The role of corridor development in boosting the European industrial future based on Northern Scandinavian mines

This paper is based on a study on the industrial future of mining and refining industries, which was conducted for the Bothnian Green Logistic Corridor (BGLC) project. Corridor development is the starting-point for this paper, but the main focus is on considerations combining the development of transport corridors to its role and boost for European mine related industrial future. As a result, frameworks for mining and refining industry related decision-making and development are presented. The main issues affecting the decision-making are markets and business environment, and logistics and transport issues including infrastructure. Environmental and energy issues, and interests and interaction of different stakeholders also influence. The role of corridor development for the European industrial future is also discussed. BGLC can be considered as a backbone in the development of infrastructure based on industrial needs. BGLC combines, as the missing south-north axis corridor, Scandinavian “resource bank” to significant industrial centres in the whole European Union area.