Explosives Operations: Sweden

PAJALA

AITIK

LYCKSELE

KARLSKOGA

RYA ENKÖPING

SWEDEN IN FIGURES

Turnover 41 M€

Production 40 000 ton Employees 74 Sick leave 3,1 %

Total driven 280 000 km Consumption 260 000 l

Energy total 1 700 MWh Renewable energy 69 %

Waste 240 ton

Recycled & energy waste 15 %

DID YOU KNOW?

Forcit Sweden has a strong market position as an explosive supplier in the Swedish mining and delivered approximately 30,000 tons of emulsion 2020 in open pit and underground mines.

Development and focus areas in mining and construction industry strive for a more sustainable supply chain of explosives to customers and end users. Since the beginning of 2010, Forcit Sweden has focused on environmentally safe production of emulsions that also includes the logistics chain to customers.

All emulsion transfer pumping from transport tank to storage tank is done by electrical power. During 2020 over 500 transfer pumps were carried out at customer sites by electrical power.

ForSafe reports 206

Safety observation 61,7 % Near Miss 28,6 % Accident no TRI 8,3 % TRI 1,0 % Authority notice 0,5 %

UNDERGROUND TECHNOLOGY

Presently in Sweden there are many planned and on-going tunnel construction projects. Several of these tunnelling projects are located in urban areas, where, in addition to profitability, environmental requirements for damage zones and vibration must be taken into account. To achieve the expected quality deep knowledge of the explosives and charging technique is required.

Forcit technology for underground charging system is based on electrical power and the charging process doesn’t produce any emissions into to the tunnel or workplace. By using electrical motors and the latest technology to adjust the charging concentration after requirement of damage zone , Forcit underground units operate at the forefront of today’s technology.

Forcit is a significant player in UG operations in Sweden’s tunneling business.