Chemicals and explosives manufacturer Orica is to acquire 100 per cent of the common stock of Cyanco Intermediate 4 Corp. (Cyanco) (the Acquisition) from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (Cerberus) for US$640 million. The acquisition of Cyanco, a US-based leader in the manufacture and distribution of sodium cyanide primarily serving the gold mining…
Orica the latest to create value from unused land Chemical and explosives business Orica has sold 66 hectares of unused industrial land at Deer Park in Melbourne to UniSuper for $260 million. The sale, stage 1 of a land sale process, netted a net profit after tax of $173 million for the Melbourne company. The…
Explosives and blasting technology group Orica has reported strong earnings across all business segments for FY2023. Statutory Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) was reported as $295.7 million, compared to $60.1 million in the previous year but including $73.3 million of significant items expense after tax. Underlying EBIT from continuing operations was $698.1 million, up 24…
