BDNNY - Boliden enters into agreement with Hypex Bio for production and delivery of environmentally and climate-friendly explosives | Benzinga
STOCKHOLM, March 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the first mining operator, Boliden has signed an agreement for the production and delivery of a newly developed explosive with significantly improved environmental and climate performance. As a result, the need for nitrogen treatment of water is strongly reduced and climate performance is improved by around 400 tons of CO2 per year.
"For us, it is important to be part of technology development in many areas and when it is successful, we also want to be early with implementation. Together with the electrification of transport and other machines, this means another important step towards being able to conduct mining operations that are, in principle, fossil-free, says Peter Bergman, General Manager of The Boliden area.
As the first mining operator, Boliden has signed an agreement with the Swedish ...