Boliden Kevitsa has called for union negotiations after the Finnish mining tax was quadrupled. Up to 285 of the more than 500 employees could be affected. At the same time, a planned investment decision of approximately €1 billion to extend operations beyond 2034 has been put on hold, according to a press release.
"Unfortunately, it appears that Finland has chosen a path that creates challenges for the capital-intensive mining industry," says Tom Söderman, CEO of Boliden Kevitsa.
The negotiations are expected to be concluded within six weeks and will involve all employees.
Kevitsa is a major supplier of copper and nickel concentrate to the Finnish smelter Boliden Harjavalta.
Boliden AB is Europe's No. 3 zinc and copper producer. The group is also active in metal casting, refining, and recycling. Boliden AB also produces gold, silver and lead. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- metal production and processing (93.4%);
- metal extraction (6.6%): primarily zinc and copper.
At the end of 2025, the group had 5 mines located in Sweden (3), Finland, and Ireland.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Sweden (3.3%), Finland (8.9%), Nordic countries (0.5%), Germany (18.6%), United Kingdom (16.2%), Europe (48.4%), North America (0.5%) and others (3.6%).
This super rating is the result of a weighted average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Valuation (Composite), EPS Revisions (4 months), and Visibility (Composite). We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Investor
Investor
This super composite rating is the result of a weighted average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Fundamentals (Composite), Valuation (Composite), EPS Revisions (1 year), and Visibility (Composite). We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Global
Global
This composite rating is the result of an average of the rankings based on the following ratings: Fundamentals (Composite), Valuation (Composite), Financial Estimates Revisions (Composite), Consensus (Composite) and Visibility (Composite). The company must be covered by at least 4 of these 5 ratings for the calculation to be carried out. We recommend that you carefully review the associated descriptions.
Quality
Quality
This composite rating is the result of an average of rankings based on the following ratings: Returns (Composite), Profitability (Composite) and Quality of Financial Reporting (Composite), and Financial Health (Composite). The company must be covered by at least 2 of these 3 ratings for the calculation to be performed. We recommend that you carefully read the associated descriptions.
ESG MSCI
ESG MSCI
The MSCI ESG score assesses a company’s environmental, social, and governance practices relative to its industry peers. Companies are rated from CCC (laggard) to AAA (leader). This rating helps investors incorporate sustainability risks and opportunities into their investment decisions.
