MNK BME turns transmission oil into top-tier blasting with big ESG gains
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 […]
BME shares solutions to mud contamination of emulsion at ISEE
Experienced blasting professionals from BME’s Indonesia office recently shared their research on preventing mud flows from contaminating emulsion explosives, and proposed paths for future research.
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.