While Swedish police are investigating 4 deaths among employees at Northvolt's distressed factory in Skellefteå, a professor of environmental medicine believes that the site should be shut down.
The Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has been affected by several accidents at the factory in the town of Skellefteå. So far, four employees have lost their lives. A fifth suffered burns to the face.
And BMW has torn up a contract worth 14 billion kroner in the middle. Volkswagen is considering doing the same.
But it is the death toll among the employees that causes the greatest concern. Reportedly, the youngest employee was just 19 when he died.
That's what the Free Trade Union Movement writes.
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Northvolt has since expressed deep regret over the deaths. At the same time, the management says that it is hoped that the police investigation into all four deaths will shed enough light on the cases to clear them up.
Already, however, several experts point to a possible connection between Northvolt's use of strong chemicals and deaths.
For its part, the factory's management has denied that one of the deaths, believed to be a drowning accident, can be related to the work in Skellefteå. But you will still have to wait for the police investigations.
The Swedish professor of environmental medicine, Karin Broberg, does not have that kind of patience. She believes that the factory should be shut down until the police can say something more concrete about the deaths.
However, it is not only Northvolt that is fighting for survival at the moment. The world's fourth largest battery manufacturer, located in South Korea, has even declared a state of emergency in an attempt to turn around the business. Read more about it here .
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