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Orica and PhosAgro sign 10-year mining services supply contract
Orica (Melbourne) says it has signed a 10-year contract with Apatit (Kirovsk, Russia), a subsidiary of fertilizer company PhosAgro (Moscow), to supply explosives and blasting services to Apatit’s mining facilities at Kirovsk situated in the Murmansk...

Air Liquide acquires home health-care firm in Australia
Air Liquide says it has acquired a 73.3% stake in Healthy Sleep Solutions (Sydney), a leading player in the field of diagnosis and treatment for patients with sleep disorders, notably sleep apnea. Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. Healthy...

Brenntag acquires AdBlue distributor in Australia
Brenntag says it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the distribution business of Blue Sky Environment (Brisbane, Australia). Blue Sky is a distributor of AdBlue with a national storage and dispensing network across Australia. AdBlue is a non-toxic and...

Orica reports rise in profits and sales
Orica (Melbourne) reports a 5.3% rise in net profits for the fiscal first half, ended 31 March, compared with the year-ago period, to A$266.8 million ($271.8 million). First-half sales increased 1.2%, to A$3.33 billion. The half-year result reflects the early...

Australia's Potash Minerals awarded exploration permit for Utah project
Potash Minerals (West Perth, Australia) has been awarded a potash exploration permit for its K2O Utah Hatch Point exploration project by the US Bureau of Land Management (Washington), Potash Minerals announced today. It is the first exploration permit awarded...

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