Carba Dry Ice (Australia) Ltd

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Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsManufacturers, gasManufacturers, dry iceHistoryThe company was registered in Melbourne as a limited liability company on 2 Nov 1929 to manufacture dry ice and liquid carbon dioxide. Its first years were unprofitable but by 1939 it held 25% of the CO2 market in South Australia. It established a business in Queensland in 1930 and was a partner in a joint-venture in New Zealand. It expanded significantly in the 1950s. The business was acquired by Air Liquide Australia Ltd.

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Carba Dry Ice (Australia) Ltd