Steel and Engineering Industries in Bergslagen receives financial support from the European Regional Development Fund, ERDF. At the so-called strukturfondspartnerskapets recent meeting, had three different development efforts in Bergslagen, part of the pot of over 200 million.
The development efforts in Bergslagen receive ERDF money:
Industrial innovation
Project: Jernkontoret / Triple Steelix project: 120101-131231
ERDF support: 6 700 000 SEK
The project aims at further development and streamlining of the innovation system Triple Steelix, linked to the steel and related
engineering industry. The project promotes awareness of actors' needs and requirements, and initiates from a large number
development projects that contribute to more efficient firms and a trend towards an international market. The project is in collaboration with IUC Dalarna.
Financier beyond ERDF is Region Dalarna Region Gävleborg and VINNOVA.
Cleaner Production Centre
Project: Jernkontoret Project period: 110501-131231
ERDF support: 3,710,664 SEK
The project aims to contribute to the further development of collaboration initiative Cleaner Production Center to become a cluster initiative, by creating conditions for the test, pilot and demonstration plants for process engineering and thus help to support emerging technologies for both new businesses and existing businesses; and wait for collaboration between business and education / research.
Financier beyond ERDF is Hofors municipality, Sandviken Municipality, Region Gävleborg, Triple Steelix, and a number of municipalities in the region.
Wajrum 2.0
Project: Wajrums nonprofit organization Project period: 110801-131231
ERDF support: 1 990 000 SEK
The project aims to strengthen and develop the business cooperation built up in the manufacturing industry in northern Dalarna, including
through a well-developed leadership, development of products and services, development of trading and networking and collaboration to reach new markets.
Financier beyond ERDF and the group is Mora, Orsa and Älvdalen municipalities and Region Dalarna.