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Resources for Europe. Stockholm February 2 2010. Resources. The backbone of railway transport in Northern Europe. Primary industry of Northern Europe European economy Growth and potential growth Lack of capacity a great threat. Major supplier to the rest of Europe.
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Resources for Europe Stockholm February 2 2010
The backbone of railway transport in Northern Europe • Primaryindustry of Northern Europe • European economy • Growth and potential growth • Lack of capacity a great threat
The primarymining area in the European Union • Strong connectionsbetweenraw material, refinedproduct and the market • 90% of the EU’s total supply of ironore is extracted in Norrbotten • Great growth potential, mineproductionwill be doubled or tripled
Forestry– the green gold • Growth > logging • 12% of goods exports • 20% of industrialinvestments • 80% of the export goesto Europe
Significantimpact • Gross regional product - Sweden 53 000 eur/cap - North Sweden 70 000 eur/cap • Growth rate 2001-2006 - Sweden 11,9 % - North Sweden17,3 % • Net exports - Sweden 1400 eur/cap - North Sweden 5800 eur/cap • Tourism is a growingsector
Passenger transport • Competence • Regional growth • Tourismindustry • Travel times Umeå-Luleå • Car • Plane • Train • New train
Increasing transport need Increased traffic of 24-40% between 2000-2005 Predicted increase of freight traffic amounts to 50%
Green Cargo capacity analysis Currentinfrastructureallowsless than 5% increasein traffic
What is required? • Major investments needed along the entire Bothnian Corridor as soon as 2013-2015 if the development of the businesses is not to be inhibited. • The Bothnia Line will be completed 2010, the first section of the Ådal Line 2011 and the Haparanda Line 2012. • The Swedish National Rail Administration has identified 4 major projects remaining in the long term planning for the Bothnian Corridor; • The North Bothnia Line, • The Ådal Line section two • Double track on the East Coast Line • Double track on the stretch Motala- Hallsberg.
Financing • Confirmed national investment • Finland € 2.5 billion • Sweden € 3.3 billion • Further € 5-7 billion required by 2020 The Bothniancorridor investment is equivalent to 17 weeks of industrialproductionin the region
TEN-T • Integration of different parts of Europe • Environmentally friendly transports (railway) and intermodal transports • Raw material supply within EU for the competitiveness (COM (2008) 699) • Connections to third countries • Cross-border traffic
The missinglinkbetween the Nordic Triangle and Northern Axis
Related activities & initiatives • EU Strategy for the BalticSeaRegion • EuropeanRailNetwork for CompetitiveFreight (regulationproposal) • The Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics • The RawMaterialsInitiative-Meetingourcriticalneeds for growth and jobs in Europe • The Green Corridorinitiative