ASX Announcements
Company Secretary Appointment/Resignation
Company Secretary Appointment/Resignation
- Jan 31, 2025
- 1 page
Notification of cessation of securities - ORI
Appendix 3H (Notification of cessation of securities)
- Jan 15, 2025
- 4 pages
Notification regarding unquoted securities - ORI
Appendix 3G (Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities)
- Jan 15, 2025
- 5 pages
Notification of Results/Reporting Date, Notice of Meeting - Other, Dividend - Other, Company Administration - Other
- Jan 13, 2025
- 2 pages
This Month
Hydrogen backers push ahead as Qld flagship project crumbles
Chris Bowen described the Crisafulli government’s decision to drop funding for the state’s most advanced project as “surprising and disappointing”.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
December 2024
Orica chairman Malcolm Broomhead to step down
A veteran of some of Australia’s most powerful boardrooms has announced plans to step down from his last major corporate directorship.
- Peter Ker
November 2024
Employment jumps; Cbus CEO apologises; Trump’s shock pick
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
This ASX giant is primed for a Trump bump. Australia is already losing
In the last few years, Orica, an $8.6 billion company, has invested $2 billion in the US that should have been spent in Australia. Could that capital flight get worse?
- James Thomson
Orica profit jumps on demand for explosive technology
The chemicals and explosives maker boosted its margins by selling digital blasting technologies and premium products to miners.
- Mark Wembridge
October 2024
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
What really killed Origin’s big hydrogen dream
It’s becoming clear that optimism, ambition and government support are not enough to compensate for the risks facing hydrogen project developers like Origin Energy.
- James Thomson
July 2024
- Overall Winner
- Sustainability Leaders
Orica crowned Australia’s most sustainable company for Impact
The explosives manufacturer is recognised for completing the biggest emissions abatement project in the Australian chemicals sector as it takes out the 2024 Sustainability Leaders award.
- Sally Patten
June 2024
What do Nobel, Dulux and Australia’s first high-rise have in common?
From making bricks for the 1956 Olympics to paint, explosives and mining technology company Orica’s long history mirrors the Australian economy.
- Patrick Durkin
Russian mining membership dogs global coal lobby
Now known as FutureCoal, the organisation says it is “agnostic” after appointing a Russian director. Its members include Yancoal, Whitehaven and Incitec Pivot.
- Peter Ker
May 2024
Federal government backs gas imports to southern states
The extra gas will need to be delivered from the northern states from a retooled national gas network or LNG import terminals.
- Elouise Fowler
- Updated
- Manufacturing
Orica says lower input costs offsetting fall in revenues
The commercial explosives maker has reported a 10 per cent increase in earnings, beating analyst estimates.
- Updated
- Elouise Fowler
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
‘Why would I invest a single cent in Australia?’ asks Orica boss
The explosives giant’s CEO, Sanjeev Gandhi, is getting a little tired of hearing about the Albanese government’s much hyped Future Made in Australia policy.
- James Thomson
April 2024
Why Paradice is backing Seven Group’s bid for Boral
Mid-cap investor Jovana Gagic says Kerry Stokes’ conglomerate has a good track record in buying controlling stakes, and reveals why she’s bullish on Orica and Pro Medicus.
- Joanne Tran
March 2024
Manufacturing wipeout a risk without right carbon border tax: Orica
CEO Sanjeev Gandhi has warned the future of manufacturing is under threat without carbon border taxes, while the cement sector is already suffering.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Max Shanahan
- Opinion
- Software
Metcash and Seek: Lessons from two contrasting IT projects
The learnings should be of interest to the broader economy, because badly handled IT projects – and there are too many to name – are a heavy drag on productivity.
- Tony Boyd
Gladstone industry hit by gas supply cuts after pipeline fire
Rio Tinto and Orica are two customers scrambling to deal with a significant reduction in gas supply to Gladstone.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
February 2024
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Serial deal maker or serial offender? Orica jumps on corporate M&A train
Merger activity is firing up and being led by companies buying for strategic purposes, rather than private equity. The Australian explosives company is back in on the action. Will it work?
- Anthony Macdonald
Orica doubles down on gold, eyes battery chemical companies
The company hopes the acquisition of US chemical company Cyanco will create an integrated sodium cyanide manufacturing and distribution network.
- Elouise Fowler
Orica raising $400m to acquire chemicals biz; Goldman Sachs on ticket
The explosives maker was preparing to launch a $400 million placement and share purchase plan on Wednesday morning to fund an M&A play.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
December 2023
Japan, Korea underpin aspiring hydrogen projects
Power utilities from Japan and South Korea are among the major backers of six ammonia and clean fuels projects that will duel it out for $2 billion of federal funds.
- Updated
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Brad Thompson