Kokkola Industrial Park is an inorganic production site in Scandinavia. Well developed logistical connections, synergy and positive atmosphere for industry have attracted chemical industry to locate in Kokkola.
As strongly developing site, new space for industrial activities has been created, and tight network of connections, infrastructure (pipelines, railways, roads..) and services easy establishing and maintaining the chemical production at the site.
The Kokkola Industrial Park is the largest manufacturing site of inorganic chemicals in the Nordic region.
Boliden's zinc plant in Kokkola is one of the largest in the world. Boliden has taken over the zinc production from Outokumpu. Freeport Cobalt runs the cobalt refinery.
The Finnish Kemira sold its fertilizer production operations in Kokkola to the Norwegian Yara, which focuses on fodder phosphate production.
The KIP Association was founded to oversee the rapid transition that the site was going through after Kemira and Outokumpu moved out from the area.
Today, the Port of Kokkola is integrated in the industrial park, even though only a third of goods shipped through the port originate from the factories in the area. One third consists of transit traffic from Russia, while the rest comprises container traffic and general cargo.
Even though all industrial operations have been acquired by multinational companies, not a single one has been closed down; instead the new owners have made large investments.
The companies in the area annually invest around 50 million Euros in modernizations. Furthermore, a combined investment of more than 100 million Euros in new production has been made by a number of companies.
The port and its connection to the rail network is KIP's main success factor. We've the same rail gauge in Finland with Russia and China.
