News
August 15, 2023
The EPD shows that LKAB Minerals’ GGBS has 10 times less embodied CO2 than an average CEM I cement commonly in use in the UK. In addition, GGBS can be used to replace up to 70% of CEM I in concrete.
News
July 26, 2023
At LKAB Minerals, we’re committed to reducing our carbon footprint across all international operations.
Sustainability
September 8, 2022
Organic farming refers to the production or growth of food without the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, or artificial chemicals.
News
June 2, 2022
For the well-known and extensive infrastructure project in The Netherlands, the Blankenburgverbinding, LKAB Minerals supplied temporary MagnaDense for a tunnel construction.
News
May 4, 2022
The independent analysis company EcoVadis has once again awarded LKAB Minerals a Gold Medal for our work in sustainability.
News
April 1, 2022
LKAB Minerals invests in the North East to acquire Intermag, specialists in Magnesia processing.
News
November 18, 2021
The leading Swedish mining companies LKAB and Boliden have signed an agreement and will begin working together to investigate the possibility of extracting pyrite concentrate from mining waste at the Boliden Aitik mine, which LKAB will subsequently process into fossil-free sulphuric acid. The sulphuric acid will then be used in processes for extracting rare earth elements and phosphorus from LKAB’s mining waste.
News
November 16, 2021
Using MagnaDense in the construction of one part of the research facility ESS saved 1,100 tonnes of CO2 emissions for the building, reducing 28% compared to using standard aggregates.
News
October 20, 2021
The SMMART project has developed technology for carbon dioxide-free heating of asphalt where magnetite and microwaves play an important role. The goal is to develop a commercially viable method for carbon dioxide-free asphalt production.
News
October 19, 2021
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfvén's visit to Luleå today had the theme of new industrialisation and new green jobs in the north. Leif Boström, Senior Vice President, Business Area Special Products, disclosed that LKAB's investment in extracting phosphorus and rare earth elements will create more than 500 jobs.
