Finnish green hydrogen company P2X Solutions has launched commercial operations of green hydrogen at its production plant in Harjavalta This industrial-scale production facility has an installed electrolysis capacity of 20 MW making it one of the largest of its kind in Europe hydrogen is produced by using renewable electricity commented: “With commercial operation starting at the Harjavalta plant Finland’s green hydrogen economy is taking a leap from plans into reality Finland is in a great position to develop into a superpower in clean hydrogen and its derivative electric fuels and we hope that many projects will follow suit.” Green hydrogen enables emission reductions adding that the legislation on fuels will require “significant” changes in shipping Plit stated: “We recommend companies to start deploying green hydrogen and electric fuels before the mandatory legislation enters into force My message to companies is: Don’t wait for the change This will give you a competitive advantage and secure your supply of emission-free energy in the 2030s.” the Harjavalta complex also includes a methanation plant It is worth mentioning that P2X Solutions is planning hydrogen plants in other locations the company aims to gradually increase hydrogen production to reach a capacity of 40 MW for the Joensuu plant and up to 100 MW for the Oulu plant it was revealed that Swiss energy services provider Alpiq will invest approximately €47 million in P2X There is also an option for the provider to increase its shareholding to up to 100% by the end of 2028 Daily news and in-depth stories in your inbox The Pioneers of Offshore Engineering GustoMSC part of NOV’s Marine and Construction business is recognized for providing advanced design & engineering consultancy for mobile offshore units and reliable equipment and technical knowledge into realistic & innovative ideas The performance of new and existing jack-ups You don't have permission to access this resource P2X – Finland’s first green hydrogen plant was inaugurated in Harjavalta The inauguration of Finland’s first industrial-scale green hydrogen production plant The hydrogen economy is a key enabler for emissions reductions on many industries and provides Finland with significant growth opportunities P2X Solutions celebrated the inauguration of Finland’s first green hydrogen plant on Wednesday the plant represents the opening of the hydrogen economy enable significant emissions reductions for many sectors such as industrial manufacturing and traffic on land green hydrogen makes it possible for these industries to reach carbon neutrality targets and comply with the fuel legislation entering into force already in the upcoming years The hydrogen economy also offers Finland significant economic growth opportunities Finnish hydrogen economy has the potential to create over 115,000 new jobs and correspond as much as 13% of Finland’s GDP President of the Republic of Finland in the inauguration event Finland has everything it takes to become a clean energy superpower the hydrogen plant inaugurated today is a concrete example of creating sustainable growth by producing clean energy P2X Solutions Chairman and a member of Alpiq’s Executive Board P2X Solutions emphasizes its role as a Finnish hydrogen pioneer “The inauguration of the green hydrogen production plant in Harjavalta is an important milestone in the further development of the European hydrogen market As a strategic partner and majority shareholder of P2X Solutions Alpiq is pleased to expand its hydrogen activities through this close cooperation and to make a significant contribution to the integration of renewable energies into the energy system,” a leading Swiss energy services provider and electricity producer that operates throughout Europe acquired a majority stake in P2X Solutions in April 2024 Together with the hydrogen production facility the Harjavalta complex also includes a methanation plant for the production of synthetic methane which will launch its operations at a later stage P2X Solutions is also planning hydrogen plants in other locations The company aims to gradually increase hydrogen production to reach a capacity of 40 MW for the Joensuu plant and up to 100 MW for the Oulu plant Finland is in a great position to become a superpower in clean hydrogen and its derivative fuels I want to thank our team and all our partners for this historical achievement “After this moment it is good to continue our pioneering mission to expand hydrogen economy in Finland with further production units,” companies should take an active position and start driving the change for the better while preparing their businesses for the future “Green hydrogen and electric fuels should be deployed before the mandatory legislation comes into effect Forerunners will gain a competitive advantage and secure the supply of emission-free energy in the 2030s,” READ the latest news shaping the hydrogen market at Hydrogen Central P2X – Finland’s 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Bureau Veritas Joins NavHyS Project to Advance Liquid Hydrogen Innovation in Shipping Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) is pleased to announce its participation in NavHyS COPYRIGHT POLICY DISCLAIMER TERMS & CONDITIONS PRIVACY POLICY We love meeting interesting people and making new friends Fortum logoFortum logoFortum FORTUM CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 30 JANUARY 2025 Fortum and Finnish green hydrogen company P2X Solutions have signed a five-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) The agreement enables P2X Solutions to produce green hydrogen according to strict EU criteria at its Harjavalta site in south-western Finland which is currently ramping up its production The power will be sourced from Fortum’s renewable energy portfolio in Finland and the agreement includes the corresponding Guarantee of Origins.The contract term runs until the end of 2029 EU regulations for renewable hydrogen (RFNBO) mandate that renewable energy production and consumption for green hydrogen must be matched on a monthly basis until 2029 after which the matching will be required on an hourly basis The agreement covers the initial power needs by P2X Solutions’ green hydrogen production plant green hydrogen production in line with RFNBO regulation our strategic priority is to support our clients in their journey towards decarbonisation The agreement with P2X Solutions exemplifies the power of collaboration in overcoming these challenges Coordinating the physical delivery of renewable energy from specific power plants to designated consumption sites involves aligning multiple systems We are pleased to support the new plant with the initial volumes of renewable energy,” says Urs Pennanen Senior Vice President of Corporate Customers at Fortum “Our investment in Harjavalta opens the Finnish green hydrogen market and is a step towards a carbon-neutral welfare society,” says Herkko Plit we are able to provide our clients with the green hydrogen needed to transition to cleaner production methods This partnership not only highlights our shared vision for a sustainable future but also demonstrates the critical role of green hydrogen in reducing carbon emissions across various industries.” © Fortum 2025 ABB’s energy management system will provide production planning and energy market optimization at the new Harjavalta production plant in Finland The facility is currently under commissioning by P2X Solutions a pioneer in green hydrogen and Power-to-X technology the Harjavalta plant will open up the Finnish green hydrogen market and helps to drive P2X Solutions’ mission to achieve a total of 1 GW of production capacity across all facilities by 2031. The plant will accelerate also other hydrogen derivatives as it includes methanation capacity for the production of renewable synthetic methane Employing green hydrogen energy experts throughout the plant means that it will significantly