{"id":167610,"date":"2025-09-15T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=167610"},"modified":"2025-09-09T12:48:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:48:04","slug":"metsa-groups-carbon-capture-pilot-underway-investigation-of-a-demo-plant-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/metsa-groups-carbon-capture-pilot-underway-investigation-of-a-demo-plant-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets\u00e4 Group\u2019s carbon capture pilot underway \u2013 Investigation of a demo plant beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\u00a9 Mets\u00e4 Group<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

In June, a carbon capture pilot plant came online at Mets\u00e4 Group\u2019s Rauma mill, where the company is testing the capture of pulp mill flue gases in cooperation with the technology company Andritz, the supplier of the pilot plant.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carbon capture is an existing technology, but it has not previously been used for pulp mill flue gases. During the autumn of 2025, various operating models will be tested concerning aspects such as energy consumption and the amount of carbon captured. The pilot period will also provide information about the need for flue gas treatment and the quality of the end product. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSo far, the technology appears to be working well with the pulp mill\u2019s flue gases,\u201d says\u00a0Kaija Pehu-Lehtonen<\/strong>, SVP Business Development and the Director of Mets\u00e4 Group<\/strong>\u2019s carbon capture project.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

As part of the piloting, Mets\u00e4 Group will also investigate possibilities for a larger-scale demo plant for carbon capture at the Rauma mill site. The annual capacity of a demo plant would be 30,000 to 100,000 tonnes of captured carbon dioxide. No decision has been made regarding the project or the demo plant\u2019s location. Implementing the project would require all technical and financial issues to be resolved. The larger-scale demo plant would have a capacity more than one hundred times that of the pilot plant, which can capture approximately one tonne of carbon dioxide per day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bio-based carbon dioxide is a virtually untapped pulp mill side stream. Carbon dioxide can be used as a raw material \u2013 for example, in the chemical and fuel industries \u2013 and it can serve as a replacement for fossil-based raw materials. Carbon capture does not increase wood use at the pulp mill, nor does it undermine production efficiency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCapture-related investments are large, and the market is underdeveloped, so we\u2019re proceeding gradually. In addition, the value chains from raw material to finished products are often new and complex, requiring close cooperation between the participants and an insight into industrial operations,\u201d says Pehu-Lehtonen<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Through its development activities, Mets\u00e4 Group wants to promote the emergence of markets. However, market development also depends on regulation at the EU and national level, as well as on investment support for the green transition. State aid for the green transition will play a key role in accelerating industrial investment.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Kaija Pehu-Lehtonen, SVP, Business Development
Director of the carbon capture project
tel. +358 50\u202f598 8384\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Mets\u00e4\u00a0Group<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mets\u00e4 Group has its roots in the Finnish forests: our parent company Mets\u00e4liitto Cooperative is owned by over 90,000 forest owners. We use wood to make recyclable products for the day-to-day lives of millions of people globally. We focus on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, paperboards, and tissue and greaseproof papers. We are committed to the principles of regenerative forestry to measurably strengthen the state of forest nature. We promote a culture of diversity, equality and inclusion. In 2024 our sales totaled EUR 5.7 billion, and we have around 9,600 employees. www.metsagroup.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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