Imperial Chemical Industries Australia and New Zealand

Imperial Chemical Industries Australia and New Zealand Limited (ICIANZ) was the Australasian subsidiary of the British chemical conglomerate Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). Established in 1928, it grew into one of Australia's largest manufacturing companies, producing fertilisers, explosives, plastics, paints, and industrial chemicals.

ICIANZ absorbed several pre-existing Australian enterprises, including Cuming, Smith & Co. and Commonwealth Fertilisers and Chemicals, and consolidated them under ICI ownership. At its peak, it employed tens of thousands and supplied products essential to agriculture, mining, construction, and manufacturing across Australia and New Zealand.

In 1971 the company changed its name from Imperial Chemical Industries of Australia and New Zealand to ICI Australia. Following ICI plc’s divestment of its majority shareholding in 1997, ICI Australia adopted the name Orica on 2 February 1998. Provided by Wikipedia