Circular economy activities are already profitable and can offer customers more affordable solutions. At the Movin’On Summit 2026, Laurence Hansen, Managing Director of Stellantis’ global Circular Economy business, explains why these models can also strengthen the competitiveness of European industry.

She calls on industrial companies to showcase what is already working and to bring the barriers they face when scaling up their activities to the attention of the European Commission. Different rules from one country to another make it harder to move and trade materials. For businesses, this fragmentation can limit the size of the market in which they can develop their activities.

Laurence Hansen advocates simpler, more consistent rules. By making it easier to exchange materials within Europe, they would create more opportunities for circular economy activities. The interview shows how dialogue between industry and the European Commission can start from concrete challenges and identify the regulatory changes that would help these models grow.