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December 15, 2023

“Dark day” at Northvolt as two workers die in separate accidents

The accidents happened at the company’s Skellefteå gigafactory in northern Sweden

Mimi Billing and Freya Pratty

3 min read

Two people who worked at Northvolt’s factory in Sweden, Europe’s leading gigafactory site, have died — in two separate accidents.

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Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson
Northvolt CEO Peter Carlsson
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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