Finland's first battery material factory on the shores of the Gulf of Finland in Hamina was granted an environmental permit on February 12, 2024, by the Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency (Case ESAVI/8206/2023). The permit allows for the disposal of over 99.5% of production waste untreated into the Baltic Sea. This decision sets a tragic precedent for the Baltic Sea! The biggest sulfate release in Finland The permit conditions of CNGR Finland Oy allow for the discharge of sulfate into the Baltic Sea at a concentration of 62,000 mg/l and 290,000 kg per day! The concentration is highly toxic to all Baltic Sea fish and bottom-dwelling organisms. The sulfate discharge, with a volume of approximately 100,000,000 kg/year, would make the factory the largest point source of sulfate pollution in Finland if realized. In addition to sulfate, enormous amounts of nickel and nitrogen are also released into the sea, exacerbating the situation even further. Hundreds of entries w...
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