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The annual Arctic Frontiers conference is set to take place next week in Tromsø, Norway, at a time when the region is attracting an increasing amount of international attention. To many, the Arctic is...
View ArticleLuleå Energi builds the county’s first battery park
The municipally owned Luleå Energi will build Norrbotten’s first battery park, an investment of SEK 73 million. The battery park is intended to be an important piece of the puzzle in the transition of...
View Article🇳🇴 New Report on the Norwegian data center industry
A newly published report indicates a bright future for the data center industry in Norway. The report has been published by the industry association “Norwegian Data Center Industry”. It reveals a...
View ArticleFreyr Battery Awarded NOK 8,8 Million
Just before Christmas, Freyr Battery was granted NOK 8.8 million from the Research Council of Norway. The money will go towards streamlining the production line at the test factory in Mo i Rana,...
View ArticleDecrease and development in Swedish steel industry
LULEÅ Swedish steel consumption decreased by 7 percent in 2023. At the same time, investments in the restructuring of the Swedish iron and steel industry continue. 26 januari 2024 kl 17:00 Updated:...
View ArticleNorway wealth fund posts record $213 billion profit, driven by tech stocks
OSLO (Reuters) –Norway‘s $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, reported a record profit of 2.22 trillion crowns ($213 billion) in 2023, driven by strong returns on its investments...
View Article🇮🇸 High-grade extension of Target Block confirmed at Nalunaq
(“Amaroq,” “Company” or the “Corporation”) ***New underground samples beyond the historically mined areas of Target Block, Nalunaq’s largest historic mining block, confirms continuation of high grade...
View ArticleMobile Coverage in Antarctica – Operated From Svalbard
It is a historic event as Telenor opens the world’s southernmost base station in Antarctica, which will be operated from the world’s northernmost base station on Svalbard. Norsk versjon. The Norwegian...
View ArticleCompodium acquires video service in Norway
LULEÅ The Luleå company Compodium acquires the Norwegian company Confrere, which is a leading provider of video solutions for doctors and health care in Norway. For the past 18 months, Confrere has...
View ArticleNo Shipments from Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Until March as Sanctions Block...
US sanctions continue to delay the initial shipment of gas from Russian gas producer Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project. The lack of ice-capable carriers for liquefied natural gas has delayed the first...
View ArticleNew Major Dividend From LKAB to the Swedish State of SEK 7.6 Billion
The Swedish mining company LKAB’s year-end report for 2023 shows the company’s profit is somewhat stable compared to 2022. However, the company specifies that developing the Iron Ore Line will be...
View ArticleVC funding in Denmark hits record with healthcare in focus
Venture capital investors put $1.4 billion into early stage companies in Denmark in 2023, an increase over the previous year and a positive outlier amid a fall in early stage investment in other...
View ArticleMartin Phillips appointed group CEO of Talga
Martin Phillips has been appointed CEO of Talga Group, the Australian company that will mine graphite in Vittangi, east of Kiruna, and manufacture battery anodes in Luleå. Martin Phillips has...
View ArticleKSAT — keeping an eye on the Arctic from space
“The best way to explain what KSAT is and what we do is ‘we connect space and Earth’”, says Martin Skedsmo, Key Account Manager for the Norwegian Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT), one of the...
View ArticleSSC and LTU increase cooperation
LULEÅ The state-owned company Swedish Space Corporation, SSC, and Luleå University of Technology, LTU, have signed a strategic agreement that involves increased cooperation. The deeper cooperation...
View ArticleBaffinland, German firm explore low-carbon steel production in Nunavut
High-grade Nunavut iron ore called key to ROGESA’s plan to lower its emissions during manufacturing The territory’s largest private-sector employer and a German steelmaker are working together to...
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To keep up with everything that’s happening in the Artic region— whether it’s about business, geopolitics, the economy or the environment — be sure to follow on us on LinkedIn by clicking on here. The...
View ArticleRegular container traffic to the Port of Piteå
X-Press Feeders has restarted regular scheduled container traffic to the Port of Piteå in Norrbotten. Wallenius Sol has been operating in the same way to the neighboring port of Skellefteå in...
View ArticleAnders Borg new chairman of LKAB
Former Swedish finance minister Anders Borg (M) will be the new chairman of the state-owned mining company LKAB. He succeeds former Prime Minister Göran Persson (S), who will step down at this spring’s...
View ArticleTalga wants to boost Kiruna municipality
The global mining company Talga, which wants to mine graphite in Nunasvaara in Kiruna municipality, is writing to the government requesting a planning injunction so that Kiruna municipality can...
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