BioSO4 Oy: Advancing Global Mining Through Clean Chemistry and Pure Precision

A steady force helping mines operate with clarity, responsibility, and stronger decision-making!

Every mining site depends on one truth. The smallest chemical decision can influence an entire operation. A single reagent can guide metal recovery, water quality, and the life of a resource. Teams in the field feel this every day. They watch minerals respond to chemistry. They observe how water lines behave. They see how one small impurity can create confusion in a process that demands accuracy.

This world is where BioSO4 Oy found its purpose. The company understands that mining can rise to new standards only when purity, science, and responsibility move together. This belief eventually connected with a leader who always saw chemistry as both an opportunity and a responsibility.

This is where the story of Lasse Moilanen begins.

How a Vision Became a Company with Global Influence

Lasse carried a long appreciation for minerals, water, and the science that ties them together. His early career in flotation chemistry showed him how the industry often struggled with reagent quality and environmental demands. Many sites relied on chemicals with impurities that created unnecessary waste. Others faced challenges with ecological impact because existing solutions left behind stubborn residues.

Lasse felt a clear gap. Mining teams needed reagents that worked with high purity and environmental care at the same time. They also needed partners who could support process design, data, logistics, and long-term strategy.

In 2017, BioSO4 Oy came alive with this clear idea. The team drew from experience in chemical engineering and environmental science. Their mission was simple to describe but difficult to build.

Create flotation reagents that deliver excellent mineral separation while supporting ecological balance.

This guiding belief pushed BioSO4 forward and turned the company into a reliable source of clean chemistry for mining across the world.

Inside the Science: How BioSO4 Delivers High Purity with High Insight

Mining demands accuracy. A reagent with even a trace impurity can influence the entire flotation line. BioSO4 took this challenge seriously and built analytical methods that help clients understand every detail within their chemicals and their water circuits.

Their R and D group created protocols for ultra-precise Xanthate purity checks. They use advanced chromatography and spectrometry for tracking minute residues in both products and environmental samples. These methods reveal the entire chemical story behind each reagent.

The team also uses nuclear magnetic resonance technology. This tool makes it possible to observe organic materials inside concentrates, waste, environmental water, and tailings. Every reagent, every impurity, every breakdown product becomes visible. The team then links this information to recovery rates so clients can fine-tune dosing with confidence.

Through real-time monitoring systems and continuous testing, BioSO4 helps operations stay aligned with tightening regulations. The goal is simple. Create flotation performance with clarity while supporting environmental care.

Environmental Responsibility with Full Operational Strength

BioSO4 works with one belief. Environmental care must travel hand in hand with production performance. Their reagents are made with purity in mind so mineral separation stays strong, while environmental impact stays low.

Their high-purity Xanthate formulations deliver excellent flotation results and reduced aquatic toxicity. These reagents break down in responsible ways or can be reused effectively. The team has also built a deep global network through long-term partnerships with reagent producers, flotation specialists, and logistics experts.

The company’s chemicals are produced in Europe with full traceability. The logistics model works from door to door across continents. This gives teams in the field consistent quality and dependable delivery.

With over one hundred years of collective experience in flotation chemistry, grinding chemistry, and process optimization, BioSO4 offers both flexibility and strength. Every reagent is created with life-cycle thinking, which means customers gain profitability while advancing sustainability.

Collaboration as a Driver of Innovation

Working alone limits discovery. BioSO4 chose a different approach. They collaborate with universities and research groups across Europe, North America, and Asia. With these partners, BioSO4 develops new ideas, validates solutions in varied geological settings, and stays ahead of global industry trends.

These projects often yield peer-reviewed papers and patents. They strengthen the company’s scientific foundation and ensure that every product has strong evidence behind it. By joining academic curiosity with industrial demand, BioSO4 pushes mining chemistry into a future with better clarity and better environmental alignment.

Circular Chemistry as a Practical Step Toward Cleaner Operations

Mining sites often hold unused or expired reagents. Many companies struggle to deal with them responsibly. BioSO4 created a circular chemistry program to fix this gap.

Through recovery and repurposing methods, the team turns surplus materials into useful inputs again. This reduces landfill pressure and lowers carbon output. It also helps clients save on disposal costs and regain value from materials that once seemed lost.

In 2024, BioSO4 supported the recovery of more than 300 tons of reagents across client locations. This effort saved significant resources while strengthening regional sustainability. Many of these recovered reagents feed into the European supply chain, reinforcing a circular and reliable system.

Beyond Supply: Full Process Design and Development Support

A flotation reagent never works in isolation. It responds to ore type, water conditions, grinding chemistry, and circuit design. BioSO4 understands this deeply, which is why the company offers complete process design and development services.

They assist clients from reagent selection to process design and on-site testing. This reduces trial-and-error and speeds up performance improvements. By connecting chemistry with engineering, BioSO4 brings solutions that feel fully aligned with each site’s needs.

European-manufactured reagents provide consistency throughout the system, supporting reliable performance from the first test to full production.

A Client Success Story That Shows the Company’s True Depth

One of Europe’s largest mining projects began exploring flotation strategies during its early development phase. BioSO4 joined the effort and played an essential role across multiple years.

Their work touched chemical planning, water circuit closure, and reagent optimization. Head of Product Development and co-owner, Janne Kankkunen, designed chemical processes and sustainable water systems from scratch. Katja Pasma, Product Manager, contributed with a full value-chain analysis for all planned reagents. Logistics Manager Terhi Talvela created a detailed logistics strategy that reduced environmental strain and improved delivery efficiency.

Many other BioSO4 professionals shaped various concentrator elements. Together, they achieved significant reductions in chemical consumption and set dosing standards far lower than before. Most reagents used in this optimization came from European manufacturing partners, strengthening both sustainability and regional cooperation.

This project became a strong example of how BioSO4 moves within each layer of mining. Chemistry, logistics, design, and environmental care operate as one integrated system.

Industry Recognition and a Future Built on Responsibility

BioSO4 earned a place among the Innovators of the Year 2025. This recognition celebrates the company’s commitment to responsible chemistry and strong industrial results. It signals a turning point. BioSO4 has moved from a focused startup into a global influence in flotation chemistry.

The company now prepares to expand into rare earth and battery metal extraction. They plan to bring digital tools and AI-driven reagent optimization into their services. European manufacturing will stay central to every product line, securing purity, traceability, and long-term reliability.

The Leader Behind the Company’s Steady Rise

Lasse Moilanen carries a long history in mining leadership. His years leading Mining Finland grew the organization from 32 to 166 members. He helped build one of Europe’s strongest export alliances in the mining sector.

His experience across flotation chemistry spans more than two decades. Many in the industry see him as one of Europe’s most skilled specialists in mineral processing reagents. His leadership at BioSO4 reflects the same focus he carried through his career.
Precision, environmental care, and scientific courage.

Lasse often highlights a core strength of the company. 

BioSO4 stands on deep expertise and global capability. With over one hundred years of combined experience and trusted partnerships worldwide, the company delivers high-purity European-manufactured reagents with outstanding reliability, performance, and traceability.

A Company Built for Cleaner Systems and Stronger Choices

BioSO4 Oy continues to support clients who seek clarity in their chemistry and responsibility in their outcomes. Mines across the globe rely on the company’s scientific rigor, high-purity reagents, and circular design mindset. What began as a vision has grown into a real force that supports cleaner mineral extraction and stronger decision-making.

Every project, every analysis, every collaboration brings the same message.
Purity matters. Insight matters. Responsibility matters.
BioSO4 Oy carries all three into the heart of modern mining.