New deepwater quay evaluated at RIT
This picture shows what a new deepwater quay would look like, along with its location. The area selected provides an opportunity for large back zones. There is a direct link with the industrial park via the heavy haulage route. The site is close to both the E6 and NSB. “If we are to […]
27 mai, 2015
Incredibly hectic summer at RIT
The hectic period involving shipping pipes and suction anchors from Rana Industriterminal is planned to commence in mid-June. First to leave will be the supply ships carrying pipes.
27 mai, 2015
An industrial crossroads
– This is one of the biggest positive industrial initiatives from a Norwegian government in a long time. This decision is on a par with the introduction of the CO2 compensation scheme implemented by the red-green government in 2012 for the power refining industry.
Environmental requirements important to public procurements
With “green industry” as a political ambition in Norway, the question is whether sustainable, eco-friendly production capacity in Norway should be crucial to choices made for building and construction procurement projects, or whether emphasis should remain on the lowest possible price.
27 mai, 2015
Environmental requirements for procurement criteria
“The industry has been proactive, but the public sector as a procurer has not done the same. We have to do something about this. We have to impose environmental requirements upon ourselves as procurers when we specify production requirements for Norwegian industry.” These were the words of county councillor Tomas Norvoll when presenting his statement […]
27 mai, 2015
New grid tariff costly for Celsa
Statnett introduced its new grid tariff pricing model at the start of the year. For Celsa Armeringsstål AS, this adds NOK 16 million to its annual costs.
27 mai, 2015
MIP Cluster focuses on professional communities
The strategic objective of Mo Industripark is to be a world-class industrial park and provide a very attractive place for companies to establish themselves.
27 mai, 2015
Completed in a time we thought was impossible
“The measures we put in place have surpassed our expectations, and at the moment production is going extremely well,” says CEO Kjell Sletsjøe of Rana Gruber AS. The company has managed to halve its costs between March 2014 and March 2015. “I am really proud of our staff because they have managed to achieve this,” […]
60 years of steel smelting
Sunday, 19 April heralded the 60th anniversary of the first steel tapping at This happened when one of the two electric steel furnaces had been commissioned and tapped. The ironworks switched to an operating phase on 1 April, and various events took place consecutively throughout the spring at the various plants as they were commissioned.
27 mai, 2015
“Urban Mining”
The pilot project «Urban Mining» will be charting what has been done to recycle byproducts, energy and waste from activities at Mo Industripark – and what has not been done.
22 mars, 2015
Major order for Grotnes Steel
Grotnes Steel signed a major order for the delivery of clamp connectors worth in the region of NOK 14 million in February. This corresponds to a quarter of the company’s total annual turnover.
22 mars, 2015
Record levels of activity at Rana Industriterminal
Rana Industriterminal has seen intense activity since the beginning of November 2014 right up until the end of February this year. Twice the normal cargo volume was brought ashore at Rana Industriterminal (RIT) at the end of 2014.
22 mars, 2015
A challenging year ahead
Significant uncertainty attaches to the 2015 outlook for several of the companies with a tougher climate for competition, weakened framework conditions and falls in investment in the oil and gas industry.
22 mars, 2015
Grotnes Steel AS: New name sharpens brand profile
– The new name defines and pin-points what it is that we do and brings focus to the product; the steel and the cutting, as per our wish. We have brought back our old logo and changed our company name to better highlight our history and business area, explains Knut Hatlen, General Manager of Grotnes Steel AS.
22 mars, 2015
Significant environmental gain
In 2014, Mo Fjernvarme AS generated a total of 75.2 million kWh of district heating. Recycled energy from industry accounted for no less than 99.1 per cent of this.
22 mars, 2015
Green light for LEAN Centre North
The Helgeland business community will be given the opportunity to boost their own competitiveness through the use of well-documented methods for continuous optimisation through this LEAN establishment.
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