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From ICARP IV to IPY 5: IASC at the Arctic Circle Berlin ...
From ICARP IV to IPY 5: IASC at the Arctic Circle Berlin Forum 2024
The International Arctic Science Committee will participate today in the Arctic Circle Berlin Forum (7-8 May, Berlin, Germany) with the session Defining Priorities for Arctic Research and International Cooperation for the Next Decade: From ICARP IV to IPY 5. The Arctic Circle Berlin Forum, hosted by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and co-organized with the German Arctic Office at the[…] -
Save the date - networking & social event at Arctic C...
Save the date - networking & social event at Arctic Congress Body on 29 May
APECS, the Polar Science Early Career Community Office (PSECCO) and the High North Dialogue Academy will host an early career and youth networking & social event on 29 May, before the conference ice breaker starts at 20:00. Our aim is to provide a fun and informal way for people to meet each other and share ideas and interests before the[…] -
APECS at Arctic Science Summit Week 2024
APECS at Arctic Science Summit Week 2024
We, the APECS Executive Committee (ExCom), held our annual in-person meeting on 21 and 22 March as part of the Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) and Arctic Observing Summit (AOS) in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. We met for two full days to discuss important topics related to the present and future directions of APECS. Topics included general communication within the organization,[…] -
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Fant alle de nyfødte reinkalvene drept
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ASSW 2025 – First Circular : Invitation to Boulder,...
ASSW 2025 – First Circular : Invitation to Boulder, Colorado (USA) for ASSW 2025
On behalf of the U.S. National Academies’ Polar Research Board and the Local Organising Committee, we invite you to Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2025 in beautiful Boulder, Colorado (USA) from 20–28 March 2025. The theme of ASSW 2025 is “Arctic Research Planning for the Next Decade” as it will include the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV)[…] -
Dukha young reindeer herders at the meeting with ICR
Dukha young reindeer herders at the meeting with ICR
ICR hosted on-line meeting with Dukha reindeer herding youth -
Arctic Council chairship met ICR and WRH
Arctic Council chairship met ICR and WRH
International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR) and World Reindeer Herders (WRH) had a meeting with Arctic Council chairship in MFA Norway in Oslo with Morten Høglund and Solveig Rossebø -
The Arctic in Eastern and Central Europe: Knowledge, Perc...
The Arctic in Eastern and Central Europe: Knowledge, Perception and Communication in 17th -19th century
Junior Full Professor Joanna Kodzik of MIARC is organising an international and interdisciplinary conference about the reception of knowledge from the Arctic in Eastern and Central Europe together with colleagues from the department of German Studies at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (UMK), together with Professor Włodzimierz Zientara and Dr. Anna Mikołajewska (both UMK) on 9-10 May 2024. -
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) - New resources ava...
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) - New resources available
In December 2023, the APECS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Project Group, in collaboration with the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) EDI Action Group and Thrive Lifeline, embarked on a journey to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive (DEI) mindset and decision-making capability in our organizations leadership bodies. The DEI workshops focused on eroding intrinsic biases, identifying microaggressions,[…] -
Apply for the APECS Executive Committee 2024-2025
Apply for the APECS Executive Committee 2024-2025
APPLY for the APECS Executive Committee to help shape our organization and influence the future of polar research! The elections for the 2024-2025 APECS Executive Committee will be held during May and June 2024 for the term from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025. Application deadline: 24 May 2024 at 23:59 GMT -
A Task Team to advance the development of pan-Arctic ocea...
A Task Team to advance the development of pan-Arctic ocean observing alliance has been established
The development of a structure for improved international coordination of Arctic oceanography, such as an Arctic GOOS (Global Ocean Observing System) Regional Alliance (GRA), has been recommended in various fora in recent years, including during the development of the Arctic Action Plan for the UN Ocean Decade and at various editions of the Arctic Observing Summit (most recently in 2022).[…] -
International experts highly appreciated Ugra's expe...
