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Nordic Battery Collaboration powers up green battery ecosystem
- Published 18 July 2022; updated 30 September 2026; estimated reading time 4 minutes. The article argues that Norway, Sweden and Finland can combine complementary strengths across a circular battery value chain: Finnish mining/minerals, Norway’s process industry and Sweden’s industrial base. It attributes the Nordic position to renewable power, transport electrification and environmental standards. Several supporting figures and market descriptions are from the original 2022 article and should be treated as historical claims.
- Examples include Norwegian Hydrovolt, then described as a Hydro–Northvolt joint venture, recovering copper, plastics, aluminium and black mass containing nickel, manganese, cobalt, graphite and lithium from EV batteries. The article refers to the Swedish company Northvolt as a partner; this is historical reporting. Finnish examples include proposed FREYR battery-cell projects with Finnish Minerals Group and Vaasa, Stora Enso’s lignin-based battery-material pilot and Fortum’s recycling of Norwegian/Swedish EV batteries in Finland.
- Business Finland, Innovation Norway and Business Sweden joined with the European Battery Alliance on Nordic Battery Thursdays webinars and a joint “Nordic Battery Value Proposition,” presented at events including EVS36 and Battery Show Europe. The article says trade-promotion directors signed a cooperation letter and adopted the Nordic Battery Collaboration name.
- The stated strategic aim is a sustainable, low-carbon, closed-loop European battery ecosystem and greater European battery independence, rather than competing directly with China for global dominance. Quoted contacts include Jessica Olsson (Business Sweden), Tom Jensen (FREYR Battery Norway), Jakko Savolainen (Fortum), Ilkka Homanen (Business Finland) and Benedicte Fasmer Waaler (Invest in Norway). No direct contact block shown. Related industries: Battery and Energy; Invest in Norway contact link provided.