LKAB supports research on sustainable mining

Luleå LKAB donates SEK 200 million (EUR 19 million) to a new foundation with the aim of promoting research and education related to sustainable mining, at Luleå University of Technology.

The aim of the new foundation is to promote scientific research and education conducted at Luleå University of Technology in areas related to the mining and minerals industry. The foundation will also foster transformation, competitiveness and growth of the mineral industry in northern Sweden.

“By investing in this foundation, we want to contribute to strengthening the university as a centre for research and education of skilled labour that is crucial for us to succeed with the future investments that are now planned in northern Sweden,” says Jan Moström, President and CEO of LKAB.

LKAB is facing a transformation that may be the largest industrial investment to date in Sweden, and that creates unique opportunities for Swedish industry to take the lead in a necessary global transformation.

“This investment will have a tremendous impact, not only for the university but for the whole region. I’m proud that northern Sweden has these attractive companies that lead both technological development and sustainable renewal of their industry,” says Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Vice-Chancellor of Luleå University of Technology.

Luleå University of Technology today conducts research in close collaboration with companies such as LKAB, Ericsson, Boliden, ABB, Epiroc and international universities.