Exchange of Secondary Raw Materials and Technology between Northwest Russia and Southeast Finland - Material Exchange
Material Exchange -project aims at developing the environmental industry by promoting cross-border trade of environmental services, technologies and materials in Southeast Finland and the Leningrad Region in Northwest Russia.
The functional objective is to develop a tool for material (refined from by-products and waste materials), service and technology exchange between Southeast Finland and Northwest Russia and to pilot the activity. This so called Material Exchange portal will be a common tool for Finnish and Russian enterprises in managing environmental trade. It’s the intention to create profitable, international co-operation during the project.
The project also includes research concerning the supply and demand of waste and secondary raw materials in Finland and Russia, as well as the most efficient ways of doing business considering the life cycle costs, optimizing the utilization rate and minimizing the environmental impacts of waste utilization.
Partners: City of Anjalankoski (Anjalankoski Ekopark) and Saint-Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics (ENGECON).
Co-operation: The Kouvola Region Federation of Municipalities, Cursor Oy, Stora Enso Oyj, Hyötyvisio Oy.
Project duration: 11/2005–12/2007
Finance: Mainly from EU’s Southeast Finland – Russia Neighbourhood program and Southeast Finland Regional Environment Centre.
Contact persons in Lappeenranta University of Technology:
Professor Mika Horttanainen
Department of Energy and Environmental Technology
Tel: +358-5-621 2726
Email: firstname.lastname@lut.fi
Project Manager Hannariina Honkanen
Department of Energy and Environmental Technology
Tel. +358-5-621 6350
Email: firstname.lastname@lut.fi
For more information, please visit the project’s website: http://www2.et.lut.fi/matex