Barents cooperation in minerals and metals. Luleå University of Technology September 14 th 2011 Per-Erik Lindvall, Senior Vice President LKAB
Feb 24, 2016
Barents cooperation in minerals and metals.Luleå University of TechnologySeptember 14th 2011Per-Erik Lindvall, Senior Vice PresidentLKAB
ARCTIC CIRCLE Luleå
Malmberget
SvappavaaraKiruna
Narvik
The Swedish Mining Industry for the next decade- a window of opportunity!
- A fantastic possibility to grow the business and the region!- twice as big by 2020
Our operations are state-of-the art
High-tech mining operations Clean technology for pelletising plants
Environmentally friendly railway transports
World’s only experimental blast furnace
Europe’s biggest iron ore projectmore than 300 million tonnes
MertainenOpen pitTest miningFull production 2015 ( 5 mtpa)
GruvbergetOpen pitIn production (2 mtpa)
LeveäniemiOpen pit ( closed since 1985)Full production 2015 ( 5mtpa
The Barents region – an area of great geological potentialand an important source of functional mineral products to the
European industry and citizens
Knowledge triangle for decoupled growth
Customer requirements
Technical parameters
Production parametres
Product Properties
Translate
Manufacturing
Control
Surpass RDI
Understand
Basic ideas• Technological leadership is necessary to stay competitive and for meeting
current and future requirements.
• Leadership is maintained by close co-operation between operators, suppliers and academia toward a common objective.
• Concentrate our research to Luleå University of Technology and create flexible research centres
Strategic activities (examples)
• Company (LKAB): – Operation of the Experimental Blast Furnace– Participation in ULCOS– € 10 million donated to Luleå University of Technology
in 2004 for strenghtening the research and competence in vital areas.
– € 5 million donated to Luleå University of Technology in 2008 to finance five professors in strategic areas
– € 5 million donated to Luleå University of Technology in 2010
Sustainable mining in the Barents Region
- laying the foundation for growth and development