advance valuable expertise in this area P2X Solutions will build on this important work with the development of additional hydrogen production plants in Joensuu and Oulu in the near future Green hydrogen made via electrolysis – a process of using electricity from renewable sources to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen – is widely recognized as an important energy vector for achieving a low carbon future high production costs and energy-intensive processes present significant obstacles to making green hydrogen available to the market a global initiative made up of leading energy companies to scale up production capacity to the 50 times required the cost of producing green hydrogen must decrease significantly These are the types of challenges that P2X Solutions will need to address at the plant ABB Ability™ OPTIMAX® helps to increase efficiencies and maximize the total value of the used energy by strategically directing energy flows and assets Day-ahead and intraday planning capabilities enable the company to trade competitively with the grid and reduce the levelized cost of hydrogen as much as possible By monitoring power flows and energy usage the software will provide contextual data that operators can use in reporting plant performance KPIs for different stakeholders The transparency offered by the solution will increase the efficiency and safety of each electrolyzer module being operated to produce green hydrogen through the use of renewable energy and ensuring it is only used as and when required By making green hydrogen energy more accessible as an energy source the Harjavalta plant is an important milestone in the progression towards a low carbon future We’re proud that ABB Ability™ OPTIMAX® is part of that journey ABB's website uses cookies. 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Learn more I agree The London Metal Exchange (LME) will suspend the listing of a nickel brand produced by a plant in Finland owned by Russian metals giant Nornickel without providing a reason for the suspension the world’s largest and oldest metals trading venue is related to its responsible sourcing campaign two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters Nornickel did not reply to a Reuters request for comment Deliveries of nickel cathodes and briquettes produced by Norilsk Nickel Harjavalta Oy will not be accepted for the LME nickel contract warranting from Oct said in January it would suspend or delist 10% of its listed metals brands until their producers provided it with their responsible sourcing reports one of the largest nickel refining plants in Europe is yet to complete its routine responsible minerals audit adding that the process was likely to be completed before the LME’s Oct The plant has an annual production capacity of 65,000 metric tons of nickel which it produces from raw materials of Russian or other origin Nornickel itself produced 209,000 tons of nickel in 2023 The LME in April banned from its system all Russian aluminum copper and nickel produced from April 13 to comply with US and UK sanctions imposed over Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine Nornickel’s Finnish plant was unaffected by that decision and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Gruyere gold mine joint venture partners Gold Fields and Gold Road Resources reach agreement on a friendly deal to consolidate ownership. 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Finnish company P2X Solutions has started green hydrogen production at its 20 MW plant in Harjavalta 0 Hydrogen plays a key role in the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU plan to truly contribute to the decarbonization of the energy system it must be produced using renewable energy sources alone Green hydrogen is obtained through electrolysis a process in which electricity from renewable sources is used to split water into hydrogen and oxygen Such hydrogen is classified as a renewable fuel of non-biological origin (RFNBO) For the European Union’s ambitious goal of making 10 million tons of green hydrogen per year by 2030 the European Commission estimates that 500 TWh to 550 TWh of renewable electricity would be required Although many European companies have canceled or put on hold their green hydrogen projects Finland’s economy has taken a step forward and turned plans into reality according to P2X Solutions CEO Herkko Plit The capacity of the Harjavalta plant is 20 MW The complex includes a methanation plant for green methanol “Finland is in a great position to develop into a superpower in clean hydrogen and its derivative electric fuels and we hope that many projects will follow suit,” said Plit P2X Solutions plans to build two more hydrogen production facilities while the facility in Oulu could reach up to 100 MW To secure sufficient renewable energy for hydrogen production in Harjavalta, P2X Solutions has signed a five-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Finnish company Fortum EU regulations mandate that renewable energy production and consumption for green hydrogen must be matched on a monthly basis until 2029 after which hourly matching will be required The PPA agreement is valid until the end of 2029 Be the first one to comment on this article 05 May 2025 - The Trebinje 3 photovoltaic plant would have an installed capacity of 53.63 MW and an estimated annual production of 85.5 GWh 05 May 2025 - VDE Renewables found that SolarEdge’s advanced safety capabilities minimize photovoltaic system risks and effectively prevent fire hazards 02 May 2025 - The project is located in Constanța county recognized for its superior yields in green energy production 02 May 2025 - The Sunčana (Sunny) Vipava project envisages installing solar power plants with a combined capacity of 20 MW © CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2008-2020 website developed by ogitive Production'Don't wait for change' | Finland's first industrial-scale green hydrogen facility starts operationsP2X Solutions CEO Herkko Plit argues that companies should start to deploy renewable H2 and derivatives before mandates kick in UPDATE 13th of December 2024 at 10:00: Fortum and the city of Harjavalta have agreed to expand the Sievari planning area to 80 hectares. The city council will discuss the updated planning reservation agreement and zoning agreement at its meeting on 16th of December 2024. Fortum is in the process of signing a planning reservation agreement with the town of Harjavalta to develop a data centre site. The planning reservation agreement covers 48 hectares of land in the Sievari district of Harjavalta and is valid until 30.6.2026. The agreement covers the first phase of the project. The actual investment in the site will be made by the developer of the data centre project. ”The site now earmarked for the project was purchased by the town early this year and a master plan for industrial use is currently being drawn up. The project will also require the preparation of a zoning plan. The town welcomes the proposed project,” notes Town Geodesist Jari Prehti.  Fortum’s aim is to develop and market the area to potential data centre investors and enable a smooth project preparation process for the industry’s actors,” says Vesa Maso from Fortum’s Industrial Customer Electrification unit. Fortum has previously developed similar areas in Espoo and Kirkkonummi as part of the Espoo Clean Heat project in cooperation with Microsoft.  