Circular Høyanger

Location and Regional Overview

Circular Høyanger is an emerging industrial sustainability hub located in Høyanger municipality, Vestland county, on Norway’s west coast along the Sognefjord corridor. The municipality covers 1,000 km² with a population of approximately 4000 residents, providing large land availability and low congestion for industrial expansion.

Høyanger is one of Norway’s earliest industrial energy locations, originally developed around hydropower and aluminium production, a sector that still forms the backbone of the local economy today.

The region is undergoing active industrial transformation toward green manufacturing and circular production systems, supported by both municipal and private stakeholders.

Suitable Use

Circular Høyanger is designed for capital-intensive and sustainability-driven industries requiring infrastructure, power access and industrial symbiosis potential:

Circular manufacturing and recycling industries
Green materials processing
Aluminium and metals value-chain operations
Composite recycling and advanced materials recovery
Energy-intensive production facilities
Industrial symbiosis clusters
Cleantech and low-carbon technology production

The site is particularly suitable for companies seeking integration into a circular industrial ecosystem where waste streams become raw materials for neighbouring operations.

Key Investment Advantages

Established Industrial Base

More than a century of heavy industry experience and existing supplier ecosystem.

Immediate Infrastructure Availability

Operational production facilities, utilities, and logistics access already in place — reducing time-to-launch and CAPEX risk.

Proven Investment Track Record

Recent large-scale investments and industrial launches confirm investor confidence in the region.

Circular Economy Positioning

The region is actively positioning itself as a next-generation circular industry hub integrating recycling, renewable energy and resource efficiency.

Scalable Industrial Footprint

Energy Advantage

Abundant renewable hydropower provides low-emission electricity — a decisive factor for energy-intensive manufacturing.

Specifications

The Circular Høyanger ecosystem includes operational industrial facilities and expansion-ready sites designed for process industry and circular manufacturing:

Høyanger Industrial Park: approx. 22 decares (22,000 m²) industrial and commercial complex with furnaces, production halls, offices and technical infrastructure.
Leira Industrial Park: factory building of 4,2 decares (4,200 m²) optimized for circular manufacturing processes and scalable expansion.
Flexible site configuration — facilities can be subdivided or expanded based on investor requirements.
Access to renewable hydropower — historically the core driver of industrial development in the region.
Port activity in Høyanger recorded 10,670 tonnes annual cargo throughput, demonstrating existing maritime logistics function.

In addition, industrial players are already scaling circular solutions locally:

Hydro invested NOK 240 million in a new aluminium recycling facility in Høyanger to reduce carbon footprint in metal production.
Recycling technology company Gjenkraft is establishing its first commercial-scale plant here with a long-term target capacity of 100,000 tonnes per year by 2035.

Circular Høyanger is not a greenfield concept — it is an operating industrial environment transitioning into a scalable circular economy hub with proven infrastructure, existing heavy industry, renewable power supply and active capital inflow.