Environmental permit application for the Suomussalmi talc project has been announced for public notice

The environmental permitting process for the project is progressing as planned. The permit application was prepared on the basis of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report and was supplemented as requested by the authorities. The supplements were deemed sufficient, and on 2 April 2026 the Permit and Supervisory Authority (LVV) announced the public notice for the environmental and water management permit application concerning the Suomussalmi talc project.

Company is applying for an environmental permit under the Environmental Protection Act for the utilisation of talc resources, the construction of a talc ore concentrator, talc grinding, the establishment of new waste rock areas adjacent to the existing one, the deposition of tailings, and the delivery of tailings for further processing. A permit under the Water Act is being sought for groundwater pumping (dewatering of the quarry), reducing the Haaponen catchment area, and water intake from Lake Saarijärvi.

The permit application is available on the Permit and Supervisory Authority’s website at https://ytietopalvelu.lvv.fi/fi-FI/asia/3323390 . The public notice period is 02.04.2026–11.05.2026.

The company’s objective is to enable the construction of a modern plant on the current factory site of the Suomussalmi soapstone quarry and factory, producing carbon-neutral and traceable talc.


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Environmental permit application for the Suomussalmi talc project has been announced for public notice

The environmental permitting process for the project is progressing as planned. The permit application was prepared on the basis of the Environmental Impact Assessment Report and was supplemented as requested by the authorities. The supplements were deemed sufficient, and on 2 April 2026 the Permit and Supervisory Authority (LVV) announced the public notice for the environmental and water management permit application concerning the Suomussalmi talc project.

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The results of the resident and stakeholder survey for the talc project highlighted the importance of local cooperation already in the early stages of the project

Nordic Talc Oy organized a resident and stakeholder survey regarding the Suomussalmi talc utilization project. The resident and stakeholder survey is intended to be continued periodically in order to map the views of local people and other stakeholders, especially on the impacts caused by the project on people, and to hear, among other things, expectations and wishes for the implementation of project communication.

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