Sweden, home of TLGs graphite mine(s)
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cosors
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That is fully ok for me. If anyone is interested. I have only worked it out again. I hope you mentioned that it's just an assumption of a poster and doesn't have to be factual.
If someone answers something worth mentioning feel free to forward it here.)
Pharvest
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cool mate
Proga
Regular
Hi Cosors,
The actual mine is only a small area. Where is the concentrator plant, bagging area, tailings dam and water storage dams etc going to go?
To give you some idea, this is Balama. The first video is a digital creation of what it is going to look like. The 2nd is near completion. The TSF is the 3 tailings storage facility which were lined. There is another video of them doing it.
cosors
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Thank you @Proga that is very interesting! The site still appears on the plans of the area to the north-east of Nunasvaara South, south of the road. I notice that this conflicts with the Nunasvaara East site, even though Talga keeps stressing to focus on NS to get things going.
Nevertheless, it is against the wishes of the Sami that Talga has been given permission to use land south of the mine. I assume that this is where the material is currently being processed, as this is no longer done in Finland at GTK. https://thestockexchange.com.au/threads/ressource-and-mining-technology.31383/post-53644
I can only assume that this will be temporary for trial mining and to test the equipment already.
1. Industrial area
2. Enrichment plant
3. Ore storage
4. Water treatment plant 1
5. Clarification basin
6. Sand and waste rock reservoir
7. Water treatment plant 2
8. Moraine storage (?)
9. Moraine mining (?)
10. Explosives storage
11. Service road
12. Truck way
13. Open pit mining
Here you can see from minute 03:40 how it is planned here. If you see it from the beginning you will see the difference in the resources of Syrah and Talga.
Note that the climate is quite different. Nunasvaara is north of the Arctic Circle so it snows a lot. Therefore, the plant is not as open as Syrah's and has the top roofs that reach down to the ground.
Perhaps there are better representations, but I found this one quicker.
The terrains differ greatly. For example, Talga's mine is very compact and Syrah's areal is more than twice as big. I think it will also be easier with the permits. But as how MP said, once the mine opens here in Europe it's a set and safe operation.*
For the others, here you can see Balama https://goo.gl/maps/srQfnLpnujDsPXmE6
and here is the area before https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=94dc...~38.63727&lvl=14&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027
We will have to undergo the same before and after comparison. But as @Pharvest already mentioned almost everything starts in the ground - we just have to accept that. Once there is enough material in circulation it can be recycled when the problems with graphite are solved. A fact that environmentalists are only too willing to ignore.
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That brings to my mind another argument for the site south of the mine for processing. It is already developed and connected to the power grid and the ground is sealed with concrete which was important to the Kiruna administration because of the groundwater. For logistical reasons I can only imagine this being temporary. It would be nonsense to drive every load there first and the rest back again and the graphite to Lulea.
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*"The natural graphite used to make the anodes — a battery component — at the plant will come entirely from Syrah’s Balama mine in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, where a violent Islamist insurgency that U.S. officials have linked to ISIS has created a humanitarian crisis."
Nevertheless, it is against the wishes of the Sami that Talga has been given permission to use land south of the mine. I assume that this is where the material is currently being processed, as this is no longer done in Finland at GTK. https://thestockexchange.com.au/threads/ressource-and-mining-technology.31383/post-53644
I can only assume that this will be temporary for trial mining and to test the equipment already.
1. Industrial area
2. Enrichment plant
3. Ore storage
4. Water treatment plant 1
5. Clarification basin
6. Sand and waste rock reservoir
7. Water treatment plant 2
8. Moraine storage (?)
9. Moraine mining (?)
10. Explosives storage
11. Service road
12. Truck way
13. Open pit mining
Here you can see from minute 03:40 how it is planned here. If you see it from the beginning you will see the difference in the resources of Syrah and Talga.
Note that the climate is quite different. Nunasvaara is north of the Arctic Circle so it snows a lot. Therefore, the plant is not as open as Syrah's and has the top roofs that reach down to the ground.
Perhaps there are better representations, but I found this one quicker.
The terrains differ greatly. For example, Talga's mine is very compact and Syrah's areal is more than twice as big. I think it will also be easier with the permits. But as how MP said, once the mine opens here in Europe it's a set and safe operation.*
For the others, here you can see Balama https://goo.gl/maps/srQfnLpnujDsPXmE6
and here is the area before https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=94dc...~38.63727&lvl=14&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027
We will have to undergo the same before and after comparison. But as @Pharvest already mentioned almost everything starts in the ground - we just have to accept that. Once there is enough material in circulation it can be recycled when the problems with graphite are solved. A fact that environmentalists are only too willing to ignore.