The development projects support Fortum’s strategic priorities: to deliver reliable clean energy and to drive decarbonisation in industries. Further information: Fortum, newsdesk newsdesk [at] fortum.com, +358 40 198 2843 Green hydrogen can help to reduce emissions across many sectors particularly those where emissions are hard to abate such as in industrial manufacturing and in maritime transport The hydrogen economy is also expected to deliver significant economic growth opportunities in Finland with over 115,000 new jobs potentially along with accounting for as much as 13 percent of Finland’s GDP “Finland has everything it takes to become a clean energy superpower” said the President of the Republic of Finland in his official greeting P2X Solutions Sunfire ProductionFinnish green hydrogen project secures EU-compliant renewables supply — but only until hourly matching kicks inP2X Solutions has signed a five-year PPA with Fortum for its 20MW facility when the requirement for monthly temporal correlation ends Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved A new BASF plant for cathode material precursors in Harjavalta has been put on ice after another court defeat The pending authorisation has been dragging on for several years After the Vaasa Administrative Court cancelled a temporary permit for the plant in February the employees at the site are to be laid off indefinitely The German company has therefore announced the start of negotiations with employee representatives in Harjavalta “The decision to initiate these negotiations was made because of the lengthy permitting process with unclear outcomes leading to an unpredictable timeframe for receiving a final unappealable permit,” the company wrote BASF is forced to consider indefinite layoffs potentially affecting all employees at the Harjavalta site.” Negotiations are scheduled to begin on 15 April and will last six weeks “BASF is fully committed to managing this process responsibly and with utmost thoughtfulness towards its employees” Information on the decisions to be made will be provided once the negotiations have been concluded BASF had initially announced the construction of the factory for cathode material precursors in October 2018 with a targeted start of production at the end of 2020 The plant was to be built in the neighbourhood of the refinery of the Russian mining group Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) as BASF and its partner at the time had already concluded a long-term supply agreement for nickel and cobalt from the metal refinery BASF received the first permit from the relevant authorities after an extensive environmental impact assessment we have been on a painful journey with several cycles of permits being granted and – unfortunately – not upheld,” says Tomi Oja Managing Director of BASF Battery Materials Finland Oy “We are disappointed to have received different signals from authorities and the administrative courts In a dynamic market like the battery market both speed and certainty are essential for business planning This includes a clear legal framework.” BASF continues to hope “that at some time in the future these hopes will be finally realized” “BASF remains committed to an innovative sustainable and competitive battery value chain in Europe the overall situation makes it essential to enter into negotiations with employee representatives for our plant in Finland now after several years,” said the manager “We greatly appreciate the commitment of the entire team in Harjavalta who have persevered and continue to do so during this challenging period of uncertainty.” BASF is committed to further expanding its global battery materials business to meet the growing needs of the battery industry. “The company’s plan to invest in the expansion of the battery materials business remains valid,” said BASF. However, production at the factory in Schwarzheide where the cathode material precursors from Harjavalta are to be processed into cathode materials for the battery industry Access to the markets has been secured through a “broadly diversified partner network” basf.com, reuters.com I agree with the Privacy policy electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013 we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology Fortum Battery Recycling has started commercial operations at its state-of-the-art hydrometallurgical battery material recycling facility in Harjavalta The newly established facility is the largest recycling plant in Europe in terms of recycling capacity and it is also the first commercial-scale facility in Europe for hydrometallurgical recycling The new large-scale facility will greatly ease the European battery manufacturers’ rising demand for sustainable battery materials helping to reduce Europe’s dependence on imported critical battery raw materials “With our new low CO2 hydrometallurgical plant in Harjavalta we are able to sustainably produce the materials urgently needed for new EV lithium-ion and industrial-use batteries,” says Tero Holländer “Thanks to our cutting-edge hydrometallurgical technology 95% of the valuable and critical metals from battery's black mass can be recovered and returned to the cycle for the production of new lithium-ion battery chemicals.” Fortum’s recycling process recovers critical metals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries as well as battery production waste and produces secondary metals for new lithium-ion batteries on an industrial scale The plant is already producing nickel and cobalt sulphates and Fortum is proud to state that the products meet the customer specifications The hydrometallurgical plant in Harjavalta is designed with the highest safety standards for people and the environment while maintaining a low carbon footprint in its operations and maximum efficiency in recycling “The demand for recycled battery materials is set to increase dramatically over the next five to ten years as the green energy transition speeds up the new EU sustainable batteries regulation requires battery electronics and automotive manufacturers to gradually increase the amount of recycled materials in batteries The manufacturers need to prepare for the legislative changes now as the first minimum levels of recovery for materials such as cobalt nickel and lithium will come into force in 2026 Having invested in recycling technology and capacity at an early stage We are proud to be the forerunners investing in sustainable solutions for the future,” says Holländer Fortum Battery Recycling’s operations cover all the necessary treatment and production steps to achieve the highest recycling rates and provide a closed loop for battery recycling along the entire value chain in Europe: pre-treatment services in Kirchardt Germany and mechanical process in Ikaalinen and hydrometallurgical metal recovery in Harjavalta By combining Fortum’s mechanical and hydrometallurgical processes Fortum Battery Recycling is also working with industrial side-streams recovering critical battery materials from metal industry’s side streams in Tornio with another novel hydrometallurgical process that produces a nickel intermediate product we can’t limit the source of the recycled content only to end-of-life batteries and battery manufacturing scrap as this will simply not be enough for the need of the manufacturing industries This is why we must harness all waste streams containing critical metals we are already working on these industrial side streams,” says Holländer and with it the demand for critical raw materials Recycling is an essential building block for the future to meet this demand Fortum Battery Recycling is continuously exploring possibilities to expand operations to other European regions More information about Fortum Battery Recycling: Fortum is able to offer its services for the collection and processing of end-of-life batteries and production scrap close to central European customers The hub in Germany can pre-treat over 3,000 tonnes of batteries per year and is connected to the Harjavalta site where the hydrometallurgical process takes place tero.hollander [at] fortum.com (tero[dot]hollander[at]fortum[dot]com) maiju.daniel-huhtaniska [at] fortum.com (maiju[dot]daniel-huhtaniska[at]fortum[dot]com) don't miss a thing: Our newsletter for the chemical industry lab technology and process engineering brings you up to date every Tuesday and Thursday product highlights and innovations - compact and easy