By reliably employing used oil, a hazardous waste, as a key raw material in the manufacture of its standard bulk emulsions, Omnia Holdings company BME is striving to deliver sustainable, future-fit solutions through innovation and precision.
This is according to Sachin Govender, Used Oil Manager at BME, who highlighted how the company is incorporating used oil in its world class emulsion explosives.
“Through our scientifically rigorous processes, we convert a waste product into a sustainable energy source that can break ground to meet the demands of mining while also promoting environmental sustainability and socio-economic development,” said Govender. “Used oil is a major environmental risk. Just one litre can contaminate about a million litres of South Africa’s scarce water resources.”
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By consuming up to 20% of all the country’s used oil for the production of emulsions, BME helps to effectively mitigate this risk – while also helping to uplift local communities from where it sources the used oil.
