STEM Beyond School - Orica's Kooragang Island Facility
Visit Orica’s Kooragang Island facility that hosts a major industrial complex playing a vital role in both the company’s global operations and the New South Wales economy.
Date
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Time
9:30 AM - 12:30 PMCost
Free
Tour the Kooragang Island Facility
Orica’s Kooragang Island facility hosts a major industrial complex that plays a vital role in both the company’s global operations and the New South Wales economy. The site includes an ammonia plant, three nitric acid plants, two ammonium nitrate plants, and a dispatch facility, collectively producing over a million tonnes of chemical products annually for use in mining, agriculture, infrastructure, and medical sectors. It also hosts a pioneering carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) plant under development by MCi Carbon, which will extract CO₂ directly from Orica’s ammonia production process, showcasing Orica's strong commitment to sustainable innovation.
About STEM Beyond School
STEM Beyond School is a professional engagement program for secondary school Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teachers and educators across Australia, facilitated by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE).
STEM Beyond School is an initiative by the STELR team, which links teachers with professionals from a range of fields within STEM industries, with the goal of giving educators the most up-to-date understanding of industry trends, opportunities and needs for future employees.
