October 13, 2008

LKAB palletizing plants in Malmberget in operation again

LKAB announced that the work with restoration and restarting after the fire has been going on with full force all the Easter holiday and more sections of the concentrating plant could start production late on Saturday March 22nd 2008.

LKAB said that “This enabled start up of the second palletizing plant in Malmberget, the MK3, which started production again on March 24th 2008 with that, the production in Malmberget reached 75% of the normal capacity.”

LKAB added that “Next step in the restoring process is to start up another section in the concentrating plant, and thereafter the MAC and Hematite lines.”