Connecting companies, promoting synergies: business conferences for a systemic impact

On April 17, within the framework of the industrial symbiosis project Eix Besòs Circular, the business conference Opportunities for waste circularity and water saving will be held. These types of activities, which are recurrent in industrial symbiosis projects, are an excellent example of how to promote synergies by informing companies of the business opportunities that … Read more

“EIX BESOS CIRCULAR” launches the selective collection circuit for organic waste in its industrial parks

“Eix Besos Circular”, the industrial symbiosis project of companies in Badalona and Sant Adrià del Besós, will launch the joint collection project for the organic fraction of participating companies in June: industries, hotels, shopping centers, workshops, ports… all collaborating in the joint management of their organic waste.     The collaboration reduces the costs of … Read more

PRESENTATION OF THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE “Film Km0” PROJECT: local valorization of waste from

The FILM KM0 project, subsidized by the Catalan Waste Agency, aims to analyze the potential and feasibility of the valorization of residual plastic film through collaboration between the different agents in the value chain. This project, led by the Guild of Recovery of Catalonia, also seeks to strengthen and update the role of the recovery … Read more

WORKSHOP IN BRUSSELS ON INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS IN EUROPE

On November 30th, a workshop was held in Brussels, organized by the EIT (European Institute of Innovation & Technology), on various aspects related to supporting industrial symbiosis in Europe: European Cooperation Industrial Symbiosis.   ​ The workshop aims to bring together stakeholders for a dynamic discussion and to present the results of a study on … Read more

FIRST WORKING SESSION WITH BUSINESSES FROM THE ZONA FRANCA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

On March 9th, the Símbiosy team and the Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona jointly coordinated the first working session with businesses from the Zona Franca industrial estate to establish initial contact with the circular economy and industrial symbiosis. Around thirty companies participated in the session, the objective of which was to create a … Read more

“PLASTIC WASTE: A RESOURCE!”. WORK SESSION FOR COMPANIES IN GRANOLLERS

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

THE FIRST LIVING LAB BARCELONA KICKS OFF

​On January 23rd, the Símbiosy team and ITeC (Institute of Construction Technology of Catalonia) coordinated the Living Lab Barcelona, the first in a series of multidisciplinary workshops on industrial symbiosis in the construction sector, as part of the European project FISSAC. ​ Key representatives covering all levels of the value chain in the construction and … Read more

SUCCESS OF THE 2ND WORKING SESSION WITH BUSINESSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS PROJECT OF GAVÀ AND VILA

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

FIRST INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS WORK SESSION IN GAVÀ AND VILADECANS

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

17 COMPANIES PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST WORKING SESSION OF “MANRESA IN SYMBIOSIS”

Símbiosy drives the first working session held in Bufalvent ​ 17 companies from Manresa and Pla del Bages participate in the first working session of the “Manresa in Symbiosis” project. The objective of this first session was to bring out synergies between the companies present. We worked by thematic areas such as: energy, metal, textiles, … Read more