to understand in your inbox The function "Store search" is only available to registered users BASF announces the commencement of change negotiations at its precursor cathode active materials plant in Harjavalta The decision to initiate these negotiations was made because of the lengthy permitting process with unclear outcomes BASF is forced to consider layoffs for an indefinite period potentially impacting all employees at the Harjavalta site The recent suspension of the immediate enforcement of the environmental permit by the Vaasa Administrative Court on February 21 has had another significant impact on BASF’s operations in Harjavalta The further postponement of and uncertainty around the formal startup date have long-term financial implications for BASF in Harjavalta BASF must therefore adapt its operations and manage its costs in order to deal with the current situation and – unfortunately – not upheld,” said Tomi Oja “We are disappointed to have received different signals from authorities and the administrative courts and we hope that at some time in the future these hopes will be finally realized BASF remains committed to fostering an innovative and competitive battery value chain in Europe But the overall situation after several years has now compelled that we have to commence change negotiations at our Finland plant We greatly appreciate the commitment of the entire team in Harjavalta who have persevered and continue to do so during this challenging period of uncertainty.” The change negotiations are scheduled to commence on April 15 BASF is fully committed to managing this process responsibly and with utmost thoughtfulness towards its employees Following the conclusion of the negotiations BASF will communicate the decisions to be made BASF remains committed to driving the expansion of its global battery materials business to support the battery industry’s growing demand for cathode active materials The company’s plan to invest in building up its battery materials business remains valid The supply of precursor cathode active materials for BASF’s cathode active materials production in Schwarzheide leveraging a broad portfolio of partner network and market access Change negotiations are a statutory consultation process in Finland with employee representatives that shall be conducted if an employer is considering potential layoffs or other redundancy measures and any possible measures shall be decided by the company after the process has been completed ReElement Technologies licenses Purdue critical mineral refining tech and will begin production in late 2024 A Europe-wide network enables graduate education in modern data-driven methods for the development of catalytic reactions Artificial intelligence is set to help human examinees study more effectively German government funds training center for battery specialists in Itzehoe with 20 million euros Reduction of about 1,300 jobs globally intended over the next two years Headcount in Global Business Services will decline by up to 2,000 worldwide by end of 2022 Average annual investment of at least €1.5 billion until 2025 Around 250 vacancies at all locations by the end of 2019 New Teaching and Research Center for Separation The internationally experienced marketing executive joins LUMITOS from Mettler-Toledo Top Employers Institute honors leading employers worldwide Becoming a full time academic at a research university is not an easy road €4.4 million paid out in bonuses to employees Very interesting class of materials for electrocatalysts discovered? 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Currently a board member of Reuters' Finnish entity, previously Finland Correspondent for AFP and amateur football wing-back. the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum announces plans to ramp up output at its state-of-the-art nickel refinery in Finland Nornickel Harjavalta is mainly powered by renewable energy and is a world-class specialist in the hydrometallurgical production of high purity nickel with the most extensive nickel product portfolio in Europe The plan to increase capacity is driven by growing European market demand for battery raw materials responsibly produced with one of the lowest carbon footprint in the industry This move by Nornickel is in line with the Group’s strategy to ensure a global shift to a greener economy while being green itself “This expansion will further strengthen Harjavalta refinery’s position as one of the most sustainable producers of nickel and cobalt metals to the EV battery industry Our unique product portfolio combined with EV battery metals recycling development enables NN Harjavalta to be the leading European supplier of the critical metals to the growing battery sector in Europe,” Joni Hautojärvi Nickel output at NN Harjavalta during the first phase of the expansion will increase from the current 65 ktpa to 75 ktpa in 2023 and during the second phase to over 100 ktpa by early 2026 The factory meets the most stringent EU sustainability requirements and recycles over 90% of its waste delivering to the market products with one of the lowest carbon footprint in the industry NN Harjavalta produces nickel in cathodes cobalt in crystallized sulphate and in solution The production process is based on sulphuric acid leaching of nickel semi-products high-tech approach that enables over 98% extraction rate and is a perfect fit for the production of battery-grade nickel and cobalt NN Harjavalta monitors its environmental footprint rigorously and has been an active participant in the studies of the Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla) for several decades Nornickel is a member of the European Battery Alliance and Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network An experienced specialist in nickel production Nornickel produces nickel as a raw material for the production of stainless steel various special alloys and for surface treatment of metals the Group manufacture nickel and cobalt chemicals for the needs of the modern catalyst and battery industries which consists of several hydrometallurgical sub-processes nickel sludge and various secondary raw materials Both birds and people were harmed by the noxious mix of pollutants in the air—but birds showed symptoms years earlier the Harjavalta copper smelter has cut toxic emissions by nearly 99 percent and the Pied Flycatcher population has slowly rebounded as well But no one has ever quantified avian mortality in the same way respiratory illness was the most frequent problem Sanderfoot found in her review The studies analyzed a few dozen species from all over the world (though most were concentrated in Europe) While there was clear historical evidence of air pollution being detrimental to birds there were still major gaps in connecting avian and human health “We don’t have enough evidence on birds dealing with the top-priority chemicals that hurt humans,” says Tracey Holloway a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at UW-M and coauthor of the review Surface-level ozone and particulate matter (PM) wreak havoc on human respiratory systems and probably take out just as many birds lives each year More avian research on these pollutants would help scientists get a better idea of the global state of birds—something that Holloway and Sanderfoot are all for Birds and air particles are both changing mediums: Neither stays in place for very long This makes it difficult to pinpoint which chemicals hurt birds in the long term the scientists already knew where they bred each year and what pollutants spewed out of the smelter it’s nearly impossible to know where birds might pick up specific particles and computer modeling to track global air pollution and then map it against bird occurrences pulled from ornithological surveys Field monitoring measures ozone and PM levels satellites read carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide concentrations near the Earth’s surface and computer models compare the past Ultimately, these holistic methods can inform conservationists and lawmakers to produce policies that protect people and wildlife. In a way, we’ve already seen how research on people breathing toxic air brought about change in the United States, Rob McDonald, lead scientist for the Nature Conservancy’s Global Cities Program, says. He points to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act as an American success story “Our air quality is much better than it once was,” McDonald explains “Now nations like China and India are taking some action and informing the public about clean air.” Although air pollution is a global concern, Sanderfoot is picking up the local fight, too. As an educator with the Madison Audubon Society this past spring and summer, she visited community centers to teach kids how to curb air pollution by driving less, planting more natural habitat and cutting back on energy use—all to save birds she urged the students to find hope in every feathered creature they saw “Because when birds flourish," Sanderfoot says, "we can all breathe easier.” Helping birds is easy! 