AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND

Imdex Acquires Australian Chemicals Firm
Drilling products and services company Imdex (Perth, Australia) says it has signed a heads of agreement to acquire all shares in specialty chemicals firm Wildcat Chemicals Australia (Brisbane) for A$1.8 million ($1.6...

Incitec Relaunches AN Project
Incitec Pivot (Melbourne) says it has given final approval to a A$935-million ($905 million) project to build an integrated ammonium nitrate (AN)...

3M Buys K&H Surface Technologies
3M says it has acquired K&H Surface Technologies (Melbourne), a manufacturer of repair products for the professional...

Alcoa’s Alumina Supply is Curtailed
Alcoa of Australia says it has declared force majeure on...

Yara Forms Ammonium Nitrate JV in Australia
Yara International and Burrup Holdings (BHPL; Perth, Australia) say they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a 350,000-m.t./year technical ammonium nitrate (TAN) plant in Australia under a proposed 50-50 joint venture, Burrup Nitrates...

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