18-416: Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag ( LKAB ) is a state-owned Swedish mining company. The company mines iron ore at Kiruna and at Malmberget in northern Sweden. The company was established in 1890, and has been 100% state-owned since the 1950s. The iron ore is processed to pellets and sinter fines , which are transported by Iore trains ( Malmbanan ) to the harbours at Narvik and Luleå and to
36-800: A new Los Angeles -based division for DICE known as DICE LA, helmed by former senior staff of EA's previously closed studio Danger Close Games . DICE LA had generally been involved with support of DICE and other EA games and had not generated any title on their own. Vince Zampella of Respawn Entertainment (another EA studio) was named as the studio's new lead in January 2020. Zampella had indicated at this time that they would likely become separate from DICE, and change their name to reflect this. DICE LA announced their new name, Ripple Effect Studios, in July 2021, but otherwise under management by Zampella, and while they will finish work on Battlefield 2042 , will move in
54-591: A new direction following its release. On 2 December 2021 Electronic Arts announced that Vince Zampella, co-founder of Respawn Entertainment and head of Ripple Effect Studios, will oversee the Battlefield series going forward, with Ripple Effect leading the way in developing the franchise's "new experiences", instead of DICE. Along with the announcement, it was reported that DICE General Manager Oskar Gabrielson would be leaving EA, with Rebecka Coutaz, formerly Managing Director of Ubisoft Annecy , taking his place in
72-527: A private limited company may not contain the word publikt ("public") and the name of a public limited company may not contain the word privat or pvt. ("private"). A public limited company ( publikt aktiebolag ) is legally denoted as " AB (publ.) " in Sweden or " Abp " in Finland. A Swedish public limited company must have a minimum share capital of 500,000 Swedish kronor and its shares can be offered to
90-736: A sales office in Germany. LKAB has subsidiaries for industrial minerals with processing plants in Sweden, Finland, the UK, the Netherlands, Turkey and China. Additional subsidiaries are in Germany, the US and Hong Kong as well as representative offices in Slovakia, Greece, Spain and South Africa. LKAB's chief assets are among the magnetite orefields of northern Sweden. Its corporate headquarters are in Luleå and
108-503: A total of 175.5 million kr. Shortly following the acquisition, on 5 October, EA closed Digital Illusions Canada, DICE's Ontario -based studio. The 25 employees working at the studio at the time were given the option to transfer to DICE's headquarters in Stockholm or any other EA studio. DICE co-founder Liljegren announced on 16 October that he established RedJade as a successor to Digital Illusions Canada. In May 2013, EA opened
126-583: Is a public limited company. For a private limited company in Sweden ( privat aktiebolag ), the minimum share capital is 25,000 Swedish kronor. The main Swedish statutes regulating limited companies are The Companies Act ( Aktiebolagslagen (ABL) 2005:551) and The Limited Companies Ordinance ( Aktiebolagsförordningen 2005:559). The law provisions in ABL stipulate that parent companies and subsidiaries are separate legal persons and legal entities. The abbreviation AB
144-611: Is abbreviated as AB (in Sweden ), Ab (in Finland ), or, rarely, A/B (dated), roughly equivalent to the abbreviations Corp. , Ltd. , and PLC . The state authority responsible for registration of aktiebolag in Sweden is called the Swedish Companies Registration Office . All aktiebolag are divided into two categories: private limited companies and public limited companies . The name of
162-585: Is also used in Finland Swedish , alongside the Finnish osakeyhtiö ; the choice and ordering of terms tends to indicate the company's primary working language. DICE (company) EA Digital Illusions CE AB ( trade name : DICE ) is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm . The company was founded in 1992 and has been a subsidiary of Electronic Arts since 2006. Its releases include
180-466: Is seen in company names such as EA Digital Illusions CE AB , Ericsson AB , MySQL AB , Mojang AB , Spotify AB , Scania AB , Hi3G Access AB , and originally, Svenska Aeroplan AB (SAAB). Other companies have included this into their abbreviated trading name, for example SSAB AB (formerly Svenskt Stål AB), HIAB (Hydrauliska Industri AB), ESAB (Elektriska Svetsnings-Aktiebolaget) and LKAB (Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag). The term aktiebolag
198-614: The Battlefield , Mirror's Edge and Star Wars: Battlefront series. Through their Frostbite Labs division, the company also develops the Frostbite game engine. Digital Illusions was founded in May 1992 by Olof "Olle" Gustafsson, Markus Nyström, Fredrik Liljegren and Andreas Axelsson, four friends and former members of The Silents, a demogroup that developed for Amiga systems. The four studied at Växjö University , thus DICE
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#1732781025594216-511: The main production sites are in Kiruna ( Kiruna Mine ) and Malmberget , close to Gällivare . The ore is partially processed on site, and is transported by freight train on Malmbanan to either Narvik or Luleå depending on final destination. LKAB has been ranked as among the 14th best of 92 oil, gas, and mining companies on indigenous rights and resource extraction in the Arctic. In 2021, LKAB
234-496: The public on the stock market . The suffix "(publ.)" is sometimes omitted in texts of an informal nature, but according to the Swedish Companies Registration Office, "the name of a public limited company must be mentioned with the term (publ.) after the business name in the articles of association and elsewhere", unless it is clearly understood from the company’s business name that the company
252-459: The same price per share, extending the offer deadline to 20 January 2005. On 25 January 2005, shareholders agreed to the acquisition, and EA raised their ownership in DICE to 59.8%. In March 2006, EA announced a new plan to acquire all outstanding shares in DICE for 67.50 kr per share. The acquisition was completed on 2 October, with 2.6 million shares in DICE transferred to EA in exchange for
270-475: The steel mill at Luleå ( SSAB ). Their production is sold throughout much of the world, with the principal markets being European steel mills, as well as North Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. LKAB's mines supply at least 80% of Europe's iron ore. As of 2021, LKAB has over 4,500 employees in 12 countries. There are iron ore mines, processing plants and ore harbors in northern Sweden and Norway, and
288-441: The time. In November 2004, Electronic Arts (EA) announced their intent to purchase all outstanding shares in DICE at a price of 61 kr per share, with the deal's closing deadline scheduled for 27 December. At the time, EA owned 18.9% in DICE. Initially, the offer was rejected by shareholders representing 28% of DICE's ownership on 15 December, after which EA adjusted its offer on 20 December, intending to only purchase 44.5% at
306-754: Was established in Växjö . In 2000, DICE acquired developer Refraction Games (developers of Codename Eagle ). From the acquisition, DICE inherited the in-development Battlefield 1942 . Patrick Söderlund , who had founded Refraction Games in 1997, subsequently joined DICE as chief executive officer . This was followed with the merger of Sandbox Studios in April 2001. Sandbox Studios added 50 employees to DICE's staff, amounting to 150 total employees. In September 2004, DICE also merged with Trauma Studios in New York City . Trauma Studios employed nine people at
324-693: Was ranked no. 23 out of 120 oil, gas, and mining companies involved in resource extraction north of the Arctic Circle in the Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index (AERI). LKAB sponsors Swedish cross-country skiers Marcus Hellner and Charlotte Kalla . Aktiebolag Aktiebolag ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈâktsɪɛbʊˌlɑːɡ] , " stock company ") is the Swedish term for " limited company " or " corporation ". When used in company names, it
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