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Type your zipcode into our handy database to discover which native plants in your area will attract certain types of birds—and where to buy them Pledge to stand with Audubon to call on elected officials to listen to science and work towards climate solutions FORTUM CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 17.6.2021 Fortum has made the investment decision to expand its lithium-ion battery recycling capacity by building a new state-of-the-art hydrometallurgical plant in Harjavalta will be a major step in increasing Fortum’s hydrometallurgical recycling capacity and enabling the production of sustainable battery chemicals The new facility will be able to efficiently recover scarce metals from old electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries while also recycling various waste fractions derived throughout the battery supply chain Lithium-ion batteries play a key role in enabling the transition to clean energy and the growth of e-mobility With the rapid electrification of transportation and the move towards renewable energy sources the demand for lithium-ion batteries is expected to grow more than ten-fold by 2030 significantly increasing the need for critical metals used in the production of lithium-ion batteries Fortum’s new Harjavalta facility will help to meet the rising demand for recycled battery materials and enable the sustainable recovery of lithium which are all essential in the manufacturing of new electric vehicle batteries “Fortum is investing in a greener future by further investing in its hydrometallurgical recycling facilities The new facility in Harjavalta will create approximately thirty jobs in the near future but its impact will be felt throughout Europe as it will be the largest facility in the market of its kind once completed,” says Kalle Saarimaa “Our solid offering covers several key segments of the battery value chain and we look forward to our collaboration with key players in those fields As the electrification of transportation gathers pace the raw materials gap faced by the automotive industry is increasingly becoming a serious challenge Our new facility will strongly support the existing Finnish and European battery manufacturing ecosystems but it will also help the entire industry produce more sustainable batteries in Europe.” Fortum uses a combination of mechanical and low-CO2 hydrometallurgical technologies to recycle the batteries as sustainably as possible and with the lowest carbon footprint The lithium-ion batteries are first disassembled and treated during a mechanical process at Fortum’s plant in Ikaalinen is collected and then taken to Harjavalta for hydrometallurgical processing Fortum is currently operating an industrial-scale hydrometallurgical pilot plant in Harjavalta will enable a significant increase in Fortum’s processing and recycling capacity The new plant will enable Fortum to recycle the major part of the EV batteries reaching their end-of-life in Europe.” Fortum’s hydrometallurgical battery recycling operations were identified as one of four Fortum projects to be shortlisted for the EU’s Innovation Fund for low-carbon technologies The four Fortum projects made it through to a shortlist of 70 candidates for financing from the EU’s EUR 1 billion first Innovation Fund Fortum has also received IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) grants from Business Finland in conjunction with the EU Commission’s European Battery Innovation project The grants were given in conjunction with the development of Fortum’s mechanical recycling plant in Ikaalinen Finland and the hydrometallurgical recycling plant in Harjavalta simon.barrette [at] fortum.com (simon[dot]barrette[at]fortum[dot]com) kalle.saarimaa [at] fortum.com (kalle[dot]saarimaa[at]fortum[dot]com) Read our latest battery related news and releases Boliden Harjavalta has chosen Metso Outotec’s SMD grinding mills to improve the capacity of its slag concentrator Boliden Harjavalta sustainably produces high-quality metals for European industrial customers the company produced 120,000 tonnes of copper and 26,000 tonnes of nickel The purpose of the slag concentrator is to recover copper from the slag produced in the copper smelter and to return it to the copper production cycle as high-quality slag concentrate Grinding is an essential part of the slag concentration process The order has been booked in Metso Minerals’ Q2 2020 orders received specialized for fine grinding applications) was chosen as the grinding technology Maintenance for the SMD is safe and cost-effective thanks to the simple mechanical structure of the mill and the smaller number of moving parts compared to traditional grinding mills we noticed that slag can be processed very efficiently using SMD technology Now the slag concentrator can process larger amounts of material without compromising the targets set for copper recovery,” says Timo Sarvijärvi Metso Outotec’s Head of Mining in the Nordics market area Helena Marjaranta, Vice President, Communications and Brand, Metso Outotec, tel. +358 20 484 3212, email: helena.marjaranta(at)mogroup.com Metso Outotec is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates metals refining and recycling industries globally By improving our customers’ energy and water efficiency and reducing environmental risks with our product and process expertise Metso Outotec employs over 15,000 people in more than 50 countries and its illustrative combined sales for 2019 were about EUR 4.2 billion The company is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Fortum has completed its lithium-ion battery recycling factory in Harjavalta Fortum says this is the largest recycling plant in Europe in terms of capacity and also the first commercial-scale facility for hydrometallurgical recycling Fortum already operated a pilot plant at the Harjavalta site and has now finished the expansion to an industrial-scale facility as planned The company now expects the new plant to “greatly ease the European battery manufacturers’ rising demand for sustainable battery materials helping to reduce Europe’s dependence on imported critical battery raw materials” Fortum’s hydrometallurgical battery recycling operations were shortlisted for the EU’s Innovation Fund for low-carbon technologies worth one billion euros Fortum has also received IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) grants from Business Finland to establish its recycling plants and processes is then collected and transported to Harjavalta for hydrometallurgical processing “Thanks to our cutting-edge hydrometallurgical technology 95% of the valuable and critical metals from the battery’s black mass can be recovered and returned to the cycle for the production of new lithium-ion