Our project company submitted an EIA report to the authority concerning a cell production plant

Finnish Battery Chemicals Oy, a project company of Finnish Minerals Group, has submitted an EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) report concerning a battery cell production plant to the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Southeast Finland (ELY Centre), which acts as the coordinating authority. The plant is planned to be established in an approximately 140-hectare area in the Keltakallio industrial area in Kotka. The location is next to the cathode active material (CAM) plant that is already planned in the same area.

The cell production plant would be a natural continuation to Finnish Minerals Groups battery value chain projects. In a cell plant, cathode, anode, electrolyte and separator are used to manufacture battery cells, which in turn are assembled to create battery systems.

The EIA report examines one implementation option

The EIA report examines an implementation option with an annual production capacity of 60 GWh. In addition, a 0 option where the project is not implemented, is included. The planned capacity would meet the needs of more than one million fully electric cars annually.

The EIA report examines the environmental impacts of the cell production plant and the feasibility of the project from an environmental standpoint. The EIA report also includes information about the project and the implementation of the environmental impact assessment procedure; a description of the current state of the environment and the environmental impacts of the project, their mitigation and monitoring; and a comparison of the implementation alternatives.

Public event to be held October 30, 2024

Public event concerning the EIA report will be held in Kotka on October 30th, 2024, at 6-8 pm in Datariina premises (conference room Optio on the first floor), address: Heikinkatu 7, 48100 Kotka. The event can also be attended online.

The event will include presentations covering both the project and the EIA report. The audience will have a chance to share their views on the environmental impact assessment work, obtain more information, and discuss the project with representatives from Finnish Battery Chemicals, the coordinating authority and experts from the consultancy firm who prepared the report.

The coordinating authority will collect written opinions on the EIA report and request necessary statements. After all parties have been heard, the authority will issue a reasoned conclusion on the report to Finnish Battery Chemicals.

The Southeast Finland ELY Centre will publish the EIA report at www.ymparisto.fi/osallistu-ja-vaikuta as soon as possible.

Modelling images of Kotka cell production plant:

Aerial view
Street view

More information for the media:

Matti Hietanen, CEO, Finnish Minerals Group
firstname.lastname(at)mineralsgroup.fi, +358 40 823 8806

The mission of Finnish Minerals Group is to responsibly maximise the value of Finnish minerals. We manage the State’s mining industry shareholdings and strive to develop the Finnish value chain of lithium-ion batteries. Through our work, we contribute to Europe moving towards electric transport and a more sustainable future. www.mineralsgroup.fi