Omnia on track to delist as shareholders cheer R22bn buyout offer

News24 Business5 November 2026 at 09:22

Omnia shareholders on Thursday approved a R22 billion buyout offer from India’s Solar Industries, a move which is set to make the more than 70-year-old SA firm a subsidiary of India’s largest defence explosives manufacturer.
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