Our work is made significant by our responsibility for quality, the environment and the future.
the best results are achieved together 2020 has been quite the year: our 65th anniversary and the coronavirus pandemic in one package. Slag transport operations in Terni launched in February 2020 – just as the coronavirus pandemic broke out in Italy. In April, as the worst of the pandemic was hitting Finland and Sweden, we opened new worksites in Gällivare and Kevitsa.
celebrate our 65th anniversary, but the pandemic limited us to a live-streamed innovation competition in which students from the University of Oulu pitted their future slag product applications against
hard to keep operations going in such a
each other for a €10,000 first-place prize.
a constantly changing pandemic. Great work, everyone!
CEO (acting), Tapojärvi Oy CEO, Tapojärvi Sverige Ab CEO, Hannukainen Mining Oy
We had hoped to put on a larger event to
It must be said that we have had to work difficult situation that has been rocked by
MARI PILVENTÖ
years with great interest.
Based on the feedback of the panel of judges and the large audience who watched the stream, the event proved
If anything proves that we genuinely care
successful enough that we intend to
about each other, it’s this. I am extremely
repeat it this year and hopefully include
proud of our responsible staff.
other universities as well.
My humblest thanks go out to all of you,
Innovation has become a prerequisite for
as well as to our customers and partners
us. The planet needs our contribution,
who share our values and vision of corpo-
which means that bringing different side
rate responsibility.
streams, types of slag and industries
Speaking of responsibility, we are currently in the process of reducing Tapojärvi’s
together and searching for comprehensive ways to utilise them is important.
carbon footprint. Environmental respon-
At Tapojärvi, we strive for continuous
sibility is important and, these days, it is a
improvement in everyone’s work and
basic responsibility for a company of our
also put great emphasis on caring for the
size.
environment. These two things walk hand
I will be following our results and the new
in hand towards the same goal.
objectives we set in this area for coming
65
years
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