Boliden as a sustainable investment

A competitive product portfolio

Boliden provides the metals needed to improve society for future generations. Boliden’s most important mines have long lifespans and the focus lies on mine-site exploration where the economic potential is the greatest. Our multi-faceted product portfolio makes us well equipped for the opportunities and challenges we face in the metal markets of today and tomorrow. The main metals are copper, zinc, nickel and lead. Copper and nickel are crucial for increased electrification. Lead is used in the storage of electricity, and zinc is necessary for improving corrosion protection, thereby reducing resource utilization. In addition, our by-products include gold, silver, platinum, palladium and sulphuric acid.

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Industry-leading skills

Boliden’s employees carry a valuable heritage of almost a century of experience from mining as well as smelting operations and have developed technical skills that generate good profitability despite low grade ores and a high-cost structure in the operating countries. High productivity and lowering costs are achieved through having a strong corporate culture based on personal responsibility and continuous improvements. We have the expertise to advance mining and smelting operations and drive innovation to remain in the forefront of technological development.

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Sustainable value chain

We extract metals from both ore concentrates and secondary materials and take responsibility for the entire supply chain. Production takes place in Europe, where political risk is low. Our excellent technical know-how, combined with good access to fossil-free electricity, together make for manufacturing processes with world-class productivity and environmental performance. The sustainability focused partnerships we build with customers form an important local value chain in Europe. Boliden is a leader in methods for the reclamation of closed mines and the disposal of hazardous waste. We are working with proactive risk management and occupational health and safety topics to improve safety and well-being for employees and contractors.

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Boliden electric trolley at a distance in sunset

Stable financial position

Boliden strives to maintain a healthy balance sheet and our financial targets are adapted to prepare for market fluctuations and value-creating investments. The value chain from mines to smelters creates synergies between the business areas and increases stability in our earnings potential. This stability is reinforced by the tendency of treatment charges to move in the opposite direction to variable base metal prices. Over time, precious metal prices also tend to have a negative correlation to those of base metals, and this increases the stability of our earnings potential. Acquisitions are made selectively, if and when the right opportunity arises.

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Strategy and targets

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Boliden as a sustainable investment

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