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That brings to my mind another argument for the site south of the mine for processing. It is already developed and connected to the power grid and the ground is sealed with concrete which was important to the Kiruna administration because of the groundwater. For logistical reasons I can only imagine this being temporary. It would be nonsense to drive every load there first and the rest back again and the graphite to Lulea.
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*"The natural graphite used to make the anodes — a battery component — at the plant will come entirely from Syrah’s Balama mine in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, where a violent Islamist insurgency that U.S. officials have linked to ISIS has created a humanitarian crisis."
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cosors
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Yesterday I still mentioned the different circumstances:
"Syrah Resources Limited advises that operations at Balama Graphite Operation
(“Balama”) in Mozambique have been interrupted by illegal industrial action by a small contingent of local employees and
contractors."
Proga
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Tell me about mate. Personally, worst day on the market ever. SYR can't seem to take a trick but they'll get through it like everything else (Chinese stopped subsidising EV's in 2018 which caused the price of lithium and graphite to crash, covid forcing the mine to shut, shipping shortages etc). They had record sales this qtr as well
. Thankfully shipping rates halved.Loved the video of TLG plans but couldn't understand how they're getting the graphite from the mill/flotation etc building to the bagging and storing building. 102kt/yr is not a small operation. Hopefully when they build it they'll have videos of what's under the rooves. I'm always fascinated in seeing how they do it. There are a lot of clever people around. I laughed at the steep roof. Very Scandinavian.
Flake graphite just went into deficit so the industry desperately needs TLG to get up and running. It is going to take 2 years to build so time is critical. If shipping is available and they're not on strike, SYR can handle it for the next 12-18 months because they're only shipping 150kt/yr atm. But after that growth will overwhelm production without TLG in operation to help plug the gap. It still isn't going to be enough. 190 EXW China flake graphite has gone up ~10% in price last 60 days according to Asian metals. It's only 90% concentrate instead of the industry standard of 94%-96% so the Chinese precursor and AAM producers must be desperate. It costs a lot more and takes longer to process. My understanding is 190 is only produced in China from some of their mines.
Natural graphite flake used in Lithium battery anodes just surpassed the amount used for industrial purposed. Just to put things into perspective, in 2020, 200kt of battery grade flake was used in batteries AND industrial purposes versus 680kt of larger size flake, +100 and larger for industrial use. Remembering battery grade is only one size.
Do you know how long it will take TLG to get to full production once construction is completed?
If anyone is worried about the longevity of graphite being the primary source of anodes, the Chinese don't seem to think so. BTR is going to build an integrated project of 400ktpy graphite flake and 200ktpy natural graphite anode. They are already the worlds largest producers of natural graphite anodes. I'm wondering where they are going to source the flake.
EU is down slightly and so are the S&P futures. 0.81% which is a big improvement in the last hour or so. I watched them dip from 0.81% to 1.81% which means there must be some good news from Europe.
cosors
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We are looking for a construction or project director for the factory:
"We are now looking for a Project Director who will be strategically responsible for ensuring the establishment, both regarding the property itself and the industrial equipment. The project is currently in the permit stage where Talga is expected to be able to start establishment shortly.
As Project Director, you act in a key position in terms of building and leading a project team where roles such as Construction Manager, Engineering Manager and Procurement Manager will be direct reports. The Project Director ensures progress by organizing and directing consultants, contractors and project teams."
https://jobb.affarerinorr.se/?q=doc:26586981
"We are now looking for a Project Director who will be strategically responsible for ensuring the establishment, both regarding the property itself and the industrial equipment. The project is currently in the permit stage where Talga is expected to be able to start establishment shortly.
As Project Director, you act in a key position in terms of building and leading a project team where roles such as Construction Manager, Engineering Manager and Procurement Manager will be direct reports. The Project Director ensures progress by organizing and directing consultants, contractors and project teams."
https://jobb.affarerinorr.se/?q=doc:26586981
cosors
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The discussion seems to have shifted somewhat. Now it is about participation (under the new government). Note that SVT is very close to the Sami.
"A government investigation proposes a special pot of SEK 50-200 million to be distributed each year to municipalities where extraction of metals and minerals is carried out. Hear Kiruna's municipal councilor Gunnar Selberg (C) about the proposal in the clip.
A special pot of SEK 50-200 million is to be distributed each year to municipalities where extraction of metals and minerals is carried out.
It is one of the proposals in a government investigation that was presented on Monday.
According to the proposal, it is the money that mining companies currently pay into the state in the form of, for example, corporate tax that must be paid out to the municipalities.
- It concerns all municipalities that are affected by extraction activities. The amounts we have stated are based on calculations we have made based on the tax revenue from mining operations, says Helén Leijon, the state's special investigator.
