Boliden's CEO Jan Johansson leaves the company

Boliden's CEO Jan Johansson leaves the company

Boliden's CEO Jan Johansson announced today that he is leaving the company and
has accepted the position as CEO at SCA.

- Jan Johansson has been with Boliden for six years, a period during which the
company has been through significant changes. With commitment and great
knowledge Jan Johansson has contributed to making Boliden stronger than ever. We
are sorry that he is leaving us and we wish him all the best in his new
position. We have clear goals and strategies for the Group's continued growth
and we have initiated the process of finding the person to take this further,
says Chairman of the Board, Anders Ullberg.


For further information please contact:

Anders Ullberg, Chairman of the Board, Boliden AB, phone +46 70 632 63 71,  
Eva Kaijser, Senior Vice President Information and Investor relations, Boliden
AB, phone +46 8- 610 1560,  +46 709-320 901

Boliden is one of the leading mining and smelting companies in Europe with
operations in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Ireland. Boliden's main products are
copper, zinc, lead and gold and silver. Exploration and recycling of metals are
also important within the company. The number of employees is approximately 4
500 and the turnover amounts to approximately EUR 3.8 billion annually. Its
shares are listed on Stockholmsbörsen's Large Cap list and on the Toronto Stock
Exchange in Canada.
www.boliden.com