International experts highly appreciated Ugra's experience in preserving the traditional culture of indigenous peoples
On April 23 in Khanty-Mansiysk during the V All-Russian Forum of National Unity under the auspices of the Northern Forum an international teleconference “Traditional Knowledge: Acquisition, Transmission and Protection” was held, during which the participants exchanged practices of preserving the culture and life of indigenous peoples.
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Western Arctic leads the way on springtime decline
Western Arctic leads the way on springtime decline
April sea ice loss in the Arctic proceeded at a near-average rate overall, with the majority of ice losses in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. In the Antarctic, sea ice grew faster than average, roughly evenly around the … Continue reading → -
Arctic sea ice: Walking on sunshine
Arctic sea ice: Walking on sunshine
Following the 2024 maximum sea ice extent on March 14, Arctic ice extent has declined slowly such that 2024 March average is the fifteenth lowest in the passive microwave satellite record. The atmospheric circulation pattern for March 2024 featured a strong … Continue reading → -
Arctic sea ice reaches a below-average maximum
Arctic sea ice reaches a below-average maximum
Arctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 15.01 million square kilometers (5.80 million square miles) on March 14. The 2024 maximum is the fourteenth lowest in the 46-year satellite record. Overview of conditions On … Continue reading → -
Leaping toward spring
Leaping toward spring
During February, Arctic sea ice extent increased along the lower 10 percent interdecile value, with the average monthly extent tied for fifteenth lowest in the satellite record. Temperatures were above average over the central Arctic, but still well below freezing. Antarctic … Continue reading → -
Antarctic sea ice extent hits a third low in a row
Antarctic sea ice extent hits a third low in a row
On February 20, Antarctic sea ice likely reached its minimum extent of 1.99 million square kilometers (768,000 square miles), tying for second lowest extent in the 1979 to 2024 satellite record. This is the third consecutive year that Antarctic sea … Continue reading → -
Nothing Swift about January’s Arctic sea ice
Nothing Swift about January’s Arctic sea ice
Arctic sea ice growth was slower than average through most of the month, but with extent slightly declining towards the end of the month. Antarctic sea ice extent returned to near-record daily lows after a brief excursion out of the … Continue reading → -
ARCTIC SHIPPING UPDATE: 37% INCREASE IN SHIPS IN THE ARCT...
ARCTIC SHIPPING UPDATE: 37% INCREASE IN SHIPS IN THE ARCTIC OVER 10 YEARS
Arctic shipping continues to increase, according to an update of PAME’s Arctic Shipping Status Report #1: The Increase in Arctic Shipping. The original report covered the period 2013-2019. The updated report adds data for 2020-2023. Increase in ships in the Arctic and distance sailed The number of unique ships entering the Arctic Polar Code area[1] from 2013 to 2023 increased by 37%, around[…] -
Fast December expansion
Fast December expansion
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A brief winter pause
A brief winter pause
While autumn sea ice growth is in full swing, brief pauses are not unusual. Starting November 22, the ice growth stalled almost completely for five days as a series of storms guided an atmospheric river into the Arctic, transporting warm, … Continue reading → -
Northernmost "Plastic in a Bottle" launched at ...
Northernmost "Plastic in a Bottle" launched at 84 degrees
Launched at 84 degrees north, the capsule will enable the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment to track how plastics travel in and out of Arctic watersELIZABETH MCLANAHAN, VICE CHAIR OF PAME AND DIRECTOR AT NOAA, AND OLE ARVE MISUND, DIRECTOR OF THE NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE (2017-2023) STAND WITH THE PLASTIC IN A BOTTLE CAPSULE ABOARD THE RV KRONPRINS HAAKON.©[…] -
Pro-Palestine Activists Halt Israeli Shipping Company Ope...
