing number of Australian companies that have outsourced their corporate superannuation funds...

    Tags: BHP Billiton, Coles Myer, Orica Ltd.

  • Merry Christmas - and here's $1000.

    - 2002-12-17

    Dec 17, 2002 (Herald Sun - ABIX via COMTEX) Orica has presented 1,000 of its Victorian staff with $A1,000 Christmas bonuses. Around 8,000 Orica employees worldwide received the bonus. According to Stewart Murrihy, the bonus was in recognition of the work staff put in...

    Tags: BHP Billiton, Orica Ltd.

  • Dirty deeds.

    - 2002-11-18

    Nov 17, 2002 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's socially responsible investment SRI industry may not be all that responsible. A study undertaken by the Total Environment Centre TEC aimed to unmask funds that are hiding less-ethical investments in their portfolios. TEC points...

    Tags: BHP Billiton, Orica Ltd., Rio Tinto

  • Shades of green.

    - 2002-11-06

    Nov 05, 2002 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Australia's ethical fund managers have come under the spotlight. A new study by the Total Environment Centre TEC has found that some "socially responsible investment" SRI managers have been investing funds in non-ethical...

    Tags: BHP Billiton, Orica Ltd., Rio Tinto

  • Advisory group to review CLERP9.

    - 2002-09-24

    Sep 24, 2002 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) The Business Regulation Advisory Group will revived to test new Australian reforms to corporate law. It will look at measures such as audit practice, disclosure and analysts' independence covered by the proposed legislation....

    Tags: BHP Billiton, Orica Ltd.

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Philippe Etienne CEO
Jonathan Nightingale Chief Strategy Officer
Noel Meehan Cfo & Executive Director, Finance
Hiroshi Andoh Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Andrew Larke General Manager
Greg Witcombe General Manager, People & Community
Patricia McEwan General Manager, HR & Communications
Patrick Houlihan General Manager, Consumer Products
Anita Stevenson Manager, IR
John Beevers General Manager, Orica Mining Services
John Fetter Manager, Corp Affairs
Shaun O'Sullivan General Manager, Business Development
Terry Moore Manager, Indonesia
Tony Keepa Manager, Sales
Vincent Brereton Marketing Manager
Christopher Hunter
Craig Elkington
Frank Micallef Orica Corporate Treasurer
Michael Reich
Orica Chemnet
Catherine M. Walter Director
Garry Hounsell Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Donald P. Mercer Chairman
Graeme R. Liebelt Board of Directors
James Hall Board of Directors
Michael Beckett Board of Directors
Michael Tilley Board of Directors
Nora Scheinkestel Board of Directors
Peter J. Duncan Board of Directors
Peter Kirby Board of Directors
Russell Caplan Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Orica Limited CEO Current
Orica Limited Managing Director Former

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Orica Limited Chief Strategy Officer Current

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Orica Limited Cfo & Executive Director, Finance Current
Orica Limited Corporate Reporting Manager Current
Orica Limited Board of Directors Current

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Orica Limited Vice President, Sales and Marketing Current

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Orica Limited General Manager Current
Acquisitions Ltd. General Manager Former

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Orica Limited General Manager, People & Community Current
Orica Limited Research Chemist Former

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Orica Limited General Manager, HR & Communications Current

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Orica Limited General Manager, Consumer Products Current
Orica Limited Research Chemist Former

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Orica Limited Manager, IR Current

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Orica Limited General Manager, Orica Mining Services Current

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Orica Limited Manager, Corp Affairs Current

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Orica Limited General Manager, Business Development Current

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Orica Limited Manager, Indonesia Current

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Orica Limited Manager, Sales Current

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Orica Limited Marketing Manager Current

Array

Organization Position Status
Special Devices, Incorporated President and CEO Current
Laidlaw Corporation Market General Manager Former
University of Denver MBA Former
Queens University Bachelor of Science Degree In Mining Engineering Former

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Orica Limited Current

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Orica Limited Orica Corporate Treasurer Current

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Orica Limited Current

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Orica Limited Current

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Orica Limited Chairman Current
Orica Limited Board of Directors Current

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Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited Board of Directors Current
Melbourne Business School Director Current
Australian Synchrotron Board of Directors Current
Orica Limited Director Current

Garry Hounsell, 53, was appointed to the board in October 2004. He has a bachelor of business (accounting) and is a former senior partner with Ernst & Young and a former Australian country managing partner with Arthur Andersen. He has extensive experience across a range of areas relating to management and corporate finance and has worked with some of Australia's leading companies in consulting and audit roles, with a particular emphasis in the manufacturing sector. He is also a director of Qantas Airways Limited and Orica Limited.

Organization Position Status
Orica Limited Director Current
Nufarm Limited Board of Directors Current
Qantas Airways Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Ernst & Young Senior Partner Former
Nufarm Limited non-executive director Former
Qantas Airways Ltd. Director Former

Organization Position Status
Orica Limited Board of Directors Current
Orica Limited CEO & Managing Director Former

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Orica Limited Board of Directors Current
Alesco Director Current
Mayne Group Managing Director and Chief Board of Directors Current
Centro Properties Group Director Current
Connecteast Board of Directors Current
BHP Billiton Limited Vice President Former
Symbion Health Limited Executive Director Former
BHP Billiton Limited Executive Director Former
BHP Billiton Limited Controller Former
Symbion Health Limited Director Current

Mr. Beckett is Chairman of Endeavour Mining Capital Corp., and Chairman and/or director of a number of other public resource companies, including: Northam Platinum Limited, Sibelco Minerals & Chemicals Limited, and Orica Ltd. He is also the former Managing Director of Consolidated Goldfields plc.

Organization Position Status
Northern Orion Resources Inc. Lead Director , London, Uk Current
Endeavour Mining Capital Corp. Chairman Current
Medoro Resources Ltd Director Current
Orica Limited Board of Directors Current
Thomas Cook Group Plc Board of Directors Current
Clarkson PLC Managing Director Former
Minerals, Inc. Managing Director Former
Orica Limited non-executive director Former
London Clubs International Plc Chairman Former
WBB Minerals Chairman Former
Northern Orion Resources Inc. Board of Directors Former
London Clubs International Plc Board of Directors Former
BPB Plc Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Challenger Financial Services Group Limited Board of Directors Current
Orica Limited Board of Directors Current
Challenger Financial Services Group Limited Chief Executive Officer Former

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Orica Limited Board of Directors Current

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Orica Limited Board of Directors Current

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Macquarie Bank Limited Board of Directors Current
Beacon Foundation Director Current
Orica Limited Board of Directors Current
Colortone Audio-Visual Staging Chief Executive Officer Former
Colortone Audio-Visual Staging Managing Director Former
The Business Council Director Former

Organization Position Status
Orica Limited Board of Directors Current
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ORI $10.59 -0.14 (-1.3% )
Volume 938,948
Shares Outstanding 240.6M
Market Cap 2.5B
Year High 12.85
Year Low 7.24
Earnings Per Share -1.040
P/E Ratio N/A
Dividend 0.68
Yield 6.4212
IndustryTop Rated
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