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EXPLOSIVES OPERATIONS: FINLAND FINLAND IN FIGURES
KEVITSA
KEMI
LAPUA VIHTAVUORI
Turnover 43 M€
Production 33 000 ton
Heating oil 12 000 l
Employees 197
Sick leave 2,8 %
Total driven 1 000 000 km
Total fuel 390 000 l
Energy total 12 000 MWh
Renewable energy 71 %
Hanko factory has a history of almost 130 years of dynamite manufacturing and currently it’s the only dynamite plant in the whole Nordics. Vihtavuori factory has a history of almost 100 years. In the last decades, operations have focused on emulsion production, R&D and bulk services. Urjala bulk station and Kemi bulk station / factory started their operations in the 1980’s, with one Kemiitti truck in each. Today both stations have high delivery capacity. Lapua and Tuusula are newer bulk stations on the Forcit map with approximately 10 years of history. Both stations have a great location for servicing customer sites nearby.
ForSafe reports
URJALA TUUSULA
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Water 170 t m³
Waste 570 ton
Recycled & energy waste 35 %
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Safety observation 69,3 % Near Miss 15,3 % Accident no TRI 13,7 % TRI 1,3 % Authority notice 0,3 %
Sustainability in short
