Contact:
Xiaohua Fu
Phone:
86 10 8526 1063
Fax:
86 10 8526 1062
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Orica Australia Pty. Ltd. Beijing Rep. Office
Room 501, Tower 2, CITIC Building, No. 19 Jianguom
Chaoyang
Beijing, 100004
PRC
| Orica is one of the leading publicly-owned companies. We are also one of the few truly global Australian-based companies, with operations in around 50 countries and customers in twice that many. We have evolved from a supplier of explosives to the Victorian gold fields in 19th Century Australia into a multi-billion dollar company that is currently ranked as one of the top 40 companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange based on market capitalisation. Orica's proud traditions of leadership, innovation, quality and safety are shared by our 14,000 people located in around 50 countries across six continents. Orica turns science into the solutions that satisfy basic human needs. Our products, brands and services can be trusted for their reliability, range and quality. Each of our businesses - Orica Mining Services, Orica Consumer Products, Chemnet and Chemical Services - is the leader in its chosen market and enjoys a world class reputation. At Orica, we care about people and the environment. We acknowledge our environmental, social and community obligations. Meeting those obligations is important to us, our customers and the community, and contributes to our aim to conduct our business in a sustainable manner. Orica is the global market leader in our largest business, Orica Mining Services and the Australian market leader in our Orica Consumer Products, Chemnet and Chemical Services businesses. Effective 1 January 2007, Orica completed the acquisition of Minova, a global market leader in mining strata control chemicals, further enhancing our position as a truly international company. Orica Mining Services offers commercial explosives, initiating systems and Blast-Based Services to the mining, quarrying and construction industries. The business is run globally with a presence in Australia, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union, Africa, the Middle East, North America and Latin America. The recently-completed acquisition of parts of Dyno Nobel's commercial explosives business is highly complementary to Orica's Mining Services operations and provides significant opportunities for synergy and growth. Orica Consumer Products is Australia and New Zealand's leader in decorative, preparation, and lawn and garden care products. The business manufactures and markets icon brands including Dulux, Berger, British Paints, Levene, Walpamur, Cabot's, Feast Watson, Intergrain, Acratex, Selleys, Rota Cota, Poly, Turtle Wax, Yates, Thrive, Zero and Dynamic Lifter in Australia and New Zealand. An extensive range of powder coatings is manufactured and marketed in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region. Chemnet is Australasia's leading trading and distribution solutions business, servicing more than 40 key industries. The business is based in Australia and operates in New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Fiji, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Peru and Chile. Using its product sourcing expertise and extensive supply chain network, Chemnet sources more than 10,000 products from around 400 suppliers and markets to more than 15,000 customers. Chemical Services is a major supplier of chemicals, services and technology to the water treatment, mining chemical and industrial chemical markets. The business is based in Australia and has operations in the United States and the United Kingdom. Chemical Services operates three separate business units: Watercare, Mining Chemicals and Industrial Chemicals. Minova is a global leader in providing specialist chemical products for underground mining and civil engineering activities. These products include resin capsules, powders and injection chemicals for use in strata support, ground consolidation and ventilation systems. Minova operates in all of the world's major mining regions with the exception of South America with sales into 50 countries and manufacturing facilities in 11 countries. It is anticipated that Minova will continue to operate as a stand alone business until approximately 2008. Orica's business activities are guided by our three pillars:
The four Deliver the Promise principles supporting our performance-based culture and against which our performance is measured. These principles, Safety, Health and the Environment, Commercial Ownership, Creative Customer Solutions and Working Together, are all supported by appropriate systems and processes. Our culture empowers and motivates our people to achieve long-term, sustainable results. Orica's commitment to Safety, Health and the Environment (SH&E) is well recognised and our underlying progress in improving our SH&E performance is good in many areas. Our ultimate goal is to eliminate all work-related injuries, illnesses, motor vehicle incidents, environmental incidents, waste complaints and other adverse SH&E incidents Our progress towards this goal is measured annually against challenging five-year improvement milestones known as our Challenge program. By striving to meet these safety, health and environment objectives we move closer to making Orica a safer and better place to work and one that minimises impact on the environment and the community. Orica is progressively cleaning up legacy issues that have resulted from past manufacturing practices. In recent years remediation work has been completed at a number of sites and the Botany Groundwater Treatment Plant is now being successfully commissioned. Addressing legacy issues is challenging and takes time, however we are committed to cooperating with regulatory authorities and the community to achieve the required results. At Orica, we believe that responsible corporate practices will not only benefit society, but will also enhance our financial performance. |
