Boliden is investing SEK 1.3 billion in expanding its electronic scrap recycling capacity at the Rönnskär copper smelter. The new facilities – a Kaldo plant and associated material processing facilities – are scheduled to come on line at the end of 2011 or the beginning of 2012, at which time they will increase Rönnskär's electronic scrap processing capacity from today's 45,000 tonnes per year to 120,000 tonnes per year.
The outside world's need for recycling is considerable, in that the demand for and use of products that contain electronics is constantly increasing. The products' lifespans are, at the same time, growing ever shorter and legislation governing the collection and processing of electronic scrap is becoming more stringent. The environmental benefits are obvious, and recycling is also a good deal commercially for Boliden.