Today’s waste becomes tomorrow’s resources

Today’s waste becomes tomorrow’s resources

Recycling and innovation supplies “Critical Raw Materials” from a European source, for use in green technology and food production. Learn more about the ReeMAP project.

Today's waste
Fossil-free production

Fossil-free production

Renewable energy and hydrogen enable emission savings up to the equivalent of 1% of Sweden’s total emissions. Learn more about the processes.

Fossil-free
ReeMAP Industrial Park

ReeMAP Industrial Park

A high-tech cluster is created that brings academia and industry together to develop tomorrow’s resource solutions. Learn more about the investment, jobs and value creation.

Industrial Park

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Circular business models are worth billions to LKAB

Utilising side streams from our own and others’ industrial operations allows us to create new high quality, environmentally efficient products. “Already today, more than a third of LKAB’s sales of industrial minerals are from secondary streams of raw materials, generating over a billion kronor in income,” says David Högnelid, Chief Strategy Officer for Business Area Special Products.

23 June 2021

Exploration confirms potential for producing mineral fertiliser and rare earth elements

After having dramatically ramped up exploration activities, LKAB can now present the positive result: significant phosphorus mineral resources. “With a circular business model, we have the potential to supply European farmers with fossil-free and cadmium-free phosphorus mineral fertiliser, and the cleantech industry with rare earth elements” says Leif Boström, Senior Vice President Business Area Special Products, LKAB.

31 March 2021

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Exploration confirms potential for producing mineral fertiliser and rare earth elements

After having dramatically ramped up exploration activities, LKAB can now present the positive result: significant phosphorus mineral resources. “With a circular business model, we have the potential to supply European farmers with fossil-free and cadmium-free phosphorus mineral fertiliser, and the cleantech industry with rare earth elements” says Leif Boström, Senior Vice President Business Area Special Products, LKAB.

31 March 2021

LKAB plans a fossil-free industrial park for recycling mine waste and producing critical raw materials

In the ReeMAP project, of which the aim is to develop technology for recycling mine waste, LKAB also plans to produce input materials, including hydrogen, and to electrify processes and thereby virtually eliminate carbon dioxide emissions in mine-waste recycling.

28 September 2020

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