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Challenging, but No Disaster: “Heating Delivered as Normal” Around 200 customers in Mo i Rana receive heating from Mo Fjernvarme. These include housing cooperatives, commercial buildings, public buildings, hospitals, care homes, and industrial customers both inside and outside Mo Industrial Park. So what happens when production stops at the largest heat source in the industrial park? “We have an obligation to supply heat, […]
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SINTEF Helgeland Turns 10: Research Close to Industry July marks ten years since SINTEF Helgeland was established. Since its founding in 2016, the research environment has worked closely with industry in the region to develop new knowledge, technology, and solutions. “We started with one employee. Today we are around ten, and over the years we have built a strong professional environment that works […]
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Competence Boost in Mo Industrial Park: New Study Programs in Mini Metallurgy and Industrial Refractory Masonry Mo Industrial Park is one of Norway’s most important industrial hubs. In the face of increasing competition, stricter environmental requirements, and rapid technological development, systematic skills development has become essential for both value creation and long-term employment. Through the Tripartite Industry Program for Skills Development, the region is now preparing for a significant professional upgrade […]
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Imtas Invests in Young People: “We Must Start Long Before We Advertise a Position” At Imtas in Mo Industrial Park, recruitment is about more than filling a vacant position. It is about building expertise over time. – If we are to have access to the workforce we need, we must start early. This is not something we can wait with, says John Eskild Hildrum, HSE Manager at Imtas. Together […]
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Certification opens new markets for Industrial AM Industrial AM in Mo Industripark is now certified by DNV for metal 3D printing. This marks an important step for the company and for an industry looking toward more efficient and sustainable production methods. “We have received a certificate confirming that both the company and the printer meet the standards required for 3D printing by […]
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Norway must act before the consequences become permanent The EU has now adopted safeguard measures on ferroalloys. The decision passed by the narrowest of margins, yet the consequences for Norwegian land-based industry remain serious. Here in Mo Industripark, we feel this especially strongly. We host companies that are directly affected by the decision. While certain details in the scheme offer some grounds for […]
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Mo Industripark establishes Helgeland’s first large-scale reuse hub Mo Industripark is now establishing Sirken Helgeland, the region’s first large-scale reuse facility, in close collaboration with Rana Utvikling, Kunnskapsparken Helgeland and Sirken. The initiative marks an important step in Helgeland’s transition toward a more circular economy, where local actors join forces to reduce waste, utilize resources more efficiently and create new value in the […]
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Renta opens new onsite branch in Mo Industripark Renting equipment just got easier and more cost-efficient for companies in Mo Industripark. The rental company Renta has opened its own branch inside the industrial park, in premises leased from Momek Group. “We have had many customers here for years, but we have not been close enough. Now we want to invest more locally and […]
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Thomas Nilssen is the new CFO at Mo Industripark On October 1st, Thomas Storvolleng Nilssen (36) stepped into the role as Chief Financial Officer at Mo Industripark. He joins the company from his previous position as CFO at Heymat and is already well underway, familiarizing himself with both people and responsibilities. “I am very happy to be back in industry. This is where I […]
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Ferroglobe Mangan Norge aims to cut fossil emissions with biogenic carbon Ferroglobe Mangan Norge has received NOK 67 million in funding from Enova to test biogenic carbon as a replacement for today’s fossil coke. The project, Bioglobe, has the potential to significantly reduce emissions while strengthening the company’s competitiveness in a global market with increasingly strict climate requirements. Bioglobe is being developed in close collaboration with […]
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Connecting Industry Closer to Regional Development Four municipalities, three partner companies and one shared goal: strengthening value chains, professionalizing investment promotion and ensuring that new businesses choose the Rana region. Last week, Team Municipality in Venture North gathered at Mo Industrial Park. Venture North is an intermunicipal initiative led by Rana Utvikling, established to attract new enterprises to the region and […]
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Available Offices in Mo Industripark: – We Really Enjoy Being Here In Gulbygget, in the middle of Mo Industripark, extensive upgrades have been carried out in recent years. Now, several newly renovated office spaces are ready for new tenants, with opportunities for both small and large businesses. – We’ve had a strategy to finish certain premises so we have something to show. It’s easier for potential […]
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First boat with a climate-positive plastic hull produced in Mo i Rana Helgeland Plast has produced its first boat made from climate-positive raw materials, thereby setting a new standard in the boat industry. – No one else is making boats from this material. We are talking about the first boat in the world produced with such a low carbon footprint, says Tommy Kristiansen, Commercial Manager for the […]
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Finnish Delegation Visited Mo Industrial Park: Aiming to Build Long-Term Relations A delegation from Business Oulu visited Mo Industrial Park this week to learn more about the industrial ecosystem in Rana and explore opportunities for collaboration between Finnish and Norwegian industrial companies. The visit was part of a joint initiative to strengthen Nordic industrial ties and included presentations, company meetings, and a guided tour of the […]
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From Navy Officer in the Netherlands to Gas Manager in Mo i Rana Marc Los moved to Mo i Rana with his wife a year ago. Even before he found the job at 7-Steel, they knew this was exactly where they wanted to live. – We wanted to move to Norway to live close to nature and the mountains. Here in Mo we have both work opportunities and […]
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World’s First Zero-Emission Lime Plant to Be Built by SMA Mineral SMA Mineral has decided to build a new pilot plant in Mo i Rana, Norway, the world’s first of its kind to produce quicklime entirely without carbon dioxide emissions. An agreement has been signed with the German industry supplier thyssenkrupp Polysius, which will supply the kiln facility. The kiln technology, based on the ZEQL-concept (Zero Emission […]
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SMA Mineral receives Enova support for groundbreaking climate project The production of lime and cement accounts for approximately 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Now, SMA Mineral has secured Enova funding of NOK 287 million for a groundbreaking project with significant global scaling potential. SMA Mineral plans to build a new lime plant in Mo Industrial Park, utilizing an entirely new technology that enables [...]
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Infinium and Mo Industrial Park Announce Collaboration to Develop Commercial eFuels Project SACRAMENTO, Calif., USA and Mo i Rana, Helgeland, Norway (January 10, 2024) – eFuels provider Infinium and Mo Industrial Park (Mo Industripark AS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop Norway’s first advanced eFuels production facility in Mo i Rana, Norway. Infinium eFuels are made using waste carbon dioxide (CO2) and renewable energy-derived green […]
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Rana is Northern Norway’s Largest Export Municipality The industries associated with Mo Industrial Park employ just under 2,900 people, have a turnover of 15 billion Norwegian kroner, and export for 9.4 billion kroner. This makes Rana the largest export municipality in Northern Norway in terms of mainland exports. This is highlighted in a report by Kunnskapsparken Bodø, commissioned by Rana Utvikling (Rana [...]
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Rana Industrial Terminal goes electric Rana Industrial Terminal, located in Mo Industrial Park, has embarked on several initiatives this year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by implementing onshore power and acquiring a new electric wheel loader. Rana Industrial Terminal (Rana Industriterminal, RIT) announced its latest green project with the launch last week of its new onshore power facilities, in partnership [...]