- I definitely think it would make a difference. It is a lot of money even if only SEK 25 or 50 million were to go to Kiruna, he says.
It was in March 2011 that the previous government started an investigation with the aim of securing access to "innovation-critical minerals and metals."
Part is also about facilitating the extraction of rare earth metals that LKAB wants to extract from the mining slag in Kiruna and Malmberget and about graphite that the company Talga wants to mine near Vittangi.
Those metals would receive a special status in the environmental code compared to other metals.
- We propose an extra dialogue step and that Sami villages receive a special grant to be able to participate, says Helén Leijon."
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/n...las-ut-till-gruvkommuner-ska-oka-accceptansen
And here is the latest government report:
"A secure livelihood of metals and minerals
Report of the Inquiry on a sustainable supply of innovation-critical metals and minerals
Stockholm 2022
On 11 March 2021, the Government decided to appoint a special investigator with the task of reviewing review processes and regulations with a view to ensuring a sustainable supply of innovation-critical metals and minerals from primary and secondary sources (dir. 2021:16). In a supplementary directive on 7 June 2022, the Government specified that the task included investigating how the supply of innovation-critical metals
and minerals necessary for the climate transition can be given a special status vis-à-vis other metals and minerals in the Environmental Code's provisions on land and water conservation (Dir 2022:61). Helén Leijon, Head of Unit at Västernorrland County Administrative Board, was appointed as special investigator on 1 April 2021. On 19 April 2021, the Tobias Persson as secretary to the inquiry, and as and the principal secretary from 12 July 2021. Susanne Adlercreutz, lawyer and departmental secretary, on 24 May 2021, Doctor of Philosophy Gunnar Lantz on 1 October 2021 and researcher Aron Westholm on 19 April 2022.
From 31 May, Jan-Olof Arvidsson, technical advisor, Anders Eliasson, senior specialist, Karin Carlqvist, environmental coordinator, Rickard Stridh, head of research, Jenny Liökel, operational lawyer, Patrik Söderholm, Theresia Brundin, lawyer and Kristina Grandin, public authority lawyer, were appointed as experts to assist the investigator,
expert Jonas Rudberg, head of unit Karolina Ardesjö Lundén, GIS coordinator Tomas Kuhmunen, environmental expert Kerstin Blom Bokliden, expert Greger Ledung, industry lawyer Kerstin Brinnen, head of unit Erika Ingvald, departmental secretary Jörgen Sundin, legal expert Christoffer Sheats, cabinet secretary Fredric Gemsjö, legal expert Linn Hamstad and departmental secretary Arvid Hedlund. Federal Counsel Åsa Hill and Strategist Carl Rova for Christoffer Sheats was dismissed as an expert on 20 January 2022 and replaced by Staffan Löwhagen. Mr Jörgen Sundin was dismissed on 31 March 2022 and was replaced by Ms Anna Berglund. The inquiry, which has adopted the name Inquiry on Sustainable supply of innovation-critical metals and minerals, submits hereby submits its report on the security of supply of metals and minerals (SOU 2022:56). The mandate is thus completed.
Stockholm, October 2022
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Natural graphite from Vittangi - Talga
Natural graphite is used, among other things, for electric car batteries. The company
Talga is in the process of an environmental assessment to start graphite mining at Vittangi in Norrbotten County. The technology needed for large-scale commercial production of graphite electrodes for batteries is under development. The company sees geological potential to expand its exploration and eventually extraction further, but notes that the permitting environment in Sweden is a complicating factor.
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A natural location for this research centre is Luleå Tekniska University, which already conducts a lot of mining-related research today. Luleå is also home to the Swerim research institute and mining companies LKAB, Talga and Northvolt. The cost is estimated at 50 million per year. In the field of innovation-critical minerals there are five core areas and at least one professor and some PhD students per area. There will also be a need for infrastructure in the form of labs and analytical technology. is that approximately SEK 10 million per year per area is needed.
..."
https://www.regeringen.se/4ab54b/contentassets/8d6f4bd8016e4a50ac94931b9b635285/en-tryggad-forsorjning-av-metaller-och-mineral-sou-202256.pdf
"A government investigation proposes a special pot of SEK 50-200 million to be distributed each year to municipalities where extraction of metals and minerals is carried out. Hear Kiruna's municipal councilor Gunnar Selberg (C) about the proposal in the clip.
Investigation: Multi-million sums to be distributed to mining municipalities
PUBLISHED 31 OCTOBER 2022A special pot of SEK 50-200 million is to be distributed each year to municipalities where extraction of metals and minerals is carried out.
