Orica restart

Tuesday, 03 January 2012 10:10

Technical experts will be on hand when ORICA restarts its troubled its ammonia plant in Newcastle today.

It's to be restarted after a string of chemical leaks shut down the operation.

Orica says pre-start testing was completed last week... and independent technology experts will remain on site.

Last month the company contained a leak of up to 4-thousand litres of sulphuric acid at its Port Kembla facility.

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