The start-up of operations at the Moeijelijk chrome project, in North West, has contributed to higher interim earnings per share (EPS) and headline earnings per share (HEPS) for JSE-listed Bauba Platinum. EPS and HEPS were both expected to be between 0.36c and 0.84c for the six to December 31, a 115% to 135% improvement on the loss a share and headline loss a share of 2.4c reported for the six months to December 2014.