It is one of the proposals in a government investigation that was presented on Monday.
According to the proposal, it is the money that mining companies currently pay into the state in the form of, for example, corporate tax that must be paid out to the municipalities.
- It concerns all municipalities that are affected by extraction activities. The amounts we have stated are based on calculations we have made based on the tax revenue from mining operations, says Helén Leijon, the state's special investigator.
"I think it would make a difference"
Kiruna's municipal councilor Gunnar Selberg (C) welcomes the proposal.- I definitely think it would make a difference. It is a lot of money even if only SEK 25 or 50 million were to go to Kiruna, he says.
It was in March 2011 that the previous government started an investigation with the aim of securing access to "innovation-critical minerals and metals."
Part is also about facilitating the extraction of rare earth metals that LKAB wants to extract from the mining slag in Kiruna and Malmberget and about graphite that the company Talga wants to mine near Vittangi.
Those metals would receive a special status in the environmental code compared to other metals.
Should increase the acceptance of mines
A further suggestion is to strengthen the dialogue during prospecting.- We propose an extra dialogue step and that Sami villages receive a special grant to be able to participate, says Helén Leijon."
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/n...las-ut-till-gruvkommuner-ska-oka-accceptansen
And here is the latest government report:
"A secure livelihood of metals and minerals
Report of the Inquiry on a sustainable supply of innovation-critical metals and minerals
Stockholm 2022
On 11 March 2021, the Government decided to appoint a special investigator with the task of reviewing review processes and regulations with a view to ensuring a sustainable supply of innovation-critical metals and minerals from primary and secondary sources (dir. 2021:16). In a supplementary directive on 7 June 2022, the Government specified that the task included investigating how the supply of innovation-critical metals
and minerals necessary for the climate transition can be given a special status vis-à-vis other metals and minerals in the Environmental Code's provisions on land and water conservation (Dir 2022:61). Helén Leijon, Head of Unit at Västernorrland County Administrative Board, was appointed as special investigator on 1 April 2021. On 19 April 2021, the Tobias Persson as secretary to the inquiry, and as and the principal secretary from 12 July 2021. Susanne Adlercreutz, lawyer and departmental secretary, on 24 May 2021, Doctor of Philosophy Gunnar Lantz on 1 October 2021 and researcher Aron Westholm on 19 April 2022.
From 31 May, Jan-Olof Arvidsson, technical advisor, Anders Eliasson, senior specialist, Karin Carlqvist, environmental coordinator, Rickard Stridh, head of research, Jenny Liökel, operational lawyer, Patrik Söderholm, Theresia Brundin, lawyer and Kristina Grandin, public authority lawyer, were appointed as experts to assist the investigator,
expert Jonas Rudberg, head of unit Karolina Ardesjö Lundén, GIS coordinator Tomas Kuhmunen, environmental expert Kerstin Blom Bokliden, expert Greger Ledung, industry lawyer Kerstin Brinnen, head of unit Erika Ingvald, departmental secretary Jörgen Sundin, legal expert Christoffer Sheats, cabinet secretary Fredric Gemsjö, legal expert Linn Hamstad and departmental secretary Arvid Hedlund. Federal Counsel Åsa Hill and Strategist Carl Rova for Christoffer Sheats was dismissed as an expert on 20 January 2022 and replaced by Staffan Löwhagen. Mr Jörgen Sundin was dismissed on 31 March 2022 and was replaced by Ms Anna Berglund. The inquiry, which has adopted the name Inquiry on Sustainable supply of innovation-critical metals and minerals, submits hereby submits its report on the security of supply of metals and minerals (SOU 2022:56). The mandate is thus completed.
Stockholm, October 2022
...
Natural graphite from Vittangi - Talga
Natural graphite is used, among other things, for electric car batteries. The company
Talga is in the process of an environmental assessment to start graphite mining at Vittangi in Norrbotten County. The technology needed for large-scale commercial production of graphite electrodes for batteries is under development. The company sees geological potential to expand its exploration and eventually extraction further, but notes that the permitting environment in Sweden is a complicating factor.
...
A natural location for this research centre is Luleå Tekniska University, which already conducts a lot of mining-related research today. Luleå is also home to the Swerim research institute and mining companies LKAB, Talga and Northvolt. The cost is estimated at 50 million per year. In the field of innovation-critical minerals there are five core areas and at least one professor and some PhD students per area. There will also be a need for infrastructure in the form of labs and analytical technology. is that approximately SEK 10 million per year per area is needed.
