Since 1984, BME has been a leader in the mining industry, delivering expert solutions in commercial blasting while continuously expanding our capabilities. Drawing on decades of experience, we provide a complete range of blasting and mining chemical processing solutions to a global customer base. As part of the JSE-listed Omnia Group, we’ve become a trusted partner for those seeking innovative, reliable, and sustainable solutions.
Our two key divisions—BME Blasting Solutions, focused on explosives and initiation systems, and BME Metallurgy, offering mining chemicals and metallurgical processing—combine long-standing expertise with cutting-edge technology. This allows us to deliver tailored solutions across the entire mining value chain, from rock-breaking to mineral recovery, enhancing performance and efficiency.
With over 40 years of industry experience, we’ve established a strong presence in key regions such as Africa, Australia, Canada, and Indonesia, supported by our extensive infrastructure and secure supply chains. We work closely with our customers, forming partnerships that optimise safety, profitability, and sustainability in their operations.
Our purpose follows on from the Omnia Group purpose of, ‘Innovating to enhance life, together creating a greener future’ for all of our customers and the environments in which we operate.
BME, a leading blasting solutions specialist, is transforming lives in South Africa’s mining communities through its flagship Blasting Assistant Trainee Programme – a powerful demonstration of how purposeful corporate social investment (CSI) can drive sustainable and inclusive growth. “Rooted in Omnia Holdings’ ethos of creating shared value for communities, our CSI programme focuses on extending
Technology is rapidly transforming mining across Africa, with advancements in automation, artificial intelligence, and digitalisation driving safer, more efficient, and sustainable operations. BME, a division of the Omnia Group, contributed to this industry conversation through Nishen Hariparsad, who joined Mining Review Africa’s webinar, “Tech Talk: Creating the Mine of the Future.” Hosted by Mining Review Africa in partnership with
MNK BME, a joint venture (JV) between Indonesia’s PT Multi Nitrotama Kimia (MNK) and BME Indonesia, has successfully implemented the reuse of used transmission oil as a fuel agent in emulsion explosive (EE) formulations, delivering this innovation directly to Indonesia’s mining sector. Khiva Haidar Shauma Tassno, Laboratory Technician at MNK BME, explained that incorporating recycled
In a time of increasing global uncertainty, supply chain resilience has become critical to sustaining both mining operations and agricultural productivity. In this interview with Engineering News & Mining Weekly, Seelan Gobalsamy, CEO of Omnia, shares insights into how the Group is navigating current disruptions while maintaining reliable supply to customers. As part of Omnia, BME plays a key
