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Resources for Europe

Resources for Europe. Stockholm February 2 2010. Resources. The backbone of railway transport in Northern Europe. Primary industry of Northern Europe European economy Growth and potential growth Lack of capacity a great threat. Major supplier to the rest of Europe.

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Resources for Europe

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  1. Resources for Europe Stockholm February 2 2010

  2. Resources

  3. The backbone of railway transport in Northern Europe • Primaryindustry of Northern Europe • European economy • Growth and potential growth • Lack of capacity a great threat

  4. Major supplier to the rest of Europe

  5. The primarymining area in the European Union • Strong connectionsbetweenraw material, refinedproduct and the market • 90% of the EU’s total supply of ironore is extracted in Norrbotten • Great growth potential, mineproductionwill be doubled or tripled

  6. Boliden copper and zinc for Europe

  7. LKAB - supplying Europe with ironore

  8. Forestry– the green gold • Growth > logging • 12% of goods exports • 20% of industrialinvestments • 80% of the export goesto Europe

  9. SCA forestrysupplychain

  10. Significantimpact • Gross regional product - Sweden 53 000 eur/cap - North Sweden 70 000 eur/cap • Growth rate 2001-2006 - Sweden 11,9 % - North Sweden17,3 % • Net exports - Sweden 1400 eur/cap - North Sweden 5800 eur/cap • Tourism is a growingsector

  11. International freightdemand

  12. International freightdemand

  13. Population concentration in coastal areas

  14. Passenger transport • Competence • Regional growth • Tourismindustry • Travel times Umeå-Luleå • Car • Plane • Train • New train

  15. Increasing transport need Increased traffic of 24-40% between 2000-2005 Predicted increase of freight traffic amounts to 50%

  16. Green Cargo capacity analysis Currentinfrastructureallowsless than 5% increasein traffic

  17. What is required? • Major investments needed along the entire Bothnian Corridor as soon as 2013-2015 if the development of the businesses is not to be inhibited. • The  Bothnia Line will be completed 2010, the first section of the Ådal Line 2011 and the Haparanda Line 2012. • The Swedish National Rail Administration has identified 4 major projects remaining in the long term planning for the Bothnian Corridor; • The North Bothnia Line, • The Ådal Line section two • Double track on the East Coast Line • Double track on the stretch Motala- Hallsberg.

  18. Financing • Confirmed national investment • Finland € 2.5 billion • Sweden € 3.3 billion • Further € 5-7 billion required by 2020 The Bothniancorridor investment is equivalent to 17 weeks of industrialproductionin the region

  19. TEN-T • Integration of different parts of Europe • Environmentally friendly transports (railway) and intermodal transports • Raw material supply within EU for the competitiveness (COM (2008) 699) • Connections to third countries • Cross-border traffic

  20. The missinglinkbetween the Nordic Triangle and Northern Axis

  21. Related activities & initiatives • EU Strategy for the BalticSeaRegion • EuropeanRailNetwork for CompetitiveFreight (regulationproposal) • The Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics • The RawMaterialsInitiative-Meetingourcriticalneeds for growth and jobs in Europe • The Green Corridorinitiative

  22. www.bothniancorridor.com

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