..."
https://www.regeringen.se/4ab54b/contentassets/8d6f4bd8016e4a50ac94931b9b635285/en-tryggad-forsorjning-av-metaller-och-mineral-sou-202256.pdf
cosors
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"Breakfast seminar on new EU law affecting the Swedish mining industry
03 November 2022 Text: Mikael Svensson Photo: Svemin
Today, the EU is completely dependent on countries such as China, Russia and Congo to gain access to several important raw materials. In order to reduce dependence and secure the Union's supply, the European Commission is therefore working on a completely new legislative package, the Critical Raw Materials Act. The bill has great significance for Sweden as a mining nation, and Svemin invites you to a breakfast seminar on Tuesday, November 8, from 08.30 to 09.30 in the dining room at Näringslivets hus on Storgatan 19 in Stockholm. Several speakers with connections to the Swedish mining industry are present. Registration is done via Svemin's website www.svemin.se
The breakfast seminar will also be broadcast live, and can be viewed afterwards on Svemin's YouTube channel . A link to the broadcast will be sent to the e-mail address provided during registration, during the afternoon of the seventh of November.
Source: Svemin."
https://www.bergsmannen.se/nyheter/...-om-ny-eu-lag-som-paverkar-svensk-gruvnaring/
cosors
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"Claim environmental targets
At the Umeå District Court, Land and Environment Court, Talga AB has filed in case M 1573-20 a permit under the Environmental Code for mining activities etc. at Nunasvaara Södra west of Vittangi in Kiruna municipality.
The main hearing before the Land and Environment Court will be held on Tuesday 31 January at 9.30 a.m. with a scheduled continuation at 8.30 a.m. on 1-3 February 2023, 7-9 February 2023, 2-5 p.m. The trial will be held at Quality Hotel Luleå, Storgatan 17, 91 28 Luleå, Sweden on 21-23 February 2023. The main hearing may also take place if a party does not appear.
Documents relating to the case are available from the court and from the office of the registrar, K. B., Kommunkansliet, Kiruna kommun, Stadshustorget 1, Kiruna, telephone xxx.
Umeå District Court, Land and Environment Court"
https://www.domstol.se/globalassets...orelser-mmd/umea-tr-m-1573-20-aktbil-337.pdf/
At the Umeå District Court, Land and Environment Court, Talga AB has filed in case M 1573-20 a permit under the Environmental Code for mining activities etc. at Nunasvaara Södra west of Vittangi in Kiruna municipality.
The main hearing before the Land and Environment Court will be held on Tuesday 31 January at 9.30 a.m. with a scheduled continuation at 8.30 a.m. on 1-3 February 2023, 7-9 February 2023, 2-5 p.m. The trial will be held at Quality Hotel Luleå, Storgatan 17, 91 28 Luleå, Sweden on 21-23 February 2023. The main hearing may also take place if a party does not appear.
Documents relating to the case are available from the court and from the office of the registrar, K. B., Kommunkansliet, Kiruna kommun, Stadshustorget 1, Kiruna, telephone xxx.
Umeå District Court, Land and Environment Court"
https://www.domstol.se/globalassets...orelser-mmd/umea-tr-m-1573-20-aktbil-337.pdf/
cosors
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"The government proposes a new Swedish research center for innovation-critical metals and minerals
Pär Weihed, vice chancellor and professor of ore geology at Luleå University of Technology. Photo:
Published - 10 nov, 2022
In a new investigation on behalf of the government, it is proposed to build a Swedish research center for innovation-critical metals and minerals at Luleå University of Technology. The focus is on primary and secondary extraction and enrichment of metals and minerals and with the task of also working with knowledge dissemination.
So-called innovation-critical metals and minerals are materials that are necessary for the development of renewable energy sources (wind power and solar power), energy storage (batteries) and high-tech products (computers and mobile phones). Examples of such metals and minerals are indium, cobalt, the rare earths and graphite.
The absolute majority of these metals and minerals are produced outside the EU. The European Commission has warned that a possible lack of access could slow down the development of green technology and delay the transition to fossil-free energy sources.
- A natural place for this research center is Luleå University of Technology, which already conducts a lot of mining-related research today. Luleå is also home to the research institute Swerim and the mining companies LKAB, Talga and Northvolt, says Pär Weihed, professor in ore geology and pro-rector at Luleå University of Technology.
According to LTU, this research center should be seen as a complement to an earlier research proposal on a national center for a sustainable supply of innovation-critical metals and minerals.
Research on a broad front
The investigation suggests that a deeper focus should be on understanding how innovation-critical metals and minerals occur and appear in the bedrock and during extraction, as well as how they can be enriched into products. A research center enables research on a broad front, focusing on a variety of metals and minerals that are innovation-critical for society today but also on those that are predicted to become innovation-critical in the near future. In this way, an anticipation of technological development is created, LTU believes.