Pro-Palestine Activists Halt Israeli Shipping Company Operations in Melbourne
A pro-Palestine demonstration by around 300 individuals compelled Israeli shipping major ZIM to alter the arrival of a cargo vessel into the Port of Melbourne, per the World Socialist Web Site. Pro-Palestine Activists Halt Israeli Shipping Company Operations in Melbourne appeared first on Marine Insight - The Maritime Industry Guide -
Shell Sues Greenpeace For $2.1 Million After Activists Bo...
Shell Sues Greenpeace For $2.1 Million After Activists Boarded Moving Oil Vessel In The Atlantic
Shell is suing Greenpeace for a total of $2.1 million in penalties after the organisation's activists boarded its oil production vessel in transit this year. Shell Sues Greenpeace For $2.1 Million After Activists Boarded Moving Oil Vessel In The Atlantic appeared first on Marine Insight - The Maritime Industry Guide
Climate Change
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Europe's road transport needs to shift gears towards...
Europe's road transport needs to shift gears towards sustainability
Growing transport volumes have been driving Europe’s road transport emissions up in the past two decades. A European Environment Agency (EEA) analysis, published today, shows how total greenhouse gas emissions from both passenger cars and heavy goods vehicles have increased in Europe, despite better engine efficiency and use of biofuels. -
The looming threat for Maine’s iconic potato industry
The looming threat for Maine’s iconic potato industry
By Lori Valigra (Bangor Daily News) and Caitlin Looby (Climate Central) with Jen Brady (Climate Central) contributing to data reporting Maire Lenihan coaxes organic Keuka Gold potatoes into a washing machine at Goranson Farm in Dresden on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN Maine farmer Ryan Guerrette irrigated his 1,200 acres of potatoes in Caribou more often in the past few years, when[…] -
Ellis Island, lighthouses among historic NJ sites floodin...
Ellis Island, lighthouses among historic NJ sites flooding as seas rise
By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central ) and Andrew S. Lewis and Michael Sol Warren (NJ Spotlight News), with television segment by Brenda Flanagan (NJ Spotlight News) Read the Climate Central report, Future Flood Risk: Historic Sites in NJ. The Garden State’s history is starting to wash away. New Jersey as it exists today was built up over hundreds of years from the arrival[…] -
Still rare in Iowa, electric car powers Des Moines family...
Still rare in Iowa, electric car powers Des Moines family’s home during blackouts
By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central) and Amber Alexander (NBC WHO 13 Des Moines) Kerri Johannsen was less than a week from giving birth to her second child when a derecho wielding winds up to 100 mph swept through Iowa. Johannsen’s power went out for four days. “It was hot,” she said. “We were just trying to manage.” The Des Moines[…] -
Storied Maine ski resort bets future on reining in high c...
Storied Maine ski resort bets future on reining in high costs of warmer winters
By Lori Valigra and Elizabeth Miller A skier jumps into the air in front of a large snow-making machine at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Modern advances in snow-making technology are helping Maine ski areas stay open despite the warming climate. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN BRIDGTON, Maine — Billy Dolliver’s blue eyes twinkled at the mountain[…] -
Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind b...
Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind breaches of EU air quality standards across Europe
Breaches of EU air quality limits for nitrogen dioxide across Europe were predominantly due to road traffic, while domestic heating lay behind the majority of exceedances for particulate matter, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment on air quality plans published today. -
Hardly any past Winter Olympic host cities will have the ...
Hardly any past Winter Olympic host cities will have the snow to host in 60 years
By Clarisa Diaz and Elizabeth Miller Rain, wet snow, and shallow snow are all expected to increase at former Olympic venues over the coming decades, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Waterloo. It projects that nearly all prior host cities for the Olympics will see weather conditions that make it difficult to hold outdoor winter sports competitions. The[…] -
Circular business models and smarter design can reduce en...
Circular business models and smarter design can reduce environment and climate impacts from textiles
Textile consumption in Europe has on average the fourth highest impacts on the environment and climate, following consumption of food, housing and mobility. Ahead of the expected European Union (EU) strategy for sustainable and circular textiles, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published today two briefings that look at measures to reduce those impacts, including on resource use, greenhouse gas emissions[…] -
Europe's environmental taxes in decline, despite pot...
