A view on the Norwegian Process Industry:

It was great to have Lars Petter Maltby as a guest - he has a long career working in the processing industry with material production. But also he has a keen interest in business development and innovation.

18% of Norwegian exports (excluding oil /gas) comes from the processing industry.

Additionally he has been in the Norwegian expert group working on the Prosess21. So he is a man with many hats… The Prosess21 has involved over a thousand people, creating a large open innovation and collaboration group.

Norway is known for being an exporter of natural resources (oil, minerals, metals) - with the transformative times, how can new business opportunities be created?

Key materials for batteries are required and the Norwegian industry could profit and contribute - but this is requiring adaptions to the innovation ecosystems and governmental agencies support in the early phase for business development. Also Norway needs to look at how to collaborate with other nations, especially the close Nordic neighbors.

The Battery Norway initiative including the Eyde Cluster is working on key topics to gain knowledge and to foster cooperation.

Learn more about these topics by listening to the podcast.

/Mika

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