STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 5, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Boliden AB (TSE:BLS) (Other OTC:BDNNF) has on the September 2nd, 2003 received a Statement of Objections from the European Commission concerning alleged participation in a cartel with respect to copper plumbing tubes in the European Union. The alleged participation does not involve Boliden's Swedish copper-tube business.
Boliden is cooperating with the Commission and is currently analyzing and examining the Statement of Objections.
For further information, please contact:
Bengt Olof Johansson, Vice President Business Area Fabrication, telephone +46 70 217 69 89
Ulf Soderstrom, Vice President Public Relations, telephone +46 8 610 15 57, +46 70 618 95 95
Boliden is an international mining and metal-producing company that mines, processes and markets copper, zinc, lead, gold and silver. Boliden owns seven mines and two smelting plants in Sweden and one mine in Canada. The range of activities also includes sales of technology. Copper and brass products are manufactured at plants in Europe. The number of employees is approximately 3,800 and the turnover amounts to approximately 10 billion SEK annually. The Boliden share is quoted on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in Sweden as well as on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada.
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