Australia's Orica hits 9-month low on outage at ammonia plants

ORICA

24/03/2026 02:59

** Orica ORI.AX shares fall 0.5% to A$18.83, their lowest since June 20, 2025

** Stock set to book four straight sessions of losses, falling around 5% over the streak

** Explosives maker discloses outage at a supplier's ammonia plant in Western Australia

** Says managing impact by working to secure alternative supply

** Adds, another unplanned outage at New South Wales ammonia plant, which is expected to be resolved shortly

** Material financial impact from these interruptions is not expected - Orica

** Stock down 22.1% YTD, including day's moves

(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)

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