NEW REQUIREMENTS SHAPE COMPETITION

That is what managing director Stig Ervik at Norsirk says during the Insight Day 2026.

– Those who succeed in the future will be those who are ahead of new regulations on producer responsibility, new upcoming directives from the EU and future reporting requirements, says Ervik.

On March 12, Norsirk is organising the Insight Day 2026 in Oslo, which gathered over 170 people.

Norsirk offers producer responsibility to manufacturers and importers in several product areas. From the start, electrical products, batteries, and packaging have been important product areas.

– Now new requirements are coming in textiles and aquaculture, and here Norsirk will be a leading provider of producer responsibility also in these product areas, says Ervik.

Wants to share expertise

One of the main points in the green shift is to reduce waste, and thus the climate footprint.

– At the Insight Day, we have gathered authorities, manufacturers, and specialists in circular economy, and the main goal is to share expertise on what is coming ahead, says Ervik.

– There will be a tsunami of new requirements from the EU, and that is how it will be going forward, says department director Anne-Marie Vikla at the Environment Agency.

The EU Commission has for several years focused on the "Green Deal", which has resulted in new regulations. The Ecodesign Regulation is an example of this.

– Now there is a new EU Commission, and they also want to strengthen the European industry, so now we are moving from a green deal to a clean industry, says Vikla during the insights day.

Industrial symbiosis

In the autumn of 2026, the EU's Circular Economy Act will come, and with this, further requirements will come.

– It is important that we have harmonised regulations, says Vikla.

A task force for the Mission for Circular Economy has been assembled to help build a society that withstands crises and creates opportunities.

– It is pleasing to see that three main branches have emerged. These are reuse and repair, sharing models, and industrial symbiosis, says Camilla Skjelsbæk Gramstad, head of the task force for the mission for circular economy.

She points to several solutions within reuse and service, and sharing models for everything from tools to cars. Examples of industrial symbiosis include companies sharing resources such as space and raw materials.