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The EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism (commonly known as the Norwegian and EEA funds) are forms of non-repayable foreign aid granted by Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein to new EU members — several countries in Central and Southern Europe, as well as the Baltic states. These funds are linked to Poland’s accession to the European Union and its simultaneous entry into the European Economic Area (EEA), which consists of the EU member states along with Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

In return for the financial assistance provided, the donor countries gain access to the EU internal market, despite not being EU members themselves.

The main goal of the Norwegian and EEA Funds is to help reduce economic and social disparities within the EEA and to strengthen bilateral relations between the donor countries and the beneficiary state.

On May 3, 2016, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway reached an agreement with the EU regarding the structure of the third edition of the EEA Financial Mechanism (2014–2021) by signing Protocol 38c to the EEA Agreement. At the same time, Norway signed an agreement with the EU concerning the Norwegian Financial Mechanism for the years 2014–2021.

The recipients of the new edition of the Norwegian and EEA Funds (2014–2021) are a total of 15* EU countries — including 12 countries that joined the single market in 2004, 2007, and 2013, as well as Greece and Portugal.

*Currently, this includes 14 EU countries. Since 2021, Hungary has not participated in the third edition of the Financial Mechanisms.

Poland signed intergovernmental agreements (Memoranda of Understanding) concerning the third edition of the Norwegian and EEA funds (2014–2021) on December 20, 2017, securing EUR 809.3 million (out of a total pool of over EUR 2.8 billion), making it, as in previous editions, the largest beneficiary.

Information about the support can be found on the website www.eog.gov.pl

About the Project

Maya Victory Sp. z o.o. is implementing project no. NORW.19.01.01-10-0019/20 pn.:

"Automation and increased efficiency of waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling through the implementation of process innovation."

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Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014–2021, Priority Axis 19, Measure 19.1 New Products and Investments, Sub-measure 19.1.1 Environmentally Friendly Technologies – Green Growth

The objective of the Project is to implement an innovative process for processing and sorting waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) into the operations of Maya Victory Sp. z o.o. (the Company, Applicant). This process will enable an increased recovery rate of processed waste equipment through high material selectivity and will be characterized by a high degree of automation.

The Company will strive to achieve the Project’s objective with substantive and technical support from its Partner, the Norwegian company TOMRA Sorting AS, a leader in sensor-based waste sorting technology.

The tangible outcome of the project implementation will be:

  • Number of innovative processes implemented in the company as a result of the project (new to the company) – 1 unit

  • Number of innovative processes developed in the company as a result of the project – 1 unit

  • Number of jobs created (total) – 3

  • Estimated annual reduction of CO₂ emissions – 4,987.50 tons

  • Estimated annual amount of waste from the company’s production and operations that has been processed, recovered, or not generated – 2,850.00 tons

Project implementation period:
June 1, 2020 – April 30, 2024

Project location: ul. Szybowa 7D 41-808 Zabrze

Total project value: PLN 1,736,178.01
Grant amount: PLN 694,471.20

Implementation of the investment

The main objective of the project is to implement an innovative process for processing and sorting waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) into the operations of Maya Victory Sp. z o.o. This will be achieved by adapting the existing XSS (X-Ray Sorting System) line for the separation of non-ferrous metals using the newly purchased XTract separator supplied by the project’s Norwegian partner – TOMRA Sorting AS.

The XTract device, during metal sorting using X-ray transmission technology, is able to identify the contents of the sorted material regardless of its color or contamination. The material is identified based on atomic density, dividing it into different types. In this way, within several cycles, we can separate, for example, refrigerator scrap, which in the mixture contains fractions such as aluminum, ZnAl, copper, aluminum with copper, and stainless steel. This allows us to obtain a clean final product along with precise specifications for the target customer (steel mills, etc.).

Below in the photo is the installed and ready-to-start XTract separator on the XSS line at the facility in Zabrze.