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BolidenBoliden's vision is to be the most climate friendly and respected metalMetals provider in the world. CO2 emissions are one strategic area where BolidenBoliden has the ambitious target of reducing absolute carbon greenhouse gas (GSG) emissions by 42% by 2030 (Scope 1 and 2) and by 30% (scope 3), with 2021 as the base year. To lead the industry, BolidenBoliden has introduced green transitionGreen transition metalsMetals (GTM)Green metals to the global market. GTM are a portfolio of recycled and low-carbon metalsMetals from BolidenBoliden’s own mines or 100% recycled material from its smelters. The GTM portfolio includes low-carbon zinc, recycled zinc, low-carbon copperCopper, recycled copperCopper, low-carbon lead, recycled lead, and low-carbon sulfuric acidAcid. In 2024, BolidenBoliden launched low-carbon nickelNickel with a minimal carbon footprintCarbon footprint, measuring less than 5 kg of CO2e per kg nickelNickel (reference year 2021)—well below the global average of over 34 kg of CO2e per kg nickelNickel equivalent in 2024. The purpose of this article is to explain how the BolidenBoliden Harjavalta Nickel SmelterNickel smelter has achieved a reduction in its carbon footprintCarbon footprint while increasing its smeltingSmelting capacity by 60 kt to a total of 370 kt per year. These improvements were the result of two key developmentDevelopment projects, which were commissioned in two phases, with the first part in 2017 and the second in 2021. The primary goals included increasing smeltingSmelting capacity, extending the flash furnace campaign lifeCampaign life, and enhancing environmentalEnvironmental performance, process control, and operational safety.

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Reducing Carbon Footprint in Nickel Production: The Boliden Low-Carbon Nickel Project

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年

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  • Tommi Veneranta,
  • Fredrick Bratt,
  • Esa J. Peuraniemi,
  • Juha Järvi

摘要

BolidenBoliden's vision is to be the most climate friendly and respected metalMetals provider in the world. CO2 emissions are one strategic area where BolidenBoliden has the ambitious target of reducing absolute carbon greenhouse gas (GSG) emissions by 42% by 2030 (Scope 1 and 2) and by 30% (scope 3), with 2021 as the base year. To lead the industry, BolidenBoliden has introduced green transitionGreen transition metalsMetals (GTM)Green metals to the global market. GTM are a portfolio of recycled and low-carbon metalsMetals from BolidenBoliden’s own mines or 100% recycled material from its smelters. The GTM portfolio includes low-carbon zinc, recycled zinc, low-carbon copperCopper, recycled copperCopper, low-carbon lead, recycled lead, and low-carbon sulfuric acidAcid. In 2024, BolidenBoliden launched low-carbon nickelNickel with a minimal carbon footprintCarbon footprint, measuring less than 5 kg of CO2e per kg nickelNickel (reference year 2021)—well below the global average of over 34 kg of CO2e per kg nickelNickel equivalent in 2024. The purpose of this article is to explain how the BolidenBoliden Harjavalta Nickel SmelterNickel smelter has achieved a reduction in its carbon footprintCarbon footprint while increasing its smeltingSmelting capacity by 60 kt to a total of 370 kt per year. These improvements were the result of two key developmentDevelopment projects, which were commissioned in two phases, with the first part in 2017 and the second in 2021. The primary goals included increasing smeltingSmelting capacity, extending the flash furnace campaign lifeCampaign life, and enhancing environmentalEnvironmental performance, process control, and operational safety.