Explosives Operations: Finland

KEVITSA

KEMI

LAPUA

VIHTAVUORI

URJALA

TUUSULA

FINLAND IN FIGURES

Turnover 43 M€ Employees 197 Sick leave 2,8 %

Production 33 000 ton

Heating oil 12 000 l

Water 170 t m³

Total driven 1 000 000 km Total fuel 390 000 l

Energy total 12 000 MWh

Waste 570 ton Renewable energy 71 %

Recycled & energy waste 35 %

DID YOU KNOW?

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 300

Safety observation 69,3 % Near Miss 15,3 % Accident no TRI 13,7 % TRI 1,3 % Authority notice 0,3 %

BULK FLEET

The newest generation Forcit MEMU (Mobile Explosives Manufacturing Unit) truck concept provides significant advantages and represents the latest development in charging technology. Compared to older generations the new one has double charging capacity and uses approximately 50 % less diesel engine hours per pumped kilo at the bench. The new truck comes with a high matrix tank capacity – minimising the need for refilling trips to the station and allowing the charging team to focus on charging work, when drilling is ready, in tight 24/7 operation schedules.

Diesel consumption of the new truck and production of greenhouse gases is 50 % lower than in a traditional MEMU truck. At a large mining site the annual benefit in terms of reduced diesel consumption can be over 15,000 litres annually.