SMM

SMM understood that a fire broke out at Boliden's Ronnskar copper smelter in northern Sweden on Tuesday June 13. The Swedish emergency service said that the fire in Skelleftehamn is still continuing and there is still a risk of spreading. At present, the fire has not caused casualties. The fire at the Ronnskar copper smelter only resulted in shutdown of the refining capacity which is expected to resume production within a few weeks, while the smelting capacity is still in normal production. The Ronnskar copper smelter has a smelting capacity of 220,000 mt and its copper output in 2022 stood at 218,000 mt.