The mission of Finnish Minerals Group is to responsibly maximise the value of Finnish minerals. We manage the State’s mining industry shareholdings and strive to develop the Finnish value chain of lithium-ion batteries. In addition, we are engaged in long-term technology development of the mining and battery industry.
Through our work, we contribute to Europe moving towards electric transport and a more sustainable future.
Highlights
Efforts to develop the battery value chain progressing as planned
02.07.2020
During its first two years of operation, Finnish Minerals Group has built a robust foundation for investments into a battery value chain in Finland.
Terrafame’s Sustainability Programme sets course for ambitious goals
30.06.2020
Our subsidiary has prepared a programme which provides guidance on using side streams and waste energy, for example.
The State profits from investing in streamlining permitting procedures
25.06.2020
With the current efforts to get Finland back on the path of sustainable growth, it is worth to further streamline the permitting processes for industrial projects.
Government proposes to capitalise Finnish Minerals Group
03.06.2020
Capitalisation would provide new opportunities for developing the Finnish battery value chain and mining operations as well as circular economy projects related to them.
ANNUAL REPORT 2019
We have published a report on our first full year of operation in pdf format. The report includes management and business area reviews, financial statements as well as summaries on our corporate governance and responsibility work in 2019.
BATTERY MATERIALS EIA procedure
Finnish Battery Chemicals Oy, our project company, has launched an environmental impact assessement (EIA) procedure in March 2020 regarding the establishment of two new plants in Finland. Potential locations for the precursor plant are Kokkola, Vaasa, Kotka and Hamina. For the cathode active material plant the potential locations are Vaasa and Kotka.