Resources for Europe

Stockholm February 2 2010

Resources

The backbone of railway transport in Northern Europe

• Primary industry of Northern Europe

• European economy

• Growth and potential growth

• Lack of capacity a great threat

Major supplier to the rest of EuropeMajor supplier to the rest of Europe

The primary mining area in the European Union• Strong connections

between raw material, refined product and the market

• 90% of the EU’s total supply of iron ore is extracted in Norrbotten

• Great growth potential, mine production will be doubled or tripled

Boliden copper and zinc for Europe

LKAB - supplying Europe with iron ore

Forestry – the green gold

• Growth > logging• 12% of goods exports• 20% of industrial

investments• 80% of the export goes

to Europe

SCA forestry supply chain

Significant impact

• Gross regional product- Sweden 53 000 eur/cap- North Sweden 70 000

eur/cap• Growth rate 2001-2006

- Sweden 11,9 % - North Sweden17,3 %

• Net exports- Sweden 1400 eur/cap- North Sweden 5800

eur/cap• Tourism is a growing sector

International freight demand

International freight demand

Rönnskärsverkens transports 2007

694 Ktonnes785 Ktonnes

226 Ktonnes 272 Ktonnes

528 Ktonnes338 Ktonnes

Concentrate 280Secondary material 7 Green liquor 25Oil 13Limestone 3Miscellaneous 10

338

Concentrate 171Secondary material 45Miscellaneous 10

226

Transports in kilotonnes/year

Copper slag 402Lead slag 35Sand 120Secondary material 60Coal 70Limestone 6Sulfur oxide 7Sodium Hydroxide 23Oil 45Miscellaneous 17

785

Slag 190Iron Sand 200Sulfur dioxide 23Sulfuric Acid 110Miscellaneous 5

528

Copper 220Lead 26Raw nickel 3Sulfur dioxide 19Miscellaneous 4

272

Sulfuric Acid 430Concentrate 175Copper 20Iron sand 20Zinc oxide 39Miscellaneous 10

694

Rönnskär

Population concentration in coastal areas Population concentration in coastal areas

Passenger transport

• Competence• Regional growth• Tourism industry• Travel times Umeå-

Luleå– Car– Plane– Train– New train

Increasing transport need

Increased traffic of 24-40% between 2000-2005 Increased traffic of 24-40% between 2000-2005

Predicted increase of freight traffic amounts to Predicted increase of freight traffic amounts to 50%50%

Green Cargo capacity analysis

Current infrastructure allows Current infrastructure allows less than 5% increase less than 5% increase in in traffictraffic

What is required?

• Major investments needed along the entire Bothnian Corridor as soon as 2013-2015 if the development of the businesses is not to be inhibited.

• The  Bothnia Line will be completed 2010, the first section of the Ådal Line 2011 and the Haparanda Line 2012.

• The Swedish National Rail Administration has identified 4 major projects remaining in the long term planning for the Bothnian Corridor;

− The North Bothnia Line,− The Ådal Line section two− Double track on the East Coast Line− Double track on the stretch Motala-

Hallsberg.

Financing

• Confirmed national investment – Finland € 2.5 billion– Sweden € 3.3 billion

• Further € 5-7 billion required by 2020

The Bothnian corridor investment is equivalent to The Bothnian corridor investment is equivalent to 17 weeks of industrial production 17 weeks of industrial production in the regionin the region

TEN-T

• Integration of different parts of Europe

• Environmentally friendly transports (railway) and intermodal transports

• Raw material supply within EU for the competitiveness (COM (2008) 699)

• Connections to third countries • Cross-border traffic

The missing link between the Nordic Triangle and Northern Axis

Related activities & initiatives

• EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region• European Rail Network for Competitive Freight

(regulation proposal)• The Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport

and Logistics• The Raw Materials Initiative-Meeting our critical

needs for growth and jobs in Europe• The Green Corridor initiative

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