BMT History

Mr Begemann started the company Begemann Milieutechniek B.V. (BMT) in 1991 with the development of a gravitational separation method for removing mercury from sand.  Two plants were operational, one at NAM in Groningen and the other at Solvay in Antwerp. The patented vacuum distillation method was subsequently developed for purifying specific waste substances with mercury. This technique became operational in 1996 and has been in use for 7 years at AVR in the Europoort. The company subsequently relocated to its current premises in Delfzijl in 2004. BMT has now expanded to become a large, specialist player in the purification market and specifically for waste substances containing NORM and mercury. The company is 100% owned by Begemann Holding in Dordrecht.