Dyno Nobel

Dyno Nobel
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryExplosives (Coal, Quarry & Construction, Metals & Coal Mining) & Chemicals (Agriculture & Industrial)[1]
FoundedSweden 1865 [2]
HeadquartersBrisbane, Australia & Cottonwood Heights, Utah, USA
Key people
  • Jeanne Johns, Managing Director & CEO, Incitec Pivot Limited
  • Greg Hayne, President, Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific
  • Braden Lusk, President, Dyno Nobel Americas


ProductsIndustrial / Commercial Explosives, Agriculture and Industrial Chemicals[1]
RevenueDNAP A$626.4 million (2012)[3] DNA US$1,203.3 million (2012)[3]
Number of employees
~3,000 (2013)[2][4]
ParentIncitec Pivot Limited (IPL)
SubsidiariesNitromak dnx Kimya Sanayii, dnx Drilling, Tradestar, DynoNobel Transportation
Websitewww.dynonobel.com
www.incitecpivot.com.au

Dyno Nobel is a manufacturer of explosives. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Incitec Pivot Limited operating in Australia, Canada, the United States, Africa, Indonesia, Mexico, South America, Papua New Guinea and Turkey.[2]

They provide the explosives used in coal and metal mining, quarry and construction as well as pipeline and seismic used for oil and gas exploration.[5] The types of explosives manufactured includes ammonium nitrate, dynamite, electric, non electric and electronic detonators, detonating cord and cast boosters. They also produce surface and underground loading systems.[6] In 2012 Dyno Nobel had over a million tons of ammonium nitrate capacity and over 30 manufacturing facilities on two continents.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Incitec Pivot Limited Sustainability Report 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Dyno Nobel Company History". Dyno Nobel. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "IPL Annual Report for Investors". IPL Investor Home. IPL. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Incitec Pivot enters into Scheme Implementation Agreement with Dyno Nobel" (PDF). ASX. 11 March 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  5. ^ "DynoConsult". Website. Dyno Nobel. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Dyno Nobel Acquired by Incitec Pivot Still Delivering Groundbreaking Performance". Website. SupplyMine. Retrieved 16 April 2013.