Rubí Council Highlights Circular Economy as Key to Business Competitiveness and Sustainability
Rubí's Industrial Competitiveness Table highlights circular economy's pivotal role in boosting business competitiveness and sustainability, with significant investments and collaborative projects underway.
- • The TCIR’s meeting emphasized circular economy as essential for business competitiveness and sustainability.
- • Rubí invested over 3 million euros improving economic zones in 2024 and supported more than 50 companies.
- • The Circular Economy Network of Rubí (XEC) promotes innovation through industrial waste valorization.
- • TCIR includes 35 organizations advocating collaborative public policies and infrastructure support.
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At its eighth annual meeting, the General Council of the Industrial Competitiveness Table of Rubí (TCIR) underscored the circular economy's crucial role in driving both business competitiveness and sustainability. The event, held at Masía de Can Serra, featured Mayor Ana María Martínez emphasizing the interconnection between circularity, technology, and collaboration in fostering a more efficient and innovative economic model. Catalan Minister of Business and Labor Miquel Sàmper i Rodríguez praised Rubí as a model for Catalonia's economic projection, stressing the importance of industry in national growth and linking the discussions to the forthcoming National Pact for Industry (PNI) 2026-2030, aimed at green and digital reindustrialization.
A key initiative highlighted was the Circular Economy Network of Rubí (XEC), which focuses on maximizing industrial waste valorization to spark innovation and sustainable growth through collaborative synergies. The council also reviewed its 2024 activities, including investing over 3 million euros to improve economic activity zones, supporting more than 50 companies in competitiveness and energy transitions, and providing job guidance and training that benefited over 1,200 individuals. Furthermore, TCIR's membership grew to 35 organizations, collectively advocating for essential infrastructure improvements like a second train station in Rubí.
Experts at the meeting stressed that knowledge, innovation, and collaboration are vital to overcoming challenges and seizing opportunities presented by the circular economy, ultimately transforming business models toward sustainability and competitiveness.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.