Boliden maintains reduced copper production

Boliden maintains reduced copper production

With reference to the continued weak market situation, Boliden is maintaining
the previously announced cuts in copper production. 

The production reductions announced on 30th January 2009 entailed the production
of copper metal being reduced by approximately 68,000 tonnes, on an annual
basis, during the first quarter of 2009. Boliden is maintaining this reduction
going forward. 

The cuts in production affect the copper smelters at Rönnskär in Sweden and
Harjavalta in Finland with possible temporary lay-offs at Harjavalta.   

The Boliden Group produced approximately 350,000 tonnes of copper in 2008. 


For further information, please contact:

Svante Nilsson, President, Business Areas Smelters, Boliden AB, tel: +46 8 610
15 00
Marcela Sylvander, Manager Group Communications, Boliden AB, tel: +46 8 610
1559, +46 733 244 551
Stefan Lundewall, IR, Boliden AB, tel: +46 8-610 1520, +46 70 208 3213

Boliden is a leading European metals company whose core competence is in the
fields of exploration, mining, smelting and recycling. Boliden's main metals are
zinc and copper. Other important metals extracted and refined include lead, gold
and silver. The operations are conducted in three Business Areas: Market,
Smelters and Mines. The number of employees is approximately 4 600 and the
turnover amounts to approximately SEK 30 billion annually. Its shares are listed
on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, segment Large Cap and on the Toronto Stock Exchange in
Canada. www.boliden.com