Orica
Orica is a global leader in the supply of commercial explosives and blasting systems, serving the mining and infrastructure sectors. The company is renowned for its ground support solutions in mining and tunnelling, as well as being a top supplier of sodium cyanide for gold extraction. Orica's extensive product range and innovative technologies position it as a key player in the materials industry.
Short position
Orica (ASX:ORI) has 0.16% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 751,363 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has been broadly flat, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.41 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 17.23% in August 2015. ORI is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
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