
Lytton cops a setback from floods but refinery margins booming
Brisbane’s floods wiped $15 million from Ampol’s earnings for the March quarter, but its Lytton refinery has been revived from near closure to a money spinner.
Brisbane’s floods wiped $15 million from Ampol’s earnings for the March quarter, but its Lytton refinery has been revived from near closure to a money spinner.
From a childhood in Darwin to Brisbane’s State High and then on to a career that included the leadership of Dow Chemical, Andrew Liveris has lived a life of headlines in the US.
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