battery chemicals.” Fortum recycles end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and battery production waste to produce secondary metals for new lithium-ion batteries on an industrial scale The plant already returns nickel and cobalt sulphates and Fortum said the products meet customer specifications Fortum is known to work with BASF and Nornickel the company expects the demand for recycled battery materials to increase “dramatically over the next five to ten years” due to new EU sustainable batteries regulation “The manufacturers need to prepare for the legislative changes now nickel and lithium will come into force in 2026,” said Holländer He added that limiting the source of the recycled content only to end-of-life batteries and battery manufacturing scrap will “simply not be enough for the need of the manufacturing industries Here the company claims to now provide a closed loop for battery recycling along the value chain in Europe. Fortum reportedly launched pre-treatment services in Kirchardt This is now combined with the mechanical process in Ikaalinen and hydrometallurgical metal recovery in Harjavalta Fortum also works with industrial side streams with another novel hydrometallurgical process that produces a nickel intermediate product in Tornio fortum.com electrive has been following the development of electric mobility with journalistic passion and expertise since 2013. As the industry's leading trade media, we offer comprehensive coverage of the highest quality — as a central platform for the rapid development of this technology. With news, background information, driving reports, interviews, videos and advertising messages. Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world which has been held up for years by red tape and opposition from environmental groups It will start redundancy negotiations next week, potentially affecting a “high double-digit” number of employees at the site in Harjavalta, it saidBloomberg Terminal Thursday BASF cited the lengthy permitting process with its unclear outcome for the move Expansion in line with Norilsk's plan to boost nickel production 20-30% over coming decade Norilsk said on Tuesday it would boost output from current levels of 65,000 tonnes per year to 75,000tpa in 2023 before ramping up to over 100,000tpa by early 2026 Nickel output from the asset totalled 63,000t in 2020 Norilsk plans to increase total nickel production by 20-30% over the coming decade to about 250,000tpa "The plan to increase capacity is driven by growing European market demand for battery raw materials responsibly produced with one of the lowest carbon footprint in the industry," Norilsk said in a statement Germany's BASF is building a battery materials plant next door to Norilk's refinery at Harjavalta The facility is due online by the end of the year Norilsk's head of strategy Sergey Dubovitsky said in December the company was becoming "more client-centric" in terms of its nickel production offering The company said the expansion was "in line with the group's strategy to ensure a global shift to a greener economy while being green itself" Norilsk remains keen to talk up its green credentials despite a less than stellar environmental performance in 2020 The metals producer said in February it would not contest a $2 billion fine handed down by Russian courts following a major fuel spill at its Arctic operations in May 2020 Metso Outotec wins Sandfire Motheo equipment order each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team MMI Future Fleets Report 2025 looks at how companies are using alternative energy sources to cut greenhouse gas emmissions Exclusive research for Mining Magazine Intelligence Automation and Digitalisation Report 2024 shows mining companies are embracing cutting-edge tech The ESG Mining Company Index report provides an in-depth evaluation of ESG performance of 61 of the world's largest mining companies it assesses each company across 9 meticulously weighted indicators within 6 essential pillars A comprehensive review of exploration trends and technologies highlighting the best intercepts and discoveries and the latest initial resource estimates Aspermont Media is a company registered in England and Wales Fortum Battery Recycling and AMG Lithium have signed a preliminary contract and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the recycling of lithium salts The common goal is to process lithium salts in Germany into battery-grade lithium hydroxide AMG Lithium is currently building a lithium hydroxide production plant in Bitterfeld in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt This is where the recycled lithium salts from Fortum’s hydrometallurgical recycling plant in Harjavalta Fortum’s recycling plant only recently went into operation neither company has revealed concrete delivery quantities and the targeted duration of a possible binding agreement Fortum is the first company that can offer true European closed-loop solution for automotive and battery industry,” says Tero Holländer Head of Business Line Batteries at Fortum Battery Recycling “The agreement with AMG is also a great testament to the significance of our newly opened Harjavalta plant for the European battery recycling industry highlighting the increased need for recycled battery materials and demand for new efficient and sustainable solutions.” Fortum says it will be able to recover 95 per cent of the metals from the black mass of the battery returning it to the material cycle for the production of new lithium-ion battery chemicals the mixture of the various active materials in the battery – is also extracted at other Fortum sites (including in Germany) but is then broken down again into its individual components at the plant in Harjavalta This MoU with AMG Lithium represents the first customer for the lithium extracted there The German AMG lithium plant in Bitterfeld-Wolfen is scheduled to go into operation in autumn 2023 and is initially designed for an annual capacity of 20,000 tonnes This should make it possible to produce batteries for 800,000 electric cars the raw material will be mostly supplied from a mine in Brazil “This MOU represents another important step towards an independent and sustainable lithium supply chain for Europe,” said Stefan Scherer “We are looking forward to working together with Fortum in order to de-carbonize and improve the battery recycling lithium supply chain in Europe.” fortum.com The construction work and the gradual deployment tests of Fortum’s new battery material recycling facility in Harjavalta Staff members will move to the site in December as the last installations are being made The new state-of-the-art hydrometallurgical plant is on track to start commercial operations in the second quarter of 2023 “I’m pleased to say that we have already successfully completed testing of the automation system during a 2-week test period in the summer we have started the process automation signal testing to verify the operation of process equipment such as pumps valves and measuring devices from the automation system Everything is going according to plan and we are very excited to welcome our staff to move into the site during December,” says Tero Holländer Fortum’s recycling facility under construction is an investment in sustainable solutions for the future The new facility will significantly increase the recycling capacity of battery materials in Europe Fortum’s Central European recycling operations currently being prepared to start local recycling operations in Germany will be connected to the fast-growing Finnish sustainable battery raw materials cluster With these expansions Fortum will help to ease the raw materials gap the European automotive industry is facing “Our new hydrometallurgical facility in Harjavalta will efficiently recycle the valuable metals found in the lithium batteries used in electric cars as well as various waste fractions generated in the battery