- We can never achieve that foresight through company-funded research alone, says Pär Weihed.
The research center is expected to provide basic knowledge needed for the metal and mineral industry to be competitive in terms of extraction and processing of innovation-critical metals and minerals. The previously proposed national center for a sustainable supply of innovation-critical metals and minerals, on the other hand, is primarily aimed at the manufacturing industry, i.e. the customers of the metal and mineral industry."
https://www.industrinyheter.se/2022...ningscentrum-innovationskritiska-metaller-och
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luvlifetravel
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Excellent sleuthing Cosors - thanks for sharing.
cosors
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Not new for us but gradually the industry cluster is being realised and perceived as such. Don't be surprised about our fifth position I guess the order is based on the jobs created. We are first in this Swedish epicentre of the green industrial revolution.
"Luleå Industrial Park
Luleå Industripark - the hub of the green industrial transition. A new industrial cluster where thousands of new jobs are emerging. Luleå Industripark includes the future establishments on Hertsöfältet and Svartön. This is where the big green industrial transition has already started.
SSAB's new electric arc furnace and rolling mill, Talga new factory for graphite anodes, hydrogen storage for Hybrit, the new ore port, LKAB's ReeMAP plant for the extraction of phosphorus and rare earth metals. Luleå Industripark is the epicenter of the green industrial revolution.
New multi-billion dollar investments and future innovations are planned here.
"LKAB is leading the transformation of the iron and steel industry with the transition to carbon dioxide-free sponge iron. We now want to broaden our operations by extracting phosphorus and rare earth metals as by-products of iron ore production and increase Europe's self-sufficiency in these critical raw materials," says Jan Moström, president and CEO, LKAB, in a press release.
"We have met a great demand from, among other things, well-known beer manufacturers who want to be able to sell their beer as 'climate smart'. It only works if you can show that the grains are grown with fossil-free fertilizer," Marc van Doorn, Fertiberia's sustainability manager, tells SVT.
The expansion of Luleå Harbor increases the capacity so that in the summer you can receive ships that can load up to 160,000 tons compared to today's maximum of 55,000 tons.
"SSAB has the potential to reduce Sweden's emissions of carbon dioxide by close to 10 percent, but other emissions such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particles will also be radically reduced by a transition to fossil-free steel," writes Jonas Larsson, head of environment, SSAB, in a statement.
"The large-scale facility planned for 2024 will be located on the Hertsö field in Luleå. It will be able to deliver 19,500 tons of finished anode material per year. That's enough for 400,000 electric cars every year," says Talga's European manager Martin Phillips to SVT."
https://www.lulea.se/luleaindustripark
"Luleå Industrial Park
Luleå Industripark - the hub of the green industrial transition. A new industrial cluster where thousands of new jobs are emerging. Luleå Industripark includes the future establishments on Hertsöfältet and Svartön. This is where the big green industrial transition has already started.
The future is in Luleå
SSAB's new electric arc furnace and rolling mill, Talga new factory for graphite anodes, hydrogen storage for Hybrit, the new ore port, LKAB's ReeMAP plant for the extraction of phosphorus and rare earth metals. Luleå Industripark is the epicenter of the green industrial revolution.
New multi-billion dollar investments and future innovations are planned here.
1 LKAB ReeMAP
About 10 billion is invested, the plant is expected to provide about 500 jobs and be in operation in 2027."LKAB is leading the transformation of the iron and steel industry with the transition to carbon dioxide-free sponge iron. We now want to broaden our operations by extracting phosphorus and rare earth metals as by-products of iron ore production and increase Europe's self-sufficiency in these critical raw materials," says Jan Moström, president and CEO, LKAB, in a press release.
2 FERTIBERIA
Luleå Industripark could become the location for Fertiberia, where approx. 10 billion is invested in the factory that will produce fertilizer and ammonia. The plant is expected to provide 500 jobs, during the construction period 2000 jobs."We have met a great demand from, among other things, well-known beer manufacturers who want to be able to sell their beer as 'climate smart'. It only works if you can show that the grains are grown with fossil-free fertilizer," Marc van Doorn, Fertiberia's sustainability manager, tells SVT.
3 THE ORE GATE
The investment is estimated at 2.6 billion and is the largest dredging project in modern history in Sweden. In total, it is estimated that roughly 800,000 m³ of mass will need to be excavated in order to receive the larger ships.The expansion of Luleå Harbor increases the capacity so that in the summer you can receive ships that can load up to 160,000 tons compared to today's maximum of 55,000 tons.
