{"id":3126,"date":"2025-10-27T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com.hemsida.eu\/umea\/blog\/2025\/10\/27\/umea-strengthens-its-position-as-a-circular-economy-frontrunner\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T14:30:00","slug":"umea-strengthens-its-position-as-a-circular-economy-frontrunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/umea\/blog\/2025\/10\/27\/umea-strengthens-its-position-as-a-circular-economy-frontrunner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ume\u00e5 strengthens its position as a circular economy frontrunner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>\n          <span class=\"type__highlight\">Pressmeddelande &#8211; <\/span><br \/>\n<time datetime=\"2025-10-27 15:30:15\">27 Oktober 2025 15:30<\/time><\/p>\n<p>            <button id=\"share-modal-open-btn\" type=\"button\" class=\"headline-share-btn ghost-btn-with-icon-inline cursor svg-fill\"><br \/>\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"defaultColor\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M22.7071 1.29289C22.9788 1.56453 23.0708 1.96776 22.9439 2.33035L15.9439 22.3303C15.8084 22.7173 15.4504 22.9825 15.0408 22.9992C14.6311 23.0159 14.2527 22.7808 14.0862 22.4061L10.2424 13.7576L1.59387 9.91381C1.21919 9.74728 0.984122 9.36891 1.00084 8.95923C1.01755 8.54956 1.28265 8.19159 1.66965 8.05614L21.6697 1.05614C22.0322 0.929234 22.4355 1.02125 22.7071 1.29289ZM12.1928 13.2215L14.8894 19.2889L19.6085 5.80568L12.1928 13.2215ZM18.1943 4.39147L4.71108 9.1106L10.7785 11.8073L18.1943 4.39147Z\" stroke=\"none\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n    <span class=\"label-effect\">Dela<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/button><\/p>\n<p>  <dialog id=\"share-dialog\" class=\"social-share-dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"dialog-label\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dialog-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dialog-body-upper\">\n<p>\n          L\u00e4nk kopierad!\n        <\/p>\n<p>          <a class=\"ghost-btn-with-icon svg-stroke\" rel=\"nofollow\" aria-label=\"Ladda ned som PDF\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsdesk.com\/se\/umea\/pressreleases\/umeaa-strengthens-its-position-as-a-circular-economy-frontrunner-3412684.pdf\"><br \/>\n            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M21 15v4a2 2 0 01-2 2H5a2 2 0 01-2-2v-4M7 10l5 5 5-5M12 15V3\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<p>            <span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"label-effect\">Ladda ner<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a>      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/dialog><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Ume\u00e5 is taking the next step towards becoming a leading European hub for the circular economy. Through an international exchange of experience with experts from across Europe, the municipality has received concrete recommendations on how a circular hub can be developed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Ume\u00e5 striving to be aforerunner in the field of circular economy \u2013 an effort that aims both to achieve climate neutrality and drive growth. By developing a circular hub, we are strengthening collaboration between actors and building long-term capacity for sustainable innovation \u2013 locally, nationally, and internationally, says Janet \u00c5gren (S), Chair of the Municipal Executive Committee\u2019s Planning Committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>International exchange to guide Ume\u00e5\u2019s next steps<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From 22\u201324 October, an international exchange \u2013 a so-called <em>peer review<\/em> \u2013 was conducted within the framework of the EU programme <strong>Interreg Europe<\/strong>. Over three intensive days, experts from the Netherlands, Spain, Finland, and Malta participated, together with representatives from business, academia, research institutes, and municipal companies.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of the exchange was to learn from European cities that have already established successful circular collaborations. Through comparisons, discussions, and joint analysis, Ume\u00e5 has now received clear recommendations for how a future organisation and circular hub can be designed within industrial and urban symbiosis \u2013 covering roles and responsibilities, financing, collaboration models, and needs analysis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next step: from recommendations to implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recommendations developed will now form the basis for the next phase of work \u2013 creating a clear organisation and structure for the circular hub. The goal is to establish a joint competence and collaboration environment that drives research, innovation, business development, and knowledge-building in circular economy throughout the region. The next step will be to translate the recommendations into concrete initiatives in the coming years.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The exchange of experience with other circular hubs in Europe has given us valuable insights into how we can build capacity and continue developing successful collaboration between the municipality, businesses, and academia in Ume\u00e5. This will make us a stronger and more capable actor \u2013 both in the region and within European cooperation, says Nina Rismalm, Business Development Officer at Ume\u00e5 Municipality, responsible for innovation and collaboration at Ume\u00e5 Eco Industrial Park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts: Ume\u00e5\u2019s circular initiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The development of a circular hub is an important step in strengthening Ume\u00e5\u2019s innovation capacity and attracting more actors to the Ume\u00e5 Eco Industrial Park, which is currently under development just outside Ume\u00e5.<br \/>The park is intended to become a circular centre where different stakeholders collaborate to reduce resource use and create new value. By working with industrial and urban symbiosis \u2013 where residual flows from one business become a resource for another \u2013 solutions are developed that advance both climate goals and economic growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Organizer: <\/strong>Peer review hosted by the Municipality of Ume\u00e5 in collaboration with Interreg Europe. <strong>Participants included:<\/strong><br \/>The Municipality of Ume\u00e5, Ume\u00e5 Energi, Vakin, Ume\u00e5 University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, RISE Processum, Lindholmen Science Park, Region V\u00e4sterbotten, as well as companies operating in or planning to establish themselves in Ume\u00e5 Eco Industrial Park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>International experts<\/strong>: <br \/>Samir Halimanovic (Region Sk\u00e5ne, Sweden)<br \/>Pipsa Juulia Salolammi (Helsinki-Uusimaa Circular Economy Hub, Finland)<br \/>Dirk Plees (Province of Limburg \/ Chemelot Circular Hub, the Netherlands)<br \/>Clyde Falzon Bouvett (Environment and Resources Authority, Malta)<br \/>Dr. Beata Kviatek (Hanze University Groningen, the Netherlands)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interreg Europe representatives:<\/strong><br \/>Jason Martinez (Joint Secretariat),<br \/>Marc Pattinson, Laura Varisco, and Thorsten Kohlisch (Policy Learning Platform, Interreg Europe).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Janet \u00c5gren (S)<\/strong><br \/>Chair, Planning Committee of the Municipal Executive Board<br \/>Municipality of Ume\u00e5<br \/>+46 (0)70-610 47 85<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">janet.agren@umea.se<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nina Rismalm<\/strong><br \/>Business Development Officer<br \/>Responsible for Innovation and Collaboration, Ume\u00e5 Eco Industrial Park<br \/>+46 (0)70 256 82 84<br \/><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">nina.rismalm@umea.se<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsdesk.com\/se\/umea\/pressreleases\/umeaa-strengthens-its-position-as-a-circular-economy-frontrunner-3412684?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=Subscription&#038;utm_content=current_news\" target=\"_blank\">Klicka h\u00e4r &#8211; l\u00e4nk till originalinl\u00e4gget<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nK\u00e4lla: Ume\u00e5 kommun<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pressmeddelande &#8211; 27 Oktober 2025 15:30 Dela L\u00e4nk kopierad! Ladda ner Ume\u00e5 is taking the next step towards becoming a leading European hub for the circular economy. Through an international exchange of experience with experts from across Europe, the municipality has received concrete recommendations on how a circular hub can be developed. \u2013 Ume\u00e5 striving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":3127,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[52,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-umea-kommun","category-kommunen"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/umea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/umea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/umea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/umea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/umea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/umea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/umea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/umea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/umea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/umea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}