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The second day of the On-Site Deep Dive (OSDD) Visit to Lombardy started on the 21 November 2024 at MIND Milano Innovation District, where the #PLASTIX delegation was accompanied by AFIL - Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardia and Regione Lombardia. The first meeting of the morning took place with Arexpo s.p.a., which delivered a presentation about its mission and the sustainable urban regeneration plan for #MIND. #PLASTIX partners and stakeholders later moved to the nearby ROLD laboratories, where several presentations about the company, the RLab and the ROLD Academy, as well as an onsite visit to the premises hosted in #MIND and a virtual tour of the factory in Nerviano, were offered to them. In the afternoon, the delegation was welcomed in Caronno Pertusella (Varese) by The Cannon Group, which provided an overview of the corporate activities and organized a dedicated visit to Cannon Afros and Cannon Ergos. The Baltic Institute of Finland | The Council of Tampere Region / Pirkanmaan liitto | ACCIÓ | Provincie Fryslân | Paper Province | Fakulteta za varstvo okolja / Faculty of Environmental Protection | Razvojna agencija Savinjsko-šaleške regije, d.o.o. / Development Agency of Savinja-Šalek Region | City Development Agency-Cidea | Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University Università degli Studi di Brescia | Leitat Technological Center | Region Värmland | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden | PUP-Saubermacher | Visual Recycling Oy

Next weekend, participants of the CREATIVE Bridge project will get hands-on experience selling their products at the NytDesign Christmas market on December 1st at Pakkahuone, Tampere 🎄 These young creative entrepreneurs from Tampere and Tartu have spent the autumn learning about entrepreneurship, branding, and product development through a comrehensive training program. This event marks the culmination of the first cycle of the program, showcasing the tangible results of the project, co-funded by Interreg Central Baltic Programme. Visit the DesignTori to meet our talented sellers! ✨ #interreg #EU #entrepreneurs

The last of the six On-Site Deep Dive (OSDD) Visits of the Interreg Europe #PLASTIX project, organized by AFIL - Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardia in cooperation with Regione Lombardia, kicked-off in Milan on the 20 November 2024. The Open Seminar “Lombardy initiatives and best practices in the Circular and Sustainable Plastics Value Chain”, held in the morning at Grattacielo Pirelli, gave the opportunity to Lombardy Region (Associated Policy Authority in the project) to welcome over 50 participants and present their policy initiatives supporting sustainable industrial ecosystems. This intervention was followed by the ones from #PLASTIX coordinator The Baltic Institute of Finland , the host partner #AFIL and three of the regional stakeholders heavily involved in the Lombardy Sustainable and Smart Value Chain on Advanced Polymers, namely the coordinator ROLD, Politecnico di Milano and Università degli Studi di Brescia. Other stakeholders active in Lombardy (The Cannon Group, Centrocot S.p.A. , COREPLA - Consorzio Nazionale per la Raccolta, il Riciclo e il Recupero degli Imballaggi in Plastica, INSTM - Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali, Ogyre, RadiciGroup e Tecnoalimenti S.C.p.A.) and coming from #PLASTIX regions (Leitat Technological Center, Region Värmland, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, PUP-Saubermacher and Visual Recycling Oy) have showcased their best practices in plastic sector. Also the other #PLASTIX project partners (The Council of Tampere Region / Pirkanmaan liitto, ACCIÓ, Provincie Fryslân, Paper Province, Fakulteta za varstvo okolja / Faculty of Environmental Protection, Razvojna agencija Savinjsko-šaleške regije, d.o.o. / Development Agency of Savinja-Šalek Region) and the discovery partners (Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University and City Development Agency-Cidea) have attended the seminar, that was also streamed live. In the afternoon, two site visits to the Laboratories of the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta” of Politecnico di Milano and those of STIIMA-CNR (Institute Intelligent Industrial Systems and Technologies for Advanced Manufacturing of the National Research Council) were organized in Milan for the #PLASTIX delegation.

