TABLE 2
FINLAND:  STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
 
      Major operating companies       Annual
Commodity     and major equity owners   Location of main facilities   capacity
Apatite     Kemira Agro Oy (Government, 98%)   Mine and plant at Siilinjarvi   8,000
Ammonia     Kemira Oyj (Government, 98%)   Plant at Oulu   75
Cadmium, metal     Outokumpu Oyj (Government, 40%, and private investors, 12.3%) Smelter at Kokkola   1
Cement     Finncement Oy (Irish Cement Ltd., 100%)   Plants at Lappeenranta and Parainen 1,020
Chromite     Outokumpu Oyj (Government, 40%, and private investors, 12.3%) Mine at Kemi   1,000
Copper:  
    Ore, Cu content Inmet Mining Corp. Mines at Pyhasalmi, Saattopora, 10
          and Hitura    
    Metal     Outokumpu Oyj (Government, 40%, and private investors, 12.3%) Smelter at Harjavalta    160
         Do.          do.   Refinery at Pori   125
Feldspar     SP Minerals Oy (Partek Corp., 50.1%, and SCR-Silbeco SA, 49.9%) Mine and plant at Kemio   50
Ferrochrome     Outokumpu Oyj (Government, 40%, and private investors, 12.3%) Smelter at Tornio   250
Gold:  
    Ore, Au content         tons     do. Mine at Orivesi 4
Do. do.   Scanmining   Pahtavaara Mine near Sodankyla   3
     Metal                               do.   Outokumpu Oyj (Government, 40%, and private investors, 12.3%) Smelter at Pori   4
Limestone     Partek Nordkalk Oy (Partek Corp., 100%)   Mines at Lappeenranta, Pargas,   1,500
          and Parainen    
    Do.     Rauma-Repola Oy   Mine at Tornio    300
Mercury                        tons   Outokumpu Oyj (Government, 40%, and private investors, 12.3%) Smelter at Kokkola    150
Mica     Kemira Oyj (Government, 98%)   Mine at Siilinjarvi   10
Nickel:  
    Ore, Ni content Outokumpu Oyj (Government, 40%, and private investors, 12.3%) Mine at Hitura 3
    Metal           do.   Smelter at Harjavalta   32
         Do.     OM Group, Inc.   Refinery at Harjavalta   50
Petroleum products   Fortum Oil and Gas Oy   Plants at Naantali and Porvoo   NA
Phosphate-apatite   Kemira Oyj (Government, 98%)   Mine at Siilinjarvi   700
    Do.     Outokumpu Oyj (Government, 40%, and private investors, 12.3%) Mine at Pyhasalmi   800
Quartz and quartzite   SP Minerals Oy (Partek Corp., 50.1%, and SCR-Silbeco SA, 49.9%) Mines at Kemio and Nilsia   250
Selenium                       tons   Outokumpu Oyj (Government, 40%, and private investors, 12.3%) Smelter at Pori    35
Silver                                 do.        do.        do.    30
Steel     Rautaruukki Oy (Government, 41.8%)   Plants at Halikko, Hameenlinna,   2,100
               Kankaanpaa, and Raahe    
    Do.     Fundia AB (Norsk Jenverk AS of Norway, 50%, and   Plants at Aminnefors, Dalsbruk,   850
         Rautaruukki, 50%)   and Koverhar    
    Do.     Ovako Oy (SKF, 50%; Wartsila, 25%; Fiskas, 20%)   Plant at Imatra   600
    Stainless     AvestaPolarit   Plant at Tornio   550
Talc   Mondo Minerals Oy (Western Mining Corp. Holdings Ltd., 50%, Mines at Lahnaslampi, Lipsavaara,   500
     and Plüss-Staufer AG, 50%)       and Horsmanaho    
Wollastonite     Partek Minerals Oy (Partek Corp., 100%)   Mine at Lappeenranta   30
Zinc:  
    Ore, Zn content Inmet Mining Corp. Mine at Pyhasalmi 25
    Metal     Outokumpu Oyj (Government, 40%, and private investors, 12.3%) Smelter at Kokkola   260
NA  Not available.