Explosives giant Orica has bought a mining technology firm for $260 million to boost its ability to help miners dig deeper for metals needed in the clean energy shift.
Orica,one of Australia’s largest gas users,is calling on the winner of next week’s election for clearer direction on energy security and climate policy.
Australian IT worker Andrew Gosling faces seven years in jail after he killed a Singaporean father-of-four by throwing a wine bottle off an apartment block.
Businesses say supply chain problems that are causing widespread shortages and delays are unlikely to be resolved soon.
Australia’s biggest commercial explosives maker is projecting strong mining activity to persist into 2022 as the sector rebounds from a torrid year.
Jeremy Barrett was killed and nine others were injured when Shawn Chock last month drove his ute into a group of cyclists taking part in a community road race.
Workers at explosives giant Orica have been permitted to stop laying charges at mine sites if they are concerned about Indigenous heritage risks.
The nation’s biggest explosives maker is grappling with the fallout of China’s bans targeting the Australian mining sector.
Explosives giant Orica is set to offload the first tranche of its massive Deer Park site in Melbourne’s west into a tight market that is setting a premium on industrial land.
Orica chief executive Alberto Calderon will step down from the $5 billion explosives manufacturer which is feeling the heat from slower mining activity.
Malcolm Broomhead,one of Australia's top business figures,says calls for climate action will accelerate post-coronavirus but economic pressures may slow the pace of change.