production chain Growing the battery recycling industry in Europe is crucial to ensure a sustainable EV and battery sector that can help the EV and battery industry as well as the EU to reach the set policy targets on recycling and to reduce the dependency on imports of battery materials,” notes Holländer Fortum’s Harjavalta facility is currently operated as an industrial-scale pilot plant The nearly completed deployment tests mark the shift towards industrial-scale hydrometallurgical recycling of battery materials the Harjavalta site will be among the largest hydrometallurgical recycling facilities in Europe in terms of recycling capacity The office and social space wing will be ready for use in early December the entire personnel of the facility can move to the new facility The commercial operations will begin after the commissioning period in Q2/2023 Fortum's new hydrometallurcigal recycling facility is getting ready Fortum’s battery material recycling facility investment progresses – Deployment testing starts after summer Fortum’s battery material recycling facility investment progresses - the cornerstone of the new facility was laid Fortum makes new Harjavalta recycling plant investment to expand its battery recycling capacity Alstom has been awarded a contract by Länsi-Suomen Voima to retrofit and upgrade two existing generators and provide one new generator for the 72MW Harjavalta hydro power plant which were originally manufactured in 1939 and 1940 The works will be implemented between 2016 and 2017 aimed to increase the power plant output to 110MW Alstom in Finland president Markus Alholm said that the modernisation project will increase the Harjavalta power plant’s output thus allowing Länsi-Suomen Voima Oy to provide a reliable and renewable power to Southern Finland "This order endorses our strategy to support customers with a full services and retrofit offering to secure operational reliability and to optimize their asset management throughout the plant’s lifespan," Alholm added The company will supply new complete stator excitation system and cooling system as well as refurbishment of the existing rotor generator shaft and new or refurbishment of bearings Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis Länsi-Suomen Voima Oy managing director Olli Nummelin said "The refurbishment and new machine will allow us to increase the production capacity of the plant and improve the efficiency and environmental safety of the plant." Alstom will also deliver a new 25 MVA generator which will be built at its site in Bilbao The Harjavalta hydro power plant is situated in Western Finland and is one of the most efficient power plant in Southern Finland Image: Harjavalta hydro power plant in Finland Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network ancillary buildings and piping bridges at the plant Bilfinger's experts will also prefabricate and install piping systems install equipment and machinery and carry out insulation and painting work Bilfinger began its work in May 2020 and is expected to continue on the project until September 2021 “The growing need for mobility and climate protection creates many challenges but at the same time provides vast opportunities to develop innovative technologies that address them as demonstrated by our customer BASF,” says Dr “We are helping our customers solve the challenges and take advantage of these opportunities with a comprehensive range of services.” “Bilfinger is one of the reliable partners we have been looking for to accompany us on our path to become a world-leading supplier of high-energy CAM,” says Daniel Schönfelder “Their strict adherence to schedules and budgets is a critical factor in ensuring that a key step in the construction of the Harjavalta production plant is completed as planned and that a European network for battery materials is established.” Demand for the chemicals used in the production of batteries for electric vehicles will increase accordingly Bilfinger Industrial Services has been a leader in industrial plant pipeline and steel construction for decades As Austria's largest industrial services provider with 10 sites in the country and additional sites in neighboring countries Bilfinger Industrial Services delivers a comprehensive range of engineering maintenance and dismantling services to its customers from a single source The contract for the Harjavalta plant is Bilfinger Industrial Services' first collaboration with BASF Bilfinger Industrial Services is part of the Bilfinger Group headquartered in Mannheim FORTUM CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 29.2.2024 “We are excited to have started this partnership with Hydrovolt, another pioneer in the battery recycling industry. It is important to us to work with partners that share the same vision as we do – providing safe, cost-effective, and sustainable services for battery handling. Together, we can drive the battery industry forward with more efficient and sustainable solutions while also promoting Nordic collaboration and know-how,” says Tero Holländer, Head of Fortum Battery Recycling. “We are thrilled to enter a partnership with an innovative and strong actor such as Fortum Battery Recycling. This collaboration is a great example of how we can create circular solutions that pave the way for more sustainable practices in the industry. Together, we set a leading example in the Nordics, championing sustainable battery recycling and closed loop systems for securing critical raw materials,” says Ole-Christen Enger, CEO of Hydrovolt. The need to recycle batteries is ever increasing – the new EU sustainable batteries regulation requires battery, electronics and automotive manufacturers to gradually increase the amount of recycled materials in batteries. In order to reach clean electrification, collaborations similar to Fortum Battery Recycling and Hydrovolt are needed to drive the battery recycling industry forward. Fortum: Heli Poikonen, Director, Communications and Marketing, Fortum Recycling & Waste, +358 50 3794 119, heli.poikonen [at] fortum.com (heli[dot]poikonen[at]fortum[dot]com) Hydrovolt: Amanda Gran, Head of Communication & Public Affairs, Hydrovolt, +47 90560611, amanda.gran [at] hydrovolt.com (amanda[dot]gran[at]hydrovolt[dot]com) Fortum Battery RecyclingFortum Battery Recycling offers recycling services for lithium-ion batteries and battery production waste and recovers valuable battery metals to produce sustainable recycled raw materials for reuse. We have Europe’s largest closed-loop hydrometallurgical battery recycling facility in Harjavalta, Finland and pretreatment and mechanical operations hubs in Germany and in Finland. Fortum Battery Recycling is part of Fortum business portfolio. © Fortum 2025. All rights reserved. ElectrolysersSunfire installs one of Europe's largest electrolysers — to make green hydrogen and e-methaneFirst H2 at the Finnish installation is expected later this year Swedish company Boliden is set to expand the Kevitsa copper-nickel mine and Harjavalta copper-nickel smelter in Finland with an aggregate investment of €125m The investment towards the expansion will be made until 2020 €80m will be directed towards increasing production at Kevitsa from 7.5Mt to 9.5Mt per annum from 2021 Boliden president and CEO Lennart Evrell said: “A few years ago we decided to invest in the copper production at Harjavalta and revise our nickel strategy Today’s investment decision should be viewed as part of the development of Boliden’s overall operations in Finland.” the Kevitsa copper-nickel mine serves as a concentrate supplier for the Harjavalta smelter The company will use the investment allocated for the mine to build an autogenous mill and peripheral equipment The investments will enable the company to achieve full production in the first quarter of 2021 Boliden Mines president Mikael Staffas said: “Now that the integration of Kevitsa has been completed “We have substantial mineral