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World DRI & Pellet Congress
29th -30th April 2013 Abu Dhabi
Stig Nordlund Vice President Marketing LKAB
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LKAB GROUP
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100% Swedish state-owned company
90% of the EU’s iron ore production
Deliveries 2012 with 26,3 Mt where of pellets 22,0 Mt
Among the top five pellets producers in the world (by capacity)
Approx. 40% of EU’s annual pellet consumption
More than 120 years of operation and more than 50 years of pelletizing
About 4 200 employees
LKAB IRON ORE OPERATIONS
Harbour
Narvik
169 km
Mine and
Procssing
40 km
Kiruna
100 km
Svappavaara
Malmberget
204 km
ARCTIC CIRCLE
Mine and
Procssing
Mine and
Procssing
Luleå
Harbour
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Headoffice
NORWAY
SWEDEN
RUSSIA
FINLAND
PERFORMANCE IN IRONMAKING
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World DRI Production 1970 -2011
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Sourrce; Midrex 2011 World Direct reduction Statistics
CO2 Emissions
[ kg/t ]
Gas based
1800
1500
Smelting Red.
BF+BOF
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Iron making
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SHALE GAS TOP RESERVE HOLDERS 2012
(TRILLION CUBIC METERS)
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Source;EIA
36.1 China
24.4 U.S
21.9 Argentina
19.3 Mexico
13.7 South Africa
11.6 Australia
11.0 Canada
8.2 Libya
6.5 Algeria
6.4 Brazil
5.3 Poland