4 SSAB
A strategic decision has been made to invest 45 billion (the sum refers to both Luleå and Brahestad) in a new electric arc furnace and a new rolling mill that will be in operation in 2030."SSAB has the potential to reduce Sweden's emissions of carbon dioxide by close to 10 percent, but other emissions such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particles will also be radically reduced by a transition to fossil-free steel," writes Jonas Larsson, head of environment, SSAB, in a statement.
5 TALGA
With Vittangi's world-unique graphite deposit as a raw material source, climate-smart battery anodes will be produced that reduce CO² by 96 percent compared to today's emissions. Around 70–80 employees are estimated to work in the factory at Hertsöfältet."The large-scale facility planned for 2024 will be located on the Hertsö field in Luleå. It will be able to deliver 19,500 tons of finished anode material per year. That's enough for 400,000 electric cars every year," says Talga's European manager Martin Phillips to SVT."
https://www.lulea.se/luleaindustripark
cosors
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We are not meant but I think it won't be long now.
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https://vartlulea.se/arkiv/aktuellt...aindustripark.5.6f52018a183f54da65f25c21.html
I don't know if we are among the 14 cases. The first industrial building gets its permit because it is an easier case than ours I think.
Anyway, it's starting!
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Very importantly the street names are now also fixed, i.e. our address.
Hertsöfältsvägen and Hästskovägen - the new industrial area Hertsöfältet Luleå Industripark has no name on two roads. The road next to Hertsövägen is named Hersöfältsvägen and the road south of the fire training field is named Hästskovägen. The proximity to Luleå riding hall and the shape of the latter have given rise to the name proposal.
(fall 2022)"
https://www.lulea.se/samhalle--gator/aktuella-projekt/lulea-industripark---hertsofaltet.html
"The first building permit is proposed to be granted at Hertsöfältet - Luleå Industripark
The Environment and Building Committee meets on 23 November. On the agenda are, among other things, a building permit for an industrial building at Hertsöfältet - Luleå Industripark, a building permit for two new residential buildings at Kallkällan index listing of rates. In total, the committee deals with 14 cases....
https://vartlulea.se/arkiv/aktuellt...aindustripark.5.6f52018a183f54da65f25c21.html
I don't know if we are among the 14 cases. The first industrial building gets its permit because it is an easier case than ours I think.
Anyway, it's starting!
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Very importantly the street names are now also fixed, i.e. our address.
"New road names on Hertsöfältet
Luleå municipality's name preparation committee's name proposal for the roads has been adopted:Hertsöfältsvägen and Hästskovägen - the new industrial area Hertsöfältet Luleå Industripark has no name on two roads. The road next to Hertsövägen is named Hersöfältsvägen and the road south of the fire training field is named Hästskovägen. The proximity to Luleå riding hall and the shape of the latter have given rise to the name proposal.
(fall 2022)"
https://www.lulea.se/samhalle--gator/aktuella-projekt/lulea-industripark---hertsofaltet.html
Again cosors, great research!
cosors
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Now the lawyers are also moving north 
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While large parts of Sweden crouch in the face of the crisis, companies in northern Sweden are investing heavily. For the lawyers, the new industrialization provides both tasks and hope for the future.
- There is a societal transformation underway. It's like a settler spirit that we see. People are very positive, says lawyer Sofia Ungh, working at Advokatfirman Kaiding's office in Skellefteå.
Kaiding has offices in six locations in Norrbotten, Västerbotten and Jämtland. Just Skellefteå is one of the places that is now industrializing again, with, among other things, the Northvolt battery factory. In addition to that, the area includes large investments in the mining industry, wind power and the production of fossil-free steel.
The large investments create jobs in areas that were previously described as depopulation areas. And even for the lawyers, the ventures generate plenty of assignments.
- We take care of both contractors and subcontractors. The real estate side has also grown in step with development projects and an increased willingness to invest in general. Previously, we worked towards the market in southern Sweden, now we do large transactions here as well, notes Sofia Ungh, who also sees that industrialization and the immigration of labor create ripples in the water in the form of growing existing companies and family members who have moved in to start their own companies.
Like many of the client companies, Kaiding finds it difficult to recruit the right competence for all assignments that come in, says Sofia Ungh.
- We haven't had time to recruit, because there was so much to do. Therefore, we are constantly understaffed. I don't think the crisis will solve it, because we still have a lot of work, she says, adding that the agency will soon start a recruitment process.
On the other hand, Sofia Ungh, just like many other interviewed lawyers, notices a certain slowdown in the economy in the south.
- The transactions are rolling on, we don't feel like it's ending. But we can notice a more wait-and-see attitude and that it is a little longer for the money in southern Sweden. It can take a little longer before the money arrives, which causes a certain inertia in the cases, she says.