resources and high-grades but the concentrator’s grinding capacity is limiting production.” The remaining €45m will enable the company to ramp-up copper cathode production at Harjavalta and Pori from 135,000t to 170,000t per annum the investment will enable the company to tackle bottlenecks related to the Harjavalta smelter as well as an expansion of the Pori copper refinery The expansion is scheduled to be complete in the first quarter of 2020 the company is selling around 15,000t of anode copper and the investment will allow Harjavalta to refine all of its anode copper in-house View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Already have an account? Sign in here Mining Journal has been providing investors and mining professionals with daily breaking news covering all aspects of the industry Subscribe today for individual and team access to mining's most respected news title brought to you by the Mining Journal Intelligence team priorities and preferences of 130+ mining investors and top factors influencing investment decisions in 2025 A detailed analysis of mining investment risks across 117 jurisdictions globally assessed across six risk categories and an industrywide survey Gain insights into decarbonisation trends and strategies from interviews with 20+ top mining executives and experts plus an industrywide survey Fortum Battery Recycling Oy and AMG Lithium GmbH have entered into a preliminary agreement and signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the recycling of lithium salts and refining them into battery-grade lithium hydroxide. AMG Lithium GmbH, based in Germany is a subsidiary and part of the AMG Clean Energy Materials division of AMG Critical Materials N.V. The company is currently constructing a lithium hydroxide production plant in Bitterfeld, Germany, where the objective is to process the recycled lithium salts retrieved from Fortum’s new hydrometallurgical recycling plant in Harjavalta, Finland. “We are very excited to be cooperating with AMG Lithium on this important project. We were looking for a partner who shared our vision for the future and was as committed to sustainability and lowering their carbon footprint as we are – and we found that in AMG Lithium” says Fortum’s Tero Holländer, Head for Battery business line, Fortum Battery Recycling. “The agreement with AMG is also a great testament to the significance of our newly opened Harjavalta plant for the European battery recycling industry, highlighting the increased need for recycled battery materials and demand for new efficient and sustainable solutions. Through this co-operation Fortum is the first company that can offer true European closed loop solution for automotive and battery industry” Holländer continues. Fortum’s all new commercial scale hydrometallurgical plant in Harjavalta is able to efficiently recover valuable metals from old electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries while also recycling various waste fractions derived throughout the battery supply chain. According to the signed MoU, the recovered lithium product recovered by Fortum will be delivered to AMG Lithium for further processing. Together, Fortum Battery Recycling and AMG Lithium aim to improve the entire battery recycling chain, contribute to reducing its CO2 footprint, and reduce the European battery value chains dependency on raw material imports. “This MOU represents another important step towards an independent and sustainable lithium supply chain for Europe,” said Dr. Stefan Scherer, CEO of AMG Lithium GmbH. “We are looking forward to working together with Fortum in order to de-carbonize and improve the battery recycling lithium supply chain in Europe.” Tero Holländer, Head of Business Line, Batteries, Fortum Battery Recycling, tero.hollander [at] fortum.com (tero[dot]hollander[at]fortum[dot]com), tel. +358 40 861 5071 Frank Stumpf, Operations Director, Fortum Battery Recycling, frank.stumpf [at] fortum.com (frank[dot]stumpf[at]fortum[dot]com), tel. +49 152 28 44 97 62 Michele Fischer, AMG Critical Materials N.V., tel. +1 610 975 4979, mfischer [at] amg-nv.com (mfischer[at]amg-nv[dot]com) With approximately 3,600 employees, AMG operates globally with production facilities in Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, China, Mexico, Brazil, India, Sri Lanka, and Mozambique, and has sales and customer service offices in Japan (www.amg-nv.com www.amg-nv.com - External link). Fortum, BASF, and Nornickel have signed a letter of intent to plan a battery recycling cluster in Harjavalta, Finland, serving the electric vehicle market. This would enable a successful “closed loop” cycle to re-use the critical metals present in used batteries. Using metals from recycled batteries to produce battery materials offers significant CO2 reduction in the production of electric vehicles. Additional CO2 reduction can be achieved by using electricity from renewable sources in Finland for the recycling process. BASF intends to use recycled materials from the processes developed by the companies within this cooperation in its planned battery materials precursor plant in Harjavalta, Finland. “The combination of battery materials production and recycling enables the circular economy by closing the loop,” says Tim Ingle, Vice President, Precious Metals Refining, Chemicals & Battery Recycling, at BASF. “To drive electrification, we are focused on bringing solutions for high energy density cathode active materials and high efficiency lithium extraction for battery recycling.” The parties aim to foster the production and use of responsibly produced recycled raw materials in the battery market. 2018 – Boliden has placed an order for an updated version of Kiruna Utility Vehicles’ Slag Hauler SH60 for its smelter in Harjavalta The new truck is equipped with an ultramodern cab designed in collaboration with Luleå University of Technology (LTU) for optimum operator safety and comfort Kiruna Utility Vehicle New SH60 (Rendered)                               Since the acquisition of the truck range for steelworks and smelters from Atlas Copco in 2012 has focused on developing a new driver environment with emphasis on user experience the LTU Master’s thesis students who worked with the development of the new cab were awarded the Norrbotten Academy’s Technology Award for their innovative design In addition to the benefits provided by the new driver environment the slag hauler will be specially adapted for the Harjavalta plant the truck will be customised to handle the type of slag ladle used at the smelter and equipped with wet brakes that can withstand a more continuous load This solution is necessary since the Harjavalta plant requires the truck to drive up and down a significant hill which puts tough demands on the brakes of such a heavy vehicle Since the truck will handle up to 60 tonnes of molten slag it is designed to offer a high level of fire safety which is one of Kiruna Utility Vehicles’ main competitive advantages “I believe the customer chose us primarily for our fire safety design the safety for the operator and the excellent visibility during tipping,” Mukka continues Boliden has over the time bought four trucks of the SH60 model to the Harjavalta smelter “The fact that Boliden chooses to buy an even more modern version of a truck that is already in service at their smelter is a wonderful endorsement that we are doing things right The collaboration with LTU was very successful and I would like to extend many thanks to them Kiruna Utility Vehicles personnel with a Slag Hauler SH60 of the previous generation Kiruna Utility Vehicles delivered a SH60 truck of the previous generation to the Finnish transport company Pentti Hämeenaho Oy which operates at SSAB’s steelworks in Brahestad That truck has already clocked more than 10,000 hours 1fr);grid-auto-rows:auto;max-width:none;-webkit-column-gap:0;column-gap:0;padding:0 0 0 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