Europe's environmental taxes in decline, despite potentially crucial role
The European Green Deal acknowledges the crucial role of taxation in Europe’s sustainability transition. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today, shows that revenues from environmental taxes can support transition investments but future revenue streams from these taxes will erode as European Union (EU) environmental and climate policy objectives are achieved. The relative share of environmental taxes to[…] -
Economic losses from weather and climate-related extremes...
Economic losses from weather and climate-related extremes in Europe reached around half a trillion euros over past 40 years
Extreme weather events like storms, heatwaves and flooding accounted for economic losses of around half a trillion euros over the past 40 years and led to between 85 000 and 145 000 human fatalities across Europe. Less than one-third of these losses were insured, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) analysis of economic losses and fatalities from weather and[…] -
How green are European cities? Green space key to well-be...
How green are European cities? Green space key to well-being – but access varies
High-quality green and blue spaces in cities, like parks, allotments, riverbanks and coastlines, are crucial for health and well-being, in particular for the elderly, children and people on low incomes. However, a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today, shows that access is not equal. -
Data may be Colorado’s best bet to mitigate increas...
Data may be Colorado’s best bet to mitigate increasing wildfire risk on the Front Range
By Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun and John Upton, Climate Central Grass fires have threatened the meadows and homes near Chatridge Court and U.S. 85 three times in five years, and firefighters work hard to keep flames from moving over the hill into thousands of homes in Highlands Ranch. These photos are from the 2016 Chatridge fire. (South Metro Fire[…]
Science
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NSF announces a new EPSCoR Track-1 award to combat climat...
NSF announces a new EPSCoR Track-1 award to combat climate change in Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky will receive $20 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). This program aims to support U.S. states and territories, also known as EPSCoR… -
Big data helps determine what drives disease risk
Big data helps determine what drives disease risk
Working with nearly 3,000 observations across almost 1,500 host-parasite combinations, U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers at Notre Dame University have found that biodiversity loss, chemical pollution, introduced species and… -
Discovery in Tomato Could Lead to Natural Pesticides
Discovery in Tomato Could Lead to Natural Pesticides
Like a slightly revised version of “The Parent Trap,” NSF supported researchers from Michigan State University have discovered that tomato plants have two related but totally separate pathways for producing acylsugars, a specific type of sugars that… -
AGU announces Kristen Averyt, Ph.D., as new EVP, Science
AGU announces Kristen Averyt, Ph.D., as new EVP, Science
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NSF-led National AI Research Resource Pilot awards first ...
NSF-led National AI Research Resource Pilot awards first round access to 35 projects in partnership with DOE
The U.S. National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy are thrilled to announce the first 35 projects that will be supported with computational time through the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot, marking a… -
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan (May 3, 2024)
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan (May 3, 2024)
This week, Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the U.S. National Science Foundation, has been actively forwarding science, education and engineering initiatives through meaningful collaborations with congressional leaders and NSF researchers. His… -
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the U.S. National Science Foundation, has been actively forwarding science, education and engineering initiatives through meaningful collaborations with congressional leaders and NSF researchers. His… -
Rubin Observatory's newly coated mirror will reflect...
Rubin Observatory's newly coated mirror will reflect the ever-changing universe with unparalleled completeness
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a research facility under construction in Chile and funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, achieved a major milestone on April 27, 2024, with the successful… -
NSF and industry partners announce sustainable polymer re...
NSF and industry partners announce sustainable polymer research funding opportunity
The U.S. National Science Foundation has launched a $9.5 million research funding opportunity in partnership with BASF, Dow, IBM, PepsiCo Inc. and Procter & Gamble Co. Sustainable Polymers Enabled by Emerging Data Analytics (SPEED) is part of NSF's… -
Wildfires in wet African forests have doubled in recent d...
