Carl Orrling

SSAB reduces Group Management

The Swedish steel company SSAB is reducing its executive management from eleven to nine people. Three leave and Carl Orrling becomes a new member of the Executive Committee.
Guldmedalj Mjölk

Three farmers in the north receive gold medals

Luleå

Three dairy farmers in the north are receiving gold medals from the King of Sweden.
Mattias Broström

NYAB signs agreement on Norrbotniabanan

Luleå

The Swedish-Finnish company NYAB, based in Luleå, has signed a contract with the Swedish Transport Administration to build the first section of the Norrbotniabanan, the future coastal railway between Umeå and Luleå. The order value is SEK 144 million.
ESL Shipping

ESL and SSAB extend cooperation

Luleå

ESL Shipping and global steel manufacturer SSAB have agreed on a multi-year extension of the agreement covering SSAB’s inbound raw material sea transports within the Baltic Sea and from the North Sea.
Martin Johansson

The transition takes off in 2026

Luleå

New industrialization has slowed down. But the transition will pick up again in 2026. And with it an increased need for electric power.
Filip Lundberg

Austrian company books 40 cabins

Luleå/Boden

An Austrian company has booked 40 camping cabins in Luleå and Boden for a total of 230 nights. A booking worth SEK 6.3 million.
Graphite Value Chain

New Swedish arena for graphite research

Piteå Science Park and RISE propose a new Swedish arena for research, development and innovation in graphite-based products.
Northvolt Ett

Northvolt files for bankruptcy

Skellefteå

The board of the battery company Northvolt, with operations in Skellefteå and Västerås in Sweden, announced on Wednesday that it is filing for bankruptcy in Sweden. Northvolt's bankruptcy is the largest bankruptcy in Sweden in modern times.
LKAB Industripark

LKAB's application already announced

Luleå

The Land and Environment Court has now announced the state-owned mining company LKAB's environmental permit application for an industrial park in Luleå. The industrial park is the latest step in the company's investment in the processing of phosphorus and rare earth metals.
Umeå Hamn

NYAB builds in Umeå harbor

Umeå

The Luleå company NYAB has been awarded a major contract for the expansion of the Port of Umeå. The contract is worth SEK 164 million (EUR 15 million).