With the new industrialization, law firms from Stockholm and the rest of Sweden are also entering more of the northern market.
- We encounter them more often also in the Norrlands-based cases, especially in certain types, such as in the mining industry. But not as often as one might think, notes Sofia Ungh.
Sofia Ungh has herself been active in Stockholm for a number of years. In 2017, she moved back to her hometown of Skellefteå, which then transformed from a sleepy small town into a vibrant city with a good range of culture and restaurants. The great social transformation contributed strongly to Sofia Ungh's return. And she does not regret the decision.
- There is a belief in the future here, while the rest of Sweden is depressing. It is clear that people here are also worried about the war and electricity prices, but despite that there is a positive spirit and a belief in the future.
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"Norrland is newly industrialized "There is a belief in the future here"
No. 8 2022 Volume 88While large parts of Sweden crouch in the face of the crisis, companies in northern Sweden are investing heavily. For the lawyers, the new industrialization provides both tasks and hope for the future.
- There is a societal transformation underway. It's like a settler spirit that we see. People are very positive, says lawyer Sofia Ungh, working at Advokatfirman Kaiding's office in Skellefteå.
Kaiding has offices in six locations in Norrbotten, Västerbotten and Jämtland. Just Skellefteå is one of the places that is now industrializing again, with, among other things, the Northvolt battery factory. In addition to that, the area includes large investments in the mining industry, wind power and the production of fossil-free steel.
The large investments create jobs in areas that were previously described as depopulation areas. And even for the lawyers, the ventures generate plenty of assignments.
- We take care of both contractors and subcontractors. The real estate side has also grown in step with development projects and an increased willingness to invest in general. Previously, we worked towards the market in southern Sweden, now we do large transactions here as well, notes Sofia Ungh, who also sees that industrialization and the immigration of labor create ripples in the water in the form of growing existing companies and family members who have moved in to start their own companies.
Like many of the client companies, Kaiding finds it difficult to recruit the right competence for all assignments that come in, says Sofia Ungh.
- We haven't had time to recruit, because there was so much to do. Therefore, we are constantly understaffed. I don't think the crisis will solve it, because we still have a lot of work, she says, adding that the agency will soon start a recruitment process.
Competition from the south
Kaiding has clients not only in northern Sweden. Sofia Ungh notices that many companies in southern Sweden are now looking north when planning new ventures. The lower electricity prices are attractive, as is the availability of natural resources.On the other hand, Sofia Ungh, just like many other interviewed lawyers, notices a certain slowdown in the economy in the south.
- The transactions are rolling on, we don't feel like it's ending. But we can notice a more wait-and-see attitude and that it is a little longer for the money in southern Sweden. It can take a little longer before the money arrives, which causes a certain inertia in the cases, she says.
With the new industrialization, law firms from Stockholm and the rest of Sweden are also entering more of the northern market.
- We encounter them more often also in the Norrlands-based cases, especially in certain types, such as in the mining industry. But not as often as one might think, notes Sofia Ungh.
Sofia Ungh has herself been active in Stockholm for a number of years. In 2017, she moved back to her hometown of Skellefteå, which then transformed from a sleepy small town into a vibrant city with a good range of culture and restaurants. The great social transformation contributed strongly to Sofia Ungh's return. And she does not regret the decision.
- There is a belief in the future here, while the rest of Sweden is depressing. It is clear that people here are also worried about the war and electricity prices, but despite that there is a positive spirit and a belief in the future.
Industrial investments in the north
Some of the major investments are:- Northvolt, Skellefteå: battery factory with production of lithium-ion batteries for electric cars and energy storage.
- H2 Green Steel, Boden: construction of a new steel mill for the production of fossil-free steel, using hydrogen and renewable energy sources.
- Hybrit, Luleå and Malmberget: production of fossil-free steel using, among other things, hydrogen gas.
- Talga Resources, Vittangi and Luleå: construction of graphite mine in Vittangi and manufacture of battery anodes in Luleå.
- Markbygden, Piteå: wind farm."
Hi Cosors & Semmel,
Wondering whether either of you perhaps caught MP speaking at the Arctic Futures Symposium in Brussels?
I watched him speaking briefly from questions on the audience with other panelists, but seems like I’d missed his individual speech. The Aussie timezone threw me, blaming it on Socceroos game coming up!
Cheers, if you got anything from MP that was worth posting
Wondering whether either of you perhaps caught MP speaking at the Arctic Futures Symposium in Brussels?
I watched him speaking briefly from questions on the audience with other panelists, but seems like I’d missed his individual speech. The Aussie timezone threw me, blaming it on Socceroos game coming up!
Cheers, if you got anything from MP that was worth posting
