Sweco wins consulting contract for Boliden's expansion in Garpenberg

Sweco wins consulting contract for Boliden's expansion in Garpenberg

In the next few years the mining company Boliden will expand its ore
production in Garpenberg, Sweden. Sweco has been commissioned for
extensive project management services in connection with the expansion.

“We are very pleased that Boliden has chosen to work with us. Sweco has
longstanding experience in advanced assignments of this type on behalf
of Swedish and foreign industrial companies,” says Richard Furuhovde,
Project Manager at Sweco.

In January 2011 the mining company Boliden made a decision to
significantly expand its operations. The total investment amounts to SEK
3.9 billion and will increase ore production in Garpenberg from the
current 1.4 to 2.5 million tonnes annually. The expansion process will
be carried out during 2011-2014 with a gradual increase in production
starting at the beginning of 2014 to full scale operation at the end of
2015.

Sweco has been given responsibility for structural engineering, land
planning and building service systems in the project, which among other
things includes a new concentrator, new shafts, underground facilities
and infrastructure.

For additional information contact:

Richard Furuhovde, Project Manager at Sweco, +46 8-692 55 33,
richard.furuhovde@sweco.se (richard.furuhovde@sweco.se)
Sören Hed, President of Sweco Structures, +46 8- 692 55 38,
soren.hed@sweco.se (soren.hed@sweco.se)