-- オリカ(ASX:ORI)は、FMCからダナフロート製品群を買収し、銅処理化学分野に進出したと、金曜日に発表した声明で明らかにした。 同社は買収額や財務的な詳細は公表していない。 ダナフロートは、銅をはじめとする鉱物の浮選において、鉱石回収率の最大化、精鉱品質の向上、環境負荷の最小化を図る高性能捕集剤の専門製品群であるとオリカは説明した。 オリカによると、今回の買収には独自の配合に関する知的財産、在庫、ブランド、既存顧客との関係が含まれており、金鉱業界向けのシアン化ナトリウムに加え、硫化鉱石の処理分野へと特殊鉱業化学品ポートフォリオを拡大することになる。 同社は、今回の買収により、電化、都市化、人工知能の発展によって恩恵を受ける銅をはじめとする鉱物資源へのエクスポージャーが得られると述べた。
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