Projects

BalticMuppets

Wittrup Seafood A/S is a partner in a new EU project focusing on the development of mussel production in the Baltic Sea area. BalticMUPPETS, as the project is called, is at its core an investment in blue bioeconomy, and aims to create economically and environmentally viable companies with a positive socio-economic effect. The project aims to create a completely new value chain based on small mussels, which will not only enable a new circular economy in the Baltic Sea region, but also support mussel farmers across Europe to develop, diversify and scale their existing businesses.

Wittrup Seafood is a key partner in the development and demonstration of a Danish business case with submerged mussel farming that will not have visual effects and will not be affected by ice cover. In the business case, two business models are established: 1) Industrial production of mussels on submerged mussel farms with low production costs, and with an export of small mussels from harvest in autumn for feed production, and sale of large mussels from harvest in spring/summer for high-quality food, and 2) sale and supply of mussel production technology and know-how to the national and international market.

Closing Loops – Together for circular solutions

TOGETHER and ACROSS. This is the essence of Closing Loops, which mobilizes small and medium-sized companies to work with circular economy in the value chains.
Industries, companies, value chains, regions and knowledge institutions collaborate across the board to implement and scale concrete circular solutions, so that the program’s participating companies achieve a significant boost.

The program is co-financed by the EU’s regional fund and Denmark’s Business Promotion Board.

Closing Loop’s purpose is to contribute to transforming Denmark into a circular and resource-efficient economy by

– Reduce CO2e and tonnage.
– Create strong value chain collaborations across companies and organizations – especially construction & facilities, environmental technology, textiles, design and furniture, food & bioeconomy.
– Lead the way for both Danish and international actors.
– Create new development and business opportunities.
– Adding environmental technology, digital technologies, new business models, products, take-back schemes, design methods, services, etc.

No company can become circular on its own

A company cannot adapt alone, because value chains go across industries. One is dependent on resource input from suppliers (upstream) and sales of products to customers (downstream). Cooperation in the value chains is therefore a prerequisite for converting SMEs to a circular economy.

By being several partners who are together for change, we can promote concrete circular implementation. At the same time, the companies’ competitive advantages increase.

Funding and partners

Closing Loops is co-financed by the EU – The European Regional Fund and Danmarks Erhvervsfremmebestyrelse for the period 15.08.2023 to 31.08.2026.