Investigation of local/regional supply-chains and logistics solutions for battery production

Nordic Battery Belt is an EU project funded by Interreg Botnia Atlantica. The project aims to develop a strategy for sustainable and cost-effcient crossborder logistics for the emerging battery industrial cluster called “The Nordic Battery Belt” in The Kvarken region (Nordland (Norway), Västerbotten (Sweden) and the Ostrobothnian regions (Finland). A rapidly expanding battery industry, in combination with the geographical locations of input goods and export markets means there will be new transport needs to be handled. The project aims to map these new flows of goods and analyse the needs for improvements in terms of transport infrastructure and logistics solutions in the region. The results of the project will be used by the project partnership in dialogues with investors, as well as to strengthen the logistics and transport infrastructure of the region.

As lead part of the project, the Kvarken Council - European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) is to procure an investigation of local/regional supply-chains and logistics solutions for battery production. This will be carried out in close cooperation with the project partners and owners of the project; Municipality of Skellefteå and their business-development department (SWE), Kokkola region business and development company Ltd (KOSEK - FI), Vaasa region business and development company Ltd (VASEK - FI) and Rana Region development company (Rana Utvikling - NO). These partners/owners will also form the steering and evaluation-group for the work carried out in the project. The procured consultant is expected to have continuous status meetings with the project reference group. The task consists of two main parts. We estimate the scope to be about 750 hours in total.