Expanding BME’s African Presence: Sustainability and Local Partnerships at the Forefront
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Expanding BME’s African Presence: Sustainability and Local Partnerships at the Forefront

Blasting and explosives specialist BME is making significant strides in Africa with strategic expansions and a strong focus on sustainability and local partnerships. As a division of Omnia Group, BME is enhancing its operations in key regions such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zambia, and West Africa, positioning itself as a leader in the industry.

Addressing Common Blasting Pain Points
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Addressing Common Blasting Pain Points

Blasting is the single most critical operation affecting the entire mining or quarrying cycle. The current pain points in blasting stem from several key elements, including safety, community relations, legislation and production requirements. In a one-on-one with Quarrying Africa, Hennie du Preez, Manager for AXXIS support at BME, discusses how electronic initiation systems can address these challenges and optimise the whole mining
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BME Celebrates Advancements in Explosives Technology at Global Event
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BME Celebrates Advancements in Explosives Technology at Global Event

Companies in the blasting and explosives sector seized opportunities presented by the Covid-19 pandemic to modernise and enhance their technologies. In this article, Omnia group company BME – with decades of investment in this space – shares news and insights gained from the recent International Society of Explosives Engineers event, held in Savannah, Georgia.

Embracing Future Trends for a Sustainable Mining Industry
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Embracing Future Trends for a Sustainable Mining Industry

The optimism and enthusiasm at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba highlighted a significant shift in the mining industry. Stakeholders are actively embracing the challenges and complexities that have arisen from geopolitical tension, evolving battery technology, climate change, and skills shortages.

Breaking the Nitrate-Based Explosives Greenhouse: The Potential of Hydrogen Peroxide Emulsion
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Breaking the Nitrate-Based Explosives Greenhouse: The Potential of Hydrogen Peroxide Emulsion

BME, an Omnia group company, in collaboration with strategic partner Hypex Bio Explosives Technology, will present a paper on the benefits of hydrogen peroxide emulsion (HPE) in reducing atmospheric and aqueous pollutants associated with blasting. This presentation, “Breaking the Nitrate-Based Explosives Greenhouse: The Dawn of Production-Scale HPE for Industrial Blasting,” will feature at the upcoming 50th Conference of the International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) in the United States.

Blasting Shows African Mines the Power of Positive Disruption
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Blasting Shows African Mines the Power of Positive Disruption

With great excitement for the upcoming Investing in African Mining Indaba in 2024, the theme of ‘positive disruption’ is significant, especially in the context of mine blasting and explosives. BME is at the forefront of developing new blasting technologies that will shape Africa’s future by focusing on safety, sustainability, and productivity.

BME is proud to support local enterprises in the Northern Cape, fostering economic growth and creating job opportunities.
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BME is proud to support local enterprises in the Northern Cape, fostering economic growth and creating job opportunities.

Omnia company BME is investing in an enterprise development program in South Africa’s Northern Cape province to extend the economic benefits of mining to local businesses.