On February 1st, a new session was held to identify gains from industrial symbiosis based on opportunities for improvement in plastic waste management. The session, which was attended by industrialists, managers, and technology and research centers, allowed for the sharing of alternatives and examples of use and application that can generate economic value from residual … Read more
On July 11, the Símbiosy team and the Berguedà Development Agency jointly coordinated the first working session with the region’s business owners to establish initial contact with industrial symbiosis as part of Berguedà’s new circular economy strategy. The objective of the day was to create a creative space to share the needs and availabilities of … Read more
On July 3, the members of the Business Association of Tenants of the Industrial Estate of the Free Zone (SERAFRANSA) participated in the launch of the industrial symbiosis project in the Industrial Estate of the Free Zone of Barcelona. During the presentation day, Verónica Kuchinow from Símbiosy introduced the bases and objectives of a new … Read more
On May 26th, El Correo del Sol dedicated a comprehensive article to its readers about the concept, objectives, and challenges of industrial symbiosis. To illustrate and explain what is still a new term for many, the article presents some of the results from the first year of development of a pioneering project in Catalonia: Manresa … Read more
On April 5th, approximately 30 representatives from entities and city councils in the Barcelona metropolitan area, involved in circular economy projects, industrial symbiosis, material recycling, and the commercialization of metropolitan agro-forestry products, gathered for a meeting. A review of existing best practices in circular economy was conducted, and the opportunities of 3 specific proposals that … Read more
Last March 30th, the ESDI of Sabadell hosted a conference on Circular Economy. The conference, with a total of about 160 attendees, offered a space for companies in Vallès Occidental to learn about the possibilities offered by the circular economy. The session, organized by the Xarxa Vallès Circular and the Consell Comarcal del Vallès Occidental, … Read more
Last Friday, February 26, MEP Francesc Gambús visited Manresa to learn about the Manresa in Symbiosis project, the first industrial symbiosis project in Catalonia. During the visit, Gambús was able to meet with the main actors of the project, the business association of the Bufalvent industrial park. He later also visited two companies, … Read more
Last Tuesday, January 17, the companies and industries participating in the project attended the second working session with business owners at the Can Calderon headquarters in Viladecans. In this session, the main axes of the circular economy project were presented, which have been identified as possible in the Gavà and Viladecans environment. Individual work was … Read more
The City Councils of Viladecans and Gavà are launching an industrial symbiosis project to promote the circular economy in their industrial estates. Last Wednesday, November 23, around 50 companies and industries from the two towns attended the first meeting of the supramunicipal industrial symbiosis project at the Centre de Suport a l’Empresa in Gavà. Representatives … Read more
The results of the Manresa en Simbiosi project were presented during the CEES (Circular Economy European Summit) in Panel Session 3 “Symbiotic Urban Systems”, dedicated to industrial symbiosis. There was also the opportunity to present them during block 3 of the CIM (Municipal Engineering Congress), dedicated to the circular economy.
