Critical minerals news and insights

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News

April 17, 2023

LKAB Minerals Joins the NBS Platform

You can now access information on the available Gypsol screed formats on NBS source. Having a presence on NBS allows …
Industry Insights

March 13, 2023

Sulphur – the missing link between soils, crops, and nutrition.

Sulphur is an essential mineral nutrient which has been overshadowed by talk about NP& K. Sulphur has a central role in the production of amino acids methionine & cysteine, which are the building blocks of protein in plants, directly impacting the nutritional value of human and livestock feeds.
News

January 12, 2023

Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals is located in the Kiruna area

LKAB has identified significant deposits of rare earth elements in the Kiruna area, metals which are essential for, among other applications, the manufacture of electric vehicles and wind turbines.
News

December 19, 2022

LKAB Flixborough’s Sustainability drive

As part of our commitment to reduce CO2 emissions, we are really pleased to introduce a brand new fleet of eight electric forklift trucks at our Flixborough site, UK. Not only do they replace our old and unreliable fleet of diesel forklifts, they also greatly reduce our carbon footprint by 66%*.
News

December 14, 2022

LKAB Minerals’ Gypsol Environmental Product Declaration published

We are pleased to publish an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Gypsol binder and Gypsol complete binder. The EPD is conducted by a third-party company to accurately measure the carbon credentials of our product range. Gypsol products are used as a cement replacement in self-smoothing floor screeds.
Case Studies

December 2, 2022

Print Press Area, Dublin – Gypsol Case Study

Discover how Label Craft revolutionised their print room floor using LKAB Minerals’ Gypsol TS-20 screed. Read about the project.
Case Studies

October 10, 2022

Residential Development, Bristol – Gypsol Case Study

Discover how Gypsol TS-15 screed transformed the Keynsham project. Gypsol TS-15 outperforms traditional methods in cost, speed, & efficiency.
Industry Insights

September 8, 2022

Calcifert to aid organic farming

Organic farming refers to the production or growth of food without the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides, or artificial chemicals.
News

June 2, 2022

Unique in the world: Tunnel ballast sustainably reclaimed

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

LKAB Minerals awarded Ecovadis Gold medal for the third year running

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 acquires Intermag to extend mineral processing capabilities

LKAB Minerals invests in the North East to acquire Intermag, specialists in Magnesia processing.
News

November 18, 2021

LKAB and Boliden collaborate to recycle mining waste and create circular products

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

28% CO2 reduction using MagnaDense

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

November 15, 2021

New soil conditioner helps boost soil health and improve yields with one application

An innovative new soil treatment available for the first time to UK farmers, promises to balance soil pH and supply essential sulphur to soils in one easy, cost-effective application.
News

October 20, 2021

New technology for carbon dioxide-free asphalt is presented, but incentives are needed

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

500 jobs created when LKAB extracts critical minerals from mining waste

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.
Industry Insights

October 13, 2021

A call for action to extract REE’s in Europe

The European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) has released its Action Plan to secure access to Rare Earths for European industry. It concludes that 95% of electric vehicles use rare earths in traction motors and that Europe does not have any rare earth extraction.
Industry Insights

August 26, 2021

Lower EU limits for cadmium in food advantage for the production of sustainable mineral fertilisers

The European Commission has adopted a regulation on new lower limit values for cadmium in certain foods, which could benefit LKAB’s plans to extract phosphorus from mining waste.
News

July 16, 2021

BBA Certification awarded to Gypsol Floor Screeds

The British Board of Agrément (BBA) are the UK leading testing and certification body offering specialised technical approvals for construction products.
News

June 23, 2021

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.

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LKAB Minerals Joins the NBS Platform

Sulphur – the missing link between soils, crops, and nutrition.

Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals is located in the Kiruna area

LKAB Flixborough’s Sustainability drive

LKAB Minerals’ Gypsol Environmental Product Declaration published

Print Press Area, Dublin – Gypsol Case Study

Residential Development, Bristol – Gypsol Case Study

Calcifert to aid organic farming

Unique in the world: Tunnel ballast sustainably reclaimed

LKAB Minerals awarded Ecovadis Gold medal for the third year running

LKAB Minerals acquires Intermag to extend mineral processing capabilities

LKAB and Boliden collaborate to recycle mining waste and create circular products

28% CO2 reduction using MagnaDense

New soil conditioner helps boost soil health and improve yields with one application

New technology for carbon dioxide-free asphalt is presented, but incentives are needed

500 jobs created when LKAB extracts critical minerals from mining waste

A call for action to extract REE’s in Europe

Lower EU limits for cadmium in food advantage for the production of sustainable mineral fertilisers

BBA Certification awarded to Gypsol Floor Screeds

Circular business models are worth billions to LKAB

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