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Dyno Nobel Acquired by Incitec Pivot
Still Delivering Groundbreaking Performance

Explosives customers will benefit from the acquisition of Dyno Nobel by Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) according to Dyno Nobel President & CEO, Mr. Don Brinker.

"Being part of Incitec Pivot will offer our customers the opportunity to be affiliated with a larger organization offering a broader base and increased security of supply. For Dyno Nobel, the integration will strengthen our ability to provide an enhanced level of service as well as products designed to meet our customers' needs," Mr. Brinker said.

Dyno Nobel will operate as a discrete explosives business within IPL following the 2 June 2008 acquisition. The Dyno Nobel brand will be retained along with all products and associated trade names. In addition, the global Dyno Nobel headquarters is now located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

"Incitec Pivot recognizes the heritage and strength of the Dyno Nobel brand and, in turn, the recognition this brand has with our customers across the globe," Mr. Brinker commented. "We intend the integration of IPL and Dyno Nobel to be seamless," Mr. Brinker added. "We remain focused on fulfilling our customers' needs and ensuring our operations remain safe. The same outstanding team of Dyno Nobel people will continue to work closely with our customers to deliver the same high quality products and services they've come to expect from us over the years."

Nitrogen-based chemical manufacturing forms the basis of explosives and fertilisers and bringing the two companies together makes good strategic sense. The expanded IPL will be exposed to both the explosives industry during the sustained mining boom and the fertilizer industry's outlook for continued growth driven by global demand for increased food, feed, fiber and fuel.

"We're very excited about being part of a company the strength and calibre of Incitec Pivot, particularly with respect to the potential growth opportunities this will bring," Mr. Brinker remarked.

Welcome to Dyno Nobel, a global leader in the commercial explosives industry with over 3,500 employees including some of the most highly trained blasters in the industry. With over a million tons of ammonium nitrate capacity and 36 manufacturing facilities in the United States, Australia and Mexico), our Engineering and Technology team supports domestic and export product sales as well as the use of our cutting edge technologies around the world.

We increase customer profits through performance and we deliver - by providing Groundbreaking Performance through Practical Innovation - both above and underground.

Our safety standards are among the highest in the industry. We rigorously apply internationally-recognized safety standards at all our locations and in everything we do from storage and transport to handling and use.

We know our industry. And we're driving new ways of thinking. Our founder, Alfred Nobel, changed the world with his invention of dynamite and the detonator in the mid-1800's. He changed it again when he founded the world famous Nobel Prizes. In fact, our history encompasses all the major innovations in the global explosives industry.

DynoConsult, a division of Dyno Nobel, has one goal: to improve our customers’ overall profitability through groundbreaking solutions. By developing technical solutions to ensure our customers’ operations are performing optimally at all levels, DynoConsult can generate sustainable downstream processing efficiencies, cost savings and productivity gains. Our experienced consultants adopt a holistic approach to each project. With an emphasis on results - not just recommendations - the DynoConsult team will work in close partnership with our customer from the initiation stage through to implementation and results monitoring

dnx: Open for Business!
dnx is the new name under which Dyno Nobel Limited, a leading full service commercial explosives company, will supply quality explosives products and blasting services to its international markets outside of Australia, New Zealand and North America. In support of Dyno Nobel's position as a customer focused, international solutions provider, dnx offers the same great Dyno Nobel quality explosives products and blasting services under this new and exciting international brand. dnx leverages world class products and services to provide customer focused solutions achieved with practical, innovative people delivering practical, innovative solutions. We look forward to your call!

Initiation Systems

Safe and effective blasting can only be achieved with world-class initiation systems. Dyno Nobel's line of initiation products feature the best technology available in both traditional and cutting-edge initiation systems. They are designed and manufactured with safety, reliability and ease-of-use in mind, so that when properly deployed, you can expect cost-effective blast results every time.

Nitrogen Products

The acquisition of three additional ammonium nitrate manufacturing facilities in 2003 has increased Dyno Nobel's manufacturing capacity to nearly one million tons of ammonium nitrate (AN) prill and ammonium nitrate solution (ANSOL). Facilities are located in Louisiana, Missouri (LOMO); Donora, Pennsylvania; Cheyenne, Wyoming; Battle Mountain, Nevada; and St. Helens, Oregon. In addition, Dyno Nobel also produces a variety of acid blends and urea-based products.

Bulk Explosives

Where larger quantities of explosives are required, bulk loading saves time, saves labor and improves explosives performance. Dyno Nobel North America pioneered most of the bulk loading technology that is in use around the globe today and continues to lead the indusutry in bulk explosives technology.

Packaged Explosives

Packaged explosives include traditional dynamite, packaged ANFO, emulsion and watergel explosives. Dyno Nobel North America offers a wide variety of 1.1 (detonator sensitive) and 1.5 (booster sensitive) packaged explosives to fit every blasting requirement and geologic need.

Seismic Explosives

Dyno Nobel produces three types of explosives and a special detonator for use in geophysical data acquisition.

Bulk Delivery Systems

Dyno Nobel pioneered the bulk delivery systems that are in use today around the world. Innovative bulk delivery equipment has been designed to safely and efficiently load the full line of Dyno Nobel bulk products including ANFO, ANFO/emulsion blends, straight emulsions and gassed emulsion. Dyno Nobel's loading equipment is optimized for each customers' operation and geology.

Blast Accessories

SQUELCHER INERT STEMMING is an inert, non-explosive gel that increases the efficiency of explosives by providing additional confinement and accurate collars. SQUELCHER INERT STEMMING provides a cooling effect on the products of detonation, reducing the after-blast initiation of pulverized sulphide ore in underground mine applications. It also decreases the potential of post-detonation initiation of flammable or combustible material surrounding shot hole seismic applications in environmentally sensitive areas.

Dynamite

Generations of blasters have proven the unsurpassed reliability of dynamite for tough conditions and difficult situations where packaged emulsions may fail if not carefully loaded.

Oil Field Explosives

Dyno Nobel is the world's leader and the largest manufacturer of high temperature detonating cords for oil field applications. Dyno Nobel's FireLine™ product line offers a variety of explosives (including PETN, RDX, HMX and HNS) in core loads ranging from 8 to 21 grams per meter (40 to 100 grains per foot). Special services are also available including 1.4S packaging and in-house X-ray capability.

Presplit Explosives

Generations of blasters have proven the unsurpassed reliability of dynamite. Dynosplit will shoot an air gap of up to 20" which makes it the most effective explosive on the market for surface presplitting and underground smooth wall blasting. Dynosplit presplits with uniform energy distribution throughout the column and low detonation pressure to minimize overbreak.