Elisabeth Sinclair

2014-04-27

The North Bothnia Line – the last link in the Bothnian Corridor

The North Bothnia

Line Group

• Eight municipalities

• Two county administrative boards

• Two county councils

• Two chambers of commerce

• Different business interests

Funded by these organisations and EU objective 1.

Luleå 11.36 am

Every day an amount of steel

equilvalent to a complete Eiffel

Tower is transported from

Northern Sweden.

We´d like to make it two

Mining

Manufacture of metals and metal goods

Manufacture of machinery and equipment

Processing output value, euro

55 billion Euro

2,5 billion Euro

1,6 billion Euro

38 billion Euro

Sweden

Finland

Other EU

countries

Sweden is one of Europe’s

main producers of other metals

Vital basic industries in

North Sweden

Products that originate

from northern Sweden

Existing volumes

Potential volumes

from increased

production in northern

Sweden, Finland and

Russia

The railway network in

the region is 100 years

old

Growth and

Competitiveness

• Capacity will

increase from

1100 to 1600

tonnes

• Will reduce transport

cost by up to 30%

Urban population Territorial enlargement

Regional

enlargement

An expected 50 000 workers will be

needed by the Swedish mining

industry up until 2025, mostly in

Northern Sweden.

Halved

journey

times

Climate impact • Carbon dioxide emissions will

be reduced by 80,000 tonnes

per year.

3 strong arguments

1. Growth and competitiveness

2. Regional cohesion

3. Reduced climate impact

Luleå 11.36 am

Every day an amount of steel

equilvalent to a complete Eiffel

Tower is transported from

Northern Sweden.

We´d like to make it two

Thank You