ABB, Boliden closing the mining CO2 loop
Author: Shane Lasley
To lower the carbon footprint of its electric motors and other products that play a major role in allowing mining and many other sectors of the global economy to then lower their carbon footprint further, ABB is building a strategic partnership with Swedish mining and smelting company Boliden for low-carbon copper."We want to enable a more sustainable and resource-efficient future, and with this collaboration our customers can not only decarbonize by upgrading to energy efficient motors but will also be able to install ABB technology that has an improved environmental footprint thanks to Boliden's copper," said Ulf Hellstrom, managing director at ABB Motion, Sweden. "This is an excellent example of the circular economy in practice." To further close the circularity loop, ABB is also designing its motors to be up to 98% recyclable, with the remaining 2% of materials available to be incinerated for heat recovery. To further close the circularity loop, ABB is also designing its motors to be up to 98% recyclable, with the remaining 2% of materials available to be incinerated for heat recovery. Recycling copper, aluminum, and steel offers energy savings of between 75 and 95% compared to virgin production.