Wildfires in wet African forests have doubled in recent decades
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New NSF grant targets large language models and generativ...
New NSF grant targets large language models and generative AI, exploring how they work and implications for societal impacts
The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced a grant of $9 million to Northeastern University for research to investigate how large language models (LLMs) and generative AI operate, focusing on the computing process called deep inference and AI… -
Prolific potholes in the prairie star in award-winning sh...
Prolific potholes in the prairie star in award-winning short film
Most of us think potholes are something to avoid. However, some potholes are worth protecting. The U.S. National Science Foundation is funding researchers to study prairie pothole wetlands, which are ecologically and economically important, but under…
Politics & Society
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University terminates contract with Lassi Heininen over M...
University terminates contract with Lassi Heininen over Moscow visit
“We have clear instructions not to do this kind of cooperation or tours. He has not been in contact with the faculty about going [to Russia] or what he would be doing there,” said Merja Laitinen, dean of the Faculty of Social Science of the University of Lapland to the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat. It was in the first week of[…] -
The soldiers of Pechenga are fighting in Ukraine. Only ki...
The soldiers of Pechenga are fighting in Ukraine. Only kids were left marching in this year's 'victory parade'
Normally the 9th May parade in the towns of Nikel and Zapolyarny include big number of heavily armed men from the local brigades. Photos of the parade shared on social media VK by local authorities show that about 30 teenagers and children marched in the streets of Nikel. They all carried military uniforms. Some of the kids were hardly more than[…] -
Wagner Group waved the flag on Victory Day in Murmansk
Wagner Group waved the flag on Victory Day in Murmansk
The military group that less than a year ago tried to seize power in Russia still has many supporters in the heavily militarised Kola Peninsula. During this week’s 9th of May parade in downtown Murmansk, there were flags of the mercenary group waiving in the wind as the Northern Fleet showed off its servicemen and military hardware, a video of the event[…] -
The Wagner Group showed off on Victory Day in Murmansk
The Wagner Group showed off on Victory Day in Murmansk
The organisation that less than a year ago tried to seize power in Russia still has many supporters in the heavily militarised Kola Peninsula. During yesterday’s 9th of May parade in downtown Murmansk, there were flags of the mercenary group waiving in the wind as the Northern Fleet showed off its servicemen and military hardware, a video of the event[…] -
Russian diplomats mark Victory Day without any Norwegian ...
Russian diplomats mark Victory Day without any Norwegian officials.
On May 9th, 2024, the Russian General Consul in Kirkenes Nikolai Konygin commemorated Victory Day. He put flowers on the Soviet Liberation Monument in Kirkenes. -
Norwegian Art Scene Enriched by Icelandic Influences in Oslo
Norwegian Art Scene Enriched by Icelandic Influences in Oslo
Last month, the art scene in Oslo was notably enriched by the opening of two exhibitions featuring prominent Icelandic artists, Haukur Halldórsson and Ásmundur Ásmundsson. These events marked a significant moment for cultural exchange and artistic dialogue between Norway and Iceland, highlighting the increasingly global nature of the Nordic art scene. The exhibition “Haukur Halldórsson: […] The post Norwegian Art[…] -
Arctic singing competition Pan-Arctic Vision 2024 to be h...
Arctic singing competition Pan-Arctic Vision 2024 to be hosted in Greenland
The second edition of the Arctic singing competition Pan-Arctic Vision 2024 is to be hosted in Greenland and set to be held on 12th October. For 2024, Pan-Arctic Vision will be taking place at the cultural center Katuaq in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital. The Pan-Arctic Vision competition aims to unite communities across the Arctic region through […] The post Arctic singing[…] -
"We must never take our freedom for granted"
"We must never take our freedom for granted"
Magnus Mæland delivered his speech at the site were 11 Norwegian partisans were brutally killed by German Nazi forces in August 1943. Kirkenes is located in short distance from Russia. It was occupied by Hitler’s forces for more than three years and experienced harsh oppression and fierce war battles. The mayor praised the partisans that paid the high price for[…] -
Sámi Siida in Inari awarded 2024 European Museum o...
