Metsä Group and ANDRITZ Consider Building a Carbon Capture Facility in Connection With a Bioproduct Mill

Metsä Group and the technology company ANDRITZ have announced that they will jointly investigate the possibility of building a carbon capture facility in connection with the bioproduct mill. The work focuses on the capture of four million tons of carbon dioxide from a mill the size of the Kemi bioproduct mill. The Kemi mill is the largest wood-processing mill in the northern hemisphere.

According to Metsä Group, the study will determine the optimal size of a recovery system that would be the most energy efficient combined with the bioproduct mill, as well as the cooling and logistical requirements of the system. The goal is to use the electricity, heat, and steam generated in the bioproduct mill as efficiently as possible so that no waste heat is generated.

This work follows on from the carbon capture study launched in 2023. Carbon dioxide capture using an amine solution is an existing proven technology that has been used for decades. However, combining this technology with a pulp or bioproduct mill is progressive.

After the investigation with ANDRITZ, the project will proceed to the pilot phase in Metsä Group’s mill area in Rauma in 2025.