Micronisers was founded in 1987 through the successful production of nucleating agents for polypropylene. This success allowed for significant investment in a range of mechanical dry and wet milling production equipment that later evolved into contract milling services for a wide range of industries ranging from General Chemical & Industrial, Agricultural and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API's) for the Veterinary & Pharmaceutical applications under a TGA/APVMA licence.

Several extensive R&D programs funded by Micronisers with the assistance of government grants and in collaboration with CSIRO, VCAMM, Collaborative Research Council (CRC), Technology Voucher Program (TVP) Deakin University, RMIT University & Monash University were conducted over a number of years. As a result, a nanoparticle production plant for zinc oxide was created and other products such as Zinc Monoglycerolate were developed.