GeoKokkola will continue the earlier year theme related to locally significant sustainable battery value chain, and mineral as well as circular economy related to this value chain. This year focus is in the refining of battery minerals, preparation of battery chemicals, and new solutions for circular economy.
At Kokkola Material Week 2022, GeoKokkola is organized in collaboration with the Nordic trade and investment agencies Innovation Norway, Business Sweden and Business Finland with the cooperation of the European Battery Alliance.
Program is in English
Venue: Kokkola City Hall, Kauppatori 5
| 8.30 | Registration and coffee |
| 9.00 | GeoKokkola Opening Olli Breilin, director, Geological Survey of Finland |
| 9.05 | Focus on raw and active materials for the European battery Industry Thore Sekkenes, EBA250 Programme Director, European Battery Alliance, EIT InnoEnergy |
| 9.25 | Investment and innovation on critical raw materials Olli Salmi, European Raw Material Alliance |
| 9.45 | SEEL – The New Test Centre for Research and Development on Electromobility Martin G. H. Gustavsson, Research Director, SEEL |
| 10.05 | Finland as a destination for a battery Gigafactory Axel M. Thorsdal, SVP Project Development, FREYR Battery |
| 10.25 | Break |
| 10.40 | Sustainability in non-ferrous metals refining Justin Salminen, Manager of Strategic projects, Boliden Kokkola |
| 11.00 | Sustainable, locally sourced bio-based anode material Otto Kivi, Senior Business Development Specialist, Stora Enso |
| 11.20 | Mining Finland is promoting export of Finnish mining technology Lasse Moilanen, CEO, Mining Finland |
| 11.40 | The event ends |