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Swedish miner invests up to €39bn in massive transformation for carbon-free future

LKAB aims to remove fossil fuels from steel production.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer November 25, 2020
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The Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB unveiled massive new investments this week aimed at producing steel without fossil fuels.

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