The On-Site Deep Dive (OSDD) Visit to Lombardy will be hosted by AFIL - Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardia, in cooperation with Regione Lombardia, on the 20 and 21 November 2024. The two-day event, organized within Interreg Europe #PLASTIX project, is planned to kick-off in the morning of Wednesday 20 with an Open Seminar, which will be an occasion for Lombardy Region to present their policy initiatives supporting sustainable industrial ecosystems, also in synergy with #AFIL, and for Lombardy stakeholders and those coming from abroad to showcase some of the best practices in plastic sector. The OSDD Lombardy will also include visits to laboratories and companies in the afternoon of the first day and on Thursday 21. Interview (before the OSSD) with the host partner #AFIL: https://lnkd.in/dV6XwAfF Agenda of the Open Seminar: https://lnkd.in/dJXtWbhb Streaming link for the Open Seminar (starting from 9:15): https://lnkd.in/d2Wpzpja

Thrilled to be a partner in this new Interreg Baltic Sea Region project, CliNeDest, led by Visit Tampere!

Aamulehti published an article about our journey. For 30 years, the Baltic Institute of Finland has been promoting international cooperation and leveraging EU funding opportunities to benefit Tampere. Each year has brought exciting projects, new opportunities and valuable partnerships across Europe. It’s been an honor to contribute to such impactful work. #kaupunkikehitys #eu #älykaupunki #smarttampere #tampere #finland https://lnkd.in/dsm7McHc

(FI/EN) Tampereen seudulla tehdään tällä hetkellä aktiivista työtä muovien kiertotalouden tehostamiseksi. Lue oheisesta blogitekstistä, miten STOPP PROJECT, PLASTIX ja KIPI – Kiertotalous Pirkanmaa mullistavat muovien kiertotaloutta ♻️ Blogiteksti kommenteissa! 👉 / In the Tampere region, there are currently active efforts to enhance the circular economy of plastics. Read the blog post to discover how the STOPP PROJECT, PLASTIX, and KIPI – Kiertotalous Pirkanmaa are revolutionizing the circular economy of plastics. Blog post in the comments! 👉 Thank you for the collaboration: 🖋️ Katja Alakerttula (Ekokumppanit Oy - Ecofellows Ltd. / KIPI – Kiertotalous Pirkanmaa) 🖋️ Johanna Vannes (The Baltic Institute of Finland ) 🖋️ Johanna Alakerttula (The Council of Tampere Region / Pirkanmaan liitto) #CircularEconomy #Kiertotalous #STOPP #PLASTIX #KiertotalousPirkanmaa Photo: Laura Vanzo / Visit Tampere #visittampere

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The fifth On-Site Deep Dive (OSDD) of the Interreg Europe #PLASTIX project took place in Värmland (Sweden) on the 10 and 11 September 2024. The Baltic Institute of Finland (coordinator), The Council of Tampere Region / Pirkanmaan liitto, ACCIÓ, AFIL - Associazione Fabbrica Intelligente Lombardia, Provincie Fryslân, Fakulteta za varstvo okolja / Faculty of Environmental Protection and Razvojna agencija Savinjsko-šaleške regije, d.o.o. / Development Agency of Savinja-Šalek Region, as well as the two new discovery partners City Development Agency-Cidea and Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, were hosted by Paper Province. During the open seminar on plastics, circularity and packaging in the morning of the first day, #PLASTIX partners and stakeholders had the opportunity to know more about the activities implemented by Karlstads universitet, Karlstads Energi AB, Blue Ocean Closures, IKEA and Stora Enso. The event was also the occasion for presentations by some regional stakeholders coming from Finland, Italy, Catalonia, the Netherlands and Slovenia, namely Tampere University of Applied Sciences, ROLD, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Circulair Friesland and Skaza REthink plastics. Respect LIFE. The OSDD Värmland also included visits to Circlab, Karlstad Innovation Park, Karlstad University and Stora Enso Research Lab, a detailed presentation of the innovation landscape of Region Värmland and Academy for Smart Specialisation, as well as a workshop on the Circular Benchmark Tool. More information on the OSDD Värmland & open seminar: https://lnkd.in/dxewaBRf