Sámi Siida in Inari awarded 2024 European Museum of the Year
50 museums from 24 Council of Europe member states were nominated and all were visited by the jury members, closely examining each candidate. By the end of the evaluation, Siida Sámi Museum on the banks of Lake Inari in northernmost Finland stood as a clear winner for this year’s European Museum of the Year Award. The museum is the national[…] -
Norwegian oilmen prepare for far northern drilling at dis...
Norwegian oilmen prepare for far northern drilling at disputed Wisting field
The Norwegian Offshore Directorate confirms that it has approved drilling at two blocks located in the central parts of the Barents Sea. The blocks are located in the area of Wisting, the field discovered in 2013 and believed to hold more than 500 million barrels of oil equivalent. License partners are AkerBP (35%), Equinor (35%), Petoro (20%) and Inpex Idemitsu[…] -
Arctic Tourism: From Canada to Russia
Arctic Tourism: From Canada to Russia
The Arctic Region is one of the last remaining frontiers of mass tourism. What can we see there and where we can go? Сообщение Arctic Tourism: From Canada to Russia появились сначала на The Arctic Century. -
Fant alle de nyfødte reinkalvene drept
Fant alle de nyfødte reinkalvene drept
NRK: Reineier føler seg handlingslammet. Ørna dreper reinkalver, selv om hun gjeter døgnet rundt. Nå ber hun myndighetene om å bli tatt på alvor
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Confirmation of insurance claim for Rönnskär
Confirmation of insurance claim for Rönnskär
After the fire that destroyed Rönnskär's tank house in June 2023, Boliden has now received confirmation that the primary insurance company fully… -
Agreement reached to reopen Tara
Agreement reached to reopen Tara
An agreement has been reached between worker's unions and local management which enables the process of reopening the mine at Tara on a more… -
Boliden incorporates validated climate goals in sustainab...
Boliden incorporates validated climate goals in sustainability linked credit facilities agreement
Boliden, as one of the first mining and metals companies in the world, has incorporated and linked climate goals validated by Science Based Targets… -
Joint pre study on sustainable transition
Joint pre study on sustainable transition
Boliden, Nevel, Skellefteå Kraft and Sveaskog have signed a letter of intent on a feasibility study to establish a value chain for hydrogen and… -
Communiqué from Boliden's Annual General Meeting
Communiqué from Boliden's Annual General Meeting
Boliden's Annual General Meeting was held on April 23, 2024 live in Boliden and through postal voting. Board of Directors The Meeting… -
Boliden's Q1 2024: Key investment decisions in a cha...
Boliden's Q1 2024: Key investment decisions in a challenging quarter
"Despite more challenges than usual during the quarter, we have been able to maintain production well, especially in Business Area Mines. In addition… -
Invitation presentation of Boliden's Q1 2024 report
Invitation presentation of Boliden's Q1 2024 report
Boliden will announce its Interim Report for the first quarter 2024 on Tuesday 23 April at 07:45 (CEST). A press and analyst conference will be held… -
Total impact on Boliden from political strikes in Finland...
Total impact on Boliden from political strikes in Finland in the first quarter 2024
A number of trade unions in Finland have carried out political strikes during the quarter, which have affected Boliden's access to critical… -
Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of Boliden AB (p...
Invitation to the Annual General Meeting of Boliden AB (publ)
The shareholders of Boliden AB (publ) (company registration number 556051-4142) are summoned to the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday,… -
Boliden's capital market update: Investment in new t...
Boliden's capital market update: Investment in new tank house at Rönnskär
Boliden has decided to invest in a new tank house at Rönnskär. The investment, which totals SEK 4.8 billion, means that production of copper cathodes…