ECO3 Circular Economy Business Area in Tampere Region
Main partners:
Main company partners are 21 anchor firms and technology providers such as (full list from the ECO3 web site):
- Nokian Vesi Oy
- Pirkanmaan Jätehuolto Oy
- Leppäkosken Sähkö Oy
- Metsänhoitoyhdistys Pirkanmaa
- Ecolan Oy
- Ecomation Oy
- Outotec (Finland) Oy
- Nowaste Oy
- Stena Recycling Oy
- Nokeval Oy
- NCC ja Karpin Käsittely Oy
Main public partners are:
- Nokia municipality
- Tampere University of Technology
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Localisation: Nokia, Tampere region, Finland
Population: 33,288 (2017)
Categories:
ECO3 Circular Economy Business Area in Tampere Region
Action leader(s)
Verte Oy (public company owned by municipality of Nokia)
Summary
ECO3 is a business park located in the Kolmenkulma business park in the border area between the cities of Nokia, Tampere and Ylöjärvi. The core of the industrial activity is being formed from bio- and circular economy companies which activities offer possibilities to many other tech and service companies in the bio- and circular economy, water-economy and energy field. From this area of independent organizations, a new creative ecosystem has developed, which exceeds traditional sector boundaries, and in which one person’s waste is another’s commodity. ECO3 works simultaneously as a demonstration and pilot environment, which is developed by co-operating with both domestic and foreign companies, as well as universities.