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Summary
1.
Sentiment has weakened materially as the halt at Boliden’s profit engine increases uncertainty around near-term volumes and earnings, despite some long-term support from the investment announcements.
2.
Move from Hold to Review: the Garpenberg stoppage is a new, potentially material earnings risk (especially for Q1 and possibly Q2) with no restart guidance. Until the company quantifies the impact and provides a credible restart/mitigation plan, risk/reward is hard to assess even with a strong balance sheet and supportive long-term projects.
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Bull case: - **Q4/årsrapport 2025 (3 feb 2026)** kan ge positivt utfall via guidance och kassaflödesfokus
- **Positivt sektorsentiment** och analytikerhöjningar kan driva momentum
- **Metallpriser/valuta (USD)** kan ge kortsiktig resultathävstång
Latest news
Garpenberg was halted in mid-March following strong seismic activity/rockfall underground; the mine was evacuated and four people suffered minor injuries. Boliden has not provided a timeline for restart, increasing uncertainty into Q1. At the Capital Markets Update (18 March), Boliden also announced ~SEK 5.5bn of new investments: a new hoisting system/shaft at Garpenberg (~SEK 4bn, mainly 2028–2029) and a Rönnskär industrial demo plant for SCMentum (~SEK 1.5bn, 2026–2028). The Kevitsa/Finland mining tax issue remains in the background but has been temporarily overshadowed by the Garpenberg stoppage.