BNET Industries
Market Cap:$2.6B
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
Peer Companies
NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing: 325998
Recent Events
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Australian Stock Market Trades Notably Higher; Bank Stocks Rally
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XIOM Expands its Exclusive Agreement with ORICA to all of Asia and Pacific Region
News & Analysis
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Profit to Rise in Fiscal 2010: Orica
AAP
- 2009-10-16
Orica Ltd chief executive Graeme Liebelt has reiterated forecasts that the company will increase its annual profit in fiscal 2010."We expect to have increased profits this year," Mr Liebelt said at an American Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Sydney.© 2009 AAP by AAP
Xiom Corp. Names Orica Powder & Industrial Coatings of Australia as Sole Pacific & Southeast Asian Distributor
- 2008-03-20
Announces 180-Day Period of Exclusive Review WEST BABYLON, N.Y. -- Xiom Corp. XMCP, developers and manufacturers of the first completely portable plastic polymer spray system, has announced that Orica Powder and Industrial Coatings, a business unit within the Orica group of companies, is to be Xiom's exclusive distributor in...
Introduces Xiom Corp to our Small Cap Radar.
- 2008-03-20
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- 2007-10-01
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New investments
- 2007-10-01
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Mexico mining-truck blast kills 34
- 2007-09-11
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Orica has a point to prove.
- 2007-07-11
Byline: Tracy Lee Jul 11, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian explosives company, Orica, has to prove its worth to investors. It failed in its bid to win German underground mining services provider, Dwyidag-Systems International. In early 2007, Orica...
Orica steps into billion euro auction.
- 2007-06-06
Byline: Tracy Lee Jun 06, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Orica has reportedly made an EUR900 million takeover offer for German mining services company, Dywidag-Systems International DSI. The Australian-listed explosives company confirmed its interest in DSI three weeks...
Bid reflects foresight in strategy.
- 2007-05-16
Byline: Tracy Lee May 16, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Orica has been chasing mining resources and neglecting its traditional divisions of chemicals and paints. However its 15 May 2007 bid for structural steel group DSI shows foresight...
Orica in $1.3bn German play.
- 2007-05-16
Byline: Tracy Lee May 16, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Orica and the Macquarie Bank have joined to make a $A1.3 billion bid for steel product manufacturer, Dywidag-Systems International DSI. The possible acquisition, with assistance from private equity firm...
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 |
| Frank Micallef | Orica Corporate Treasurer |
| 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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Chief Strategy Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Cfo & Executive Director, Finance | Current |
| Orica Limited | Corporate Reporting Manager | Current |
| Orica Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Vice President, Sales and Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | General Manager | Current |
| Acquisitions Ltd. | General Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | General Manager, People & Community | Current |
| Orica Limited | Research Chemist | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | General Manager, HR & Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | General Manager, Consumer Products | Current |
| Orica Limited | Research Chemist | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Manager, IR | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | General Manager, Orica Mining Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Manager, Corp Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | General Manager, Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Manager, Indonesia | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Manager, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Marketing Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Orica Corporate Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Chairman | Current |
| Orica Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Orica Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Volume | 1,515,593 |
| Shares Outstanding | 240.5M |
| Market Cap | 2.6B |
| Year High | 12.85 |
| Year Low | 7.18 |
| Earnings Per Share | -1.040 |
| P/E Ratio | N/A |
| Dividend | 0.68 |
| Yield | 6.2847 |
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