Incitec Pivot Limited is an Australia-based company, which is principally engaged in the manufacture, trading and distribution of fertilizers and chemicals. The Company operates in two segments: fertilizers, which are engaged in the manufacture, trading and distribution of fertilizers and chemicals, and explosives: the manufacturing and sale of industrial explosives and related products and services to mining, quarrying and construction industries. In June 2008, Incitec Pivot Limited acquired Dyno Nobel Limited (Dyno Nobel). Dyno Nobel is engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial explosives and related products and services primarily in North America and Australia.